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Giving

A side of generosity.

At its heart, Cake Picnic is rooted in generosity — not just in the cakes shared, but in the impact created beyond the table.

Through each tour, Cake Picnic has partnered with and donated to local and global organizations aligned with food access, community care, and creative nourishment. By gathering people around cake, we are also able to give back to the places that host us, extending the spirit of abundance from the picnic table into the wider community.

If you are a non-profit or charity that would like to partner with Cake Picnic, please reach out to partnerships@cakepicnictour.com.

Our partners

Mama's Kitchen

Mama's Kitchen believes that everyone is entitled to the basic necessity of life — nutritious food. Their services improve the health and well-being of individuals and families vulnerable to malnutrition due to critical illness.

Haight Ashbury Food Program

HAFP is neighborhood-based, volunteer-run, and funded by individuals who care for their neighbors in need. Compassion, respect, and empowerment. Their mission: freedom from hunger is a right, not a privilege.

Project Open Hand

Project Open Hand provides nutritious meals to the sick and vulnerable. Food is medicine — meals with love.

Cake4Kids

A homemade cake, cupcakes, or cookies as a sweet reminder that you are cared for. Cake4Kids serves children, teens, and young adults with the message: you matter.

California Association of Food Banks

CAFB represents 41 food banks across California, partnering with 6,000 charitable agencies to distribute food to about 5 million people. Every dollar donated provides $6 worth of food.

Bake the Change

A student-founded nonprofit home bakery turning sweet treats into meaningful change. Profits go to the American Cancer Society. Every cookie can make a difference.

Moms Against Poverty

Founded in 2008 on the belief that every child deserves a chance to thrive regardless of where they're born. A network committed to empowering impoverished children with dignity.

CITYTEAM

Since 1957, Cityteam has served people in extreme poverty, helping them transform their lives, families, and communities. Shelters, food boxes, recovery programs, and Heritage Home — long-term compassionate care for women in crisis.

RareBreak.org

Children with SCN8A — a devastating, rare genetic condition — don't have big-pharma funding behind them. RareBreak develops gene therapies and uses AI to rewrite the future of medicine for them. Donations turn 'impossible' into 'possible.'

18 Reasons

A nonprofit community cooking school in San Francisco. Free Cooking Matters and Nourishing Pregnancy programs for low-income families. The only org in SF offering free hands-on cooking to low-income adults, families, and kids.

Second Harvest Heartland

Second Harvest Heartland's mission is to end hunger together — supported by corporate partners and employees who donate time and resources.

Mexican Food Banking Network (BAMX)

BAMX rescues surplus food from farms, supermarkets, supply centers, industry, hotels, and restaurants — distributing it to people living with hunger across Mexico.