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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “groceries”
United Food BankMesa, AZCharity · may take applications
32 matching grants · $206,032 · through 2023Largest: $18,956 to Paz De Cristo Community Center — distribution of food, grocery products and operating supplies
Largest: $15,000 to Cook County Food Shelf — funding for groceries
The Food TrustPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
21 matching grants · $1.1M · through 2023Largest: $150,000 to WHOLE FOOD COOPERATIVE — to support grocery store expansion in providing fresh foods to local community
Foodbank of Southeastern VirginiaNorfolk, VACharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $390,751 · through 2023Largest: $56,200 to Chincoteague Island Food Closet — expand grocery rescue capacity
Brothers of the Lord OrganizationUpper Saddle River, NJ
10 matching grants · $279,202 · through 2025Largest: $106,502 to Fr Kterstophar-All Churches Manfa — grocery-small projects-furnture-home improvbeds
Pennsylvania Cdfi NetworkPhiladelphia, PACharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $109,000 · through 2024Largest: $10,000 to CARLYN GROCERY STORE INC — covid relief grant
Navigate Affordable Housing PartnersBirmingham, ALCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $524,750 · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to MERCY DELIVERANCE MINISTRIES — mobile grocery initiative - mercy deliverance ministries (mdm) is preparing to launch the mobile grocery initiative october 2024 to address food insecurity in birminghams underserv…
Largest: $10,467 to ROSA LUNA — provide rent and grocery assistance for single mother of 3 children, one of which requires full-time medical care, in extreme poverty and just had a relocation due to a domestic ab…
Largest: $31,876 to BIG SANDY HEALTH CARE INC — support 50 patients enrolled in its chronic disease management program. each month for 12 months, patients will receive a $50 voucher to use at area markets to purchase produce and…
Largest: $8,207 to BLUE RIDGE AREA FOOD BANK — community aid - providing meals and groceries to those in need
Largest: $50,000 to ORANGEWOOD FOUNDATION — orangewood foundation is a nonprofit and one of the leading providers of services to youth in orange county. we help almost 2,000 youth annually prepare for independent adulthood. …
Largest: $250,000 to FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY — to provide meals and groceries to new yorkers in need.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →