Chattanooga Area Food Bank Inc. appears to function less like a traditional grantmaker and more like a food-access hub, directing substantial support to a network of partner pantries, churches, and community ministries across the Chattanooga region and nearby counties in Tennessee and Georgia. Its giving is overwhelmingly focused on food assistance, with a strong religious and community-based service footprint reflected in many church-run pantries and ministries. The foundation seems especially committed to strengthening local distribution points that serve vulnerable households through trusted neighborhood institutions.
Highly concentrated giving with large awards to a relatively small set of recurring partner organizations, especially food pantries, churches, and ministry-based distributors. Grants are mostly substantial program-support style commitments tied to food assistance operations rather than a broad or highly diversified portfolio.
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Notable grantees: Providence Ministries Inc, Community Resource Center of Chattooga, Apison Food Pantry, Project Rescue, Lee University - Leonard Center Campus Pantry
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROVIDENCE MINISTRIES INC | — | $1,468,813In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER OF CHATTOOGA | — | $970,144In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| APISON FOOD PANTRY | — | $772,786In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| PROJECT RESCUE | — | $733,865In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| CHRIST'S CHAPEL SHARE AND CARE MISSION | — | $584,221In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| LEE UNIVERSITY - LEONARD CENTER CAMPUS PANTRY | — | $549,751In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| GILMER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY | — | $546,435In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| GRUNDY COUNTY FOOD BANK | — | $537,098In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| HERE I AM INC | — | $506,660In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| FANNIN CO FAMILY CONNECTION | — | $498,728In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| ROSSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST | — | $494,801In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| FIRST BAPTIST SODDY DAISY - GOOD SHEPHERD PANTRY | — | $447,343In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| EAST RIDGE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY (UMC) | — | $393,720In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| SEQUATCHIE CO FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES | — | $389,389In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| SODDY DAISY FOOD BANK | — | $378,978In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| BATTLEFIELD COMMUNITY SDA CHURCH | — | $378,818In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| ACTION CHURCH | — | $374,324In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL- ATHENS | — | $362,129In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH | — | $320,461In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| SPRING CITY STOREHOUSE | — | $309,891In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| BETTER LIVING CENTER | — | $308,843In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| NEW LIFE SDA | — | $300,477In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| ST ALEXIUS OUTREACH MINISTRIES | — | $299,906In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| FIRST FRUITS MINISTRY OF NW GA | — | $289,386In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| WAUHATCHIE METHODIST CHURCH | — | $283,311In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| RED BANK COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY | — | $264,575In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| FIRST UMC of WHITWELL | — | $261,538In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| TRI-STATE FOOD PANTRY INC | — | $247,730In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| THE CARING PLACE | — | $242,240In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| CITY OF REFUGE | — | $230,349In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| BRAINERD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY | — | $188,153In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| VALLEY VIEW STOREHOUSE | — | $186,323In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| MT ZION - LAFAYETTE | — | $182,805In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH | — | $180,098In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| COPPER BASIN CRISIS CENTER (BAPTIST ASSOCIATION) | — | $178,878In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| BLEDSOE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK | — | $166,315In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| GUILD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH | — | $165,295In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| CALHOUN SDA CHURCH (GA) | — | $155,877In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES | — | $130,631In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| HACOBA HAMILTON COUNTY BAPTIST | — | $120,884In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| NORTH GEORGIA WORSHIP CENTER | — | $113,886In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| JOYFUL SOUND CHURCH OF GOD | — | $112,952In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| LOVE THY NEIGHBOR PROJECT TWU | — | $100,905In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| CLEVELAND CHURCH OF EVANGELICAL FAITH | — | $100,486In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| MORTON MEMORIAL UMC FOOD MINISTRY | — | $98,926In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| FAITH MEMORIAL CHURCH | — | $95,276In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| GRACE CHURCH | — | $94,500In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| VARNELL UMC | — | $94,127In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| FIRST UNITED METHODIST - DAYTON | — | $92,332In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
| VOLUNTARY ACTION CENTER (VAC) | — | $77,148In-kind: food assistance | 2026 | Food Assistance |
PROVIDENCE MINISTRIES INC
$1,468,813In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER OF CHATTOOGA
$970,144In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
APISON FOOD PANTRY
$772,786In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
PROJECT RESCUE
$733,865In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
CHRIST'S CHAPEL SHARE AND CARE MISSION
$584,221In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
LEE UNIVERSITY - LEONARD CENTER CAMPUS PANTRY
$549,751In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
GILMER COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
$546,435In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
GRUNDY COUNTY FOOD BANK
$537,098In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
HERE I AM INC
$506,660In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
FANNIN CO FAMILY CONNECTION
$498,728In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
ROSSVILLE CHURCH OF CHRIST
$494,801In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
FIRST BAPTIST SODDY DAISY - GOOD SHEPHERD PANTRY
$447,343In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
EAST RIDGE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY (UMC)
$393,720In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
SEQUATCHIE CO FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES
$389,389In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
SODDY DAISY FOOD BANK
$378,978In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
BATTLEFIELD COMMUNITY SDA CHURCH
$378,818In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
ACTION CHURCH
$374,324In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
ST PAUL'S EPISCOPAL- ATHENS
$362,129In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH
$320,461In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
SPRING CITY STOREHOUSE
$309,891In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
BETTER LIVING CENTER
$308,843In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
NEW LIFE SDA
$300,477In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
ST ALEXIUS OUTREACH MINISTRIES
$299,906In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
FIRST FRUITS MINISTRY OF NW GA
$289,386In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
WAUHATCHIE METHODIST CHURCH
$283,311In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
RED BANK COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
$264,575In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
FIRST UMC of WHITWELL
$261,538In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
TRI-STATE FOOD PANTRY INC
$247,730In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
CITY OF REFUGE
$230,349In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
BRAINERD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
$188,153In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
VALLEY VIEW STOREHOUSE
$186,323In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
MT ZION - LAFAYETTE
$182,805In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
$180,098In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
COPPER BASIN CRISIS CENTER (BAPTIST ASSOCIATION)
$178,878In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
BLEDSOE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
$166,315In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
GUILD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
$165,295In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
CALHOUN SDA CHURCH (GA)
$155,877In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES
$130,631In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
HACOBA HAMILTON COUNTY BAPTIST
$120,884In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
NORTH GEORGIA WORSHIP CENTER
$113,886In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
JOYFUL SOUND CHURCH OF GOD
$112,952In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR PROJECT TWU
$100,905In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
CLEVELAND CHURCH OF EVANGELICAL FAITH
$100,486In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
MORTON MEMORIAL UMC FOOD MINISTRY
$98,926In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
FAITH MEMORIAL CHURCH
$95,276In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
GRACE CHURCH
$94,500In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
VARNELL UMC
$94,127In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance
FIRST UNITED METHODIST - DAYTON
$92,332In-kind: food assistanceFood Assistance