What does North Country Food Bank Inc fund most often?

It funds food distribution and hunger relief through qualified nonprofit programs. Recent awards went to food shelves and pantries, often with the stated purpose of providing food distribution at reduced cost to qualified nonprofit programs. Its active programs also include TEFAP distribution, CSFP senior nutrition, the BackPack Program, and mobile food distribution.

How large are its typical grants?

The reported grant-size distribution is $10,136 at the 25th percentile, $16,650 at the median, and $34,056 at the 75th percentile. Several recent awards are much larger than the median, including a 2025 grant of $352,987 and another of $218,946.

Does it fund outside Minnesota?

No. Every grant in the provided recipient-country distribution went to US recipients, and 100% of grants went to recipients in Minnesota. The recent list also shows Minnesota cities exclusively, including Bemidji, Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, Park Rapids, Perham, Thief River Falls, Red Lake, Morris, East Grand Forks, Bagley, and Crookston.

Are there recurring grantees?

Yes. Bemidji Community Food Shelf appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Outreach Food Shelf also appears across those three years. Other repeat recipients in the recent list include Becker County Food Pantry, Hubbard County Food Shelf, Red Lake Food Shelf, The Bridge Pantry, Thief River Falls Area Food Shelf, East Grand Forks Food Shelf, and Stevens County Food Shelf.

Can organizations apply directly?

Only the Mobile Food Drop Program is listed as accepting unsolicited requests. The other active programs shown—such as TEFAP, CSFP, BackPack Program, and provider-distribution work—are listed as not accepting unsolicited requests.

North Country Food Bank

Name: North Country Food Bank — grants, 990 financials & funding data
Creator: Kindora

ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition

EAST GRAND FORKS, MNWebsite2182817356

About North Country Food Bank

Ending hunger across communities through leadership and collaboration.

Focus Areas

Food securityHunger reliefChild nutrition (BackPack Program)Senior nutrition (CSFP)Mobile food distribution / food accessFood rescue / food recoverySNAP outreach

Who They Fund

qualified nonprofit programs (e.g., food banks, soup kitchens, community pantries)food assistance providers and community-based hunger relief organizations

Funding Style

in-kind supportsubsidized program services

About North Country Food Bank

North Country Food Bank Inc centers its giving on food access, and its largest recent awards show that pattern clearly: in 2025 it gave $352,987 to Bemidji Community Food Shelf and $218,946 to Outreach Food Shelf, both for food distribution at reduced cost to qualified nonprofit programs. The foundation’s grantmaking is built around moving food through local partner agencies, with repeated support for food shelves and pantries across northwest and west central Minnesota. Recent awards also point to a steady operational role rather than one-off project funding, including multiple-year support for the same recipients. In the grant list, Bemidji Community Food Shelf appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, while Outreach Food Shelf appears across all three years as well. That recurring pattern fits the organization’s summary of ending hunger through leadership and collaboration. The funder’s program descriptions reinforce that approach: it distributes USDA commodity food, coordinates partner-site delivery, and supports food shelves, schools, and other community food access points. The result is a grantmaker focused less on broad thematic diversity than on keeping a regional food system supplied for neighbors in need.

What North Country Food Bank Funds

The clearest theme in North Country Food Bank Inc’s grantmaking is food distribution infrastructure. It awarded $179,473 in 2025 to Becker County Food Pantry in Detroit Lakes for food distribution at reduced cost to qualified nonprofit programs, and its program descriptions show similar support through TEFAP and provider distribution to local food shelves. Senior nutrition is another defined area: the organization administers CSFP for income-eligible Minnesota seniors age 60 and older, with USDA commodity foods packed by volunteers and distributed through more than 80 sites. Child nutrition also appears in the BackPack Program, which sends pre-packed food bags home with children for weekends and serves 36 school districts. A fourth lane is mobile access; the Mobile Food Drop Program brings refrigerated truck distributions to communities with high need and limited local food resources.

How North Country Food Bank Gives

Recent grant sizes range from a 25th percentile of $10,136 to a median of $16,650 and a 75th percentile of $34,056. That distribution sits below several larger awards in the recent list, which suggests a mix of routine operating support and larger partner distributions. The same recipient names appear across multiple years, including several food shelves and pantries with awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025, so this is not a one-time grant relationship model. North Country Food Bank Inc is a nonprofit food bank rather than a private family foundation, and its listed philosophy emphasizes in-kind support, subsidized program services, and direct service intermediary roles. Mobile Food Drop is the only active program noted as accepting unsolicited requests.

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$7.9M

Total Assets

$6.6M

Total Revenue

$13.4M

Total Expenses

$13.5M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $10K and $34K, with a median of $17K.

