Feeding America is a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries and local meal programs that unites communities to end hunger by sourcing and distributing nutritious food, providing nutrition and health programs, conducting research, and advocating for policy solutions.
Feeding America’s recent grantmaking is built around large, repeated support for network food banks and local anti-hunger organizations, with the biggest awards appearing in the Fight Hunger partnership stream. Atlanta Community Food Bank received $133,204,372 in 2024 and again in 2025, while Second Harvest Heartland in Saint Paul received $128,964,834 in 2025. Those awards show a funder that works through a nationwide network rather than a single-service model: food banks, pantries, and local meal programs receive resources for food distribution, nutrition access, capacity building, and emergency response. The foundation also uses partner-administered funding and campaign-linked grants to move dollars into member organizations across the country. Recent awards include $117,595,885 to Second Harvest Heartland in 2024 and 2025, $105,300,410 to North Texas Food Bank in 2025 and 2024, and $103,325,857 to Feeding Tampa Bay in 2024 and 2025. That pattern points to multi-year support for the same grantees, often at very large scale, through a national food security platform centered on member food banks and local partners.
Hunger relief is the clearest throughline in the recent grants. Feeding America gave $91,878,116 to Northern Illinois Food Bank in Geneva for the Fight Hunger partnership, and $84,747,677 to City Harvest in New York for the same program. Those awards sit within a broader network approach that supports food banks and meal programs serving food-insecure communities. Disaster response is another defined area. The Disaster Relief Fund and Disaster Response & Relief Funding support emergency food, water, essential supplies, and recovery for impacted food banks before, during, and after disasters. The organization also backs equity-focused food access work through the Food Security Equity Impact Fund, which supports local food banks and partners serving priority populations and building equitable food access. Partner-administered funds add a fourth channel, moving grant dollars through foundation and corporate partnerships into network organizations for food access, nutrition, and community-centered solutions.
Feeding America’s typical grant sizes are large: the 25th percentile is $4,171,390, the median is $11,174,571, and the 75th percentile is $26,023,930. The recent grants list also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, including annual or multi-year patterns for several food banks. That indicates a relationship-based model rather than one-off giving. The funder is a regular funder, not a DAF, and does not make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are accepted in some active programs, including the Equity Impact Fund and Disaster Relief Fund, while partner-administered and corporate campaign streams are not open to unsolicited requests.
$4.8B
$572.5M
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$5B
Most grants fall between $4.2M and $26M, with a median of $11.2M.
25th Percentile
$4.2M
Median
$11.2M
75th Percentile
$26M
About 2% of grants go to recipients in TX.
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Grantmaking is national, and the recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based. The top state by grant count is New York, while only 2% of grants go to recipients in Illinois. In the recent grants list, major recipients appear in Atlanta, Saint Paul, Orlando, Plano, Tampa, and New York City, showing a wide spread across regional food bank hubs rather than a single metro area.
Feeding America funds member food banks, food pantries, and local meal programs. The recent grants list shows awards to organizations such as Atlanta Community Food Bank, Second Harvest Heartland, North Texas Food Bank, and City Harvest, all within a national hunger-relief network.
The clearest areas are hunger relief, disaster response, food security equity, and partner-administered or campaign-linked food access funding. Active programs include the Equity Impact Fund, Disaster Relief Fund, Feeding America Network Grants, and partner cause-marketing or corporate partnership campaigns.
Repeated support is a clear pattern. Several recipients appear across multiple years in the recent grants list, including Atlanta Community Food Bank, Second Harvest Heartland, North Texas Food Bank, Feeding Tampa Bay, and City Harvest, each with large awards in more than one year.
Typical grants are substantial. The 25th percentile is $4,171,390, the median is $11,174,571, and the 75th percentile is $26,023,930. The recent grants list also includes much larger awards tied to partner and campaign-based funding.
Some active programs accept unsolicited requests, including the Food Security Equity Impact Fund and the Disaster Relief Fund. Other active streams, such as partner-administered funds and corporate cause-marketing campaigns, are distributed through partners rather than open application processes.
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Feeding America that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Not specified on scraped pages; disaster funding is channeled through the Feeding America network to support food banks in impacted areas.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Second Harvest Heartland | Saint Paul, MN | $134,304,887 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $106,250,491 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Atlanta Community Food Bank | Atlanta, GA | $104,133,131 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Feeding Tampa Bay | Tampa, FL | $101,517,427 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $100,543,862 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Northern Illinois Food Bank | Geneva, IL | $93,985,471 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| North Texas Food Bank | Plano, TX | $86,104,758 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| St Mary's Food Bank | Phoenix, AZ | $77,294,585 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Vernon, CA | $75,902,838 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Feeding South Florida | Pembroke Park, FL | $75,156,464 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Food Bank of the Rockies | Denver, CO | $74,275,383 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Food Lifeline | Seattle, WA | $73,561,960 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina | Charlotte, NC | $72,901,452 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina | Raleigh, NC | $71,998,863 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository | Chicago, IL | $71,505,707 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| City Harvest | New York, NY | $61,284,224 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Feeding Northeast Florida | Jacksonville, FL | $60,575,467 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Tarrant Area Food Bank | Ft Worth, TX | $59,722,545 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Utah Food Bank | South Salt Lake, UT | $59,216,598 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano | Concord, CA | $59,064,505 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Harvesters - The Community Food Network | Kansas City, MO | $51,360,678 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Good Shepherd Food Bank | Auburn, ME | $50,752,269 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Feeding America Riverside San Bernardino Counties | Riverside, CA | $50,543,718 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee | Nashville, TN | $49,668,591 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Central Pennsylvania Food Bank | Harrisburg, PA | $49,185,095 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Feed More | Richmond, VA | $48,889,911 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina | Winston Salem, NC | $46,642,587 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI | $46,352,270 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK | $45,773,084 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Oregon Food Bank | Portland, OR | $45,703,286 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Mid-Ohio Foodbank | Grove City, OH | $44,343,964 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Central Texas Food Bank | Austin, TX | $43,388,242 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Community FoodBank of New Jersey | Hillside, NJ | $42,931,739 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Lowcountry Food Bank | Charleston, SC | $42,335,241 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $40,921,277 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Forgotten Harvest | Oak Park, MI | $39,767,594 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York | Latham, NY | $39,521,997 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Connecticut Food Bank | Wallingford, CT | $38,716,819 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Capital Area Food Bank | Washington, DC | $37,388,468 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| St Louis Area Foodbank | Bridgeton, MO | $37,306,444 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $37,001,849 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County | Irvine, CA | $36,576,258 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Feeding the Gulf Coast | Theodore, AL | $35,961,302 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| MARC CO Hunter Brothers | Philadelphia, PA | $35,766,301 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc | Verona, VA | $35,326,972 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Philabundance | Philadelphia, PA | $34,699,944 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Maryland Food Bank | Baltimore, MD | $32,679,816 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Feeding San Diego | San Diego, CA | $32,614,225 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| Montgomery Area Food Bank Inc | Montgomery, AL | $32,574,744 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
| The Greater Boston Food Bank | Boston, MA | $32,260,440 | 2026 | Fight Hunger |
MARC CO Hunter Brothers
$35,766,301Fight Hunger
