1. Qualifying organizations must be recognized as tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Federal Tax Code aligned to one of DaVita’s Giving Pillars

2. DaVita teammates on behalf of a qualifying organization

3. Health care professionals or health care entities

4. Educational institutions

All donation requests must be submitted through one of the applications found on DaVita.com/Sponsorship. Giving Pillar requests must be submitted at least twelve weeks in advance of the event or donation commitment deadline. Medical Education Grants are reviewed quarterly.

Please complete all fields in the requesting application. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant and may extend the decision timeframe for the request.

Yes. The strongest collaborations have alignment across more than one of our priorities (Community First, Health and Education) and teammate engagement is critical. Please apply in the funding pillar that most closely describes your primary work.

While we do not have set limits, if this is your first time applying, a good rule of thumb is to submit for no more than $15,000.

DaVita will not offer, provide or solicit requests for donations:

• With the intent to induce or reward referrals of patients;
• In connection with a business arrangement;
• With the intent to influence patients’ or potential patients’ selection of DaVita as their Health care provider
• To support the operational expenses of a referral source
• Requested by a DaVita teammate on behalf of a referral source
• To organizations that are not aligned with a DaVita Giving Pillar

Approved and processed donations are paid out according to our grants management system’s (Benevity/American Online Giving Foundation) monthly disbursement schedule, on/around the 21st day of the month following when it was approved (e.g. a request that was approved on May 5 will be paid out on June 21). Please take this timeline into consideration when making requests.

Funding is sent directly to recipient organizations according to their preferences registered within Benevity. We encourage our nonprofit partners to sign up for electronic payments to avoid fees associated with traditional check processing.

Strong strategic alignment to DaVita’s Giving Pillars of Community First, Health or Education is critical. We look for a strategy well-aligned to our pillars and clear impact metrics. Programmatic investments vs. event sponsorships are prioritized. Additionally, existing DaVita teammate (also known as employee) engagement is a significant consideration. We also prioritize funding through the Giving Pillars to Metro Denver, the home of our DaVita global headquarters.

Funding requests outside of Denver are sometimes considered and opportunities are shared with our local volunteer teams for their consideration from the DaVita Way of Giving.

No. Funding is not considered for individual schools.

Recipients are asked to complete an impact report sharing your impact about 8 months into the cycle.

Please email [email protected] to share volunteer opportunities. While we cannot guarantee our teammates will be able to volunteer, we are happy to consider your request for inclusion on our Ripples volunteer platform.

Email [email protected].