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    Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

    ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OKWebsite4059721111

    About Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

    The foundation is overwhelmingly focused on hunger relief in Oklahoma, funding the Regional Food Bank and a broad network of local food pantries and faith-based family resource centers to prevent hunger and strengthen distribution capacity. Most grants are small-to-midsize capacity-building awards to local congregations, emergency food pantries, and community markets, while the largest dollars flow as major allocations to pooled food-distribution channels that serve hundreds of agencies. The pattern indicates a place-based, operationally pragmatic approach: sustain a central food bank infrastructure and invest in frontline partners to expand reach into neighborhoods across the state.

    Focus Areas

    Support for regional food bank operations and infrastructure (statewide distribution networks)Capacity-building grants to local emergency food pantries and family resource centers in Oklahoma City metro and surrounding countiesGrants to faith-based feeding programs and church-run food ministriesSupport for community markets and senior/targeted pantries (e.g., senior citizen pantries, community market of Pottawatomie County)

    Who They Fund

    food-insecure individuals and familieslow-income communities

    About Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

    Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Inc directs almost all of its giving through a statewide hunger-relief system: in 2025, it awarded $82,622,952 to 340 food distribution agencies to prevent hunger. That allocation sits alongside recurring support for local food pantries, church-based ministries, and family resource centers that help move food to neighborhoods across Oklahoma. The scale of the funding is unusual for a place-based foundation profile, with annual grants of $225,017,994 and a pattern that favors operational support over project-specific awards. At the center of the portfolio is the food bank itself and its distribution infrastructure. A 2023 grant of $1,758,678 went to Regional Food Bank Foundation Inc for general operations, while other sizable awards support partner organizations that extend the same distribution network. The recent grants list also shows consistent funding for community-facing hunger-relief groups such as Mission Norman Inc and Jesus House, both of which received capacity-building support in 2025. Across the file, the foundation’s role is clear: sustain the regional food supply chain and strengthen the organizations that hand food directly to people and families.

    What Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Funds

    Hunger prevention is the organizing theme of the grant portfolio. In 2025, Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Inc gave $71,663 to Mission Norman Inc in Norman for capacity to prevent hunger, and $34,864 to Jesus House in Oklahoma City for the same purpose. Those awards show how the foundation backs local organizations that can store, distribute, and serve food within their own communities. The same approach appears in faith-based and community pantry funding. Skyline Urban Ministry in Oklahoma City received $25,653 in 2025 for capacity to prevent hunger, while Our Daily Bread Frc in Stillwater received $14,973 for the same purpose. The foundation also supports community-market models, including $19,275 to Community Market of Pott Co in Shawnee. Its portfolio includes senior-focused and rural access points as well, such as $11,613 to Taloga Senior Citizen Pantry and $10,000 to Food & Resource Center of S Central Ok in Ardmore.

    How Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Gives

    Typical grants cluster tightly around a small-to-midsize level: the 25th percentile is $8,637, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $11,303. The recent-grants record also shows a clear two-tier pattern, with very large allocations to food-distribution agencies and much smaller operating or capacity-building awards to local partners. Recipients appear across multiple years, including The Hope Center Frc in Woodward, Our Daily Bread Frc in Stillwater, and Skyline Urban Ministry in Oklahoma City, which each show up more than once. That repeat pattern points to ongoing, relationship-based support rather than one-time awards. The organization funds individuals: False, and it makes program-related investments: False. The giving is local, and all recorded recipient grants in the file are in the United States.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $83.1M

    Total Assets

    $34.8M

    Total Revenue

    $115.6M

    Total Expenses

    $113.1M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $9K and $11K, with a median of $10K.

    25th Percentile

    $9K

    Median

    $10K

    75th Percentile

    $11K

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded

    About 100% of grants go to recipients in OK.

    Funding intensity
    Low
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    community-based hunger-relief and food bank organizations

    Giving Approach

    Highly concentrated on hunger relief: two very large pooled grants to food-distribution networks plus numerous small, repeat capacity-building awards to local pantries and faith-based service providers. Funding is geographically focused in Oklahoma with a mix of wide-distribution grants (covering many agencies) and targeted operational support to frontline groups.

    Funding Style

    capacity buildinggeneral operating supportprevention-oriented fundingorganizational resilience grants

    Notable grantees: 300 FOOD DISTRIBUTION AGENCIES (represents bulk allocations to distribution network), 340 FOOD DISTRIBUTION AGENCIES (represents bulk allocations to distribution network), REGIONAL FOOD BANK FOUNDATION INC, SKYLINE URBAN MINISTRY, OUR DAILY BREAD FRC

    Topics

    hunger preventionfood security and accessstrengthening emergency food systemscapacity building for hunger-relief organizations

    Where Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Makes Grants

    Grant activity is entirely in Oklahoma, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. Oklahoma City appears repeatedly in the recent list, alongside Norman, Stillwater, Shawnee, Woodward, Lawton, Enid, Edmond, Ardmore, Ponca City, Yukon, Seminole, Duncan, and Ada. The recent grants also reach smaller communities such as Taloga, Carnegie, Temple, and Comanche, showing a statewide spread rather than a single-city focus.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma

    What does Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma Inc fund most often?

