Grants paid by Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts
EIN 04-3294783 · Santa Barbara, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20Z
Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts of Santa Barbara, CA (EIN 04-3294783) reported 76 grants paid totaling $1,050,950 to 39 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$1,050,950
76 grants
Recipients
39
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 16 | $248,250 | — |
| 2022 | 21 | $249,500 | — |
| 2023 | 20 | $293,950 | — |
| 2024 | 19 | $259,250 | — |
Top recipients
The 39 recipients receiving the most from Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts, by grants paid, out of 39 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithsonian Institution 53-0206027 | C | Washington, DC | 4 | $120,000 | 2024 |
| Oxford American Literary Project Inc 77-0635463 | B | Little Rock, AR | 4 | $70,000 | 2024 |
| Culinary Institute of America 06-0653264 | B | Hyde Park, NY | 4 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Boston University | U | Boston, MA | 4 | $60,000 | 2024 |
| Heritage Radio Network Inc 27-5438148 | B | New York, NY | 4 | $55,000 | 2024 |
| The Edible Schoolyard Project 94-3248671 | B | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Edward Charles Foundation 26-4245043 | B | Beverly Hills, CA | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| World Central Kitchen 27-3521132 | C | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems 82-0613944 | C | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $50,000 | 2023 |
| Food Tank | U | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| Common Threads 20-0106847 | C | Austin, TX | 4 | $47,500 | 2024 |
| Les Dames D'escoffier International 11-2994412 | C | Louisville, KY | 3 | $42,000 | 2024 |
| Culinary Historians of New York | U | New York, NY | 3 | $37,500 | 2024 |
| Johnson & Wales University 05-0306206 | B | Providence, RI | 4 | $35,000 | 2024 |
| Careers Through Culinary Arts Program 13-3662917 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformatio | U | Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $25,000 | 2020 |
| New York City College of Technology Foundation Inc 11-2529356 | B | Brooklyn, NY | 3 | $24,000 | 2024 |
| University of Southern California | U | Los Angeles, CA | 3 | $21,250 | 2024 |
| The Land Institute 48-0842156 | B | Salina, KS | 1 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Spoons Across America | U | New York, NY | 3 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Oxford Symposium On Food & | U | New York, NY | 2 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| University of North Texas (unt) 23-7232618 | C | Denton, TX | 3 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Culinary Historians of NY | U | New York, NY | 1 | $12,500 | 2020 |
| Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc 23-7209691 | B | Boston, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Wa Sung Community Service Fund | U | Oakland, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Amrican Friends of the Oxford Symposium On Food & 20-0016527 | D | New York, NY | 2 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Film Independent 95-3943485 | B | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2023 |
| Collaborative Support Services Inc 83-0599239 | B | Los Gatos, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Players Philantropy Fund | U | Towson, MD | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Chinatown Community Development Center 94-2514053 | C | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
| Kcrw Foundation Inc 95-3750631 | B | Santa Monica, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2024 |
| The Chrysler Museum of Art 51-0243196 | D | Norfolk, VA | 1 | $5,000 | 2023 |
| University of North Texas | U | Denton, TX | 1 | $5,000 | 2020 |
| Santa Barbara Agriculture & Farm Education Foundat 85-3329449 | C | Summerland, CA | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Bard College 14-1713034 | B | Annandaleonhudson, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Mds Foundation Inc 04-3466040 | B | Southborough, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2022 |
| Mount Auburn Hospital 04-2103606 | B | Cambridge, MA | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Jacques Pepin Foundation 81-2706568 | B | Barrington, RI | 1 | $1,000 | 2020 |
| Avid Center 33-0522594 | C | San Diego, CA | 1 | $700 | 2023 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 76 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Edible Schoolyard Project Berkeley, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | For general operating budget & support the Rhinebeck Central School District for nascent garden project. | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC | C | $25,000 | paid | to support NMAH's Food History Project | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | in support of the Julia Child Foundation Scholarship | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | The Land Institute Salina, KS | B | $15,000 | paid | in support of the Feast for the Future- The Promise of Perennials event to build awareness for perennial, diverse agriculture | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Oxford American Literary Project Inc Little Rock, AR | B | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Les Dames D'escoffier International Louisville, KY | C | $15,000 | paid | to support the 2024 LDEI Legacy Awards Program TO provide targeted mentorship opportunities for women working in the food, beverage and hospitality industries | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Boston University Boston, MA | U | $15,000 | paid | To support the Julia Child Student Writing Awards | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Heritage Radio Network Inc New York, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | 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 | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | U | $13,750 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Culinary Historians of New York New York, NY | U | $12,500 | paid | to support the IACP Julia Child First Book Award | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Kcrw Foundation Inc Santa Monica, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | in support of the Food Journalism Fellowship to inspire and support an emerging journalist through professional development training and community-building | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | New York City College of Technology Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY TECH HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Johnson & Wales University Providence, RI | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Careers Culinary Arts Program New York, NY | D | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Common Threads Austin, TX | C | $7,500 | paid | To support programs in Austin and Los Angeles youth and families in hands-on cooking and nutrition education | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | American Friends of the Oxford Symposium On Food & New York, NY | U | $7,500 | paid | 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 | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | University of North Texas Foundation Inc Denton, TX | B | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Santa Barbara Agriculture & Farm Education Foundat Summerland, CA | C | $5,000 | paid | To support monthly farm food donation to medically struggling cancer and MS patients | 202503099349102215 |
| 2024 | Spoons Across America New York, NY | U | $3,000 | paid | To support the Food Exploration Project's twelve-session curriculum that helps children explore taste and food exploration, providing vital knowledge about the foods | 202503099349102215 |
