How to Fund a Food Pantry
A food pantry relies on both food and monetary donations to stay open. Food pantries incur monetary expenses such as facility rent, utility bills and fees to receive food from food banks. Three ways that food pantries meet budget needs are fundraising for monetary donations, recruiting monthly sponsors and grants.
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Recruit local businesses to sponsor your food pantry. Ask the business to commit to a set monthly sponsorship donation to help your food pantry budget monthly expenses. As part of your sponsor sales pitch, point out that the business receives good publicity with the public for supporting the food pantry.
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Talk to local churches about donating money to your food pantry. One way a church can raise money for your food pantry is to set out a special collection plate for the food pantry during services.
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Meet with local school officials and children's club leaders about running an event to help fund the food pantry. Car washes, yard sales and bake sales are popular events schools and children's clubs use to generate donation money.
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Apply for monetary grants from foundations and organizations that fund charities. Check the foundation or organization's eligibility requirements before applying to make sure your pantry meets them. A common requirement for receiving grants is that the applicant be a nonprofit organization.
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Ask your local city council to provide monetary sponsorship to your food pantry. Be prepared to show the city council members statistics on the amount of people in the city who need food donations and the amount of people your pantry helps.
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Tips & Warnings
Hire a professional grant writer to help you apply for grants and sponsorships.
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