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# Capital Campaign at Upper Susitna Food Pantry
- URL: https://ktna.org/upper-susitna-food-pantry-capital-campaign/
- Published: 2026-10-08T01:23:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T01:23:29.000Z
- Description: The pantry has plans for a 48x90 square foot building. This extra space would give the organization room for a prep kitchen, bathroom, waiting room, walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler.
- Author: Marion Chesterton
- Tags: Local News, News

The Upper Susitna Food Pantry is in the midst of a capital campaign raising funds for a new building. Executive director LouAnne Carroll-Tysdal says their fundraising goal is $750,000 to secure a potential congressional funding match.

Currently, the pantry’s numerous programs operate out of a 25x25 square foot building. They have no running water, so they use a porta-potty and carry in water for sink access.

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Pictured: room in current building where community members pick out their food items

In 2024, with a $300,000 infrastructure grant, the Upper Susitna Food Pantry purchased land for a larger building. Two storage buildings and a garden that feeds the community are on the property.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/33/ba/33ba1645-e235-4115-bc50-e5d7ece463fe/content/images/2026/10/IMG_0136.JPG)

Pictured: work in the community garden on the property where the pantry plans to build a new building 

A new building would increase capacity to store and distribute food, making labor more efficient.

The pantry has plans for a 48x90 square foot building. This extra space would give the organization room for a prep kitchen, bathroom, waiting room, walk-in freezer and walk-in cooler.

Carroll-Tysdal says their first capital campaign milestone is $100,000, which she hopes they can hit by next March. After that, they will keep setting new goals.