Donation Requirements

The Detroit Red Wings no longer accept donation requests via mail, email, fax or telephone. All donation requests must now be submitted online.

Requirements:

  • Non-profit organization that has 501(c)(3) IRS designation.
  • Organization located in the state of Michigan, Windsor, or Toledo.
  • Item must be used to raise money in an auction or raffle.
  • Requests must be submitted at least 60 days prior to the event date.

Non-eligible Candidates:

  • Organizations located outside the state of Michigan, Windsor, or Toledo city limits.
  • Political organizations, campaigns or candidates seeking public office.
  • Requests for items to be used as a giveaway item, prize, or volunteer recognition gift.
  • Organizations that have already received a donated item within the current calendar year.
  • For-profit organizations, employee outings, all-night post-graduation or post-prom parties, or family reunions
  • Individual participation fundraisers (walk-a-thons, Team-in-Training, Relay for Life, etc.)
  • Second Party fundraising initiatives
  • Individual Benefits or Fundraisers
  • Recreational activities (camps, scout troops, sports leagues, field trips, graduation nights, etc.)

If your organization meets the requirements listed above, please submit your using online donation request form.

Frequently Asked Questions

Please read the Donations FAQ section below before contacting the Community Relations Hotline at 313.471.7524 or [email protected] with inquiries.

Due to the number of requests received, we do not accept phone calls regarding the status of a particular request.

We will respond to every request we receive whether or not a donation is approved. All decisions made by the department are final.

If you receive an in-kind donation, we ask that you fill out the enclosed donation response form and send it back to us by fax or mail. If you have misplaced your copy, you can fill out the Charitable Donation Response Form online.