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Online

Make your gifts online by using our secure online giving form.

Phone

Call today at 217-522-4022 ext 202 to make your gift.

Mail

Checks can be payable to Central Illinois Foodbank. Please mail your check to Central Illinois Foodbank, PO Box 8228, Springfield, IL 62791.

Club 365

Setting up a recurring gift to be quarterly, bi-annually or annually is simple! On our secure giving form – select recurring and follow the prompts.

Stocks or Securities

Donating stock, securities and mutual funds is an easy and tax-effective way for you to make your gift to Central Illinois Foodbank. To learn more please contact Chloe Lucca at 217-522-4022 ext 226 or clucca@centralilfoodbank.org.

Gift Panning & Estate Gifts

When people are fed, futures are nourished. Planned giving allows you to make a lasting difference in the lives of others—today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. To learn more please contact Chloe Lucca at 217-522-4022 ext 226 or clucca@centralilfoodbank.org.

Memorial Gifts

Celebrate the life of a loved one or someone who inspires you.

In Memory: Remember someone who has passed with a gift that continues their legacy.
In Honor: Celebrate a birthday, anniversary, or special achievement with a tribute gift that gives back.

Matching Gifts

You can increase your impact and make your donations go further with Central Illinois Foodbank by accessing your company’s matching gift programs. You are recognized for the entire amount of your donation along with your company’s match.

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Donate FAQ’s

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What is the privacy policy?kingsguard2025-05-07T20:06:11+00:00

What is the privacy policy?

Central Illinois Foodbank shares your concerns about privacy. In order to better protect your privacy, Central Illinois Foodbank has provided this notice explaining our practices in handling donors (in this document the donor includes volunteers and all other stakeholders who engage with the Food Bank) and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used by the Foodbank.

Confidentiality and Security
The information that Central Illinois Foodbank gathers through use of its website and other communications tools is used solely to respond to inquiries, record and acknowledge contributions, and inform correspondents of food bank activities. If you have questions about this, please contact Jane Kiel at 217-522-4022 ext 205 or jkiel@centralilfoodbank.org.

Policy and Practice
It is the policy and practice of Central Illinois Foodbank to never sell, rent, exchange or in any other way provide correspondent or donor information to other charitable or commercial entities, except as is required to accomplish the Foodbank’s functions.

Privacy Information
It is our desire to ensure complete security while transferring potentially sensitive and private information from your web browser to Central Illinois Foodbank’s computer system. Your information is protected through encryption and will not be shared.

Ownership
All content and materials on the Site including, without limitation, text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips and software included in the Site and any services offered on the Site, are the property of Central Illinois Foodbank, its sponsors or business affiliates, and/or their respective licensors, and are subject to U.S. and international Intellectual Property Rights laws. Except to the minimum extent otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying or exploitation of material from the Site is permitted except expressly in accordance with these Terms or with the express written permission of Central Illinois Foodbank and any other applicable copyright owner. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by virtue of downloading copyrighted material from the Site. All rights not expressly granted hereunder are reserved to Central Illinois Foodbank.

Credit Card Information
Central Illinois Foodbank has contracted the services of a banking partner to process credit card donations submitted online. Our banking partner’s secured server encrypts your credit card information so that it may be safely transmitted over the Web. Your credit card information will not be released to any other party by Central Illinois Foodbank or our banking partner.

External Links
In order to provide a more comprehensive and useful site, this website contains links to other external websites. Central Illinois Foodbank is not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.

Already a recurring donor?kingsguard2024-05-15T19:00:07+00:00

Already a recurring donor?

Update your payment information of adjust your monthly gift by calling our office at 217-522-4022 Ext. 202

Is this donation tax deductible?kingsguard2024-05-15T19:00:24+00:00

Is this donation tax deductible?

Yes. We are a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt organization and your donation is tax-deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. To claim a donation as a deduction on your U.S. taxes, please keep your email donation receipt and/or tax letter for your official records.

How can I change my donation?kingsguard2025-05-07T20:05:26+00:00

How can I change my donation?

You can increase your donation by calling 217-552-4022 ext 202.