The Darden Foundation Grant
Funding Amount
$22,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
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
Focus Areas:
- General hunger relief
- Youth programs
- Senior programs (ElderShare)
- Military support programs (MilitaryShare)
Geographic Scope: 27-county service area in central Pennsylvania (part of national program; 193 food banks received funding)
Program Details:
- Projected to provide more than 132,000 nutritious meals
- Funding supports Food Bank's youth and senior programs
- Supports MilitaryShare program for veterans and active duty military personnel
- Part of Feeding America partnership (7-year relationship)
- Feeding America network has 200 food banks across nation
About The Darden Foundation:
- Committed to supporting families facing food insecurity across United States
- Since 1995, awarded more than $90 million in grants
- Partners with Feeding America and network of 200 food banks
- Also supports National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) and American Red Cross
About Darden Restaurants:
- Portfolio includes: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's
- Employs 185,000 team members
- Over 1,700 restaurants
- Serves nearly 400 million guests annually
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.
Example grants
Bethesda Mission of Harrisburg · Harrisburg, PA
Food relief
$14.62M
New Hope Ministries - Hanover · Hanover, PA
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$2.88M
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
- Seniors
- Veterans
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