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 20222024. 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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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

$2.9M
2022
$2.3M
2023
$2.6M
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.