Your support helps to advance our vision of a Toronto where everyone can feed themselves, their loved ones and their communities with dignity and joy. Thank you!
Ways to support FoodShare
Become a monthly donor
Contribute to FoodShare through a monthly pre-authorized deduction from your bank account or credit card. Even a modest amount per month supports us to deliver sustainable programming.
Host a fundraiser
Activate your community by planning an event and committing a portion of proceeds or ticket sales to food justice by donating to FoodShare.
It’s easy to get started with our
How To Guide.
Make an in-kind donation
We hold an annual silent auction as well as staff wellness giveaways throughout the year. We love to offer exciting prizes and experiences from local businesses as much as possible.
Do you have an item or experience you’d like to donate? Please fill out this form.
Donate stocks and assets
Donate your securities, stocks, mutual funds or other assets to FoodShare. You’ll benefit from a tax receipt, no capital gains tax owed and an opportunity to create a lasting charitable legacy.
Click here to learn more about sharing your stocks and assets.
Corporate sponsorship
We welcome organizations to support FoodShare and the communities we work alongside through corporate sponsorship. We can look for opportunities to collaborate and meet our shared goals.
Contact donations@foodshare.net to discuss the possibilities.
Make plans to give
Arrange to leave FoodShare a bequest in your will. Having made provisions for your loved ones, you can remember FoodShare with gifts of cash, assets (real estate, stocks, bonds, RRSP/RRIF) or life insurance.
Reach out to donations@foodshare.net for more information.
Where your money goes
When you redistribute your funds to FoodShare you are helping us in our work to push back against oppressive systems and advocate for an equitable food system that centres communities most affected by poverty and food insecurity.
When you make a donation to FoodShare, you support:
Our approach to fundraising
At FoodShare, we orient our approach to fundraising in justice and equity. As fundraisers, this requires us to have an understanding — and to continue educating ourselves — on the systemic forms of oppression that underpin food insecurity: among them, racism, white supremacy, colonialism, capitalism, ableism, sizeism and patriarchy. Read our full fundraising guidelines.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
We would like to learn more about our community of donors and get a better sense of what you would like to see.
Please tell us a little bit about yourself: take our online survey.
Cheques and money orders can be made payable to FoodShare Toronto and sent by mail to:
FoodShare Toronto
Attn: Development Team
120 Industry Street Unit C
Toronto, ON M6M 4L8
Our charitable registration number is 10739 2359 RR0001.
We offer a limited number of volunteer opportunities throughout the year. Sign up to volunteer with FoodShare, for both individuals and groups.
We have a guide to help you host a fundraiser on behalf of FoodShare!
We do not accept donations of food. If you would like to make an in-kind donation, please contact us at donations@foodshare.net so that we can confirm whether it’s possible for us to accept it. Items that are generally useful are: refrigerators, freezers, vehicles, computers, smartphones, tote bags that we can give out to market locations.
If you donate online, you will receive your tax receipt immediately after completing the donation. If you have sent us your gift through the mail, please allow between 2-4 weeks from when we process your donation to receive your tax receipt. If you did not receive your tax receipt or would like to request an additional copy, please contact donations@foodshare.net.
If you donate online, you will receive your tax receipt by email. If you donate by cheque, credit card or money order, you will receive a tax receipt by mail.
If you have collected cash donations for FoodShare, the easiest way to complete your gift is to donate online. You may also contact donations@foodshare.net to arrange a drop-off at FoodShare’s office, Mon-Fri during business hours.
