To eliminate hunger by building a community food system that ensures access to healthy food, provides education and job opportunities, recovers and distributes nutritious food, and empowers people with the skills to achieve food self-sufficiency. Core belief: hunger is unacceptable.
Inter-faith Food Shuttle’s grantmaking is built around a community food system, not a single service line. The foundation’s stated aim is to eliminate hunger by recovering and distributing nutritious food, building food access, and supporting education and job opportunities that help people move toward food self-sufficiency. In the recent grant list, its largest award went to Raleigh Dream Center for $2,102,784 in program support, while Catholic Parish Outreach received $1,665,119 for program support. Those grants sit alongside many other awards to food pantries, churches, community ministries, and school-linked partners across North Carolina. The pattern suggests a funder using program support to keep local anti-hunger organizations supplied with operating resources tied to food access. Its work also extends beyond distribution into nutrition education, culinary job training, community gardening, and school food programs. The active program descriptions reinforce that mix: Inter-faith Food Shuttle recovers food, distributes it through agency partners and mobile markets, and also runs garden-box and farm-based food production initiatives. The result is a grantmaker centered on food rescue, direct food access, and practical pathways to food security.
Hunger relief is the clearest throughline in the recent grants. Inter-faith Food Shuttle gave $1,075,902 to Durham Community Food Pantry for program support and $955,403 to Emanuel Food Pantry for program support, both of which fit its emphasis on no-cost food distribution. The foundation also backs faith-based and community ministries that operate food access programs. It awarded $1,665,119 to Catholic Parish Outreach and $578,475 to Lincoln Park Holiness Church, each for program support. These grants show a preference for local partners already embedded in neighborhood food relief. School-connected work appears as well: Wake County Public School System received $469,819 for program support. Alongside that, the foundation’s active programs include raised-bed garden boxes and support from seed to harvest, connecting food access with hands-on growing and education.
Grant sizes range widely, with a p25 of $21,233, a median of $53,568, and a p75 of $244,688. The recent list shows a few very large operating-style awards alongside many smaller program-support grants, which points to a layered funding approach. This is a public charity, and the available data shows program support as the dominant grant use. Recipients appear repeatedly across the organization’s food-distribution network rather than as one-off national awards, and the 2024 grants are concentrated in North Carolina. The active programs also show that it accepts unsolicited requests for some initiatives, including Agency Partner Food Distribution and Gardens for Everyone.
$21.6M
$9M
$34.2M
$36.4M
Most grants fall between $21K and $245K, with a median of $54K.
25th Percentile
$21K
Median
$54K
75th Percentile
$245K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in NC.
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All recorded grants in the recipient distribution go to U.S. organizations, and the recent grant list is entirely in North Carolina. Raleigh and Durham appear most often, with additional grants in Cary, Wake Forest, Apex, Knightdale, Zebulon, Clayton, Carrboro, Siler City, Rocky Mount, Tarboro, and Whitakers. The geography matches the foundation’s local scope and its seven-county service area. Wake County and Durham County show up repeatedly, with Johnston County also included in active food-distribution programming.
The recent grants go to local food pantries, churches, community ministries, a school system, and rescue or recovery organizations. Examples include Durham Community Food Pantry, Catholic Parish Outreach, Wake County Public School System, and Urban Ministries of Wake County, all funded for program support.
The grant-size distribution is broad: p25 is $21,233, the median is $53,568, and p75 is $244,688. Recent awards include several six- and seven-figure grants, but many grants sit below the $100,000 level.
Its stated focus areas include hunger relief, food recovery and redistribution, nutrition education, culinary job training and workforce development, community gardening and farming, and school food programs. The active programs also connect food distribution with farm production and raised-bed garden boxes.
Yes. The geographic scope of giving is local, and 100% of grants in the recipient country distribution went to U.S. organizations. The recent grant list is entirely North Carolina-based.
Yes. Agency Partner Food Distribution accepts unsolicited requests, and Gardens for Everyone — Raised-Bed Garden Boxes also accepts unsolicited requests. Food Shuttle Farm — Produce Supply is listed as not accepting unsolicited requests.
