What kinds of organizations does Virginia Peninsula Foodbank support?

The recent grants go to local food pantries, churches, outreach ministries, and community organizations serving food-insecure individuals and low-income communities. Examples in the list include food pantries in Gloucester and Newport News, plus church-based distribution partners in Williamsburg, Hampton, Yorktown, Mathews, and Hayes.

What is the typical grant size?

Typical awards are $16,910 at the 25th percentile, $46,340 at the median, and $101,654 at the 75th percentile. The recent-grants list also includes much larger food-distribution payments, showing that the foundation’s awards can range from smaller support grants to substantial operating or pass-through funding.

Does Virginia Peninsula Foodbank give only in one state?

Yes. The recipient country distribution is 100% U.S., and 100% of grants go to recipients in Virginia. The recent grants list shows local organizations in Newport News, Williamsburg, Gloucester, Hampton, Yorktown, Mathews, and Hayes.

Are any grantees funded more than once?

Yes. Multiple recipients appear across 2023 and 2024, including A Gift From Ben, Bread for Life Community Food Pantry, Five Loaves Food Pantry, First Baptist Church Morrison, Grove Christian Outreach Center, Gleaning Baptist Church, World Outreach Worship Center, Thrive Peninsula, Hands Across Mathews, Union Baptist Church, Coastal Community Church, and Mercy Seat Baptist Church.

What kinds of programs does the foundation operate?

The active programs include Agency Partnership, which supports partner agencies distributing food assistance across the service area, and Federal Programs, which administer and distribute federal nutrition programs to eligible sites and partner organizations. The listed service sites include Newport News, Hampton, and Williamsburg.

Virginia Peninsula Foodbank

Name: Virginia Peninsula Foodbank — grants, 990 financials & funding data
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ActiveFood, Agriculture & Nutrition

HAMPTON, VAWebsite7575967188

About Virginia Peninsula Foodbank

The mission of Virginia Peninsula Foodbank is to distribute food effectively through collaborative efforts that minimize hunger, promote nutrition and encourage self-reliance through education.

Focus Areas

food insecurityhunger reliefnutritionchild hungersenior hungerveteranscommunity food accessworkforce developmentculinary training

Who They Fund

food-insecure individualslow-income communities

Funding Style

direct serviceprevention-focused

About Virginia Peninsula Foodbank

Virginia Peninsula Foodbank’s recent giving is organized around one purpose: preventing hunger through partner agencies that distribute food assistance across its service area. The largest grants in the recent list went to A Gift From Ben, a Williamsburg-based recipient that received $1,104,079 in 2023 and $1,075,968 in 2024. Several other large awards also support local food access work, including Bread for Life Community Food Pantry in Gloucester, Five Loaves Food Pantry in Newport News, and First Baptist Church Morrison in Newport News. The foundation’s grant record points to a direct-service model built around food distribution, nutrition support, and community partnerships rather than a broad open-ended grants portfolio. Recipients are local nonprofits, churches, and outreach ministries serving food-insecure individuals and low-income communities. Recent awards include substantial support for organizations in Williamsburg, Newport News, Gloucester, Hampton, Yorktown, Mathews, and Hayes, showing a tightly local funding footprint. Leadership is listed under Karen Joyner, and the foundation’s stated purpose is to distribute food effectively through collaborative efforts that minimize hunger, promote nutrition, and encourage self-reliance through education.

What Virginia Peninsula Foodbank Funds

Food assistance is the clearest thread in the recent grant record. Virginia Peninsula Foodbank gave $871,609 in 2024 to Bread for Life Community Food Pantry in Gloucester for prevent hunger, and it also awarded $870,656 to Five Loaves Food Pantry in Newport News for the same purpose. Similar support went to First Baptist Church Morrison in Newport News, which received $741,557 in 2024. The foundation also backs congregations and community ministries that serve as distribution points. Grove Christian Outreach Center in Williamsburg received $636,191 in 2024, while Gleaning Baptist Church in Gloucester received $418,287. Other recent awards supported Thrive Peninsula, World Outreach Worship Center, and Be Blessed Be a Blessing Outreach Ministry in Newport News, indicating a practical network of local partners rather than a single-program strategy. Its focus areas include food security, hunger relief, nutrition education, food rescue, and community partnerships, aligned with the food bank’s summary mission of promoting nutrition and self-reliance through education.

