Foundations that fund food programs in Pennsylvania
These 25 foundations made grants to food programs in Pennsylvania in the most recent IRS filing I have for each. None of them ticked the box for giving only to preselected organizations, and each filing gives application instructions or a website. That doesn't prove a foundation takes applications, and some on this list may not. The text below is copied from the filings, most of them for tax year 2024, so check a foundation's website or call before you apply.
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W W Smith Charitable Trust
- $80,000 to Sharing Excess, Philadelphia: Basic needs
- $65,000 to Caring for Friends, Philadelphia: Basic needs
- $60,000 to Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance, Philadelphia: Basic needs
How to apply: Www.wwsmithcharitabletrust.org
Deadlines: Www.wwsmithcharitabletrust.org
Restrictions: Www.wwsmithcharitabletrust.org
The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation Inc
- $225,000 to Share Food Program Inc, Philadelphia: Operating support, senior food packing center
- $40,000 to Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, Philadelphia: Operating support
- $40,000 to Philabundance, Philadelphia: Operating support
How to apply: The leo and peggy pierce family foundation only accepts applications, supporting documentation, and grant reports through our website, www.piercefamilyfdn.org. You will be asked to provide the following information: 1. Statement of the organization's mission 2. A brief...
Deadlines: January 15 and july 15, by 5:00 pm eastern standard time.
Restrictions: The foundation makes grants to support initiatives that address hunger and food insecurity through direct service programs and/or advocacy efforts. Grants are made to organizations that are tax exempt under the irs code 501(c)(3) as public...
Hillman Family Foundations
- $200,000 to Hilltop Urban Farm, Pittsburgh: Operating support to implement new strategic plan
- $150,000 to 412 Food Rescue Inc, Pittsburgh: Operations support during leadership transition
- $150,000 to Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, Johnstown: Implementation of strategic plan and operations
How to apply: Requests should be sumbitted via the hillman family foundation online portal. The application process begins with the submission of a brief letter of intent (loi) through the fluxx grant portal summarizing the project for which the organization is seeking funding. Included as...
Deadlines: No deadline.
Restrictions: Each applicant must present evidence of a charitable, tax-exempt status. Further, each applicant must provide information clearly indicating that any contribution made to it by the hillman family foundations, will be considered a...
The Heinz Endowments
- $190,000 to Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, Johnstown: To support the pittsburgh food policy council to improve deepen engagement, and advance...
- $190,000 to Pittsburgh Food Policy Council, Johnstown: To support the advancement of a just, equitable, and sustainable food system in greater...
- $175,000 to Farm To Table Buy Local, Pittsburgh: To support fresh, healthy and local food in the pittsburgh region
How to apply: You can determine your eligibility and submit your online application online at: https://www.heinz.org/grants.
Deadlines: February 15 - spring board meeting july 15 - fall board meeting
Restrictions: The heinz endowments concentrates its efforts and resources in southwestern pennsylvania. Given its primarily regional focus, the foundation is generally unable to consider applications for funding for projects outside the commonwealth of...
Eqt Foundation
- $25,000 to Hunters Sharing the Harvest, Greenville: Community enrichment
- $25,000 to Food Helpers, Canonsburg: Community enrichment
- $20,000 to Main Street Farmers Market, Washington: Community enrichment
How to apply: Grant applications can be found on the foundation's website at https://www.eqt.com/community/eqt-foundation
Deadlines: All applications must be received by the 1st of the month prior to the quarterly board meetings.
Restrictions: Nonprofit organizations and institutions whose mission is in keeping with eqt foundation's community relations goals and priorities are invited to apply for monetary, volunteer and in-kind contributions. Eqt corporation has endowed a...
Tuscarora Wayne Mutual Foundation
- $1,000 to Child Hunger Outreach Partners, Scranton: General-purpose fund
- $1,000 to Seven Loaves of Soup Kitchen, Tunkhannock: General-purpose fund
- $1,000 to Back Mountain Food Pantry, Trucksville: General-purpose fund
How to apply: Written request specifying use of funds and affirmation that the applicant is a tax-exempt entity.
Claneil Foundation Inc
- $93,500 to Chester County Food Bank, Exton: General operating
- $55,000 to The Food Trust, Philadelphia: General operating
- $30,000 to Neighbors Helping Neighbors on the Main Line, Ardmore: General operating
How to apply: All requests must be submitted online, and through the foundation's online portal. The submission requirements vary. In general the following should be included: mission statement, a request description, an organizational budget, list of board members and their affiliation,...
Deadlines: Letters of intent: june 1 & december 1; proposals: march 1 & august 15.
Restrictions: Limitations: giving to mid-atlantic and new england regions. No int'l funding, support for religion-based programs or lobbying. Program areas: community fund: 3-year operating grants to orgs. On an annually rotating schedule of issues...