    It primarily funds hunger relief in Oklahoma. The largest recent award went to 340 food distribution agencies to prevent hunger, and many smaller grants support local pantries, faith-based ministries, community markets, and family resource centers that distribute food directly.

    What is the typical grant size?

    Recent grants cluster near $10,000. The 25th percentile is $8,637, the median is $10,000, and the 75th percentile is $11,303.

    Does the foundation fund outside Oklahoma?

    No. The geographic record shows 100% of grants going to recipients in Oklahoma, and the listed recipient countries are all in the United States.

    Are grants recurring or mostly one-time awards?

    Several recipients appear in more than one year, including The Hope Center Frc in Woodward, Our Daily Bread Frc in Stillwater, and Skyline Urban Ministry in Oklahoma City. That suggests recurring support for selected partners alongside larger annual distribution awards.

    What kinds of organizations receive support?

    The portfolio includes food distribution agencies, community pantries, church-run ministries, senior pantries, and family resource centers. Recent named recipients include Mission Norman Inc, Jesus House, Community Market of Pott Co, and Taloga Senior Citizen Pantry.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Current and upcoming funding from Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

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    food assistancehunger reliefcommunity food distribution+1 more

    Who can apply: Organization must be an IRS 501(c)(3) or a faith-based organization with supporting documentation; must be located in and provide service within the Regional Food Bank’s 53-county service area; must not charge for food or require services in exchange for food; must have adequate commercial food storage/preparation capacity; must be willing and able to pick up orders from a nearby drop-site; must treat clients with respect and dignity; must not require activities such as religious practice, employment registration, or counseling in exchange for food; must be able to access and submit reports and orders online; must place an order at least once every 6 months.

    Deadline: Rolling interest form; submissions reviewed twice a month.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    340 FOOD DISTRIBUTION AGENCIES—$82,622,9522025TO PREVENT HUNGER
    MISSION NORMAN INCNORMAN, OK$71,6632025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    JESUS HOUSEOKLAHOMA CITY, OK$34,8642025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    SKYLINE URBAN MINISTRYOKLAHOMA CITY, OK$25,6532025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    OTHER OPTIONS INCOKLAHOMA CITY, OK$24,7412025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    OKC DREAM CENTEROKLAHOMA CITY, OK$22,3112025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    ASBURY UMCADA, OK$20,9462025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    COMMUNITY MARKET OF POTT COSHAWNEE, OK$19,2752025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    SALVATION ARMY 397OKLAHOMA CITY, OK$16,5692025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    OUR DAILY BREAD FRCSTILLWATER, OK$14,9732025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    INTERFAITH SOCIAL MINISTRYSEMINOLE, OK$14,4362025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    YUKON SHARING MINISTRYYUKON, OK$13,7932025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    NEW EMERGENCY RESOURCE AGENCYPONCA CITY, OK$11,8162025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    TALOGA SENIOR CITIZEN PANTRYTALOGA, OK$11,6132025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    CHRISTIANS CONCERNEDDUNCAN, OK$10,6932025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    FOOD & RESOURCE CENTER OF S CENTRAL OKARDMORE, OK$10,0002025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    HELP OF ELK CITY FRCELK CITY, OK$10,0002025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    HANDS OF HOPE FRCDURANT, OK$10,0002025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    PROJECT 66EDMOND, OK$10,0002025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    LOAVES AND FISHESENID, OK$10,0002025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    THE HOPE CENTER FRCWOODWARD, OK$10,0002025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    THE SHARE CENTER FRCNORMAN, OK$10,0002025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    SON MINISTRIESNEWALLA, OK$9,6292025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    CHRISTIAN HELPING HANDSCOMANCHE, OK$8,6832025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    CHRISTIAN LAY RESOURCESMANGUM, OK$8,4982025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTEROKLAHOMA CITY, OK$8,3222025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCHOKLAHOMA CITY, OK$8,2382025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    ST MATTHEW UMCMIDWEST CITY, OK$7,9482025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    SALVATION ARMY LAWTONLAWTON, OK$7,3982025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    BAPTIST MISSION CENTEROKLAHOMA CITY, OK$6,6532025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    CROSSPOINTE CARE CENTERNORMAN, OK$6,5282025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    LANGSTON FOUNDATIONLANGSTON, OK$6,4192025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    PAULS VALLEY SAMARITANSPAULS VALLEY, OK$6,2982025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    ST TERESA CATHOLIC CHURCHOKEMAH, OK$5,7562025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    TWELVE CORNERS BAPTIST CHURCHNOBLE, OK$5,5272025TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    300 FOOD DISTRIBUTION AGENCIES—$73,483,2122024TO PREVENT HUNGER
    CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTEROKLAHOMA CITY, OK$14,5002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    THE HOPE CENTER FRCWOODWARD, OK$11,2002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    CHRISTIAN HELPING HANDSCOMANCHE, OK$10,6002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    TEMPLE AREA FPTEMPLE, OK$10,2902024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    CARNEGIE FOOD PANTRYCARNEGIE, OK$10,2502024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    FRC OF SOUTH CENTRAL OKARDMORE, OK$10,0002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    LOAVES AND FISHES ENIDENID, OK$10,0002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    OUR DAILY BREAD FRCSTILLWATER, OK$10,0002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    ROGER MILLS CIRCLE OF CARECHEYENNE, OK$10,0002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    CONNECTIONS FRCWEATHERFORD, OK$10,0002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    SKYLINE URBAN MINISTRYOKLAHOMA CITY, OK$10,0002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    PROJECT 66EDMOND, OK$10,0002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    MCFARLIN MEMORIAL UMCNORMAN, OK$10,0002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER
    COMMUNITY MARKET OF POTTAWATOMIE COUNTYSHAWNEE, OK$10,0002024TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    340 FOOD DISTRIBUTION AGENCIES

