Our 2020 Grant Program for Food Pantries was made possible by generous support from Corteva Agriscience and the Marion County Public Health Department, through the CDC’s Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health program. The IHN Grants Committee awarded small grants to food pantries in Marion County for projects that would increase capacity, improve operations, and implement best practices. Thanks to additional funding from the City of Indianapolis, IHN awarded a second round of grants in late 2020 specifically for projects focused on meeting the increased food need due to COVID-19.
In total, the 2020 Grant Program distributed $114,203 to 37 local food pantries. Our grant recipients are featured below.
Boulevard Place Food Pantry
Award amount: $3000
Funds will be used for an electric pallet jack to increase the pantry’s ability to handle large quantities of food.
Christ United Methodist Church
Award amount: $3200
Funds will be used to replace non-functioning cold storage units in order to store fresh and frozen foods.
Community Outreach Ministry Eastside
Award amount: $2785
Funds will be used for cold storage, shelving units, and a computer to increase the number of clients served.
Crooked Creek Food Pantry
Award amount: $3427
Funds will be used for cards and an intercom system to increase the efficiency of drive-through pantry.
Damien Center Food Pantry
Award amount: $1500
Funds will be used for equipment to streamline the client intake process and improve the client experience.
Fay Biccard Glick Neighborhood Center
Award amount: $2500
Funds will be used to advertise the pantry and streamline client intake.
First Baptist Church Food Pantry
Award amount: $3500
Funds will enable the pantry to serve more people by being open more frequently, increasing food storage space, and moving into a more permanent space.
God's Bounty Food Pantry
Award amount: $3769
Funds will be used for a refrigerator and freezer, which will improve the pantry’s ability to distribute healthy foods, decrease client wait times, and ensure food safety.
God's Grace Community Church
Award amount: $1800
Funds will be used to increase cold storage capacity and to streamline client intake.
HVAF of Indiana
Award amount: $1363
Funds will be used for tablets and other equipment to streamline and digitize the client intake process.
Indianapolis Muslim Community Association
Award amount: $2459
Funds will be used for shelving, narrow pallets, and a pallet jack to increase efficiency and increase the number of clients served.
Indiana Youth Group
Award amount: $2000
Funds will be used for cold storage and for materials needed to offer nutrition education and encourage healthy choices.
Interchurch Food Pantry of Johnson County
Award amount: $2500
Funds will be used to improve the pantry’s ability to serve outdoors during the winter and to improve the intake process.
Irvington Community Advocacy Network (ICAN)
Award amount: $400
Funds will be used to increase safety and social distancing due to COVID-19.
James Russell Lowell IPS 51
Award amount: $1000
Funds will be used for carts, shelving, and refrigeration to increase the amount of healthy food distributed and increase efficiency in the pantry.
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis
Award amount: $2164
Funds will be used to increase food storage capacity, promote healthy options, and increase the amount of food distributed.
Lakeview Church
Award amount: $4799
Funds will be used for equipment to increase the ability to source and store food.
Light of the World Christian Church
Award amount: $5549
Funds will be used to increase cold storage capacity and to improve volunteers’ ability to move food.
Linwood Christian Church
Award amount: $3500
Funds will be used for chairs, cold storage, a bike rack, and a computer in order to increase capacity and accessibility.
Living Word Baptist Church
Award amount: $2000
Funds will be used to increase cold storage capacity.
Marian University
Award amount: $2500
Funds will increase the number of clients served by advertising the pantry, opening up a second pantry space, and increasing storage capacity.
Mid-North Food Pantry
Award amount: $6218
Funds will be used for heaters and other equipment to improve the pantry’s ability to serve outdoors during the winter.
Nazarene Missionary Baptist Church
Award amount: $3899
Funds will be used to increase cold and dry food storage capacities.
New Wineskin Ministries
Award amount: $5000
Funds will improve the pantry’s ability to distribute healthy food by repairing their walk-in freezer, without which the pantry has no frozen storage space.
Northside Food Pantry
Award amount: $4800
Funds will be used to increase the pantry’s ability to handle large quantities of healthy food.
Northwood Christian Church
Award amount: $4621
Funds will be used to increase cold storage capacity and streamline client intake
Old Bethel and Partners Food Pantry
Award amount: $3000
Funds will be used to install double-hung windows, which will increase the pantry’s ability to serve outdoors during the winter.
Overcoming Church
Award amount: $3000
Funds will enable the pantry to adopt a client choice model, move into a larger space, serve more clients, and increase the amount of healthy food sourced.
Pride Academy
Award amount: $1000
Funds will be used for freezers and other items to distribute more healthy food and increase the number of clients served.
River of Life Church
Award amount: $3300
Funds will be used to increase cold storage capacity.
Servant's Heart of Indy
Award amount: $2000
Funds will be used for tables, fans, food storage, and other items to increase the pantry’s ability to safely operate during the pandemic.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Award amount: $5000
Funds will be used to purchase a forklift to replace a failing forklift, which will ensure the pantry can continue to operate safely and efficiently.
Sonny Day Community Center
Award amount: $3000
Funds will be used for shelving, wagons, food storage, and other items needed to expand and improve operations in a larger, more accessible space.
Southeastern Church of Christ
Award amount: $3500
Funds will be used to expand the pantry space, which will increase food storage and serve more clients.
Storehouse Food Pantry
Award amount: $3250
Funds will be used to replace the pantry’s dry ice system with a refrigerator for fresh foods.
Westminster Neighborhood Services
Award amount: $5400
Funds will be used to streamline the intake process and allow for nutrition promotions in the pantry.
Windsor Village Park Family Center
Award amount: $2500
Funds will be used to increase the number of clients able to be served by increasing cold storage capacity.