The Orland Pantry, founded in 2002,  is a non-church affiliated, IRS recognized, non-profit public charity that distributes emergency food to those with limited financial resources. The Pantry is also listed in the Orland Emergency Disaster Preparedness Plan as a local food source in the event of a local/national disaster.  In 2024, Orland Pantry food distributions were provided to 2,585 families, consisting of 5,901 people for a total of 53,109 meals.

The Pantry is staffed and run entirely by volunteers. Donated and purchased food is sorted and stored rent free, in the basement of the First Lutheran Church Hall. The Pantry’s only facility expense is reimbursement to the church for electricity used to run its two refrigerators and eight freezers.  Much of the food the Pantry receives is donated by local citizens through churches and civic organizations. Many groups collect and donate food several times per year, and there are four major community-wide food drives: the Post Office in May, the Boy Scouts in November, and the local schools in December.  Any time that inventories are depleted, additional food is purchased by the Pantry using money from grants and private cash donations.