Are donations tax deductible?
Yes. Both Chef's Brigade and the New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation are 501(c)3 non-profit organizations.
How are you distributing the meals to first responders and healthcare professionals?
Chef's Brigade is a true disaster response system. Our restaurants are bundled together into brigades and utilize their distributed kitchens at their restaurants to prepare hot, healthy and delicious meals on a daily basis. These meals are then delivered in bulk to their paired distribution site.
How do you select your distribution sites?
In coordination with city government agencies, our distribution sites are chosen based on immediate need.
Are there ways to donate other than monetarily?
Chef's Brigade does accept large bulk perishable ingredient donations from purveyors, farms and other suppliers.
How can my restaurant participate and join a brigade?
Chef's Brigade is accepting in new restaurant partners in New Orleans and the surrounding parishes, however we can only launch new brigades as our funding allows.
How can purveyors help?
All purveyors are welcome to participate and greatly appreciated. We understand that your business is also in distress, and most of our purveyors are donating bulk perishable ingredients directly into the brigade system.
Does Chef's Brigade need individual volunteers?
The answer is actually no. Our restaurant partners are utilizing their existing staff.
What are the future goals for Chef's Brigade?
Chef's Brigade has built a powerful system that can be used to provide support during virtually any crisis whether that is a hurricane or pandemic. Further, we're only now learning some of the powerful uses for the brigade system and are already having conversations about ending childhood hunger in New Orleans.
© 2020 Chef's Brigade Inc. - Chefs Brigade Inc is a Louisiana not-for-profit organization, having filed for 501(c)(3) non-profit status with the IRS April 2020. Donations can only be made tax deductible retroactively to this date once approved. Chefs Brigade Inc. makes no express warranty or guarantees on the federal approval of its application.
© 2020 Chef's Brigade Inc. - Chefs Brigade Inc is a Louisiana not-for-profit organization, having filed for 501(c)(3) non-profit status with the IRS April 2020. Donations can only be made tax deductible retroactively to this date once approved. Chefs Brigade Inc. makes no express warranty or guarantees on the federal approval of its application.