The Zallie Community Foundation supports vibrant, healthy communities by addressing food insecurity, expanding access to nutritious food, and providing practical nutrition education for individuals and families. Through direct outreach and partnerships, we deliver programs that promote health, reduce hunger, and strengthen community connections.
The Zallie Community Foundation’s giving is built around food access, hunger relief, and practical support for community partners, with direct outreach tied to Zallie Family Markets and ShopRite locations. In 2025, its largest recent award went to the Food Bank of South Jersey for $42,000, setting the tone for a portfolio that emphasizes getting food and resources to local organizations serving families. Other sizable grants reached Cathedral Kitchen and Ronald McDonald House of SJ, both in Camden, reflecting a pattern of support for agencies that serve people facing food insecurity and related hardship. The foundation also uses smaller, targeted awards, including support for South Jersey Dream Center, Cedar Run Wildlife, The Unforgotten Haven, and Community Foundation of NJ. Its stated program areas center on hunger, health, community connections, food access, and nutrition education, and its grantmaking includes both cash and in-kind support. The mix of pantry partnerships, gift card requests, and direct food donations shows a funder that works through practical, service-oriented channels rather than broad, open-ended philanthropy.
Food insecurity is the clearest throughline in the foundation’s recent grants. It awarded $42,000 to Food Bank of South Jersey in 2025, and also gave $15,000 to Cathedral Kitchen in Camden for direct support. Community-based hunger relief shows up in the $10,000 grant to The Unforgotten Haven in Blackwood. The foundation also supports organizations that combine food access with broader care: Ronald McDonald House of SJ received $15,000, reflecting a focus on families dealing with health-related disruption. Another example is South Jersey Dream Center, which received $10,000, showing that the foundation’s support reaches local service providers working in multiple community-facing roles. Across these awards, the foundation’s emphasis is on direct service, prevention, and practical help for residents and families.
The foundation’s recent grants range from $10,000 to $42,000 in the top awards listed, with several gifts clustered at $10,000 and $15,000. It operates as a public charity and pairs grantmaking with in-kind donations and direct food support. The program structure includes both unsolicited request pathways and invitation-only elements: requests of $5,000 and above are by invitation only, while other support channels accept submissions. Monthly Heartstrings Microgrants are set at two $1,000 awards per month, and ShopRite gift card donations are limited to $500 or less. The portfolio suggests recurring, programmatic giving rather than one-off philanthropy alone, with multiple channels for organizations to seek support.
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Grant recipients are all in the United States, with the strongest concentration in South Jersey service areas. Camden appears multiple times, including Cathedral Kitchen and Ronald McDonald House of SJ. Other New Jersey recipients include Pennausken, Thorofare, Medford, Blackwood, and Morristown. The only non-New Jersey recipient in the recent list is National Brain Tumor Society in Newton, Massachusetts. The foundation’s active programs are also oriented to Burlington County, Camden County, and Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Its stated focus areas are food insecurity, hunger relief, nutrition education, health, and community connections. The grantmaking programs also emphasize food access, community-based outreach, and practical nutrition education for individuals and families.
Yes, for some programs. The general financial grant program accepts unsolicited requests, as do in-kind donations, community food pantry partnerships, ShopRite gift card requests, and the apply-for-support pathway. Other programs, including Heartstrings Microgrants, are not open to unsolicited requests.
The foundation uses several grant tiers. Heartstrings Microgrants are two $1,000 awards each month, ShopRite gift card donations are limited to $500 or less, and the general financial grant program covers $0 to $5,000. Recent top awards in the list run from $10,000 to $42,000.
Its active programs are tied to Burlington County, Camden County, and Gloucester County, New Jersey. In the recent grants list, Camden appears more than once, and other New Jersey recipients include Pennausken, Thorofare, Medford, Blackwood, and Morristown.
It provides in-kind donations of grocery products, prepared foods, and gift baskets, plus direct food donations and food drives for area pantries. It also offers ShopRite gift card donations and holiday turkey or ham donations that reach over 2,000 families each distribution.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY | PENNSAUKEN, NJ | $42,000 | 2025 | — |
| NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY | NEWTON, MA | $21,172 | 2025 | — |
| CATHEDRAL KITCHEN | CAMDEN, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | — |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF SNJ | CAMDEN, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | — |
| SOUTH JERSEY DREAM CENTER | THOROFARE, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| CEDAR RUN WILDLIFE | MEDFORD, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| THE UNFORGOTTEN HAVEN | BLACKWOOD, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
| COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NJ | MORRISTOWN, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | — |
FOOD BANK OF SOUTH JERSEY
$42,000NATIONAL BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY
$21,172CATHEDRAL KITCHEN
$15,000RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF SNJ
$15,000SOUTH JERSEY DREAM CENTER
$10,000CEDAR RUN WILDLIFE
$10,000THE UNFORGOTTEN HAVEN
$10,000COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NJ
Current and upcoming funding from Zallie Community Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Must meet Foundation Criteria for Support (501(c)(3), school, municipality, or emergency services) and serve the Foundation's geographic focus. Must fit within focus areas.
Deadline: Not specified; requests reviewed against budgetary resources.
Who can apply: Area food pantries that partner with the foundation.
Deadline: Not specified
Who can apply: Organization must be a 501(c)(3) charity with a tax ID, serve people located in the foundation's geographic focus areas, and have a mission that fits one or more of the focus areas: Health, Hunger, or Community Connections. The foundation does not support for-profit businesses, organizations outside its geographic focus, individuals, marketing/advertising initiatives, political causes, or organizations primarily intended to influence legislation.
Deadline: Not specified
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