FUNDING
Donate Money Is Easy
- Click our DONATE button to set up a one-time or recurring donation using Pay Pal or a credit card.
- Send a check made out to Alliance Community Pantry and mail it to Alliance Community Pantry at PO Box 2581, Alliance, OH 44601.
There are two special categories of recognition for higher giving levels:
Pantry 365 members – these are people or organizations that give at the $1000 per year level or above. The goal of having 20 in this category was exceeded in 2011. In 2020 we have 38 members. Thank you all so much.
Pantry Partner – this level recognizes contributions of $100 or more.
Main Sources of Donations
The funding for the Alliance Community Pantry comes from a few main sources:
- Individual Contributions
- Churches
- Companies and Organizations
- Grants
Individual Contributions
ALL money contributed is used to purchase food and is not used for overhead or other expenses. Donations of any amount are very much appreciated.
Churches
A group of churches support us financially and in many cases with volunteers. The following churches actively support the pantry in a variety of ways: Volunteering, donating food, donating money.
Partner churches whose members support the pantry:
- Abiding Savior Lutheran
- Alliance Church of the Nazarene
- Beechwood Christian
- Christ United Methodist
- Church Women United
- First Baptist
- First Christian
- First Friends
- First Immanuel
- United Church of Christ
- First United Presbyterian
- Regina Coeli Catholic
- Science Hill Community
- St. Joseph Catholic
- St. Luke AME
- St. Paul’s Lutheran
- Union Avenue United Methodist
- Vine Street United Methodist
Companies and other organizations
Company contributions go towards purchase of food. Service Club contributions go to cover overhead costs. Contributions from members of the Board of Directors also go towards covering overhead. Having our overhead covered by these sources means that any other money given goes directly for purchasing food.
Grants
The Alliance Community Pantry has been very fortunate to have received the following grants since its founding:
Major grants for purchase of the building from:
- First United Presbyterian Church
- Greater Alliance Foundation
Other grants:
- Deuble Foundation for purchase of a truck
- Stark Community Foundation for purchase of a refrigerated storage unit
- CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) for purchase of food
- United Way of Stark County unrestricted grant
- Pay it Forward Grants from the University of Mount Union
We appreciate the help we receive from individuals, churches, companies, organizations and in grants, thank you!
OPEN HOURS:
-Monday 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
-Tuesday 9:00 am – 12:00
-Wednesday 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Phone: 330-680-8130
Partner Agency of
Akron Canton Regional Food Bank