A two-sided depot, the way a clothing-donation depot works. Producers, processors, and buyers donate animals or fractions and walk away with a tax-deductible donation form. Qualified institutions — schools, government feeding programs, food banks, and food shelves — register, get approved, and request the meat we have on hand.
If you have an unsold fraction, an excess animal, or a buyer's share you'd like to donate, we route it through the same processor pipeline as a paid sale. Program funds cover the kill fee. You get a tax-deductible acknowledgment letter.
If you're a qualified feeding program, get on our recipient list once. From then on, you see real-time inventory of available donated meat, request what you need, and we coordinate pickup or delivery from the depot's processor partners.
Drop-off Thu, Jun 21 at Hilltop Custom Meats · 22 mi from your ranch
Once a fraction is donated, it's removed from the marketplace. Buyers won't see it as "available."
Trucking and processing are sized for the whole animal. A donated quarter means the animal goes to processing on schedule, no scramble for last-minute buyers.
For raised livestock the IRS deduction is generally limited to your basis. The bigger benefit for cash-basis farmers is avoiding income recognition on a sale you didn't make. Talk to your CPA.
We charge $0 platform fee on this fraction. Producer Partnership pays the processor's kill fee from program funds. You get goodwill and the receipt.
Pre-kill estimate. Final tax letter uses actual hanging weight after processing.
Montana-based hunger-relief nonprofit; meat goes to food banks, schools, and food shelves through their distribution network.
Grants + corporate sponsors + individual monetary donations cover the $95 kill fee + ~$675 processing. You pay $0; buyers pay $0.
Will list pounds of protein donated, recipient EIN, date of donation, and "no goods or services were provided in exchange." We email the PDF and mail a paper copy if you check the box below.
This Deed of Gift, made effective May 3, 2026, between Arthur Sterling ("Donor"), and Producer Partnership, Inc., a Montana 501(c)(3) corporation ("Donee"), transfers and conveys all right, title, and interest of the Donor in and to the following:
One quarter share of Animal #402 (Black Angus Steer), currently held at Sterling Trust Farms, scheduled for processing at Hilltop Custom Meats on June 21, 2026, with estimated take-home protein yield of 140 lbs.
Donor warrants that the Donor has full title to the donated property, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, and that the property is healthy and fit for human consumption to the best of Donor's knowledge.
Donee accepts the gift on behalf of its charitable mission. No goods or services were provided to Donor in exchange.
Donor: ___________________________ Date: _______________
Donee: ___________________________ Date: _______________
One-time application. Once we verify your tax-exempt or government status and confirm storage/handling capacity, you'll see the inventory dashboard and can request donated meat anytime.
Don't see what you need? Email depot@proteinoutfitters.com with your weekly volume and we'll match upcoming donations to your program.
This is what you'll receive after processing. Today the donation is initiated; the final letter generates once {{processor}} reports actual hanging weight.
A 501(c)(3) charitable organization · EIN 81-1234567
1234 Farm Road, Bozeman, MT 59715
Dear Arthur Sterling,
Thank you for your generous donation to Producer Partnership, Inc. Your contribution will help us feed local food banks, schools, and food shelves across Montana and Minnesota.
No goods or services were provided by Producer Partnership, Inc. in exchange for this donation. Producer Partnership, Inc. is a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; donations are deductible to the extent allowed by law.
For raised livestock, the IRS generally limits the charitable deduction to the donor's tax basis in the animal. Please consult your tax professional for guidance on your specific deduction.
Real-time view of pounds donated, schools and food banks served, dollars raised. We update this nightly.
$95 covers a USDA kill fee. $770 covers full processing of a beef quarter. Every dollar moves real protein to a real local table.