The Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation seeks to prevent and end hunger and food insecurity in the five-county Philadelphia region and Indian River County, FL.
Donor Name: Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation
State: Florida, Pennsylvania
County: Bucks County (PA), Chester County (PA), Delaware County (PA), Indian River County (FL), Montgomery County (PA), Philadelphia County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Foundation makes grants and investments to support activities that address food insecurity through direct service programs and/or advocacy efforts.
- At the Emergency Food level, activities that
- Provide food for priority populations who are most at risk for food insecurity
- Enhance emergency food providers’ capacity and infrastructure
- Ensure nutritional soundness of emergency food, including pre-packaged food pantry bags
- Connect emergency food recipients with benefits enrollment
- Build coalitions working to fight hunger and improve nutrition
- Improve the scope of county-wide client and pantry level data collection and dissemination
- At the Hunger Safety Net Level, activities that
- Link eligible households to benefits
- Improve benefits outreach and enrollment for underserved populations
- Provide legal services to ensure access to benefits and adequate funding of programs
- Ensure that children have access to free lunch and breakfast programs at all schools
- Ensure that children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school lunch have access to food during the summer and after school
- Support strategies that encourage and enable food retailers to accept SNAP/EBT payment for fresh foods
- At the Food System level, activities that
- Support community and urban gardening/farming
- Recover and redistribute surplus food and produce
- Advance and/or implement the priorities of local, state, and federal anti-hunger advocates
- Advocate at the federal, state, and local levels for food systems improvement and legislation
- Support local and regional food system improvements.
Types of support
- Program/Project
- General Operating
Funding Information
Typically receive a grant within the $10,000 range.
Eligibility Criteria
Grants are made to organizations that are tax exempt under the IRS Code 501(c)(3) as well as public charities under IRS Code 509(a).
For more information, visit Leo and Peggy Pierce Family Foundation.
