Make an Impact – Donate Today
Your continued financial support empowers Lake Cares to provide essential food assistance to families and individuals in need throughout Lake County. We take great pride in our strong reputation as responsible stewards of the generous contributions we receive. With your help, we can continue our mission of serving those who need us most. Please consider joining our community of donors to make a lasting impact.
Choose Your Impact
Make a One-Time Donation
You can make a difference with a contribution of any size. (Hot Tip: $60 feeds a family of 4 for one day.)
Become a Visionary Partner
Gifts of $20,000+
Visionaries see the future ahead while living in the present. They imagine the endless possibilities for their community and want to be a part of making it a reality. Our Visionary Partners support the future of Lake Cares at the highest level. Become a VISIONARY and secure longevity and a vision for the future of Lake Cares.
Become an Impact Partner
Gifts of $10,000+
Impact Partners understand the significance of our mission and allows Lake Cares to extend our reach and make a substantial impact in the community with their financial support. Our IMPACT partners support the lives of our neediest Lake County neighbors.
Become a Mission Partner
Gifts of $2,500+
Lake Cares Mission is to “Feed the Body, Educate the Mind, and Lift the Spirit of all Individuals”. As a MISSION partner you will help Lake Cares continue to reach our goals.
Planned or Legacy Giving
Be a strong and vocal advocate for the hungry and continue to make a positive impact well into the future by leaving a legacy gift to Lake Cares.
Beneficiary Designations in Wills and Bequests, Life Insurance, Retirement Plans and Bank Account (POD’s), Gifts of Real Estate can be pre-arranged to honor your Legacy. Ask your legal advisor to make the arrangements. To make legacy giving easy and ensure all your wishes are honored for years to come, the Mount Dora Community Trust will help you when you give to the Lake Cares Community Fund.
Lake Cares is a not for profit, 501 C (3) organization. Please consult your financial advisor about the tax benefits available to you with charitable giving. EIN# 26-4223345
Remembering Lake Cares in your will or trust leaves a powerful legacy of commitment to our mission.
Honor & Tribute Giving
A tribute gift is a donation made to Lake Cares in honor, memory, or celebration of a loved one. It is also a great way to commemorate a special event or milestone, like a birthday, anniversary or graduation. There is no better way to celebrate those who mean the most to you while making a lasting impact for families living in our community who are facing hunger.
Honor a loved one. Let someone know they are special with a tribute gift in their name or celebrate special event with a donation to help others.
Designated Giving
Designated Giving allows the donor to specify where their contribution can be applied in the overall mission of Lake Cares. An advocate for children may choose to designate their donation to support our Children’s Feeding Programs. A donor wishing to help a specific client with need may wish to designate to the Resource Advocate Program. There are many areas within our mission to designate special funding. Program support, operational support, transportation and maintenance, fundraising & special events.
Designate your gift. Do you have a special passion for pets or a special need? Designate how you want your donation to be used.