J.R. Albert Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 26-0147405 · since 2007jralbertfoundation.org·Illinois, Kansas, Missouri·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$1.5M

Annual giving, 2025 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$1,500 to $70,000

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$30,000

Typical grant (median)

52 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The foundation's stated focus is healthy food systems in Kansas, Illinois and Missouri, so work in those states on that theme is the fit to check first.
It does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold proposal is unlikely to be considered; the realistic first step is to find a way to be introduced.
Most grants fall between $1,500 and $70,000, with a median of $30,000 and a largest grant of $100,000, so a request near $30,000 is a sensible reference point rather than a limit.
Repeat giving is strong: 88% of grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in its two earlier filings, so new organisations face a harder path, though that is no reason not to make an introduction.
Its filing and website give no deadlines, so there is no timing to plan around.

Overview

J.R. Albert Foundation is a US private foundation based in Naperville, IL.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2025, TY2024, TY2023) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation supports organisations that create and protect local, healthy food systems throughout the Midwest. Its support page names Kansas, Illinois and Missouri as states where it supports organisations working to create and protect healthy food systems. It typically offers multi-year, general operating grants and makes grants by invitation only. This describes an approach centred on ongoing operating support for organisations working on healthy food systems in those states. Its website does not describe additional eligibility criteria or a public application route.

Themes

Healthy food systems

Geographic Focus

Kansas; Illinois; Missouri.

How to apply

The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2025 filing, 88% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2023 or TY2024 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2023, TY2024 and TY2025 filings, half of its 127 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2023–2025.

Grant dollars by state

Missouri48%

Illinois42%

Kansas3%

Wisconsin2%

Minnesota2%

Texas<1%

5 other states: 3%

The largest single recipient received 7% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2025, 88% of grant dollars went to organisations J.R. Albert Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
<1% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

52 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $30,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 52 grants in tax year 2025 by size

Under $1k2%

$1k–$2.5k19%

$2.5k–$5k4%

$5k–$10k8%

$10k–$25k13%

$25k–$50k25%

$50k–$100k27%

$100k–$250k2%

Median $30,000 (tax year 2025)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

A Red Circle · General operating
$100,0002025 tax year
Urban Initiatives · General operating
$75,0002025 tax year
Star Farm · General operating
$75,0002025 tax year
Advocates for Urban Agriculture · General operating
$75,0002025 tax year
Acres · General operating
$75,0002025 tax year
Kansas City Black Urban Growers · General operating
$70,0002025 tax year
Healthy Schools Campaign · General operating
$60,0002025 tax year
Kanbe's Markets · General operating
$50,0002025 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Jacob Toarmina — Director
Kelsey Sante — Director
Drinnan Sante — Director
Susan Robb — Director
Patricia L Robb — Director
Harry Robb — Director
Haley Robb — Director
Elizabeth Robb — Director
Allison Robb — Director
Madalyn Mills — Director
Daniel Mills — Director
Carol Deese — Director
Patricia Belle Robb — President
Melvin Kim — CEO

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2023 tax year	$2,001,667	$1,435,030	$36,969,482	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$1,880,342	$1,232,000	$39,096,174	Filing for 2024 tax year
2025 tax year	$2,089,745	$1,450,500	$44,126,500	Filing for 2025 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.