Employee Engagement Programs

For every 15 hours a Gap Inc. employee volunteers with a single organization during the calendar year, Gap Foundation will donate $150 to that organization in recognition of the employee's commitment. Gap Foundation also supports the financial contributions our employees make to qualifying nonprofit organizations through our matching gifts program.

We recognize that the needs of our community partners aren't on a 9-to-5 schedule; and we realize it's sometimes hard for people to find time to volunteer given their already busy lives. So, through the Take Five program, Gap Foundation encourages headquarters employees to take up to five paid work hours each month to volunteer.

Gap Foundation organizes various "In Action" days for all headquarters employees. These special volunteer events give employees a half day out of the office and in the community, providing a range of team and individual volunteer opportunities.

Launched in North American stores in the Fall of 2006, this program promotes volunteer efforts among store employees. We offer $250 grants to nonprofits when teams of three or more employees from our stores volunteer 25 hours in support of underserved youth and women.

For many families, the holiday season does not bring the abundant gifts and happy celebrations that so many of us enjoy. Each year, through our Adopt-a-Family program, Gap Foundation teams with local nonprofits and all Gap Inc. stores and offices in North America and the United Kingdom to make the holidays a little brighter for families in need. In 2006, we supported over 4,000 families.

Through our unique Community Corps program, we recognize our most dedicated employee volunteers by sending them to sites throughout the United States and Central America to build homes for underserved families in partnership with Habitat for Humanity International. 

The Founders' Award honors a Gap Inc. employee's outstanding volunteer efforts by providing a grant of up to $50,000 to a nonprofit or non-governmental organization that supports a cause in which they've been involved. The winner also receives up to 80 hours of paid time off to work with the organization.