Help families when they need it most

Throughout the province, families are struggling to make ends meet - but your kindness can make a difference.

Your online donation is bank-level secure. Feed Ontario is a Registered Charity in Canada #885260968RR0001.

1 in 4 food bank visitors has a job.

Every $1 provides 4 meals to help feed your community.

Help us keep food bank shelves stocked for over one million people in need.

Every donation can make a real difference for people and families facing hunger

A growing number of families are struggling to get by in Ontario, whether it’s because of an unexpected job loss or their incomes just aren’t keeping up with the rising cost of living – families like Andrew and Nicole’s.

When Andrew was laid off from his manufacturing job, they hit a rough patch. Nicole works as a nurse and was taking on extra shifts to try to make up the lost income, but it still wasn’t enough to cover all their necessities.

They were barely scraping by, and even had to skip meals to make sure their 6-year-old son, Levi, had the food he needed.

As Andrew’s job search went on, they had to make a difficult decision – they needed to turn to a food bank for help.

When they visited, the food bank was even able to provide what they needed for a turkey dinner, allowing them to gather on Thanksgiving the way they used to. As a family, the Thanksgiving meal offered a sense of hope that things could get better – and your compassion can create moments like this.

With your generosity, you can help us meet the rising need and be there for families when they need it most.

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Give With Confidence

When you give to Feed Ontario, you’re helping support over 1,200 food banks and hunger-relief organizations—including your local food bank.

95¢ of every $1 goes directly to food, training, and long-term solutions that fight hunger across the province.

We’re proudly accredited by Imagine Canada for achieving the highest standards of transparency and accountability.

Donor FAQ

How does Feed Ontario use my donation?

Your donation will help send nutritious food to more than 1,200 hunger-relief organizations across the province, on an equitable basis, throughout the year. Your generosity also provides food banks with resources and training to build capacity and better serve their communities, and supports Ontario's food bank network to develop lasting solutions to hunger in partnership with government, industry, and local communities.

For every $1 you donate, 95 cents goes directly to programs and services, and 5 cents helps Feed Ontario ensure our efficiency, effectiveness, and sustainability through fundraising and administration.

Is donating online secure?

Will I get a tax receipt for my donation?

Yes! One-time donations made online will receive an automatic email with your e-receipt at the email address you provide. All monthly donations in a calendar year will be collated into one receipt and mailed to you in February of the following year. Donations received via mail will be receipted at the start of the following month and posted to the address provided.

If you have not received your receipt, or if there is an error, please contact us at donate@feedontario.ca or (416) 656-4100.

Can I direct my donation to a specific food bank?

How can I donate food?

How do I make a planned gift or gift of securities?

How can my organization partner with Feed Ontario?

How does every dollar equal two meals?

For every one dollar donated, Feed Ontario can provide the equivalent of two meals. As a province-wide organization Feed Ontario can use economies of scale and bulk purchasing to secure lower rates on our food costs. We further supplement this through the strong partnerships we have developed with Ontario's food and transportation sectors, which provide us with discounted, at-cost, and donated services and food.

We calculate the cost of a meal by looking at operating costs and how much food is donated to Feed Ontario. Operating expenses include costs to collect, store, and transport food to our member food banks.

We divide the total number of pounds of food donated by the cost of operating and delivering donations to food banks across the province.

Our partners help to provide meals to more than 1 million people each year. Learn more about becoming a partner.

Who can I contact with donation questions?

How can I facilitate a group donation?

If you are looking to make a single, consolidated donation on behalf of multiple individuals, each requiring individual tax receipts, we would request you to donate via EFT, wire transfer or cheque. Unfortunately, our system is not currently set-up to facilitate this online, but our Development Team would be happy to support you! For more information, please reach out to our team at donate@feedontario.ca.

Note: Please do not use this donation form for group donations.