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Target Supports Education

In Your Neighborhood and Nationwide

Education is a cornerstone of our communities. That's why Target proudly supports schools with innovative giving programs, volunteering efforts and partnerships with educational organizations. Explore how Target encourages a love of learning in classrooms and beyond.

Take Charge of Education®

over $273 million to date

With the help of our REDcardSM* holders, Target has donated more than $273 million to K-12 schools since 1997. Discover how schools benefit from our signature program — and how you can get involved.

Dare. Dream. Do.

Target partners with the Smithsonian Institution to help teachers and students celebrate cultural diversity in the classroom. We provide free curricula to educate and inspire students from all backgrounds.

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Resources for Teachers

Discover the ways Target is working to help teachers and students in all the communities we serve. Download free classroom materials, apply for a grant from Target and more.

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Key Educational Partners

Kids in need foundation

Kids in Need provides educational essentials to under-funded teachers.

Hispanic Scholarship Fund

HSF is the nation’s leading organization supporting Hispanic higher education.

Library of Congress

The Center for the Book co-sponsors the Letters About Literature program with Target.

National Parent Teacher Organization

The PTA provides parents and families with a powerful voice on behalf of children.

PTO Today, Inc.

A helpful resource for school-parent group leaders at K-8 schools nationwide.

United Negro College Fund

Providing assistance to students and faculty at historically black colleges and universities.

Reach Out and Read

This program helps pediatricians get books into the hands of millions of children.

United Through Reading

Helping deployed military members stay connected to their children at home.

Arts + Culture

Boy looking through box in classroom

Target sponsors free or reduced-admission events at museums and performing arts institutions nationwide.

* Subject to Take Charge of Education Program Rules (click for full details).

Take Charge of Education® Program Rules

*With the help of our REDcardSM holders, Target has donated more than $273 million to K-12 schools since 1997.

REDcard: Target® Visa® Credit Card, Target Credit Card® and Target Check Card®.
Subject to application approval.

Qualifying Schools

The Take Charge of Education® program is intended to benefit K-12 schools located in the U.S. having a 501(c)(3) or 509(a)(1) tax-exempt status.

How The Program Works
  • Target® Visa® Credit Card, Target Credit CardSM and eligible Target Business Card® accounts can sign up for the Take Charge of Education program by calling 1-800-316-6142 or by visiting Target.com/tcoe or an in-store kiosk. The primary cardholder of a Target Check CardSM can sign up for the Take Charge of Education program by calling 1-800-316-6142.
  • Designate an eligible K-12 school, and Target donates an amount equal to one percent (1%) of your Target Visa Credit Card, Target Credit Card, Target Check Card or Target Business Card purchases (minus returns and sales tax) at any Target store and Target.com, and one-half percent (1/2%) of your Target Visa Credit Card purchases made (not including cash advances, balance transfers, and purchases of other cash equivalents, and minus returns and sales tax) everywhere else Visa credit cards are accepted.
  • Target will track purchases made on participating Target Visa Credit Cards, Target Credit Cards, Target Check Cards and Target Business Cards and will distribute the accumulated donations to schools in March and September.
General Conditions
  • Only one school may be designated for each Target Visa Credit Card account, Target Credit Card account, Target Business Card account and Target Check Card. For the Target Check Card, only the primary cardholder can designate the K-12 school, and that designation will apply to any authorized users. For the Target Business Card, only the primary contact on the account can sign up and designate the K-12 school to receive the donation.
  • Schools must meet the eligibility requirements described above.
  • Donation amounts begin to accrue when the school designation is processed. The school donation will only be made for Target Visa Credit Card accounts, Target Credit Card accounts and Target Business Card accounts that are open and in good standing at the time donations are distributed to eligible schools. The school donation will only be made for Target Check Cards that are open and have no unpaid electronic fund transfers at the time the donation is distributed to the eligible schools.
  • School donations through the Take Charge of Education program are not tax-deductible.
  • Target Business Card accounts can sign up to participate in the Take Charge of Education program only if they are an educational organization and obtain approval from Target to participate in the program.
  • Checks will not be mailed to schools if the payout is less than $25 (payouts under $25 will carry over to the next payment period). Checks must be cashed before the expiration on the check. Checks are considered rejected if not cashed by their expiration.
  • Target reserves the right to discontinue or alter the terms of this program at any time.

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