25th Percentile

$10K

Median

$17K

75th Percentile

$34K

Geographic Reach

Local1 state funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

SUSIE NOVAK BOELTER

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
OUTREACH FOOD SHELF	ALEXANDRIA, MN	$1,247,226	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF	BEMIDJI, MN	$907,870	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
THIEF RIVER FALLS AREA FOOD SHELF	THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN	$789,082	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
HUBBARD COUNTY FOOD SHELF	PARK RAPIDS, MN	$766,970	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
BECKER COUNTY FOOD PANTRY	DETROIT LAKES, MN	$630,796	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
EAST GRAND FORKS FOOD SHELF	EAST GRAND FORKS, MN	$532,319	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICA	CHICAGO, IL	$314,762	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
THE BRIDGE PANTRY	PERHAM, MN	$286,176	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
NEW HOPE FOOD SHELF	CROOKSTON, MN	$203,384	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
FERGUS FALLS COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF	FERGUS FALLS, MN	$165,172	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
WHITE EARTH FOOD SHELF	NAYTAHWAUSH, MN	$134,447	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
CLEARWATER COUNTY FOOD SHELF	BAGLEY, MN	$129,662	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
ROSEAU AREA FOOD SHELF	ROSEAU, MN	$123,944	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
VERNDALE AREA FOOD SHELF	VERNDALE, MN	$121,289	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
STEVENS COUNTY FOOD SHELF	MORRIS, MN	$99,080	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
WARROAD FOOD PANTRY	WARROAD, MN	$89,407	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
LAKE OF THE WOODS FOOD SHELF	BAUDETTE, MN	$88,035	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
AKELEY COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF	AKELEY, MN	$85,040	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
BATTLE LAKE FOOD SHELF	BATTLE LAKE, MN	$77,089	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
UNITED WAY OF LAKES AND PRAIRIE	ALEXANDRIA, MN	$70,762	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
PROJECT SHARE OF WADENA	WADENA, MN	$69,447	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
PELICAN RAPIDS COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF	PELICAN RAPIDS, MN	$60,501	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
GRANT COUNTY FOOD SHELF	ELBOW LAKE, MN	$51,833	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
MENAHGA FOOD SHELF	MENAHGA, MN	$51,099	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
NEW DAY CENTER	BEMIDJI, MN	$50,625	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
STRANDQUIST FOOD SHELF	STRANDQUIST, MN	$50,148	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
INTER-COUNTY COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOOD SHELF	OKLEE, MN	$49,885	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
NEW YORK MILLS AREA FOOD SHELF	NEW YORK MILLS, MN	$48,559	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
SALVATION ARMY	FERGUS FALLS, MN	$47,617	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
CENTER OF HUMAN ENVIRONMENT	MAHNOMEN, MN	$46,118	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
WARREN EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF	WARREN, MN	$36,616	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
HELPING HANDS EMERGENCY FOOD SHELF	MAHNOMEN, MN	$36,238	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
FERTILE-BELTRAMI AREA FOOD SHELF	FERTILE, MN	$31,867	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
NORTHLAND COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE	EAST GRAND FORKS, MN	$31,614	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
POPE COUNTY HEARTS & HANDS FOOD SHELF	GLENWOOD, MN	$30,107	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
SEBEKA AREA FOOD SHELF	SEBEKA, MN	$28,811	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
WARREN SENIOR CITIZENS CLUB	WARREN, MN	$26,542	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
HENNING COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF	HENNING, MN	$24,690	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
HOFFMAN-KENSINGTON FOOD SHELF	KENSINGTON, MN	$24,307	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
HANNAHRAYS FOOD PANTRY	LAKE BRONSON, MN	$23,610	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
TRAVERSE COUNTY FOOD SHELF	WHEATON, MN	$22,071	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
LAKE REGION HALFWAY HOMES INC	FERGUS FALLS, MN	$21,655	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
CENTER CITY HOUSING CORP	BEMIDJI, MN	$20,580	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
BROWNS VALLEY FOOD SHELF	BROWNS VALLEY, MN	$17,489	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
LAPORTE FOOD SHELF	LAPORTE, MN	$14,968	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
THE REFUGE	DETROIT LAKES, MN	$14,161	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
PRAIRIE COMMUNITY SERVICES	MORRIS, MN	$13,625	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
BEMIDJI COMMUNITY SOUP KITCHEN	BEMIDJI, MN	$13,160	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
GROWING TREE CHILDCARE	BEMIDJI, MN	$12,743	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS
OURS TO SERVE HOUSE OF HOSPITALITY	BEMIDJI, MN	$12,081	2026	TO PROVIDE FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT REDUCED COST TO QUALIFIED NON PROFIT PROGRAMS

Recipient

Location

Amount

Year

Purpose

OUTREACH FOOD SHELF

ALEXANDRIA, MN

$1,247,226

2026