Foundations that fund food banks and pantries nationally
5166 foundations made gifts to food banks and pantries across the country, reaching 1826 organizations.
Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit. The data comes from public IRS Form 990-PF filings, with filing years 2024–2025.
Gift counts may be low, because we cannot tie every grant to a recipient. The year shown is the year the foundation reported, not always the year it gave. Each foundation page links to its IRS filing.
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What the filings show
- Foundations made 9,830 matched gifts to food banks and pantries in the United States in tax years 2022–2025.
- 1,826 matched organizations received gifts to food banks and pantries in the United States in tax years 2022–2025.
- The typical gift to food banks and pantries in the United States was $5,000 in tax years 2022–2025.
Top states
| Rank | State | Foundations | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 869 | 89 | |
| California | 458 | 93 | |
| Pennsylvania | 367 | 68 | |
| Florida | 305 | 59 | |
| Ohio | 279 | 84 | |
| Texas | 277 | 108 | |
| Colorado | 261 | 29 | |
| Georgia | 246 | 51 | |
| North Carolina | 239 | 55 | |
| New York | 232 | 114 | |
| Massachusetts | 206 | 57 | |
| Minnesota | 200 | 48 | |
| Michigan | 191 | 66 | |
| Virginia | 155 | 33 | |
| Hawaii | 147 | 5 | |
| District of Columbia | 146 | 3 | |
| Wisconsin | 143 | 69 | |
| New Jersey | 133 | 30 | |
| Arizona | 100 | 46 | |
| Missouri | 96 | 43 | |
| Oklahoma | 95 | 28 | |
| Washington | 90 | 68 | |
| Iowa | 86 | 40 | |
| Connecticut | 80 | 24 | |
| Tennessee | 80 | 22 |
How many foundations fund food banks and pantries?
5166 foundations made gifts to 1826 organizations nationally in public IRS filings.
How many of these foundations accept applications?
1667 of the 5166 foundations accept unsolicited applications according to their filings.
Where do the numbers come from?
Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.