Our Commitment to Our Communities

We take our corporate citizenship seriously and proudly support many charitable and not-for-profit organizations at work in America. Our philanthropic philosophy focuses on the well-being of the mind, body and communities in which we live.

Partners in Education

Volkswagen Group of America's Partners in Education program is a catalyst for educational enrichment, preparing today's students for the workforce of the future. Beginning in Virginia, new home to our corporate offices, and now expanding to Tennessee, the education partnership supports primary and secondary school, universities and a leading national laboratory. Our five-year commitment to this program is more than $7.5 million.

Education Partners

Virginia Excel Institute (Washington, DC) Fairfax County Public Schools George Mason University Northern Virginia Community College Virginia Tech University University of Virginia

Tennessee Fisk University Hamilton County Public Schools Oak Ridge National Laboratory Tennessee State University University of Memphis University of Tennessee - Chattanooga University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Philanthropy

Audi is the exclusive automobile sponsor of Best Buddies International, an organization that provides one-to-one friendships for people with intellectual disabilities.

Volkswagen is a proud corporate supporter of the VSA Arts — an international nonprofit organization founded to create a society where all people with disabilities learn through, participate in and enjoy the arts.

We also support other community, state, regional and national organizations such at MADD and March of Dimes.

Our Volunteer Day Program  provides paid time off for any of our 2,500 employees who take active, volunteer roles in community programs, as well as state and national charitable service or relief efforts.

And, we match employee donations dollar for dollar to charitable organizations, up to $5,000 per employee, with convenient payroll deductions for American Cancer Society, Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Detroit Institute for Children, Rainbow Connection and the United Way.

Charitable Requests

Volkswagen Group of America will consider charitable requests or proposals from non religion-based 501(c)3 designated organizations. Unfortunately, we do not accept requests from individual schools/educational institutions.

Please send your request to philanthropy@vw.com. When submitted requests:

1. Include the date by which the organization needs official approval for planning purposes. Include a deadline for electronic items such as logos for printing purposes or media announcements, if applicable.
2. Ensure that your request is sent at least three months prior to the approval due date or campaign deadline.
3. Include the organization's mission statement and objectives or vision statement
4. Include information about the event or organization's past successes and history, target audience and typical turnout.
5. If the request is for sponsorship of an event, include details such as the types of promotions and advertising used to ensure success. This can include anything from personal invitations sent to the organizations select supporters to community-wide advertising.
6. List basic details such as date, time, location and duration of the event
7. If a company official will need to be present to speak or participate in some way include these details in your official sponsorship request.
8. Request sponsorship for multiple events or campaigns with individual submissions.

Once submitted, all requests are personally reviewed. Please allow 4-6 weeks for a response from our philanthropic team.