Food Company Donations

Most of the food and non-food products donated to Tarrant Area Food Bank come from the food industry. At our 69,000 square-foot warehouse in Fort Worth, we handle fresh and frozen foods as well as shelf-stable food products and non-food products such as paper goods, household cleaning products and personal care products. We depend on donations from national corporations through America's Second Harvest and on additional donations from local, regional and national companies that have facilities in Fort Worth and our 13-county service area.

We handle all food according to standards set by America's Second Harvest and the Texas Department of Health. Our state-of-the art inventory system tracks a product from the time it is received in our warehouse, through inspection, sorting and repacking in quality control and on through distribution to our network of agencies. Since we can account for any product donated to us, we have the capability of recalling a product if that should ever be necessary.

The law protects food donors. The federal Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Act of 1996 protects businesses, nonprofit organizations and individuals who donate food in good faith from civil or criminal liability should such donated food later cause harm to a recipient.

Tax benefits are available to businesses that donate food. Current tax laws allow generous deductions for contributions of ordinary income property to charitable organizations.

For more information about Tarrant Area Food Bank and the advantages of donating grocery products, companies can contact Jim MacPhearson, TAFB Food Industry Liaison, at 817-332-9177, or email: jim.macphearson@tafb.org.

To make donations of surplus food to Tarrant Area Food Bank, companies can contact:
     Lety Fraley at 817-332-9177, or fax to 817-877-5148, or
     Email: lety.fraley@tafb.org.
     Tarrant Area Food Bank
     2600 Cullen Street
     Fort Worth TX 76107

Food donations are accepted Monday through Thursday between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., and Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at Tarrant Area Food Bank's office and warehouse at 2600 Cullen Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76107.

Foods and groceries accepted by Tarrant Area Food Bank, include, but are not limited to the following:

HOW YOU CAN HELP:
Food Company Donations | Food Drives | Protections for Food Donors
Recycling Fund-raiser | Monetary Donations | Direct Feed (Monthly Donations)
Matching Gifts | Charitable Gift Campaigns | Grocery Shopping Donation Programs
Volunteering | Spread the Word