Avnet Cares

Doing our part to make a difference in the world

The idea of community goes far beyond the cities and neighborhoods where Avnet operates. We think of a community as any group of people who share a desire to make a positive difference, wherever and whenever they can. Through Avnet Cares, our company’s philanthropic and volunteer program, our employees go beyond achieving business and financial goals. They make a positive impact around the world.

We are particularly focused on the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM); diversity; the environment; and supporting communities in crisis.

“One of my favorite things about working for Avnet is how supportive they are of employees volunteering. The company supports our passions and doubles our impact in the community by matching our volunteer hours or how much money we’ve raised.”
 

– Avnet employee in Phoenix, Arizona

Avnet Cares around the world

Hover over each image below to learn more about our Avnet Cares approach by region.

APAC
APAC

Our APAC charitable initiatives focus on helping others lead better lives, including FY23’s notable efforts to provide donated meal preparation and support for those with autism. During FY23, members of our APAC team also invested time, money and ideas to assist local farming industries to contribute to sustainable food sources and support various climate-focused projects for the environment.

EMEA
EMEA

During FY23, our EMEA team re-launched an updated community giving program to guide initiatives inspired by employee-submitted proposals that aim to help local charities across Europe, ranging from monetary donations to charity runs. For example, our EMEA colleagues spearheaded a global effort to support the victims of the devastating earthquakes in Syria and Turkey during FY23.

Americas
Americas

Our AMER employees strengthened their support of local charities by earning corporate donations matched to their volunteer hours through Avnet’s Dollars for Doers program, funding 37 organizations across the U.S. during FY23. In addition, Avnet distributed 36 community grants in FY23 to approved nonprofit applicants across all four of Avnet’s philanthropic themes of STEM, environment, DEI and communities in crisis).

 

Charitable giving in the Americas

Avnet’s community grant program offers small grants to eligible nonprofit organizations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico that are working to make an impact in the communities where we live and work. Nonprofits can submit a grant via our online grant application at any time, however our donation review committee will review and announce recipients on a quarterly basis. It may be several months before you hear back on the status of your grant. If you have any questions, please reach out to Avnet.Cares@Avnet.com.

Application process

To apply for a grant, please read the information below and fill out this online application.

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Avnet accepts grants from eligible 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations and government-recognized charities.

  • More consideration is given to organizations that serve or directly impact communities where Avnet companies have major operations.
  • Grants should fit within one or more of our focus areas: STEM, DEI, Environment and Communities in Crisis.
  • Avnet’s donation review committee accepts grants at any time but reviews them on a quarterly basis. It may be several months before you hear back on the status of your grant.
  • Only 501(c)3 organizations that have been in existence for three years or longer are eligible
  • Due to Avnet’s long-standing sponsorship of AZ FIRST Robotics and a new rookie team each year, we are unable to support other individual robotics teams.