Associate Volunteerism
Every hour can make a difference.
Showing up for your community can go even further. Through Spark Good Associate Volunteerism, eligible associates can support the causes they care about while unlocking volunteer matching grants that help nonprofits make an even greater impact.
Note: Examples of tax statuses that are not eligible include 501(c)(19), 501(c)(4), 501(c)(6), and U.S. government entities not found in the IRS Business Master File.
Spark Good Associate Volunteerism is available to eligible Walmart and Sam's Club associates.
- Active, full-time and part-time associates based in the U.S. and Puerto Rico are eligible to access the Spark Good Associate Platform, powered by Deed. Temporary associates are not eligible to participate.
- Associates must be employed by the company at the time a volunteer matching grant request is submitted and processed through the Spark Good Associate Platform.
- Participation is strictly voluntary. Associates are not required to participate, and the decision to participate or not has any impact on the terms or conditions of employment.
Before submitting a volunteer matching grant request, review the eligibility guidelines here.
Your impact doesn't stop when you volunteer.
Eligible associates may request a $10 volunteer matching grant for every eligible hour volunteered, up to 100 hours per fiscal year (a maximum of $1,000).
Volunteer matching grants
- Volunteer matching grant requests may be submitted beginning February 1 through January 31 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) for eligible volunteer hours completed during the current fiscal year.
- Volunteer hours must be submitted during the same fiscal year in which they were completed.
- Organizations must confirm volunteer hours within 90 days of submission.
Eligible volunteer activities
Volunteer activities must:
- Be completed while the associate is off the clock and unpaid by the organization.
- Be sponsored or coordinated by an eligible organization that actively planned and managed the volunteer activity.
- Take place outside a Walmart or Sam's Club facility to qualify for a volunteer matching grant.
- Include only time spent actively volunteering.
Virtual volunteer opportunities are eligible when associates participate in a specific activity that is tracked and validated by the organization.
Additional guidelines:
- Each volunteer matching grant request may support one eligible organization only.
- Associates may not request volunteer matching grants on behalf of another associate.
- Volunteer matching grants are funded through the Walmart Spark Fund for Charities at PayPal Giving Fund (PPGF), a donor-advised fund, and are distributed monthly to the recommended organization.
- All volunteer matching grants are subject to approval by Walmart.org and PayPal Giving Fund.
Manage Volunteering opportunities using your Spark Good Account on Walmart.com.
In addition to the eligibility requirements listed, above, Walmart occasionally screens for other conduct or activities that can reasonably be considered materially damaging to the business or reputation that may result in some organizations or individuals to be excluded from eligibility at any time without notice. This may include any conduct that insults, shocks, or offends the community or any segment of it. Walmart reserves the right to refuse services or funding to organizations that do not meet the verification, program eligibility and/or reputational requirements; exclusions may include organizations that deny service, membership, or other involvement on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran, disability status, or acts that can be considered an offense or violation under applicable law.
