Funding search · EIN 474494775 · Bethesda, MD

Journey for Good Foundation

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

223
grants reported
$4.9M
total given
2022–2025
filing years
$20,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Emma'S Torch Ltd4 grants · $160,000
  • Black Girls Cook4 grants · $160,000
  • National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation2 grants · $150,000
  • Grace-Mar Services3 grants · $125,000
  • The Lamb Center4 grants · $110,000
  • Move for Hunger4 grants · $95,000
  • Sd Gunner Fund4 grants · $95,000
  • Horizons Greater Washington4 grants · $90,000
  • Together We Bake4 grants · $85,000
  • Shoes That Fit3 grants · $85,000

Giving over time

$367,500
2022
$497,500
2023
$1.4M
2024
$2.6M
2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 223 grants.

  • $100,000

    National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025

    To provide job readiness training, supportive services, industry credentials, and employment opportunities to folks with acute barriers to opportunity

  • $50,000

    Black Girls Cook · Baltimore, MD · 2025

    Empower and inspire inner-city adolescent girls of color through culinary arts and urban farming

  • $50,000

    Emma'S Torch Ltd · Washington, DC · 2025

    To empower refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking through culinary education

  • $50,000

    Grace-Mar Services · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    To provide social capital and job training to low-income individuals and families in the charlotte, nc region

  • $50,000

    The Lamb Center · Fairfax, VA · 2025

    Assist the homeless in the community by providing meals, shelter and job training

  • $50,000

    Black Girls Cook · Baltimore, MD · 2024

    Empower and inspire inner-city adolescent girls of color through culinary arts and urban farming

  • $50,000

    Emma'S Torch Ltd · Washington, DC · 2024

    To empower refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking through culinary education

  • $50,000

    Grace-Mar Services · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    To provide social capital and job training to low-income individuals and families in the charlotte, nc region

  • $50,000

    National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024

    To provide job readiness training, supportive services, industry credentials, and employment opportunities to folks with acute barriers to opportunity

  • $45,000

    Shoes That Fit · Claremont, CA · 2024

    To tackle one of the most visible signs of poverty by giving children in need new athletic shoes to attend school with dignity and joy

  • $36,174

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025

    To support the southern california wildfire recovery efforts and related emergency relief efforts

  • $36,173

    California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    To support the southern california wildfire recovery fund and related emergency relief efforts

  • $32,500

    Move for Hunger · Red Bank, NJ · 2023

    To create sustainable ways to reduce food waste and fight hunger using the relocation industry

  • $30,000

    412 Food Rescue · Pittsburgh, PA · 2025

    To support the growth and expansion of food recovery and redistribution efforts in western, pa

  • $30,000

    Atlanta Mission · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    To provide workforce development programming for adults in atlanta, ga

  • $30,000

    Be a Leader Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2025

    To empower students with the tools, leadership skills and support needed to succeed in higher education

  • $30,000

    Community Culinary School of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2025

    To provide training and job placement assistance in the culinary industry for adults with barriers to long-term sucessful employment

  • $30,000

    Gary Sinise Foundation · Nashville, TN · 2025

    To serve our nation by honoring our defenders, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need

  • $30,000

    Gotham Food Pantry · New York, NY · 2025

    To support the expansion of food rescue and redistribution efforts in new york city low-income housing communities

  • $30,000

    Highline Schools Foundation · Burien, WA · 2025

    To address the impact of poverty in the local community through supporting students, families and educators in the public school system

  • $30,000

    Hit the Books · New York, NY · 2025

    To support out-of-school time programs for low-income harlem youth with academic and sports-based development programs

  • $30,000

    Kids' Meals · Houston, TX · 2025

    To end childhood hunger by delivering free, healthy meals, year-round to children in need in the greater houston area

  • $30,000

    Move for Hunger · Neptune, NJ · 2025

    To create sustainable ways to reduce food waste and fight hunger using the relocation industry

  • $30,000

    Orlando Union Rescue Mission · Orlando, FL · 2025

    To help purchase new computers for underserved students in the orlando area that are behind on grades

  • $30,000

    Sd Gunner Fund · Richmond Hill, GA · 2025

    To provide fully trained service dogs at no cost to veterans in need

  • $30,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2025

    To support the culinary training workforce development program which provides culinary training and job placement opportunities

  • $30,000

    Shoes That Fit · Claremont, CA · 2025

    To tackle one of the most visible signs of poverty by giving children in need new athletic shoes to attend school with dignity and joy

  • $30,000

    Springs Rescue Mission · Colorado Springs, CO · 2025

    To support vocational training for adults experiencing homelessness

  • $30,000

    The Hope Program · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    To empower new yorkers to build sustainable futures through comprehensive job training, advancement and lifelong career support

  • $30,000

    Together We Bake · Alexandria, VA · 2025

    To provide assistance to the community helping them developing a new skill

  • $30,000

    United Service Organizations · Arlington, VA · 2025

    To strengthen the well-being of people who serve in the military and their families

