The Greater Boston Food Bank Receives $1 Million Grant from The Delta Air Lines Foundation to Purchase Fresh Produce Dairy, Protein and Eggs

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The Greater Boston Food Bank Receives $1 Million Grant from The Delta Air Lines Foundation to Purchase Fresh Produce Dairy, Protein and Eggs

Donation Completes GBFB’s ‘Fill the Fridge’ Campaign Which Raised a Total of $2.2 Million to Safely Store and Distribute More Fresh Food

Boston, MA (August 28, 2025) – The Delta Air Lines Foundation has partnered with The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, to stem growing food insecurity in Eastern Massachusetts.
The foundation’s $1 million grant is the capstone gift in the food bank’s ’Fill the Fridge’ Campaign that was launched in 2024 to help GBFB meet the needs of clients by providing more fresh produce, dairy, protein, and eggs for GBFB’s newly expanded cooler at The Yawkey Distribution Center in Boston. GBFB’s new cooler has the capacity for 400 additional pallets of healthy food and enables GBFB to distribute an additional 8-10 million pounds of nutritious fresh food per year to our neighbors in need in Eastern Massachusetts. Approximately 97 percent of the food GBFB distributes through its 600 agency partners meets rigorous nutrition standards and nearly 60 percent are perishable items.

Delta Air Lines was recently named GBFB’s 2025 Corporate Partner of the Year and has a longstanding partnership with the food bank that started in 2016. Delta Air Lines has been a generous sponsor of 12 major GBFB events and seven fundraising campaigns including Spring for Meals, Taste of the Food Bank, and the annual WCVB Day of Giving, where their team is known for bringing unmatched energy and enthusiasm when volunteering. Over the last 3.5 years, Delta Air Lines employees have also provided hands-on support by volunteering over 500 hours through monthly small-group volunteer shifts in GBFB’s warehouse and at mobile markets, and by holding an annual Volunteer Day at GBFB every April.

“Delta’s mission to connect the world starts with being a strong partner to the communities where we live, work and serve,” said Tad Hutcheson, Managing Director, Community Engagement at Delta Air Lines and Senior Vice President of The Delta Air Lines Foundation. “The work of The Greater Boston Food Bank is absolutely essential here in Eastern Massachusetts, and hunger-relief is one of the areas that we feel compelled to give back. With this grant we want to help connect those people facing food insecurity in this region with access to the fresh and nutritious food they need to thrive.”

This generous commitment from The Delta Air Lines Foundation arrives at a critical time as Massachusetts continues to grapple with a persistent hunger crisis and federal hunger-relief funding declines. GBFB’s latest research shows that 1 in 3 people experienced food insecurity in 2024 while recently passed federal legislation contains unprecedented cuts to SNAP and Medicaid funding over the next few years that may force even more people to turn to an already overextended hunger relief network.

“We are so grateful for the support of The Delta Air Lines Foundation who have made an incredibly generous commitment to help GBFB provide access to the healthy food that our neighbors need to live active and productive lives,” said Catherine D’Amato, GBFB’s President and CEO. “Hunger is a daily experience for far too many of our neighbors across the Commonwealth. Thanks to great community partners like Delta Air Lines Foundation, we have the power to end hunger here.”

About The Greater Boston Food Bank:
The Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB) is the largest hunger-relief organization in New England and one of the largest food banks in the country. For nearly half a century, GBFB has fueled Eastern Massachusetts’ hunger-relief system, putting nearly 90 million healthy meals on tables across the region each year. Over 600 community-based pantries and other local partners in 190 cities and towns depend on GBFB to provide access to healthy food for 600,000 people every month. GBFB is committed to the belief that access to healthy food is a human right regardless of an individual’s circumstances. Through policy, partnerships, and providing free, nutritious, and culturally responsive food, GBFB is committed to addressing the root causes of food insecurity while promoting racial, gender and economic equity in food access. Together, we have the power to end hunger here. For more information and to help us help others, visit us at GBFB.org, follow us on Facebook, X (@gr8bosfoodbank) and Instagram, or call us at 617.427.5200.

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