Average grant size at major food, agriculture & nutrition foundations
The typical grant from the 20 largest food, agriculture & nutrition foundations is about $25K. Across all 798 food, agriculture & nutrition funders on file, the typical grant is about $5K. Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation gives the most in this field.
Every figure comes from the foundations’ own IRS filings. The largest funders in a field usually give far more per grant than the field as a whole, because they make fewer, larger awards to organizations and projects big enough to absorb that much money at once. Check before you ask. Open any foundation to see who it has funded, where and for how much.
The 20 largest food, agriculture & nutrition funders
| Foundation | State | Typical grant | Grants a year | Total giving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred C and Katherine B Andersen Foundation | MN | $75K | 290 | $73M |
| ESTHER AND HAROLD MERTZ FOUNDATION | SD | $15K | 9 | $54M |
| DENNIS & PHYLLIS WASHINGTON FOUNDATION | MT | $10K | 547 | $50M |
| Elevance Health Foundation Inc | IN | $100K | 160 | $33M |
| DUKE ENERGY FOUNDATION | NC | $25K | 41 | $26M |
| CLIF FAMILY FOUNDATION | CA | $20K | 459 | $24M |
| THE APPLIED MATERIALS FOUNDATION | CA | $500K | 20 | $13M |
| Carl C Anderson Sr and Marie Jo Anderson | TX | $15K | 304 | $9.8M |
| Lincoln Financial Foundation Inc | PA | $100 | 3,159 | $8.8M |
| AA VAN ELSLANDER FOUNDATION | MI | $50K | 26 | $8.0M |
| THE LOUIS AND GLORIA FLANZER | FL | $29K | 134 | $7.1M |
| THE CARLS FOUNDATION | MI | $100K | 39 | $6.8M |
| THE CARROLL AND MARGUERITE WHEELER | TX | $25K | 61 | $6.7M |
| DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC FOUNDATION | FL | $10K | 27 | $6.6M |
| THE LUCKYDAY FOUNDATION | MS | $12K | 12 | $6.4M |
| Illinois Children's Healthcare | IL | $125K | 42 | $6.1M |
| CHS FOUNDATION | MN | $14K | 92 | $5.7M |
| ALLONE FOUNDATION | PA | $13K | 62 | $5.7M |
| MILDRED MILLER FORT FOUNDATION INC | GA | $160K | 15 | $5.4M |
| L & L NIPPERT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC | OH | $50K | 81 | $5.3M |
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