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Nestle USA Foundation at a glance

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Nestle USA Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$1.5M
Granted FY2020
107
Grants FY2020
24
States reached
$350k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02Its granteesRead
03Its fieldRead

Read this first · the figures below need context

67% of Nestle USA Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Arlington Community Foundation, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 9 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2020, the last year Nestle USA Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 64 organizations, $1M. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

64
’20
0
’21
18
’22
9
’23
0
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Philanthropy$2.8MFood & Nutrition$717kEnvironment$250kYouth Development$158kRecreation & Sports$126kPublic Safety & Disaster$68kEmployment$60kHuman Services$51kOther$0
02FY2020 · 107 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 107 grants below total $1,204,130, the rows itemized in this filing. The $1,487,879 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $283,749 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2020

  • Under $10k83 grants · $160k
  • $10k–50k18 grants · $358k
  • $50k–250k5 grants · $337k
  • $250k+1 grant · $350k
$2,500
Median grant
24
States reached
$32M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
Meals on Wheels America$350,000
Network for Good, DAF$73,615
Network for Good, DAF$71,941
Network for Good, DAF$70,757
Network for Good, DAF$70,653
Manufacturing Institute$50,000
Junior Achievement of Greater Washington$27,000
Greater Cleveland Food Bank$25,000
Food Lifeline$25,000
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington, Inc.$25,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio$25,000
Arlington Food Assistance Center$25,000
KIND Foundation$25,000
Capital Area Food Bank$25,000
Business Volunteers Unlimited$20,500
02Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

44%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$1.1M · 17 repeat orgs$1.4M to everyone else

17 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2023, 10 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

17
91

Total granted

$1.1M
$1.2M

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+22%
+36%

Still filing today

71%
55%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 60% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $190k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’20’22’23
Food & NutritionHuman ServicesHealthEducationAnimalsYouth DevelopmentOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • AF
    Arlington Food Assistance Center
    2× · 2020–2022 · $55k · revenue +19%
  • 9D
    911 DAY
    2× · 2022–2023 · $54k · revenue +140%
  • JA
    JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER WASHINGTON
    2× · 2020–2022 · $52k · revenue +35%

Funded once

  • MO
    MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA
    one grant, 2020 · $350k · revenue -33%
  • NF
    Network for Good, DAF
    one grant, 2020 · $305k
  • SC
    Student Conservation Association, Inc
    one grant, 2022 · $85k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank

Our mission is to solve hunger in central pennsylvania by ensuring that everyone struggling with hunger has access to enough wholesome food every day. we will achieve this bold goal with the help of our generous donors, volunteers and…

Food & Nutrition
2
The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri

The food bank for central & northeast missouri is a regional disaster and hunger relief network that acquires and distributes millions of meals each year to help neighbors get the food they need to thrive. (continued on schedule o)the…

Food & Nutrition
3
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

The organization's mission is to mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community. to fulfill its mission, the food bank:* sources and acquires nutritious food and other products and distribute them to people experiencing nutrition…

—
4
Atlanta Community Food Bank Inc

The mission of the atlanta community food bank is to engage, educate and empower our community to fight hunger. our bold goal is to see that all people in our service area have access to the nutritious meals they need when they need them.

Food & Nutrition
5
Feeding San Diego

On a mission to connect every person facing hunger with nutritious meals by maximizing food rescue. through direct service and community partnerships, feeding san diego provides more than 26 million meals each year to children, families,…

Food & Nutrition
6
United Food Bank

United Food Bank unites communities to alleviate hunger.

Food & Nutrition
7
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation

Through philanthropy, empower current and future food and nutrition practitioners to optimize global health.

Health
8
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors

Empowering financial professionals and consumers through world-class advocacy and education.

—
9
Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York Inc

To lead a network of partners to alleviate hunger, prevent food waste, and nourish the communities we serve. our vision is that all people have the nutritious food they need to thrive.

Food & Nutrition
10
Behavior Analyst Certification Board Inc

We protect consumers of behavior analysis services by systematically establishing, promoting, and disseminating professional standards.

Employment
11
California Association of Food Banks

California association of food banks (cafb) is a non-profit public benefit corporation located in oakland, california. together with its 41-member foodbanks, cafb is the largest charitable hunger-relief and anti-hunger leader in the state.…

Food & Nutrition
12
National Committee for Quality Assurance

Our mission: to improve the quality of health care.our vision: better health care. better choices. better health.

