The Food Bank of South Jersey exists to provide an immediate solution to the urgent problem of hunger by providing food to people in need, teaching them to eat nutritiously, and helping them to find sustainable ways to improve their lives.
Food Bank of South Jersey Inc gives through a mix of equipment support, food access work, and targeted relief for partner organizations across South Jersey. In the recent grants list, the largest awards are repeated $25,000 equipment grants to local agencies, including Loving Our Cities Inc in Sewell and The Wow Center in Merchantville. That pattern fits a funder that works through partner agencies rather than individual assistance, with grants tied to the infrastructure needed to store, move, and distribute food. The organization’s stated mission is immediate hunger relief combined with nutrition education and help connecting people to more sustainable supports. Its programs also extend to community coordination in Camden, where the Camden Food Security Collective is described as a collaborative initiative focused on transforming food access and addressing upstream causes of food insecurity. Recent grantmaking also includes support for culturally specific food access, as shown by a grant to Jewish Family & Children’s Services in Cherry Hill for culturally appropriate food.
In food insecurity work, the foundation uses grants to strengthen local delivery systems. It awarded $25,000 to Masjid Freehaven Inc in Lawnside for equipment, supporting a community partner serving local food needs. It also gave $19,021 to Oaks Integrated Care in Mt Holly for equipment, showing support for agencies that need operating infrastructure as well as food itself. The grant record includes a $9,998 award to Jewish Family & Children’s Services in Cherry Hill for culturally appropriate food, which connects to the foundation’s focus on serving culturally specific communities. Another example is $8,682 to Rutgers Cooperative Extension in Camden for equipment, linking food access work with nutrition education and community capacity. Across these awards, the foundation supports both direct food distribution and the systems that make it possible.
Typical grants cluster in the low five figures, with a p25 of $6,200, a median of $8,857, and a p75 of $18,866. The recent record shows both equipment grants and a smaller set of pandemic relief awards, including recurring 2023 grants at the $6,200 level. The same recipients can appear more than once: Green Grove Baptist Church received equipment funding in 2025 and pandemic relief in 2023, while other agencies also recur within the recent list. The organization funds as a local operating foundation-style grantmaker rather than through program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals.
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$26M
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Most grants fall between $6K and $19K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$19K
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Grantmaking is overwhelmingly local and concentrated in New Jersey, with 98% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent awards reach towns across South Jersey, including Sewell, Merchantville, Lawnside, West Berlin, Paulsboro, Burlington, Mt Holly, Cherry Hill, Camden, and Delran. Camden appears as a repeated recipient city, including grants to Urbanpromise Ministries Community Development Inc and Cathedral Kitchen. One grant also went outside New Jersey to Mighty Writers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but the recipient-country distribution remains entirely U.S.-based.
It funds agency partners, community organizations, and collaborative initiatives tied to food insecurity, nutrition education, food safety, and capacity building. Recent recipients include organizations such as Loving Our Cities Inc, The Wow Center, and Jewish Family & Children’s Services for culturally appropriate food.
Typical awards are in the low five figures. The grant-size distribution shows a p25 of $6,200, a median of $8,857, and a p75 of $18,866.
Yes. Some recipients appear in more than one year or with more than one purpose. Green Grove Baptist Church received a 2025 equipment grant and a 2023 pandemic relief grant, and several organizations also appear multiple times in the recent grants list.
Its giving is local and heavily concentrated in New Jersey. Ninety-eight percent of grants go to recipients in NJ, with South Jersey towns such as Camden, Cherry Hill, Mt Holly, Delran, West Berlin, and Paulsboro appearing in the recent record.
