The Food Forever Fund

Feed the future by making a legacy gift.

The Golden Harvest Food Forever Fund endowment has provided reliable annual earnings to bolster Food Bank operations. These funds have been essential to our continued growth. In 2021, Golden Harvest unveiled a new vision for the Food Forever Fund, transitioning its purpose from generating revenue for our food bank to generating impact for the communities we serve.

We believe that we can best honor the intent of Food Forever Fund gifts is by investing in our Hunger Relief Partners: the food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, childcare facilities, senior centers, and other hunger relief organizations that rely on us for food. In 2024, Golden Harvest brought this vision to life by launching the Network Investment Program, which uses Food Forever Fund resources to provide grants that strengthen our network of hunger relief partners. In its first year, the program invested $300,000 in grants across 20 Hunger Relief Partner sites.

Grant funds will be used to expand our partners’ capacity to feed the hungry through infrastructure investment, help them create economies of scale, and provide a more healthful variety of food through reduced shared maintenance fees. These are gifts that not only fill a plate for a day, but fundamentally improve the quality, quantity, and accessibility of food to the hungry for years to come.

Planning Your Bequest

  • Seek advice from your financial or legal advisor

  • Contact us for assistance

  • Set up a will or trust to communicate your wishes

  • Name Golden Harvest Food Bank as a beneficiary of your estate

Legal Name: Golden Harvest Food Bank, Inc.
Street Address: 3310 Commerce Drive, Augusta, GA 30909
EIN: 58-1466514

While we do not have standard language that we require be used, we would suggest a version of the following:

I give to Golden Harvest Food Bank, Inc., a non-profit organization, located in Augusta, GA, ______(a percentage of the estate, specific dollar amount, remainder of estate after all other charitable gifts & expenses, etc.) to be used for Golden Harvest Food Bank’s hunger relief work. If at any time, it becomes impossible or impractical for my gift to be used for the above charitable purpose, Golden Harvest Food Bank shall use my gift for a purpose and in a manner that most closely meets the above charitable purpose.

Benefits of a Legacy Gift

  • Simplicity. Just a few sentences in your will or trust is all it takes.

  • Tax relief. You are entitled to an estate tax deduction for the value of your gift.

  • Lasting impact. Support a mission that ensures individuals and families will have access to nutritious food and resources with the dignity and respect they deserve.

A Timeless Impact

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of the Network Investment Program grants for our partners!

20 organizations across our GA and SC service area have been selected to receive funding, which aims to enhance capacity and strengthen food security efforts within the community.

Golden Harvest Food Bank extends its heartfelt congratulations to all the grant recipients and expresses gratitude to the donors whose generosity made these grants possible.

– Mt. Olive Church of the Nazarene in Johnson County – $40,000

– Clifford Grove Baptist Church in Wilkes County – $40,000

– Family Connections CIS-Glascock in Glascock County – $40,000

– Hancock Helping Hands in Hancock County – $37,073

– Unity Outreach Church in Aiken County – $33,663

– Noah’s Ark MBC in Burke County – $31,378

– Bridges of Hope in Jefferson County – $28,675

– Gateway Church in Barnwell County – $18,000

– Broken Shackle Ranch in Washington County – $17,577

– BackPack Program at Blythe Elementary School in Richmond County – $15,140

– Trinity COG Ministries in Allendale County – $13,860

– Putnam Christian Outreach in Putnam County – $6,700

– DCCM in Richmond County – $6,204.86

– BackPack Program at McBean Elementary School in Richmond County- $6,500

– McDuffie Manna in McDuffie County – $2,850

– Answers Community Church in Columbia County – $2,600

– St Mary’s/St Vincent DePaul Society of Aiken in Aiken County – $2,550

– Elbert Co. UMC Food Ministry in Elbert County – $1,154

– BackPack Program at Chukker Creek Elementary School in Aiken County – $800

– BackPack Program at Screven City Elementary School in Screven County – $731

Questions? Contact Us!

Melissa Brown

Major Gifts Officer

mbrown@goldenharvest.org

706-736-1199 ext. 217

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