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Grant recipient EIN 84-4826419Food and agriculture

Who funds Civil Eats?

21 private foundations gave Civil Eats in Cotati, CA $1.7 million across 61 grants, in tax years 2019 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2019 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

61 grants

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

  1. The Orchard FoundationBoston, MA 2025

    To fund charitable mission of charitable organization.

    $6,000
  2. The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer FoundationLong Beach, CA 2025

    Operating support

    $1,000
  3. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2024

    Capacity building, working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $225,000
  4. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2024

    Transform Food Systems

    $30,000
  5. The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2024

    Climate Equity Initiative

    $25,000
  6. The Martha and Hunter Grubb Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 2024

    Current use for general charitable purposes

    $15,000
  7. Grace Communications Foundation IncNew York, NY 2024

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Playstudios Impact FundWilmington, DE 2024

    Education on food origins

    $10,000
  9. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General support

    $6,000
  10. Tomkat Ranch Educational FoundationPescadero, CA 2024

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  11. Wilo FoundationPasadena, CA 2024

    Donation to a domestically registered charitable organization.

    $3,000
  12. The Orchard FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    To fund charitable mission of charitable organization.

    $2,000
  13. The K2 Family FoundationBoston, MA 2024

    General

    $1,000
  14. The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer FoundationLong Beach, CA 2024

    Operating support

    $1,000
  15. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2023

    Capacity building for partners, working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $300,000
  16. The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson FoundationRoss, CA 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  17. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2023

    Transform Food Systems

    $50,000
  18. Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2023

    General operating support

    $20,000
  19. The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2023

    Climate Reporting

    $20,000
  20. The Nell Newman Foundation IncSanta Cruz, CA 2023

    General operations

    $15,000
  21. The Martha and Hunter Grubb Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 2023

    Current use for general charitable purposes

    $15,000
  22. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General support

    $6,000
  23. Tomkat Ranch Educational FoundationPescadero, CA 2023

    Unrestricted charitable grant

    $5,000
  24. The Orchard FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    To fund charitable mission of charitable organization.

    $2,000
  25. The K2 Family FoundationBoston, MA 2023

    General

    $1,000
  26. McNabb FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  27. The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson FoundationRoss, CA 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  28. Panta Rhea FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2022

    general support

    $60,000
  29. Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2022

    General operating support to report on school food and nutrition

    $20,000
  30. The Nell Newman Foundation IncSanta Cruz, CA 2022

    General support

    $15,000
  31. Merck Family FundBoston, MA 2022

    General support for civil eats

    $10,000
  32. The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2022

    Five articles examining the impacts of the food system on farmworkers and communities impacted by agriculture

    $10,000
  33. The Martha and Hunter Grubb Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 2022

    Current use for general charitable purposes

    $10,000
  34. The Jay Pritzker FoundationHouston, TX 2022

    In support of general fund

    $5,000
  35. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  36. Tomkat Ranch Educational FoundationPescadero, CA 2022

    General support

    $5,000
  37. The Orchard FoundationBoston, MA 2022

    To fund charitable mission of charitable organization.

    $1,000
  38. The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer FoundationLong Beach, CA 2022

    Operating support

    $1,000
  39. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2021

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $100,000
  40. The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson FoundationRoss, CA 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  41. Panta Rhea FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2021

    General suppport

    $35,000
  42. Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2021

    General operating support to report on school food and nutrition

    $15,000
  43. The Nell Newman Foundation IncSanta Cruz, CA 2021

    General support

    $15,000
  44. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2021

    Expanding Organic Food and Farming

    $10,000
  45. Merck Family FundBoston, MA 2021

    General support for civil eats

    $10,000
  46. The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation IncWilmington, DE 2021

    To support Climate Equity Initiative

    $10,000
  47. The Martha and Hunter Grubb Foundation IncWest Hartford, CT 2021

    Current use for general charitable purposes

    $10,000
  48. The Sye FundWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,088
  49. The Jay Pritzker FoundationHouston, TX 2021

    To support the general fund

    $5,000
  50. Cedar Tree FoundationBoston, MA 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  51. Tomkat Ranch Educational FoundationPescadero, CA 2021

    General support

    $5,000
  52. The Rudolph J & Daphne A Munzer FoundationLong Beach, CA 2021

    Operating support

    $1,000
  53. Robert & Margaret McNamara FoundationWinters, CA 2021

    Charitable

    $250
  54. The Schmidt Family FoundationPalo Alto, CA 2020

    Working towards a resilient and equitable food system

    $100,000
  55. The Elizabeth R & William J Patterson FoundationRoss, CA 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $100,000
  56. Panta Rhea FoundationLa Jolla, CA 2020

    General suppport

    $35,000
  57. Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2020

    Project support

    $12,500
  58. Tomkat Ranch Educational FoundationPescadero, CA 2020

    General support

    $5,000
  59. Clif Family FoundationSaint Helena, CA 2020

    Expanding organic food and farming

    $4,500
  60. The Nell Newman Foundation IncSanta Cruz, CA 2020

    General support

    $4,400
  61. Joyce and Irving Goldman Family Foundation IncNew York, NY 2019

    General operating support

    $12,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other food and agriculture organizations in Cotati, CA and are not among Civil Eats’s funders above.

  1. The Greenbaum FoundationWest Hollywood, CA 2 grants Preselected only $60,000 to similar organizations
  2. The Waterwheel FoundationNew York, NY 1 grant Preselected only $15,027 to similar organizations
  3. Casteel Family FoundationSan Diego, CA 2 grants Preselected only $6,000 to similar organizations
  4. Kreiling Family FoundationHawthorn Woods, IL 1 grant Preselected only $3,500 to similar organizations
  5. Randi and David Zussman Family FoundationNewton Centre, MA 2 grants Preselected only $2,000 to similar organizations
  6. The Nash FoundationWilmington, DE 1 grant Preselected only $500 to similar organizations
  7. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 1 grant Preselected only $460 to similar organizations
  8. The Dolotta Family Charitable FoundationSanta Barbara, CA 1 grant Preselected only $450 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 84-4826419 by name and ZIP code, or by name, city and State against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.