About Feeding America West Michigan
Providing nourishment and hunger relief resources to our neighbors by amplifying the strength of communities through collaboration and advocacy.
Focus Areas
food securityfood bankingfood rescuechild hungermobile food pantriessenior meal programsnutrition educationcommunity partnerships
Who They Fund
food-insecure individuals and householdslow-income communitiesvulnerable populations experiencing hunger
Funding Style
direct serviceemergency food assistance
About Feeding America West Michigan
Feeding America West Michigan’s grantmaking is built around fighting hunger through a large partner network: more than 800 hunger-relief organizations receive food and in-kind support across its 40-county service area. The foundation’s recent grants show repeated, large-scale support to local food access providers rather than a one-off project style. Community Action House in Holland received $2,070,337 in 2025, after a $1,463,926 grant in 2024 and a $1,251,174 grant in 2023, all labeled for fight hunger. Community Food Club in Grand Rapids also received substantial support, including $1,944,742 in 2025 and $1,100,374 in 2024. Those awards sit alongside the foundation’s direct-service programs, which include mobile food pantries, youth meal support through Gather 2 Grow and Library Lunches, and food distribution through partner agencies. Its stated work centers on food security, food banking, food rescue, child hunger, senior meal programs, nutrition education, and community partnerships. The pattern points to a funder that uses both grantmaking and program operations to move food to local agencies and households experiencing hunger.
What Feeding America West Michigan Funds
The foundation supports several connected hunger-relief functions. In northwest Michigan, Food Rescue of Nw MI a Program of G received $1,702,317 in 2025 and $1,379,702 in 2023, both for fight hunger, showing sustained support for rescued-food distribution. In Grand Rapids, Streams of Hope Food Center received $533,362 in 2024 and $486,621 in 2025, also marked fight hunger. In the Upper Peninsula, Escanaba Sda Food Pantry received $620,525 in 2024 and $572,608 in 2025, while Western Up Food Bank in Houghton received $451,654 in 2023. The foundation also runs youth-focused meal programming through Gather 2 Grow and Library Lunches, which supports summer meals and no-cost meals for children and developmentally delayed adults at partner sites.
How Feeding America West Michigan Gives
Typical grants are relatively wide-ranging: the 25th percentile is $13,423, the median is $29,738, and the 75th percentile is $82,784. The recent grants list also shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially community food banks and pantry partners, which indicates ongoing relationships rather than isolated transactions. Feeding America West Michigan is a food bank and not a funder of individuals; its support is delivered through partner agencies, mobile distributions, and programmatic in-kind food support. Some partner programs accept unsolicited requests, including mobile pantry scheduling and agency partner enrollment.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$44.3M
Total Assets
$31.9M
Total Revenue
$62.7M
Total Expenses
$60.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $83K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$83K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in MI.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KENNETH R ESTELLE
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