Seeding The Future Foundation | Foundation Profile

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EIN: 47-4718771

Foundation Overview

Based in Wilmington, DE, Seeding The Future Foundation has awarded 151 grants totaling $11,461,190 to organizations in Minnesota, New Jersey and 12 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $300 to $1,187,950, with a median award of $18,000.

Latest Tax Year
2023
Total Giving (all years)
$11,461,190
Total Assets
$39,395,658
Median Grant (all grants)
$18,000

Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot

Total Grants
58
Median Grant
$1,500
% Median Grant Decline
-88% (vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year: February 2026

Foundation Intelligence

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New Applicant Friendliness
Relationship-Focused: 28%

16 of 58 recipients (28%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.

Geographic Focus
Minnesota

Grants are geographically diversified with 25% in Minnesota and funding distributed across 17 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within Minnesota, funding concentrates in Minneapolis (47%), Saint Paul (29%), New Hope (11%).

Funding Trajectory
+8495%

Strong 8495% growth in annual giving over 6 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.

Program Areas
Education + 4 others

Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on education (37%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.

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Grants & Funding

Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Seeding The Future Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.

Name Amount Location Purpose Year
Blythedale Children's Hospital $1,500 Valhalla, NY, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Can Do Canines $750 New Hope, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of St Paul & $750 Minneapolis, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev $60,000 Bonn, Foreign, GM Promotion Of Digital Innovations For Zero Hunger - Part Ii Fund 2023
Eit Food $81,842 Heverlee, Foreign, BE Eit "Food Futurefoodmakers" Fund 2023
Elijahs Promise $375 New Brunswick, NJ, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Garden School Foundation Inc $750 Pasadena, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Humane America Animal Foundation $25,000 Claremont, CA, US Tailored Food Project - Support For The Nutritious Low-cost Food In Liberia, Cameroon, Ethiopia, And Mozambique, And Nutritious Food Products For Families Suffering From Malnutrition 2023
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Impact Innovator Network Design Phase Fund 2023
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $25,000 Chicago, IL, US For The Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge Operating Funds 2023
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $1,131,999 Chicago, IL, US The Global Food System Challenge Fund 2023
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $375 Chicago, IL, US Feeding Tomorrow Fund 2023
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $750 Chicago, IL, US General & Unrestricted 2023
International Center For Food Ontology Operability $10,000 Davis, CA, US Research Fund To Create A Personalized Sustainable Nutrition Knowledge Graph Outcome: A Dynamic Knowledge Graph Capable Of Quantifying How Hundreds Of Individual- And Food Systems-level Factors Affect Sustainable Dietary Patterns With The Ultimate Goal To Affect Conscious Consumer Choices Leading To A Better Food System 2023
Make-a-wish Foundation Of Minnesota $750 Saint Paul, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc $750 Hagerstown, MD, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Philabundance $500 Philadelphia, PA, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Public-private Alliance Foundation $750 Hastings Hdsn, NY, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Samaritans Purse $750 Boone, NC, US General & Unrestricted 2023
The Aspen Institute Inc $75,000 Washington, DC, US Food Leaders Fellowship Fund 2023-2025 2023
The Ucla Foundation $60,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Resnick Center For Food Law And Policy Endowment Fund 2023
Trustees Of Tufts College $100,000 Medford, MA, US Friedman School Of Nutrition Science And Policy Challenge - Food As Medicine 2023
Trustees Of Tufts College $100,000 Medford, MA, US The Seeding The Future Food System Innovation Lab Fund 2023
Universitat Hohenheim $4,095 Stuttgart, Foreign, GM Solar-biomass Hybrid Flatbed Dryer 2023
University Of Minnesota Foundation $100,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Regenerative Food Systems Initiatives - Ione 2023 2023
University Of Minnesota Foundation $125,000 Minneapolis, MN, US The Seed Research Projects From The Salon 2023
