Funding search · food security · Georgia
Who funds food security work in Georgia
15 funders have a record of paying for food security work by Georgia recipients: 54 grants totaling $31.7M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Cobb Community Foundation ($355,862), The Thomas M and Irene Kirbo ($115,000) and Alliant Health Group ($70,000).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Georgia recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Cobb Community FoundationAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $355,862 · through 2024Largest: $93,176 to REFLECTIONS OF TRINITY INC — food insecurity prevention & nutrition
Largest: $15,000 to ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK — support families with food insecurity
Alliant Health GroupAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $70,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to DIABETES ASSOC OF ATLANTA — support the daa to provide 1,500 people in atlanta with increased medical assistance, diabetes education, and food access to underserved communities
Largest: $150,000 to FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA — to address hunger and end food insecurity by serving communities across northeast georgia
Largest: $150,000 to ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK — reducing hunger and food insecurity
Largest: $50,000 to ATLANTA COMM FOOD BANK — to support a non-profit that provides food to people who are food insecure in 29 counties across metro atlanta and north georgia.
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $30.0M · through 2021Largest: $15.0M to Boys and Girls Clubs of America — general operating support, $10,000,000 support of child care; $5,000,000 support of food insecurity
Lenbrook Square FoundationAtlanta, GACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $34,500 · through 2024Largest: $13,000 to BACKPACK BUDDIES OF METRO ATLANTA — provide weekend meals to children: to support the mission of the backpack buddies of metro atlanta organization. to provide weekend meals to food-insecure children in metro atlanta…
Dennis and Maria Elena Grogan Family FoundationBuford, GA
2 matching grants · $125,000 · through 2024Largest: $75,000 to THE PANTRY AT HAMILTON MILL — address food insecurity
American Academy of PediatricsItasca, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $154,671 · through 2023Largest: $82,500 to GEORGIA CHAPTER - AAP — project firstline - infection control;address food insecurity project; keeping kids connected during covid 19; gun safety, injury, violence prevention; merck grant
Largest: $75,000 to GOOD SAMARITAN HEALTH CENTER INC — scalable food access and health nutrition
Largest: $5,000 to FOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA — food 2 kids program for the athens clarke county program that provides food bags 40 weeks of the school year to children that are facing food insecurity
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