Gifts can be made to Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens in many ways. We are a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organization (Federal Tax ID/EIN: 45-5052677) and all donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please consult with your financial planner, accountant, and/or estate planning attorney prior to making any gifts to your favorite charitable organizations. Contact Brian Arndt , Board President, with any questions about giving to Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens.  

Monthly Giving
Become a Perennial Partner! Monthly giving is a hassle-free, affordable way to have an ongoing impact by spreading your donation throughout the year. Start giving a recurring donation today.
- Your credit card is billed automatically each month
- You save us time, paper, and postage, so your gift has more impact

Corporate Matching Gifts
Many companies will match an employee’s gift to a non-profit organization on a dollar-for-dollar basis doubling your impact! In some cases, companies will also match the gifts of retired employees. Check and find out if your employer has a matching gift program.  Send corporate matching gifts to: Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens, PO Box 5116, Madison, WI 53705.

Memorials and Honorariums
Honor or remember a loved one today with a gift supporting the creation of community-level nutrition security. 

Donor-Advised Funds
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a centralized charitable account. It allows charitably-inclined individuals, families, and businesses to make tax-deductible charitable donations of cash, publicly-traded stock, and in some cases, certain liquid assets.

IRA Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD)
A QCD allows individuals who are 70½ years old or older to directly transfer up to $105,000 to charitable organizations from their individual retirement account (IRA). For individuals 72 or older, the transfer satisfies the required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year. As a result, donors may avoid being pushed into higher income tax brackets and prevent phaseouts of other tax deductions.

Stocks
The full fair market value can be transferred to charitable organizations  Capital gains are avoided for stocks that have appreciated and have been held for more than 1 year.

Thrivent Choice
Madison Area Food Pantry Gardens is enrolled in Thrivent Financial’s member-advised charitable grant program. Thrivent members can make a personal donation and Thrivent pays the processing fees. Nearly $600 million has been distributed to churches and nonprofits nationwide through this program. Please visit the Thrivent Choice page (hyperlink) for more information. 

Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA): This is a contract between a donor and a charitable organization that provides the donor with a fixed (consistent) income for life in exchange for a donation to the charitable organization. The donor receives a tax deduction for the donation, and the charitable organization uses the remaining funds to support its work. Annuity payment amounts are based on the size of the gift and the age of the beneficiary. Younger donors often prefer Deferred Gift Annuities – they would receive the charitable tax-deduction when the annuity is set up and the annuity payments begin at retirement. 

Gifts of Real Estate: We may be able to accept gifts of real estate such as land, a farm, or a home. Under current tax laws, donors pay no capital gains when they make lifetime contributions of real estate held for more than one year. For transfers made at death, under a will or trust, the estate tax charitable deduction is generally based on fair market value.