Funding search · EIN 361525480 · Washington, DC
National Restaurant Association
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 143
- grants reported
- $7.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $26,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Save Local Restaurants3 grants · $863,000
- Restaurant Law Center3 grants · $700,000
- Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association3 grants · $390,000
- Council of State Restaurant Associations2 grants · $350,000
- Massachusetts Restaurant Association3 grants · $330,000
- Arizona Restaurant Association2 grants · $315,000
- Committee To Protect Tips1 grant · $300,000
- Protect Neighborhood Restaurants1 grant · $255,000
- Multiculutral Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance2 grants · $251,996
- International Franchise Association1 grant · $250,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 143 grants.
- $588,000
Save Local Restaurants · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Advocacy
- $300,000
Committee To Protect Tips · Westborough, MA · 2024
Advocacy
- $285,000
Arizona Restaurant Association · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Advocacy
- $265,000
Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association · Lansing, MI · 2024
Advocacy
- $255,000
Protect Neighborhood Restaurants · San Rafael, CA · 2022
Advocacy
- $250,000
International Franchise Association · Washington, DC · 2022
Advocacy
- $250,000
No To I82 · Washington, DC · 2022
Advocacy
- $250,000
Restaurant Law Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Advocacy
- $225,000
Restaurant Law Center · Washington, DC · 2024
Advocacy
- $225,000
Restaurant Law Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Advocacy
- $220,000
Massachusetts Restaurant Association · Westborough, MA · 2024
Advocacy
- $175,000
Council of State Restaurant Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Sponsorship
- $175,000
Council of State Restaurant Associations · Washington, DC · 2023
Sponsorship
- $175,000
Council of State Restaurant Associations · Washington, DC · 2022
Sponsorship
- $152,000
Multiculutral Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance · Providence, RI · 2022
Sponsorship
- $150,000
Save Local Restaurants · San Rafael, CA · 2022
Advocacy
- $125,000
Save Local Restaurants · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Advocacy
- $99,996
Multiculutral Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance · Providence, RI · 2023
Sponsorship
- $83,000
Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association · Wilsonville, OR · 2024
Advocacy
- $80,000
Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association · Lansing, MI · 2023
Advocacy
- $80,000
Massachusetts Restaurant Association · Westborough, MA · 2022
Advocacy
- $80,000
The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Sponsorship
- $76,500
Colorado Restaurant Association · Denver, CO · 2023
Advocacy
- $75,000
Michigan Opportunity · Lansing, MI · 2022
Advocacy
- $65,000
Colorado Restaurant Association · Denver, CO · 2022
Advocacy
- $59,000
Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance · Cranston, RI · 2024
Advocacy
- $56,500
Connecticut Restaurant Association · Farmington, CT · 2024
Advocacy
- $55,000
Connecticut Restaurant Association · Wethersfield, CT · 2023
Advocacy
- $52,500
Restaurant Association of Maryland · Columbia, MD · 2023
Advocacy
- $50,000
Merchants Payments Coalition · Alexandria, VA · 2024
Advocacy
- $50,000
Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association · Harrisburg, PA · 2024
Advocacy
- $50,000
American Heart Association · Arlington, VA · 2023
Sponsorship
- $50,000
Restaurant Industry United · Augusta, ME · 2022
Advocacy
- $50,000
South Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association · Columbia, SC · 2022
Advocacy
- $50,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Sponsorship
- $47,000
Alaska Charr · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Advocacy
- $45,000
Alaska Charr · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Advocacy
- $45,000
Louisiana Restaurant Association · Metairie, LA · 2022
Advocacy
- $45,000
Michigan Restaurant & Lodging Association · Lansing, MI · 2022
Advocacy
- $42,000
Louisiana Restaurant Association · Metairie, LA · 2023
Advocacy
- $41,000
Rhode Island Hospitality Association · Cranston, RI · 2022
Advocacy
- $40,000
Tennessee Hospitality & Tourism Association · Nashville, TN · 2024
Advocacy
- $40,000
Hawaii Restaurant Association · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Advocacy
- $40,000
Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association · Wilsonville, OR · 2023
