Every Kindness is a Gift
Gift cards for essentials
Introduction
Gift Card Bank is a nonprofit organization that specializes in the distribution of gift cards, and our mission is to improve well-being and build financial stability by supporting people through their time of need.
Through the generosity of Dollar Tree, Gift Card Bank offers grants of Dollar Tree gift cards to nonprofits and schools. The purpose of these gift card grants is to increase access to essentials like food, school supplies, paper products, cleaning products, and hygiene items for our neighbors in need.
In 2025, we distributed $200,000 worth of gift cards to 57 organizations across the United States.
Program Interest Form
The program is currently closed, but will reopen in 2026. Please fill out the form below to be notified when this year's program launches.
Frequently Asked Questions
Gift cards will me shipped via USPS. You will receive an email once the gift cards have shipped.
No, a signature will not be required. However, if the shipment is being delivered to a business address, the business will need to be open for someone to accept the package. If being delivered to a residential address, the package will be left on your doorstep. Note that we are unable to deliver to PO Boxes.
Once you have the cards in hand, please email team@giftcardbank.org. We will let you know once the cards are activated and ready to distribute. Please allow one week for us to respond.
This can become a major issue! Please email us at team@giftcardbank.org and do not distribute any further cards until we resolve the situation. Additionally, if possible, please instruct the people you distributed cards to that they should refrain from attempting to use them until we give the green light that they are activated.
The gift cards will not expire, but they must be completely distributed by January 31, 2026.
Gift cards can be redeemed at any Dollar Tree store. The cards will not work for online purchases.
Yes! The gift cards should be treated as a cash donation.
Yes. If you share an EIN, please make sure you articulate the unique chapter/location name in each application.
Maybe. If your organization is not eligible for a gift card grant, you will be notified. Each month, we will randomly select grantees from the pool of eligible applicants. If your organization is not selected this month, but is eligible, you will automatically be rolled over to next month's selection process. This process will be repeated each month through the final selection on December 19, 2025.
Please direct all questions to team@giftcardbank.org. We will respond within 24-48 hours. Because we serve more than 1,000 nonprofit organizations through gift card grants, we are unable to take phone calls, but we very closely manage this email address.
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