Financial Support

Residents of Michigan are blessed with a state government that knows a bargain when it sees one. Michigan Public Acts 256 and 231 of 1994 reward financial contributions to Michigan food banks with a 50% State income tax credit ( half your money back! ). Limits: up to a $100 credit ( for a $200 gift ) for an individual, $200 ( for a $400 gift ) for a married couple filing jointly, and for businesses, 5% of the business's tax liability before claiming any other credits, or $5,000, whichever is less.

In addition to the State credit, your gift to a Michigan food bank should also qualify for a normal Federal income tax charitable deduction.

Second Harvest Gleaners Food Bank of West Michigan, Inc. is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation, Federal I.D. No. 38-2439659, MICS No. 7889. Your dollars make a bigger difference than you can imagine!

Mail checks to:
Second Harvest Gleaners Food Bank
864 West River Center Drive
Comstock Park, MI 49321

Donate to Second Harvest Gleaners online via PayPal:

Questions? Call us at (616) 784-3250.

Food Donations

Within the 40 counties of our West Michigan service area, any farmer, processor, distributor, broker, warehouse, trucker, etc. who has useable inventory - raw commodities, ingredients, packaging materials, finished products - they are willing to donate should contact either:

Russ Sweet, Logistics Manager, at 616-784-3250 x 211
email: rsweet@wmgleaners.org

Gail Philbin, Donor Relations Manager, at 616-784-3250 x 227
email: gailp@wmgleaners.org

Outside of our area, please contact America's Second Harvest at 312-263-1820. We will quickly be able to tell you if we can take the offered goods. If we can, we will pick them up at your convenience, and generally will have a signed formal receipt back in the mail to you within 48 hours. Liability protection is provided to donors like yourself by both the Michigan and U.S. Good Samaritan Laws. Donations of useable inventory to regional food banks qualify for the generous "cost plus up to 50% of normal profit" tax deduction provided by Section 170(e) (3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.