How Virginia Peninsula Foodbank Gives

Financial Snapshot

Annual Giving

$13.9M

Total Assets

$27.1M

Total Revenue

$21.6M

Total Expenses

$22.9M

Typical Grant Size

Most grants fall between $17K and $102K, with a median of $46K.

25th Percentile

$17K

Median

$46K

75th Percentile

$102K

Geographic Reach

Local2 states funded

Funding intensity

Low

High

Headquarters

Leadership

KAREN JOYNER

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Recipient	Location	Amount	Year	Purpose
FIVE LOAVES FOOD PANTRY	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$1,096,212In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
A GIFT FROM BEN	WILLIAMSBURG, VA	$1,060,974In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
GROVE CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTER	WILLIAMSBURG, VA	$905,245In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
BREAD FOR LIFE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INC	GLOUCESTER, VA	$871,408In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
GLEANING BAPTIST CHURCH	GLOUCESTER, VA	$732,155In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
THRIVE PENINSULA	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$658,475In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MORRISON	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$645,984In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
HANDS ACROSS MATHEWS	MATTHEWS, VA	$359,206In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
HOUSE OF BLESSINGS	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$346,204In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
HILTON BAPTIST CHURCH	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$319,257In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
WORLD OUTREACH WORSHIP CENTER	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$319,173In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH DENBIGH	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$255,481In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$245,350In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
UNION BAPTIST CHURCH	HAYES, VA	$226,986In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
BE BLESSED BE A BLESSING OUTREACH MINISTRY	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$219,063In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
COASTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH	YORKTOWN, VA	$209,653In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
ANTIOCH IMPROVEMENT MINISTRIES	HAMPTON, VA	$193,643In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
TODDS LANE BIBLE CHURCH	HAMPTON, VA	$190,878In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
WESLEY GROVE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$185,655In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
WILLIAMSBURG HOUSE OF MERCY	WILLIAMSBURG, VA	$172,768In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
LITTLE ZION BAPTIST CHURCH	HAMPTON, VA	$169,403In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
NEW LIFE SDA CHURCH	HAMPTON, VA	$164,562In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
BETHEL TEMPLE CHURCH	HAMPTON, VA	$158,973In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
E HOUSE INC	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$149,362In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH EAST END	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$148,297In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
UNITED FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER	HAMPTON, VA	$141,921In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
ALL NATIONS CHURCH	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$141,436In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
TRIUMPH MINISTRIES	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$139,818In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
LINK OF HAMPTON ROADS INCORPORATED	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$133,216In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
LIVING WATERS FAMILY OUTREACH	DUTTON, VA	$128,043In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
MERCY SEAT BAPTIST CHURCH	HAMPTON, VA	$126,303In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
PENINSULA HISPANIC SDA CHURCH	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$123,180In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
HAMPTON BAPTIST CHURCH	HAMPTON, VA	$118,805In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
CALVARY SDA CHURCH	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$111,988In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
WATERS EDGE CHURCH	YORKTOWN, VA	$106,509In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT CENTER	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$106,084In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH	HAMPTON, VA	$103,767In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
DIVINE TRINITY OUTREACH	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$99,262In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
LIVING FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTER	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$99,154In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
ZION BAPTIST CHURCH NEWPORT NEWS	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$97,692In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
NEW HOPE INDEPENDENT CHURCH	GLOUCESTER, VA	$92,377In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$89,558In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
ST JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH	HAMPTON, VA	$89,434In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
ADVANCING GOD'S KINGDOM WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP	HAMPTON, VA	$85,244In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
FISH	WILLIAMSBURG, VA	$81,164In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
AMBASSADORS FOR JESUS CHRIST	HAMPTON, VA	$80,426In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
BUCKROE BAPTIST CHURCH	HAMPTON, VA	$79,937In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
FIRST CHURCH OF NEWPORT NEWS	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$76,551In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
DREAMS OF HOPE FOUNDATION	NEWPORT NEWS, VA	$75,253In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY
GREATER BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY	HAMPTON, VA	$73,567In-kind: food distribution	2026	FEED THE NEEDY

