The Farmlink Project connects farms with surplus to food banks to feed people in need, reduce carbon emissions, and empower the next generation of changemakers.
Farmlink Project’s recent grantmaking is built around a single operating idea: moving healthy fresh produce to organizations that can get food to families in need. The largest awards in the record go to Food Forward, including $29,176,638 in 2024 and $18,385,400 in 2023, both for providing healthy fresh produce to families in need. The foundation also makes repeat large grants to other distribution partners, such as Society of St Andrew, which received $6,671,567 in 2024 and $4,727,889 in 2025 for the same purpose. That pattern suggests a grantmaker focused on distribution capacity rather than one-off project funding. The organization’s stated summary connects farms with surplus food to food banks, with the goal of feeding people in need, reducing carbon emissions, and supporting education and fellowship programs. Its recipient list includes food banks, community distribution groups, and regional partners serving low-income households and food-insecure individuals. Across the record, the work is anchored in produce recovery and emergency food distribution, with grants that are large enough to support ongoing logistics, transportation, and direct service at scale.
Food insecurity is the clearest throughline in the record. Farmlink Project gave $10,372,590 to El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank in 2024 to provide healthy fresh produce to families in need. It also supported Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley with $2,657,822 in 2024 for the same purpose, showing a direct relationship with food banks serving households that need immediate access to produce. The foundation also funds regional distribution groups. High Desert Second Chance received $7,157,228 in 2024, and the grant purpose again centered on healthy fresh produce for families in need. A third pattern is support for broad food-recovery infrastructure. Means Database received $3,418,693 in 2025, while Midwest Food Bank received $3,007,306 in 2024. Both grants fit the same produce-distribution model and point to partners that can move food across local and multi-site networks.
Typical grants are sizable: p25 is $72,310, median grant size is $138,241, and p75 is $416,700. The recent awards list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Food Forward, Society of St Andrew, Central California Food Bank, Rural Communities Initiative, and Real Hope Inc. That repeat pattern indicates ongoing partnerships rather than isolated awards. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The grant records point to direct support for produce distribution and food-rescue operations rather than an application-led open call.
$106.7M
$9.5M
$99.3M
$94.7M
Most grants fall between $72K and $417K, with a median of $138K.
25th Percentile
$72K
Median
$138K
75th Percentile
$417K
About 29% of grants go to recipients in MO.
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Grantmaking is national, with every listed recipient in the US. California appears frequently, including Bell, Fresno, Rancho Cucamonga, Compton, Santa Clara, and Hesperia. Other recurring recipient locations include Prescott Valley and Tucson in Arizona, Muldrow in Oklahoma, and Big Island in Virginia. The top state by grant count is Missouri, while 29% of grants go to recipients in California, showing a strong but not exclusive concentration in the foundation’s HQ state.
The recent grant record centers on food banks, food distribution groups, and community organizations that can move healthy fresh produce to families in need. Examples in the data include food banks, regional food rescue groups, and local partners serving low-income households and food-insecure individuals.
Typical awards are relatively large. The distribution provided shows a 25th percentile of $72,310, a median of $138,241, and a 75th percentile of $416,700.
Yes. Several organizations appear in multiple years, including Food Forward, Society of St Andrew, Central California Food Bank, Rural Communities Initiative, and Real Hope Inc. The repeated awards suggest ongoing support for distribution partners.
The grantmaking is national, and every recipient in the provided country distribution is in the US. California recipients appear often, and other recipient cities include El Paso, Chicago, Albuquerque, Seattle-area Seatac, and Philadelphia-area Leola and Bethesda.
