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Food distributionFood bank supportEmergency food supplies
Who can apply: Must be an approved partner agency of Freestore Foodbank (details on Agency Zone page).
About Freestore Foodbank
To improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with our community.
Focus Areas
Food securityFood distributionSNAP and benefits enrollmentChild nutrition programsSenior nutritionFood rescueMobile marketsJob training and workforce developmentStabilization and shelter diversion services
Who They Fund
food-insecure individuals and householdslow-income community members served by food banks/pantries
Funding Style
capacity building
About Freestore Foodbank
A $17.8 million initial grant to Fg-hope stands out in Freestore Foodbank Inc’s recent record, signaling a funder that moves significant resources while staying closely tied to food access work in its service area. The foundation’s grantmaking centers on hunger relief, food security, and the operational needs that help local partners distribute food effectively. Its recent grants show repeated support for organizations that build food distribution capacity, including Queen Mother’s Market Cooperative and Community Economic Advancement Initiatives (ceai), both in Cincinnati. The pattern is not limited to food banks alone: it also reaches pantries, churches, and community organizations that serve low-income households and food-insecure individuals. Freestore Foodbank Inc also supports programs that extend food access through school pantries, mobile markets, senior boxes, and produce distributions. That mix suggests a funder focused on direct food access and the logistics required to move food into neighborhood settings. Across the grants list, the organization appears to favor practical, service-delivery support over abstract programming, with awards aimed at helping local partners store, distribute, and deliver food where it is needed.
What Freestore Foodbank Funds
A core theme in Freestore Foodbank Inc’s grantmaking is capacity building for food distribution. In 2024, it gave $66,824 to Cmhc - Incompass Health Care Food Pantry in Vevay, Indiana, to build capacity to distribute food, and it made a similar $41,300 grant to Inter Parish Ministry in Newtown, Ohio for the same purpose. The foundation also supports community-facing food access efforts in Cincinnati, including $230,000 to Queen Mother’s Market Cooperative to build capacity to distribute food. Beyond pantry support, it funds place-based food programs for specific groups. Its active programs include the Commodity Supplemental Food Program for income-eligible seniors, school pantry support for students and families, and mobile produce distributions through pop-up produce mobiles and the Healthy Harvest Mobile Market. These activities show a grantmaker working across partner agencies, schools, and neighborhood sites.
How Freestore Foodbank Gives
Freestore Foodbank Inc’s typical grants are relatively small compared with its largest awards: the 25th percentile is $7,272, the median is $8,990, and the 75th percentile is $35,365. That distribution points to a mix of modest operating or implementation support with a few much larger commitments. The recent list shows repeated support for some recipients across years, including Inter Parish Ministry, Be Concerned Inc, Community Action Committee of Pike County, and Society of St Vincent De Paul. The foundation’s structure also includes active program administration, with partner-agency distribution and community resource programs alongside grants. Several active programs accept unsolicited inquiries or applications, including the School Pantry Program, Pop-up Produce Mobiles, Produce Pop Ups, Healthy Harvest Mobile Market, and CSFP distribution.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$348K
Total Assets
$72.3M
Total Revenue
$87.6M
Total Expenses
$88M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $35K, with a median of $9K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$9K
75th Percentile
$35K
Geographic Reach
Regional3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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