Funding search · nutrition and food insecurity · Indiana
Who funds nutrition and food insecurity work in Indiana
15 funders have a record of paying for nutrition and food insecurity work by Indiana recipients: 42 grants totaling $2.2M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust ($880,000), Central Indiana Community Foundation ($67,500) and Boren Foundation ($192,550).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Indiana recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $700,000 to Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana — capital support for physical upgrades and program enhancements to more effectively provide hunger relief to food-insecure families.
Central Indiana Community FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $67,500 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to Ball State University Foundation — food insecurity program
Largest: $66,913 to SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK — to provide food for the food insecure
United Way of Knox County IndianaVincennes, INCharity · may take applications
5 matching grants · $36,000 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to GENERATIONS — nutrition education
Largest: $85,000 to TRI-STATE FOOD BANK — to improve the quality of life for food insecure families and children
Largest: $2,555 to YOU FEED THEM MFP — food insecurity
Road Runners Club of AmericaColumbus, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $60,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to Healthy Communities — healthy lifestyles support including food insecurity initiatives and safety. $5000 grant for support of free shoes for elementary school cross country.
Largest: $454,128 to ST JOSEPH COMMUNITY HEALTH FOUNDAT — food insecurities in se fw
Largest: $5,000 to DUBOIS COUNTY COMMUNITY MEAL — support food insecurity
Largest: $5,000 to WHITELEY COMMUNITY COUNCIL — food insecurities
Iaaaa Education InstituteIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $18,779 · through 2021Largest: $7,126 to AGING AND IN-HOME SERVICES OF NORTHEAST INDIANA INC — the grant funds shall be used for the purpose of meeting the emergent and social determinants of health needs of individuals served by the aaa in its respective psa, including for …
Largest: $35,000 to FISCAL SPONSORSHIP ALLIES INC — southside community farm's healthy food access for bipoc community members
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