Nothing Bundt Cakes Donation Request: How to Ask Your Local Bakery (2026 Guide)
There's no national form, so requests go to your local bakery. Inside: how to ask, what bakeries give, how the Bundtlet fundraiser differs, and the roughly 36% odds seen on TheShareWay.
Nothing Bundt Cakes doesn't have a national donation request form. Its FAQ says simply, "Please contact your preferred bakery to request a donation," so every request goes to a local bakery by phone, by email or in person. Nothing Bundt Cakes is a franchise with more than 800 bakeries, and requests are handled bakery by bakery. Typical donations are gift cards, whole cakes and "free Bundtlet a month for a year" cards for raffles and silent auctions. About 36% of Nothing Bundt Cakes donation requests tracked on TheShareWay succeed. Find your bakery with the Nothing Bundt Cakes bakery locator and track your ask on Nothing Bundt Cakes' TheShareWay page.
One thing to keep straight before you start: the company's Fundraising program, a Bundtlet pre-sale with a $500 minimum order, is separate from donations. It's covered below.
What are your odds?
| Nothing Bundt Cakes donation requests | |
|---|---|
| Tracked applications | 2,000 |
| Overall success rate | About 36% |
| Median response time | 7 days |
| Typical donation value | $40 to $90 (median $65) |
Figures as of October 2026, from applications tracked on TheShareWay since 2021.
Nothing Bundt Cakes has approved more donation requests tracked on TheShareWay than any other bakery, café or dessert shop in the directory. Because each bakery decides for itself, how and where you ask matters more than it does with brands that run one national form.
What Nothing Bundt Cakes donates
Nothing Bundt Cakes doesn't publish a list of what its bakeries give, so the best guide is what organizers report receiving. The items logged most often with approved requests on TheShareWay are:
- Gift cards and gift certificates, often good for a cake of a set size.
- Whole Bundt cakes, often a 10-inch cake picked up for the event.
- "Free Bundtlet a month for a year" cards or coupon books, a popular silent auction item, sometimes paired with a Bundtlet tower or a small gift basket.
- Bundtinis by the dozen for an event table or a volunteer thank-you.
Nothing Bundt Cakes donations tracked on TheShareWay are typically worth $40 to $90, with a median of $65. Plan on collecting the item yourself: nearly every approved donation tracked on TheShareWay with a recorded delivery method was picked up at the bakery.
Donation request or fundraiser? Two different programs
Search for Nothing Bundt Cakes and fundraising and you'll find two programs that work very differently.
| Donation request | Fundraising program | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | The bakery gives your organization an item for free | Your supporters pre-order Bundtlets through your group at a reduced price, and your group keeps the difference |
| How to ask | Contact your local bakery by phone, email or in person | Apply online at nothingbundtcakes.com/fundraising (account login required) |
| What you get | Gift cards, cakes, Bundtlet-a-month cards and similar items | Up to $2 per Bundtlet sold; pricing varies by bakery |
| Minimum | None published | $500 minimum order |
| Timing | No published lead time | Order no later than 7 days before your fundraiser |
| Pickup | At the bakery | At the bakery; your group hands out the Bundtlets |
The fundraiser runs in three steps: find a participating bakery and review its pricing sheet, submit an application, then use the bakery's pre-sale form to collect orders before placing one combined order. Only Bundtlets are offered. A federal tax ID isn't required, but tax-exempt groups should include it so they aren't charged sales tax on the order.
Some bakeries point donation requests toward the fundraiser when they can't donate. Organizers on TheShareWay have recorded declines where the bakery's donation requests were full and it offered a fundraiser instead, so if you want a free item for a raffle or auction, say that plainly in your request.
Nothing Bundt Cakes doesn't publish a grants or foundation program for outside nonprofits, and TheShareWay has no Nothing Bundt Cakes funder record, so the donation request and the fundraiser are the two routes.
How to request a donation from your local Nothing Bundt Cakes
- Find the bakery that serves you. Search the bakery locator by ZIP code or city. Each bakery's page lists its phone number and email address. Ask the bakery closest to your organization or event: several declined requests on TheShareWay came down to being outside that bakery's area, and one bakery explained that it couldn't donate in a territory belonging to a soon-to-open location.
- Choose how to ask. Email gives the owner something to review and gives you a written record, and organizers who emailed their local bakery commonly heard back within a day or two. Asking in person works too: some organizers were handed a donation before they left the store, and at least one bakery had visitors scan an in-store QR code to submit a request. A phone call is the quickest way to check whether a bakery is still taking requests.
- Include the essentials. Give your organization's name and mission, the event name, date and location, what you're asking for (for example, a cake certificate for a silent auction), how the item will be displayed or used, and when you can pick it up. Add your EIN if you're a tax-exempt nonprofit, and keep an event flyer handy, since at least one bakery asked for one. TheShareWay's donation request letter template covers the same points.
