MAKE A DONATION

Please consider donating to our cause! We are a registered 501(c)(3) charity and donations are tax-deductible. Make a donation and help feed your community and prevent food waste.

IS FOOD DONATION LEGAL?

Food donation is legal.

FEDERAL

The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act of 1996 protects all food donors from civil and criminal liability when donating food and grocery products in good faith to a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

STATE

Additionally, nearly all states and the District of Columbia have a version of the Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to promote food recovery and donation on a local level. Please use the policy finder tool, provided by ReFED, to view the legislative protections for food donors in your state.

TAX INCENTIVES

Businesses that donate food are eligible to receive tax incentives, including the general federal tax deduction and enhanced federal tax deduction for food donation.