The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation funds work in hunger relief, nutrition support and self-sustaining food sources, with most grants recorded as general operating support, so this is a good fit only for organisations active in those themes.
- It gives only to preselected charitable organisations and operates by invitation only, so it does not accept unsolicited requests; a small nonprofit should not send in a cold application but would need to be identified through a strategic partnership.
- Giving is highly relationship-led, as 98% of its grant dollars in its latest filing went to organisations it had also funded in the two filings before that, so new relationships are difficult to start through a direct approach.
- If a connection does exist, a mid-range request may be realistic, since half of its 43 grants were $200,000 or less, with typical grants running from $10,000 to $1,000,000 and a median of $200,000, though the largest grant was about $5,000,000.
- No geographic focus is stated for the foundation's giving.
Overview
The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation is a US private foundation based in Chicago, IL.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (kraftheinzcompany.com), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation describes its purpose as working through strategic partnerships with organisations whose programmes align with hunger relief, nutrition support and self-sustaining food sources. Its filing says it gives only to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests. Across the grant rows, recurring recipients include hunger-relief organisations, food banks and community food groups, alongside charities in other fields. Most of the reported grants are recorded as general operating support. The record shows a partnership-led approach in its stated mission and grants to public charities beyond the largest recurring recipients.
Themes
- Hunger relief
- Nutrition support
- Self-sustaining food sources
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in North Carolina, Illinois and New York.
How to apply
The foundation gives to preselected charitable organisations and does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 43 grants to organisations were $200,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- It pursues strategic partnerships with organisations whose programmes align with hunger relief, nutrition support and self-sustaining food sources. (as reported in other published sources)
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
3 other states: 1%
- The largest single recipient received 62% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- <1% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (Brazil).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 13 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $200k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Rise Against Hunger · Support general operations$5,001,3142024 tax year
- Feeding America · Support general operations$1,000,0002024 tax year
- American Red Cross of Greater Chicago · Support general operations$500,0002024 tax year
- Heifer International Foundation · Support general operations$300,0002024 tax year
- Lunchbox Fund · Support general operations$250,0002024 tax year
- Greater Chicago Food Depository · Support general operations$200,0002024 tax year
- No Kid Hungry · Support general operations$200,0002024 tax year
- Brotherhood Sister Sol · Support general operations$150,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Crystal Andrews Banks — Member
- Rashida La Lande — Member
- Jessica Vultaggio — Member
- Jojo Lins De Noronha — Member
- Valerie Vincent — Member
- Lynn Hootman — Secretary
- Anna Oliveira — Secretary
- Andrea Budelli — President
- Melissa Werneck — Member
- Diana Frost — Member
- Robert Scott — Member
- Angel Shelton Willis — Member
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,601,794 | $6,595,065 | $816,492 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,913,724 | $7,355,000 | $1,371,487 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $17,828,019 | $8,036,314 | $2,492,564 | Filing for 2024 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.
Sources
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Contact
- Chicago, IL