Donations

Schenck Foods Company is a family owned business committed to giving back to the communities we serve. We strive to improve the lives of our customers, employees, and community members in every way we can.

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How to Request a Donation in 4 Steps

See if you’re eligible
Make sure your event is at least 5 weeks away
Request a donation
If you’re approved, receive your donation!

1. See if you’re eligible

As a small company with limited resources, our goal is to prioritize giving where our donations will have a strong impact. We focus on community-oriented organizations that serve high-need groups.

If you are eligible, make sure you’re submitting your application in time (step 2).

If you are ineligible, you can still submit an application, but be aware we do not often give exceptions.

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Eligible Groups

Your organization is eligible if it falls into one of these categories:

Community-based food banks
Emergency food providers
Organizations supporting children in need
Organizations supporting individuals and families struggling with addiction
Support groups for women’s issues and needs

AND:

You are a US-based IRS qualified charitable or 501(c)3 organization
You provide a program or service available to ALL in the community

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Ineligible Groups

Groups supporting any of the following: political cause, religious organization, endowment, capital campaign, fraternal organizations, an individual, recreation, sports, charter school, bands, choir, animal-related, church group, or an international organization
Individuals requesting donations for trips, sports sponsorships, pageants, etc.
Direct donation requests to an organization or institution to support a specific individual with catastrophic health and financial needs
Individuals soliciting on a behalf of a charity already supported by Schenck Foods
Advertising in school yearbooks and programs for parties and benefit performances
Requests for funding outside Schenck Foods’ four-state market area
Organizations requesting donations for associate incentives or employee recognition events.
Requests from faith-based agencies for religious purposes; however, we can consider humanitarian aid, such as food for people in need if your church is holding such an event (for example WATTS)
Professional development seminars and conferences
Travel expenses for educational or extracurricular activities
Charitable fundraising efforts and capital campaigns of other businesses
Discounted gift card programs
Organizations that are identified more with specific groups of people rather than the general public, such as veterans’ groups, fraternal orders, labor organizations, and entertainment organizations are not eligible
Organizations that Schenck Foods is in legal or financial conflict with or which connects Schenck Foods to any political party or group
Organizations providing services primarily to animals
Organizations whose programs discriminate based on race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital/parental status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, religion, creed, age, disability, genetic information, military service/veteran status, disabled veteran, recently separated veteran, other protected veteran, Armed Forces service medal veteran, or any other characteristic protected by law.

2. Make sure your event is at least 5 weeks away

We review request forms every 2 weeks.

We may take up to 2 additional weeks after reviewing your request to contact you.

In all, it may take 4 weeks for us to respond to you. So make sure you submit your request at least 5 weeks prior to your event.

3. Request a donation

If 1) you’re eligible and 2) your event is at least 5 weeks away, fill out this form to request a donation. All of the information is required, and incomplete submissions will not be considered.

Every donation request will receive a response from our office, regardless of whether it was granted or not. Follow up calls and emails are not necessary.

Organization

Name(Required)

Your Email(Required)

Your Phone(Required)

Organization(Required)

What is your affiliation with the organization?(Required)

Who is the leader of the organization?(Required)

Organization Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City State ZIP Code

Organization Phone(Required)

Organization Website(Required)

What are the goals and objectives of the organization?(Required)

What type and scope of services does the organization offer?(Required)

What is the geographical area serviced by the organization?(Required)

Are you or the organization a customer of Schenck Foods?(Required)

Yes

No

What is the name of your Schenck Foods account?

Are you a 501(c)3 organization?(Required)

Nonprofit status is required to receive a donation.

Yes

No

Nonprofit Tax ID(Required)

Acknowledgements

You must agree to all of the following statements to submit your request.

The following is true:(Required)

I have read the donation policy and my request meets the standards.

The following is true:(Required)

My organization's program and services are available to all in the community.

The following is true:(Required)

My proposal is not in support of a political cause, religious organization, endowment, capital campaign, fraternal organization, individual, recreation, sport, charter school, band, choir, animal-related, church group, or international organization.

Event

What is the name of your event?(Required)

Event Date(Required)

Who is the event for?(Required)

How many people will participate?(Required)

What are you requesting?(Required)

Donation

Sponsorship

Please provide more details(Required)

How will the items be used?(Required)

When do you need the donation, and when would you be able to pick it up?(Required)

How will the funds be used?(Required)

Will our logo be used for anything and if so, how?(Required)

Will our business be recognized any other way? If so, please explain.(Required)

Who should we send our logo to? Please provide both name and email address.(Required)

Are you receiving any other corporate support for this event? If so, please list it here.(Required)

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4. Receive your donation

If your request is approved, we will contact you. Our donations are primarily monetary, but when funds are not available, we may offer food products or Schenck Foods Gift Cards and in some cases, we can work to provide you with very competitive prices to purchase goods at Schenck Foods.

Branding – Schenck Foods Gives (SFG)

Schenck Foods Company official logo should be used in any advertising or public relations materials. Specifications will be given regarding colors and sizing.

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Donations

How to Request a Donation in 4 Steps

1. See if you’re eligible

Eligible Groups

Ineligible Groups

2. Make sure your event is at least 5 weeks away

3. Request a donation

Organization

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Event

4. Receive your donation

Branding – Schenck Foods Gives (SFG)

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