Donate Monetarily Online
Make a monetary donation of your choosing, whether one-time or on a schedule you prefer.
Amazon Wishlists
One of the easiest and most impactful ways to support our food pantry is by donating needed supplies directly through our Amazon Wishlists.
Lists are updated in real time with the items we need most. When you make a purchase, your donation is shipped directly to our pantry. No guesswork or drop-off required.
General Pantry Wishlist
Our General Pantry Wishlist provides the pantry with ongoing items to keep operations running.
The list includes high-demand cleaning supplies, and organizational items that help us maintain a welcoming and efficient space for our guests. This list is continuously updated to reflect what’s most needed.
Families First Program Wishlist
Our Families First Wishlist provides essential early needs for mothers and young children.
Items include diapers (all sizes), baby wipes, formula, children's personal care products, and feminine hygiene products. Donations directly support our Families First Program, which provides essential supplies to women and households with young children. To learn more about that program, click here.
Other ways to donate monetarily
Creative and powerful ways for individuals and organizations to make a big difference…
Individual & family donations
Donor Advised Funds (DAF)
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) are a favored means of charitable giving.
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a philanthropic financial vehicle in which donors contribute money to an investment fund managed by a sponsoring organization. Donors can contribute cash and a wide range of non-cash assets, including stocks, shares of mutual funds, publicly traded securities, private assets, and crypto. Donors can then recommend grants be made to charities of their choice using money from the fund.
Estate Gifts
Designating part of your assets after death to one or more charities is a noble way to make an impact.
And you don’t need to be a millionaire to do it. Including gifts to charities in your estate plan can alleviate any concerns about donating too much too early and possibly overextending yourself if you need your nest egg for long-term care or other expenses. You can feel generous now by giving later, while keeping a cash cushion.
Memorial Wall
A Memorial Wall in the pantry features plaques bearing the names of people who wish to be remembered by our supporters.
A donation of $100 or more is required for inclusion of the Wall, however, this minimum can be reached through the aggregation of multiple donations from multiple donors.
Institutional donor options
Matching Donations
Organizations can match donations made by their employees or members.
For more information on matching donations, contact your Accounting Department or payroll provider or reach out to us.
Food Drives
A food drive can be hosted by any organization.
The drive can be made available to only employees, or members, or open to the public. We can provide containers to collect donations or you can provide the containers and we can provide signage.
Retail Collections
We can provide recepticles to collect nonperishable food items or containers to collect cash donations in your retail location.
Partner Wall
Our Partner Wall acknowledges organizations that make significant donations to the food pantry.
For a donation of $500 or more, your organization’s logo can be placed on the Partner Wall which is located in a prominent location in the pantry.
Donate Food
Direct Food Donations
Non-perishable food items can be donated directly to the pantry during the following days and hours. You can also make arrangements to deliver donations at other times by calling 630-347-5390.
Tuesdays: 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Fridays and Saturdays: 10:00 am to noon
Drop Boxes
Our drop boxes are readily identified by the pantry’s logo. Shown here is the drop box located in the parking lot at Tischler’s Finer Foods.
Non-perishable food items can be placed in our boxes at the following Brookfield locations:
Pantry Drop Box: Behind our building in the alley.
Tischler’s Finer Foods: 9118 Broadway Avenue, Brookfield, west parking lot.
LSF Brookfield Library: 3541 Park Ave., Brookfield
Swan Cleaners: 9500 west 47th Street, Brookfield
Cantata - The Woodlands: 8700 west 31st Street, Brookfield
Sway Dance Studio: 9152 Broadway Ave., Brookfield
Fill my Jar: 3726 Prairie Ave., Brookfield
Sokol Spirit: 3909 Prairie Ave., Brookfield
Have clothing to donate?
We do not accept clothing, but recommend the following partners…
The Hope Chest | 305 W. Hillgrove | La Grange, IL
Accepts higher quality, slightly used clothing. Donations to this organization benefit the Constant Morris House, a facility for survivors of domestic violence.
Childrens Community Closet | 500 E. 31st St., La Grange Park, IL
Accepts clothing for children, teens, and maternity.
Accepts all types of clothing.