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Grant recipient EIN 26-4143394Food and agriculture

Who funds Fair Food Network?

36 private foundations gave Fair Food Network in Detroit, MI $19.3 million across 138 grants, in tax years 2017 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2017 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

138 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2025

    Essential services

    $150,000
  2. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2025

    Partnership to expand the farm stop model to new communities

    $15,000
  3. India FoundationEast Lansing, MI 2025

    Humanitarian

    $3,500
  4. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2025

    Argus farm stop L3C - 2026 farm stop conference

    $1,000
  5. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2024

    Michigan Good Food Fund-Southeast Michigan Regional Food Network

    $750,000
  6. Marguerite Casey FoundationSeattle, WA 2024

    General operating support

    $350,000
  7. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2024

    Transform Food Systems

    $310,000
  8. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Promise of an Equitable Future

    $250,000
  9. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2024

    To provide support for the expansion of a program to provide increased access to fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income Flint families.

    $240,000
  10. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems

    $200,000
  11. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems

    $200,000
  12. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems

    $200,000
  13. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems

    $150,000
  14. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2024

    Hunger

    $150,000
  15. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2024

    Matching Grant

    $70,000
  16. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2024

    Program services

    $25,000
  17. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2024

    Michigan good food fund seed awards

    $25,000
  18. Vaughan FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2024

    Used consistent W/501(C)(3) status

    $20,000
  19. Heal the Planet FoundationDavie, FL 2024

    Promote community health

    $5,000
  20. India FoundationEast Lansing, MI 2024

    Humanitarian

    $3,500
  21. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2023

    Support for the michigan good food fund and the establishment of a regional hub for food business development in southeast mi.

    $750,000
  22. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems

    $500,000
  23. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General Support

    $250,000
  24. New York State Health FDN D/B/A New York Health FoundationNew York, NY 2023

    Advancing technology to increase fruit & vegetable consumption

    $240,000
  25. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2023

    To provide operating support for fair food network's nutrition incentive and impact investing.

    $200,000
  26. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems

    $200,000
  27. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems

    $200,000
  28. Ford PhilanthropyDearborn, MI 2023

    Social mobility

    $150,000
  29. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2023

    Transform Food Systems

    $50,000
  30. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Matching Grant

    $36,000
  31. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $25,000
  32. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2023

    Program services

    $25,000
  33. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2023

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  34. Vaughan FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2023

    Used consistent W/501(C)(3) status

    $20,000
  35. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2023

    Food, Strong and Equitable Food Systems

    $5,000
  36. Heal the Planet FoundationDavie, FL 2023

    Promote community health

    $5,000
  37. The Martin Family FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2023

    Educational

    $1,000
  38. India FoundationEast Lansing, MI 2023

    Humanitarian

    $500
  39. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $11
  40. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    provide core support for the Michigan Good Food Fund 2.0 initiative to increase the number of BIPOC and women food entrepreneurs in Michigan receiving high quality technical assistance and access to capital in order to build healthier, wealthier communities and a more equitable food system

    $500,000
  41. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    increase access to Double Up Food Bucks by leveraging federal and state dollars to create a more equitable food system that decreases food insecurity, increases access to healthy food and supports local growers

    $400,000
  42. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    advance policies that promote nutrition incentives to increase access to good food for low income children and families, as well as support farmers, and strengthen local economies by mobilizing community and institutional stakeholders

    $250,000
  43. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2022

    stimulate creative financing and technical assistance to support good food social enterprises across the value chain to increase access to healthy food, create jobs, support family farmers and entrepreneurs of color

    $200,000
  44. Michael & Susan Dell FoundationAustin, TX 2022

    Supporting Healthy Food Incentives in Texas and Nationally

    $150,000
  45. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    To provide support for the expansion of a program to provide increased access to fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income Flint families.

    $150,000
  46. Ruth Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2022

    Double up food bucks 2022

    $50,000
  47. Vaughan FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2022

    Used consistent W/501(C)(3) status

    $40,000
  48. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2022

    General Operating Support

    $20,000
  49. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2022

    Strengthen the Food System

    $15,000
  50. Harry A and Margaret D Towsley FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2022

    Program support

    $10,000
  51. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2022

    Program services

    $5,000
  52. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2022

    Program services

    $5,000
  53. Heal the Planet FoundationDavie, FL 2022

    Promote community health

    $5,000
  54. The JM Kaplan Fund IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support

    $1,500
  55. Seeding the Future FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $600
  56. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $5
  57. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2021

    To strengthen local food systems and expand access to healthy food for low income families in michigan through the double up food bucks incentives

    $640,000
  58. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    increase access to Double Up Food Bucks by leveraging federal and state dollars to create a more equitable food system that decreases food insecurity, increases access to healthy food and supports local growers

    $400,000
  59. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    stimulate creative financing and technical assistance to support good food social enterprises across the value chain to increase access to healthy food, create jobs, support family farmers and entrepreneurs of color

    $300,000
  60. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2021

    To support the fair food network to provide specialized technical assistance for food businesses and to launch the fair food fund in southeast michigan.

