To nourish our community by serving as a trusted source of food and support for those in need.
Food Bank of Eastern Michigan’s clearest pattern is a three-year run of very large grants to Various Eastern Michigan Agencies in Flint for the stated purpose of preventing hunger: $69,139,738 in 2025, $55,297,982 in 2024, and $52,687,887 in 2023. That pattern shows a funder built around food access at scale rather than a broad portfolio of unrelated causes. The foundation’s mission is to serve as a trusted source of food and support for people in need, and its program structure reflects that direct-service role. Its active programs point to multiple ways it works toward that mission: partner agency food distribution, pantry and soup kitchen support, summer meals for children, senior commodity food, and event and sponsorship support. The recipient list is entirely in the United States, and the grants data shows all recipients in Michigan. In practice, the foundation appears to fund through established community food channels, using allocations, commodity distribution, and partnerships to move food through local agencies across its service area.
Child nutrition is one clear focus. Through the Summer Food Service Program, Food Bank of Eastern Michigan provides healthy meals to children during the summer months through feeding sites in Genesee, Gladwin, Saginaw, and Lapeer counties, with breakfast, lunch, and take-home nutrition bags. Senior food assistance is another active area. Under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, the foundation distributes federal CSFP commodities and works with local agencies to deliver monthly boxes to eligible seniors. The foundation also supports pantry and soup kitchen capacity through operational support and regular food allocations to partner agencies across its 22-county service area. In addition, its agency food distribution work uses an online portal for food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and other hunger-relief partners to request and receive donated, purchased, and USDA commodity food.
The grant-size distribution is high and tightly clustered: p25 is $53,992,934, median is $55,297,982, and p75 is $62,218,860. That range indicates consistently large awards rather than small, variable checks. The recent grants also show repetition across multiple years, with the same recipient pattern appearing in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation’s structure is operational and community-based, with direct-service grantmaking tied to food distribution, partner support, and program delivery. It accepts unsolicited requests for several active partnership and distribution programs, including pantry and soup kitchen support, agency food distribution, CSFP partner distribution, event sponsorship, and general partnership opportunities.
$63.9M
$39.7M
$73.6M
$73.6M
Most grants fall between $54M and $62.2M, with a median of $55.3M.
25th Percentile
$54M
Median
$55.3M
75th Percentile
$62.2M
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Giving is concentrated in Michigan: 100% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and the top giving state is also Michigan. The recent grants list places major awards in Flint. Program geography is similarly local, with summer meal sites in Genesee, Gladwin, Saginaw, and Lapeer counties and partner agency distribution across Eastern Michigan’s 22-county service area. The foundation’s work is therefore centered on Eastern Michigan communities rather than a multi-state footprint.
Its active programs include Summer Food Service Program site partnerships for child nutrition, pantry and soup kitchen support, agency food distribution, Commodity Supplemental Food Program partner distribution for seniors, event sponsorship, and general partnership support. These programs all connect to hunger relief and food access.
Its grant sizes are very large and clustered closely together: p25 is $53,992,934, median is $55,297,982, and p75 is $62,218,860. The recent grants data also shows awards of $52,687,887, $55,297,982, and $69,139,738.
No. The geographic distribution shows 100% of grants going to recipients in Michigan, and the top giving state is Michigan. The recent grants list and program geography are also tied to Eastern Michigan communities.
Yes for several programs. The pantry and soup kitchen support, agency food distribution, Commodity Supplemental Food Program partner distribution, event sponsorship, and general partnership opportunities all accept unsolicited requests. The Summer Food Service Program site partnerships do not.
The foundation’s programs are built for food-insecure individuals and families, low-income communities, children during the summer, seniors receiving CSFP commodities, and partner hunger-relief organizations such as pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Current and upcoming funding from Food Bank of Eastern Michigan that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Agencies must be approved CSFP distribution partners and serve eligible senior populations as defined by the CSFP program; participation coordinated with FBEM.
Who can apply: Organizations must be registered partner agencies within FBEM's network; eligibility and partnership requirements are set by FBEM.
Who can apply: Must be a registered partner agency/hunger-relief organization within FBEM's service area and approved to use the agency portal (agency requirements and approval managed by FBEM).
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various Eastern Michigan Agencies (See part IV) | Flint, MI | $63,940,537 | 2026 | To prevent hunger |
| VARIOUS EASTERN MICHIGAN AGENCIES | FLINT, MI | $69,139,738 | 2025 | TO PREVENT HUNGER |
| VARIOUS EASTERN MICHIGAN AGENCIES | FLINT, MI | $55,297,982 | 2024 | TO PREVENT HUNGER |
| VARIOUS EASTERN MICHIGAN AGENCIES | FLINT, MI | $52,687,887 | 2023 | TO PREVENT HUNGER |
