Reduce your wasted food,
feed your community
Partner with us to donate your business’ excess food and feed people, not landfills.
Become a Food Donor
Join us in making food rescue a universal standard!
We make donating food easy. Our dedicated team will redistribute your excess food to a network of local nonprofit partners supporting people experiencing food insecurity. No donation is too small, and we coordinate pickups on the schedule of your choice.
Our nominal fee covers the logistical costs of food rescue operations and supports our mission’s sustainability (learn more here).
Learn How We Can Work Together
To donate one or more pallets of food, visit our Large-Scale Donations page.
To donate less than 1,000 pounds of food, visit our Branch-Level Donations page.
Why Donate with Rescuing Leftover Cuisine (RLC)?
Social & Environmental Impact
Increase food access by getting food to people in your immediate community.
Reduce methane gas emissions caused by wasted food in landfills, which are over 30 times more harmful than CO2.
Minimize the depletion of natural resources used to produce and transport food.
Decrease Your Costs
Save on storage and disposal costs, reduce surplus or hard-to-move inventory/unsalable products.
Receive enhanced tax savings through IRC Section 170(e)(3) if you’re an eligible donor. RLC will provide donation receipts, which can help guide you and your tax advisor.
Manage and reduce your wasted food with the help of our food donor portal, which allows you to track daily donation data on a monthly basis.
Community Engagement and Brand Awareness
Demonstrate your commitment to people and the planet.
Boost positive brand recognition.
Receive PR! We love to highlight our collaborations and feature food donor partners through our various marketing channels.
Food Safety & Legal Liability
Food Safety
As long as your excess food was purchased from a licensed food vendor and prepared and handled according to food safety laws and regulations, we can rescue it! Feel free to review our Food Guidelines for more information.
Legal Liability
Donating food is legal and encouraged by the federal government! As a food donor, you are protected under The Food Donation Improvement Act when you donate food to a charitable organization, such as RLC. There has never been a lawsuit related to donating food.
Why a Fee-for-Service?
Our fee-for-service model is a crucial part of our mission's sustainability. It enables us to:
