· Private foundation
Whole Kids Foundation
Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2023.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
How this is measured
By grant size · FY2023
- Under $10k2 grants · $3k
- $10k–50k7 grants · $158k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $342k
- $250k+3 grants · $3.6M
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| SCHOOL GARDEN GRANTS | $1,775,107 |
| CHEF ANN FOUNDATION | $995,454 |
| WCF Fresh Health Food Access | $826,686 |
| THE BEE CAUSE PROJECT | $232,450 |
| PEAS | $60,000 |
| Youth Farm | $50,000 |
| Slow Food USA | $32,000 |
| Urban Strategies, Inc | $25,000 |
| NOPI-Nonprofit Incubator | $25,000 |
| Tides Center | $25,000 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | $20,000 |
| SCHOOL GARDEN REVIEW PROCESS | $16,160 |
| Wellness in the Schools | $14,885 |
| Zenger Farm | $3,000 |
| Deep Roots Garden | $493 |
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +131% since the first grant, against -37% for those funded once.
8 repeat relationships: 7 still active in FY2023, 1 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $171k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- CACHEF ANN FOUNDATION3× · 2021–2023 · $2.0M · revenue ×15
- TBTHE BEE CAUSE PROJECT INC3× · 2021–2023 · $716k · revenue +52% · 49% of their budget
- WIWELLNESS IN THE SCHOOLS INC2× · 2022–2023 · $59k · revenue +131%
Funded once
- WFWCF Fresh Healthy Food Accessone grant, 2021 · $768k
- SFSchool Food Mattersone grant, 2022 · $178k
- YFYouth Farm and Market Projectone grant, 2021 · $50k · revenue -68%
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.
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.
Our mission is to educate, organize and advocate for food and farming systems to become economically prosperous, ecologically sound and socially equitable.
To cultivate healthy farm and food connections in classrooms, cafeterias, and communities.
Foodwise grows thriving communities through the power and joy of local food. We envision a world that nourishes all people, local economies, and the living earth.
To educate and inpspire young adults to promote environmentally conscious & socially responsible choices.
Real Food for Kids' mission is to change eating behaviors and improve health outcomes for children and families in the Greater Washington Region through sustainable access to real whole foods, impactful nutrition education, and local…
EFIs mission is to transform the produce industry and the lives of farmworkers by facilitating collaboration among workers, agricultural employers, retail buyers and consumer advocates.
Kids In Nutrition (KIN) is a nationwide student-led movement dedicated to food justice, sustainable systems, and improved health outcomes for youth through food literacy and access. Recognizing that lifelong habits develop early, KIN…
We empower food service programs and school districts to make food delicious, nourishing, and responsible through our evidence-based certification program. We provide education and support that inspires students, schools, and communities…
Together with communities, foodcorps serves to connect kids to healthy food in schools.
The Foundation for Food and Farm Connections is a 501c3 nonprofit, dedicated to sharing the farm and nutrition story in schools, while promoting local farm sourcing in the cafeteria. To empower kids with knowledge for food systems and…
Our mission is to nurture a diverse group of young leaders through the meaningful work of growing food.
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 23 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.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
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.
- Who funds CHEF ANN FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds THE BEE CAUSE PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds WELLNESS IN THE SCHOOLS INC ↗
- Who funds Youth Farm and Market Project ↗
- Who funds TIDES CENTER ↗
- Who funds ROOTS FOR THE HOME TEAM ↗
- Who funds The Edible Schoolyard Project dba The Alice Waters Institute ↗
- Who funds CHILDREN FIRST FUND THE CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds 100cameras ↗
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.
Open a dossier: Whole Foods Market Foundation · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
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