Virginia · Public charity
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc
The food bank purchases food and obtains donations of food from the united states department of agriculture, manufacturers, distributors, retailers, growers and community members for distribution to people in need in 25 counties and eight cities in central and western virginia through a network of more than 220 providers, soup kitchens,…
- $57M
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 25
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 21
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 38%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $226k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $7,150
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $38,500
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 39
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $45M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 38% of the organizations Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $47k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 25 | $226k | 36% |
| FY2024 | 21 | $214k | 38% |
| FY2023 | 39 | $494k | 56% |
| FY2022 | 35 | $713k | 83% |
| FY2021 | 28 | $202k | 89% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $41k | 86% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $3k | 100% |
| FY2018 | 2 | $212k | 50% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun Hunger Relief Inc | $123,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Our Community Place | $110,275 | 3 | 15% |
| Feeding Greene Inc - the Food Pantry of Greene County | $97,631 | 4 | 2% |
| Park View Community Mission Inc | $95,895 | 6 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington Inc | $68,021 | 4 | n/a |
| Verona Community Food Pantry | $68,007 | 3 | 3% |
| Lynchburg Daily Bread Inc | $64,559 | 4 | 5% |
| Timberlake United Methodist | $61,881 | 3 | n/a |
| Dulles South Food Pantry Inc | $61,253 | 4 | 4% |
| Love Outreach Food Pantry Inc | $59,188 | 4 | 17% |
Show all 82 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loudoun Hunger Relief Inc | $123,500 | 3 | 1% |
| Our Community Place | $110,275 | 3 | 15% |
| Feeding Greene Inc - the Food Pantry of Greene County | $97,631 | 4 | 2% |
| Park View Community Mission Inc | $95,895 | 6 | 1% |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Arlington Inc | $68,021 | 4 | n/a |
| Verona Community Food Pantry | $68,007 | 3 | 3% |
| Lynchburg Daily Bread Inc | $64,559 | 4 | 5% |
| Timberlake United Methodist | $61,881 | 3 | n/a |
| Dulles South Food Pantry Inc | $61,253 | 4 | 4% |
| Love Outreach Food Pantry Inc | $59,188 | 4 | 17% |
| By Gods Grace Mission Center | $52,838 | 2 | n/a |
| Rockbridge Area Relief Association Inc | $48,351 | 3 | 3% |
| Neighbors Helping Neighbors of Amherst County Inc | $47,232 | 3 | 5% |
| Nelson County Pantry Inc | $41,160 | 2 | 13% |
| Piedmont Housing Alliance | $40,000 | 2 | 1% |
| First Baptist Church of Front Royal | $37,606 | 2 | n/a |
| Verona United Methodist | $35,275 | 3 | n/a |
| Rappahannock Food Pantry | $34,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Ashwoods United Methodist Church | $28,002 | 2 | n/a |
| Fishersville United Methodist | $27,251 | 2 | n/a |
| Bedford Community Christmas Station | $26,609 | 4 | 4% |
| Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry Inc | $25,801 | 2 | 0% |
| Rappahannock Pantry Inc | $24,759 | 1 | n/a |
| The Salvation Army | $24,623 | 3 | n/a |
| Salvation Army National Corp | $24,050 | 4 | n/a |
| Lynchburg Church of the Nazarene | $21,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Monacan Nation Cultural Foundation Inc | $20,972 | 4 | 2% |
| Elkton Area United Services Inc | $19,562 | 5 | 1% |
| Dulles South Soup Kitchen Inc | $19,164 | 2 | 7% |
| Agape Center Corporation Inc | $18,494 | 4 | 1% |
| People Incorporated of Virginia | $18,053 | 1 | 0% |
| Bridge to Hope Food Pantry LLC | $16,473 | 2 | 26% |
| Front Royal - Warren County C-Cap | $16,138 | 2 | 3% |
| Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church | $15,707 | 2 | n/a |
| Amherst-Nelson Cares Ltd | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Heritage Center Food Pantry | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Missionary Food Bank | $14,275 | 2 | n/a |
