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Darden Restaurants Inc Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 59-3332929 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
- Total grants paid
- $8.3M
- Grants reported
- 44
- Median grant
- $9.8K
- Future commitments
- $2.1M
Giving by tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27 | $6.6M |
| 2023 | 17 | $1.6M |
Where Darden Restaurants Inc Foundation gives
States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.
Largest reported grants
The biggest individual grants on file, as reported by the foundation to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Tax year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2024 | $4M |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA | ATLANTA, GA | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2024 | $750K |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS & ITS CONSTITUENT CHAPTERS AND BRANCHES | NEW YORK, NY | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2023 | $500K |
| AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS & ITS CONSTITUENT CHAPTERS AND BRANCHES | NEW YORK, NY | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2024 | $500K |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC | SAINT PETER, MN | GRANTS - EDUCATION GIFT MATCH | 2024 | $328K |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC | MANCHESTER, NH | GRANTS - EDUCATION GIFT MATCH | 2023 | $324K |
| UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC | ORLANDO, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2023 | $265K |
| HEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAY | ORLANDO, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2024 | $250K |
| NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2023 | $250K |
| HEART OF FLORIDA UNITED WAY | ORLANDO, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2023 | $250K |
| NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | WASHINGTON, DC | GRANTS - EDUCATION GIFT MATCH | 2024 | $250K |
| UNITED ARTS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA INC | ORLANDO, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2024 | $250K |
| SENIORS FIRST INC | ORLANDO, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2024 | $110K |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | ORLANDO, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2024 | $100K |
| THE MONARCH LEARNING ACADEMY INC | ORLANDO, FL | GRANTS - EDUCATION GIFT MATCH | 2024 | $23K |
| THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA | HYDE PARK, NY | GRANTS - EDUCATION GIFT MATCH | 2024 | $20K |
| SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY | BOSTON, MA | GRANTS - EDUCATION GIFT MATCH | 2024 | $13K |
| MEALS ON WHEELS INC | SANFORD, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2024 | $10K |
| COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF CENTRAL FL INC | ORLANDO, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2024 | $10K |
| COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS OF CENTRAL FL INC | ORLANDO, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2023 | $10K |
| MEALS ON WHEELS INC | SANFORD, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2023 | $10K |
| SENIORS FIRST INC | ORLANDO, FL | GRANTS - HEALTHY COMMUNITIES | 2023 | $10K |
| TAMPA PREPARATORY SCHOOL | TAMPA, FL | GRANTS - EDUCATION GIFT MATCH | 2023 | $9.5K |
| SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE | MANCHESTER, NH | GRANTS - EDUCATION GIFT MATCH | 2024 | $7K |
| ROLLINS COLLEGE | WINTER PARK, FL | GRANTS - EDUCATION GIFT MATCH | 2023 | $5.5K |
How to apply
This foundation publishes application instructions on its latest 990-PF and does not report restricting giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.
- Contact
- STEPHANIE GHERTNER
- Address
- 1000 DARDEN CENTER DR ORLANDO, FL, 32837
- Phone
- 4072455115
- Deadlines
- N/A
- Application materials
- PROPOSALS WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY IF THEY INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTATION: 1. NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION 2. CONTACT PERSON AND TITLE 3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION INCLUDING HISTORY AND PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY 4. COPY OF THE IRS EXEMPTION LETTER VERIFYING 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS 5. LATEST AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT 6. CURRENT OPERATING BUDGET AND SOURCES OF INCOME 7. LIST OF NAMES AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS OF DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES 8. W-9 FORM ADDITIONALLY, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REGARDING THE PARTICULAR PROGRAM FOR WHICH FUNDING IS BEING SOUGHT MUST BE PROVIDED: 1. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM 2. THE NEEDS BEING ADDRESSED 3. PLAN OF ACTION AND TIME FRAME 4. TOTAL FUNDING REQUIRED AND PROJECTED RESOURCES 5. THE AMOUNT REQUESTED 6. HOW THE PROJECT'S SUCCESS WILL BE DETERMINED
- Restrictions
- DARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC. FOUNDATION GENERALLY DOES NOT FUND THE FOLLOWING: 1. ORGANIZATIONS WHICH DO NOT HAVE 501(C)(3) TAX-EXEMPT STATUS 2. EVENT SPONSORSHIPS (WALKS, RUNS, ETC.) 3. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSES 4. POLITICAL CANDIDATES OR LOBBYING ORGANIZATIONS 5. NATIONAL OR LOCAL CHAPTERS OF DISEASE-SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS 6. NATIONAL CONFERENCES, SPORTS EVENTS AND OTHER ONE-TIME, SHORT-TERM EVENTS 7. ATHLETIC TEAM SPONSORSHIPS OR SCHOLARSHIPS 8. ANTI-BUSINESS GROUPS 9. TEAM SPONSORSHIPS OR ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS 10. CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS 11. TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR GROUPS OR INDIVIDUALS 12. INDIVIDUALS SEEKING SCHOLARSHIPS 13. HEALTH-RELATED FUNDING REQUESTS 14. FUND-RAISING ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS GALAS, BENEFITS, DINNERS AND SPORTING EVENTS 15. GOODWILL ADVERTISING, SOUVENIR JOURNALS OR DINNER PROGRAMS 16. DONATIONS TO FRATERNITIES OR SORORITIES 17. ORGANIZATIONS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES AND ITS TERRITORIES OR CANADA
About this data
Figures are aggregated from Darden Restaurants Inc Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (2 filings on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF e-file archive.