Feed the Future with a Financial Gift Today!
2025 Culinary Training students preparing food for our Sabor lunch pop-up.
Your gift helps Sonoma Family Meal provide culinary job training, quality emergency and food-security meals, and support for the local food ecosystem through both our Petaluma kitchen and Unity Kitchen in Sonoma.
$20 = A chef-made meal for a family of four experiencing food insecurity
$100 = Food Handler’s Certification for ten culinary trainees
$500 = Knife kits for five culinary students
$1,000 = Ingredients for one week of adult culinary job training program
$5,000 = Hot meals for 1,000 people in need out of Unity Kitchen
$10,000 = Fully supports one Culinary Job Training graduate (education, stipend, tools, wraparound support, and more)
Checks can me made out to Sonoma Family Meal, and mailed to: 1370A Redwood Way, Petaluma, CA 94954
Sonoma Family Meal is a 501c3 non-profit, federal tax ID #82-3332831
Be a Culinary Changemaker with a Monthly Contribution
Recurring gifts provide reliable, consistent support for Sonoma Family Meal year-round—helping us plan ahead, prepare for emergencies, nourish local families in need, train aspiring chefs, and strengthen our local food economy.
Why Your Monthly Gift Matters
✔ Small sustaining gifts add up to big, long-term impact
✔ Keeps food-security meals flowing and chefs in training consistently year-round
✔ Makes supporting the community easy and convenient for both you and us!
2023 CJT Graduate Joel sharing his story of how our program changed his life at our Knife’s Edge fundraiser.
Be a force for good - one meal, one life, one month at a time.
Other Ways to Give
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Recommend a grant to Sonoma Family Meal through your donor-advised fund and help provide nourishing meals and tuition-free culinary job training to our neighbors across Sonoma County. Making a DAF gift is simple and can often be completed in just a few clicks through your fund administrator.
Here is the information you will need:
Federal tax ID: #82-3332831
Mailing Address: 1370A Redwood Way, Petaluma, CA 94954Click here to recommend a DAF donation directly from Fidelity Charitable!
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Leave a lasting legacy by including Sonoma Family Meal in your estate plans. A bequest, retirement account designation, or life insurance beneficiary gift ensures that future generations will continue to have access to nourishing meals and life-changing culinary training.
Your legacy can help sustain food security and opportunity for years to come.
Sample Bequest Language:
"I give, devise, and bequeath [amount or percentage of estate] to Sonoma Family Meal, a nonprofit organization located in Petaluma, California, EIN 82-3332831 for its general charitable purposes."Residuary Gift (leaving a portion of your estate after other bequests):
"I give, devise, and bequeath [percentage]% of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate to Sonoma Family Meal, a nonprofit organization located in Petaluma, California, EIN 82-3332831, for its general charitable purposes."Please discuss with your attorney or financial advisor to ensure their gift is legally accurate. Then, let us know by emailing elana@sonomafamilymeal.org so that we can properly acknowledge and celebrate you’re gift while you’re alive!
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Many employers will match charitable contributions made by their employees, doubling or even tripling your impact at no additional cost to you.
How To Submit a Request:
Check Eligibility:
Ask your HR department or visit your company’s intranet to see if your employer offers a matching gift program.Complete the Form:
Your company may provide a paper or online matching gift form. Fill in the donor information and the nonprofit’s details:Organization Name: Sonoma Family Meal
EIN: 82-3332831
Address: 1370A Redwood Way, Petaluma CA 94954
Submit to Employer:
Some companies allow submission online, others require HR approval. Make sure to follow the company’s instructions carefully.Notify Us:
Email our Director of Development at elana@sonomafamilymeal.org with a copy of your form or confirmation so we can track the match and send proper recognition.
Tip: Some employers match gifts from retired employees or spouses too — check the fine print!
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Gifts of appreciated stock or securities can be a tax-efficient way to support Sonoma Family Meal while maximizing your impact. Your contribution helps fund food access, culinary job training, and workforce development across our community.
To initiate a stock transfer, please contact our Director of Development for transfer instructions: elana@sonomafamilymeal.org
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Partner with Sonoma Family Meal to align your business with meaningful community impact. Corporate sponsors help fuel our mission while gaining visibility through marketing benefits. Sponsorship opportunities are available for both our Spring and Fall fundraisers.
Contact elana@sonomfamilymeal.org for more info.
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Support Sonoma Family Meal every time you shop for groceries, at no extra cost to you. By signing up for a community card through the eScrip program, a percentage of your purchases at participating markets will be donated directly to our programs. Simply shop at Oliver’s Market in Cotati, Petaluma Market, or Nugget Market and your everyday purchases will help fund food security efforts and culinary job training in our community.
To get started, request your community card by emailing elana@sonomafamilymeal.org