The Idaho Food Bank Fund is pleased to announce the 2026 grant recipients. The Idaho Food Bank Fund Executive Committee has awarded grants to 72 organizations to support their work addressing food insecurity across Idaho.
The IFBF is indebted to the volunteer grant review committee, made up of representatives in each of the state’s seven health districts, for their time and energy reviewing this year’s applications.
Here is a snapshot of this year’s application and grant cycle:
- 106 applications received and reviewed
- 72 applications recommended for funding
- $174,770 in awarded grant funding
- Average Grant size: $2,427
- Largest Grant: $6,000
- Smallest Grant: $1,000
- Grant award rate: 68%
- Regional representation of awarded grants by Health District is:
| Region 1 (Panhandle) | 9 grants | $28,000 |
| Region 2 (North Central) | 12 grants | $26,000 |
| Region 3 (Southwest) | 8 grants | $22,000 |
| Region 4 (Central) | 10 grants | $24,500 |
| Region 5 (South Central) | 12 grants | $30,350 |
| Region 6 (Southeastern) | 6 grants | $14,700 |
| Region 7 (Eastern) | 15 grants | $29,220 |
| Total funding recommended | $174,770 |
It is always a difficult decision to determine who receives a grant and who does not. All applications are worthy of support. It was with careful consideration that the following grants were awarded:
3rd Avenue Marketplace: $5,000 for 3rd Avenue Marketplace’s Grocery Rescue Program, Post Falls
ABC – Above and Beyond the Classroom in Teton Valley, Inc.: $1,500 for Fifth-Day Friday Food & Enrichment Program, Driggs
Aid For Friends, Inc.: $2,500 for Shelter Food Purchasing Program, Pocatello
Angel Wings Network, Inc.: $1,500 for Nutrition for the Journey: Food & Grocery Card Assistance Program, Weiser
Bingham County Senior Citizens Center: $3,000 for Meals on Wheels Program, Blackfoot
Updated 10/27/26
Boise Rescue Mission Ministries: $4,000 for Emergency Services Program, Boise
Boise State University Campus Food Pantry: $1,500 for Fresh Produce for Student Succes, Boise
Boys and Girls Clubs of Ada County: $1,500 for Nutritious Meals for Kids Who Need Them Most, Garden City
Boys and Girls Club of Pocatello: $1,500 for Healthy Meals and Snacks for Club Kids, Pocatello
Caldwell Senior Center: $4,000 for Sustaining Senior Health Through Congregate Meals, Caldwell
Camas Community Pantry, Inc.: $1,850 for General Operating Expenses, Holiday Food Boxes 2026, Fairfield
Camas Senior and Community Center: $1,500 for Fill the Freezer, Fairfield
Clearwater County Senior Citizens, Inc.: $4,000 for Senior Nutrition Program, Orofino
College of Southern Idaho’s Gilbert’s Pantry: $1,500 for Gilbert’s Pantry, Twin Falls
Community Center of Spirit Lake: $3,000 for Obtaining safe and locally sourced USDA grade meats for meal programs, Spirit Lake
Community Council of Idaho, Inc.-Caldwell: $2,500 for Caldwell Community Food Access Program, Caldwell
Community Council of Idaho, Inc.-Idaho Falls: $2,000 for Idaho Falls Community Food Access Project, Idaho Falls
Community Food Share, Inc.: $5,000 for Food and Food Storage Infrastructure, Burley
Community Helping Hands, Inc.: $4,000 for Community Helping Hands Protein Expansion Project, Hagerman
Culture for Change Foundation: $3,000 for A Table For You: Spice and Soul, Filer
Eagle Community Foodbank, Inc.: $3,000 for Nourishing Neighbors: Senior Outreach, Eagle
Emmanuel Community Cupboard-Food Pantry: $1,500 for Commercial Stand-up Freezer & 2 Heavy Duty Utility Cards, Lewiston
Episcopal Church of the Nativity: $1,500 for Food Safety: Keeping our Cool Through Challenging Times, Lewiston
Family Crisis Center: $3,000 for Food Bank Operations & Storage Improvements, Rexburg
Fernwood Senoir Meals Site and HDM Program: $2,500 for Fernwood Senior Meal Site and HDM program, Fernwood
Updated 10/27/26