2024
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2024.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RALEIGH DREAM CENTER | RALEIGH, NC | $2,102,784 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CATHOLIC PARISH OUTREACH | RALEIGH, NC | $1,665,119 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| IGLESIA LA SEMILLA | DURHAM, NC | $1,284,909 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GREATER WALTOWN UNITED HOLY CHURCH | DURHAM, NC | $1,183,164 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DURHAM COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY | DURHAM, NC | $1,075,902 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| IGLESIA EPISCOPAL EL BUEN PASTOR | DURHAM, NC | $1,058,296 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TARBORO COMMUNITY OUTREACH | TARBORO, NC | $993,213 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EMANUEL FOOD PANTRY | DURHAM, NC | $955,403 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HEALING TRANSITIONS | RALEIGH, NC | $779,166 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TROSA | DURHAM, NC | $703,962 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DURHAM RESCUE MISSION | DURHAM, NC | $675,706 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LINCOLN PARK HOLINESS CHURCH | RALEIGH, NC | $578,475 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH FOOD PANTRY | RALEIGH, NC | $485,638 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM | CARY, NC | $469,819 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| INTER-FAITH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE | CARRBORO, NC | $441,694 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MARTIN STREET BAPTIST CHURCH | RALEIGH, NC | $381,205 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| IGLESIA EL CAMINO UMC | SILER CITY, NC | $317,343 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| VILLAGE CONCEPT | ROCKY MOUNT, NC | $314,174 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CLAYTON VINEYARD CHURCH | CLAYTON, NC | $303,187 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HILL FAMILY FARM | WHITAKERS, NC | $293,256 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSAL OUTREACH | WAKE FOREST, NC | $265,534 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WESTERN WAKE CRISIS MINISTRY | APEX, NC | $261,472 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DORCAS MINISTRIES | CARY, NC | $255,671 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RICHLAND CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH FOOD PANTRY | WAKE FOREST, NC | $250,791 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RICH IN GRACE MINISTRIES | DURHAM, NC | $249,321 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CROSS POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH | KNIGHTDALE, NC | $244,688 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SALVATION ARMY - CAPITAL BLVD | RALEIGH, NC | $234,529 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BREAD FOR LIFE OF AMERICA - WAKE | ZEBULON, NC | $214,710 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| URBAN MINISTRIES OF WAKE COUNTY | RALEIGH, NC | $171,420 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GETHSEMANE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH | DURHAM, NC | $167,907 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMMUNITY OF HOPE MINISTRIES | GARNER, NC | $154,048 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RISE AND SHINE MINISTRIES | DURHAM, NC | $152,746 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRUTH TABERNACLE MINISTRIES | ROCKY MOUNT, NC | $141,046 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS | DURHAM, NC | $136,895 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WAKE FOREST BAPTIST CHURCH | WAKE FOREST, NC | $136,194 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | SMITHFIELD, NC | $116,602 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WEST CHATHAM FOOD PANTRY | SILER CITY, NC | $115,891 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NORTH RALEIGH MINISTRIES | RALEIGH, NC | $112,983 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TRI-AREA MINISTRY FOOD PANTRY | WAKE FOREST, NC | $97,286 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS | PITTSBORO, NC | $93,370 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MIDPOINT CHURCH | MIDDLESEX, NC | $92,886 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SHEPHERDS CARE MEDICAL CLINIC | ZEBULON, NC | $88,725 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALLIANCE OF AIDS SERVICES - CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $86,290 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FOOD BANK OF THE ALBEMARLE-(RECIPIENT ACCOUNT) | ELIZABETH CITY, NC | $81,465 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LOVE CHATHAM | SILER CITY, NC | $77,852 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SHEPHERDS TABLE SOUP KITCHEN | RALEIGH, NC | $76,649 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BEULAH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH | ZEBULON, NC | $70,561 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS | NASHVILLE, NC | $69,577 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| EXTENDED HANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA INC | ZEBULON, NC | $55,972 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CONETOE FAMILY LIFE CENTER | CONETOE, NC | $55,144 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
RALEIGH DREAM CENTER
$2,102,784PROGRAM SUPPORT
CATHOLIC PARISH OUTREACH
$1,665,119PROGRAM SUPPORT
IGLESIA LA SEMILLA
$1,284,909PROGRAM SUPPORT
GREATER WALTOWN UNITED HOLY CHURCH
$1,183,164PROGRAM SUPPORT
DURHAM COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY
$1,075,902PROGRAM SUPPORT
IGLESIA EPISCOPAL EL BUEN PASTOR
$1,058,296PROGRAM SUPPORT
TARBORO COMMUNITY OUTREACH
$993,213PROGRAM SUPPORT
EMANUEL FOOD PANTRY
$955,403PROGRAM SUPPORT
HEALING TRANSITIONS
$779,166PROGRAM SUPPORT
TROSA
$703,962PROGRAM SUPPORT
DURHAM RESCUE MISSION
$675,706PROGRAM SUPPORT
LINCOLN PARK HOLINESS CHURCH
$578,475PROGRAM SUPPORT
HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH FOOD PANTRY
$485,638PROGRAM SUPPORT
WAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
$469,819PROGRAM SUPPORT
INTER-FAITH COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL SERVICE
$441,694PROGRAM SUPPORT
MARTIN STREET BAPTIST CHURCH
$381,205PROGRAM SUPPORT
IGLESIA EL CAMINO UMC
$317,343PROGRAM SUPPORT
VILLAGE CONCEPT
$314,174PROGRAM SUPPORT
CLAYTON VINEYARD CHURCH
$303,187PROGRAM SUPPORT
HILL FAMILY FARM
$293,256PROGRAM SUPPORT
UNIVERSAL OUTREACH
$265,534PROGRAM SUPPORT
WESTERN WAKE CRISIS MINISTRY
$261,472PROGRAM SUPPORT
DORCAS MINISTRIES
$255,671PROGRAM SUPPORT
RICHLAND CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH FOOD PANTRY
$250,791PROGRAM SUPPORT
RICH IN GRACE MINISTRIES
$249,321PROGRAM SUPPORT
CROSS POINT COMMUNITY CHURCH
$244,688PROGRAM SUPPORT
SALVATION ARMY - CAPITAL BLVD
$234,529PROGRAM SUPPORT
BREAD FOR LIFE OF AMERICA - WAKE
$214,710PROGRAM SUPPORT
URBAN MINISTRIES OF WAKE COUNTY
$171,420PROGRAM SUPPORT
GETHSEMANE SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
$167,907PROGRAM SUPPORT
COMMUNITY OF HOPE MINISTRIES
$154,048PROGRAM SUPPORT
RISE AND SHINE MINISTRIES
$152,746PROGRAM SUPPORT
TRUTH TABERNACLE MINISTRIES
$141,046PROGRAM SUPPORT
DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$136,895PROGRAM SUPPORT
WAKE FOREST BAPTIST CHURCH
$136,194PROGRAM SUPPORT
JOHNSTON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$116,602PROGRAM SUPPORT
WEST CHATHAM FOOD PANTRY
$115,891PROGRAM SUPPORT
NORTH RALEIGH MINISTRIES
$112,983PROGRAM SUPPORT
TRI-AREA MINISTRY FOOD PANTRY
$97,286PROGRAM SUPPORT
CHATHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS
$93,370PROGRAM SUPPORT
MIDPOINT CHURCH
$92,886PROGRAM SUPPORT
SHEPHERDS CARE MEDICAL CLINIC
$88,725PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALLIANCE OF AIDS SERVICES - CAROLINA
$86,290PROGRAM SUPPORT
FOOD BANK OF THE ALBEMARLE-(RECIPIENT ACCOUNT)
$81,465PROGRAM SUPPORT
LOVE CHATHAM
$77,852PROGRAM SUPPORT
SHEPHERDS TABLE SOUP KITCHEN
$76,649PROGRAM SUPPORT
BEULAH CHRISTIAN BAPTIST CHURCH
$70,561PROGRAM SUPPORT
NASH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
$69,577PROGRAM SUPPORT
EXTENDED HANDS OF NORTH CAROLINA INC
$55,972PROGRAM SUPPORT
CONETOE FAMILY LIFE CENTER
$55,144PROGRAM SUPPORT
Current and upcoming funding from Inter-Faith Food Shuttle that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Must be an independent agency/organization operating within Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s seven-county service area and coordinate distribution to community members; individual agency eligibility, hours, and requirements vary by site.
Who can apply: For individuals and organizations. If renting a home or building on rented property, a Landlord Permission Letter is required. Applications are reviewed for site suitability, including sunlight, water, and space.
Deadline: Garden box builds are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis year-round.
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