Funding search · EIN 521367538 · Washington, DC

Share Our Strength

Name: Share Our Strength grants, 2021–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

3,363
grants reported: $159.6M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $22,225
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

childhood hunger school meals summer economic family empowerment

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Where the money goes

School meal participation grants to districts, state agencies, food banks
SNAP and Summer EBT benefits access outreach and enrollment
Family economic mobility policy and analysis, often state fiscal groups
Summer and afterschool feeding through parks, YMCAs, community groups
Statewide anti-hunger intermediaries and food bank networks

Typical grant

Median grant is $22,225 and half fall between $11,800 and $50,000, which is the range for a single school district, food bank, or local nonprofit doing meal access work. The checks above $250,000 go almost exclusively to state government agencies (Maryland DHS, DC DHS, Kentucky CHFS) and national intermediaries like the American Public Human Services Association, topping out near $740,000. With 3,363 grants to 1,635 recipients over four years, the average grantee is funded roughly twice, so renewal is common for partners embedded in the campaign.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“School Meals”
“Benefits Access”
“Family Economic Mobility”
“Other No Kid Hungry Programs”

Positioning adjacent work

Frame work under one of their four labels: School Meals, Benefits Access, Family Economic Mobility, or Other No Kid Hungry Programs.
Ask $35,000 to $75,000 unless you carry a statewide role; six figures goes to agencies and intermediaries.
Pair with a state agency, district nutrition department, or food bank network as the implementing partner.
University asks succeed when housed in applied units, like Carolina Hunger Initiative or a school of public health.

Worth knowing: This is the No Kid Hungry campaign's grantmaking arm, so grants function as extensions of their own state-by-state strategy rather than responses to unsolicited ideas, and an unusual share flows to government bodies and public school districts. Geography spans nearly every state with CA, TX, NY, VA, and FL densest; the Family Economic Mobility line is newer and clusters in DC-based and state fiscal policy shops.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

American Public Human Services Association5 grants · $3.4M
Foundation for the Mid South4 grants · $2.1M
Code for America2 grants · $2.0M
Catholic Charities USA5 grants · $1.9M
American Academy of Pediatrics Illinois4 grants · $1.9M
Brigaid3 grants · $1.9M
Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative2 grants · $1.5M
National Immigration Law Center4 grants · $1.5M
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services4 grants · $1.3M
Benefits Data Trust3 grants · $1.3M

Giving over time

$75.9M

2021

$51.3M

2022

$18.1M

2023

$14.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 3,363 grants.

