Watch the introduction video or scroll down to learn more.

Once you have watched the video, or checked out the information below, email projectdash@doordash.com to start the sign-up process!

Our Goals –

  • Increase equitable access to charitable food & resources
  • Reduce stigma & increase convenience & dignity via low-cost home delivery services

Our Expertise –

  • Project DASH is used by hundreds of nonprofit organizations across the United States for home delivery
  • The DoorDash Government and Nonprofit team understands food banks, pantries, and their clients.

How can we help you?

Dashers will deliver anything –

  • Groceries including perishables
  • Prepared meals
  • CSFP, SFSP, CACFP, TEFAP
  • Non food items
  • Food rescue or donation pick up

And will pick it up from anywhere

  • Drop off within a 10 mile radius from your pickup location
  • Road miles can be further
  • Unlimited pickup points
  • Dashers commonly pick up from trucks/vans

Project DASH is available for >95% of the US Population

  • Communities with a population of 5000+ are no problem
  • For smaller communities or specific concerns, please send us your location information

How our Partners use Project DASH

  • Strengthen Senior/CSFP Programs
  • Reduce high vehicle and delivery staff expenses
  • Reduce staff time spent managing volunteer delivery drivers
  • Improve results from healthcare partnerships
  • Reach under-served communities
  • Streamline operations by shifting in person distributions to delivery
  • Transport food for CACFP and SFSP programs
    • Explore new vendor options
    • Setup new sites

Your client’s data security is our top priority

  1. Securely Submit your client’s basic information via your DoorDash portal
  2. Client information is only visible to Dasher between pick up and drop off
  3. Some client information is never provided to the Dasher
    1. Last name
    2. Phone number
  4. Client information is only used to complete your deliveries
    1. No marketing
    2. Never sold

Ensuring Food Safety

  • These deliveries are done very quickly
    • 10 mile delivery radius
    • Advanced routing technology
    • Dashers will complete all of your deliveries before doing anything else
  • You can review pickup and drop off times for every deliver. If deliveries are taking too long, we’ll work with you to take additional steps to reduce time out of temperature control

DoorDash Nonprofit Pricing (home delivery)*

Discounted Fee** (per order)Weight Guideline***Min # of orders (per pickup)
$4.95 (standard order)25 pounds5
$6.95 (oversize order)50 pounds3

*Pricing for other types of deliveries are available upon request
**This pricing is only available to nonprofit organizations. Standard pricing for other organizations starts at $6.99
***Orders can include any number of packages but total weight must be less than this amount.

DoorDash occasionally offers grants to existing partners and brings funding partners.

Let’s get started!

  1. Complete our online agreement
  2. This agreement creates your Project DASH account and does not obligate your organization to do any number of deliveries
  3. We’ll set up a program planning/orientation meeting with your new account manager
  4. You are ready to submit deliveries! We are currently implementing in under 2 weeks.