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About Pantry

Every day, good food is thrown away while neighbors go hungry — not because there isn’t enough food, but because there’s no easy connection between the people with extra and the people who need it. Pantry exists to make that connection: post surplus food in a couple of minutes, a local food bank claims it, and it feeds someone nearby instead of ending up in the trash.

“Pantry makes it easier to donate, so that it is harder to go hungry.”

Fact sheet

What it is

A free platform that connects people and businesses who have surplus food with local food banks and pantries.

How it works

A donor posts surplus food in a couple of minutes; a nearby food bank claims it and coordinates pickup directly with the donor; the donor gets an automatic tax-deductible receipt.

Who it is for

Households, restaurants, grocers, farms, and businesses with extra food — and the food banks and pantries that distribute it.

Cost

Free for food banks and pantries, always. Free for donors.

Where

Based in Hallowell, Maine, starting across Maine and expanding through New England.

Donor protection

Good-faith food donations are covered by the federal Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.

Founded by Jeff Frank in Hallowell, Maine.

Media inquiries

For interviews, comment, or fact-checking, email jeff@pantrydonate.com or use our contact form and select “Press/Media.” We aim to respond within one business day.