To fight hunger through united forces/partnerships; provide nutritional food products that nurture, sustain and enhance quality of life; and facilitate, contribute and promote programs for hunger relief and strengthening communities.
Florida Food Force Inc moved more than $16.9 million in a single non-cash general-support grant in 2023, a sign of how heavily its work relies on in-kind food and supply distribution rather than conventional cash-only philanthropy. The foundation’s grantmaking centers on hunger relief, emergency food shipments, and community support through nonprofit partners, with several grants routed as general support to organizations that distribute food or serve basic-needs clients. Large awards also went to United Food Force Inc in McDonough, Georgia, and to Southeastern Food Bank in Ocoee, Florida, showing both partner-network support and direct food-bank distribution within the same grantmaking pattern. Its active programs reinforce that approach: disaster relief shipments, weekly food loads for nonprofits, and other resource deliveries for shelters, pantries, veteran-serving groups, and similar organizations. The organization also reports unrestricted, core, and flexible funding among its philosophy tags, indicating that support is not limited to narrow project grants. In the recent-grants list, recipients include My Community Baptist Church in New Port Richey and The Freedom Tour in Lake Wales, both listed under general support.
Food distribution is the clearest throughline in Florida Food Force Inc’s recent grants. The foundation gave $356,169 to Southeastern Food Bank in Ocoee for general support, and also backed Smart Shopper Discount Grocery in Tampa and Tarpon Springs Discount Grocery in Tarpon Springs. Those awards sit alongside weekly food-program activity that supplies nonprofits such as shelters, homeless projects, pantries, and veteran-serving groups. Disaster response is another major theme. Florida Food Force Inc supported Operation Blessings with $18,900 in 2023 and $14,700 in 2025, and its active programs describe emergency shipments of food, drinks, and supplies to partner organizations during hurricanes, tornadoes, and fires. The foundation also funds community-serving intermediaries. It awarded $207,152 to Fbch & One More Child in Lakeland and $24,860 to Pasco County Jail in Land O’ Lakes, both marked general support, reflecting attention to basic needs beyond standard food-bank channels.
Florida Food Force Inc’s typical grant size clusters around a median of $28,600, with the 25th percentile at $14,700 and the 75th percentile at $226,270. The recent-grants list shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including United Food Force Inc, Southeastern Food Bank, The Freedom Tour, Operation Blessings, Fbch & One More Child, Pasco County Jail, and Tarpon Springs Shepherd Center. That pattern suggests recurring partner relationships rather than isolated awards. The foundation’s active programs also point to a practical operating model: general support, weekly food loads, and emergency resource shipments. Unsolicited applications are accepted for the weekly food program and disaster-relief resource distribution.
$9.3M
$254K
$2.9M
$3.7M
Most grants fall between $15K and $226K, with a median of $29K.
25th Percentile
$15K
Median
$29K
75th Percentile
$226K
BRENDA SIMMS
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Florida Food Force Inc gives primarily within Florida, which accounts for 88% of grants by recipient location. The most visible recipient cities in the recent list include Ocoee, Lakeland, Lake Wales, Tampa, Land O’ Lakes, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, New Port Richey, and Port Richey. Outside Florida, grants also reached McDonough, Georgia. The foundation’s active programs extend into nearby affected regions during disasters, including Georgia and Texas.
It supports food banks, shelters, homeless projects, pantries, veteran-serving groups, churches, discount grocery partners, and other community-serving nonprofits. Recent recipients include Southeastern Food Bank in Ocoee, My Community Baptist Church in New Port Richey, and Tarpon Springs Shepherd Center in Tarpon Springs.
The foundation’s stated focus areas are food security and hunger relief, emergency assistance, food distribution, volunteer programs, and disaster relief. Its active programs emphasize weekly food loads and emergency shipments of food, drinks, supplies, and other resources.
Yes. The weekly food program and disaster-relief resource distribution programs both accept unsolicited support requests, according to the active program descriptions.
The grant-size distribution centers on a $28,600 median, with a 25th percentile of $14,700 and a 75th percentile of $226,270. Recent awards range from smaller general-support grants to very large in-kind shipments.
