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.
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.
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.
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.
$46K
$15.2M
$86.7M
$85.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $45K, with a median of $21K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$21K
75th Percentile
$45K
ROBERT KAMENSKY
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Giving is entirely in California in the data shown, with 100% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. The strongest concentration is in San Diego County cities such as San Diego, Vista, Oceanside, and Chula Vista, along with nearby places like National City, La Mesa, and Poway. The recent grants list also includes El Centro and Fallbrook. This is a tightly local grantmaker, with awards concentrated in the communities where Feeding San Diego’s distribution partners operate.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Feeding San Diego that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: The partner must have a nearby school with at least 50% Free and Reduced Price Meal data, consistently have youth at its location, serve meals that are eaten onsite, and have adequate staffing to serve meals and follow required USDA paperwork and compliance guidelines.
Deadline: No fixed deadline stated.
Who can apply: The organization must be led by someone who is not receiving food from the distribution program; be an IRS-recognized nonprofit or church; be incorporated to serve the needy, ill, or infants; be willing and able to pay applicable partnership fees; be San Diego-based with all food distributed within San Diego County; not charge for food or require services in exchange for food; not redistribute food to non-partner organizations; not discriminate; not be a municipal entity; operate an organized and consistent pantry or soup kitchen or have a planned distribution model; have adequate food storage; and have current Safe Food Handling Certification. Partners must provide space, volunteers or staff, equipment, and a distribution plan.
Deadline: No fixed deadline stated. Feeding San Diego says onboarding is currently limited to food rescue agencies and recommends checking back regularly for other programs.
Who can apply: For school pantry and backpack programs, schools must have at least 50% Free and Reduced Price Meal eligibility data, agree to consistent and recurring deliveries, ensure at least one person involved in distribution obtains Food Handler Certification, and sign a Partnership Agreement. Backpack program enrollment is managed by school staff and is not available through direct individual signup.
Deadline: No fixed deadline stated.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| 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 | WALK-IN FREEZER AND WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR |
| HEAVENS WINDOWS | SPRING VALLEY, CA | $38,000 | 2024 | PART-TIME FOOD RESCUE DRIVER |
| THIRD AVENUE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $35,360 | 2024 | REFRIGERATORS/PANTRY SUPPORT |
| FALLBROOK FOOD PANTRY | FALLBROOK, CA | $35,000 | 2024 | COLD STORAGE UNITS (3 FREEZERS, 2 REFRIGERATORS) |
| FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF OCEANSIDE | OCEANSIDE, CA | $29,147 | 2024 | PERSONNEL, SHELF UTILITY SERVICE CART, INDUSTRIAL SHELVING UNIT |
| SANTEE FOOD BANK | SANTEE, CA | $26,118 | 2024 | TWO REACH-IN COMMERCIAL FREEZERS, TWO REACH-IN COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS |
| NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER | OCEANSIDE, CA | $25,800 | 2024 | RESOURCE CENTER |
| SHERMAN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER CORP | SAN DIEGO, CA | $16,665 | 2024 | SHED, CANOPY, CRATES, SHELVES, REFRIGERATOR, CARTS |
| OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL CHURCH | SAN DIEGO, CA | $14,840 | 2024 | NEW PALLET JACK, REACH-IN COMMERCIAL FREEZERS, REACH-IN COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS |
| WESLEY HOUSE STUDENT RESIDENCE | SAN DIEGO, CA | $11,121 | 2024 | FOOD PANTRY CONSTRUCTION |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY CHURCH | RAMONA, CA | $6,806 | 2024 | COLD STORAGE UNITS |
| ASSOCIATED STUDENTS INC OF CSUSM | SAN MARCOS, CA | $6,000 | 2024 | COLD STORAGE UNITS, STORAGE SHELF, SCALE |
| CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,704 | 2024 | REACH-IN FREEZER, REFRIGERATOR FOOD PREP TABLE |
| LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES OF SAN DIEGO | CHULA VISTA, CA | $173,480 | 2023 | SHELVING/SHRINK WRAP/BOX TRUCK |
| TRICITY PANTRY | VISTA, CA | $109,417 | 2023 | REFRIGERATED VAN/VAN WRAP |
| IMPERIAL VALLEY FOOD BANK | ELCENTRO, CA | $99,000 | 2023 | FOOD BANK CONSTRUTION |
| THE COMMUNITY FOOD CONNECTION | POWAY, CA | $94,261 | 2023 | REFRIGERATED VAN/CONVEYORS |
