Philanthropy at Salesforce
Our impact to date
When Salesforce was founded, we committed to giving back 1% of our time, 1% of our equity, and 1% product to support our communities. We call this commitment our 1-1-1 philanthropic model — and it’s driven incredible impact to date.
$
970M
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all-time giving since our founding
10.84M
+
volunteer hours from Salesforce employees
65.3K
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nonprofits and schools using free and discounted technology
Our focus areas
Guided by our values and accelerated by technology, we support education, AI for impact, and sustainability initiatives.
Supporting schools, educators, and youth
A bright future begins with access to high-quality education. We partner with public schools and nonprofits to help young people skill-up for the future and access meaningful careers.
Empowering students with the tools and support for success.
Attracting, retaining, and growing high-quality educators in public schools.
Bridging education and careers through mentorship and career-aligned learning.
Accelerating nonprofit success with AI
We champion a future where everyone stands to benefit from the transformative power of AI.
Equipping nonprofits with funding, cutting-edge technology, and pro bono expertise to create customized AI agent solutions.
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Discounted software to help educational institutions and nonprofit organizations get started with Salesforce.
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Our volunteering and giving programs enable our employees to use their time, talent, and resources to make a difference in their communities.
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Investing in a more resilient future
A healthy planet benefits everyone. We invest in community-led solutions for a more sustainable future.
Scaling the adoption of clean energy.
Accelerating nature-based solutions that benefit people and the planet.
Preparing communities to respond before disaster strikes and energizing an ecopreneur revolution.
Customer Zero: Scaling impact with Salesforce
Learn how Salesforce uses Agentforce Nonprofit and Agentforce in Slack to get instant answers and take action.
Grantee spotlights
AI Education Project
Advancing AI readiness for the next generation. At Salesforce, we are proud to support the AI Education Project (aiEDU), a nonprofit dedicated to advancing AI literacy so students are ready for the AI revolution.
Catch22: Overcoming barriers to jobs in tech
Salesforce is proud to support Catch22 in their mission to empower young people with digital skills education. Supported by Salesforce, Catch22’s Digital Skills Academy offers tailored training and support to help youth thrive in the digital age. With a focus on responsible AI use, the Digital Skills Academy equips young people with valuable AI skills to help them navigate their path through education and toward a successful future.
American Forests: Reforesting wildfire-affected lands
American Forests is leading the restoration of millions of acres of forests decimated by wildfires, droughts, and extreme heat so they can continue to provide the clean air and water our communities rely on. Salesforce is proud to support American Forests in this work to regrow the forests we’ve lost and keep them resilient. Together, we are working toward a world where forests flourish, ecological balance is maintained, and people can fully experience the many benefits trees provide.
Rare: Supporting rural farmers anytime, anywhere
Rare helps communities adopt regenerative practices and build stronger livelihoods. With a global 300-person team supporting small-scale farmers and fishers across multiple geographies, they needed a way to deliver guidance and manage operations at scale. With Salesforce, Rare built a unified CRM that enables their teams to manage grants, outreach, and fundraising in one place, while Agentforce powers agentic coaching through WhatsApp. Agent Tierra delivers personalized guidance grounded in more than 300 data points, local weather conditions, and peer insights. The result is strong early adoption, with 100% of pilot farmers saying they would use Agent Tierra again. Field teams expect the AI agent to give them 40% more time for high-impact work and help them scale support to 100,000 farmers within two years.
Use the power of business to drive change
Explore the 1-1-1 model
Learn how any employee can mobilize their company to take action.
Join the Pledge 1% movement
Leverage your time, product, profit, and/or equity to give back to communities.
Philanthropy at Salesforce FAQs
When Salesforce was founded, we committed to giving back 1% of our time, equity, and product to our communities, pioneering the Pledge 1% model. Because of this model, our impact has grown exponentially alongside our business.
Companies can join the Pledge 1% movement to begin their own philanthropic journey. Salesforce offers resources and guidance through Trailhead to help employees and leaders mobilize their organizations. By pledging time, product, profit, and/or equity businesses can create a lasting culture of giving.
Salesforce supports nonprofits with strategic grants, access to cutting-edge technology, and pro bono expertise. This includes:
- Salesforce Accelerator – Agents for Impact, an initiative designed to help nonprofits harness AI. The Salesforce Accelerator provides technology, funding, and pro bono expertise to help nonprofits build and customize AI agents, enabling them to improve operational efficiency and scale community impact.
- The Power of Us Program, which provides discounted Salesforce technology to educational institutions and nonprofit organizations looking to get started with the world’s #1 CRM platform.
- The Salesforce Foundation, which partners with school districts and education nonprofits to ensure students have job-ready, tech-forward skills and can build meaningful connections, careers, and lives.
- Our employee volunteering and giving programs, which enable our employees to use their time, talent, and resources to make a difference in their communities.
- Agentforce Nonprofits is purpose-built software that unifies nonprofit teams and data, streamlining operations to amplify their mission.
All eligible nonprofits interested in building AI agent solutions to achieve greater impact are welcome to apply. If you believe your organization may be a good fit for the Salesforce Accelerator, please review the eligibility guidelines and interest form.
Through the Salesforce Foundation, we partner with school districts and education nonprofits to ensure students have job-ready, tech-forward skills and can build meaningful connections, careers, and lives.
Salesforce has committed $100 million over 10 years to support community-led sustainability solutions. Funding is directed toward accelerating the energy transition, supporting nature conservation and restoration, disaster resilience, and energizing the ecopreneur revolution.
Agentforce Nonprofit is purpose-built software that unifies nonprofit teams and data, streamlining operations to amplify their mission.
The Salesforce philanthropy team uses Agentforce as Customer Zero to optimize their internal grantmaking processes. AI agents help minimize administrative burdens, allowing team members to spend more time engaging with grantees. This application of technology ensures that philanthropic resources are deployed faster and more effectively to organizations on the frontlines of change.
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