Idaho Food Bank Fund 2025 Awards and Analysis

45 Grants awarded

121 applications were reviewed for consideration

37% acceptance rate

Total Funded $158,445

Largest grant: $4,500

Smallest grant: $800

Average grant size: $3,521

36 towns/communities represented by the awardees.

Grants Alphabetically:

3rd Avenue Marketplace in Post Falls: $4,000 for 3rd Avenue Marketplace’s Grocery Rescue program

Ashton Senior Center, Inc. in Ashton: $4,000 for Ashton Senior Center’s Kitchen

Bingham County Senior Citizens Center in Blackfoot: $4,000 for Meals on Wheels program

Blaine County Hunger Coalition in Bellevue: $4,000 for Food Access Project

Bonner Community Food Bank in Sandpoint: $4,000 for Feeding Families of North Idaho program

Clearwater County Senior Citizens, Inc. in Orofino: $4,000 for Nourishing Seniors Through Meals, Wellness, and Community Connection program

Community Food Basket – Idaho Falls in Idaho Falls: $4,000 for Emergency Food Purchases

Eagle Community Foodbank in Eagle: $2,500 for Nourishing Neighbors: Senior Delivery program

Emmett Valley Friendship Coalition in Emmett: $2,000 for Food Storage and Equipment

Family Crisis Center in Rexburg: $4,000 for Portable Conveyer Belt and funds for food (proteins and dairy)

Food For Our Children in Sandpoint: $4,000 for a Weekend Food Program

Giraffe Laugh Early Learning Centers in Garden City: $4,000 for Giraffe Laugh Food Pantry Program

Homedale Senior Center in Homedale: $4,000 for Food for Social Activities for Seniors program

Idaho Falls Rescue Mission, Inc. in Idaho Falls: $4,000 for Serving Hope Food Pantry Support

Interfaith Sanctuary Housing Services in Boise: $4,000 for Nourishing Second Chances program

Jerome Senior Citizens in Jerome: $3,685 for Home Delivered Meal Packaging

Lake City Center in Coeur D’Alene: $4,500 for Expansion of Cold Storage for Home Delivered and Congregate Meals

Lemhi County Crisis Intervention Inc. in Salmon: $800 for Emergency Resources for Individuals Fleeing Domestic Violence program

Marsing HUB Pantry in Marsing: $4,000 for HUB Pantry

Meridian Foodbank in Meridian: $4,000 for Backpack Program Expansion program

Middleton Food Pantry in Middleton: $2,500 for Supplemental Food Purchasing

Oneida Crisis Center in Malad City: $1,500 for Sustaining Availability of Perishable Foods at Carol’s Pantry

Our Lady of Good Counsel St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry in Mountain Home: $4,400 for Food Purchases

Potlatch Food Pantry Corporation in Potlatch: $4,000 for General Operations

Prairie Mountain Nutrition in Cottonwood: $4,000 for Senior Meals program for 2025/26

Priest River Ministries, Inc. in Priest River: $3,000 for a Food Program

Rigby Area Senior Citizens in Rigby: $4,000 for Home Delivered Meals

Rock Creek Food Pantry, Inc. in Kimberly: $1,500 for General Operating

Saint Alphonsus Medical Center – Nampa: $4,000 for Nampa Meals on Wheels

Saint Clare’s Food Pantry in Caldwell – $4,000 for Food For All program

Salmon Assembly of God in Salmon: $3,500 for 72 cu. Ft Commercial Freezer

Salmon Senior Citizens Nutrition Site Association, Inc. in Salmon: $4,000 for Funding for Expanding Existing Capacities program

Senior Citizens Dollar A Month Club, Inc. in Grangeville: $4,000 for the Grangeville Senior Center Nutrition Program

Seniors West of the Tetons in Driggs: $4,000 for Home Delivered Meal program

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Holy Spirit Conference in Pocatello: $1,000 for Food Pantry Equipment

South Fremont Senior Citizens, Inc. in St. Anthony: $4,000 for South Fremont Senior Citizens program

St. Vincent de Paul Southwest Idaho in Boise: $4,000 for St. Vincent de Paul Boise Food Pantry

Star Food Bank in Star: $4,000 for Refrigerated Truck Fuel and Tires

The Salvation Army – Boise: $2,680 for Food Pantry Capacity Building

The Salvation Army in Lewiston: $4,000 for Community Dinner and Food Pantry/New Electric Commercial Range

The Salvation Army – Pocatello: $1,580 for Food Capacity Building program

The Soup Kitchen in Idaho Falls: $4,000 for Capital Improvements

Upriver Youth Leadership Council (UYLC) in Kamiah: $4,000 for From Garden to Table: Nourishing Futures at UYLC program

Voices Against Violence in Twin Falls: $4,000 for Food Security for Survivors program

Women’s and Children’s Alliance in Boise: $3,300 for Meeting the Needs of Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Victims program

Grantees by District:

Region 1 (Panhandle):