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Focused on a Brighter Future

The Bath & Body Works Foundation is focused on improving the lives of people in underserved and underrepresented communities by providing resources, volunteer time and product donations to organizations that support these communities.

The Bath & Body Works Foundation grant application is invitation only. If you have been invited to submit a proposal, please use the shared link to complete the application. If you have any issues accessing the application or questions about completing it, please reach out to your Bath & Body Works point of contact.

Organizations Supported

Examples of National Grant Recipients

$45,000, in honor of Giving Tuesday, we invited our associates to participate in a Giving Tuesday Challenge where they were given the opportunity to vote for a nonprofit to receive a share of $100,000 donated by the Bath & Body Works Foundation.

$50,000 to support the Nature Lab program and Securing Clean Waters in Ohio program. Our support restored 7.2 miles of streams and more than 155 acres of wetlands over the past 2 years. Our gift also made a key difference in creating inclusive programming. The Nature Lab recently partnered with Netflix’s Ada Twist, Scientist on a family viewing guide that helps children understand climate change and how they can help protect the earth.

$35,000 to support disaster recovery efforts and to support American Red Cross trainings for blood drives, CPR trainings and fire prevention.

$200,000 donation for renewable scholarships to undergraduate students from historically underrepresented groups majoring in chemistry-related fields, including perfumery and to support the ACS Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Respect.

$100,900 to support our 20th year of partnership (this donation moved us to $1M in lifetime contributions to NDVH). Funds also supported the hiring and training of staff to ensure more calls, chats, and texts from survivors and their loved ones across the United States and its territories could be answered quickly.

Examples of Local Grant Recipients

$50,000 to support school-based mentoring programs and the Amachi Program — providing mentorship opportunities to youth with incarcerated parents.

$400,000 to support STEAM programming and education including COSI Science Festival, Color of Science, COSI BLAST, and COSI Connect Kits –exposing individuals to science and technology where they live, learn, –and lounge. This donation also included sponsorship of the Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit, an educational and intriguing experience for all ages.

$50,000 to support the annual Big Hearts event and Furniture for Families—helping those in need by providing furniture and household goods to individuals and families moving from difficult situations.

$250,000 to support annual events including Women of Achievement and Activists and Agitators, and to support the Family Center—an emergency shelter with services for families without homes.

$200,000 to support programming and events including the Homeless Prevention Program, a comprehensive approach to stabilize families facing homelessness.

The American Chemical Society is grateful to Bath & Body Works for its support of the ACS Scholars Program, which each year provides college scholarships and mentoring to hundreds of Black, Indigenous, Latina/o/x and Hispanic students pursuing degrees in the chemical sciences. Through its generous gift, Bath & Body Works is supporting a program that reflects the Society’s core belief that the inclusion of and respect for diverse people, experiences and ideas lead to superior solutions to the world’s challenges.

Terri M. Chambers

Ed.D., Senior Director, ACS Education

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In-Kind Donations

Bath & Body Works supports underserved and underrepresented communities through in-kind donations to 501(c)(3) organizations.

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Product Donations

We are fortunate to be a brand whose products are enjoyed by customers all around the world, and it’s an honor to donate products in moments where people need them the most.

In 2023, we donated more than 575,000 personal care items valued at more than $6.4 million to support hygiene needs in underserved communities and with disaster relief efforts. Additionally, through our Bath & Body Works Disaster Relief Fund, we provided $150,000 in financial assistance to on-the-ground nonprofits. These included:

Maui Wildfire: In 2023, wildfires caused devastation across Hawaii’s Maui Island, taking the lives of approximately 100 people and displacing thousands more. We acted quickly to mobilize $50,000 for the American Red Cross of Hawaii and Maui Food Bank to deliver aid and support longer-term recovery. We also donated approximately 24,000 hygiene products as part of “Aloha kits” distributed by Good360 for those living in temporary accommodations.
Train Derailment in East Palestine, Ohio: In partnership with the Brightside Project, Bath & Body Works donated more than 4,000 soaps, lotions and sanitizers to support the relief efforts in East Palestine, Ohio, equating to $42,000 in retail value.

Associates For Associates Emergency Fund

Since 2005, our Associates for Associates Emergency Fund (A4A) has been a critical way that our associates are able to help one another in times of need. Administered by the Columbus Foundation with funds donated by associates and matched by the Bath & Body Works Foundation, A4A provides monetary aid or makes community resources available to associates experiencing situations of crisis, such as fire destruction, a serious medical condition or a natural disaster.

In 2023, our matched fundraising totaled more than $400,000, assisting over 250 associates in need.

Associates for Associates is one of the many reasons I love Bath & Body Works. I feel like the company has my back no matter what life throws my way. And it's such a personal way to give — knowing that the person supported by Associates for Associates dollars and I have something that connects us. It's one of the easiest ways to give back and be certain that your dollars are making a difference.

Associate who donated to the Associates for Associates Fund

How You Can Help

All interested associates can make a tax-deductible financial donation to the Associates for Associates Emergency Fund.

Three Ways to Give

Make an online gift directly to the fund.
Mail a check payable to "The Columbus Foundation" and reference "A4A" in the memo to: Bath & Body Works Associates for Associates Emergency Fund, C/O The Columbus Foundation, 1234 E. Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43205.
U.S. Associates: Elect to make payroll deductions. The electronic form (e-form) can be found in HR Access using the Employment Forms link on the main page. Simply follow the prompts on your screen.

Note: For donations made via payroll deductions, acknowledgement of your tax-deductible donation will appear on your W-2.

How to Apply for Emergency Assistance

Associates for Associates Emergency Fund will provide grants up to $2,500 for food, shelter and other basic needs to associates experiencing financial hardship due to an unexpected personal crisis.

How to Apply

Complete an online application. Need help with the application? Watch this video.

Non-Discrimination Statement

The Bath & Body Works Foundation is strongly committed to funding organizations that are inclusive and do not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious beliefs or lack of one, gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status or socio-economic status in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, the hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers, clients, vendors, subcontractors and provision of services.