  • $30,000

    Youth Guidance · Chicago, IL · 2025

    To provide students in chicagos riverside community with access to culinary lessons and techniques

  • $30,000

    Atlanta Mission · Atlanta, GA · 2024

    To provide workforce development programming for adults in atlanta, ga

  • $30,000

    Be a Leader Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2024

    To empower students with the tools, leadership skills and support needed to succeed in higher education

  • $30,000

    Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida · Orlando, FL · 2024

    To support the culinary training workforce development program which provides culinary training and job placement opportunities

  • $30,000

    The Hope Program · Brooklyn, NY · 2024

    To empower new yorkers to build sustainable futures through comprehensive job training, advancement and lifelong career support

  • $30,000

    Youth Guidance · Chicago, IL · 2024

    To provide students in chicagos riverside community with access to culinary lessons and techniques

  • $30,000

    Black Girls Cook · Baltimore, MD · 2023

    Empower and inspire inner-city adolescent girls of color through culinary arts and urban farming

  • $30,000

    Emma'S Torch Ltd · Brooklyn, NY · 2023

    To empower refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking through culinary education

  • $30,000

    Black Girls Cook · Baltimore, MD · 2022

    Teaches inner-city adolescent girls of color the true meaning of farm-to-table

  • $30,000

    Emma'S Torch Ltd · Brooklyn, NY · 2022

    To empower refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking through culinary education

  • $25,000

    A Wider Circle · Kensington, MD · 2025

    To provide holistic, individualized support to adults looking to re-enter the workforce

  • $25,000

    Brooklyn Book Bodega · Brooklyn, NY · 2025

    To provide free events, programs and books for marginalized kids ages 0-18 in new york city

  • $25,000

    Climbhi 175 · Honolulu, HI · 2025

    To enhance education and workforce development opportunities for students in hawaii

  • $25,000

    Code Platoon · Chicago, IL · 2025

    To transform the lives of veterans, active-duty service members, and military spouses through hands-on educational training in software development

  • $25,000

    Dog Tag · Washington, DC · 2025

    To empower veterans with service-connected disabilities to find renewed purpose and community

  • $25,000

    Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute · Cleveland, OH · 2025

    To provide training and job opportunities for folks in the culinary industry

  • $25,000

    Feed My Sheep · Puunene, HI · 2025

    To combat food insecurity on maui

  • $25,000

    Feeding Northeast Florida · Jacksonville, FL · 2025

    To ensure food security for veterans, active-duty military, and their families

  • $25,000

    Feeding South Florida · Pembroke Park, FL · 2025

    To support schools in the fort lauderdale region with free food and nutrition education to students and their families

  • $25,000

    Feeding Tampa Bay · Tampa, FL · 2025

    To support healthy food distribution to low-income households via the community market program

  • $25,000

    Habitat for Humanity Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV · 2025

    To bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope

  • $25,000

    Hawaii Foodbank · Lihue, HI · 2025

    To nourish our ohana today while working to end hunger tomorrow

  • $25,000

    Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2025

    Provide free academic and enrichment programs to public and charter school students

  • $25,000

    Kid Net Foundation Dba Jonathan'S Place · Garland, TX · 2025

    To provide a safe place, loving homes, and promising futures for abused and neglected children, teens, and young adults

  • $25,000

    Kitchens for Good · San Diego, CA · 2025

    To transform lives through culinary arts

  • $25,000

    Kline Veterans Fund · Las Vegas, NV · 2025

    To assist veterans in crisis in southern nevada due to financial hardship

  • $25,000

    Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen · San Jose, CA · 2025

    To provide hot and nutritious meals to anyone in need in santa clara and san mateo counties

  • $25,000

    Loaves and Fishes Too · Minneapolis, MN · 2025

    To provide healthy meals to minnesotans in areas where the need is greatest

  • $25,000

    New England Culinary Arts Training · Boston, MA · 2025

    To empower adults facing barriers to employment through training in culinary skills and career-readiness

  • $25,000

    New Orleans Women & Children'S Shelter · New Orleans, LA · 2025

    To enable women and their children to transition from a life of homelessness and poverty to one of stability and self-sufficiency

  • $25,000

    North Lawndale Employment Network · Chicago, IL · 2025

    To improve the earnings potential of the north lawndale community through innovative employment initiatives

  • $25,000

    Northwest Harvest · Seattle, WA · 2025

    To grow food justice through collective action and ending hunger in washington state

  • $25,000

    Oak City Cares · Raleigh, NC · 2025

    To fight and prevent homelessness by connecting those at risk to coordinated services that create a path to stable housing and renewed hope

  • $25,000

    Partners for Harris County Children Dba Bear Be a Resource for Cps Kids · Houston, TX · 2025

    To provide hope and help for at-risk and cps involved children and their caretakers in the greater houston area

  • $25,000

    People Helping People · Salt Lake City, UT · 2025

    To reduce the number of children living in poverty by helping low-income women reach an adequate income through successful employment

