WGN Morning News Food Drive

The 9th annual WGN Morning News Food Drive will take place on Friday, November 18, 2022. The McCormick Foundation with match all online donations at 50% through the end of 2022.

About the Food Drive

Last year’s WGN Morning News Food Drive raised over $50,000 for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. This year’s food drive will take place from 5-10am on Friday, November 18 and will again benefit the Greater Chicago Food Depository (via a grant from WGN-TV Family Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund.)

Issue Areas

Many families experience food insecurity. The Food Depository’s network of food pantries and similar programs are still serving at rates far above pre-COVID levels. The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s food bank, believes a healthy community starts with food. They are at the center of a network of more than 700 partner organizations and programs – food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, mobile distributions and other partners – working to bring food, dignity and hope to our neighbors across Chicago and Cook County.

McCormick Match

The McCormick Foundation matches all donations to WGN-TV Family Charities at fifty cents on the dollar. With WGN-TV and the Foundation paying all campaign and administrative expenses, one hundred percent of all donations, plus the match is granted to qualified nonprofit organizations.

The McCormick Foundation does not make grants to programs that would financially benefit WGN-TV.

Donate to the WGN Morning News Food Drive

WGN-TV Family Charities

WGN-TV Family Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund, is focused on creating opportunities for children and families to help them fulfill their potential. We hope to bring awareness to various organizations and to enlist community support to help make a difference in the lives of families throughout the Chicago area.

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