About Maryland Food Bank
The Maryland Food Bank is an anti-hunger organization that sources and distributes food across Maryland while working to address the root causes of hunger through programs, grantmaking, workforce development, research, and advocacy.
Focus Areas
Food security / hunger reliefFood distributionFresh produce / farm-to-food-bankWorkforce development (culinary training - FoodWorks)Capacity building and grantmaking for network partnersAdvocacy and research
Who They Fund
food-insecure individualslow-income householdsfamilies in needunhoused/homeless individuals
Funding Style
direct service
About Maryland Food Bank
A $750,000 grant to Capital Area Food Bank Inc. appears three times in the recent grant list, in 2023, 2024, and 2025, which signals how central food distribution partnerships are to The Maryland Food Bank Inc. The foundation’s grantmaking is built around Maryland food access, with large awards going to regional food banks, local pantries, rescue missions, churches, and community organizations that move food directly to households in need. Its recent grants also show support for network partners at different scales, from seven-figure distribution support to smaller capacity awards for neighborhood-based providers. Across the recent grants, the foundation funds organizations serving Baltimore and communities across the state, including food banks in Crownsville and Cumberland, a rescue mission in Westminster, and community groups in Edgewood, Salisbury, and Waldorf. The mix of recipients points to a network model rather than a single-site approach: the foundation supports both larger distribution hubs and local organizations that extend food access in specific communities. Its program structure also includes statewide grantmaking initiatives that support strategic priorities tied to hunger and food insecurity.
What Maryland Food Bank Funds
Food distribution is the clearest throughline in the recent grant list. In 2025, The Maryland Food Bank Inc. awarded $186,720 to Western Maryland Food Bank in Cumberland for food distribution, and $165,000 to Westminster Rescue Mission in Westminster for the same purpose. It also gave $133,100 to Pathway Forward Inc. in Baltimore, reinforcing support for local distribution partners. The foundation also backs community-based access points. In 2025, it awarded $100,000 to City of Refuge in Baltimore and $92,761 to Adopt a Block Outreach Inc. in Salisbury, both for food distribution. Another $89,905 went to Brush Arbor Gospel Ministries in Elkton for food distribution. These grants show support for organizations that move food into neighborhoods through established local channels. Its grantmaking also includes capacity and network support through programs such as Food First Capacity Grants and broader statewide grantmaking initiatives.
How Maryland Food Bank Gives
The typical recent grant size is modest relative to the foundation’s largest awards: p25 is $7,000, median is $10,000, and p75 is $24,597. Recent activity also includes several much larger distribution grants, showing a wide spread between routine support and major network funding. The same recipients appear across multiple years, including Capital Area Food Bank Inc., Anne Arundel Food Bank, Westminster Rescue Mission, Harford County Community Action #1514, and Brush Arbor Gospel Ministries, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off awards. The foundation is a grantmaking operating organization, not a DAF or an individual-giving funder, and its active programs include both unsolicited statewide grants and a capacity program that does not accept unsolicited requests.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.3M
Total Assets
$69M
Total Revenue
$107.3M
Total Expenses
$105.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $25K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$25K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
CARMEN DEL GUERCIO
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