Filer Senior Haven, Inc.: $3,500 for Home Delivered Meal Program, Filer
Food For Our Children: $3,000 for Weekend Food Bag Program, Sandpoint
Friendship Food Pantry: $1,500 for Friendship Food Pantry Equipment/Supplies, Boise
FRTC, Idaho Wednesday’s Child ICR: $2,000 for C.S.R, Homedale
Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers: $2,500 for Giraffe Laugh Food Pantry Program, Garden City
Grangeville Senior Center: $4,000 for Grangeville Senior Nutrition Program, Grangeville
Idaho Angels, Inc.: $1,500 for Bridging The Gap: Food Insecurity Relief, Twin Falls
Idaho Falls Rescue Mission: $2,720 for Food Services Program, Idaho Falls
Idaho State University Benny’s Pantry – Idaho Falls: $1,500 for Purchases of Food, Personal Hygiene, and Shelving Units, Idaho Falls
J K Senior Meals: $1,000 for Trays and Nutrition, Kendrick
Jerome Senior Center: $3,000 for Home Delivered Meal Packaging, Jerome
Kuna Food Bank, Inc.: $4,000 for General Operating Fund, Kuna
LC Valley Youth Resource Center, Inc.: $3,000 for Teen Nutrition Program, Lewiston
Life’s Kitchen, Inc.: $2,000 for FY2026 Charitable Meal Project, Boise
Lost Rivers Community & Senior Center: $5,000 for Feed the Need in the Community, Arco
Meridian Senior Center: $1,500 for Senior Congregate Meals, Meridian
Middleton Food Pantry: $3,000 for Healthy and Easy Prep Food Supplementation, Middleton
OATS Family Center: $2,500 for OATS Food Pantry, Heyburn
Oneida Crisis Center, Inc.: $1,200 for Increasing Access to Protein Rich Food at Carol’s Pantry, Malad
Our Lady of Good Counsel SVdP Food Pantry: $3,000 for Purchasing Food for Pantry, Mountain Home
Parma Family & Community Resource Center: $6,000 for Panther Pantry Growth Initiative (storage shed), Parma
People in Need Coalition: $4,000 for On Going Expenses, Idaho Falls
Updated 10/27/26
Pocatello Senior Activity Center, Inc.: $1,500 for Congregate Nutrition Program, Pocatello
Potlatch Food Pantry Corporation: $3,000 for General Operations, Potlatch
Potlatch Senior Citizens: $1,500 for Potlatch Senior Citizens, Potlatch
Prairie Mountain Nutrition, Inc.: $1,500 for Food Preparation Costs, Cottonwood
PRM-Advocates for Women: $3,500 for Food Program, Priest River
Real Life Ministries Silver Valley, Inc.: $1,500 for Food Supply and Giving Building, Pinehurst
Rexburg Soup Kitchen: $1,500 for 2 Months of Meal Costs, Rexburg
Rigby Area Senior Citizens LLC: $2,000 for Home Delivered Meals, Rigby
Ririe Give and Gather: $1,500 for Ririe Give and Gather Food Pantry, Ririe
Rock Creek Food Pantry: $1,500 for Operating Budget, Kimberly
Sandpoint Area Seniors, Inc.: $3,500 for Food + Belonging + Community = SASI, Sandpoint
Senior Citizens Community Center, Inc.: $1,500 for Meals on Wheels & Congregate lunches, Idaho Falls
Seniors Hospitality Center, Inc.: $2,500 for Holiday Meals the Matter, Bonners Ferry
Seniors West of the Tetons: $3,000 for Home Meal Program support, Driggs
Shelley Area Senior Citizens, Inc.: $1,500 for Feeding the Seniors, Shelley
South Fremont Senior Citizens: $1,500 for Feeding Seniors, Saint Anthony
St. Theresa of the Little Flower Food Bank: $1,500 for St. Theresa of the Little Flower Food Bank, Orofino
Terry Reilly Health Services: $1,500 for Terry Reilly Food Assistance, Nampa
The Boys & Girls Club of Magic Valley: $1,500 for Needs for Buhl & Rupert Food Pantries, Twin Falls
The Friendly Senior Citizens of Troy: $1,500 for Senior Outreach, Troy
The Mahoney House: $1,000 for TMH Food Security Program, Salmon
The Salvation Army, Caldwell: $1,500 for Food Pantry, Caldwell
The Salvation Army, Lewiston: $2,000 for Community Dinner and Hope Market (Food Pantry) / New Heated Food Holding Cabinet, Lewiston
Updated 10/27/26
United Way Eastern Idaho: $1,000 for Ready. Set. Go! Weekend Food Program, Idaho Falls
Upriver Foodbank: $3,500 for Food and Transportation, Fernwood
Updated 10/27/26