Turn your service hours into dollars to donate

You can volunteer at any nonprofit organization of your choosing (Stanford affiliated or not), as long as your service qualifies under the challenge guidelines (see next question).

Not sure where to start? Consider some of these options:

• Volunteer hours recommended by the Haas Center for Public Service at Community Volunteering and Community Care

• Service projects organized through Beyond the Farm

• Opportunities near you on VolunteerMatch

Is there a volunteer opportunity you’d like to recommend? Email The Stanford Fund and let us know!

Eligible U.S. charitable organizations must be either:

• Tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and not classified as: private foundations, family foundations, political organizations, or fraternal organizations.

• Accredited public PreK-12 schools or school districts in the United States to which contributions are tax-deductible under the Internal Revenue Code.

Eligible non-U.S. charitable organizations must be either: 

• Recognized by and registered with the United Kingdom Charity Commission as a charitable organization. 
  

• Recognized by Charities Aid Foundation-America as a charitable organization.

The following categories of service are NOT eligible for a gift match through this challenge:

• Service to religious organizations (e.g., churches, synagogues, mosques, or other houses of worship) when volunteer activities are primarily religious or sectarian in nature

  • Volunteering in support of programs that are non-sectarian, open to all individuals regardless of religious beliefs, and beneficial to a broad community (e.g., serving at homeless shelters, working at soup kitchens, or providing other social services) will be considered for match credit. You may be asked to provide additional information about the community project to receive match credit.

• Service that results in advertisements or other promotions of an individual’s business activities

• Service that provides benefits directly to any individual, alum, or their families

• Service to any organization that espouses hate or discriminates based on race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran status, or disability status.

We’re currently accepting hours for service completed between September 1, 2024 and August 31, 2025.

Fill out this form. That’s it! We’ll be in touch to confirm that your service and gift have been counted.

Four Stanford alumni serve as the Dollars for Doers challengers! These dedicated donors are excited to support your volunteer service, share the importance of philanthropy, and promote The Stanford Fund and its impact on undergraduates. Thanks to your participation and our challengers’ generous donations, Dollars for Doers has raised more than $185,000 to support undergraduates through The Stanford Fund.

Learn more about our challengers and what motivates them to support the Dollars for Doers Challenge!

Any current senior or undergraduate alum from the classes of 2021 through 2024 can take advantage of this challenge. 

We understand that senior year and the first few years after graduation are often a time of transition. You might be looking for a job, moving, or attending grad school, and that can make giving back challenging. Our Dollars for Doers alumni donors want to offer you a simple way to give back and stay connected to Stanford and your communities.

Yes! Any Beyond the Farm project hours you complete will count towards the challenge. Just fill out the form!

If you’re looking to lead or attend a Beyond the Farm project this year, please visit the program’s website.

First off, great work, and thank you for giving back! You can continue to help by sharing this page with your classmates and urging them to participate alongside you.

We also encourage you to stay in touch with The Stanford Fund and Stanford any way you can: attend events, volunteer your time, or write to let us know what you'd like from us in the future.