Pottstown Area Health and Wellness Foundation
- $40,000 to Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance, Philadelphia: Medical nutrition for critically ill montgomery and chester county residents
- $20,000 to Montco Anti-Hunger Network, Lansdale: Food pantries grant
- $20,000 to Share Food Program Inc, Philadelphia: Expanding healthy food access in the pottstown area
How to apply: Grant applications are to be completed and potential grantees need to provide an organization budget, a program budget, an irs determination letter, most recent audit report and/or form 990.
Deadlines: Submission deadlines vary based on each fall and spring grant round.
Restrictions: A potential grantee organization must be a non-profit organization located within 10 miles of the borough of pottstown. The grant must fall within one of the organization's three core priorities of: (1) funding programs and solutions for...
Td Charitable Foundation
- $40,000 to Philabundance, Philadelphia: Philabundance community kitchen workforce development program
- $10,000 to Sharing Excess Inc, Philadelphia: Philadelphia food rescue
- $5,000 to Pennsylvania Home of the Sparrow, Exton: Pre-senior bridge housing
How to apply: Grant applications are accessible soley via the internet. The web address to access grant applications is: https://www.tdbank.com/corporate-responsibility/the-ready-commitment/funding -opportunities/
Restrictions: Organization must be a 501(c)(3) public charity. Organization must be located in a state with a td bank, na branch. The foundation will award only one grant to any program within one calendar year. Grants cannot be made to/for the...
Land O'lakes Foundation
- $20,000 to Center for Dairy Excellence Foundation of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg: East region community grant
- $10,000 to Philabundance, Philadelphia: East region hunger
- $9,000 to My Neighbor's Bounty, Mercersburg: East region hunger
How to apply: The organization has multiple grant programs. For more information please visit: https://foundation.landolakesinc.com/home#grant-donation-guidelines
Restrictions: See website
The William Penn Foundation
- $298,560 to Uplift Solutions Inc, Philadelphia: Uplift solutions' reentry workforce empowerment program
- $250,000 to Uplift Solutions Inc, Philadelphia: Workforce fab jobs program
- $120,000 to Iglesias Gardens, Philadelphia: Complete acquisition of privately held properties to preserve the garden.
How to apply: The foundation is interested in receiving letters of inquiry from public charities that meet its funding guidelines. Letters of inquiry should include the nature of the project, anticipated results and financial information for the applicant. For additional information please...
Restrictions: 1.) grants are made to organizations which qualify under internal revenue code section 501c3 as public charities under 509(a) of the code who provide support within the foundation's grantmaking priorites. 2.) grants are not made to...
The Patricia Kind Family Foundation
- $250,000 to Share Food Program, Philadelphia: Updating the food storage
- $25,000 to Uplift Solutions Inc, Philadelphia: Uplift workforce solutions
- $20,000 to Northwest Mutual Aid Collective Inc, Philadelphia: General operating support
Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc
- $60,000 to Philabundance, Philadelphia: Human Services
- $30,000 to Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance, Philadelphia: Human Services
- $27,500 to Philabundance, Philadelphia: Special initiatives
How to apply: Grant requests to be submitted online. Information required includes organization name, purpose of grant request & amount requested.
Deadlines: Human Services - March; United Way - August; Arts - October; Financial Wellness - July; Education -
Restrictions: Grantee must be a 501(c)(3) organization located in or near communities in which the foundation has a presence.
Wsfs Cares Foundation
- $24,000 to Sharing Excess, Philadelphia: Strengthening those in need (health & human services)
- $5,000 to Share Food Program, Philadelphia: Strengthening those in need (health & human services)
- $5,000 to Caring for Friends, Philadelphia: Strengthening those in need (health & human services)
Restrictions: Delaware / pennsylvania / new jersey only
Henry Dolfinger 2 Trust Uw
- $5,000 to Philabundance, Philadelphia: General
- $3,500 to Share Food Program, Philadelphia: General
- $1,500 to Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels, Flourtown: General
How to apply: All requests are made through their website.
Deadlines: Submission deadlines are april 1st and october 1st.
Restrictions: Greater philadelphia area
Allegheny Foundation
- $200,000 to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Duquesne: General operating support
- $150,000 to 412 Food Rescue Inc, Pittsburgh: General operating support
- $100,000 to Grow Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh: Program support
Harry C Trexler Estate
- $75,000 to Allentown Area Ecumenical Food Bank, Allentown: General operating expenses.
- $35,000 to Grace Community Foundation, Allentown: Food pantry operating support.
- $30,000 to Meals on Wheels of the Greater Lehigh Valley, Allentown: Meal delivery in center city allentown.
