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Conagra Brands Foundation Capacity-Building Grant

Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Funding Amount

$50,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

Foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
One-time opportunity
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

Funder: Conagra Brands Foundation (in partnership with Feeding America)

Focus Areas:

  • Food bank capacity building
  • Infrastructure improvements for produce distribution
  • Reducing barriers to serving people in need

Geographic Scope: 27-county service area in central Pennsylvania (part of national program serving 20 food banks)

Program Details:

  • Part of $1 million investment across 20 food banks (June 2018)
  • Funded through Feeding America partnership
  • Grant enables retro-fitting of commercial freezer into state-of-the-art cooler
  • Increases produce distribution capacity to neighbors in need
  • Aligns with Conagra Brands' strategic focus on food and meaningful impact in local communities
  • Grant recipients required to share learning, impact, and measurable capacity growth with Conagra Brands and peer institutions

Foundation Focus Areas:

  • Direct Food Access
  • Cooking Skills
  • Nutrition Education
  • Healthy and Active Lifestyles
  • Urban Agriculture

About Conagra Brands Foundation:
Believe everyone has right to healthy and nutritious food. Partner with exceptional national and local nonprofits in communities where company operates. Works with Feeding America network of 200 food banks.

Contact Information:

  • Harrisburg: 3908 Corey Road, Harrisburg, PA 17109 | (717)-564-1700
  • Williamsport: 3301 Wahoo Drive, Williamsport, PA 17701 | (570)-321-8023
  • Hollidaysburg: 811 Scotch Valley Road, Hollidaysburg, PA 16648 | (814)-646-5075
  • Email: info@centralpafoodbank.org
  • EIN: 23-2202250

What Central Pennsylvania Food Bank actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

Grants in 2025
705
Total given
$112.08M
Median grant
$44K
Range
$5,033–$14.62M
  • By dollars: Pennsylvania 97%, North Carolina 1%, Missouri 1%. Top recipient cities: Harrisburg, PA; Lancaster, PA; York, PA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
  • 8% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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    $14.62M

  • New Hope Ministries - Hanover · Hanover, PA

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  • New Hope Ministries - Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg, PA

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  • Catholic Harvest Food Pantry · York, PA

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    $2.46M

  • Lancaster County Food Hub · Lancaster, PA

    Food relief

    $2.07M

IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Hunger
  • Food security
  • Capacity building

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