Just $1 from you can mean 10 pounds of food for our food pantry! Through our partnerships with Hoosier Hills Food Bank and others, we are able to acquire healthy food at a discount. Your cash donation goes a long way!
Here are some other ways gift can help!
- $1,000 can help stock the pantry for a week serving almost 2,000 people.
- $500 can sponsor a nutrition workshop on healthy cooking.
- $250 can give a child a summer of hands-on learning in the garden.
- $100 can start 1,000 plants in our hoophouse.
- $50 can provide healthy groceries for a family of 4 for a month.
Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. All donations are tax deductible.
Give a Cash Gift
Make an online donation through our secure Paypal account.
You can also drop off a check or money order (payable to Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard) at the pantry during regular hours. Mail it to:
Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard
1010 S. Walnut, Suite G
Bloomington, IN 47401
Give a Monthly Gift
Giving monthly to MHC is easy with automatic electronic fund transfers from your bank account! Contact Mary Beth Wendelin at marybeth@mhcfoodpantry.org or 812-339-5887 to set up your monthly gift.
Give through the United Way
The United Way invests in 24 certified member agencies in Monroe County, including Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard. Your donation helps United Way’s mission to build stronger communities by focusing on better education, earnings, and essentials for families who need them. Ask your employer about participating in the United Way’s annual campaign.
Our promise to our donors
Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard believes donors are important members of the MHC family! The MHC Board of Directors adopted the Donor Bill of Rights* as our promise to our supporters. If you have questions, please contact Mary Beth Wendelin, Director of Development, marybeth@mhcfoodpantry.org or 812-339-5887.
Donor Bill of Rights
Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the nonprofit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:
I. To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
II. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
III. To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.
IV. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
V. To receive appropriate acknowledgement and recognition.
VI. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
VII. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
VIII. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.
IX. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists.
X. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.
*The Donor Bill of Rights was created by the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Giving Institute: Leading Consultants to Non-Profits. It has been endorsed by numerous organizations.
