Funding search · nutrition and food insecurity · Pennsylvania
Who funds nutrition and food insecurity work in Pennsylvania
15 funders have a record of paying for nutrition and food insecurity work by Pennsylvania recipients: 83 grants totaling $3.5M, most recently in 2025 — mostly private foundations, plus grantmaking charities. The largest by matched giving are The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family ($307,000), The Heinz Endowments ($1.4M) and Le Vine Family Foundation ($117,500).
From IRS Form 990-PF and 990 Schedule I filings, 2019–2025. Grants already paid to Pennsylvania recipients — evidence of what these funders back, not open calls.
Largest: $25,000 to LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE DISABLED INC — food insecurity legal services for people with disabilities
Largest: $190,000 to PITTSBURGH FOOD POLICY COUNCIL — to support the pittsburgh food policy council to improve deepen engagement, and advance impactful campaigns that reduce hunger and food insecurity in the pittsburgh region
Largest: $25,000 to PHILABUNDANCE — nutrition education and food insecurity
Largest: $300,000 to GREATER PITTSBURGH COMMUNITY FOODBANK — food insecurity
The Kindness FundBala Cynwyd, PA
6 matching grants · $10,186 · through 2025Largest: $2,500 to ARDMORE FOOD PANTRY — address food insecurity
Partnership for Better HealthCarlisle, PACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $112,000 · through 2024Largest: $17,000 to PAW PACKS PROGRAM INC — to expand the food storage capacity of the paw packs program to improve the availability of nutritional weekend foods to food insecure children in the big spring school district.
United Way of Berks CountyReading, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $385,560 · through 2024Largest: $139,760 to PENN STATE HEALTH - ST JOSEPH'S — one time grant: veggie rx & healthy food access; health focused grant: veggie rx expansion & urban farm stand
Largest: $5,000 to Rolling Harvest Food Rescue — provide fresh food to reduce food insecurity
Jefferson Regional FoundationPittsburgh, PACharity · may take applications
3 matching grants · $80,000 · through 2024Largest: $40,000 to MISSION AGAPE — increase organizational capacity to increase the health and well-being of clairton, glassport, dravosburg, mckeesport, and versailles residents experiencing food insecurity through…
Largest: $2,500 to SHARE FOOD PROGRAM — lead the fight against food insecurity in the philadelphia region, by serving an expansive, quality partner network of community-based organizations and school districts engaged in…
The Philadelphia FoundationPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
2 matching grants · $184,050 · through 2024Largest: $153,550 to SHARE FOOD PROGRAM — fight against food insecurity in philadelphia
Largest: $1,000 to PHILABUNDANCE — to reduce hunger and food insecurity in the delaware valley
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