How to apply: Letter request, copies of formation document, governing instrument, irs determination letter, financials, budget,client statistics.
Deadlines: December 1
Restrictions: Awards are restricted to only organizations domiciled in lehigh county, pa, and that serve lehigh county clients exclusively or substantially so.
The Jack Buncher Foundation
- $80,000 to Westmoreland County Food Bank, Delmont: Operating / program expenses
- $15,000 to 412 Food Rescue, Pittsburgh: General operating / programs
- $5,000 to Our Giving Kitchen - Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh: Pps student jewish cooking initiative
How to apply: Applications should be submitted in letter form to the foundation stating purpose of organization, amount of requested contribution and purpose of said contribution.
Clark Associates Charitable Foundation C/O Fred Clark
- $40,000 to Meals on Wheels, Lancaster: Provide food to homebound individuals
- $2,500 to Mission Food Pantry LLC, Lancaster: To provide food for the needy
- $2,500 to Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, Harrisburg: To provide food for the needy
How to apply: File grant application; includes name of organization, address, phone, contact person, mission of organization, history of organization, board of directors, key staff/personnel, financial statements, purpose of request, total amount of request, 501(c)3 documentation
Deadlines: November 1
E R Crawford Est Trust Fund A Xxx-Xx-Xxxx
- $12,000 to Mckeesport Area Meals on Wheels Inc, Mckeesport: General operations
- $10,000 to Grow Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh: General operations
- $10,000 to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Duquesne: General funds for food bank
How to apply: Grant requests in letter form. Individual applicants should use a letter form to apply for grants. Public charities and religious organizations should submit applications.
Restrictions: 2(d) the trustees are guided in their distributions by the distributions by the t/u/w of edwin r.crawford.
Henrietta Tower Wurts Memorial Foundation
- $5,000 to Philabundance, Philadelphia: Food distribution
- $5,000 to Chestnut Hill Meals on Wheels, Flourtown: Food distribution
- $3,000 to Zia Incorporated, Philadelphia: Operating support
How to apply: Applications may be submitted at the foundation website at https://www.philafound.org/nonprofits/available-grants/henrietta-tower-wurts
Deadlines: Please visit the foundation website for current submission deadlines.
Restrictions: The foundation considers grant proposals from organizations for public service described under section 509(a)(1) or 509(a)(2) of the internal revenue code serving disadvantaged youth and/or the elderly in the city of philadelphia. Grants...
The Becket Family Foundation C/O Alane Becket
- $4,000 to Chester County Food Bank, Exton: Unrestricted
- $2,500 to Philabundance, Philadelphia: Unrestricted
- $2,000 to Caring for Friends, Philadelphia: Unrestricted
How to apply: Applicant's own letter describing charitable or exempt purpose.
Restrictions: None, provided that the organization qualifies under irc section 501(c)3.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- $2,875 to Philabundance, Philadelphia: Matching gifts
- $2,579 to Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger, Philadelphia: Matching gifts
- $2,500 to The Food Trust, Philadelphia: Matching gifts
How to apply: Most of rwjf's grants are made through targeted grant programs and funding partnerships. Rwjf's funding priorities and calls for proposals are described on www.rwjf.org.
Deadlines: No deadlines, except when foundation issues a call for proposal (cfp) or request for proposal (rfp).
Restrictions: Rwjf is dedicated to taking bold leaps to transform health in our lifetime and pave the way, together, to a future where health is no longer a privilege, but a right. We are a national philanthropy that advances transformative systems...
The Gordon Charter Foundation
- $20,000 to Sharing Excess, Philadelphia: For general operating funds
- $10,000 to Pennypack Farm Education Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Horsham: For general operating funds
- $10,000 to Uplift Solutions, Philadelphia: For general operating funds
How to apply: Grant applicants must submit an application via the foundation's online grant application located on its website "gordoncharterfoundation.com". Applicants must also submit a list of their board of directors/trustees, financial statements, a copy of their irs letter approving irc...
Deadlines: Grant application deadlines occur quarterly and may be found on the charter foundation's website.
Restrictions: Grants are awarded to educational, health care, medical research and other charitable organizations that are public charities exempt under irc section 501(c)(3) and 509 (a)(2) and are located in the greater philadelphia, pa area or...
Massey Charitable Trust
- $25,000 to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Duquesne: Human services
- $10,000 to 412 Food Rescue, Pittsburgh: Human services
- $5,000 to Living Stones, Pittsburgh: Human services
How to apply: - brief description of the organization and the purpose for the grant - common grant application cover sheet (page 5 of common grant application format) available at www.gwpa.org - irs determination letter (501(c)(3) letter) - most recent annual report (if applicable) - most...
Restrictions: Domestic united states, however, grants are awarded primarily to organizations in southwestern pennsylvania.
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