Ocean State Job Lot, the Food Bank's largest Rhode Island donor, contributed a 30,000 pound truckload to this year's Summer Food Drive.

Corporate/Organizational Donors

The Rhode Island Community Food Bank helps the food industry eliminate waste while feeding people in need by serving as a distribution channel for surplus product. The Food Bank provides a safe, efficient and cost-effective system for distributing a wide selection of unsaleable but edible food through our network of more than 400 certified member agencies.

Donating food makes great business sense. Here’s why:

• Tax Deduction – The 1976 Tax Reform Act allows companies to deduct costs associated with donating food to non-profit organizations.
• Cost Savings – In addition to tax benefits, your company can save money by donating products to the Food Bank rather than throwing them away.
• Inventory Control – A food donation can help reduce your surplus of hard-to-move inventory that can be eaten but not sold.
• Company Promotion – The Rhode Island Community Food Bank promotes our food industry donors through a variety of ways including our website, newsletters, media outreach and Annual Report. 
• Community & Staff Morale – Your support will win you the respect of your community and staff.

What to Donate
The Rhode Island Community Food Bank accepts everything from cases to truckloads of food and non-food items that are:
Dry
Stored
Perishable
Frozen
Fruits & Vegetables
Meat Products
Cosmetically Damaged
Code-Dated
Discontinued or Test-Market
Unlabelled/Mislabeled (only if proper labels can be supplied)
Private-Label Brands
HouseholdUnder or Over Weight Items
Personal Care
Off-Specification Products

Special Note: No homemade or canned products