Food for Lane County
Food for Lane County is a public charity and nonprofit food bank based in Eugene, Oregon. It works to reduce hunger by creating access to food, serving youth, individuals, families and seniors throughout Lane County.
Food for Lane County at a glance
In short: Food for Lane County gave $10.9M across 74 grants in 2025 (avg $147K), mostly in Oregon. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,864,711
- -12.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 74
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $146,820
- -15.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $78,197
- Total assets
- $25,877,757
- -2.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (5 of 74, 2025)
- Primary geography
- Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Food for Lane County
- Contact
Mailing address: 770 Bailey Hill Rd, Eugene, OR 97402
Phone: (541) 343-2822
Website: https://foodforlanecounty.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Food for Lane County funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Community Services ($1.6M). Together the top 10 received $5.9M.
Grant Size Distribution
386 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 162 grants of 386 (42%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Food for Lane County states that it serves people throughout Lane County. Its 2025 reported grants all went to recipients in Oregon, including organizations in Eugene, Springfield, Florence, Cottage Grove, Oakridge, Junction City and Veneta.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 74 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Food for Lane County open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 74 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $55K; repeat grants $154K. How we count
Medians: $23K first-time, $80K repeat.
- 92% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+17%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9.3M (2022) to $12.5M (2024). In 2025 it made 74 grants totaling $10.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Community Services Springfield, OR | Emergency Food | $1,649,404 |
| The Arc Lane County Springfield, OR | Emergency Food | $679,000 |
| Florence Food Share Florence, OR | Emergency Food | $619,225 |
| Community Sharing Cottage Grove, OR | Emergency Food | $588,115 |
| Sacred Connections Community Church Eugene, OR | Emergency Food | $550,864 |
| Crossfire Hands of Hope Springfield, OR | Emergency Food | $488,770 |
| Oakridge Food Pantry (Uwcdc) Oakridge, OR | Emergency Food | $391,145 |
| Junction City Local Aid Junction City, OR | Emergency Food | $338,890 |
| The Shepherd's Table at St John's Springfield, OR | Emergency Food | $298,121 |
| ECM Student Pantry Eugene, OR | Emergency Food | $291,967 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $25,877,757 | $23,043,906 | $24,045,961 | $10,864,711 | 74 | $363,339 |
| 2024 | $26,450,366 | $27,270,843 | $24,158,059 | $12,452,907 | 72 | $324,816 |
| 2023 | $22,865,735 | $20,563,723 | $21,354,255 | $10,838,284 | 72 | $274,824 |
| 2022 | $24,092,956 | $21,559,451 | $18,813,285 | $9,277,018 | 83 | $33,685 |
| 2021 | $21,565,696 | $21,900,710 | $18,115,763 | $10,086,175 | 85 | $148,066 |
| 2020 | $18,687,680 | $21,987,547 | $17,182,023 | $9,470,799 | 86 | $87,622 |
| 2019 | $14,253,032 | $19,554,672 | $16,995,575 | $10,010,961 | 83 | $81,862 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Food for Lane County’s mission is “to reduce hunger by engaging our community to create access to food.” Its 2024 filing describes collecting, rescuing, growing, preparing and packaging food for distribution through social service agencies and programs, including food pantries, meal sites, shelters, affordable housing sites and non-emergency programs. The organization also reports education, public awareness and community advocacy as part of its approach.
The organization’s 2024 filing reports distributing 8.1 million pounds of food through more than 150 partner agencies in FY25. It also reports that its Emergency Food Box Program provided more than 158,000 food boxes in Lane County, and that Meals on Wheels distributed approximately 139,500 meals in FY25.
Grantmaking
Food for Lane County reported 74 grants totaling $10,864,711 in filing year 2025. Grant amounts ranged from $5,600 to $1,649,404, with a median grant of $78,196. All reported grant dollars went to recipients in Oregon. The listed large awards were designated for emergency food.
