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Choose How To Give

From monthly gifts to stock donations, every option fuels our mission to end hunger.

Give Monthly

As a Hunger Hero, your monthly gifts ensure that nutritious food is always available to our neighbors in need. By setting up monthly donations, you are helping the Food Bank plan for the year ahead, making sure that people facing hunger have access to nutritious food.eded most. Every shift creates meals for neighbors.

Make a Planned Gift

Leave a legacy that provides nutritious meals to those who are hungry for years to come by including the Chattanooga Area Food Bank in your estate plans. To learn more about planned giving opportunities, please contact us at (423) 622-1800.

Donate Stock

Donating stock is a tax-savvy way to support the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. You avoid capital gains tax and receive a deduction for the full value, so your gift goes further.

Employer Matching Gifts

Double the impact of your gift to the Food Bank by asking if your employer will match your donation. Many companies will match donations and volunteer hours. Click “Find Your Match” below to see if your company is already in our system. If they aren’t, we’re happy to help.

Make a one-time donation

Be a part of our food bank family by making a one-time gift. As part of the Feeding America network, we have access to special partnerships with national, regional, and local manufacturers, producers, and farmers. These relationships allow us to source food at a discounted rate, so your dollars go above and beyond.

Donate Crypto

You can easily donate cryptocurrency to help us solve hunger. Donating stock is a tax-savvy way to support the Chattanooga Area Food Bank. You avoid capital gains tax and receive a deduction for the full value, so your gift goes further.

Memorial & In-Honor Gifts

Celebrate the life of a loved one with a gift made in their memory. Or give a gift in honor of a special person in your life as a way to provide an impactful and special recognition. When making a gift in memory or honor of someone, please provide the name and address of the person to whom you would like an acknowledgement mailed.

Host a Group Fundraiser

Through corporate partnerships and bulk buying power, the food bank is able to stretch a dollar further than you'd ever imagine. For that reason, many people may prefer to donate funds instead of food.

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6.3 million

pounds of food

was rescued from retail partners across our service region in 2025. We utilize the food already in our region to serve our neighbors.

94

cents of every dollar donated

goes toward food distribution. We keep our administrative costs low to maximize the impact of your gifts.

30%

of food distributed is produce

We put good food in reach for our neighbors.

GIVE TO OUR TENNESSEE ENDOWMENT

Your generous donation to our endowment ensures that future generations will not face hunger alone. Our endowment provides long-term security and impact for the food bank and our essential mission. Join us as we work together for a brighter and more resilient tomorrow throughout our 11 county service area in southeast Tennessee.

GIVE TO OUR GEORGIA ENDOWMENT

Your generous donation to our endowment ensures that future generations will not face hunger alone. Our endowment provides long-term security and impact for the food bank and our essential mission. Join us as we work together for a brighter and more resilient tomorrow throughout our 9 county service area in northwest Georgia.

Take Action Beyond Giving

Visit

See our work. Share our mission.

Our Food Bank Tours offer visitors a chance to see what it’s like inside our 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse, as well as getting to meet the volunteers and staff of the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.

Book a Tour
Volunteer

Your time makes our process possible.

Join us by sorting donations, packing food boxes, or helping distribute food at our Foxwood Food Center and mobile pantries. Every volunteer plays a vital role in feeding families across our community.

Sign Up to Volunteer
Partner

Stronger Together: Community Partnerships

From schools and churches to farmers, retailers, and local nonprofits, our partners work alongside us to connect neighbors with food and resources. These partnerships make it possible to reach families across 20 counties with dignity and care.

Learn More About Partnerships