The Camden Food Security Collective is a co-led initiative focused on transforming food access and addressing upstream causes of food insecurity in Camden and surrounding neighborhoods. The foundation also supports partner agencies with equipment, training, and start-up assistance.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Food Bank of South Jersey that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Must be an agency partner of the Food Bank of South Jersey. New partner agencies complete an intake/partnership process and work directly with FBSJ to access grants, training, and program support.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASJID FREEHAVEN INC | LAWNSIDE, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| THE WOW CENTER | MERCHANTVILLE, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| GREEN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH | WEST BERLIN, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| GLORIOUS LIGHT CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | PAULSBORO, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| CALVARY CHAPEL OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY | TURNERSVILLE, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| LOVING OUR CITIES INC | SEWELL, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| BIBLEWAY APOSTOLIC MISSIONS | BURLINGTON, NJ | $25,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| MIGHTY WRITERS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $22,271 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| CATHOLIC CHARIITES DIOCESE OF TRENTON-COMMUNITY SERVICES BURLINGTON | TRENTON, NJ | $21,797 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| OAKS INTEGRATED CARE | MT HOLLY, NJ | $19,021 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| GREATER WOODBURY COOPERATIVE MIN | WOODBURY, NJ | $18,947 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| LADIES IN TRANSIT HOLISTIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | DELRAN, NJ | $18,621 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| URBANPROMISE MINISTRIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC | PENNSAUKEN, NJ | $17,582 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| KITCHEN OF HOPE (ST THOMAS) | GLASSBORO, NJ | $15,782 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES-PEOPLE FIRST | WESTHAMPTON, NJ | $15,182 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| KINGSWAY SERVICES INC | MOORESTOWN, NJ | $13,201 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| BEACON OF HOPE | MT HOLLY, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES | CHERRY HILL, NJ | $9,998 | 2025 | CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD |
| CULTIVATE CHURCH | VOORHEES, NJ | $9,720 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| THE VICTORY GROUP | WESTVILLE, NJ | $9,032 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION | CAMDEN, NJ | $8,682 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| CATHEDRAL KITCHEN | CAMDEN, NJ | $8,436 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| VICTORY ASSEMBLY OF GOD | ELMER, NJ | $8,181 | 2025 | EQUIPMENT |
| GREEN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH | WEST BERLIN, NJ | $15,943 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| URBAN PROMISE | CAMDEN, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| NEW HOPE MINISTRIES | DELRAN, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| GLORIOUS LIGHT MINISTRIES | PAULSBORO, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| LADIES IN TRANSITMALANIE JORDAN | DELRAN, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF SJ | BEVERLY, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| CHERRY HILL FOOD AND OUTREACH COUNCIL | CHERRY HILL, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| PARKSIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | CAMDEN, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| VICTORY ASSEMBLY OF GOD | ELMER, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| ST JOHN'S PENECOSTAL OUTREACH | SALEM, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| KITCHEN OF HOPE | GLASSBORO, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| CHRISTIAN CARING CTR-PEMBERTON | PEMBERTON, NJ | $6,200 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| BEACON OF HOPE | HAINESPORT, NJ | $6,000 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| OAKS INTEGRATED CARE | MT HOLLY, NJ | $6,000 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| SAFE PASSAGE | CAMDEN, NJ | $5,250 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| COMISSIONED 2 SERVE | WILLINGBORO, NJ | $5,250 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| THE VICTORY GROUP | WESTVILLE, NJ | $5,250 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| NEED TO SUCCEED | LINDENWOLD, NJ | $5,250 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
| PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH | WILLINGBORO, NJ | $5,250 | 2023 | PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND |
MASJID FREEHAVEN INC
$25,000EQUIPMENT
THE WOW CENTER
$25,000EQUIPMENT
GREEN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
$25,000EQUIPMENT
GLORIOUS LIGHT CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
$25,000EQUIPMENT
CALVARY CHAPEL OF GLOUCESTER COUNTY
$25,000EQUIPMENT
LOVING OUR CITIES INC
$25,000EQUIPMENT
BIBLEWAY APOSTOLIC MISSIONS
EQUIPMENT
GREATER WOODBURY COOPERATIVE MIN
$18,947EQUIPMENT
LADIES IN TRANSIT HOLISTIC COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
$18,621EQUIPMENT
URBANPROMISE MINISTRIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INC
$17,582EQUIPMENT
KITCHEN OF HOPE (ST THOMAS)
$15,782EQUIPMENT
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING SERVICES-PEOPLE FIRST
$15,182EQUIPMENT
KINGSWAY SERVICES INC
$13,201EQUIPMENT
BEACON OF HOPE
$10,000EQUIPMENT
JEWISH FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES
$9,998CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD
CULTIVATE CHURCH
$9,720EQUIPMENT
THE VICTORY GROUP
$9,032EQUIPMENT
RUTGERS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
$8,682EQUIPMENT
VICTORY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
$8,181EQUIPMENT
GREEN GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
$15,943PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
NEW HOPE MINISTRIES
$6,200PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
GLORIOUS LIGHT MINISTRIES
$6,200PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
LADIES IN TRANSITMALANIE JORDAN
$6,200PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH OF SJ
$6,200PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
CHERRY HILL FOOD AND OUTREACH COUNCIL
$6,200PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
PARKSIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$6,200PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
VICTORY ASSEMBLY OF GOD
$6,200PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
ST JOHN'S PENECOSTAL OUTREACH
$6,200PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
KITCHEN OF HOPE
$6,200PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
CHRISTIAN CARING CTR-PEMBERTON
$6,200PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
BEACON OF HOPE
$6,000PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
SAFE PASSAGE
$5,250PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
COMISSIONED 2 SERVE
$5,250PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
THE VICTORY GROUP
$5,250PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
NEED TO SUCCEED
$5,250PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
PARKWAY BAPTIST CHURCH
$5,250PANDEMIC RELIEF FUND