Advocacy
- $40,000
Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association · Wilsonville, OR · 2022
Advocacy
- $38,500
Rhode Island Hospitality Association · Cranston, RI · 2023
Advocacy
- $35,250
US Travel Association · Washington, DC · 2024
Sponsorship
- $35,000
Hospitality Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2024
Advocacy
- $35,000
Louisiana Restaurant Association · Metairie, LA · 2024
Advocacy
- $35,000
Texas Restaurant Association · Austin, TX · 2023
Advocacy
- $35,000
Virginia Restaurant Lodging & Travel Association · Richmond, VA · 2023
Advocacy
- $35,000
Connecticut Restaurant Association · Farmington, CT · 2022
Advocacy
- $35,000
Washington Hospitality Association · Olympia, WA · 2022
Advocacy
- $34,400
US Travel Assoication · Washington, DC · 2023
Sponsorship
- $33,550
US Travel Association · Washington, DC · 2022
Sponsorship
- $32,500
Restaurant Association Metro Washington · Washington, DC · 2022
Advocacy
- $31,000
Washington Hospitality Association · Olympia, WA · 2023
Advocacy
- $30,000
Hawaii Restaurant Association · Honolulu, HI · 2024
Advocacy
- $30,000
Texas Restaurant Association · Austin, TX · 2024
Advocacy
- $30,000
Womens Foodservice Forum · Dallas, TX · 2024
Sponsorship
- $30,000
Arizona Restaurant Association · Phoenix, AZ · 2023
Advocacy
- $30,000
Massachusetts Restaurant Association · Westborough, MA · 2023
Advocacy
- $30,000
Womens Foodservice Forum · Dallas, TX · 2023
Sponsorship
- $30,000
American Heart Association · Arlington, VA · 2022
Sponsorship
- $30,000
George Washington'S Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, VA · 2022
Sponsorship
- $30,000
Texas Restaurant Association · Austin, TX · 2022
Advocacy
- $30,000
Womens Foodservice Forum · Dallas, TX · 2022
Sponsorship
- $27,000
Rhode Island Hospitality Association · Cranston, RI · 2024
Advocacy
- $27,000
Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance · Columbus, OH · 2023
Advocacy
- $26,500
Restaurant Association Metro Washington · Washington, DC · 2024
Advocacy
- $26,000
Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association · Harrisburg, PA · 2023
Advocacy
- $26,000
Wisconsin Restaurant Association · Madison, WI · 2023
Advocacy
- $25,500
Restaurant Association Metro Washington · Washington, DC · 2023
Advocacy
- $25,000
Berman and Company · Arlington, VA · 2024
Advocacy
- $25,000
Delaware Restaurant Association · Newark, DE · 2024
Advocacy
- $25,000
Georgia Restaurant Association · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Advocacy
- $25,000
Nevada Restaurant Association · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Advocacy
- $25,000
New Mexico Restaurant Association · Albuquerque, NM · 2024
Advocacy
- $25,000
US Chamber of Commercemembership · Milford, NH · 2024
Sponsorship
- $25,000
Wisconsin Restaurant Association · Madison, WI · 2024
Advocacy
- $25,000
Democratic Governors Association · Washington, DC · 2023
Sponsorship
- $25,000
New Mexico Restaurant Association · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Advocacy
- $25,000
North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Advocacy
- $25,000
James Beard Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Sponsorship
- $25,000
New Mexico Restaurant Association · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Advocacy
- $25,000
North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association · Raleigh, NC · 2022
Advocacy
- $25,000
Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association · Harrisburg, PA · 2022
Advocacy
- $25,000
Virginia Restaurant Lodging & Travel Association · Richmond, VA · 2022
Advocacy
- $23,000
Restaurant Association of Maryland · Columbia, MD · 2022
Advocacy
- $22,500
Iowa Latino Hospitality Council · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Advocacy
- $22,500
Iowa Restaurant Association · West Des Moines, IA · 2024
Advocacy
- $22,000
Hospitality Minnesota · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Advocacy
- $22,000
Illinois Restaurant Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Advocacy
- $22,000
Ohio Restaurant Association · Columbus, OH · 2022
Advocacy
- $21,000
Cannery Row Company Ltd · Monterey, CA · 2024
Advocacy
- $21,000
Cannery Row Company Ltd · Monterey, CA · 2023
Advocacy
- $21,000
Cannery Row Company Ltd · Monterey, CA · 2022
Advocacy
- $20,000
American Heart Association · Arlington, VA · 2024
Sponsorship
- $20,000
Colorado Restaurant Association · Denver, CO · 2024
Advocacy
- $20,000
New York State Restaurant Association · Albany, NY · 2024
Advocacy
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