To improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with our community.
The Freestore Foodbank Foundation’s recent grantmaking is anchored by a single recipient relationship: Freestore Foodbank Inc in Cincinnati received the three largest grants on file, including a 2024 grant of $1,243,924 and two 2023 grants of $1,139,501 and $1,134,672. That pattern shows a foundation that funds through sustained operating support rather than a wide spread of small awards. Its stated purpose is to improve lives by eliminating hunger in partnership with the community, and its program descriptions point to practical food access and stabilization work across the organization’s service area. The foundation supports hunger relief, food distribution, school meal programs, senior nutrition through CSFP, mobile markets, benefits enrollment, shelter diversion and stabilization, and job training. Public materials also reference a grantmaking effort called Grants Encourage Second Chances, which appears to support organizations serving people seeking second chances through reentry- or recovery-related services. The foundation’s work is local in scope and centered on the Cincinnati-region foodbank network and adjacent communities in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
Hunger relief is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. Freestore Foodbank Inc received $1,243,924 in 2024 to further the foundation’s exempt purpose, reinforcing a direct-service model centered on food access. Beyond that core role, the foundation’s public grant descriptions connect food assistance with stabilization services, showing interest in household needs that extend beyond pantry distribution alone. School meal programs and senior nutrition through CSFP are both named in the foundation’s focus areas, indicating attention to age-specific food insecurity. The active program description also includes benefits enrollment, shelter diversion and stabilization, and job training, which place food aid alongside broader community support for low-income households and food-insecure families.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered: the p25 is $1,137,086, the median is $1,139,501, and the p75 is $1,191,712. The recent record suggests recurring support for the same operating recipient across multiple years, with Freestore Foodbank Inc appearing in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is local and entirely within Ohio in the available recent-grant record. Active program materials also indicate that unsolicited applications are not accepted.
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$1.4M
Most grants fall between $1.1M and $1.2M, with a median of $1.1M.
25th Percentile
$1.1M
Median
$1.1M
75th Percentile
$1.2M
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The foundation’s recent grants are concentrated in Cincinnati, with all three listed awards going to Freestore Foodbank Inc in Cincinnati, OH. By count, Ohio is the top state, and 100% of the recent grants went to recipients in the HQ state. Public program descriptions extend the service area beyond the city itself, referencing the Cincinnati region and a tristate footprint that includes Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, along with 20 counties in those states.
Its listed focus areas include hunger relief, food distribution, school meal programs, senior nutrition through CSFP, mobile markets, benefits enrollment, shelter diversion and stabilization, and job training. Public grant descriptions also mention reentry- and recovery-related second-chance work.
The typical award is about $1.1 million. The grant-size distribution is very tight, with p25 at $1,137,086, the median at $1,139,501, and p75 at $1,191,712.
Its giving scope is local. In the recent-grant record, all three grants went to Ohio recipients, and the foundation’s program descriptions point to Cincinnati, the surrounding tristate area, and 20 counties in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
Yes. Freestore Foodbank Inc appears in both 2023 and 2024 as the recipient of the foundation’s largest listed grants, showing repeated support across years rather than a one-time award pattern.
No. The active program descriptions state that unsolicited applications are not accepted.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Freestore Foodbank Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Organizations must become Freestore Foodbank agency partners and comply with applicable state and federal CSFP requirements. CSFP participants are seniors who meet applicable income, residency, and age eligibility requirements.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREESTORE FOODBANK INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,208,588 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE FREESTORE FOODBANK |
| FREESTORE FOODBANK INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,243,924 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE FREESTORE FOODBANK |
| FREESTORE FOODBANK INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,139,501 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE FREESTORE FOODBANK |
| FREESTORE FOODBANK INC | CINCINNATI, OH | $1,134,672 | 2023 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE FREESTORE FOODBANK |
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