University Of Minnesota Foundation $750 Minneapolis, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Wolfes Neck Farm Foundation Inc $750 Freeport, ME, US General & Unrestricted 2023
World Central Kitchen Incorporated $750 Washington, DC, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Blythedale Children's Hospital $1,500 Valhalla, NY, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Can Do Canines $750 New Hope, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of St Paul & $750 Minneapolis, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev $60,000 Bonn, Foreign, GM Promotion Of Digital Innovations For Zero Hunger - Part Ii Fund 2023
Eit Food $81,842 Heverlee, Foreign, BE Eit "Food Futurefoodmakers" Fund 2023
Elijahs Promise $375 New Brunswick, NJ, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Garden School Foundation Inc $750 Pasadena, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Humane America Animal Foundation $25,000 Claremont, CA, US Tailored Food Project - Support For The Nutritious Low-cost Food In Liberia, Cameroon, Ethiopia, And Mozambique, And Nutritious Food Products For Families Suffering From Malnutrition 2023
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Impact Innovator Network Design Phase Fund 2023
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $25,000 Chicago, IL, US For The Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge Operating Funds 2023
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $1,131,999 Chicago, IL, US The Global Food System Challenge Fund 2023
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $375 Chicago, IL, US Feeding Tomorrow Fund 2023
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $750 Chicago, IL, US General & Unrestricted 2023
International Center For Food Ontology Operability $10,000 Davis, CA, US Research Fund To Create A Personalized Sustainable Nutrition Knowledge Graph Outcome: A Dynamic Knowledge Graph Capable Of Quantifying How Hundreds Of Individual- And Food Systems-level Factors Affect Sustainable Dietary Patterns With The Ultimate Goal To Affect Conscious Consumer Choices Leading To A Better Food System 2023
Make-a-wish Foundation Of Minnesota $750 Saint Paul, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc $750 Hagerstown, MD, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Philabundance $500 Philadelphia, PA, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Public-private Alliance Foundation $750 Hastings Hdsn, NY, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Samaritans Purse $750 Boone, NC, US General & Unrestricted 2023
The Aspen Institute Inc $75,000 Washington, DC, US Food Leaders Fellowship Fund 2023-2025 2023
The Ucla Foundation $60,000 Los Angeles, CA, US Resnick Center For Food Law And Policy Endowment Fund 2023
Trustees Of Tufts College $100,000 Medford, MA, US Friedman School Of Nutrition Science And Policy Challenge - Food As Medicine 2023
Trustees Of Tufts College $100,000 Medford, MA, US The Seeding The Future Food System Innovation Lab Fund 2023
Universitat Hohenheim $4,095 Stuttgart, Foreign, GM Solar-biomass Hybrid Flatbed Dryer 2023
University Of Minnesota Foundation $100,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Regenerative Food Systems Initiatives - Ione 2023 2023
University Of Minnesota Foundation $125,000 Minneapolis, MN, US The Seed Research Projects From The Salon 2023
University Of Minnesota Foundation $750 Minneapolis, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2023
Wolfes Neck Farm Foundation Inc $750 Freeport, ME, US General & Unrestricted 2023
World Central Kitchen Incorporated $750 Washington, DC, US General & Unrestricted 2023
4 Access Partners $50,000 Edina, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Bountifield International $23,000 Saint Paul, MN, US Charitable Event 2022
Bountifield International $600 Saint Paul, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Can Do Canines $600 New Hope, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of St Paul & $600 Minneapolis, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev $65,000 Bonn, N/A, GM Promotion Of Digital Innovations For Zero Hunger - Part Ii Fund 2022
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev $21,000 Bonn, N/A, GM Salary Support For The Prototyping Coordinator Position For Welthungerhilfe's Early-stage Innovations Project 2022
Elijahs Promise $300 New Brunswick, NJ, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Fair Food Network $600 Ann Arbor, MI, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Food System 6 Accelerator Inc $30,000 Redwood City, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Garden School Foundation Inc $600 Pasadena, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Hope Of The Valley Rescue Mission $600 Mission Hills, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Inquiring Systems Inc $15,000 Santa Rosa, CA, US Funds To Build The National Food Museum 2022