Health
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Meals On Wheels America; the most unlike its peers is Pet Rescue Alliance Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
03the grantee network

71 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 71 of the 116 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

2
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
16
Early backer (in before they grew)
68/71
Grantees still filing
51/71
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ARLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,658,114 · PhilanthropyARLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONTHE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION: $250,000 · PhilanthropyTHE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION+3 more: $84,000 · PhilanthropyYourCause, LLC, FBO The Blackbaud Giving Fund: $514,594 · OtherYourCause, LLC, FBO The Blackbaud Givin…Network for Good, DAF: $304,524 · OtherNetwork for Good, DAFTHE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC: $150,000 · OtherTHE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION IN…Student Conservation Association, Inc: $85,000 · OtherStudent Conservation Association, IncUSF Foundation c/o USF Bulls Club: $80,000 · Other+75 more: $437,806 · Other+75 moreMEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA: $350,000 · Food & NutritionMEALS ON WHEELS …The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation: $100,000 · Food & NutritionThe National Res…GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $80,000 · Food & NutritionGREATER CLEVELAN…Arlington Food Assistance Center: $55,000 · Food & NutritionArlington Food A…FOOD LIFELINE: $35,000 · Food & NutritionCAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC: $28,000 · Food & Nutrition+4 more: $19,000 · Food & NutritionBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEAST OHIO: $50,000 · Youth DevelopmentBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LONG BEACH: $20,375 · Youth DevelopmentNational FFA Foundation Inc: $20,000 · Youth DevelopmentMaris Place: $15,000 · Youth DevelopmentJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER WASHINGTON: $52,000 · InternationalWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $25,000 · International+1 more: $250 · InternationalSPEAK UP FOR KIDS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $20,000 · Human Services360 VETERANS: $7,500 · Human ServicesWASHINGTON AREA WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Human ServicesSoutheast Texas Food Bank Inc: $5,000 · Human ServicesFOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC: $5,000 · Human Services+3 more: $2,250 · Human ServicesBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $10,000 · HealthRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST OHIO INC: $10,000 · HealthAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 · HealthST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $1,000 · Health+2 more: $500 · Health
Philanthropy$1,992,114Other$1,571,924Food & Nutrition$667,000Youth Development$105,375International$77,250Human Services$44,750Health$26,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetARLINGTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,658,114 over 3y, 26% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS AMERICA: $350,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE CLEVELAND FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC: $150,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetThe National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation: $100,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetGREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK INC: $80,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetArlington Food Assistance Center: $55,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budget911 DAY: $54,000 over 2y, 1.0% of budgetJUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER WASHINGTON: $52,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetTHE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE: $50,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEAST OHIO: $50,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetFOOD LIFELINE: $35,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCAPITAL AREA FOOD BANK INC: $28,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE KIND FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGIVEWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBUSINESS VOLUNTEERS UNLIMITED: $20,500 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF LONG BEACH: $20,375 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNational FFA Foundation Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSPECIAL OPERATORS TRANSITION FOUNDATION INC: $20,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetSPEAK UP FOR KIDS OF PALM BEACH COUNTY INC: $20,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetNATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY FOUNDATION: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetMaris Place: $15,000 over 2y, 4.5% of budgetFARESTART: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFood Research & Action Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetSIENA UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNational Children Museum: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEALS ON WHEELS CLEVELAND WEST: $10,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF NORTHEAST OHIO INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFurry Friends Humane Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetArlington Police Beneficiary Association: $5,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetVOLUNTEER LEGAL ADVOCATES: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetNORTHWEST LOUISIANA FOOD BANK: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWASHINGTON AREA WOMEN'S FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE FOOD BANK OF CENTRAL LOUISIANA: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSoutheast Texas Food Bank Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS: $5,000 over 1y, 82% of budgetFOOD BANK OF NORTHEAST LOUISIANA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFEEDING AMERICA EASTERN WISCONSIN INC: $3,750 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetUNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC: $3,656 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFIELDSTONE FARM THERAPEUTIC RIDING CENTER: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetHOMES FOR OUR TROOPS INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOCCIDENTAL COLLEGE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRONALD MCDONALD HOUSE ALABAMA INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSUNSHINE SCHOOL & DEVELOPMENT CENTER: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Morris and Gwendo…The Cleveland Foundat…Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Greater Washington Co…Philip L Graham Fund …Wal-Mart FoundationThe Gap FoundationCharities Aid Foundat…B Charles and Jay G A…The Union Home Founda…Marni & Morris Propp …The Reinberger Founda…
The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz FoundationDC18.8× affinity7 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation · The Cleveland Foundation · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Greater Washington Community Foundation · Philip L Graham Fund co Graham Holdings Company · Wal-Mart Foundation · The Gap Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · B Charles and Jay G Ames Foundation · The Union Home Foundation Inc · Marni & Morris Propp II Family Foundation Inc · The Reinberger Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 116 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2024) is on record and reports $1.6M of grant expense with no grantee named in the published copy. A private foundation itemizes every grant it makes, so a return carrying none has filed its list as an attachment that the public copy does not include. The figures above are therefore from FY2020, the most recent year this funder’s grantee list reached the public record.

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