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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.

Communities and Organizations We Support

2023: $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.

Learn more about the American Chemical Society Scholars Program.

2022 Black History Month: $250,000 donation to the National Urban League and $250,000 donation to the Columbus Urban League to support economic empowerment, equality and social justice for African-Americans and other underserved communities.

Learn more about the National Urban League and Columbus Urban League.

2022 Women's History Month: $250,000 donation to YWCA USA and $250,000 donation to YWCA Columbus to help support their efforts to eliminate racism, empower women and promote peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.

Learn more about YWCA USA and YWCA Columbus.

2022 AAPI Month: $150,000 donation to support the organization as they fight for civil and human rights for Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all.

Learn more about Asian Americans Advancing Justice.

2022 Pride Month: $150,000 donation to It Gets Better Project and $30,000 CAD donation to It Gets Better Project Canada to support the organization's mission to uplift, empower and connect LGBTQ+ youth.

Learn more about the It Gets Better Project (U.S.) and It Gets Better Project Canada.

2022 Hispanic Heritage Month: $150,000 donation to support the organization's mission to empower students and parents with the knowledge and resources to successfully complete a higher education, while providing support services and scholarships to as many exceptional students, HSF Scholars and Alumni as possible.

Learn more about the Hispanic Scholarship Fund.

2022: $10,000 CAD donation to the YWCA's NESS Fund, which provides one-time financial support to survivors of gender-based violence to help them leave abusive living conditions, emergency shelters or precarious living situations.

Learn more about YWCA Canada.

$15,000 CAD donation to support the establishment of the Wabanaki Resiliency Lodge, which provides a safe space for culturally appropriate healing in Canada for Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQAI+ (two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning, intersex, asexual) people who have experienced violence and trauma.

Learn more about the Native Women's Association of Canada.

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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Bath & Body Works Disaster Relief Fund

We were heartbroken by the loss of lives and the devastating impact on communities resulting from the severe December 2021 weather in the South and Midwest, especially in Mayfield, Kentucky, which is home to our long-time supplier Mayfield Consumer Products.

Our teams immediately rallied together and helped by contributing:

More than 12,000 critical-need products, including personal hygiene items.
$100,000 to the American Red Cross.
$100,000 to the MCP Candles Tornado Victims Fund.
$25,000 to the Community Foundation of West Kentucky.
$25,000 to Team Western Kentucky Tornado Relief Fund.
The Bath & Body Works Care Team provided onsite support by coordinating and handing out supplies to MCP employees. The team also engaged our Crisis Response Team, quickly setting up a short-term call center to intake employee and family needs.

As a result of this tragedy, we recognized there was a need to further support communities where our associates and supply chain partners work and live. In 2022, we launched the Bath & Body Works Disaster Relief Fund which provides financial assistance to on-the-ground nonprofit organizations and supports the immediate and long-term needs of individuals, families and communities impacted by major disasters and emergencies.

Associates For Associates Emergency Fund

Here at Bath & Body Works, we support each other in times of crisis and hardships. We established the Associates for Associates Emergency Fund in 2005 to enable associates to provide support to fellow associates through supplemental assistance in times of extreme financial hardship. Today, the Columbus Foundation manages the fund and oversees day-to-day logistics to help provide this emergency assistance, which includes community resources and monetary aid to associates as a result of a catastrophic event or severe personal crisis. These events can include everything from a home being destroyed by fire to a serious medical condition to a natural disaster. All associate donations made to the fund are matched dollar for dollar by the Bath & Body Works Foundation. In 2022, we awarded grants totaling more than $372,000. In the same period, we were able to raise more than $600,000 for the fund, including the foundation match.

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.