Donate Food

Does your Marin business or organization have extra food? Prepared food, fruits and vegetables, dairy products, eggs, meat, shelf-stable packaged goods, or baked goods? Just fill out the form below, call us at 415.997.9830, or email us. 

We require that:

• Your organization has followed all food-safety guidelines. (Note that we only pick up commercially-produced food, and we do not pick up from private residences)
• You'll donate a minimum of 10 servings of food.
• You'll provide your donation in food-safe, disposable containers, and have a staff member onsite to meet us.

We operate 365 days a year, and we typically respond between 7am and 10pm to offers of food donations. If your donation needs to be picked up within 4 hours, we recommend you call us at 415-997-9830 rather than emailing, texting or using the form below. Note: We place the highest priority on rescuing fresh fruits and vegetables; lean proteins including prepared foods, dairy products and eggs; and whole grains. We do not accept soda, candy, sheet cakes, or alcohol. 

After we receive your request, we'll work to find the best match for your donation among our many recipients and will get back to you to confirm pickup shortly. (Note that we do not hold or store any food.) Thank you in advance for helping to serve the hungry in our community.

Donate Food

Name of Organization

Pickup Address

City

Please select... Belvedere Bolinas Corte Madera Fairfax Larkspur Marin City Mill Valley Nicasio Novato Olema Point Reyes Station Ross San Anselmo San Geronimo San Rafael Sausalito Stinson Beach Tiburon

Zip Code

Onsite Contact First Name

Onsite Contact Last Name

Contact Email

Contact Phone

How do you want to receive confirmation?

Please select... Call Email Text

How did you hear about ExtraFood?

Please select... CropMobster ExtraFood Food Donor ExtraFood Staff ExtraFood Volunteer Facebook Google Instagram LinkedIn Marin IJ Marin Magazine NextDoor Pacific Sun Radio TV News Twitter

About Your Donation

Type of Food (check as many as apply):

Individual PreparedBulk PreparedBread and Baked GoodsDairy and EggsProduceShelf-Stable Packaged GoodsMeatOther

Quantity of Individual Prepared:  

Please select... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 50 100

Quantity Type of Individual Prepared:   

Please select... boxes carloads crates foils items pounds servings ziplocs

Quantity of Bulk Prepared: 

Please select... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 50 100

Quantity Type of Bulk Prepared:   

Please select... boxes carloads crates foils items pounds servings ziplocs

Quantity of Bread and Baked Goods: 

Please select... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 50 100

Quantity Type of Bread and Baked Goods:   

Please select... boxes carloads crates foils items pounds servings ziplocs

Quantity of Dairy and Eggs: 

Please select... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 50 100

Quantity Type of Dairy and Eggs:   

Please select... boxes carloads crates foils gallons items pounds servings ziplocs

Quantity of Produce: 

Please select... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 50 100

Quantity Type of Produce:   

Please select... boxes carloads crates foils items pounds servings ziplocs

Quantity of Shelf-Stable Packaged Goods: 

Please select... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 50 100

Quantity Type of Shelf-Stable Packaged Goods:   

Please select... boxes carloads crates foils items pounds servings ziplocs

Quantity of Meat: 

Please select... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 50 100

Quantity Type of Meat:   

Please select... boxes carloads crates foils items pounds servings ziplocs

Quantity of Other: 

Please select... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 20 50 100

Quantity Type of Other:   

Please select... boxes carloads crates foils items pounds servings ziplocs

Is any of it frozen?

YesNo

Is this a one-time or recurring donation?

One-TimeRecurring

When would you like us to pick up your donation?

When do you want recurring pickups to start?

On which day(s) do you want a pickup?

Monday	Tuesday
Wednesday	Thursday
Friday	Saturday
Sunday

What's the earliest we can arrive?

Please select... 7:00am 7:30am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm

What's the latest we can arrive? (we appreciate the largest possible window, thanks)

Please select... 7:00am 7:30am 8:00am 8:30am 9:00am 9:30am 10:00am 10:30am 11:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:00pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 2:30pm 3:00pm 3:30pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 5:00pm 5:30pm 6:00pm 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm

Any additional pickup instructions?

May we publicize your donation?

YesNo

Optional: Upload a photo of your donation

Please click the Submit button below. If nothing happens, there's a required question that you haven't answered.

Thank you for offering your donation to ExtraFood.org.

Contact Information

Benefits of Donating Food to ExtraFood

Save on disposal and recycling fees while helping Marin reach its waste-reduction goals. Our service is free of charge.

Receive great tax benefits. Eligible businesses can deduct the lesser of (a) 2x the basis value of the donated food and (b) the profit margin if the food were sold at its Fair Market Value. Details from Harvard here. 

One-stop donating that can help thousands of people. We take care of getting your donations to the best-matched nonprofit agencies across Marin. We reach more than 8,000 people every month with our deliveries.

Complying with increasingly strict organics-recycling regulations. State laws such as AB1826 and SB1383 have established stricter requirements for recycling of organic waste, including food.

It's a simple way to make another difference in the community. We make it easy! Call, text, email, or web/mobile. We're open 365 days a year.

Laws Protect Food Donors

Federal and state laws protect all food donors from legal liability when donating food to nonprofit organizations. ExtraFood.org is a nonprofit, and we deliver food only to nonprofits.

Food Dates Can Create Needless Waste

Wondering how long food items last past the often-confusing "use-by", "sell-by" and "best-by" dates? The USDA has guidelines and a handy app for your iPhone or Android phone here. And, our friends at SaveTheFood.com have a great guide to those dates here and a guide to storing food here. If you'd like more details, the NRDC explains in this article how confusing dates on food leads to waste and provides this infographic on organizing your refrigerator to reduce waste. You can also see a brief video from the Wall Street Journal here that explains food dates. And the Washington Post has an excellent, brief article here.

Consider Our Community Meals Program

For those businesses that make food, we ask you to consider making a bit extra and setting it aside for the hungry every so often. Like Marinitas in San Anselmo, which makes an extra tray of enchilada casserole each week when making that dish for a standing order. Or Taqueria Mi Pueblo in San Anselmo, who makes us burritos to pick up every week. And we'll work to send you more customers by publicizing your generosity. Call us at 415.997.9830, email us, or use the form on the left to tell us what you'd like to donate. More info here.

Additional Resources

Note: We do not pick up from private residences.

In a faith-based organization? We'll pick up your extra food, and check out the EPA's resources for you here: EPA's Food Steward's Pledge

If you have non-perishable food items at home to donate or want to start a food drive, please contact the great team at: San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
415.883.1302

If you have extra fruits or vegetables growing at home, contact: PickMarin.org
415.889.8814

and you might also consider exchanging produce with your neighbors:Marin Open Garden Project

If you have extra food in San Francisco, please contact the terrific organization that helped us launch our program:

Food Runners
415.929.1866

If you have extra food on the Peninsula or in the South Bay, please contact:

Peninsula Food Runners
415.826.6903

Still have questions?

Please email us or call us at 415.997.9830.