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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “edible”
Where the money went
Sullivan 180Liberty, NYCharity · may take applications
11 matching grants · $229,653 · through 2024Largest: $80,200 to Sullivan West Central School District — to create a health campaign, to assist in expanding club & recess opportunities and to install a native edible and pollinator garden.
Largest: $62,560 to EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NYC — celebration grant
The Jaffe Family FoundationValley Cottage, NY
6 matching grants · $68,053 · through 2024Largest: $35,000 to EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECT — support charitable purpose
Largest: $100,000 to BAKERSFIELD COLLEGE FOUNDATION — support for the bakersfield college foundation edible garden
Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $615,500 · through 2024Largest: $375,000 to THE EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECT — sustainable environment
Largest: $100,000 to EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD — unrestricted charitable puproses
Largest: $25,000 to EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NEW YORK — general & unrestricted
Largest: $20,000 to EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD NYC — for general charitable purposes
Largest: $100,000 to EDIBLE SCHOOL YARD NOLA — in support of edible schoolyard new orleans program
Largest: $428,899 to LINK HANDS FOR HUMANITY — cobden edible biodiversity conservation area
The San Francisco FoundationSan Francisco, CACharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $92,100 · through 2024Largest: $45,100 to THE EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECT — for general support
Largest: $10,000 to EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECT - BERKELEY (2016) — edible schoolyard berkeley envision gardens and kitchens as interactive classrooms and a sustainable, delicious, and free lunch for every student.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →