New York · Public charity
The James Beard Foundation Inc
The james beard foundation believes in a vibrant, equitable, and sustainable independent restaurant industry that stands as a cornerstone of american culture, community, and economy - and drives towards a better food system. The james beard foundation aims to be a destination for excellence across the independent restaurant industry,…
- $737k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 1
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 26
- Organizations funded FY2022
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2022
- Itemized, FY2025
- $20k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $20,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 26
- FY2019 to FY2022
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2022, 100% of the organizations The James Beard Foundation Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2022, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $370k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 1 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2022 | 26 | $370k | 100% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $35k | 100% |
| FY2020 | 2 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2019 | 2 | $27k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lee Initiative Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zero Foodprint | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Parlor Atlanta LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nussli 118 LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fishscale Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Skydance Brewing Company Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nui Kaeloha Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Nourish Spot | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hotville Chicken LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 22 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Central Kitchen Inc | $20,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Lee Initiative Inc | $20,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Zero Foodprint | $20,000 | 1 | 2% |
| Parlor Atlanta LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nussli 118 LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Fishscale Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Skydance Brewing Company Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nui Kaeloha Inc | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| The Nourish Spot | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Hotville Chicken LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Tina Archuleta | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Sammys Avenue Eatery LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Morning Light LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Credentials Social Club | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Spirit Mountain Brewing & Roasting LLC | $15,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pioneer Valley Workers Center Inc | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| La Cocina | $10,000 | 1 | 0% |
| North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems | $10,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Sustainable Markets Foundation | $6,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Robin Hood Foundation | $5,160 | 1 | 0% |
| Chicago's Green City Market Program | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Wine Empowered Inc | $5,000 | 1 | 29% |
Plus 12 recipients with no EIN on record ($180k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
The James Beard Foundation Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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.
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How this is measured
About The James Beard Foundation Inc
- How much does The James Beard Foundation Inc give?
- The James Beard Foundation Inc reported 1 itemized grants totaling $20,000, out of $737,358 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 26 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2022.
- What does The James Beard Foundation Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2025, its largest causes are Philanthropy (59%), Employment (13%), Community Improvement (11%).
- Who are The James Beard Foundation Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2019 to FY2025: World Central Kitchen Inc ($20k), Lee Initiative Inc ($20k), Zero Foodprint ($20k).
- Does The James Beard Foundation Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2022, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as The James Beard Foundation Inc?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Tides Foundation, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program.
- Where is The James Beard Foundation Inc based?
- The James Beard Foundation Inc is based in NY.
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