Sheetz For the Kidz Child Hunger Relief Grant
Funding Amount
$122,000
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: Sheetz For the Kidz (non-profit charitable organization driven by Sheetz, Inc. employees)
Focus Areas:
- Child hunger relief
- Youth program transformation
- School pantry programs
- Mobile distribution programs serving whole families
Geographic Scope: 27-county service area in central Pennsylvania (part of program serving 27 food banks nationally)
Program Details:
- Funds transformation of Food Bank's youth programs
- Current capacity: 127,000 meals annually provided to children through network of local agencies (food pantries, soup kitchens, meal programs)
- Restructures traditional BackPack programs to serve entire families, not just children
- Creates school pantries and mobile distribution programs
- Rationale: when child is hungry, whole family likely food insecure
- One in six children in central Pennsylvania struggle with hunger
- Many children lose access to free/reduced-price school meals during summer
About Sheetz For the Kidz:
- 501(c)(3) non-profit charity independent of Sheetz Corporation
- Mission: provide support, hope, joy and happiness to children in need in communities where Sheetz operates
- To date, impacted 119,500+ children
About Sheetz, Inc.:
- Established 1952 in Altoona, Pennsylvania
- One of America's fastest-growing family-owned convenience store chains
- 19,000+ employees
- 585+ store locations across Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, North Carolina
- Open 24/7, 365 days/year
- Awards-winning M•T•O® sandwiches and salads (touch-screen ordering)
- Recognized by Fortune as one of 100 Best Companies to Work For
About Central Pennsylvania Food Bank:
- Non-profit serving 27 counties in Pennsylvania
- Works with 1,000+ local agencies and partner programs
- Serves 135,000+ people in need monthly
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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Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA
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New Hope Ministries - Hanover · Hanover, PA
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New Hope Ministries - Mechanicsburg · Mechanicsburg, PA
Food relief
$2.79M
Catholic Harvest Food Pantry · York, PA
Food relief
$2.46M
Lancaster County Food Hub · Lancaster, PA
Food relief
$2.07M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Hunger
- Food security
- Youth programs
- Nonprofits
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