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Food Assistance grants for nonprofits in District of Columbia

518 private foundations reported 711 food assistance grants to organizations in District of Columbia on IRS 990-PF returns for tax year 2022 or later, $120.9M in all. 41 of them are based in District of Columbia.

Foundations518
Grants on record711
Total granted$120.9M
Their typical grant$5,000

Foundations that fund food assistance in District of Columbia

20 of the 518: profiles in our foundation directory first, then by the number of food assistance grants to District of Columbia organizations on their latest return. Each shows its largest such grants.

  • Gates Foundation

    Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $6.3B in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in DC 26 Total there $89.1M Typical grant $500,000 Describes how to apply
    • International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Washington - Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; family planning; global health and development public…$37,900,000
    • Results Educational Fund Inc, Washington - Enterics, diagnostics, genomics & epidemiology; global education; global health and development public…$8,420,000
    • New Venture Fund, Washington - Discovery and translational sciences; empower women and girls; enterics, diagnostics, genomics &…$7,725,000

  • Amazonsmile Foundation

    Seattle, WA · latest return: tax year 2023
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 13 Total there $5,812 Typical grant $57 Preselected recipients only
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - General support$2,811
    • Bread for the City Inc, Washington - General support$1,277
    • Martha's Table, Washington - General support$910

  • Eugene & Agnes E Meyer Foundation

    Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $13.6M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in DC 8 Total there $236K Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
    • Bread for the City, Washington - To support advocacy and organizing work over four years$100,000
    • Bread for the City, Washington - To support bread for the city's new hiring plan (fblc capacity building grant)$30,000
    • Food Research and Action Center, Washington - To support general operations for DC hunger solutions$30,000

  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    Princeton, NJ · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $622.6M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in DC 6 Total there $3.7M Typical grant $46,950 Describes how to apply
    • Food Research and Action Center Inc, Washington - Ramping up activities of rwjf's new jersey food security initiative to increase equitable access to healthy…$2,200,475
    • Food Research and Action Center Inc, Washington - Seeking funding to help nonprofits and n.j. and local agency leaders increase food security and good…$900,000
    • Data Foundation, Washington - Leveraging the national evidence act to address the challenges and support the goals of the national strategy…$375,000

  • The J Willard and Alice S Marriott Foundation

    Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 6 Total there $2.3M Typical grant $250,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - General operating support$595,827
    • Bread for the City, Washington - General operating support$500,000
    • Martha's Table Inc, Washington - Community impact fund$500,000

  • The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation

    Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $23.1M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in DC 5 Total there $392K Typical grant $35,000 Describes how to apply
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - Health$237,500
    • Food Research & Action Center, Washington - Health$50,000
    • Thrive DC, Washington - Community services$45,000
  • Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 4 Total there $865K Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - General charitable purposes$700,000
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - General charitable purposes$100,000
    • Bread for the City, Washington - General charitable purposes$45,000

  • Td Charitable Foundation

    Portland, ME · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $24.9M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in DC 4 Total there $50K Typical grant $10,000 Describes how to apply
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - Helping to support our food insecure neighbors throughout greater washington$20,000
    • Bread for the City, Washington - Workforce development program$10,000
    • Food & Friends Inc, Washington - Special nutrition services program$10,000

  • Diane & Norman Bernstein Foundation Inc

    Washington, DC · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 3 Total there $600K Typical grant $50,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Bread for the City Inc, Washington - Charitable$350,000
    • Martha's Table, Washington - Charitable$150,000
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - Charitable$100,000

  • Annie E Casey Foundation Inc

    Baltimore, MD · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 3 Total there $125K Typical grant $40,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Food Research & Action Center Inc, Washington - Support national advocacy related to hunger and nutrition policy$75,000
    • Bread for the World Institute Inc, Washington - Support interfaith policy advocacy to reduce hunger and poverty$50,000
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - Charitable contribution through the matching gifts program$400

  • Mayberg Foundation Inc

    Chevy Chase, MD · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $8.5M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in DC 3 Total there $100K Typical grant $10,000 Describes how to apply
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - Support programming$50,000
    • Bread for the City, Washington - Support programming$25,000
    • Martha's Table, Washington - Support programming$25,000

