To end hunger and reduce food waste on Long Island by rescuing and distributing food, strengthening families through nutrition education and workforce training, providing specialized programs for children, seniors, and veterans, and driving systemic change through advocacy.
Island Harvest Ltd’s largest recent grants all go to the same operating model: its Network of Member Agencies and Regional Food Banks, which received $30,273,379 in 2025, $25,344,475 in 2024, and $26,683,814 in 2023. That pattern shows a funder built around large, recurring support for food distribution rather than one-off project grants. The foundation’s stated mission centers on ending hunger and reducing food waste on Long Island by rescuing and distributing food, while also supporting nutrition education, workforce training, and specialized programs for children, seniors, and veterans. Its grantmaking connects directly to that mission through direct service and emergency food support. The recent awards also show a clear emphasis on a food-bank style network, with funding flowing to member agencies and regional food banks rather than to individuals. The foundation’s active programs add another layer: it runs a produce distribution farm, supports giving gardens and seed libraries, and maintains a membership model for nonprofit food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and community centers. Across these pieces, the funder’s role is visible as both distributor and network builder.
Food access is the clearest throughline in Island Harvest Ltd’s grantmaking. The foundation gave $30,273,379 in 2025 to Network of Member Agencies and Regional Food Banks for FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED, matching its direct-service approach to hunger relief. It also supports the supply side of that work through Healthy Harvest Farm Produce Distribution, an Island Harvest-run organic farm in Brentwood that grows produce for its partner network and offers an educational and volunteer model. Community-based growing is another active area: Giving Gardens (Seeds & Garden Support) provides seeds, growing guidance, and registration help for individual and community gardens that donate produce to neighbors in need. Finally, its membership-based distribution structure ties nonprofit food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and community centers into Island Harvest’s food and product network, extending emergency food assistance across Long Island.
Island Harvest Ltd’s grant size profile is very large and tightly grouped: the 25th percentile is $26,014,144, the median is $26,683,814, and the 75th percentile is $28,478,596. The recent record suggests recurring support rather than isolated gifts, since the same Network of Member Agencies and Regional Food Banks appears in consecutive years with similarly sized awards. The foundation is operating with a local geographic scope, and it does not fund individuals. Its active programs also indicate a service-provider model, with membership-based distribution and garden support alongside direct food rescue and distribution.
$35.8M
$21.1M
$45.7M
$45.7M
Most grants fall between $26M and $28.5M, with a median of $26.7M.
25th Percentile
$26M
Median
$26.7M
75th Percentile
$28.5M
RANDI SHUBIN DRESNER
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Giving is concentrated in New York, which accounts for 100% of grants in the recent data. The recipient listed in the recent grants table is in Melville, NY, and the active programs place implementation in Brentwood and across Long Island, including Nassau County and Suffolk County. The country distribution is entirely US-based, with 3 grants recorded in the United States. The geographic picture is local and Long Island-centered rather than multi-state or international.
Its grantmaking centers on hunger relief and food distribution. The largest recent awards went to Network of Member Agencies and Regional Food Banks for FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED, and the active program list includes food rescue, produce distribution, giving gardens, and member-agency food distribution across Long Island.
The foundation’s grants are very large. The 25th percentile is $26,014,144, the median is $26,683,814, and the 75th percentile is $28,478,596. The recent top grants all fall in that same range.
Yes. The same network recipient appears in consecutive recent years: $26,683,814 in 2023, $25,344,475 in 2024, and $30,273,379 in 2025. That pattern points to ongoing support for a stable food-distribution network.
Yes. The active programs include a Become a Member Agency / Network Food Distribution pathway for nonprofit partner agencies such as food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and community centers, and it is marked as accepting unsolicited participation.
Its giving is local and concentrated in New York. Recent grants are entirely in the US, and the recipient location data show 100% of grants going to recipients in NY, with programs tied to Long Island, Nassau County, Suffolk County, Melville, and Brentwood.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND REGIONAL FOOD BANKS | MELVILLE, NY | $35,781,083 | 2026 | FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND REGIONAL FOOD BANKS | MELVILLE, NY | $30,273,379 | 2025 | FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND REGIONAL FOOD BANKS | MELVILLE, NY | $25,344,475 | 2024 | FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED |
| NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND REGIONAL FOOD BANKS | MELVILLE, NY | $26,683,814 | 2023 | FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED |
NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND REGIONAL FOOD BANKS
$35,781,083FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED
NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND REGIONAL FOOD BANKS
$30,273,379FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED
NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND REGIONAL FOOD BANKS
$25,344,475FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED
NETWORK OF MEMBER AGENCIES AND REGIONAL FOOD BANKS
$26,683,814FOOD FOR THOSE IN NEED
Current and upcoming funding from Island Harvest that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Gardens and community groups that agree to donate produce to neighbors in need; registration via the Giving Gardens registration form.
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