Donate to nourish our community and give a second chance to good food that would otherwise go to waste. Your tax receipt will be emailed to you instantly when you donate online. Right now, your donations will be matched up to a total of $100,000 until December 31, 2024!
We also accept e-transfers to donate[at]foodstash.ca. Please give your full name and mailing address if you’d like a tax receipt. (Security question not required for e-transfers - if prompted, use any question you choose.)
Our legal name and address: Food Stash Foundation - 100-290 E 1st Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1A6
Registered Charity Number: 748078524RR0001
Your employer may be willing to match your monetary donations, or reward your time as a volunteer!
Ask your employer or contact Stephanie with questions about gift matching in your workplace.
We also accept cheques. Please note that due to the postal workers’ strike for better wages and working conditions, cheques may not arrive in time to be matched, so we recommend secure online donations or e-transfers at this time. Feel free to contact development[at]foodstash.ca for assistance or questions!
Join the food stash sustainers as a monthly donor
“Food Stash has helped me in a lot of ways. I don’t have to pick between paying my bills or eating…I struggle a lot to keep up with my bill payments being on disability. Food Stash caters to my dietary needs which is very important to me. The whole community has been so kind-hearted to me and I am so thankful for every time I get my weekly delivery.”
- Rescued Food Box member, 2023
Your monthly support will consistently provide balanced, healthy groceries.
Join the Food Stash Sustainers monthly donor club and improve lives while fighting food waste and helping the environment. Reliable support helps us rescue and deliver good food 7 days a week.
Joining is easy and you’ll receive an official tax receipt each year.
Any time you want to pause your monthly gifts or reduce your monthly gift amount, you can do that online or contact development[at]foodstash.ca for help.
Partner with food stash
We are grateful for corporate partnerships with businesses that share our values and care about our mission. We can work with you to find options that meet your goals for team-building, social responsibility, and creating impact. Meet some of our generous corporate donors here.
Partnering with Food Stash is an excellent option for companies that want to fight food waste, help make healthy food available to the whole community, and support innovative solutions to environmental challenges. Your whole team can feel proud to support a cause they care about.
To find out more about the impacts your support will have, click here! Or contact development[at]foodstash.ca
Whether giving a gift, matching employees’ contributions of funds or time, hosting a team volunteer day, or collecting donations at a company party or event, you’ll make a big difference to local people and the planet. You can sponsor a community event or help our food rescue vehicle fleet go green. Check out our partnership guidelines, or get in touch.
create your own Fundraiser
Anyone can easily create their own free online fundraiser in a few minutes. You can form teams and custom fundraising pages for your school, office, club, family or friends, or raise funds as an individual.
Create a fundraiser to honour a special occasion or person, celebrate your birthday or wedding, team-build, or challenge yourself.
The money you raise will help provide healthy food to people and organizations in our community, while fighting food waste and helping the environment.
Click here to read our guidelines and FAQs about fundraising. Contact development[at]foodstash.ca for help or tips.
DONATE STocks
Donate Stocks: A donation of securities or mutual funds allows you to give more, and removes the need to pay capital gains taxes. To learn more or donate securities, click here.
DONATE Surplus FooD
Are you a food retailer, wholesaler, or farm? Meet your zero-food-waste targets and support your local community! If you would like to donate surplus food, learn more here or complete this form to sign up now. As a food donor, you are protected from liability by the BC Food Donor Encouragement Act. We’ll pick up from your location and work with your schedule.
In Canada, 11.2 million tonnes—$49.46 billion worth—of good food is wasted every year. Globally, more than 8% of greenhouse gas emissions come from FLW (food loss and waste). These harmful emissions directly contribute to our current climate crisis.
Source: Second Harvest - How food businesses can make impactful climate changes for good
Donate Your Car
Donate a Car Canada accepts Vehicle Donations for Food Stash Foundation. Free towing is provided in most areas across Canada, or you can drop off your vehicle to maximize your donation. When you donate your car, truck, RV, boat, or motorcycle to Food Stash Foundation through Donate A Car Canada, it will either be recycled or sold at auction (depending on its condition, age and location).
Donate a Car Canada will look after all the details to make it easy for Food Stash Foundation to benefit. After your vehicle donation is complete, you will receive a tax receipt and we will put your gift to good use. Please click here to donate a vehicle.
Make a gift for the future
Consider making the gift of a lifetime to protect our environment and nourish our community into the future. When preparing your will with the help of a lawyer and financial advisor, you can ask them about including a charitable gift or bequest. Your gift will help us realize our vision of a transformed, sustainable and just food system that supports food access for all and a thriving environment.
Donate through your donor-Advised Fund
A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is a charitable savings account that lets you flexibly give grants to Food Stash and other causes you care about. You can use your DAF to make a one-time or monthly gift, and there are a wide range of assets that can be accepted by your DAF like stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and cryptocurrency. You may be able to donate long-term appreciated assets directly, eliminating capital gains tax. You can also name Food Stash Foundation as the beneficiary of a percentage of the fund when you plan your legacy giving. You can contact your fund administrator, or log into your DAF account and recommend a grant - our Registered Charity Number is 748078524RR0001. Your DAF sponsor will process the grant and send the funds to Food Stash!
“Thank you for caring for all the people in our community who need food and to feel loved.
Your devotion feeds my soul and gives me hope for humanity.” - Food Stash donor