JPF Memorial Grants
Funding Amount
$5,000 (primary award); $2,500 (runner-up)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Other requirements
- Must be a graduate of a JPF-supported culinary training program
- Demonstrated exceptional performance and leadership in culinary training
- Committed to advancing their culinary career and community impact
Overview
Purpose: Support graduates of JPF-supported culinary training programs to continue their culinary journeys and pursue their professional goals.
Award Types
- Gloria Pépin Memorial Grant: $5,000 (primary award)
- Carl Robert "Bob" Wesen Memorial Grant: $5,000 (primary award)
- Runner-up awards: $2,500 each
Eligibility
- Must be a graduate of a JPF-supported culinary training program
- Demonstrated exceptional performance and leadership in culinary training
- Committed to advancing their culinary career and community impact
Award Use
Grants support diverse professional goals including:
- Business startup costs (LLC formation, catering business establishment)
- Equipment purchases
- Continued culinary education
- Expansion of food-related enterprises
- Community service initiatives
Recent Awardees (2024)
Gloria Pépin Memorial Grant Winner (2024):
- Tashe Mattison, graduate of Cathedral Kitchen in Camden, NJ
- Overcame homelessness to become Assistant Chef Instructor
- Plans to launch catering and juice business
Carl Robert "Bob" Wesen Memorial Grant Winner (2024):
- Olvin Cortes, graduate of Foodlink in Rochester, NY
- Now Banquet Chef at the Strathallan Hotel & Spa in Rochester
- Plans to feed neighbors in Rochester community
Runner-up Winners (2024):
- Aminata Dabo, graduate of Emma's Torch, Brooklyn, NY
- Chris Maruri, graduate of Youth Action Youth Build Good Food Jobs Training Program, New York, NY
What The Jacques Pepin Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 28
- Total given
- $345K
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $10K–$50K
- By dollars: Virginia 17%, New York 17%, Washington 13%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Seattle, WA; Arlington, VA.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 61% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Kitchen of Purpose · Arlington, VA
Operations
$50K
Catalyst Kitchens Network · Seattle, WA
Operations
$25K
Project Renewal Inc · New York, NY
Operations
$15K
Food Education Fund · New York, NY
Operations
$15K
Project Feast · Kent, WA
Operations
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Workforce development
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