[Ididntdothis]

It’s not my employer’s business what I donate to and nobody else’s business who my employer is. This question is highly inappropriate in my view.

[anigbrowl]

It's a standard question on political donation forms, required by campaign finance law. Read more here: https://www.quora.com/U-S-Presidential-Campaign-Donations-wh...

The above is relation to presidential campaigns specifically but the logic applies equally to other electoral contests.

[blaser-waffle]

Until Citizens United blew the door open, if you were a corporation you had to find ways to get money to candidates.

Telling your employees to donate to $CAUSE was one of them, and offering them bonuses or matching or other "incentives" -- aka "sign here to get your X-Mas bonus" on donation form -- was a way to move money.

[shanhaiguan]

Indeed, it isn't your employer's business what or whom you donate to. But the more straightforward answer is that they are likely required to ask by law (possibly subject to other criteria).