Foundations that fund food banks and pantries nationally

5,166 foundations made gifts to food banks and pantries across the country, reaching 1,826 nonprofits.

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.

5,166Foundations gave here
1,667Accept applications
$5,000Typical gift
1,826Nonprofits received gifts
FoundationGiftsTypicalYearStatus
Enterprise Holdings FoundationSaint Louis, MO · EIN 43-1262762187 gifts · typical $7,000 · 2024187 · $5,742,716$7,0002024Accepts applications
JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY · EIN 23-704973898 gifts · typical $575 · 202498 · $217,197$5752024Invite only
Chubb Charitable FoundationPhiladelphia, PA · EIN 26-245694972 gifts · typical $250 · 202472 · $41,860$2502024Accepts applications
Publix Super Markets Charities IncLakeland, FL · EIN 59-619411957 gifts · typical $75,000 · 202457 · $5,185,480$75,0002024Accepts applications
Shell USA Company FoundationHouston, TX · EIN 13-606658343 gifts · typical $616 · 202443 · $93,069$6162024Invite only

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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.

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

RankStateFoundationsOrganizations
Illinois86989
California45893
Pennsylvania36768
Florida30559
Ohio27984
Texas277108
Colorado26129
Georgia24651
North Carolina23955
New York232114
Massachusetts20657
Minnesota20048
Michigan19166
Virginia15533
Hawaii1475
District of Columbia1463
Wisconsin14369
New Jersey13330
Arizona10046
Missouri9643
Oklahoma9528
Washington9068
Iowa8640
Connecticut8024
Tennessee8022
How many foundations fund food banks and pantries?

5,166 foundations made gifts to 1,826 organizations nationally in public IRS filings.

How many of these foundations accept applications?

1,667 of the 5,166 foundations take applications, according to their tax returns.

Where do the numbers come from?

Public IRS Form 990-PF filings. Counts include only gifts we could tie to a named nonprofit.