What kinds of organizations does Feeding San Diego support?

The recent grants go to food banks, pantries, churches, community centers, schools, and other local agencies that distribute food. Examples in the data include food pantry infrastructure, a food bank construction grant, and support for community resource centers. The foundation also funds organizations serving seniors, children, veterans, and families.

What does Feeding San Diego usually fund?

Most awards support the mechanics of hunger relief: refrigerated vehicles, freezers, refrigerators, shelving, carts, ramps, construction, and staffing for pantry or food-rescue operations. The grant list also includes support for food assistance programs and distribution sites, showing a focus on capacity rather than individual aid.

How big are Feeding San Diego’s grants?

The typical grant size in the data is $9,511 at the 25th percentile, $21,246 at the median, and $45,494 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards range from smaller site-support grants to larger infrastructure grants such as $173,480 and $109,417.

Are grants limited to San Diego County?

Yes. The geographic scope is local, and every grant in the recipient-country distribution is in the US. The recent grants list is concentrated in San Diego County cities, with one nearby outlying California recipient in El Centro.

Does Feeding San Diego accept unsolicited applications?

Most of the listed programs do not accept unsolicited applications. One exception is the Agency Partner Portal, which includes an unsolicited-application path for agency onboarding and participation in Food Rescue and Agency Express ordering and delivery.

Feeding San Diego

Name: Feeding San Diego — grants, 990 financials & funding data
Creator: Kindora

ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition

SAN DIEGO, CAWebsite8684523663

About Feeding San Diego

To end hunger in San Diego County through food rescue and a network of community partners, donors, volunteers, and programs that increase access to nutritious food.

Focus Areas

Food security / hunger reliefFood rescueChild and youth meal programsSenior meal programsCommunity wellnessNutrition educationCalFresh enrollment assistance

Who They Fund

food banks and food pantriescommunity resource centers / local food assistance programsmunicipal/city-run food service programsfood-insecure individuals and households (indirect beneficiary)

Funding Style

About Feeding San Diego

Feeding San Diego’s grantmaking is built around the logistics of hunger relief: shelving, refrigerated transport, cold storage, and facility upgrades that help local partners move and store food. Recent awards show a clear preference for capital and equipment support, such as a $173,480 grant to Life Christian Center International Ministries of San Diego for shelving, shrink wrap, and a box truck, and a $109,417 grant to Tricity Pantry for a refrigerated van and van wrap. That same pattern continues across partner types, from churches and pantries to community centers and specialized resource sites. The foundation also funds staffing tied to distribution capacity, including part-time roles that keep pantry and food rescue operations running. Its work aligns with a countywide hunger-relief model that includes food rescue, partner distribution, and programs serving children, seniors, military families, and other households facing food insecurity. Recent grants also support infrastructure for sites such as Imperial Valley Food Bank, Nativity Prep Academy of San Diego Inc, and The Community Food Connection, showing that Feeding San Diego backs both physical access to food and the systems that make distribution possible.

What Feeding San Diego Funds

A major theme is distribution infrastructure. Feeding San Diego gave $100,000 to I Am My Brother's Keeper Cdc for a container, truck repairs, a truck wrap, a ramp, tables, and rolling carts, and $99,000 to Imperial Valley Food Bank for food bank construction. Cold-chain capacity is another priority: Mcalister Institute for Treatment & Education Inc received $54,327 for cold storage, while Nativity Prep Academy of San Diego Inc received $89,000 for a walk-in freezer and walk-in refrigerator. The foundation also supports food-access sites with equipment and staffing. The Bethesda Recovery Center got a refrigerated truck and food storage, and Foothills United Methodist Church received funding for a part-time pantry director. These grants point to a funder focused on the practical work of storing, moving, and distributing food through local partners.

How Feeding San Diego Gives

Typical awards are modest to mid-sized, with a p25 of $9,511, a median of $21,246, and a p75 of $45,494. The recent grants list shows repeat funding to some recipients across different years, including North County Lgbtq Resource Center and Third Avenue Charitable Organization, which suggests ongoing relationships with selected partners. Feeding San Diego is a local funder and the grant record shown here is entirely operationally oriented, with awards tied to equipment, construction, transportation, staffing, and food-distribution capacity. The listed programs do not accept unsolicited applications, though the Agency Partner Portal does include an unsolicited-application path for agency onboarding and Food Rescue participation.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$46K

Total Assets

$15.2M

Total Revenue

$86.7M

Total Expenses

$85.8M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $21K.

25th Percentile

$10K

Median

$21K

75th Percentile

$45K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

ROBERT KAMENSKY

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
BROTHER BENNO FOUNDATION INC	OCEANSIDE, CA	$45,572	2026	MARKETPLACE PROJECT AND EQUIPMENT
PROJECT 11	IMPERIAL BEACH, CA	$9,960	2025	FUNDS FOR PART-TIME FOOD RESCUE DRIVER FOR SIX MONTHS (AQUALIA)
I AM MY BROTHER'S KEEPER CDC	SAN DIEGO, CA	$100,000	2024	CONTAINER, TRUCK REPAIRS, TRUCK WRAP, RAMP, TABLES, ROLLING CART
NATIVITY PREP ACADEMY OF SAN DIEGO INC	SAN DIEGO, CA	$89,000	2024

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What kinds of organizations does Feeding San Diego support?

What does Feeding San Diego usually fund?

How big are Feeding San Diego’s grants?

Are grants limited to San Diego County?

Does Feeding San Diego accept unsolicited applications?

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