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $50,000 Chicago, IL, US The Global Food System Challenge 2022
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $1,500 Chicago, IL, US Feeding Tomorrow Program 2022
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $1,157,334 Chicago, IL, US The Global Food System Challenge 2022
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $600 Chicago, IL, US Feeding Tomorrow Program 2022
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge Special Seed Fund For Nutri Posh Initiative 2022
Leibniz Zentrum Fur Agrarlandschaftsforschung -zal $50,000 Muncheberg, N/A, GM Expenditure Responsibility Grant 2022
Make-a-wish Foundation Of Minnesota $600 Saint Paul, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc - Doctors Without $1,600 Hagerstown, MD, US General & Unrestricted 2022
National Philanthropic Trust $170,000 Jenkintown, PA, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Philabundance $1,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Refed Inc $10,000 Long Is City, NY, US Charitable Event 2022
Samaritans Purse $600 Boone, NC, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Second Harvest Heartland $125,000 Brooklyn Park, MN, US Second Harvest Heartland's Early Efforts In Their Yet-to-be-disclosed Hunger Moonshot Which Works To Cut Food Insecurity In Half By 2030 2022
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc $600 Memphis, TN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $100,000 Medford, MA, US Friedman School Of Nutrition Science And Policy Challenge - Food As Medicine Program 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $75,000 Medford, MA, US Tufts University, Friedman School Of Nutrition Science And Policy Challenge Sprints Fund 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $5,000 Medford, MA, US Tufts Industrial Collaborative Program At The Friedman School Of Nutrition Science & Policy 2022
Universitat Hohenheim $77,600 Stuttgart, N/A, GM Modification Of The Easydry M500 Dryer - Rwanda 2022
University Of British Columbia $35,000 Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA Faculty Of Land And Food Systems - Deans Fund 2022
University Of Minnesota Foundation $125,000 Minneapolis, MN, US The Seed Research Projects From The Salon 2022
University Of Minnesota Foundation $600 Minneapolis, MN, US The Institute On The Environment Fund 2022
4 Access Partners $50,000 Edina, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Bountifield International $23,000 Saint Paul, MN, US Charitable Event 2022
Bountifield International $600 Saint Paul, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Can Do Canines $600 New Hope, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Catholic Charities Of The Archdiocese Of St Paul & $600 Minneapolis, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev $65,000 Bonn, Foreign, GM Promotion Of Digital Innovations For Zero Hunger - Part Ii Fund 2022
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev $21,000 Bonn, Foreign, GM Salary Support For The Prototyping Coordinator Position For Welthungerhilfe's Early-stage Innovations Project 2022
Elijahs Promise $300 New Brunswick, NJ, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Fair Food Network $600 Ann Arbor, MI, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Food System 6 Accelerator Inc $30,000 Redwood City, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Garden School Foundation Inc $600 Pasadena, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Hope Of The Valley Rescue Mission $600 Mission Hills, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Inquiring Systems Inc $15,000 Santa Rosa, CA, US Funds To Build The National Food Museum 2022
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $50,000 Chicago, IL, US The Global Food System Challenge 2022
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $1,500 Chicago, IL, US Feeding Tomorrow Program 2022
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $1,157,334 Chicago, IL, US The Global Food System Challenge 2022
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $600 Chicago, IL, US Feeding Tomorrow Program 2022
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $25,000 Chicago, IL, US Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge Special Seed Fund For Nutri Posh Initiative 2022
Leibniz Zentrum Fur Agrarlandschaftsforschung -Zal $50,000 Muncheberg, Foreign, GM Expenditure Responsibility Grant 2022
Make-a-wish Foundation Of Minnesota $600 Saint Paul, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Medecins Sans Frontieres Usa Inc - Doctors Without $1,600 Hagerstown, MD, US General & Unrestricted 2022
