Funding search · food security · Maryland
Who funds food security work in Maryland
15 funders have a record of paying for food security work by Maryland recipients: 197 grants totaling $6.7M, most recently in 2025 — mostly grantmaking charities, which often run real application cycles. The largest by matched giving are Civic Works ($2.0M), The Maryland Food Bank ($1.5M) and The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg ($1.8M).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Maryland recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Civic WorksBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
78 matching grants · $2.0M · through 2023Largest: $130,000 to GRACE MEDICAL CENTER INC — emergency food access and/or covid vaccine grant
The Maryland Food BankBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
79 matching grants · $1.5M · through 2024Largest: $117,000 to WESTMINSTER RESCUE MISSION — building capacity to address food insecurity
Largest: $20,000 to THE UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND INC — this grant is to support whitelock community farm to provide critical food access infrastructure to central west baltimore and support a growing conversation on homesteading and co…
Largest: $25,000 to COMMUNITY FARMSHARE — food is medicine - expanding produce prescriptions and broadening community healthy food access.
Adventist HealthcareGaithersburg, MDCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to COMMUNITY HEALTH AND EMPOWERMENT INC — to support the long branch healthy food access program (lbhfap), which uses a food is medicine approach to improve health and well being among those who have low access to food and…
Largest: $30,000 to MARYLAND FOOD BANK — meet the needs of food-insecure people and fighting hunger
Venable FoundationBaltimore, MDCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to PAUL'S PLACE — reducing food insecurity in southwest baltimore
Genyouth IncorporatedRosemont, ILCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $32,100 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS — combat food insecurity and support physical activities in schools
Largest: $75,000 to MARYLAND FOOD BANK INC — addressing food insecurity on the maryland's eastern shore
New4youBethesda, MDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $155,000 · through 2024Largest: $80,000 to THE SHEPHERD'S TABLE INC — to assist with addressing food insecurity and homelessness through programs.
The Community Foundation of FrederickFrederick, MDCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $363,504 · through 2022Largest: $224,750 to FREDERICK COUNTY MD GOVERNMENT — training and education for employees of citizens care and rehabilitation center and residnet enhancements and dental care, marketing for food insecurity in frederick county
American Academy of PediatricsItasca, ILCharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $129,000 · through 2023Largest: $86,500 to MARYLAND CHAPTER - AAP — project firstline - infection control;address food insecurity; lead testing echo; iira 3 grant; aap suicide prevention echo; suid program cdr; cdc-funded disaster preparedness; cdc…
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