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12 funders with a record of paying for “taste”
Where the money went
The Chicago Community TrustChicago, ILCharity · may take applications
9 matching grants · $12.6M · through 2022Largest: $285,900 to Northern Illinois Food Bank — general operating support, support for build healthy communities program operations and screen and intervene initiative, matching the contribution of robert hansel, pgl retiree, $1…
Social Venture Partners PortlandPortland, ORCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $280,000 · through 2024Largest: $72,500 to KAIROS — equity collaborative grant and taste 2022 grant payment made in 2023
The Happy Valley Adventure BureauState College, PACharity · may take applications
7 matching grants · $89,000 · through 2024Largest: $18,000 to CENTRAL PA TASTING TRAIL — tourism promotion
Bonafiglia FoundationSeneca Falls, NY
8 matching grants · $68,383 · through 2024Largest: $3,750 to CAYUGA-SENECA COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY INC — seneca county's emergency baby pantry support and taste of tunes sponsorship
Largest: $200,000 to FOREFRONT — fresh taste - chicago region food system fund
Lee InitiativeLouisville, KYCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $90,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to TASTEFUL VEGAN — racial justice srrj
Largest: $23,000 to CULTIVATE CULINARY SCHOOL AND CATERING INC — elkhart cultivate program support & taste of hope sponsorship
Largest: $2,000 to RWJ HAMILTON FOUNDATION — 17th annual all in good taste, 4/27/23, cocktail sponsor
Community Foundation of North Texas (TaxFort Worth, TXCharity · may take applications
6 matching grants · $51,000 · through 2024Largest: $8,000 to BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LONE STAR FOUNDATION — for the barrett havran big taste of fort worth - no benefits
Communities Foundation of TexasDallas, TXCharity · may take applications
4 matching grants · $85,853 · through 2024Largest: $28,103 to TASTE PROJECT — this grant is designated for general support.
Largest: $50,000 to ASHTABULA COUNTY JUVENILE COURT — support the taste of transformation: culinary futures: a family resource center program
Largest: $700,000 to ForeFront — this grant is to support year 2 and 3 of north lawndale fresh, a fund within grantee's fresh taste project
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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 →