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Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts: 19 grants to organizations, $259,250 (tax year ended December 2024)
Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, a private foundation in Santa Barbara, CA, paid 19 grants to organizations totaling $259,250 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on November 5, 2025. The largest was $50,000 to The Edible Schoolyard Project in Berkeley, CA for for general operating budget & support the rhinebeck central school district for nascent garden project..
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- EIN
- 043294783
- Based in
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Assets
- $9,562,074
- Grants paid
- $259,250
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed November 5, 2025, IRS object ID 202503099349102215. It reported $259,250 in grants paid; 19 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Edible Schoolyard Project | Berkeley, CA | For general operating budget & support the Rhinebeck Central School District for nascent garden project. | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | to support NMAH's Food History Project | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boston University | Boston, MA | To support the Julia Child Student Writing Awards | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Culinary Institute of America | Hyde Park, NY | in support of the Julia Child Foundation Scholarship | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heritage Radio Network Inc | New York, NY | To support the Research and Radio Fellowship and for the launch of an HRN-fellow driven show, "From the HRN Pantry" as tools for community connectivity and education | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Les Dames D'escoffier International | Louisville, KY | to support the 2024 LDEI Legacy Awards Program TO provide targeted mentorship opportunities for women working in the food, beverage and hospitality industries | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oxford American Literary Project Inc | Little Rock, AR | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Land Institute | Salina, KS | in support of the Feast for the Future- The Promise of Perennials event to build awareness for perennial, diverse agriculture | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Unrestricted | Education | $13,750 | apps.irs.gov |
| Culinary Historians of New York | New York, NY | to support the IACP Julia Child First Book Award | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Careers Culinary Arts Program | New York, NY | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Johnson & Wales University | Providence, RI | Unrestricted | Education | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| KCRW Foundation Inc | Santa Monica, CA | in support of the Food Journalism Fellowship to inspire and support an emerging journalist through professional development training and community-building | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| New York City College of Technology Foundation Inc | Brooklyn, NY | In support of the city tech hospitality management department | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of the Oxford Symposium On Food & | New York, NY | to subsidize student attendance at the 2024 Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, to expand and encourage the worldwide culinary cultural community by cultivating the next generation of food scholars | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Common Threads | Austin, TX | To support programs in Austin and Los Angeles youth and families in hands-on cooking and nutrition education | Arts, culture and humanities | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Santa Barbara Agriculture & Farm Education Foundat | Summerland, CA | To support monthly farm food donation to medically struggling cancer and MS patients | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of North Texas Foundation Inc | Denton, TX | Unrestricted | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Spoons Across America | New York, NY | To support the Food Exploration Project's twelve-session curriculum that helps children explore taste and food exploration, providing vital knowledge about the foods | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $88,750 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $37,500 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $5,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $78,750 |
| New York | $73,000 |
| District of Columbia | $25,000 |
| Massachusetts | $15,000 |
| Kentucky | $15,000 |
| Arkansas | $15,000 |
| Kansas | $15,000 |
| Texas | $12,500 |
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Updated November 5, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.