Yes, you can deduct charitable expenses for items that you donate/provide to a 501(c)(3) organization.
The expense of food purchased and cleaning supplies are deductible.
Your time spent shopping for food, preparing food, serving food & cleaning up is not deductible.
Charitable mileage can be deducted only if there is no personal component to the miles I.E. a shopping trip for food that included your personal shopping would not be deductible.
You will need to keep records of your expenses for items that you donated and charitable miles driven to support your deductions. A letter from the charitable organization to support your donations would further support your deductions.
Charitable deductions are claimed on Schedule A Itemized Deductions. If you do not itemize your deductions than you can not claim the deduction. The standard deduction for a married couple filing jointly for 2019 is $24,400.
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