About Federation of Virginia Food Banks
A collaboration among Virginia’s food banks, partners and neighbors to improve nutrition security and build strong, healthy communities.
Focus Areas
hunger relieffood distributionnutrition securityhealth equityfood-as-medicinefarm-to-food-bank partnershipspublic policy & advocacy
Who They Fund
people experiencing food insecuritylow-income individuals and familieshomeless or housing-insecure people
Funding Style
direct servicecapacity building (fundraising support)
About Federation of Virginia Food Banks
The Federation of Virginia Food Banks centers its funding on Virginia’s food bank network, with recent grants used to provide food to people in need and to support fundraising and program operations. In 2025, its largest awards went to Feeding Southwest Virginia, Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia, Feed More Inc, Capital Area Food Bank, and Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc, each receiving seven-figure support. That pattern points to a funder working through established statewide distribution channels rather than through small, isolated awards. The foundation’s portfolio reflects a direct-service model tied to food insecurity mitigation, emergency food assistance, and meal distribution programs. It also backs capacity-building support for food banks, showing an interest in both immediate food access and the organizations that move food through the system. Its active program structure includes the Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program and Farms to Food Banks, both of which connect Virginia-grown agricultural products to food banks and partner agencies. Its work extends into nutrition security and food-as-medicine initiatives through clinic- and pantry-based partnerships, but the core of the grantmaking remains the food bank network itself. Recent grantees include Virginia Peninsula Foodbank and Fredericksburg Regional Foodbank, alongside the larger statewide food banks that anchor distribution across the commonwealth.
What Federation of Virginia Food Banks Funds
A central theme in the Federation of Virginia Food Banks’ giving is keeping food moving through Virginia’s emergency food system. It awarded $2,209,198 to Feeding Southwest Virginia to provide food to those in need, and another $2,037,934 to Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia for the same purpose. Those awards sit alongside support for other regional food banks that distribute emergency food assistance statewide. The foundation also supports capacity-building for the organizations behind that system. For example, it gave $1,243,362 to Feed More Inc and $1,231,092 to Feeding Southwest Virginia for fundraising and program support. Similar support went to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc and the Capital Area Food Bank, indicating attention to the operational side of food-bank work. Beyond distribution and operations, the federation funds local agriculture connections. Through Virginia Agriculture Food Assistance Program and Farms to Food Banks, it supports harvesting, packaging, processing, and freight costs tied to Virginia-grown products entering the food bank network.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$6M
Total Assets
$1.6M
Total Revenue
$6.9M
Total Expenses
$7.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $540K and $1.2M, with a median of $823K.
25th Percentile
$540K
Median
$823K
75th Percentile
$1.2M
Geographic Reach
Local2 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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