National — Avnet Cares Community Grants (Rolling LOI; December 10, 2026 Invited Round)

Avnet Cares Community Grants provides small charitable grants for established nonprofit organizations and government-recognized charities in the United States, Canada and Mexico delivering projects in STEM education, environmental sustainability, or basic-needs relief for communities in crisis. The funder’s current process starts with a rolling Letter of Intent (LOI), and only invited organizations may complete a full grant application.

Applicant funding: Avnet describes its awards as small community grants but does not publish a universal per-applicant award amount or fixed ceiling in its current application guidelines. Previous individual award examples should not be treated as an award limit or a guarantee. No standard mandatory cash match percentage is published.

Application timing: LOIs are accepted on a rolling basis and generally take four to six weeks for a response. For applicants invited to apply, Avnet publishes quarterly application deadlines of March 10, June 10, September 10 and December 10, 2026. An LOI submitted fewer than four weeks before the quarterly deadline may be deferred to the next round. Avnet does not specify an exact December 10 closing hour or time zone.

Eligibility and geographic priority: Qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations and government-recognized charities with at least three years of operating history. Priority is given to organizations serving or directly affecting company operating communities, including Phoenix, San Jose, Richfield, Gaffney, Dallas, Chicago, Boston, Cherry Hill, Orlando, Guadalajara and Toronto. Programs reaching larger regions of the Americas may also be considered. STEM projects supporting underserved youth, technology-enabled environmental work, and basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing align with the funder’s criteria.

Requirements and restrictions: Send the LOI through Avnet’s official online form. Applicants must also email their IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter or other government-recognized charity documentation to avnet.cares@avnet.com for review. Avnet states that awards for communities in crisis are very limited. It does not currently support additional individual robotics teams outside its existing sponsorship program. Review the company’s current giving guidelines before applying.

How to apply: Read Avnet Cares’ official current grant and LOI instructions and access the online LOI link from that page. An LOI is not an award or automatic invitation. Only successful LOI applicants proceed to a full grant application for the relevant quarterly cutoff. Research checked November 7, 2026.