Darden Restaurants Inc Foundation Grants

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

(407) 245-5115

Deadlines

Not stated here. Consult the original filing and current funder guidelines.

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

Giving by tax year

Year-level totals across every reported grant in this profile — a summary, not a filter. The awards further down are the largest individual grants across all years, not each year's complete list.

Where Darden Restaurants Inc Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (44 reported in all).

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 filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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