BackPack Program
Funding Amount
$150 per student annually
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Putnam County School System, Tennessee
Purpose: Provides weekly food bags to students experiencing food insecurity
Key Information:
- Serves over 800 children experiencing food insecurity
- Current need: 150 unsponsored students
- Cost per student: approximately $150 per year
- Program provides weekly food bags to support food security
Funding Status
The PEP Foundation is a recipient of United Way Grant Funding
How to Apply
How to Donate
- Click the "Donate to 150, giving $150" link on their website
- Complete online donation form
Alternative Method:
- Send check payment to:
- The PEP Foundation
- 1400 E. Spring Street
- Cookeville, TN 38506
What Putnam Education Partnership Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $14K
- Median grant
- $6,750
- Range
- $6,000–$7,500
- By dollars: Tennessee 100%. Top recipient cities: Cookeville, TN.
Example grants
Putnam County Board of Ed · Cookeville, TN
Cte/ctso support
$7,500
Prescott South Middle School · Cookeville, TN
Band grant
$6,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- K-12 schools
- Food security
- Hunger
- Education
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