$1.0M
Lift · Washington, DC · 2023
Family economic mobility
$1.0M
Code for America · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Family economic empowerment
$1.0M
Code for America · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Family economic empowerment
$902,696
American Public Human Services Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$902,696
American Public Human Services Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$854,211
Code for America Labs · San Francisco, CA · 2023
No kid hungry partner
$850,000
American Academy of Pediatrics Illinois · Itasca, IL · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$850,000
American Academy of Pediatrics Illinois · Itasca, IL · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$750,000
Jeremiah Program · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Family economic mobility
$750,000
Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative · Biloxi, MS · 2022
Family economic empowerment
$750,000
Mississippi Low-Income Child Care Initiative · Biloxi, MS · 2022
Family economic empowerment
$739,871
American Public Human Services Assoc · Arlington, VA · 2024
School Meals; Benefits Access
$715,000
Brigaid · Middletown, CT · 2023
No kid hungry partner
$708,000
Foundation for the Mid South · Jackson, MS · 2021
Family economic empowerment
$708,000
Foundation for the Mid South · Jackson, MS · 2021
Family economic empowerment
$668,662
American Public Human Services Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
No kid hungry partner
$655,000
Catholic Charities USA · Alexandria, VA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$655,000
Catholic Charities USA · Alexandria, VA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$625,246
National Immigration Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$625,246
National Immigration Law Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$600,000
District of Columbia - Department of Human Services · Washington, DC · 2024
School Meals
$600,000
Maryland - Department of Human Services · Baltimore, MD · 2024
School Meals
$596,917
Central Susquehanna Iu 16 · Milton, PA · 2024
School Meals
$580,000
Brigaid · Middletown, CT · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$580,000
Brigaid · Middletown, CT · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$578,100
Kentucky - Health and Family Services Cabinet · Frankfort, KY · 2024
School Meals
$550,000
Native American Advancement Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$550,000
Native American Advancement Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$514,486
Maine Equal Justice Partners · Augusta, ME · 2021
Family economic empowerment
$514,486
Maine Equal Justice Partners · Augusta, ME · 2021
Family economic empowerment
$500,000
Reuben V Anderson Center for Justice · Tougaloo, MS · 2022
Family economic empowerment
$500,000
Reuben V Anderson Center for Justice · Tougaloo, MS · 2022
Family economic empowerment
$500,000
Benefits Data Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$500,000
Benefits Data Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$448,669
American Public Human Services Association · Arlington, VA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$448,669
American Public Human Services Association · Arlington, VA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$415,000
Mrelief · Chicago, IL · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$415,000
Mrelief · Chicago, IL · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$406,600
Office of Food Justice - City of Boston · Boston, MA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$406,600
Office of Food Justice - City of Boston · Boston, MA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$400,000
Moms First · New York, NY · 2023
Family economic mobility
$400,000
Womens Bean Project · Denver, CO · 2023
Family economic mobility
$400,000
Children'S Home Society of Florida · Orlando, FL · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$400,000
Children'S Home Society of Florida · Orlando, FL · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$395,000
Chickasaw Nation · Ada, OK · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$395,000
Chickasaw Nation · Ada, OK · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$381,000
Project Bread · East Boston, MA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$381,000
Project Bread · East Boston, MA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$375,000
San Francisco Human Services Agency · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Snap
$375,000
San Francisco Human Services Agency · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$375,000
San Francisco Human Services Agency · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$350,000
Bonton Farms · Dallas, TX · 2023
Family economic mobility
$350,000
Ohio School-Based Health Alliance · Washington, DC · 2023
Health strategies
$350,000
Youth Healthcare Alliance · Denver, CO · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$350,000
Youth Healthcare Alliance · Denver, CO · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$348,000
Children'S Defense Fund - Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2021
Family economic empowerment
$348,000
Children'S Defense Fund - Ohio · Columbus, OH · 2021
Family economic empowerment
$340,000
National Community Reinvestment Coalition · Washington, DC · 2023
Thank you grant
$338,000
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services · Helena, MT · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$338,000
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services · Helena, MT · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$334,000
Fresno Unified School District · Fresno, CA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$334,000
Fresno Unified School District · Fresno, CA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$332,000
Meals4families · Chapel Hill, NC · 2023
Snap
$325,000
Foundation for the Mid South · Jackson, MS · 2022
Family economic empowerment
$325,000
Foundation for the Mid South · Jackson, MS · 2022
Family economic empowerment
$324,386
Coalition for Community Schools at the Institute for Educational Leadership · Washington, DC · 2023
No kid hungry partner
$324,294
National Community Reinvestment Coalition · Washington, DC · 2021
Family economic empowerment
$324,294
National Community Reinvestment Coalition · Washington, DC · 2021
Family economic empowerment
$307,200
School Nutrition Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$307,200
School Nutrition Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$303,575
Stockton Unified School District · Stockton, CA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$303,575
Stockton Unified School District · Stockton, CA · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$300,000
Wisconsin - Department of Public Instruction · Madison, WI · 2024
School Meals
$300,000
Mercy Housing · Denver, CO · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$300,000
Mercy Housing · Denver, CO · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$300,000
Wabanaki Public Health · Bangor, ME · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$300,000
Wabanaki Public Health · Bangor, ME · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$299,750
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$299,750
Greater Chicago Food Depository · Chicago, IL · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$291,000
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services · Helena, MT · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$291,000
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services · Helena, MT · 2021
Childhood hunger programs
$278,000
School Based Health Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$278,000
School Based Health Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$275,250
Illinois State Board of Education · Chicago, IL · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$275,250
Illinois State Board of Education · Chicago, IL · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$275,000
School Based Health Alliance · Washington, DC · 2024
Benefits Access
$275,000
American Academy of Pediatrics National · Itasca, IL · 2023
No kid hungry partner
$258,600
Sacramento City Unified School District · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$258,600
Sacramento City Unified School District · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$257,500
Bonton Farms · Dallas, TX · 2024
Family Economic Mobility
$250,000
Meals4families · Chapel Hill, NC · 2024
Benefits Access
$250,000
San Francisco Human Services Agency · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Benefits Access
$250,000
Benefits Data Trust · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
No kid hungry partner
$250,000
New Moms · Chicago, IL · 2023
Family economic mobility
$250,000
Fresno Unified School District · Fresno, CA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$250,000
Fresno Unified School District · Fresno, CA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$250,000
United Way of King County · Seattle, WA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$250,000
United Way of King County · Seattle, WA · 2022
Childhood hunger programs
$250,000
Washington Center for Equitable Growth · Washington, DC · 2022
Family economic empowerment
$250,000
Washington Center for Equitable Growth · Washington, DC · 2022
Family economic empowerment

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.