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70
%+

of Dupage County
Children are In Poverty

20
6%

of DuPage County
Residents are Food Insecure

120
+

Local Food Charities
Benefit from Your Donation

40 Years of

Fighting Hunger in DuPage County

Who We are

Our Impact

Why Donate?

It was 1983 and Dan was listening to Ed Schwartz, overnight talk show host on WGN radio. Schwartz was angry because Mayor Jane Byrne was spending $300,000 on fireworks in Chicago for New Year’s Eve when so many people were going to bed hungry. Unfortunately, the problem wasn’t isolated to Chicago. In DuPage County, thousands of people were also hungry. This news really struck a chord with Gibbons and led to his involvement in Schwartz’s Good Neighbor Food Drive. It was just the beginning of his involvement with the hunger problem.

The DGTT Foundation is a 501c 3 nonprofit organization as determined by the Internal Revenue Service – EIN: 36-3435457.

To date, the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot has raised nearly $3.9 million dollars and takes care to keep all funds raised within the County of DuPage. The funds have provided nearly 4 million meals over the years and the event brings families and a community together on a day for giving thanks. The Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot is pleased to benefit numerous organizations including Dupage Pads, United Community Concerns Association, People’s Resource Center, West Suburban Community Pantry, Loaves & Fishes Community Services, and Catholic Charities – DuPage County.

The Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot uses a thorough application and evaluation process to choose the beneficiaries who will receive your donation. With 40 years of experience working with nonprofits, we work hard to ensure that your donation is going to organizations who will make a positive impact on the DuPage County hunger problem.

Donate with confidence. Help us help those who need it most.

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Help us Help The Hungry

How We Help

We Provide

Your donation will help to provide vital financial support to local organizations fighting hunger in DuPage County.

We Evaluate

All organizations who benefit from your donation are required to let us know how the money is used, so you can donate with confidence.

We Trot!

The Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot's annual 5K fun run has become a family tradition for thousands of people in the Chicagoland area.

We're Committed

We're committed to defeating the hunger problem in DuPage County, and have maintained that commitment for 40 years.

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Shari Haug

President, United Community Concerns Association

"UCCA is extremely grateful for our twenty-year partnership with the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot. During this time, with the support of the Turkey Trot, UCCA has been able to serve thousands of families in need in District 205 who are facing food insecurity. The number of families that UCCA serves continues to increase as SNAP benefits decrease and food prices increase.  This makes our ongoing partnership with the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot even more essential, now and in the future”

Kate Monteleone

Executive Director, Neighborhood Food Pantries
"I want to thank the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation for supporting our mission of providing reliable access to nutritious food for neighbors in need at our six pantry locations. With the cost of food rising and more people in need, we are grateful for all the foundation does to address hunger in our community. Together, we are promoting human dignity by providing a large assortment of nutritious food, so families are able to choose foods that meet their dietary and cultural needs."

Mike Havala

President & CEO of Loaves & Fishes Community Services
"Over the years, the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation has made a significant difference in the lives of families served by Loaves & Fishes. The Foundation has been extremely supportive of our work, and the impact from their generosity lives on and on."

Catherine Lynott

Executive Director, The Outreach House

"The Outreach House was so appreciative of the generous donation we received in 2022 from the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot. With increasing need for food assistance among local residents the donation was welcomed to help us keep our shelves filled with protein, dairy, fresh produce and essential non-perishable staples. Congratulations on 40 years of helping DuPage non-profits!"

Kathie Watts

Executive Director, Elmhurst Yorkfield Food Pantry

"Thank you Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot Foundation for your ongoing support of Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry. Your generosity helps EYFP continue our mission to offer food, compassion, and hope to our neighbors who are struggling to make ends meet. Our thanks to Dan and all of the Turkey Trot participants."

April Redzic

President & CEO, DuPage PADS

"We are so grateful for the support of the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot—now in their 40th year! That’s 40 years of making sure people in our community have access to food and shelter during times when they need it the most. Our thanks to the organizers and runners who help to make this event possible each year. We see each day the impact it makes in the lives of people who are hungry and in need of a safe place to sleep."

John Valle

York Township Supervisor

"I want to personally thank Dan Gibbons from the Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot foundation. In these trying times Dan has been instrumental in keeping our food pantry shelves stocked for our residents in need."

Sue Armato

CEO, West Suburban Community Pantry

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