We work collectively to create a hunger-free Kentucky.
Feeding Kentucky Inc funds a statewide hunger-relief network through large operating grants to member food banks, with recent support reaching both Kentucky and neighboring states served by that network. The largest recent award in the data was $800,318 to Gods Pantry Food Bank in Lexington for assistance to member food banks, followed by $731,561 in 2025 to the same Lexington grantee and $459,224 to Feeding America Ky Hartland in Elizabethtown. That pattern points to a funder focused on sustaining core distribution infrastructure rather than small project grants. Their public mission is to work collectively to create a hunger-free Kentucky, and the grant record shows that mission in practice: food banks, regional distribution partners, and local access efforts all appear in the portfolio. Grants also reached organizations outside Kentucky, including food banks in Cincinnati, Huntington, and Evansville, showing that the network extends across a regional service area. Alongside general food access support, Feeding Kentucky Inc has also backed programs tied to child hunger and healthy food access, including schools and legal aid connected to food access.
The foundation’s giving centers on food bank strengthening and direct food distribution. In 2025, it gave $162,221 to Purchase Area Development Dis in Mayfield and $116,712 to Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington for assistance to member food banks, reflecting support for regional partners that move food through the network. Child hunger is another clear thread. A 2023 grant of $20,000 to Perry County Schools in Hazard supported increased access to healthy food, while the Kentucky Kids Eat initiative sits within the active program list as a statewide effort tied to meals and nutrition access. The record also includes nutrition access work outside the food-bank line. In 2023, Kentucky Equal Justice Center in Lexington received $15,000 for assistance to increase access to healthy food, linking the funder’s food-security mission with benefits and access support.
Typical grants are mid-six figures to low-six figures, with a p25 of $91,369, a median of $148,652, and a p75 of $294,729. The recent record shows repeated support to the same organizations across years, including multiple awards to Gods Pantry Food Bank, Feeding America Ky Hartland, Dare to Care Food Bank, Freestore Foodbank, Facing Hunger Food Bank, Purchase Area Development Dis, and Tris-state Food Bank. That pattern suggests ongoing operating support rather than one-time project funding. The funder does not make program-related investments and does not fund individuals.
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Most grants fall between $91K and $295K, with a median of $149K.
25th Percentile
$91K
Median
$149K
75th Percentile
$295K
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Grantmaking is concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 62% of grants by recipient location, but the portfolio also reaches neighboring states. Recent recipient cities include Lexington, Elizabethtown, Louisville, Mayfield, and Hazard in Kentucky, plus Cincinnati, Huntington, and Evansville outside the state. Ohio is the top state by grant count, even though the foundation is headquartered in Frankfort, Kentucky. All listed recent grants were made to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show support for member food banks, schools, and a legal aid organization tied to food access. Most awards are labeled assistance for member food banks, while smaller grants also supported Perry County Schools in Hazard and Kentucky Equal Justice Center in Lexington for broader healthy-food access work.
The typical grant size is $91,369 at the 25th percentile, $148,652 at the median, and $294,729 at the 75th percentile. The recent record includes both larger operating awards and smaller access-oriented grants.
Yes. Recent grants went to Freestore Foodbank in Cincinnati, Ohio; Facing Hunger Food Bank in Huntington, West Virginia; and Tris-state Food Bank in Evansville, Indiana. Kentucky still receives most of the grants by recipient location.
Food security and food distribution are the dominant themes, with additional support for child hunger, nutrition access, SNAP enrollment and benefits assistance, and farm-to-food-bank or local food sourcing. Active program names include Farmers Feeding Kentucky and Kentucky Kids Eat.
The record shows repeated support to the same organizations across 2023 and 2025. Gods Pantry Food Bank, Feeding America Ky Hartland, Dare to Care Food Bank, Freestore Foodbank, Facing Hunger Food Bank, Purchase Area Development Dis, and Tris-state Food Bank all appear more than once in the recent grants list.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Feeding Kentucky that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Farmers must operate in Kentucky, produce eligible food products, be able to deliver products to a regional member food bank, and submit a signed participant agreement form before first delivery.
