Custom District Support
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Program Overview: Custom District Support projects are designed by Chef Ann Foundation in collaboration with school districts to address their specific school food challenges and goals. These projects are opportunities for one district or multiple districts to receive individualized and direct support for improving their meal programs.
Design Format:
- Single-district projects: Working with one individual district
- Multi-district projects: County, state, or other regional-level projects
Five Key Support Areas:
- Food
- Finance
- Facilities
- Human Resources
- Marketing
Eligibility: Districts that fall outside the parameters and/or timeline of the Get Schools Cooking program but are ready to create change
Selection Process: Projects are reviewed and selected on a case-by-case basis
Funding Status: While the Get Schools Cooking grant is funded, Custom District Support projects are not currently funded. During the appraisal period, Chef Ann Foundation may partner with an organization or district to support fundraising efforts to cover program costs.
Example Multi-District Projects:
- Virginia Food for Virginia Kids (Virginia)
- Tompkins County School Food Reboot (Tompkins County, NY)
- Alabama Farm-to-School Culinary Challenge (Alabama)
What Chef Ann Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 11
- Total given
- $1.4M
- Median grant
- $137K
- Range
- $35K–$325K
- By dollars: Massachusetts 23%, Michigan 21%, West Virginia 16%. Top recipient cities: Dorchester, MA; Fayetteville, WV; Detroit, MI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Commonwealth Kitchen · Dorchester, MA
Systems assistance grant
$325K
New Roots Community Farm · Fayetteville, WV
Systems assistance grant
$228K
Detroit Public School Community District · Detroit, MI
Systems assistance grant
$153K
Anchorage School District · Anchorage, AK
Systems assistance grant
$143K
Gulf of Maine Research Institute · Portland, ME
Systems assistance grant
$141K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- K-12 schools
- Education
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