Florida is the top recipient state, with 88% of grants going to recipients in Florida. Recent Florida cities include Ocoee, Lakeland, Lake Wales, Tampa, Land O’ Lakes, Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, New Port Richey, and Port Richey.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NON-CASH BELOW 5000 | — | $5,241,809 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NON-CASH BELOW 5000 | — | $1,634,995 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED FOOD FORCE INC | MCDONOUGH, GA | $1,057,685 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED FOOD FORCE INC | MCDONOUGH, GA | $818,433 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE FREEDOM TOUR | LAKE WALES, FL | $208,736 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FBCH & ONE MORE CHILD | LAKELAND, FL | $207,152 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FBCH & ONE MORE CHILD | LAKELAND, FL | $36,960 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHEASTERN FOOD BANK | OCOEE, FL | $28,600 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE FREEDOM TOUR | LAKE WALES, FL | $23,293 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERATION BLESSINGS | — | $14,700 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SMART SHOPPER DISCOUNT GROCERY | TAMPA, FL | $13,860 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PASCO COUNTY JAIL | LAND O LAKES, FL | $13,200 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TARPON SPRINGS DISCOUNT GROCERY | TARPON SPRINGS, FL | $11,484 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CASH BELOW 5000 | — | $10,300 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NON-CASH BELOW 5000 | — | $16,963,073 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNITED FOOD FORCE INC | MCDONOUGH, GA | $649,794 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOUTHEASTERN FOOD BANK | OCOEE, FL | $356,169 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH | NEW PORT RICHEY, FL | $226,270 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE FREEDOM TOUR | LAKE WALES, FL | $68,640 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE VOLUNTEER WAY | PORT RICHEY, FL | $45,100 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PASCO COUNTY JAIL | LAND O LAKES, FL | $24,860 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| TARPON SPRINGS SHEPHERD CENTER | TARPON SPRINGS, FL | $22,165 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| OPERATION BLESSINGS | — | $18,900 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| SOMEBODY CARES TAMPA BAY | CLEARWATER, FL | $18,150 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FBCH & ONE MORE CHILD | LAKELAND, FL | $8,965 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CASH BELOW 5000 | — | $5,750 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
NON-CASH BELOW 5000
$5,241,809GENERAL SUPPORT
NON-CASH BELOW 5000
$1,634,995GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED FOOD FORCE INC
$1,057,685GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED FOOD FORCE INC
$818,433GENERAL SUPPORT
THE FREEDOM TOUR
$208,736GENERAL SUPPORT
FBCH & ONE MORE CHILD
$207,152GENERAL SUPPORT
FBCH & ONE MORE CHILD
GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHEASTERN FOOD BANK
$28,600GENERAL SUPPORT
THE FREEDOM TOUR
$23,293GENERAL SUPPORT
OPERATION BLESSINGS
$14,700GENERAL SUPPORT
SMART SHOPPER DISCOUNT GROCERY
$13,860GENERAL SUPPORT
PASCO COUNTY JAIL
$13,200GENERAL SUPPORT
TARPON SPRINGS DISCOUNT GROCERY
$11,484GENERAL SUPPORT
CASH BELOW 5000
$10,300GENERAL SUPPORT
NON-CASH BELOW 5000
$16,963,073GENERAL SUPPORT
UNITED FOOD FORCE INC
$649,794GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHEASTERN FOOD BANK
$356,169GENERAL SUPPORT
MY COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
$226,270GENERAL SUPPORT
THE FREEDOM TOUR
$68,640GENERAL SUPPORT
THE VOLUNTEER WAY
$45,100GENERAL SUPPORT
PASCO COUNTY JAIL
$24,860GENERAL SUPPORT
TARPON SPRINGS SHEPHERD CENTER
$22,165GENERAL SUPPORT
OPERATION BLESSINGS
$18,900GENERAL SUPPORT
SOMEBODY CARES TAMPA BAY
$18,150GENERAL SUPPORT
FBCH & ONE MORE CHILD
$8,965GENERAL SUPPORT
CASH BELOW 5000
$5,750GENERAL SUPPORT
Current and upcoming funding from Florida Food Force that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Relief support is provided in response to disasters and community need; no formal eligibility criteria stated.
Who can apply: Supports nonprofits such as shelters, homeless projects, pantries, veteran's needs and more.
Deadline: Weekly; every Thursday.
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