Other Corporate and Employee Giving

• Grant Opportunities – Many of our vital feeding programs – including our BackPack, Senior Box and Mobile Pantry Programs – are completely funded by private donations and grants from local companies and community organizations.

• Matching Gifts – If your company has a matching gift program please be sure to inform your employees of the process and requirements for requesting a company match. Companies can match financial donations or volunteer hours from their employees.

• Employee Giving – Another convenient way for your employees and company to support the Food Bank is through payroll deductions.

COVID-19 Response Supporters

We are grateful to everyone who gives in support of Northern Illinois Food Bank’s mission. We’d like to recognize the following corporate and foundation donors who made gifts of more than $7,500 to aid our COVID-19 response between March and May 2020. Many thanks also to all the generous donors who contributed to and the community organizations that are managing various COVID-19 Response Funds. We are all in this together!

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Abbott Employees Credit Union
Arby’s Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bel Brands U.S.A.
Buchanan Family Foundation
Cargill
CF Industries
Chicago Automobile Trade Association
Chicago Community COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund
Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region, Inc.
Community Memorial Foundation
Comprehensive Health Management Inc.
Conagra Brands Foundation
Consumers Credit Union
CTC Trading Group. LLC
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Dream Makerz
Dynegy
EFS Foundation
Feeding America COVID-19 Network Support
Feeding America thanks to HSBC
Feeding America thanks to Jeff Bezos
Founders Insurance
Gallop Family Foundation
Gorter Family Foundation
The Hardison Family Foundation
Hunter Family Foundation
Illinois Broadcasters United Against Hunger
Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation
Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund
Illinois Masonic Charities Fund
Jewel-Osco Foundation
Kankakee and Iroquois Counties COVID-19 Response Fund
Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund
Kellogg Company
Lake County Community Foundation Crisis Relief Fund
Lamb Weston Foundation
Lubrizol Foundation
McGuire for Senate
McKesson Foundation
MetLife Foundation
Midwest Aerosol Association
Midwest Dairy Council
Mizkan America
Nicor Gas
NKC Family Foundation
North Shore Gas Company
Nutrien
NW IL COVID-19 Response Fund
Oberweiler Foundation
Peters Foundation
Quanex Foundation
Reed Family Foundation
RSM US LLP
Rusu Family Foundation
The John and Kathleen Schreiber Foundation
Schroeder Foundation
Takeda
Tate & Lyle Americas, LLC
Thomas J. & Kathleen M. Laird Family Foundation
Union Pacific Foundation
United Way of Lake County COVID-19 Community Response Fund
United Way of Rock River Valley COVID-19 Emerging Needs Fund
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
Will County COVID-19 Response Fund
Willow Creek Community Church
Willow Springs Foundation
Woodforest Charitable Foundation

The Circle of Hope is a group of dedicated organizations committed to providing the financial leadership needed to feed our hungry neighbors. Circle of Hope membership runs from July 1 to June 30 and is renewable annually.

In honor of the generosity and dedication of Circle of Hope members, we offer five levels of appreciation for organizational supporters:

Planter $2,500 – $9,999
• Recognition on Circle of Hope donor wall and Annual Report
• Subscription to The Full Plate quarterly newsletter
• Invitations to social and fundraising events sponsored by the Food Bank
• Complimentary use of the Food Bank for meetings or team-building volunteer shifts

Grower $10,000 – $24,999
• All benefits of Planter level plus:
• Recognition on Food Bank’s website on the Corporate and Community Partners page

Gatherer $25,000 – $49,999
• All benefits of Grower level plus:
• Social Media mention with tag to company website or social media platform
• Two complimentary registrations for Foodie 5K

Harvester $50,000 – $99,999
• All benefits of Gatherer level plus:
• Premier recognition with logo in Annual Report, Donor Wall and SolveHungerToday.org
• Invitation to special breakfast with Food Bank President & CEO Julie Yurko

Nourisher $100,000 +
• All benefits of Harvester level plus:
• Logo featured on SolveHungerToday.org home page for one year
• Press release announcing donation issued by the Food Bank

Circle of Hope FY19 (July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019)

Nourisher $100,000+

Harvester $50,000 – $99,999

Gatherer $25,000-$49,999

• The J. R. Albert Foundation

• Helen Brach Foundation

• Fred J. Brunner Foundation

• Charlton Family Charitable Foundation

• The Chilay Corporation

• Community Foundation of Northern Illinois

• Composites One

• Crate & Barrel

• Darden Restaurants Foundation

• Dunham Fund

• Flowers Communications Group