Give to Support Our Neighbors in Need and End Hunger

Please note: The Greater Chicago Food Depository will be closed on December 25 and January 1. We will reopen on December 26 and January 2. If you would like to make a year-end donation, please review the following deadlines to ensure your gift qualifies as a charitable deduction in 2024.

Gifts by Mail: Postmarked by Tuesday, December 31, 2024, and physically received at the Greater Chicago Food Depository by Tuesday, January 7^th, 2025

Please send to:
Greater Chicago Food Depository
4100 W. Ann Lurie Drive
Chicago, IL 60632

Electronic Gifts: Received in the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s account by 3 p.m. (CST) on Tuesday, December 31, 2024.

Gifts by Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA): Your IRA administrator must remove the funds from your account by December 31, 2024, for the donation to qualify for 2024. If it’s a check-writing feature on your IRA, your check must clear your account by December 31 to count toward your required minimum distribution for the calendar year. Please ensure your gift is sent well before December 31, 2024 to be processed by our accounting team.

Gifts by Stock and Security: Our brokerage office will be closed on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. To ensure that your stock gift qualifies for a 2024 charitable deduction, please have your stock gift arrive by Friday, December 27, 2024.

Gifts by Credit Card: Made by 10:59 p.m. (CST)* on December 31, 2024, on our secure online donation site.

*Our credit card processor operates in the Eastern Time Zone

There are a variety of ways that you can donate to support the Greater Chicago Food Depository. You can donate online, donate by mail, donate stocks & securities, give through donor advised funds or IRAs, create a monthly recurring donation and more.

Please send us a message to update your contact information or call us at 773-247-3663.

Visit our donor portal to update your recurring donation details or payment method. Your profile is automatically created when you make an online gift.

You can access the donor portal by clicking the link in any donation receipts you receive via email or visit the portal directly and enter the email address that you used when you made the gift. You will be sent a login link that will allow you direct access to the donor portal.

Your profile will allow you to update your recurring donation amount, gift processing date, length of recurring plan, payment information or cancel a recurring gift. If you need additional assistance or if you’re unable to access your donor portal, please send us a message or call us at 773-247-3663.

We accept donations of goods from many types of food businesses. For businesses looking for information what items you can donate or to follow up with Food Depository staff, learn more about making a commercial food donation.

Individuals are encouraged to start a virtual food drive.

You can donate online or send a check by mail. We accept online gifts via credit card, ACH Transfer, PayPal and mobile wallet (Apple Pay/Google Wallet).

Please use the following information to donate by check:

Send checks to:
Greater Chicago Food Depository
4100 W. Ann Lurie Pl
Chicago, IL 60632
Please make checks payable to:
Greater Chicago Food Depository

Many employers give back to the community by providing matching funds when you make charitable donations. Search for your company using this link and identify if they match gifts to the Greater Chicago Food Depository. If your company matches gifts, there will be a “Go to Matching Gift Form” link that can be used to set up your matching gift.

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Our federal tax ID (EIN) is 36-2971864.

Your gift is always used efficiently: 90% of every donation goes directly to hunger relief programs. Our annual reports provide full details on how we use funds. If you want to designate your gift to a specific program, please make a note in the comments section of the donation screen.

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