The Oregon Community Food System Network brings people and organizations together to broaden understanding of issues, build relationships and trust, develop common purpose, and create collective capacity to realize our shared vision of all Oregonians thriving with healthy, affordable foods from an environmentally and economically resilient regional food system.
Oregon Community Food System Network’s recent grantmaking shows a clear emphasis on keeping Oregon’s food system functioning under stress: one stream supports worker safety and infrastructure for food hubs and local distributors, while another backs farms and ranches preparing for climate-related disasters. The largest recent awards reach $75,000, and the portfolio includes both facility-oriented projects and on-farm resilience work. In 2025, Josephine County Farm Collect in Grants Pass received $75,000 for food worker/safety infrastructure, and Good Groceries LLC in Enterprise received $75,000 for disaster resilience. Those grants sit within a broader pattern of support for producers, food hubs, and food distribution organizations that are trying to maintain continuity, storage, equipment, and safe working conditions. The foundation also makes room for community food access efforts and advocacy-related work through its stated focus areas, but the recent grant list is especially concentrated on the practical systems that move food from farms and processors to communities. Its public charity status and annual grantmaking of more than $1.2 million indicate a compact funder with a focused regional agenda.
A major theme is food system continuity. Grants to George Farmer Collective in Mosier and Lane County Bounty in Eugene were both tagged for food worker/safety infrastructure, pointing to support for the operational side of local food distribution. Disaster readiness is the other dominant lane: Centor Provisions in Bend and Casad Family Farms in Madras each received grants for disaster resilience, aligning with the foundation’s farm and ranch resilience priorities. The foundation also funds community-based food infrastructure. Bohemia Food Hub in Cottage Grove received support for food worker/safety infrastructure, and North Coast Food Web in Astoria was funded in the same category, showing attention to food hubs as part of regional supply chains. In addition, Black Food Sovereignty Coal in Portland received a grant for food worker/safety infrastructure, reflecting the funder’s interest in food-system organizations rooted in community-led work.
The recent awards cluster around mid-sized grants, with several at or near the program caps shown in the active grant programs: $75,000, $68,000, $54,905, $51,046, and multiple awards in the $40,000 range. The list also includes smaller grants down to $9,998, indicating a spread from modest project support to larger infrastructure investments. The 2025 grant list suggests active one-year project funding rather than a documented multi-year pattern. The foundation is a public charity and does not fund individuals, and the active programs shown on its opportunities page accept unsolicited applications in several cases, including rolling applications for the Empowering Healthy Living Grant.
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The grant list is Oregon-only in the provided data, with 55 grants going to U.S. recipients and no non-U.S. recipients. Recent awards reach communities across the state, including Grants Pass, Enterprise, Bend, Mosier, Eugene, Clatskanie, Portland, and Newport. Portland appears multiple times as a recipient city, but grants are spread well beyond the headquarters city. The recipient map in the data points to statewide distribution rather than a single metro area, with a mix of coastal, valley, central, and southern Oregon locations.
The recent grants emphasize food worker and safety infrastructure, disaster resilience, and food hub support. Named recipients include Josephine County Farm Collect for food worker/safety infrastructure and Good Groceries LLC for disaster resilience, alongside food-distribution organizations such as Bohemia Food Hub and North Coast Food Web.
Yes for several listed opportunities. The Empowering Healthy Living Grant is described as accepting rolling applications, and both the Food Hub Grant and the Farmer & Rancher Disaster Resilience Grant Program are marked as accepting unsolicited applications.
The recent awards range from just under $10,000 to $75,000, with several major awards at $40,000 and above. The Farmer & Rancher Disaster Resilience Grant Program lists $0–$20,000, while the Food Hub Worker Safety & Infrastructure Grant Program lists $0–$75,000.
The recent grant recipients include farms, food hubs, food distribution businesses, and community food organizations. Examples in the data include George Farmer Collective, Centor Provisions, Lane County Bounty, and Black Food Sovereignty Coal.
