How Do I DONATE MONEY or DONATE FOOD?

DONATE MONEY

Make a charitable contribution to the Healdsburg Food Pantry.  All monies donated go directly for food and food services for those in need.  The Healdsburg Food Pantry is an all volunteer organization.  No money donated is spent on offices or staff. 

For every $1.00 you donate, $4.00 worth of food can be purchased.

Online Donations

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By Mail

Make your check payable to "Healdsburg Food Pantry" and mail to: 
USPO Box 1646
Healdsburg, CA 95448

In Recognition

Looking for a unique way to honor a family member, friend, or colleague?  A gift to Healdsburg Food Pantry can be a living tribute on a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion. We can make your holiday giving easy and memorable, whether the gift is for business contacts or friends and family.  Remembering a loved one with a memorial gift to the Healdsburg Food Pantry is an enduring tribute.  We will mail a notification letter to the person of your choice if you wish to supply us with their name and mailing address; the amount of your gift will be kept confidential.  

Contact the Healdsburg Food Pantry

If you have any questions about making a donation, please use our online contact form or call the Treasurer, Max Dunn, at 707 433.8854. 

Advantages of Donating

While there are tax advantages to donating to The Healdsburg Food Pantry, you can rest assured that 100% of your donation will be available to those who need it most.  HFP is a 501(C)(3) not-for-profit organization.  (Federal Tax ID# 94-2838706)

Donation Policies

Thank You Letters

Thank you letters with IRS reporting information are only issued to donors who contribute money or in-kind goods or services directly to the Healdsburg Food Pantry and/or Healdsburg Shared Ministry.  For those who give more than five times cumulatively in one year, a "year-end donation statement" detailing those donations can be issued.  

Thank you letters for in-kind goods and services will list only the specific goods or services donated, without market dollar value assigned.  This market value is for the donor to determine with their tax advisor.  

People or organizations donating in-kind goods or services to a third party (to event or auction organizers) can receive an acknowledgement letter from the Healdsburg Food Pantry, but specific donated items will not be noted.  

DONATE FOOD

The Healdsburg food Pantry relies on cash donations to enable it to purchase food from the Redwood Empire Food Bank for the bulk of its basic food provisions.  The REFB supplies food for distribution thru various agencies like the Healdsburg Food Pantry, to 70,000 people in Sonoma County.  Basics such as rice, beans, and pasta can be purchased there for 18 cents/pound. 

The food industry--manufacturers, distributors, and retail establishments--augment the basics; specifically, Big John's, Safeway, and Starbucks, consistently give overstocked food directly several times a week to HFP.  Additionally, volunteer Gleaners work with local farmers and gardeners to gather surplus fresh fruit and vegetables.  If you are a member of the food industry, a farmer or gardener who may have excess food that you would like to donate, please call us at 707 433.3663 or use our contact form.  

Make it Personal

There are many ways in which you, as an individual, can directly participate in improving the lives of those facing hunger.  The most direct way is by donating food.  Create a habit of buying extra cans when you go to the grocery store.  Keep a box by your front door where you deposit these extra cans, encourage your Church, work place, or Organization to contribute and when a box or bag is full, bring it to the pantry at 1505 Healdsburg Ave, Healdsburg, CA.  Someone will be there to accept your donation most mornings between 9-11 AM, Monday thru Friday (call 707 433 3663) or during food distribution on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 3-4:30 PM.  

Become a Gleaner

Help our community provide more fresh produce to local families in need...Join the Gleaning Team from the Farm to Pantry Organization.  Volunteer your farm, garden, orchard, or tree to be gleaned or sign up to be a Farm to Pantry volunteer.  Visit their website www.farmtopantry.org.