| Craigsville Area Food Pantry Inc | $12,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Blue Ridge Presbyterian Church | $12,483 | 1 | n/a |
| Mfhva | $11,763 | 1 | n/a |
| Grace Mennonite Fellowship | $11,720 | 1 | n/a |
| Good Samaritan Inc | $11,690 | 2 | n/a |
| Allegheny West Conference | $11,000 | 2 | n/a |
| The Haven at First and Market Inc | $11,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Community Ministry Food Pantry | $10,500 | 1 | n/a |
| Central United Methodist Church | $10,480 | 2 | n/a |
| Valley Mission Inc | $10,002 | 1 | 0% |
| Ministerios Palabra Viva | $9,705 | 1 | n/a |
| Fauquier Community Food Bank & Thrift Store | $8,826 | 2 | 1% |
| Candlelight Outreach Church | $8,800 | 1 | n/a |
| Valley Ridge District-Va Annual Con | $8,477 | 1 | n/a |
| Heritage Center Food Pantry | $8,466 | 2 | n/a |
| New Beginnings Christian Community | $7,906 | 2 | n/a |
| Washington and Lee University | $7,354 | 1 | 0% |
| Page One of Page County Inc | $7,300 | 3 | 1% |
| New Prospect Baptist Church | $7,150 | 1 | n/a |
| Candlelight Church Ministries | $6,900 | 3 | n/a |
| Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | $6,253 | 1 | n/a |
| Church of God | $5,984 | 1 | n/a |
| Embassy Outreach Ministries Inc | $5,983 | 1 | 10% |
| Farrr Foundation Inc | $5,971 | 2 | 0% |
| My Church | $5,828 | 2 | n/a |
| Congregational Community Action Project Inc | $5,692 | 2 | 0% |
| Frederick County Public Schools | $5,638 | 1 | n/a |
| Come to the Altar Ministry Inc | $5,133 | 1 | n/a |
| Seven Loaves Services Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Boys & Girls Club Caretakers | $4,867 | 1 | n/a |
| Hope Distributed Community Development Corporation | $4,026 | 2 | 0% |
| Bridge Feeds | $3,395 | 1 | n/a |
| Madison Emergency Services Association Inc | $3,330 | 2 | 0% |
| The Life Works Project Inc | $2,642 | 3 | 2% |
| Eagles Nest Regeneration | $2,411 | 2 | 0% |
| Eastern Mennonite University | $2,254 | 1 | 0% |
| Bf Yancey Community Food Pantry | $2,059 | 1 | n/a |
| Holy Comforter Catholic Church | $1,710 | 1 | n/a |
| Free Clinic of Central Virginia Inc | $1,186 | 1 | 0% |
| Bread of Life Food Pantry Inc | $1,048 | 1 | n/a |
| First Baptist Church Altavista | $863 | 1 | n/a |
| Neighbors Helping Neighbors Inc | $800 | 1 | n/a |
| Bethany United Methodist Church | $275 | 1 | n/a |
| Love in Action Church | $249 | 1 | n/a |
| Bedford Church of God | $180 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 26 recipients with no EIN on record ($498k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 36 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation · The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County · Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation · Community Foundation of the Central Blue Ridge · Sentara Health · Foster Foundation · American Woodmark Foundation Inc · Houff Charitable Foundation · Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation · The Community Foundation of the Northern Shenandoah Valley · United Way of Northern Shenandoah Valley Inc · Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties
How this is measured
About Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc
- How much does Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc give?
- Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc reported 25 itemized grants totaling $226,175, out of $57,469,969 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 39 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Food & Nutrition (38%), Human Services (29%), Religion (20%).
- Who are Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Loudoun Hunger Relief Inc ($124k), Our Community Place ($110k), Feeding Greene Inc - the Food Pantry of Greene County ($98k).
- Does Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 38% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, The Community Foundation of Harrisonburg & Rockingham County, Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation.
- Where is Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc based?
- Blue Ridge Area Food Bank Inc is based in VA.
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