    $250,000
  61. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    ensure that food, nutrition, and agriculture policies continue to support and expand healthy food incentives by mobilizing key stakeholders and informing policymakers

    $195,000
  62. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    To provide support for the expansion of a program to provide increased access to fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income Flint families.

    $150,000
  63. Newman's Own FoundationWestport, CT 2021

    Fair food network

    $100,000
  64. The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey IncMillburn, NJ 2021

    Double up food bucks new jersey

    $80,500
  65. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2021

    matching grant

    $80,500
  66. Ruth Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2021

    Double up food bucks

    $60,000
  67. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2021

    General Operating Support

    $40,000
  68. New Hampshire Children's Health FoundationConcord, NH 2021

    To enhance snap double up bucks

    $20,000
  69. Lawson Valentine FoundationPrinceton, NJ 2021

    General purpose

    $10,000
  70. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2021

    Program services

    $10,000
  71. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2021

    Creating a Robust Healthy Food System

    $8,000
  72. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2021

    Program services

    $5,000
  73. Heal the Planet FoundationDavie, FL 2021

    Promote community health

    $5,000
  74. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $5
  75. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    manage the Michigan Good Food Fund to serve food entrepreneurs across the state of Michigan and develop innovative approaches to technical assistance, community input, and the provision of financial resources that increase the number of food entrepreneurs of color supported by the Fund

    $1,100,000
  76. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    increase the number of good food entrepreneurs and healthy food access for low income families in Michigan by increasing technical assistance, deepening producer connections and optimizing healthy food incentives to build equitable food systems

    $1,050,000
  77. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    stimulate creative financing and technical assistance to support good food social enterprises across the value chain to increase access to healthy food, create jobs, support family farmers and entrepreneurs of color

    $500,000
  78. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    increase access to Double Up Food Bucks by leveraging federal and state dollars to create a more equitable food system that decreases food insecurity, increases access to healthy food and supports local growers

    $400,000
  79. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    See part XV, supplementary informationrecipient 92to support the development of a mobile phone application to enable online enrollment in the double up food bucks (dufb) program and to significantly increase dufb marketing and advertising in southeast michigan and western new york in response to covid-19.

    $300,000
  80. The Ralph C Wilson Jr FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    See part XV, supplementary informationrecipient 91to support the fair food network to provide specialized technical assistance for food businesses and to launch the fair food fund in southeast michigan.

    $250,000
  81. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    To provide support for the expansion of a program to provide increased access to fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income Flint families.

    $150,000
  82. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2020

    Matching Grant

    $110,000
  83. The John Merck FundHarrison, NY 2020

    To help capitalize the fair food fund collateral initiative to leverage capital in support of mission-aligned food enterprises in new england that will need additional working capital to reopen or resume their operations post covid-19.

    $100,000
  84. The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey IncMillburn, NJ 2020

    Double up food bucks new jersey

    $80,500
  85. Ruth Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    Double up food bucks

    $80,000
  86. New Hampshire Children's Health FoundationConcord, NH 2020

    Increase the number of participating stores, grow incentive spending by snap participants, and set the program up for continued operation in future years.

    $64,200
  87. New Hampshire Children's Health FoundationConcord, NH 2020

    To enhance snap double up bucks

    $50,000
  88. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2020

    Greater access to the double-up on food bucks program in kent and muskegon counties via outreach and technology.

    $50,000
  89. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2020

    To support technical assistance to develop an electronic application for Double Up Food Bucks enrollment.

    $50,000
  90. Elmina B Sewall FoundationFreeport, ME 2020

    General operating support

    $40,000
  91. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2020

    Human needs

    $30,000
  92. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2020

    Program support

    $25,000
  93. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2020

    To strengthen local food systems and expand access to healthy food for low income families in michigan through the double up food bucks incentives

    $25,000
  94. New Hampshire Children's Health FoundationConcord, NH 2020

    Increase the number of participating stores, grow incentive spending by snap participants, and set the program up for continued operation in future years.

    $20,000
  95. Newman's Own FoundationWestport, CT 2020

    General operating & capacity building

    $20,000
  96. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2020

    Program services

    $20,000
  97. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2020

    Program services

    $20,000
  98. Vaughan FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2020

    Used consistent W/501(C)(3) status

    $20,000
  99. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2020

    Creating a robust healthy food system

    $8,000
  100. Americana FoundationNovi, MI 2020

    Green grocer's program

    $2,488
  101. Heal the Planet FoundationDavie, FL 2020

    Promote community health

    $1,000
  102. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $5
  103. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    increase the number of good food entrepreneurs and healthy food access for low income families in Michigan by increasing technical assistance, deepening producer connections and optimizing healthy food incentives to build equitable food systems

    $1,125,000
  104. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    To strengthen local food systems and expand access to healthy food for low income families in michigan through the double up food bucks incentives.