    $82,622,952
    2025

    TO PREVENT HUNGER

    MISSION NORMAN INC

    $71,663
    NORMAN, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    JESUS HOUSE

    $34,864
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    SKYLINE URBAN MINISTRY

    $25,653
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    OTHER OPTIONS INC

    $24,741
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    OKC DREAM CENTER

    $22,311
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    ASBURY UMC

    $20,946
    ADA, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    COMMUNITY MARKET OF POTT CO

    $19,275
    SHAWNEE, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    SALVATION ARMY 397

    $16,569
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    OUR DAILY BREAD FRC

    $14,973
    STILLWATER, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    INTERFAITH SOCIAL MINISTRY

    $14,436
    SEMINOLE, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    YUKON SHARING MINISTRY

    $13,793
    YUKON, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    NEW EMERGENCY RESOURCE AGENCY

    $11,816
    PONCA CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    TALOGA SENIOR CITIZEN PANTRY

    $11,613
    TALOGA, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    CHRISTIANS CONCERNED

    $10,693
    DUNCAN, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    FOOD & RESOURCE CENTER OF S CENTRAL OK

    $10,000
    ARDMORE, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    HELP OF ELK CITY FRC

    $10,000
    ELK CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    HANDS OF HOPE FRC

    $10,000
    DURANT, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    PROJECT 66

    $10,000
    EDMOND, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    LOAVES AND FISHES

    $10,000
    ENID, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    THE HOPE CENTER FRC

    $10,000
    WOODWARD, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    THE SHARE CENTER FRC

    $10,000
    NORMAN, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    SON MINISTRIES

    $9,629
    NEWALLA, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    CHRISTIAN HELPING HANDS

    $8,683
    COMANCHE, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    CHRISTIAN LAY RESOURCES

    $8,498
    MANGUM, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTER

    $8,322
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH

    $8,238
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    ST MATTHEW UMC

    $7,948
    MIDWEST CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    SALVATION ARMY LAWTON

    $7,398
    LAWTON, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    BAPTIST MISSION CENTER

    $6,653
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    CROSSPOINTE CARE CENTER

    $6,528
    NORMAN, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    LANGSTON FOUNDATION

    $6,419
    LANGSTON, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    PAULS VALLEY SAMARITANS

    $6,298
    PAULS VALLEY, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    ST TERESA CATHOLIC CHURCH

    $5,756
    OKEMAH, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    TWELVE CORNERS BAPTIST CHURCH

    $5,527
    NOBLE, OK2025

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    300 FOOD DISTRIBUTION AGENCIES

    $73,483,212
    2024

    TO PREVENT HUNGER

    CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTER

    $14,500
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    THE HOPE CENTER FRC

    $11,200
    WOODWARD, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    CHRISTIAN HELPING HANDS

    $10,600
    COMANCHE, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    TEMPLE AREA FP

    $10,290
    TEMPLE, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    CARNEGIE FOOD PANTRY

    $10,250
    CARNEGIE, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    FRC OF SOUTH CENTRAL OK

    $10,000
    ARDMORE, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    LOAVES AND FISHES ENID

    $10,000
    ENID, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    OUR DAILY BREAD FRC

    $10,000
    STILLWATER, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    ROGER MILLS CIRCLE OF CARE

    $10,000
    CHEYENNE, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    CONNECTIONS FRC

    $10,000
    WEATHERFORD, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    SKYLINE URBAN MINISTRY

    $10,000
    OKLAHOMA CITY, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    PROJECT 66

    $10,000
    EDMOND, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    MCFARLIN MEMORIAL UMC

    $10,000
    NORMAN, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER

    COMMUNITY MARKET OF POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY

    $10,000
    SHAWNEE, OK2024

    TO BUILD CAPACITY TO PREVENT HUNGER