The largest reported awards included Catholic Community Services in Springfield ($1,649,404), The Arc Lane County in Springfield ($679,000), Florence Food Share ($619,225), Community Sharing in Cottage Grove ($588,115) and Sacred Connections Community Church in Eugene ($550,864). Other recipients included Crossfire Hands of Hope ($488,770), Oakridge Food Pantry ($391,145) and Junction City Local Aid ($338,890).
The grantees’ stated missions illustrate the range of organizations receiving support. Florence Food Share says its mission is to alleviate hunger in western Lane County. Junction City Local Aid says it supports families in need with essential food supplies and basic-needs assistance. Other recipients include Relief Nursery, which describes its work as preventing child abuse and neglect through early intervention and family support, and Laurel Hill Center, which supports people with psychiatric disabilities in building self-reliance and community living and working skills.
The organization’s 2024 filing describes recording restrictions when awards are made, monitoring spending against restrictions at least quarterly and making a larger review and adjustment at year-end. It says food-purchase funds are tracked and reviewed monthly.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Andrew Kalloch as chair, Anjit Kaur Anand as vice chair, Stephen Mallery as treasurer and Michelle Thurston as secretary. It also lists Chris Hemmings, Colin Morgan and Caitlynn Hatteras as directors.
Food for Lane County is led by Andrew Kalloch, Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2024); 2 of 14 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew Kalloch
Chair
Director → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Hemmings
Director
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Laurie Hauber
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Clinton Sandvick
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Colin Morgan
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caitlynn Hatteras
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Camilla Johnston
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rich Hein
Director of
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Temmesfeld
Past Director of
Director of → Past Director of, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$83K (2019) → $107K (2025)
Carolyn Stein
Executive Di
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$56K (2024) → $129K (2025)
Stephen Mallery
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Thurston
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Samantha Snyder
Past Chair
Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Past Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anjit Kaur Anand
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (24)
- Former: Justin King (2019–2024) — Past Chair
- Former: Keri Garcia (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Sarah Stapleton (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas O. Mulhern (2019–2024) — Past Executive D
- Former: Tiffany Mellow (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Caity Hatteras (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Phyllis Swenson (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Rico Perez (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Benj Epstein (2019–2023) — Director Fo
- Former: Diana Bray (2019–2023) — Past Chair
- Former: Jossi Stokes (2019–2023) — Director Fo
- Former: Katharine Ryan (2019–2023) — Director Fo
- Former: Weston McClain (2021–2023) — Director
- Former: Charles Stanton (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Rachel Ulrich (2019–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Tom Mulhern (2020–2022) — Executive Di
- Former: Mike Drennan (2019–2021) — Past Chair
- Former: Greg Hazarabedian (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Linda Eaton (2019–2020) — Past Chair
- Former: Ashley Espinoza (2020) — Director
- Former: Beverlee Potter (2019) — Executive Di
- Former: Boris Wiedenfeld-Needham (2019) — Director
- Former: Liz Dowdy (2019) — Director
- Former: Thomas K. Wuest (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $129K, to Carolyn Stein (Executive Di). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Food for Lane County
How much does Food for Lane County give each year?
Food for Lane County gave $10.9M across 74 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12.5M across 72 grants.
What is Food for Lane County's typical grant size?
Food for Lane County's median grant in 2025 was $78,197, and its average grant was $146,820, across 74 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Food for Lane County that year got $55K on average.
Where does Food for Lane County give grants?
Food for Lane County gives mostly in Oregon: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Eugene, OR (40 grants), Springfield, OR (11 grants), Veneta, OR (3 grants) and Florence, OR (2 grants).
Does Food for Lane County give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 74 grants with a stated purpose on Food for Lane County's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Emergency Food" (74 grants).
Who are Food for Lane County's largest grantees?
Food for Lane County's largest 2025 grantees include Catholic Community Services ($1,649,404), The Arc Lane County ($679,000) and Florence Food Share ($619,225), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 27% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Food for Lane County?
Food for Lane County reported $25.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $23.0M.
What does Food for Lane County fund?
Food for Lane County’s mission is “to reduce hunger by engaging our community to create access to food.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Food for Lane County?
Food for Lane County has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check foodforlanecounty.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Food for Lane County's EIN?
Food for Lane County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0888347. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
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