    $225,000
  105. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2019

    The purpose of this grant is to support engage nutrition incentive practitioners in key communities nationwide to inform the 2018/19 farm bill, specifically to insure continuation and expansion of the food insecurity nutrition incentive (fini) program.

    $200,000
  106. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2019

    To support the expansion of a program to provide increased access to fresh fruits and vegetables for low-income Flint families.

    $150,000
  107. Ruth Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2019

    Innovating technology and expanding geographies

    $80,000
  108. Newman's Own FoundationWestport, CT 2019

    General operating & capacity building

    $75,000
  109. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2019

    Matching Grant

    $70,000
  110. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2019

    Greater access to the double-up on food bucks program in kent and muskegon counties via outreach and technology.

    $50,000
  111. The Fred & Barbara Erb Family FoundationRoyal Oak, MI 2019

    Grant

    $40,000
  112. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2019

    Human needs

    $30,000
  113. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $25,000
  114. New Hampshire Children's Health FoundationConcord, NH 2019

    Increase the number of participating stores, grow incentive spending by snap participants, and set teh program up for continued operation in future years.

    $20,000
  115. Vaughan FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2019

    Used consistent W/501(C)(3) status

    $15,000
  116. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2019

    Program services

    $10,000
  117. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2019

    Program services

    $10,000
  118. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2018

    increase the number of good food entrepreneurs and healthy food access for low income families in Michigan by increasing technical assistance, deepening producer connections and optimizing healthy food incentives to build equitable food systems

    $1,150,000
  119. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2018

    increase access to Double Up Food Bucks by leveraging federal and state dollars to create a more equitable food system that decreases food insecurity, increases access to healthy food and supports local growers

    $400,000
  120. The Kresge FoundationTroy, MI 2018

    The purpose of this grant is to support engage nutrition incentive practitioners in key communities nationwide to inform the 2018/19 farm bill, specifically to insure continuation and expansion of the food insecurity nutrition incentive (fini) program.

    $200,000
  121. Charles Stewart Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    To support a program to increase the affordability of fresh produce to Genesee County families receiving food assistance.

    $150,000
  122. Ruth Mott FoundationFlint, MI 2018

    Innovating technology and expanding geographies

    $80,000
  123. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2018

    General Support

    $50,000
  124. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2018

    Program/operating support

    $50,000
  125. Apple Pickers FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  126. Frey FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 2018

    Greater access to the double-up on food bucks program in kent and muskegon counties via outreach and technology.

    $50,000
  127. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2018

    Matching Grant

    $50,000
  128. Dte Energy FoundationDetroit, MI 2018

    Basic needs

    $30,000
  129. Vaughan FoundationAnn Arbor, MI 2018

    Used consistent W/501(C)(3) status

    $15,000
  130. Lydia B Stokes FoundationSouth Burlington, VT 2018

    Expansion

    $10,000
  131. Roaring Brook Family FoundationLenox, MA 2018

    General funding

    $10,000
  132. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2018

    Rolling back hunger & nutrition

    $8,000
  133. Hamp Family FundDetroit, MI 2018

    Program services

    $4,000
  134. Woodcock FoundationNew York, NY 2017

    General

    $100,000
  135. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    design and implement a WIC healthy food incentive pilot in Kansas City, Missouri, groceries working in partnership with early childhood settings to serve as a model to inform policy regarding child nutrition efforts

    $100,000
  136. Surdna Foundation IncNew York, NY 2017

    General support

    $75,000
  137. WK Kellogg FoundationBattle Creek, MI 2017

    Matching Grant

    $70,000
  138. Endowment For Health IncConcord, NH 2017

    To help low-income families purchase fresh fruits and vegetables by developing a regional supply chain connecting farmers and mainstream grocers.

    $20,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other food and agriculture organizations in Michigan and are not among Fair Food Network’s funders above.

  1. Consumers Energy FoundationJackson, MI 136 grants Accepts applications $794,695 to similar organizations
  2. The Pfizer Foundation IncNew York, NY 98 grants Preselected only $136,528 to similar organizations
  3. Spartannash FoundationByron Center, MI 51 grants Preselected only $302,149 to similar organizations
  4. Comerica Charitable FoundationCincinnati, OH 28 grants Preselected only $102,400 to similar organizations
  5. The Mercantile Bank FoundationGrand Rapids, MI 17 grants Preselected only $31,750 to similar organizations
  6. JPMorgan Chase FoundationNew York, NY 51 grants Preselected only $1,147,707 to similar organizations
  7. Edward Jones FoundationSt Louis, MO 13 grants Preselected only $10,045 to similar organizations
  8. GE Aerospace FoundationNorwalk, CT 26 grants Accepts applications $33,847 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 26-4143394 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.