Deadline: Participant agreement form is requested before the first delivery; no fixed deadline stated.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMONWEALTH OF KY KKY DEPA | FRANKFORT, KY | $3,782,590 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| SHARE OUR STRENGTH | WASHINGTON, DC | $261,200 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $197,692 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU INSURANC | LOUISVILLE, KY | $181,269 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| KENTUCKY CABINET FOR HEALTH A | FRANKFORT, KY | $109,231 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| FOOD RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $95,220 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| FARM CREDIT MID AMERICA | LOUISVILLE, KY | $87,583 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| COMMUNITY FARM ALLIANCE | BEREA, KY | $27,700 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| KY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE & R | ELIZABETHTOWN, KY | $15,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| ENBRIDGE | NASHVILLE, TN | $15,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| ANONYMOUS | FRANKFORT, KY | $10,500 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| AETNA | LOUISVILLE, KY | $10,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| GRAY CONSTRUCTION | LEXINGTON, KY | $10,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| KENTUCKY POWER AEP | ASHLAND, KY | $10,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| KCTCS | VERSAILLES, KY | $10,000 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| KROGER MID SOUTH REGIONAL OFF | LOUISVILLE, KY | $9,101 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| WELLCARE OF KENTUCKY | CARLISLE, KY | $5,166 | 2026 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| GODS PANTRY FOOD BAND | LEXINGTON, KY | $731,561 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| FEEDING AMERICA KY HARTLAND | ELIZABETHTOWN, KY | $459,224 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| DARE TO CARE FOOD BANK | LOUISVILLE, KY | $251,522 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| PURCHASE AREA DEVELOPMENT DIS | MAYFIELD, KY | $162,221 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| TRIS-STATE FOOD BANK | EVANSVILLE, IN | $151,614 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| FREESTORE FOODBANK | CINCINNATI, OH | $143,428 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| FACING HUNGER FOOD BANK | HUNTINGTON, WV | $116,712 | 2025 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| GODS PANTRY FOOD BANK | LEXINGTON, KY | $800,318 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| DARE TO CARE FOOD BANK | LOUISVILLE, KY | $301,961 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| FEEDING AMERICA KY HARTLAND | ELIZABETHTOWN, KY | $292,318 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| FREESTORE FOODBANK | CINCINNATI, OH | $145,691 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| PURCHASE AREA DEVELOPMENT DIS | MAYFIELD, KY | $96,103 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| TRIS-STATE FOOD BANK | EVANSVILLE, IN | $77,167 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| FACING HUNGER FOOD BANK | HUNTINGTON, WV | $44,628 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US |
| PERRY COUNTY SCHOOLS | HAZARD, KY | $20,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
| KENTUCKY EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER | LEXINGTON, KY | $15,000 | 2023 | ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE |
COMMONWEALTH OF KY KKY DEPA
$3,782,590ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
SHARE OUR STRENGTH
$261,200ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
FEEDING AMERICA
$197,692ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
KENTUCKY FARM BUREAU INSURANC
$181,269ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
KENTUCKY CABINET FOR HEALTH A
$109,231ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
FOOD RESEARCH & ACTION CENTER
$95,220ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
FARM CREDIT MID AMERICA
$87,583ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
COMMUNITY FARM ALLIANCE
$27,700ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
KY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE & R
$15,000ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
ENBRIDGE
$15,000ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
ANONYMOUS
$10,500ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
AETNA
$10,000ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
GRAY CONSTRUCTION
$10,000ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
KENTUCKY POWER AEP
$10,000ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
KCTCS
$10,000ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
KROGER MID SOUTH REGIONAL OFF
$9,101ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
WELLCARE OF KENTUCKY
$5,166ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
PURCHASE AREA DEVELOPMENT DIS
$162,221ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US
FACING HUNGER FOOD BANK
$116,712ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US
PURCHASE AREA DEVELOPMENT DIS
$96,103ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US
FACING HUNGER FOOD BANK
$44,628ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBER FOOD BANKS US
PERRY COUNTY SCHOOLS
$20,000ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
KENTUCKY EQUAL JUSTICE CENTER
$15,000ASSISTANCE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HE
