Gleaning Cornwall started in 2020 and said it had repurposed more than 460 tonnes of produce since then.
But the charity’s founder, Holly Whitelaw, warned it was now threatened by economic constraints.
“There is less money around and we need to do more with it,” she said. “Our infrastructure urgently needs funding if we are to keep going.”
The charity said it fed 11,000 people every week with the stipulation that all its produce must be completely free to recipients.
However, the organisation said the cost of transport, storage and coordination was rising sharply.
