END HUNGER FUND
Impact Overview
March – June 2026
Over four months, the End Hunger Fund portfolio expanded access to nutritious food while strengthening the infrastructure, partnerships, and advocacy needed to fight hunger nationwide. Together, participating nonprofits opened new community kitchens and food pantries, launched mobile markets, funded more than 12 million meals, surpassed $7 million raised for child hunger initiatives, sustained nearly 20,000 monthly senior food boxes, and advanced policies protecting SNAP and increasing access to fresh, healthy food.
NONPROFITS
WHAT MOVED
Themes Across The Portfolio
Six threads tie the quarter’s work together. Expand any theme for the detail behind it.
Direct Food Distribution & Mobile Markets
City Harvest, Second Harvest, Roadrunner Food Bank, Houston Food Bank, and partners expanded mobile markets, pop-up pantries, and food rescue efforts, delivering tens of thousands of pounds of fresh produce and groceries to families across New York, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Texas.
Infrastructure & Facility Expansion
Second Harvest strengthened long-term food security by opening the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Community Kitchen, launching the Heart & Harvest Pantry at University Medical Center New Orleans, and expanding cold-chain capacity to increase food distribution across its network.
Summer Feeding & Child Hunger
As summer approached, nonprofits scaled programs to ensure children continued receiving nutritious meals while school was out. No Kid Hungry expanded school meal access, City Harvest launched summer initiatives for New York families, and Second Harvest rolled out its largest-ever Summer Feeding Program.
Fundraising & Corporate Partnerships
Record-breaking fundraising campaigns fueled expanded impact, including City Harvest’s Gala funding more than 12 million meals, No Kid Hungry surpassing $7 million raised, and major support from partners including Amazon, Chipotle, Jack in the Box, JPMorganChase, and Arby’s Foundation.
Policy Advocacy & SNAP Defense
Organizations combined direct service with systems change by advocating in Washington, D.C., Albany, and the Louisiana State Capitol to protect SNAP benefits, strengthen the Farm Bill, and increase state investment in fresh produce for food banks.
Senior Nutrition & Community Support
Second Harvest’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program consistently packed nearly 20,000 senior food boxes each month, while volunteers and community partners expanded food access for older adults and vulnerable households throughout the quarter.
THE RECORD
Key Milestones
In reverse chronological order, from June to March.
MONTH BY MONTH
Monthly Snapshots
Expand each month for its highlights.
June 2026
At A Glance: June marked a major expansion of summer hunger relief with new facilities, record fundraising, mobile markets, and large-scale summer feeding programs reaching children, families, seniors, and disaster-affected communities.
🍽️ New community kitchen opened with capacity to prepare 3,500 meals per day.
💰City Harvest’s Summer in the City Gala raised enough to help feed 1.2 million New Yorkers.
💸 No Kid Hungry surpassed $7 million raised for childhood hunger initiatives.
🍎 22,700 pounds of fresh produce distributed to 885 New York City families through City Harvest Mobile Markets.
May 2026
At A Glance: May emphasized innovation in food access through new community programs, record fundraising, expanded produce distribution, and policy advocacy supporting long-term food security.
💰 $1.46 million raised at the Outstanding Mother Awards.
🥪 $6 million+ raised through Jack in the Box’s No Kid Hungry campaign.
🍎 41,600+ pounds of fresh produce distributed to more than 1,500 NYC families through City Harvest Mobile Markets.
🛒 Second Harvest opened the Heart & Harvest Pantry and launched the Makin’ Groceries Mobile Market.
April 2026
At A Glance: April combined large-scale fundraising with infrastructure investments, volunteer engagement, and expanded food rescue efforts to strengthen hunger relief heading into the summer months.
🍽️ 12 million+ meals funded through City Harvest’s record-breaking Gala.
🥫 Amazon donated its 50 millionth pound of food to City Harvest.
📦 Nearly 20,000 senior food boxes packed through Second Harvest’s Commodity Supplemental Food Program.
🧒 500+ mayors engaged through No Kid Hungry’s Mayors Alliance to End Childhood Hunger.
March 2026
At A Glance: March focused on expanding food access, strengthening nutrition advocacy, and supporting schools and community organizations through food distribution and strategic partnerships.
🥞 46,000 Texas students gained access to free school breakfast through No Kid Hungry.
🍲 Commercial kitchen equipment distributed to nearly 40 NYC food pantries and soup kitchens.
🥫 Food banks advanced SNAP and Farm Bill advocacy efforts.
🚚 Community partnerships expanded food distribution across Louisiana, New Mexico, New York, and Texas.
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