  • $25,000

    Rags of Honor 1 · Chicago, IL · 2025

    To provide assistance to homeless and unepmloyed veterans and refugees

  • $25,000

    Second Helpings Atlanta · Atlanta, GA · 2025

    To help reduce food waste and hunger in metro atlanta

  • $25,000

    So All May Eat · Denver, CO · 2025

    To fight food insecurity and create community through healthy food access

  • $25,000

    Son of a Saint · New Orleans, LA · 2025

    To transform the lives of boys living without fathers across new orleans through high-impact, holistic services

  • $25,000

    Step Up Womens Network · Los Angeles, CA · 2025

    To support on campus high school mentorship programming for a cohort of students in the dallas, tx area

  • $25,000

    Table To Table · Saddle Brook, NJ · 2025

    To end food waste and hunger in northeast new jersey

  • $25,000

    Three Square · Las Vegas, NV · 2025

    To provide wholesome food to hungry people, while passionately pursuing a hunger-free community

  • $25,000

    United Way of Southern Nevada · Las Vegas, NV · 2025

    To provide capacity building support, technical assistance, and operational support to grassroots nonprofits in southern nevada working to fight poverty

  • $25,000

    Working Wardrobes · Santa Ana, CA · 2025

    To provide effective workforce readiness services that help low income individuals find employment and achieve economic stability and self-sufficiency

  • $25,000

    Youthcare · Seattle, WA · 2025

    To end youth homelessness and ensure young people are empowered to achieve their potential

  • $25,000

    Climbhi 175 · Honolulu, HI · 2024

    To enhance education and workforce development opportunities for students in hawaii

  • $25,000

    Community Culinary School of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2024

    To provide training and job placement assistance in the culinary industry for adults with barriers to long-term sucessful employment

  • $25,000

    Eat Well Exchange · Miami, FL · 2024

    To address food insecurity and improve nutritional education in underserved communities in miami, fl

  • $25,000

    Feeding South Florida · Pembroke Park, FL · 2024

    To support schools in the fort lauderdale region with free food and nutrition education to students and their families

  • $25,000

    Highline Schools Foundation · Burien, WA · 2024

    To address the impact of poverty in the local community through supporting students, families and educators in the public school system

  • $25,000

    Hoodies 4 Healing · Cypress, TX · 2024

    To serve hot meals and provide other essential supplies for individuals and families experiencing homelessness

  • $25,000

    Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2024

    Provide free academic and enrichment programs to public and charter school students

  • $25,000

    Kid Net Foundation Dba Jonathan'S Place · Garland, TX · 2024

    To provide a safe place, loving homes, and promising futures for abused and neglected children, teens, and young adults

  • $25,000

    Move for Hunger · Neptune, NJ · 2024

    To create sustainable ways to reduce food waste and fight hunger using the relocation industry

  • $25,000

    Sd Gunner Fund · Richmond Hill, GA · 2024

    To provide fully trained service dogs at no cost to veterans in need

  • $25,000

    Sisters of Watts · Palmdale, CA · 2024

    To help address the pressing needs of low-income families and individuals in the watts community

  • $25,000

    Springs Rescue Mission · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024

    To support vocational training for adults experiencing homelessness

  • $25,000

    Step Up Womens Network · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    To support on campus high school mentorship programming for a cohort of students in the dallas, tx area

  • $25,000

    The Lamb Center · Fairfax, VA · 2024

    Assist the homeless in the community by providing meals, shelter and job training

  • $25,000

    Together We Bake · Alexandria, VA · 2024

    To provide assistance to the community helping them developing a new skill

  • $25,000

    Community Culinary School of Charlotte · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    To provide workforce development and job placement assistance in the food service industry for adults who face barriers to long-term successful employment

  • $25,000

    Grace-Mar Services · Charlotte, NC · 2023

    Provides social capital and job training to low-income individuals and families in the charlotte community

  • $25,000

    Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023

    To support the hawaii community foundation's maui strong fund in its efforts to provide rapid response and recovery for the devastating wildfires on maui

  • $25,000

    The Lamb Center · Fairfax, VA · 2023

    Assist the homeless in the community by providing meals, shelter and job training

  • $25,000

    Horizons Greater Washington · Washington, DC · 2022

    Provide free academic and enrichment programs to public and charter school students

  • $20,000

    Aloha Harvest · Honolulu, HI · 2025

    To help reduce food waste and food insecurity across hawaii

  • $20,000

    Back 2 School America · Chicago, IL · 2025

    To provide school supplies to low-income students in chicago, illinois

  • $20,000

    Bean'S Cafe · Anchorage, AK · 2025

    To fight hunger for all ages, one meal at a time while providing a pathway to self-sufficiency with dignity and respect

  • $20,000

    Blessings in a Backpack · Louisville, KY · 2025

    To provide consistent weekend nutrition to school-aged children in louisville who might otherwise go hungry

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