How Growers Can Help
Fresh Food For Families. The Northeast Iowa Food Bank needs your help to collect Fresh Food for Families. You can plant and donate extra produce to feed hungry families in our community. Fresh produce donations may be eligible for an Iowa tax credit and a federal enhanced tax deduction.
Farmers Market Donations help provide healthy meals locally. We are always seeking volunteers to pick up farmers market donations. Contact volunteer@neifb.org for more information.
Grow a Row. Due to Capacity Campaign building construction, our Community Garden is facing a 30% cut for each year construction is happening. To fill that gap, we ask community members to grow an extra row in their garden for the NEIFB Community Garden.
Farm-Food Bank Donation Tax Credit
The State of Iowa offers an income tax credit for a taxpayer that donates a food commodity to an Iowa food bank or Iowa emergency feeding organization.
The credit is equal to 15-percent of the value of the commodities donated during the tax year for which the credit is claimed or $5,000, whichever is less. Any credit in excess of the tax liability for the tax year may be credited to the tax liability for the following five years or until used, whichever is earlier. The tax credit shall not be carried back to a tax year prior to the year in which the owner redeems the credit.