The record is centered on food insecurity, food rescue and food waste recovery, hunger relief and food bank support, climate and emissions reduction, and education and fellowship programs. The named grant purposes overwhelmingly emphasize providing healthy fresh produce to families in need.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD FORWARD | BELL, CA | $8,848,153 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| SOCIETY OF ST ANDREW | BIG ISLAND, VA | $4,727,889 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $4,230,448 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOOD BANK | FRESNO, CA | $4,222,826 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| FOOD FORWARD | BELL, CA | $3,735,200 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| MEANS DATABASE | WASHINGTON DC, DC | $3,418,693 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| BIENESTAR IS WELL-BEING | RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA | $3,050,972 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| RURAL COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE | MULDROW, OK | $2,918,774 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| FRESNO METRO MINISTRY | FRESNO, CA | $2,916,823 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| SO WHAT ELSE | BETHESDA, MD | $2,141,755 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| REAL HOPE INC | PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ | $2,134,767 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK | HARRISBURG, PA | $2,025,517 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| SHARING EXCESS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $1,893,401 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| BIENESTAR IS WELL-BEING | RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA | $1,813,741 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE | HESPERIA, CA | $1,655,409 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| LOVE COMMUNITY | SANTA ANA, CA | $1,626,075 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| VIDA LIFE MINISTRIES | BLOOMINGTON, CA | $1,304,132 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| HEART OF COMPASSION | MONTEBELLO, CA | $1,283,713 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| FOOD FINDERS | LOS ALAMITOS, CA | $1,173,232 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| RURAL COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE | MULDROW, OK | $1,172,429 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ORANGE COUNTY FOOD BANK | GARDEN GROVE, CA | $1,060,454 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| UNITED ACROSS BORDERS | ANAHEIM, CA | $1,032,771 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| LOVE COMMUNITY | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,012,513 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| BLESSING OF HOPE | LEOLA, PA | $952,281 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE | HESPERIA, CA | $910,051 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOOD BANK | FRESNO, CA | $827,053 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| UNITED HANDS | COMPTON, CA | $787,270 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| THE 3000 CLUB | PHOENIX, AZ | $773,116 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $759,084 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| FOOD BANK FOR MONTEREY COUNTY | SALINAS, CA | $756,176 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| SOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK | LAREDO, TX | $743,134 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK | ALBUQUERQUE, NM | $727,839 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| SHARING EXCESS | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $721,753 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| REAL HOPE INC | PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ | $675,714 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| SO WHAT ELSE | BETHESDA, PA | $650,383 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| MINISTERIOS BETESDA | SANTA ANA, CA | $643,475 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| UNITED HANDS | COMPTON, CA | $639,421 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| FOOD BANK OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY | PHARR, TX | $608,108 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| UNITED ACROSS BORDERS | SANTA CLARA, CA | $587,224 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| VIDA LIFE MINISTRIES | BLOOMINGTON, CA | $553,412 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| MONTE SION CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $548,585 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| LOS AMIGOS FARM | LITHIA, FL | $548,250 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER FOOD BANK | EL PASO, TX | $544,370 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| PRAISEALUJAH FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER | SEATAC, WA | $516,740 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| CAMPESINXS A CAMPESINXS | OXNARD, CA | $508,717 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| FEEDING SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $505,017 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| MIDWEST FOOD BANK | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $493,978 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| EPIC CURE | ST AUGUSTINE, FL | $491,050 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN FOOD BANK | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $490,456 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
| CABWAYLINGO APPALACHIAN MISSION | DUNLOW, WV | $479,070 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED |
FOOD FORWARD
$8,848,153TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
SOCIETY OF ST ANDREW
$4,727,889TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
FEEDING AMERICA
$4,230,448TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOOD BANK
$4,222,826TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
FOOD FORWARD
$3,735,200TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
MEANS DATABASE
$3,418,693TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
BIENESTAR IS WELL-BEING
$3,050,972TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
RURAL COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE
$2,918,774TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
FRESNO METRO MINISTRY
$2,916,823TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
SO WHAT ELSE
$2,141,755TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
REAL HOPE INC
$2,134,767TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA FOOD BANK
$2,025,517TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
SHARING EXCESS
$1,893,401TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
BIENESTAR IS WELL-BEING
$1,813,741TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE
$1,655,409TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
LOVE COMMUNITY
$1,626,075TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
VIDA LIFE MINISTRIES
$1,304,132TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
HEART OF COMPASSION
$1,283,713TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
FOOD FINDERS
$1,173,232TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
RURAL COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE
$1,172,429TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP ORANGE COUNTY FOOD BANK
$1,060,454TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
UNITED ACROSS BORDERS
$1,032,771TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
LOVE COMMUNITY
$1,012,513TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
BLESSING OF HOPE
$952,281TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
HIGH DESERT SECOND CHANCE
$910,051TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FOOD BANK
$827,053TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
UNITED HANDS
$787,270TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
THE 3000 CLUB
$773,116TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
FEEDING AMERICA
$759,084TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
FOOD BANK FOR MONTEREY COUNTY
$756,176TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
SOUTH TEXAS FOOD BANK
$743,134TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
ROADRUNNER FOOD BANK
$727,839TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
SHARING EXCESS
$721,753TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
REAL HOPE INC
$675,714TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
SO WHAT ELSE
$650,383TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
MINISTERIOS BETESDA
$643,475TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
UNITED HANDS
$639,421TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
FOOD BANK OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
$608,108TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
UNITED ACROSS BORDERS
$587,224TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
VIDA LIFE MINISTRIES
$553,412TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
MONTE SION CENTER
$548,585TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
LOS AMIGOS FARM
$548,250TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
EL PASOANS FIGHTING HUNGER FOOD BANK
$544,370TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
PRAISEALUJAH FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTER
$516,740TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
CAMPESINXS A CAMPESINXS
$508,717TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
FEEDING SAN DIEGO
$505,017TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
MIDWEST FOOD BANK
$493,978TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
EPIC CURE
$491,050TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERN FOOD BANK
$490,456TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED
CABWAYLINGO APPALACHIAN MISSION
$479,070TO PROVIDE HEALTHY FRESH PRODUCE TO FAMILIES IN NEED