  • Lumina Foundation for Education Inc

    Indianapolis, IN · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $30M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in DC 3 Total there $12K Typical grant $12,500 Describes how to apply
    • Bread for the City, Washington - To provide support for 2025 programming.$5,000
    • Martha's Table Inc, Washington - To provide general operating support.$5,000
    • Food Research & Action Center, Washington - To support the Food Research and Action Center's 2024 Benefit Breakfast.$2,500

  • Jpmorgan Chase Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 3 Total there $2,742 Typical grant $600 Preselected recipients only
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - Matching contribution (general operating support)$1,626
    • Marthas Table Inc, Washington - Matching contribution (general operating support)$1,066
    • Bread for the City Inc, Washington - Matching contribution (general operating support)$50

  • Eleanor Crook Foundation

    San Marcos, TX · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 2 Total there $315K Typical grant $96,386 Preselected recipients only
    • Center for Global Development, Washington - Reform for nutrition scaling$224,657
    • Alliance to End Hunger, Washington - Hunger wasting advocacy 2024-2025$90,278

  • The Rockefeller Foundation

    New York, NY · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 2 Total there $175K Typical grant $170,914 Preselected recipients only
    • International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington - Research on the impacts of school meals programs$100,000
    • The Windward Fund, Washington - Coordinating a coalition of US policy stakeholders to address hunger and safe food production in the US$75,000

  • Nora Roberts Foundation Inc

    Glenn Dale, MD · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 2 Total there $15K Typical grant $5,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - Operations$10,000
    • Bread for the City, Washington - Operations$5,000

  • John E Fetzer Institute Inc

    Kalamazoo, MI · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 2 Total there $10K Typical grant $1,000 Preselected recipients only
    • Bread for the City, Washington - General operating support$10,000
    • Bread for the City, Washington - General operating support$400

  • The Keith Campbell Foundation for the Environment Inc

    Bethesda, MD · latest return: tax year 2024
    Gave $27.9M in 2024
    Food Assistance grants in DC 2 Total there $500 Typical grant $5,000 Describes how to apply
    • Martha's Table, Washington - General support$250
    • Thrive DC, Washington - General support$250

  • Edward Jones Foundation

    St Louis, MO · latest return: tax year 2024
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 2 Total there $300 Typical grant $300 Preselected recipients only
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - Food, agriculture and nutrition$200
    • DC Central Kitchen Inc, Washington - Food, agriculture and nutrition$100

  • Bedford Falls Foundation

    Mclean, VA · latest return: tax year 2025
    Invitation Only
    Food Assistance grants in DC 1 Total there $2M Typical grant $271,152 Preselected recipients only
    • Capital Area Food Bank, Washington - To further the exempt purpose of the organization$2,000,000

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Organizations several of these foundations fund

District of Columbia organizations that received food assistance grants from two or more of the foundations above, on the same returns.

OrganizationFundersGrants total
Capital Area Food Bank
Washington
12$4,341,586
Bread for the City Inc
Washington
12$1,146,727
Martha's Table
Washington
8$892,226
Food Research & Action Center Inc
Washington
7$3,314,049
Alliance to End Hunger
Washington
3$748,622
Thrive DC
Washington
3$45,426
International Food Policy Research Institute
Washington
2$1,125,000

How to use this list

A foundation is listed because its own latest tax return itemizes grants to organizations in District of Columbia that we classify as food assistance, by the purpose the foundation wrote or by the recipient's IRS activity code. Their typical grant is the middle of the funders' own typical grants across everything they fund. Start with funders whose typical grant is close to what you need and whose past recipients look like your organization, then open the profile for all of its grants and any application instructions.

Of these 518 foundations, 138 describe how to apply on their latest return; many others give only to organizations they already know. A badge such as Gave $1.2M in 2024 repeats what the latest return reports; it does not mean the foundation is accepting proposals now.

Facts on this page come from the foundation's own IRS Form 990-PF filings as published by the IRS. Grantvello does not know whether a foundation is accepting proposals right now: a past grant is not an open opportunity. Always confirm current guidelines with the funder before applying.