Grant Guidelines & Applications

Toyota's national corporate giving program supports charitable non-profit organizations that are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service. We also support State or Municipal Organizations and Public Schools.

The Toyota USA Foundation is a separate giving program with more restrictive guidelines.

Toyota and the Toyota USA Foundation do not make grants to the following types of organizations:

• Those not recognized as charitable organizations by the Internal Revenue Service
• Those that practice discrimination by race, creed, color, sex, age or national origin
• Those that serve only their own memberships, such as fraternal organizations, labor organizations or religious groups
• Athletic/sports teams
• Political parties or candidates

We have additional guidelines for the programs or events we will support. The guidelines for our national giving program are here, and guidelines for the Toyota USA Foundation are here. Please review the guideline pages carefully – they are slightly different. If your organization and program meet the guidelines outlined on either page, you can apply for a grant from the link at the bottom of the page.

Toyota does not award grants to organizations outside the United States.

Toyota does not make grants for publications, lobbying activities, advertising, capital campaigns or endowments. Individuals are ineligible to apply.

Organizations are limited to one grant within a twelve month period.

Toyota does not make grants to the following types of organizations:

• Those not recognized as charitable organizations by the Internal Revenue Service
• Those that practice discrimination by race, creed, color, sex, age or national origin
• Those that serve only their own memberships, such as fraternal organizations, labor organizations or religious groups
• Athletic/sports teams
• Political parties or candidates

Toyota makes grants to organizations directly rather than through individual fundraising activities; therefore, we are unable to fund your effort.

We’re glad you are interested in applying for a grant from Toyota. Here is everything you need to know:

STEP 1:

Carefully review our eligibility criteria and selection guidelines. This is an essential step in determining whether you should take the time to prepare a grant proposal. The eligibility criteria and selection guidelines are on the Toyota Philanthropy Guidelines page.

STEP 2:

Prepare and submit your proposal using our online application. You can begin an application here. If this is the first time you have applied to us for a grant, our Grant Application Portal will require that you register your email address. Once you are registered, you can start your application. You can always print your application as you work on it, and you can save it and resume it at a later time.

Toyota only accepts proposals through our Grant Application Portal. We recommend that you review the application questions and prepare your best description of your proposal in that framework. You can save and print your proposal at any time before or after submitting it to Toyota.

STEP 3:

Our automated system will confirm your submitted proposal has been received at Toyota. If you do not receive email confirmation of your submission, you may contact us at ToyotaPhilanthropy@toyota.com.

STEP 4:

It can take up to 6 months to review and evaluate a proposal. Please do not contact us by phone or by email to ask about the status of your application. Due to the volume of inquiries, we cannot respond individually to requests for status.

STEP 5:

We will advise you by email if your proposal has been approved or declined. If your application is approved, we will follow up with your organization. Due to the volume of inquiries, we cannot respond individually to those not selected for further consideration.

We ask you to identify your organization and describe your program and your participants. Mandatory information on our application form is annotated with a red asterisk (*). If a question is not applicable to your organization, mark “Not Applicable” or type “N/A.” You can click on the information boxes which help provide specific details and instructions in various text fields.

You can save your application at any time, so you won’t lose your information. You can return and resume your application later the same day, or any time in the following 30 days. We strongly recommend that you complete and submit your application within 30 days of starting it.

We determine which affiliate will receive your application based on the information you provide on the application. If a Toyota employee has suggested that you apply for a grant, make sure to enter that person’s name, title, and office location.

You can refer to deadlines for each of our facilities at the bottom of the How to Apply section. A facility that does not mention a deadline works on a rolling review schedule. We do budget funding on an annual basis ending on March 31st of each year, so if your proposal is time-sensitive, we urge you to apply at least 3 months in advance to allow our staff adequate time to fully consider your application.

Your application is saved whenever you navigate to a new section (tab) on the form, or if you explicitly save the form for later. You will receive a warning prompt if you did not save your work within the hour. A message will appear alerting you and advise you how to save your work. A session timeout message will also appear if you have not saved your application in over 8 hours. In that case, the information you entered on the current grant page will be lost. The timeout message will give you instructions to log back into the grant portal.

Navigate to the Toyota Grant Application Portal from the Apply for a Grant page and click the link to submit a grant application. The first time you use our Portal, it will prompt you to enroll. Thereafter, you can bookmark that link or return to the Portal from our Guidelines page.

To create a user account, go to the Apply for a Grant page and click the link to submit a grant application. Our system will prompt you to enroll with an email address. You should use an email address that is specific to your organization, not your private email.

Navigate to the Toyota Grant Application Portal from the Apply for a Grant page. Click the link to resume a grant application. The Portal will prompt you to log into your account. Once you’ve logged in, you can resume a pending application from the In Progress list, or you can review prior submissions from the Submitted list.

Navigate to our online Toyota Grant Application Portal from the Apply for a Grant page, and click the link to resume a grant application. The Portal will prompt you to log into your account. Once you’ve logged in, you can change your account information by clicking on the link Change E-Mail/Password at the top of the Portal home page.

No, Toyota only accepts and reviews applications online.

Please do not mail any grant requests. Only online applications will be considered.

Your Federal Tax ID, also known as your Employer Identification Number (EIN) is a 9-digit number that contains only numbers. Acceptable formats for this number are 123456789 or 12-3456789. Your business office should know your Tax ID.

For questions concerning your organization’s Tax ID status, or the specific 501(c) subsection under which your organization is classified, contact the Internal Revenue Service Call Center at 877-829-5500.

There are areas throughout the application where Toyota asks for additional attachments/materials. You can attach your documents in any Office format, or in PDF format.

Unless a Toyota representative requests additional materials, you should attach only the documents requested.

No, there are no limits.

Yes, you will receive an email confirmation when you submit the application, and you will receive a second confirmation when the application is transferred to our internal grants system for consideration.

The Apply for a Grant page provides the information you need to determine if our funding priorities and requirements match your needs. Due to the volume of grant requests, we are unable to respond personally to telephone, fax, mail and email queries.

You will receive a copy of your application before and after you submit your application. You can also print a copy as you are filling out the online application form. Click on the “Printer Friendly Version” link located in the top right-hand corner of each application page. You can also log into your account and check under the Submitted Applications section. Select the appropriate application, open it and print.

After you submit your application, you will receive an email confirmation. After an initial review, you may be contacted to provide additional information. Communication will occur via email or letter. After Toyota reviews your application, you will receive notification indicating whether your grant request has been approved or declined. This can take anywhere up to 6 months.

If your email changes, you should revise your account information in the Toyota Grant Application Portal. Visit the Toyota Grant Application Portal to Resume a Grant Application.

The Portal will prompt you to log into your account. Once you’ve logged in, you can change your email address by clicking on the link Change E-Mail/Password at the top of the Portal home page.

If you have an active grant proposal in process, notify us of email or mailing address changes at ToyotaPhilanthropy@toyota.com.

Due to the volume of requests for donations and sponsorships we receive, we are unable to respond personally to telephone, fax, mail and email inquiries regarding the status of requests.