Opening soonCloses Oct 1, 2026Award: $500 – $8K
Oakhurst Afterschool Meals Grant
Afterschool mealsChild nutritionFood access
Who can apply: Eligible CACFP At-Risk Afterschool meal programs.
Deadline: October
About Full Plates Full Potential
To strengthen child nutrition programs as critical tools for ending childhood food insecurity in Maine.
Focus Areas
Child nutritionSchool mealsSummer mealsAfterschool meals (CACFP At-Risk)School kitchen equipmentLocal food systemsAdvocacy & policyGrants and capacity buildingResearch and reports
Who They Fund
school-aged childrenlow-income children and familiesstudents at schools and community meal sites
Funding Style
About Full Plates Full Potential
A cooperative agreement with USDA to subgrant up to $8.5 million for school food system transformation stands out as the clearest signal of what Full Plates Full Potential does. The foundation works in Maine to increase participation in child nutrition programs, with a strong emphasis on school meals, summer meals, afterschool meals, and local food use in schools. Its grantmaking is paired with implementation support, outreach, and capacity building for meal providers and school nutrition programs. In the recent grants list, one of the largest awards went to Halal School Meals Networkfood for All Services in Portland for multiple grants to help increase participation in USDA child nutrition programs. Another sizable grant supported Food for All Services in Portland for the same purpose. That pattern shows a funder that backs organizations working directly on enrollment, access, and meal delivery rather than one-time project sponsorships. The foundation also supports school kitchen equipment, school breakfast and lunch participation, and community partners such as school departments, YMCAs, and youth-serving organizations. Its stated goal is to strengthen child nutrition programs as tools for ending childhood food insecurity in Maine.
What Full Plates Full Potential Funds
Child nutrition is the central thread across Full Plates Full Potential’s grantmaking. They gave $47,000 to South Portland School Department for multiple grants to help increase participation in USDA child nutrition programs, and $40,000 to Augusta Boys & Girls Club for the same broad purpose. Those awards point to a focus on participation and access, not only on meal service capacity. The foundation also funds local food and school food system work. Under its USDA school food system transformation work, it has supported efforts to bring more local foods to Maine schools and to subgrant to schools, local and state agencies, and community partners. Afterschool meal programming is another clear area. The Oakhurst Afterschool Meals Grant is designed to help start, scale, and sustain eligible CACFP At-Risk afterschool meal programs in Maine. It also offers a School Kitchen Equipment Grant for school districts to purchase or repair kitchen equipment.
How Full Plates Full Potential Gives
Full Plates Full Potential’s recent grants cluster around the middle of its stated size range, with a p25 of $8,318, a median of $10,000, and a p75 of $13,000. The recent list also shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Cultivating Community, Jobs for Maine Graduates Inc, Rsu 57, and Mano En Mano, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated one-off gifts. The foundation appears to use a mix of direct grantmaking and program-administered subgrants. Some opportunities accept unsolicited applications, including the School Meals Grant, Oakhurst Afterschool Meals Grant, and School Kitchen Equipment Grant, while others are invitation-based or administered through program structures. Its active programs also include grantmaking plus implementation support for meal providers and school nutrition programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$367K
Total Assets
$11.3M
Total Revenue
$10.9M
Total Expenses
$3.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $8K and $13K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$8K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$13K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JUSTIN STRASBURGER
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