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 Your gift to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is important to us! For every dollar donated, the Food Bank is able to distribute eight dollars worth of food (approximately 4 meals) in 34-counties through 5 branch warehouses in Durham, Greenville, Raleigh, Sandhills & Wilmington.
The Food Bank's administrative overhead is 3% - which means that 97% of your contribution goes directly to programs. Please contact our Vice-President of Development to receive a full copy of our financial statements or copies of our federal form 990.
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The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC is a 501c(3) organization, EIN# 56-1283426.
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General Donation or an Honor-Memorial Donation.
Mail your gift to our finance office at:
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
Attn: Accounting
3808 Tarheel Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
Cash can be donated at any of the Food Bank's 5 branches.
Click here for directions to our Durham, Greenville, Raleigh, Sandhills or Wilmington branches.
The Food Bank can also accept these types of monetary donations:
Consider these types of alternate support:
The Food Bank also accepts these non-monetary items:
 For the seventh consecutive year, the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina has received a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities. Less than 1% of the charities evaluated have received 7 consecutive 4-star evaluations. Click on the icon to learn more.
Gifts of Stock
One of the best ways to make charitable gifts is through the donation of securities which have appreciated. The more they have appreciated, the more it will save you to donate them.
 For example, you have a stock which is now worth $1,000. You bought it for $100. If you sell the stock and give the $1000 to the Food Bank, you will get a $1,000 deduction, but you will pay about $270 in additional taxes. If you give the stock to the Food Bank, you will be able to claim a $1000 deduction, and you will pay no capital gains tax. If the stock is one you wish to keep, donate the shares that have appreciated most, and then spend $1000 to replace them and they will be on your books at a higher cost and save future taxes.
Use our printable Stock Transfer Instruction Form or contact our Vice-President of Development for more information.
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Gifts by Will or Trust
A bequest of cash, securities or real property to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina entitles the donor to a charitable deduction that can be used to reduce the size of the taxable estate and thus reduce or eliminate estate tax liability. There are several types of bequests from which your attorney or financial advisor can help you select.
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Gifts of Real Estate
A gift of real estate is often a desirable way to make a major gift as it entitles the donor to an income tax deduction for the full appraised fair market value, and in most cases the donor will not have to pay capital gains tax.
For more information on how to donate real estate to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina or to make your gift, please contact our Vice-President of Development.
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Life Income Gifts
A donor may also give assets to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina and retain the right for a designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, including the donor, to receive income during life from the donated assets. After the death of the income beneficiary or beneficiaries, the gift is used by the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina for the purpose designated by the donor. Life income gifts are a family of highly tax-efficient gift vehicles including unitrusts, annuity trusts, and charitable gift annuities.
When properly drawn, life income gift arrangements can provide substantial income and estate tax benefits. They can increase income if the gift is to a trust or charitable gift annuity that produces a higher cash yield than the assets donated. They reduce the size of the estate subject to probate and relieve the donor or other beneficiary from some of the burden of estate investment and management. The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina also welcomes contributions that may include gifts-in-kind or life insurance, among other gifts.
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 Vice-President of Development.
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eBay Proceeds
 The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is a member of the eBay Giving Works Community. This community allows eBay sellers to donate portions of their proceeds to the Food Bank. eBay buyers can also purchase items from these registered sellers.
Click here to learn more about the eBay Giving Works Community.
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Donate Greenpoints
 Donating Lowes Foods Greenpoints to the Food Bank is easy. Set up an account on Greenpoints.com using the account number on the back of your card. Once you've set up your online account, click on "Redeem Greenpoints", then select "Give Greenpoints". Simply transfer the number of points you'd like to donate. The Food Bank's account number is 420216047703.
The Food Bank uses the Greenpoints to purchase highly nutritious and hard-to-get items from Lowe's Foods. For more information about how the Greenpoints help the Food Bank, contact our Food Resources Manager or call 919-865-3019.
Visit Greenpoints.com now to set up your account!
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American Express Giving Express Program
 American Express has partnered with JustGive to offer new ways to support the Food Bank using your American Express Card. Earn Rewards Points for donations made using your card through the Giving Express website (on an eligible, enrolled card), use your Rewards Points to make a donation, or set up recurring donations.
To make a donation to the Food Bank, visit American Express Giving Express to get started.
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Suntrust's SunPoints & My Cause Promotions
 SunPoints Rewards Points earned from purchases with a SunTrust Visa Check Card or SunTrust Visa Credit Card can be donated to the Food Bank. SunTrust will also make a matching gift for any donation over $25.00.
In addition, open a personal or business checking account with Suntrust and, for a limited time, they will make a donation to the Food Bank.
For more information about these promotions, visit SunPoints for Charity or SunTrust My Cause.
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hCard Membership Program
 The hCard membership program allows you can save hundreds of dollars at merchants across the country while supporting the Food Bank. You'll receive discounts at restaurants, movies, pharmacies and theme parks, free roadside assistance and emergency contact services. With the purchase of every hCard, 50% of the $25 purchase goes directly to The Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC.
For more information, visit the hCard Food Bank webpage.
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GoodSearch and GoodShop
 The Food Bank can earn a penny every time you search the Internet through GoodSearch or up to 37% of purchases made through GoodShop! GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the Food Bank. GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to the Food Bank. Shop at great stores such as Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble!
Try GoodSearch or GoodShop now!
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Donate Food
Food donations are essential in meeting the needs of those who suffer from hunger in our 34-county service territory. Local food donors such as individuals, grocery chains, manufacturers, packers and growers, annually contribute 52% of the 32.6 million pounds of food distributed in the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
 Individuals or Businesses can make donations of food at any of our five warehouse locations in Durham, Greenville, Raleigh, Sandhills or Wilmington. Consider hosting a food drive with your organization, company, school or neighborhood. See these links for helpful information:
Food Drive Idea... Are you hosting a dinner party and don't know what to tell your guests to bring? Ask them to bring canned food for the Food Bank! Use our Most Needed Items List and drop off your items at any of our 5 branch locations. Every little bit helps!!
Corporations such as food producers, manufacturers and distributors can make donations of food or other non-essential items to the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. To donate products produced by your company, please contact our Food Resources Manager or call 919-865-3019.
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Donating Goods and Services
 The Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina utilizes many donated goods and services to continue operating efficiently. If you have a company or business that can donate goods or in-kind services, please consider the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina as a beneficiary. The Food Bank is in need of the following items:
- In desperate need of a portable table saw for use at all 5 branches
- Desktop or laptop computers meeting the following minimum specifications:
Pentium IV processor
1 GB RAM
60 GB hard drive - Automatic letter folder
- High Quality/Volume Network Laser Printers
- Large barrels for food drives
- Copier
- Projector
- Camcorder
- Flat Panel Monitors
- Pallet Jacks
- Forklift batteries
- Vehicles
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Donate Time
 During 2006-07, volunteers logged over 122,000 hours of service to Food Bank programs, events and activities - the equivalent of over 47 full-time employees. Volunteers are a vital part of the Food Bank's services to the community. For every hour worked by volunteers at the Food Bank, 317 pounds of food is distributed to our network of partner agencies who serve the 450,000 people at risk of hunger in our service area. To learn more about donating volunteer time, visit the Volunteer section of our website.
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