Organization · EIN 83-1579781 · Chicago, IL · Food, agriculture & nutrition
Who funds Refed?
21 private foundations reported paying Refed $4.59M on returns for tax year 2023.
21 funders · 8 foundations that fund peers · 6 closest peers
Funders 21
| Foundation | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertson Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$1,075,000 | PHILANTHROPIC ROAD MAP | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 11/2024 |
| Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA |
$800,000 | UNRESTRICTED/ GENERAL USE | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Patrick J McGovern Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$610,500 | TO USE AI/ML TO PROVIDE COMPANIES AND POLICYMAKERS WITH DATA DRIVEN, CONTEXT-SPECIFIC FOOD WASTE REDUCTION STRATEGIES. | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Essex Avenue Foundation Wilmington, DE · Preselected only |
$500,000 | General & Unrestricted | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Argosy Foundation Milwaukee, WI · Preselected only |
$275,000 2 grant lines |
FOOD WASTE PROJECT +1 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Hearst Foundation New York, NY |
$250,000 | Support operations | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Robert W Wilson Charitable Trust New York, NY · Preselected only |
$250,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Betsy and Jesse Fink Family Foundation Fairfield, CT · Preselected only |
$183,000 3 grant lines |
GRANT AREA: SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS (PMT #1 OF 3 PER MULTI-YEAR GIFT AGMT DATED 10-14-22) +2 more | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Arie and Ida Crown Memorial Chicago, IL |
$100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Ajana Foundation Boston, MA · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Climate Cousins Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$100,000 | GENERAL | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Lisa & Douglas Goldman Fund San Francisco, CA |
$75,000 2 grant lines |
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| UNFI Foundation Providence, RI · Preselected only |
$50,000 | General Support | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 07/2024 |
| The Rachael Ray Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$50,000 | AN UNRESTRICTED GRANT TO FURTHER THE DONEE'S EXEMPT PURPOSE | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Arjay R and Frances F Miller Foundation Woodside, CA · Preselected only |
$50,000 | GENERAL PURPOSE GRANT | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Yum-O Organization New York, NY · Preselected only |
$50,000 | PROGRAMS TO REDUCE FOOD LOSS | Same address 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Msb Cockayne Fund Nashville, TN · Preselected only |
$25,000 | TO FURTHER ONE OR MORE OF THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation New York, NY · Preselected only |
$20,000 | General & Unrestricted | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Byrne and Pamela Murphy Family Foundation Washington, DC · Preselected only |
$20,000 | FOOD WASTE REDUCTION | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 12/2023 |
| Walter S Mander Foundation Chicago, IL · Preselected only |
$3,000 | TO FURTHER THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION | Exact name 1.00 Wrong? | 990-PF FYE 03/2024 |
Amounts are as filed on each foundation's 990-PF for a tax year beginning in 2023. The match shows how the payee on the filing was linked to this EIN (what each match type means); hover or tap it for the score. Wrong? Report it.
Foundations that fund organizations like Refed
These foundations paid at least two of the 25 organizations that share the most funders with Refed, but don't appear on its own funder list for 2023. This is a factual overlap from filings, not a recommendation or an endorsement.
- The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
Paid 17 of the 25 closest peers · $40.8M to them - The Rockefeller Foundation New York, NY
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $9.25M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 15 of the 25 closest peers · $17.5M to them - The Ford Foundation New York, NY
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $39.9M to them - Gordon E and Betty I Moore Foundation Palo Alto, CA
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $27.8M to them · Says it funds preselected organizations only - John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation (Consolidated) Chicago, IL
Paid 13 of the 25 closest peers · $13.9M to them - Analog Devices Foundation Boston, MA
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $11.8K to them - Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Princeton, NJ
Paid 14 of the 25 closest peers · $625K to them
Organizations with the most funders in common
- Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY
4 shared funders · 150 funders in all - World Central Kitchen Washington, DC
5 shared funders · 1099 funders in all - Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY
5 shared funders · 625 funders in all - American Farmland Trust Washington, DC
3 shared funders · 80 funders in all - The Food Project Lincoln, MA
2 shared funders · 55 funders in all - National Audubon Society New York, NY
4 shared funders · 232 funders in all
Where this comes from
Each row is a grant line from Part XV of a private foundation's Form 990-PF. The 990-PF has no field for the recipient's tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched the payee's name and address to the IRS Business Master File. How matching works and where it fails.
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