The quantity of food waste consistently rises annually, which generates a large number from the household level. Therefore, it is imperative to engage in collaboration with all stakeholders to effectively mitigate food waste. Food banks appear to be potential actors in reducing food waste by distributing surplus food. Unfortunately, food banks as non-profit organizations rely significantly on donors for their operations. As a result, research on food banks' impact on the decreased amount of food waste needs to be conducted. This study used Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to analyze the responses of 400 respondents in West Java to understand what factors motivated the public to donate and to generate recommendations for strategies to attract people to donate. This study considers factors such as personal norms, food waste behavior, personal experience toward poverty, and external motivation correlated to donation behavior. Based on the PLS-SEM result, unfortunately, there is no significant correlation between food waste behavior and donation behavior. Food waste at the household level is a multifaceted issue that can be influenced by various factors. Based on the recommendation result, it recommends further boosting public awareness by increasing through social media which aligns with the questionnaire result where almost 50% of respondents know food banks from social media.