Food Assistance grants for nonprofits in Kentucky
133 private foundations reported 258 food assistance grants to organizations in Kentucky on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $4.2M in all. 63 of them are based in Kentucky.
Foundations that fund food assistance in Kentucky
20 of the 133: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of food assistance grants to Kentucky organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.
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Amazonsmile Foundation
Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023- Dare to Care Inc, Louisville - General support$849
- Feeding Kentucky, Frankfort - General support$345
- House of Blessings, Monticello - General support$338
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American Electric Power Foundation
Wilmington, DE · latest return: tax year 2025- Gods Pantry Food Bank Inc, Lexington - Power Up the Pantry 2025$15,000
- Floyd County Homeless Shelter Inc, Prestonsburg - Exterior Soup Kitchen$7,500
- A Ray of Hope LLC, Louisa - Feeding and Food Giveaway fund$5,000
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Gave $4.3M in 2025
Lg&e and Ku Foundation Inc
Louisville, KY · latest return: tax year 2025- God's Pantry Food Bank Inc, Lexington - God's pantry food bank$25,000
- United Way of Paducah-Mccracken County, Paducah - Uw western ky food pantry$5,000
- Feeding Kentucky, Frankfort - Feeding kentuckians$1,500
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Edward Jones Foundation
St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024- Marshall County Community Kitchen Inc, Benton - Food, agriculture and nutrition$700
- Feed Louisville Inc, Louisville - Food, agriculture and nutrition$175
- Gods Pantry Food Bank Inc, Lexington - Food, agriculture and nutrition$100
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Gave $52.5M in 2024
Publix Super Markets Charities Inc
Lakeland, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Dare to Care Inc, Louisville - Organization's charitable purpose$125,000
- Dare to Care Inc, Louisville - Organization's charitable purpose$50,000
- Kentucky Harvest Inc, Louisville - Organization's charitable purpose$5,000
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Lift a Life Foundation Inc
Mayfield Heights, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Recenter Ministries, Louisville - Hunger$60,000
- St Vincent de Paul Louisville, Louisville - Hunger$50,000
- Kentucky Harvest, Louisville - Hunger$30,000
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Gave $22.8M in 2024
Ray and Kay Eckstein Charitable Trust
Paducah, KY · latest return: tax year 2024- Morehead Gateway Helping Hands, Morehead - Programming support$55,000
- Soup for the Soul Org Inc, Murray - Programming support$30,000
- Marshall County Community Kitchen Inc, Benton - General operating support$25,000
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Gave $3.4M in 2024
International Paper Company Foundation
Memphis, TN · latest return: tax year 2024- Union County Happy Pack Inc, Morganfield - Union county happy pack weekend feeding program$9,500
- Jehovah Jireh House Inc, Mays Lick - Jehovah jireh house food distribution$4,000
- Mason County Nutrition Education Program, Maysville - Feeding the food insecure$2,900
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Leslie L Alexander Foundation Inc
Delray Beach, FL · latest return: tax year 2024- Heaven's Harvest Food Pantry, Martin - Food bank$50,000
- Go Pantry, Florence - Food bank$45,000
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Gave $4.8M in 2024
The Kroger Co Foundation
Cincinnati, OH · latest return: tax year 2024- Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland, Elizabethtown - Organization's charitable purpose$5,000
- Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland, Elizabethtown - Organization's charitable purpose$2,000
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Gave $5.5M in 2025
American Water Charitable Foundation Inc
Camden, NJ · latest return: tax year 2025- Foodchain Inc, Lexington - General purpose$5,000
- Food From the Heart, Owenton - General purpose$1,500
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Gave $19.6M in 2024
Dow Company Foundation
Midland, MI · latest return: tax year 2024- Gallatin County Food Pantry, Warsaw - Community wellbeing$3,135
- Dare to Care Inc, Louisville - Community wellbeing$2,500
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Jpmorgan Chase Foundation
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025- Dare to Care Inc, Louisville - Matching contribution (general operating support)$400
- Bank Street Food Bank, Louisville - Matching contribution (general operating support)$100
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The Pfizer Foundation Inc
New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024- Feeding Kentucky, Frankfort - Matching gifts$200
- Dare to Care Inc, Louisville - Matching gifts$100
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Gave $10.3M in 2025
Yum Brands Foundation Inc
Louisville, KY · latest return: tax year 2025- Dare to Care, Louisville - Unrestricted Contributions to 501(c)3$400,000
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Ford Philanthropy
Dearborn, MI · latest return: tax year 2025- Dare to Care Inc, Louisville - Essential services$250,000
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Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation Inc
Stamford, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland Inc, Elizabethtown - Hunger relief$150,000
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Gave $14.9M in 2024
James Graham Brown Foundation Inc
Louisville, KY · latest return: tax year 2024- Dare to Care Inc, Louisville - Program support$54,000
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Gave $1.8M in 2024
Celanese Foundation
Irving, TX · latest return: tax year 2024- Go Pantry Corporation, Florence - Charitable contribution$10,947
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Gave $15.3M in 2024
Ge Aerospace Foundation
Norwalk, CT · latest return: tax year 2024- Go Pantry Corporation, Florence - Matching gift$5,000
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Organizations several of these foundations fund
Kentucky organizations that received food assistance grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.
| Organization | Funders | Grants total |
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| Dare to Care Inc Louisville | 8 | $882,849 |
| Feeding America Kentucky's Heartland Inc Elizabethtown | 4 | $172,256 |
| Go Pantry Corporation Florence | 4 | $61,094 |
| Gods Pantry Food Bank Inc Lexington | 3 | $42,100 |
| Kentucky Harvest Inc Louisville | 3 | $35,099 |
| Feeding Kentucky Frankfort | 3 | $2,045 |
| Morehead Gateway Helping Hands Morehead | 2 | $55,050 |
| Soup for the Soul Org Inc Murray | 2 | $30,285 |
| Marshall County Community Kitchen Inc Benton | 2 | $25,700 |
| Bringing Justice Home Inc Louisville | 2 | $15,058 |
How to use this list
A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in Kentucky that we classify as food assistance, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.
Of these 133 foundations, 54 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.
Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.