Help Fight Hunger and Food Insufficiency...
Your contributions are very much appreciated. The Emergency Food Bank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your gift may qualify as a charitable deduction for income tax purposes. Please consult your tax advisor or the IRS to determine whether a contribution is deductible.
If you are ready to make a donation to help hungry children, families and seniors in Stockton and the surrounding areas, please select one of the options below.
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Recurring Monthly Gift
Hunger knows no season. Hunger finds children, families and seniors every day. By making a recurring monthly gift, you can help us feed the hunger every day, all year long.
It costs so little to fill a child’s hungry stomach. A modest monthly gift of $25 will provide a family of 4, healthy meals for a month.
DONATE TODAY by using the Donate Today button below. Just click the “recurring Monthly Gift” box.
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One Time Gift
Click the button below to make a one-time donation. In just a few minutes, you can help fight hunger and save money on postage, checks and envelopes! DONATE TODAY.
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Tree of Life
The Emergency Food Bank Tree of Life is located in the Thomas F. Wilson Nutrition Education Center, and ideally positioned in the main hallway of the building, highly visible to our visitors. You, your family or your business will have your name permanently imprinted and prominently displayed on a leaf, apple or monarch butterfly when you become a member of the Tree of Life.
- Silver Leaf - $500
- Gold Leaf - $750
- Apple - $1,500
- Monarch Butterfly - $3,000
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Qualified Charitable Contributions
Charitable inclined individuals age 70.5 have a tax-savvy strategy called Qualified Charibale Distribution (QCD). This enables tie IRA owner to instruct the custodian of their IRA to send payments directly from the IRA to a charity such as the Emergency Food Bank. In this approach the IRA owner can satisfy the annual RMD requirements and avoid the taxable income associated with the RMD. Please contact your IRA adminstrator, tax, or financial advisor to explore the venefits of a QCD.
Gifts of Publicly Traded Stock
A gift of publicly traded stock can go a long way to helping the Emergency Food Bank and potentially enable donors to enjoy favorable tax treatment while making an even greater impact.
Honor Someone Special
Help end hunger in Stockton and San Joaquin County with a gift that honors someone you care about. Your contribution is critical to creating a hunger-free community, and will be an unforgettable legacy gift in the name of someone special in your life. You may also decide to donate instead of giving holiday gifts to family, friends or clients, and communicate to them that “a donation has been made in your name to the Emergency Food Bank Stockton/San Joaquin.”
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Donor Advised Fund
A dedicated Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) gives you a simple way to make tax-smart contributions,invested into an account for potential growth that's tax free, all while contributing to the mission of the Food Bank.
Working with our dedicated locatl fanancial advisor, you can establish a professionally managed investment account on behalf of the Food Ban, that has growth potential and valuable income and estated tax advantages.
Donor Advised Fund – How it works.
Donors open an account with contributions of cash, securities, or other assets. Contributions are irrevocable and tax-deductible. When appreciated non-cash assets held for a year or more are contributed to a donor-advised fund account, they are typically not subject to capital gains taxes when they are sold
To maximize the tax-free growth potential of donors’ charitable assets, our advisor offers a range of investment investment management options tailored to your risk, tax and time preferences.
Donors grants the funds to the Food Bank charity with any level of privacy or recognition. Working with recognized national custodians, the advisor then issues the grant and consolidates records. From there, you will work with our advisor to manage the account on behalf of the Food Bank.
Donor Advised Fund – Next Steps
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Legacy Gift/Planned Giving
Please consider making a lasting impact within your community by leaving a Legacy Gift to the Emergency Food Bank. Your legacy gift, whether in your will or another part of your estate- ensures that your gift is put to the best philanthropic use at the Food Bank. Establishing a Legacy Gift to the Emergency Food Bank does not mean that you will be neglecting family. After you’ve looked after family and friends, please consider making a donation to the Food Bank.
There are several ways you can donate:
- Cash
- IRA Rollovers
- Wills or Trusts
- Real Estate
- Life Insurance Policies
- Retirement Plan Assets
- Charitable Annuity Trusts
- Stocks
Your Legacy Gift will make a profound difference to our clients battling with food insecurity. Any amount you can give will mean that we can provide hunger relief, nutrition, education, and hope to many residents of San Joaquin County.
When you're ready to explore how you can make a lasting difference, please contact our CEO, Dr. Leonard O. Hansen, at 209.464.7369 ext. 1001 to discuss your gift.