Food Forward Inc

Nonprofit · Grant recipient North Hollywood, CA EIN 90-0678872

Funding Overview

From IRS Form 990 filings · 2021–2025

Total received

$13.1M

Foundation funders

92

Grants recorded

200

Years covered

2021–2025

Who funds Food Forward Inc?

Food Forward Inc is funded by 92 grantmakers, led by Means Database Inc ($1.9M), Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc ($1.7M), Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.1M in grants to Food Forward Inc between 2021–2025.

FunderTotal givenGrantsYears
Means Database Inc$1,928,08812024
Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc$1,700,00042021–2024
Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation$1,500,00022022–2024
California Community Foundation$1,274,50042021–2024
The Smidt Foundation$775,00042021–2024
Impactassetsinc$526,00042021–2024
The Ahmanson Foundation$336,40022021–2024
Elizabeth Bixby Janeway Foundation$325,00042022–2025
Herbert R Mayer and Jeanne C Mayer$325,00032021–2024
National Philanthropic Trust$305,25022022–2024
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles$304,30032022–2024
The Rose Hills Foundation$300,00042022–2024
Rosenthal Family Foundation$300,00042021–2024
Butterfly Equity Foundation$208,52532022–2024
The Angell Foundation$195,00022021–2023
Robert and Lisa Margolis Family$185,00042021–2024
The Ralph M Parsons Foundation$175,00022022–2024
The Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation$125,00032022–2024
Orange County Community Foundation$120,00022022–2024
Elia Philanthropies$120,00022023–2024
Whh Foundation$113,50032022–2024
Sarah Ketterer Family Foundation$100,00032022–2024
The Jim Hicks Family Foundation$100,00032022–2024
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc$100,00022022–2023
The Annenberg Foundation$100,00022022–2023
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John and Katherine Gurash Foundation$97,00032022–2024
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals$94,95812021
Elevance Health Foundation Inc$90,00012024
Durfee Foundation$75,00022023–2024
JEC Foundation$60,00042022–2025
George H and Estelle M Sands Foundation$60,00032022–2024
Clif Family Foundation$55,00032022–2024
David Bohnett Foundation$55,00042022–2024
Snl Foundation$54,31532022–2025
Albert and Elaine Borchard$50,00042022–2025
Fondation Dune Inc$50,00012024
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation$50,00012022
The Howard and Nikki Applebaum$47,00032022–2024
Paul Marciano Foundation$45,00022023–2024
Adams Mastrovich Fam Fdn$45,00032022–2024
The Ernest G Herman Foundation$40,00022023–2024
John Jewett & Helen Chandler Garland Fou$40,00022023–2024
Ron D Kline Foundation$40,00032022–2024
Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation$39,00032022–2024
The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation$35,00032022–2024
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc$35,00022022–2024
Flora Family Foundation$32,50012022
The David Geffen Foundation$30,00032022–2024
Laemmle Theatres Charitable Foundation$30,00032022–2024
UNFI Foundation$25,00012024
United Way Inc$20,00012024
Audrey & Sydney Irmas$20,00022022–2024
Louis L Borick Foundation$20,00022022–2024
Reissa Foundation$20,00012022
Robert Nelson Foundation$20,00012022
The Garland and Brenda Reiter$18,50032022–2024
Foundation for the Carolinas$16,00022022–2024
Hotchkis Foundation$15,50022023–2024
The Muriel Pollia Foundation$15,00032023–2025
The Albert Parvin Foundation$15,00032022–2024
The Cynthia & George Mitchell Foundation$15,00032022–2024
Flora L Thornton Foundation$10,00012024
World Impact Foundation$10,00012024
Santa Barbara Foundation$10,00012024
Conrad N Hilton Foundation$10,00012024
Lineage Foundation for Good$10,00012024
The Lichtenstein Foundation Inc$10,00022023–2024
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program$8,50012024
Ghj Foundation$7,50032022–2024
The Mckelvey Daugherty Family$5,66722023–2024
Whitehill Family Foundation$5,50032022–2024
Food and Nutrition Resources Founda$5,00022022–2023
The Mary Alice Fortin Foundation$5,00012022
Stern Sidney Memorial Tuw$4,00022024–2025
Kelsey Family Foundation$4,00012024
Aversa Foundation$3,00032022–2024
Croutch Family Foundation$2,64212024
The Lavin Family Foundation Inc$2,50012024
Maurice Amado Foundation$2,50012022
Wachter Family Foundation$2,50012022
Jpmorgan Chase Foundation$2,30022022–2023
The Milton and Ruth Berman$2,00022023–2024
Liberty Hill Foundation$1,50012022
The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation$1,26612022
The Sidley Austin Foundation$1,25012024
The Matthew and Miho Blumkin Foundation$1,05512022
A-mark Foundation$1,00012024
The Myna & Uri Herscher$1,00012023
The Carol Moss Foundation$1,00012022
The Rosenthal Family Foundation$52812023
Heffernan Group Foundation$20012022
Gannett Foundation Inc$15022022