Recipient

Location

Amount

Year

Purpose

FIVE LOAVES FOOD PANTRY

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$1,096,212In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

A GIFT FROM BEN

WILLIAMSBURG, VA

$1,060,974In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

GROVE CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CENTER

WILLIAMSBURG, VA

$905,245In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

BREAD FOR LIFE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY INC

GLOUCESTER, VA

$871,408In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

GLEANING BAPTIST CHURCH

GLOUCESTER, VA

$732,155In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

THRIVE PENINSULA

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$658,475In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH MORRISON

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$645,984In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

HANDS ACROSS MATHEWS

MATTHEWS, VA

$359,206In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

HOUSE OF BLESSINGS

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$346,204In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

HILTON BAPTIST CHURCH

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$319,257In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

WORLD OUTREACH WORSHIP CENTER

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$319,173In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH DENBIGH

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$255,481In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$245,350In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

UNION BAPTIST CHURCH

HAYES, VA

$226,986In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

BE BLESSED BE A BLESSING OUTREACH MINISTRY

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$219,063In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

COASTAL COMMUNITY CHURCH

YORKTOWN, VA

$209,653In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

ANTIOCH IMPROVEMENT MINISTRIES

HAMPTON, VA

$193,643In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

TODDS LANE BIBLE CHURCH

HAMPTON, VA

$190,878In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

WESLEY GROVE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$185,655In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

WILLIAMSBURG HOUSE OF MERCY

WILLIAMSBURG, VA

$172,768In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

LITTLE ZION BAPTIST CHURCH

HAMPTON, VA

$169,403In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

NEW LIFE SDA CHURCH

HAMPTON, VA

$164,562In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

BETHEL TEMPLE CHURCH

HAMPTON, VA

$158,973In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

E HOUSE INC

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$149,362In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH EAST END

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$148,297In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

UNITED FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER

HAMPTON, VA

$141,921In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

ALL NATIONS CHURCH

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$141,436In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

TRIUMPH MINISTRIES

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$139,818In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

LINK OF HAMPTON ROADS INCORPORATED

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$133,216In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

LIVING WATERS FAMILY OUTREACH

DUTTON, VA

$128,043In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

MERCY SEAT BAPTIST CHURCH

HAMPTON, VA

$126,303In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

PENINSULA HISPANIC SDA CHURCH

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$123,180In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

HAMPTON BAPTIST CHURCH

HAMPTON, VA

$118,805In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

CALVARY SDA CHURCH

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$111,988In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

WATERS EDGE CHURCH

YORKTOWN, VA

$106,509In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT CENTER

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$106,084In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION CATHOLIC CHURCH

HAMPTON, VA

$103,767In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

DIVINE TRINITY OUTREACH

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$99,262In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

LIVING FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTER

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$99,154In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

ZION BAPTIST CHURCH NEWPORT NEWS

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$97,692In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

NEW HOPE INDEPENDENT CHURCH

GLOUCESTER, VA

$92,377In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

OPEN DOOR BAPTIST CHURCH

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$89,558In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

ST JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH

HAMPTON, VA

$89,434In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

ADVANCING GOD'S KINGDOM WORLDWIDE FELLOWSHIP

HAMPTON, VA

$85,244In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

FISH

WILLIAMSBURG, VA

$81,164In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

AMBASSADORS FOR JESUS CHRIST

HAMPTON, VA

$80,426In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

BUCKROE BAPTIST CHURCH

HAMPTON, VA

$79,937In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

FIRST CHURCH OF NEWPORT NEWS

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$76,551In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

DREAMS OF HOPE FOUNDATION

NEWPORT NEWS, VA

$75,253In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

GREATER BETHLEHEM CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY

HAMPTON, VA

$73,567In-kind: food distribution

2026

FEED THE NEEDY

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