Become An Impact Partner
Support Access to Quality Education in Under‑Resourced Schools
National Scale. Local Impact.
With the support of a National Network of Resource Centers, we ensure your initiative is national in scale, yet local in impact.
Why Partner With Us?
Partnering with us means joining a mission-driven organization committed to creating meaningful, measurable impact. With a proven track record, trusted infrastructure, and a focus on equity and accountability, we help turn your support into real change where it’s needed most.
Partner with confidence—knowing your support is stewarded with care and purpose.
KINF offers a proven platform for impact.
There’s no need to create a giving program from the ground up.
Partnering with KINF means getting a dedicated Impact Partner who will collaborate with your team on unique, meaningful partnership ideas. You’ll gain access to KINF’s full suite of resources—from local and national school networks to support, brand messaging and campaign guidance to social media assets and employee engagement strategies.
Hear From Our Corporate Partners
“3M’s partnership with Kids In Need Foundation allows us to extend our commitment to communities beyond STEM education and into general classroom support, making a tangible difference in under-resourced communities across the country.”
Heather Green
Global Portfolio President of 3M’s Consumer Business Group
“We value ourselves—our brand—on serving families, serving kids, and our day-to-day business. This gives us more opportunity to extend that brand goodness, extend the goodness of our customers and product donations. Backpacks for children in need, supporting teachers—we know they spend a lot of their own money, and Five Below likes to help when teachers are spending their own dollars to fund a great classroom experience for their kids.”
John Caruso
Vice President of Brand Marketing, Five Below
Partnership Opportunities
Explore flexible, high-impact ways your business can support students, empower teachers, and give back to communities across the country or right in your own backyard.
Inspire your team to make a difference.
Sponsor a supply build/kitting event or host a company-wide fundraiser or supply drive. These hands-on opportunities foster team connection while directly impacting under-resourced students and teachers.
Align your brand with a mission your customers and communities care about.
From local activations to national campaigns, companies like yours have partnered with Kids In Need Foundation to inspire giving, drive awareness, and create lasting change. Explore some of the unique, high-impact collaborations we’ve brought to life with our cause marketing partners—yours could be next.
- Round-Up or Add-a-Dollar Programs
- Transactional Campaigns
- Co-Branded Product or Limited Edition Line
- Percentage-of-Sales Donations
- Employee Matching or Giving Campaigns
- Cause-Related Content Campaigns
Put your products to powerful use. Join our Honor Roll Champions by donating core items like backpacks, notebooks, or other school supplies. Your excess inventory or in-kind contribution can directly impact thousands of students nationwide.
Make a lasting impact by funding critical programs that support teachers and students—whether in your own community or in the communities that need it most.
By supporting one of our key initiatives, you help provide the resources and opportunities that create meaningful, long-term change in classrooms across the country. Sponsor a program below:
Support local educators in Minnesota.
For businesses in Minnesota: Celebrate teachers through a weekly sponsorship of the MN TRC, helping educators access free supplies and support throughout the school year.
The Programs You Make Possible
- Supply A Teacher: Equipping teachers in underserved schools with essential learning materials each semester
- Supply A Student: Providing fully assembled backpacks and supplies to students
- Second Responder Program: Supplying resources to students and teachers in recovery after disasters, once critical needs are met
- National Network of Resource Centers: Collaborating with over 30 centers nationwide to distribute supplies locally
- Rural & Indigenous School Equity Program (RISE): Focused on closing the opportunity gap in remote and Indigenous communities, RISE empowers students by removing barriers to learning and ensuring access to essential educational resources.
How To Get Started
A team member will contact you within two business days
Together, we’ll launch a campaign that aligns with your values and empowers teachers and students
