About Hoosier Hills Food Bank
Hoosier Hills Food Bank Inc makes very large grants to move food through partner agencies across south central Indiana. The strongest signal in the recent record is a series of pooled food-distribution grants: $6,068,347 in 2024 to 89 agencies, $5,197,480 in 2025 to 85 agencies, and $2,955,319 in 2023 to 81 agencies. That pattern shows a funder built around channeling resources to a network of nonprofit and community providers rather than a single site or short-term project.
Alongside those network-wide awards, the foundation also supports specific local pantries and food access organizations with operating and equipment grants. Mother Hubbard's Cupboard in Bloomington received $1,469,702 in 2025 for food distribution to outside agencies. Bread of Life in Mitchell received $489,303 in 2023 for equipment. Other recent awards went to organizations in Bloomington, Ellettsville, Poland, and Nashville, Indiana, suggesting a grantmaker focused on keeping emergency food infrastructure working at multiple points in the local supply chain.
The foundation’s activity is centered on food insecurity, hunger relief, and food access, with grants often tied to distribution logistics, pantry operations, and facility support.
What Hoosier Hills Food Bank Funds
Food distribution to partner agencies is the clearest theme in the recent grants. Hoosier Hills Food Bank Inc awarded $6,068,347 in 2024 to 89 agencies and $5,197,480 in 2025 to 85 agencies for food distribution to outside agencies. Those grants point to a pass-through model that supports a broad network of emergency food providers.
The foundation also funds pantry operations and equipment. Bread of Life in Mitchell received $489,303 in 2023 for purchase of equipment, and New Hope for Families in Bloomington received $14,095 in 2023 for the same purpose. That kind of support helps with food-handling and storage capacity.
Facility work appears as another recurring use. Garrard Chapel in Bowling Green received $1,336,903 in 2023 for building renovation, while Cunot Food Pantry in Poland received $88,556 in 2024 for food pantry repairs. These awards show attention to the physical spaces that host food service.
How Hoosier Hills Food Bank Gives
Typical grants are large, with a p25 of $51,326, a median of $489,303, and a p75 of $2,212,510. The recent record also shows repeated awards over multiple years to the same broad distribution function, with large pooled grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation appears to operate as a grantmaking food bank, and the active Hoosier Hills Food Bank Grant Program accepts unsolicited applications from nonprofit agency partners. Grants are framed as operating support, equipment purchases, repairs, and food distribution rather than program-related investments.