National Philanthropic Trust $170,000 Jenkintown, PA, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Philabundance $1,000 Philadelphia, PA, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Refed Inc $10,000 Long Is City, NY, US Charitable Event 2022
Samaritans Purse $600 Boone, NC, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Second Harvest Heartland $125,000 Brooklyn Park, MN, US Second Harvest Heartland's Early Efforts In Their Yet-to-be-disclosed Hunger Moonshot Which Works To Cut Food Insecurity In Half By 2030 2022
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Inc $600 Memphis, TN, US General & Unrestricted 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $100,000 Medford, MA, US Friedman School Of Nutrition Science And Policy Challenge - Food As Medicine Program 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $75,000 Medford, MA, US Tufts University, Friedman School Of Nutrition Science And Policy Challenge Sprints Fund 2022
Trustees Of Tufts College $5,000 Medford, MA, US Tufts Industrial Collaborative Program At The Friedman School Of Nutrition Science & Policy 2022
Universitat Hohenheim $77,600 Stuttgart, Foreign, GM Modification Of The Easydry M500 Dryer - Rwanda 2022
University Of British Columbia $35,000 Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CA Faculty Of Land And Food Systems - Deans Fund 2022
University Of Minnesota Foundation $125,000 Minneapolis, MN, US The Seed Research Projects From The Salon 2022
University Of Minnesota Foundation $600 Minneapolis, MN, US The Institute On The Environment Fund 2022
Bountifield International $40,000 Saint Paul, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2021
Food System 6 Accelerator Inc $50,000 Redwood City, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2021
Foodshot Global Inc $75,000 New York, NY, US General & Unrestricted 2021
Institute Of Food Technologists Inc $1,187,950 Chicago, IL, US Global Food System Challenge 2021
Leibniz Zentrum Fur Agrarlandschaftsforschung-zalf $50,000 Muncheberg, N/A, GM Expenditure Responsibility Grant 2021
Rural Health Care Initiative $10,000 Saint Paul, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2021
Second Harvest Heartland $125,000 Brooklyn Park, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2021
The U C Davis Foundation $150,000 Davis, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2021
The Ucla Foundation $100,000 Pasadena, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2021
Trustees Of Tufts College $5,000 Medford, MA, US Tufts Industrial Collaborative Program At The Friedman School Of Nutrition Science & Policy 2021
Trustees Of Tufts College $50,000 Medford, MA, US Tufts University, Friedman School Of Nutrition Science And Policy Challenge Sprints Fund 2021
University Of Minnesota Foundation $10,000 Minneapolis, MN, US Planning For The Regenerative Food Systems Initiative Led By Institute On The Environment 2021
Food System 6 Accelerator Inc $50,000 Redwood City, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2020
Institute Of Food Techologists Inc $40,000 Chicago, IL, US General & Unrestricted 2020
National Philanthropic Trust $200,000 Jenkintown, PA, US General & Unrestricted 2020
North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems $30,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2020
Second Harvest Heartland $250,000 Minneapolis, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2020
Second Harvest Heartland $500,000 Minneapolis, MN, US To Support Covid-19 Relief Initiatives 2020
The Clear Fund $25,000 Oakland, CA, US Flour Fortification Initiative (ffi) 2020
The Ucla Foundation $100,000 Los Angeles, CA, US General & Unrestricted 2020
Trustees Of Tufts College $5,000 Medford, MA, US Tufts Industrial Collaborative Program At The Friedman School Of Nutrition Science & Policy 2020
Trustees Of Tufts College $50,000 Medford, MA, US Tufts University, Friedman School Of Nutrition Science And Policy Challenge Sprints Fund 2020
World Central Kitchen Incorporated $10,000 Washington, DC, US General & Unrestricted 2020
American Endowment Foundation $18,000 Hudson, OH, US American Endowment Foundation Fbo Bernhard & Annette Van Lengerich Foundation 2018
Compatible Technology International $22,500 Saint Paul, MN, US General & Unrestricted 2017

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Contact Information

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EIN 47-4718771
Website N/A
Address FOUNDATION SOURCE 501 SILVERSIDE RD Wilmington, DE 19809-0000

Key People (2)

Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Seeding The Future Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.

Dir, Vp Annette Van Lengerich
Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas Bernhard Van Lengerich

Forms 990-PF

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Data Currency: Last updated February 2026 based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.