Philabundance

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title: "Philabundance" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["food-banks-in-delaware", "non-profit-organizations-based-in-philadelphia", "food-banks-in-maryland", "food-banks-in-pennsylvania", "501(c)(3)-organizations"] description: "U.S. non-profit organization" topic_path: "law" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philabundance" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Philabundance
formation
founder	Pamela Rainey Lawler
type	Non-profit food bank
tax_id
registration_id	23-2290505
location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
coords
region	Philadelphia metropolitan area
owner
leader_title	Chief Executive Officer
leader_name	Loree D. Jones
leader_title2	Senior Vice President, CIO
leader_name2	Melanie S. Cataldi
leader_title3	Senior Vice President, CDO
leader_name3	Sara Hertz
leader_title4	Senior Vice President, CPO
leader_name4	Stacey Behm
board_of_directors	John Hollway
Chair
Alan E. Casnoff
Vice Chair
Noel Eisenstat
Vice Chair
Dixieanne James
Vice Chair
Pam Carter, PHDt
Board Secretary
Robert J. ."BJ" Clark
Vice Chair
Andrew Sandifer
Board Treasurer
affiliations	Feeding America
revenue
revenue_year	FY16
expenses
expenses_year	FY16
staff	200
staff_year	2015
volunteers	16,000
volunteers_year	2015
website
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Philabundance is a non-profit food bank that serves the Philadelphia and Delaware Valley regions of Pennsylvania, United States. It is the largest such organization in the region. The organization stated goal is to end hunger in its communities.

History

The organization was founded in 1984 by Pam Lawler. In 2005, it merged with The Greater Philadelphia Food Bank, and the new entity operates under the name Philabundance.

Organization

Philabundance serves 90,000 people each week, 30% of whom are children, 15% of whom are seniors, and others. It has programs and a network of 350 agencies.

Philabundance works with local grocers and farmers for food management; in 2016, it rescued 10 million pounds of food. The organization also hosts events alongside the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger.

Philabundance's partner, the Chester County Food Bank, and other Feeding America food banks have partnered with colleges to provide food to schools.

Programs

• Fresh For All Program – Operated at nine locations in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, it has the goal of serving greens.
• Senior Boxes Program – Gives USDA-sponsored food boxes to approximately 5,000 low-income senior citizens.
• Philabundance Community Kitchen – A job training program for the unemployed.
• Grocers Against Hunger – Allows participating grocers to donate surplus inventory to Philabundance. In 2015, the program saved approximately 10 million pounds of produce.
• KidsBites – KidsBites has provided almost 250,000 pounds of food to people. Philabundance offers several other program models: Mobile Pantry, BackPacks, and LunchBoxes.

Fundraising contributions

Following are some of the largest annual contributions:

• Phans Feeding Families: The Philadelphia Phillies and the Citizens Bank sponsor the annual Phans Feeding Families program, which consists of a night at the ballpark at which there are raffles and fundraisers, as well as food collections at NRG Station and Citizens Bank Park. Citizen Bank makes an annual donation of $40,000 to support Philabundance's KidsBites initiative.
• SEPTA Stop Hunger at Your Station – SEPTA supports Philabundance annually by collecting money for food at more than 40 SEPTA stations.
• 93.3 WMMR's Preston & Steve Camp Out for Hunger – Since 1998, Preston & Steve have held a five-day "Camp Out for Hunger" event, most recently, at the Xfinity Live! complex. This raises more than 2.6 million pounds of food, US$200,000 in 2019, and over 14 million pounds since its inception.
• 6 ABC's Holiday Food Drive: Each year, 6 ABC and partners Dunkin' Donuts and ACME raise food, funds, and awareness of Philabundance from Thanksgiving through the New Year. Elements of the campaign include donations at ACME stores, a 6 ABC telethon, and Dunkin' Donuts in-store promotions.
• Toyota Hauls Away Hunger: The Toyota Dealership Association of the Delaware Valley holds a food drive each December, with around 50 Tundras caravaning from Philabundance's warehouse in North Philly to Citizen Bank Park's parking lot.
• Fraud Street Run: Two Philadelphia runners, Chip and Jeff of the Junk Miles podcast, organised a charity run inspired by the Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference. The event raised nearly .

References

References

1. "2015 Form 990 (FY16)".
2. (2010-07-28). "Citizens Bank Foundation announces $25,000 donation to Philabundance to help overcome food donation deficits".
3. Clark, Bill. (November 23, 2010). "Philadelphia's food banks are a reason to give thanks all year 'round".
4. "Ending Hunger For Good".
5. (January 28, 2005). "Philadelphia's Two Largest Hunger Relief Organizations Merge".
6. Snapshot [http://www.philabundance.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Snapshot-7_22.pdf Philabundance] {{Webarchive. link. (July 23, 2011 , Retrieved January 3, 2010.)
7. Savana, Freda. (November 11, 2010). "Bare cupboards a sign of the season".
8. "Philabundance 2021".
9. (November 16, 2010). "A growing need for food relief".
10. Pompilio, Natalie. (November 16, 2010). "Relief agencies feel hunger pangs".
11. (October 18, 2010). "Philabundance Seeks Help From Suburbanites For Suburbanites".
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13. "Home".
14. (2015-09-24). "Temple is taking charge in the fight against hunger".
15. Saylor, Alyssa. (November 17, 2010). "Nonprofit hosts 'LIFTgiving'".
16. "Fresh For All - PA 211".
17. Keeler, Bob. (November 8, 2010). "Fresh for All brings produce to Souderton church for those in need".
18. (April 13, 2010). "Philabundance offers food boxes to local seniors - Ridley Town Talk". [[Delaware County Daily Times]].
19. "Philabundance Community Kitchen : MediaRights Organizations Database". Mediarights.org.
20. "Teaming Up Against Hunger : The Daily Local News". dailylocal.com.
21. "KidsBites LuncBox Program".
22. "Phans Feeding Families Day and Food Drive {{!}} Philadelphia Phillies".
23. (October 29, 2010). "Month Long Food Drive for Philabundance".
24. (May 30, 2012). "Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation {{!}} SEPTA".
25. "Stop Hunger At Your Station With Philabundance".
26. [http://www.philly2philly.com/entertainment/entertainment_articles/2010/12/1/25745/preston_and_steves_camp_out_hunger_2010 Preston and Steve's Camp Out For Hunger 2010] {{Webarchive. link. (December 7, 2010. Philly2Philly.com (2010-12-01). Retrieved on December 7, 2010.)
27. (2020-12-01). "6abc donates $20,000 to Philabundance during Dunkin' Holiday Food Drive Telethon".
28. (January 30, 2023). "Nearly 85 Toyota Tundras Haul Away Hunger in Philadelphia".
29. Chantry, Chip. (December 7, 2020). "Lowest-Rated Hallmark Movies and Non-Denominational Holiday Songs".

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