(image) SHFB provides fresh fruit and vegetables to community members in need.
96¢ of every $1 donated is used to feed hungry people in our community.

Ways to Donate

home :: donate

Donate Online! You can make a secure, tax-deductible financial donation right from your computer.

You may also send monetary donations to the Food Bank's administrative offices:

Second Harvest Food Bank
ATTN: Development Department
750 Curtner Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125-2118

Click here to contact the Development Department

Because we operate so efficiently, we can provide a great return on your tax-deductible community investment. For every $1 donated we can provide 2 nutritious meals.

A wide variety of ways to give are available
Click the links below to jump to the section you want:

Cash Gifts
Outright gifts of cash or their equivalent enable you to claim an income tax deduction for the full value of your gift. See top of page for more info.

Credit Card Donations by Fax or Mail
If you would like to make a donation by fax or mail with your credit card, please download and fill out this form, then fax it to (408) 266-9042 or mail it to the above address. Like cash gifts, donating in this way will allow you to claim an income tax deduction for the full value of the donation.

Non-perishable Food Donations
Donations of non-perishable food items are always welcome. Most needed items are: meals in a can (stew, chili, soup), tuna/canned meat, peanut butter, canned foods with pop-top lids, low sugar cereals, 100% fruit juices in single serving boxes, canned fruit packed in its own juice, and low salt canned vegetables. Please do not donate items packaged in glass or bulk quantities of rice, flour, or sugar.

Donations are taken at both our Santa Clara County and San Mateo County Distribution Sites. Click here for addresses, directions and dock (or warehouse) hours.

Ways to Give

Wholesale Donations of Food
Second Harvest is grateful to those companies that are willing and able to make wholesale donations of food to support our mission. For further information and to make arrangements, please contact Barbara Gehlen, Director of Food Resources and Production, at (650) 610-0800 x417 or email .

Ways to Give

Memorial and Honorary Gifts
Your memorial gift to the Food Bank can help perpetuate the values and ideals that guided someone’s life. We will send a card to the family or loved one of the person you memorialized notifying them of your gift. When making your gift, please let us know the name and address of the person whom should receive the card.

Gifts may also honor a person during his or her life or commemorate a significant event like a birthday, wedding, or holiday. For gifts of $10 or more, we will send an elegant card to the honoree notifying them of your gift. For gifts below $10, we are happy to send an electronic card via email. When making your gift, please designate the street or email address of the person whom should receive the card.

Ways to Give

Monthly Harvest Club
When you join the Monthly Harvest Club, your donation is expedited to help feed the hungry. Monthly Harvest Club members are especially important to the Food Bank because each month we know in advance that we can count on you and your generous donation, which helps us to plan food purchasing.
>>Learn More and sign up

Ways to Give

Give Stock – Avoid Taxes
Donations of publicly traded securities are exempt from the 20% capital gains tax that would be imposed if you sold the securities and made a cash donation. We make the donation process simple for you. Please follow these three steps:

  1. Download and complete this stock gift form
  2. Give a copy of the stock gift form to your broker.
  3. To receive a tax receipt, fax a copy of the stock gift form to Second Harvest at (408) 266-9042.

Please contact Tami Cardenas at (408) 694-0025 or email with any questions.

Ways to Give

Leave a Legacy through a Planned Gift
If you are interested in doing something that will outlast you and will benefit thousands of people in need, you might want to consider including Second Harvest Food Bank in your estate plan or will. We provide personalized tools, a variety of resources and a wealth of information for you to access here.

Ways to Give


As with any major gifts, it is advisable to consult your attorney, accountant, or other advisor regarding tax advantages of such gifts.

For further information, please contact our Donor Hotline:
866-234-3663 /