| EQUATION COLLABORATIVE CORP | CARLSBAD, CA | $64,963 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| MCALISTER INSTITUTE FOR TREATMENT & EDUCATION INC | CAJON, CA | $54,327 | 2023 | COLD STORAGE |
| THE BETHESDA RECOVERY CENTER | VISTA, CA | $52,988 | 2023 | REFRIGERATED TRUCK/FOOD STORAGE |
| LIVED EXPERIENCES | OCEANSIDE, CA | $37,164 | 2023 | FORKLIFT/PALLET JACK |
| FOOTHILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | LA MESA, CA | $31,250 | 2023 | PART-TIME PANTRY DIRECTOR |
| NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER | OCEANSIDE, CA | $21,246 | 2023 | RESOURCE CENTER |
| THIRD AVENUE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $18,681 | 2023 | REFRIGERATORS/PANTRY SUPPORT |
| FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF OCEANSIDE | OCEANSIDE, CA | $12,353 | 2023 | FOOD PANTRY |
| RISINGHOPE OUTREACH DBA CROSSROADS OUTREACH FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $11,482 | 2023 | DRY STORAGE UNIT |
| OCEAN VIEW CHURCH SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $11,391 | 2023 | FORKLIFT REPAIR |
| FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH OF VISTA CA | VISTA, CA | $9,738 | 2023 | REFRIGERATOR, FREEZER |
| MASJIDUL TAQWA | SAN DIEGO, CA | $9,284 | 2023 | COOLER/FREEZER/SHELVING |
| TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH | SAN DIEGO, CA | $8,409 | 2023 | COOLER/FREEZER/SHELVING/TABLES |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | ESCONDIDO, CA | $8,286 | 2023 | SUPPORT FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM |
| FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF NATIONAL CITY | NATIONAL CITY, CA | $7,623 | 2023 | CITY SERVICE GRANT |
| OCEAN BEACH EMERGENCY FOOD INC | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,500 | 2023 | REFRIGERATOR/TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT |
| SAN DIEGO JOURNEY COMMUNITY CHURCH | LA MESA, CA | $5,275 | 2023 | SHELVING/BENCHES/CARTS |
BROTHER BENNO FOUNDATION INC
$45,572MARKETPLACE PROJECT AND EQUIPMENT
FUNDS FOR PART-TIME FOOD RESCUE DRIVER FOR SIX MONTHS (AQUALIA)
I AM MY BROTHER'S KEEPER CDC
$100,000CONTAINER, TRUCK REPAIRS, TRUCK WRAP, RAMP, TABLES, ROLLING CART
WALK-IN FREEZER AND WALK-IN REFRIGERATOR
HEAVENS WINDOWS
$38,000PART-TIME FOOD RESCUE DRIVER
THIRD AVENUE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
REFRIGERATORS/PANTRY SUPPORT
FALLBROOK FOOD PANTRY
$35,000COLD STORAGE UNITS (3 FREEZERS, 2 REFRIGERATORS)
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF OCEANSIDE
$29,147PERSONNEL, SHELF UTILITY SERVICE CART, INDUSTRIAL SHELVING UNIT
SANTEE FOOD BANK
$26,118TWO REACH-IN COMMERCIAL FREEZERS, TWO REACH-IN COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS
NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER
$25,800RESOURCE CENTER
SHERMAN HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER CORP
$16,665SHED, CANOPY, CRATES, SHELVES, REFRIGERATOR, CARTS
OUR LADY OF MT CARMEL CHURCH
$14,840NEW PALLET JACK, REACH-IN COMMERCIAL FREEZERS, REACH-IN COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS
MOUNTAIN VIEW COMMUNITY CHURCH
$6,806COLD STORAGE UNITS
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS INC OF CSUSM
$6,000COLD STORAGE UNITS, STORAGE SHELF, SCALE
CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH OF SAN DIEGO
$5,704REACH-IN FREEZER, REFRIGERATOR FOOD PREP TABLE
LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER INTERNATIONAL MINISTRIES OF SAN DIEGO
$173,480SHELVING/SHRINK WRAP/BOX TRUCK
TRICITY PANTRY
$109,417REFRIGERATED VAN/VAN WRAP
THE COMMUNITY FOOD CONNECTION
$94,261REFRIGERATED VAN/CONVEYORS
EQUATION COLLABORATIVE CORP
$64,963SUPPORT FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
MCALISTER INSTITUTE FOR TREATMENT & EDUCATION INC
$54,327COLD STORAGE
THE BETHESDA RECOVERY CENTER
$52,988REFRIGERATED TRUCK/FOOD STORAGE
LIVED EXPERIENCES
$37,164FORKLIFT/PALLET JACK
FOOTHILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$31,250PART-TIME PANTRY DIRECTOR
NORTH COUNTY LGBTQ RESOURCE CENTER
$21,246RESOURCE CENTER
THIRD AVENUE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION
$18,681REFRIGERATORS/PANTRY SUPPORT
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF OCEANSIDE
$12,353FOOD PANTRY
RISINGHOPE OUTREACH DBA CROSSROADS OUTREACH FOUNDATION
$11,482DRY STORAGE UNIT
OCEAN VIEW CHURCH SAN DIEGO
$11,391FORKLIFT REPAIR
FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH OF VISTA CA
$9,738REFRIGERATOR, FREEZER
MASJIDUL TAQWA
$9,284COOLER/FREEZER/SHELVING
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH
$8,409COOLER/FREEZER/SHELVING/TABLES
THE SALVATION ARMY
$8,286SUPPORT FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF NATIONAL CITY
$7,623CITY SERVICE GRANT
OCEAN BEACH EMERGENCY FOOD INC
$5,500REFRIGERATOR/TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
SAN DIEGO JOURNEY COMMUNITY CHURCH
$5,275SHELVING/BENCHES/CARTS