The provided grant data shows Oregon recipients only. Cities and towns in the recent list include Grants Pass, Enterprise, Bend, Eugene, Portland, Newport, Cottage Grove, and Astoria.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Oregon Community Food System Network that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations with ideas that promote healthier lifestyles through exercise and nutrition, particularly approaches reflecting community strengths and creativity. The initiative was described as a partnership with CO-LED and community-based organizations to support OHSU IDS members.
Deadline: Rolling
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPHINE COUNTY FARM COLLECT | GRANTS PASS, OR | $75,000 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| GOOD GROCERIES LLC | ENTERPRISE, OR | $75,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| CENTOR PROVISIONS | BEND, OR | $74,787 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| GEORGE FARMER COLLECTIVE | MOSIER, OR | $68,000 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| LANE COUNTY BOUNTY | EUGENE, OR | $54,905 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| CLATSKANIE FARMERS MARKET | CLATSKANIE, OR | $51,046 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| FEEDEM FREEDOM | PORTLAND, OR | $45,807 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| CASAD FAMILY FARMS | MADRAS, OR | $40,873 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| SAKARI FARMS | BEND, OR | $40,396 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| DD RANCH LLC | TERREBONNE, OR | $40,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| ZOE BRADBURY DESURRA | LANGLOIS, OR | $40,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| GODSPEED HOLLOW | NEWBERG, OR | $40,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| BOHEMIA FOOD HUB | COTTAGE GROVE, OR | $37,528 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| CHICKADEE FARM LLC | MCMINNVILLE, OR | $35,578 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| BLACK FOOD SOVEREIGNTY COAL | PORTLAND, OR | $33,350 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| ELEMENTAL ACRES | RAINIER, OR | $33,230 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| NORTH COAST FOOD WEB | ASTORIA, OR | $31,350 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| RACHEL ASHLEY | PHILOMATH, OR | $31,322 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| WILD GROWN FARM | REDMOND, OR | $28,648 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| LOCAL OCEAN SEAFOODS | NEWPORT, OR | $28,554 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| JANINE L LIDELL | SAINT HELENS, OR | $27,049 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| CENTRAL COAST FOOD WEB | NEWPORT, OR | $26,479 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| TANAGER FARM | PORTLAND, OR | $26,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| Y KNOT MEAT LLC | ROSEBURG, OR | $22,951 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| LUCKY CROW FARM | MONMOUTH, OR | $21,156 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| CASCADE PACIFIC RC&D | CORVALLIS, OR | $14,261 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| SAUR FARMING | PARKDALE, OR | $10,010 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| TIMOTHY KAM | OREGON CITY, OR | $9,999 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| SIDE YARD FARMS | PORTLAND, OR | $9,999 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| SUNBOW PRODUCE | CORVALLIS, OR | $9,998 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| FOG HOLLOW FARM LLC | WALTON, OR | $9,990 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| CHRISTINA BENTRUP | SPRINGFIELD, OR | $9,972 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| BEE EASY FARM LLC | TROUTDALE, OR | $9,965 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| GRASSWARD DAIRY | LEBANON, OR | $9,850 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| LAZY ACRES FARM LLC | GRANTS PASS, OR | $9,825 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| HOT MAMA SALSA | PORTLAND, OR | $9,715 | 2025 | FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE |
| SANTIAM VALLEY RANCH LLC | TURNER, OR | $9,500 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| FOX RUN FARM | MEDFORD, OR | $9,385 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| PK PASTURES LLC | SWEET HOME, OR | $9,327 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| GOOD FOOD EASY | CRESWELL, OR | $9,319 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| DESCHUTES CANYON GARLIC | REDMOND, OR | $8,680 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| PEPPERS FAMILY FARM | GRESHAM, OR | $8,527 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| FARM DICI | CANBY, OR | $8,464 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| WINTER GREEN BEEF LLC | NOTI, OR | $8,455 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| JACKSON ROAD FARM LLC | ASTORIA, OR | $8,147 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| HEAVEN-SENT FAMILY FARM | OBRIEN, OR | $8,000 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| HEDGE ROSE FARM | HALFWAY, OR | $7,901 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| LIL STARTS | WILLAMINA, OR | $7,813 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| SHERRILL ALLEY | CULVER, OR | $7,439 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
| RANCHO DEL RIO PRODUCE | HILLSBORO, OR | $7,275 | 2025 | DISASTER RESILIENCE |
JOSEPHINE COUNTY FARM COLLECT
$75,000FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
GOOD GROCERIES LLC
$75,000DISASTER RESILIENCE
CENTOR PROVISIONS
$74,787DISASTER RESILIENCE
GEORGE FARMER COLLECTIVE
$68,000FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
LANE COUNTY BOUNTY
$54,905FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
CLATSKANIE FARMERS MARKET
$51,046FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
CASAD FAMILY FARMS
$40,873DISASTER RESILIENCE
SAKARI FARMS
$40,396DISASTER RESILIENCE
DD RANCH LLC
$40,000DISASTER RESILIENCE
ZOE BRADBURY DESURRA
$40,000DISASTER RESILIENCE
GODSPEED HOLLOW
$40,000DISASTER RESILIENCE
BOHEMIA FOOD HUB
$37,528FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
CHICKADEE FARM LLC
$35,578DISASTER RESILIENCE
ELEMENTAL ACRES
$33,230DISASTER RESILIENCE
NORTH COAST FOOD WEB
$31,350FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
RACHEL ASHLEY
$31,322DISASTER RESILIENCE
WILD GROWN FARM
$28,648DISASTER RESILIENCE
LOCAL OCEAN SEAFOODS
$28,554FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
JANINE L LIDELL
$27,049DISASTER RESILIENCE
CENTRAL COAST FOOD WEB
$26,479FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
TANAGER FARM
$26,000DISASTER RESILIENCE
Y KNOT MEAT LLC
$22,951DISASTER RESILIENCE
LUCKY CROW FARM
$21,156DISASTER RESILIENCE
SAUR FARMING
$10,010DISASTER RESILIENCE
TIMOTHY KAM
$9,999DISASTER RESILIENCE
SIDE YARD FARMS
$9,999DISASTER RESILIENCE
SUNBOW PRODUCE
$9,998DISASTER RESILIENCE
FOG HOLLOW FARM LLC
$9,990DISASTER RESILIENCE
CHRISTINA BENTRUP
$9,972DISASTER RESILIENCE
BEE EASY FARM LLC
$9,965DISASTER RESILIENCE
GRASSWARD DAIRY
$9,850DISASTER RESILIENCE
LAZY ACRES FARM LLC
$9,825DISASTER RESILIENCE
HOT MAMA SALSA
$9,715FOOD WORKER/SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE
SANTIAM VALLEY RANCH LLC
$9,500DISASTER RESILIENCE
FOX RUN FARM
$9,385DISASTER RESILIENCE
PK PASTURES LLC
$9,327DISASTER RESILIENCE
GOOD FOOD EASY
$9,319DISASTER RESILIENCE
DESCHUTES CANYON GARLIC
$8,680DISASTER RESILIENCE
PEPPERS FAMILY FARM
$8,527DISASTER RESILIENCE
FARM DICI
$8,464DISASTER RESILIENCE
WINTER GREEN BEEF LLC
$8,455DISASTER RESILIENCE
JACKSON ROAD FARM LLC
$8,147DISASTER RESILIENCE
HEAVEN-SENT FAMILY FARM
$8,000DISASTER RESILIENCE
HEDGE ROSE FARM
$7,901DISASTER RESILIENCE
LIL STARTS
$7,813DISASTER RESILIENCE
SHERRILL ALLEY
$7,439DISASTER RESILIENCE
RANCHO DEL RIO PRODUCE
$7,275DISASTER RESILIENCE