Funding over time

Grant dollars and counts received per year

$0$1M$3M$4M$5M10 grants202162 grants202250 grants202372 grants20246 grants2025

What grants has Food Forward Inc received?

Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first

YearFunderPurposeAmount
2025Elizabeth Bixby Janeway FoundationOPERATIONS$100,000
2025Snl FoundationGeneral$25,866
2025JEC FoundationGeneral fund$20,000
2025Albert and Elaine BorchardGENERAL SUPPORT$12,500
2025The Muriel Pollia FoundationGENERAL FUND GRANT$5,000
2025Stern Sidney Memorial TuwGENERAL OPERATING$2,000
2024Means Database Inc$1,928,088
2024Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation IncTO SUPPORT FOOD FORWARD'S CORE PROGRAMMING.$580,000
2024Diane and Dorothy Brooks FoundationSUPPORTS ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE$500,000
2024National Philanthropic TrustHUMAN SERVICES$205,250
2024The Smidt FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$200,000
2024ImpactassetsincGENERAL SUPPORT$150,000
2024The Ahmanson FoundationFOR ACQUISITION OF AN ELECTRIC REFRIGERATED TRAILER AND ELECTRIC PALLET RIDER JACK$134,400
2024The Rose Hills FoundationOPERATING SUPPORT$100,000
2024Herbert R Mayer and Jeanne C MayerONGOING OPERATIONS$100,000
2024Elizabeth Bixby Janeway FoundationOPERATIONS$100,000
2024Elevance Health Foundation IncProduce Recovery program$90,000
2024The Ralph M Parsons FoundationOVER TWO YEARS FOR GENERAL SUPPORT OF FOOD RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY$75,000
2024Butterfly Equity FoundationGENERAL OPERATIONS$72,025
2024Orange County Community FoundationHUMAN SERVICES$60,000
2024Elia PhilanthropiesFOOD SECURITY$60,000
2024Durfee FoundationSABBATICAL GRANT$60,000
2024Robert and Lisa Margolis FamilyFINANCIAL SUPPORT$50,000
2024Rosenthal Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2024Sarah Ketterer Family FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2024Fondation Dune IncGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT$50,000
2024Whh FoundationGENERAL SUPPORT$45,000
2024California Community FoundationHEALTH$37,000
2024John and Katherine Gurash FoundationGeneral fund$35,000
2024The Jim Hicks Family FoundationCHARITY$30,000

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who funds Food Forward Inc?

Food Forward Inc is funded by 92 grantmakers, led by Means Database Inc ($1.9M), Sam Simon Charitable Giving Foundation Inc ($1.7M), Diane and Dorothy Brooks Foundation ($1.5M). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $13.1M in grants to Food Forward Inc between 2021–2025.

Who is Food Forward Inc's largest funder?

Means Database Inc is the largest recorded funder of Food Forward Inc, with $1.9M across 1 grant (2024).

How much grant funding has Food Forward Inc received?

IRS 990 filings record $13.1M in grants to Food Forward Inc across 200 grants from 92 funders between 2021–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.

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