COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – A Columbia food bank will be one of several food banks across the Carolinas to benefit from over $10 million in grants from a Charlotte nonprofit.
The David & Nicole Tepper Foundation, co-named after the owner of the Carolina Panthers, announced on Wednesday that it would provide over $10 million in one-time grants to food banks serving the Carolinas.
That list includes Harvest Hope Food Bank in Columbia.
It marks the largest single commitment in the history of the foundation, which also said it plans to increase its annual gifts to each of the food banks early next year.
“Our communities are facing a food crisis, and each of these organizations are on the front lines addressing that basic need. We want to ensure they have the resources to continue to serve a growing community who rely on them day in and day out,” the Teppers said in a statement provided by the foundation.
The grants will be dispersed between the following food banks:
• Food Bank of the Albemarle
• Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina
• Golden Harvest Food Bank
• Harvest Hope Food Bank
• Inter-Faith Food Shuttle and Bank
• Lowcountry Food Bank
• MANNA Food Bank
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina
• Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina
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