- Log the request on Nothing Bundt Cakes' TheShareWay page so you have the date you asked and a reminder to follow up.
When to ask
There's no published lead time for donation requests. Nothing Bundt Cakes bakeries respond to donation requests in a median of 7 days, based on applications tracked on TheShareWay. About one in five requests gets an answer the same day, but roughly one in five waits more than four weeks. Asking four to six weeks before your event leaves room for a slow reply and a follow-up; if you haven't heard back after a week, call or stop by.
Does Nothing Bundt Cakes donate to schools?
Yes, at each bakery's discretion. Schools, PTAs and PTOs show up regularly among the approved Nothing Bundt Cakes requests that nonprofits have reviewed on TheShareWay, usually for a cake, gift card or coupons for a school event or auction. Nothing Bundt Cakes also runs Books & Bundts, a free reading program for pre-K through elementary students; ask your local bakery whether it takes part. Schools that want to raise money rather than collect a prize should look at the Bundtlet fundraiser above. For more school-friendly donors, see 15 companies that donate to schools and PTA/PTOs.
If your request is declined
Among Nothing Bundt Cakes declines on TheShareWay where organizers recorded a reason, the most common were no reply at all, being outside the bakery's area, and being told to ask a different location or to ask in person. A few bakeries said their donation requests were full for the period. Each bakery decides on its own, so if you're told you're outside its area, ask which location serves you, and if you never heard back, follow up once in person before moving on.
Other bakeries and dessert shops to ask
If your local bakery says no, or you want more than one dessert prize, these bakeries and dessert shops in TheShareWay's directory have enough tracked outcomes to show real odds (as of October 2026):
- Crumbl Cookies: about 17% of requests succeed. As with Nothing Bundt Cakes, requests go to your local store by phone or in person.
- Susie Cakes: about 24%, through an online request form. Regional.
- Kneaders Bakery & Café: about 28%, through an online request form. Regional.
- Andy's Frozen Custard: about 46%, through an online request form. Regional.
To cast a wider net, browse popular in-kind donors by state and city or restaurants that donate gift cards for fundraisers.
How TheShareWay helps with your Nothing Bundt Cakes request
Nothing Bundt Cakes' page on TheShareWay keeps request details, outcome data and nonprofit reviews in one place, and lets you track your ask next to every other request for your event. Nonprofits rate their Nothing Bundt Cakes experience 4.8 out of 5 across 18 reviews on TheShareWay. Once the donation is in hand, a silent auction bid sheet helps you display it, and a thank-you letter to the bakery keeps the door open for next year. For prize ideas built around a cake certificate, see raffle basket ideas with 87 donation request links and 50 creative silent auction basket ideas.
Frequently asked questions
How do I request a donation from Nothing Bundt Cakes?
Contact your local Nothing Bundt Cakes bakery directly, by phone, email or in person. The company has no national donation request form; its FAQ tells organizers to "contact your preferred bakery to request a donation," and each bakery's page in the Nothing Bundt Cakes bakery locator lists its phone number and email address. Include your organization, the event date, what you're asking for and when you can pick it up. About 36% of Nothing Bundt Cakes donation requests tracked on TheShareWay succeed, and bakeries respond in a median of 7 days.
Does Nothing Bundt Cakes have a donation request form?
Not a national one. Nothing Bundt Cakes, a franchise with more than 800 bakeries, leaves donation requests to its individual bakeries, which take them by phone, email or in person; at least one bakery has organizers scan an in-store QR code to submit a request. The online application at nothingbundtcakes.com/fundraising is for the separate Bundtlet fundraising program, not for donations.
Does Nothing Bundt Cakes donate to schools?
Yes, at each bakery's discretion. Schools, PTAs and PTOs appear regularly among approved Nothing Bundt Cakes donation requests reviewed on TheShareWay, typically receiving a cake, gift card or coupons for a school event or auction. Nothing Bundt Cakes also runs Books & Bundts, a free reading program for pre-K through elementary students at participating bakeries, and schools that want to raise money can use the Bundtlet pre-sale fundraiser.
What is the difference between a Nothing Bundt Cakes donation and a fundraiser?
A donation is a free item, such as a gift card or cake, that your local bakery gives your organization; you request it from the bakery directly. The Fundraising program is a Bundtlet pre-sale: your group applies online at nothingbundtcakes.com/fundraising, collects orders from supporters, and places one order of at least $500 no later than 7 days before the fundraiser, earning up to $2 per Bundtlet sold. Fundraising pricing varies by bakery, and orders are picked up at the bakery.
What does Nothing Bundt Cakes donate for silent auctions and raffles?
The items organizers most often report receiving are gift cards or cake certificates, whole Bundt cakes, "free Bundtlet a month for a year" cards or coupon books, and trays of Bundtinis. Nothing Bundt Cakes donations tracked on TheShareWay are typically worth $40 to $90, with a median of $65, and nearly all are picked up at the bakery.