| 2023 | North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems Minneapolis, MN | C | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Edward Charles Foundation Beverly Hills, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC | C | $25,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE 25 AT 25: FOOD FUND FOR THE FUTURE INITIATIVE | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Boston University Boston, MA | U | $16,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE JULIA CHILD STUDENT WRITING AWARDS | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Oxford American Literary Project Inc Little Rock, AR | B | $15,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF AWARD-WINNING WRITING AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ABOUT FOODSCAPES AND FOOD CULTURE OF THE SOUTH | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE COLLEGE'S STUDENTS | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Les Dames D'escoffier International Louisville, KY | C | $15,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Common Threads Austin, TX | C | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE AUSTIN PROGRAMMING | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Heritage Radio Network Inc New York, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE HERITAGE RADIO NETWORK ON THE NEW SHOW DEVELOPMENT, INTERNSHIP PROGRAM & NEW FOOD WRITING FELLOWSHIP | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Culinary Historians of New York New York, NY | U | $12,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE CHNY'S SCHOLAR'S GRANT PROGRAM & FIRST COOKBOOK THAT INCORPORATES CULINARY CULTURE AND HISTORY | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Johnson & Wales University Providence, RI | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGH THE JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Careers Culinary Arts Program New York, NY | D | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT SUMMER JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Film Independent Los Angeles, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | American Friends of the Oxford Symposium On Food & New York, NY | U | $7,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE STUDENT ATTENDANCE AT THE OXFORD SYMPOSIUM | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | New York City College of Technology Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $7,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Spoons Across America New York, NY | U | $6,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF SPOONS ACROSS AMERICA'S CULINARY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | The Chrysler Museum of Art Norfolk, VA | D | $5,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | University of North Texas (unt) Denton, TX | C | $5,000 | paid | TO FUND THE 2023 JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION FOR GASTROMY AND CULINARY ARTS FELLOWSHIP | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | U | $3,750 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202443189349102044 |
| 2023 | Avid Center San Diego, CA | C | $700 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202443189349102044 |
| 2022 | Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC | C | $45,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF the 25 at 25: Food Fund for the Future initiative | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Oxford American Literary Project Inc Little Rock, AR | B | $20,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF AWARD-WINNING WRITING AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT ABOUT FOODSCAPES AND FOOD CULTURE OF THE SOUTH | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Boston University Boston, MA | U | $18,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE JULIA CHILD STUDENT WRITING AWARDS | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE COLLEGE'S STUDENTS | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Common Threads Austin, TX | C | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE AUSTIN PROGRAMMING | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Heritage Radio Network Inc New York, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE HERITAGE RADIO NETWORK ON THE NEW SHOW DEVELOPMENT, INTERNSHIP PROGRAM & NEW FOOD WRITING FELLOWSHIP | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Culinary Historians of New York New York, NY | U | $12,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE CHNY'S SCHOLAR'S GRANT PROGRAM & FIRST COOKBOOK THAT INCORPORATES CULINARY CULTURE AND HISTORY | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Les Dames D'escoffier International Louisville, KY | C | $12,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Wa Sung Community Service Fund Oakland, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Players Philantropy Fund Towson, MD | U | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc Boston, MA | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Chinatown Community Development Center San Francisco, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Johnson & Wales University Providence, RI | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGH THE JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Careers Through Culinary Arts Program New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT SUMMER JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Collaborative Support Services Inc Los Gatos, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | New York City College of Technology Foundation Inc Brooklyn, NY | B | $7,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Spoons Across America New York, NY | U | $6,000 | paid | in support of Spoons Across America's culinary educational programs | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Amrican Friends of the Oxford Symposium On Food & New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE student attendance at the Oxford Symposium | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | University of North Texas (unt) Denton, TX | C | $5,000 | paid | TO FUND THE 2022 JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION FOR GASTROMY AND CULINARY ARTS FELLOWSHIP | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Bard College Annandaleonhudson, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202302019349100220 |
| 2022 | Mds Foundation Inc Southborough, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202302019349100220 |
| 2020 | Food Tank Baltimore, MD | U | $50,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE FOOD TANK LIVE EVENTS AND THE FOOD JUSTICE FELLOWSHIP | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CHEFS FOR AMERICA COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORT | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformatio Santa Barbara, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY FOOD COLLABORATIVE | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC | C | $25,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY & FOOD HISTORY GALA AND WEEKEND | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Oxford American Literary Project Inc Little Rock, AR | B | $20,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF AWARD-WINNING WRITING AND MULTIMEDIA ABOUT FOODSCAPES AND FOOD CULTURE OF THE SOUTH | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, NY | B | $15,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE COLLEGE'S STUDENTS | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Culinary Historians of NY New York, NY | U | $12,500 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF 2020 SCHOLAR'S GRANT PROGRAM & FIRST COOKBOOK THAT INCORPORATES CULINARY CULTURE AND HISTORY | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Heritage Radio Network Inc New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE HERITAGE RADIO NETWORK ON THE PRODUCTION COSTS OF COVID-19 COVERAGE AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAM | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Common Threads Austin, TX | C | $10,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE COVID-19 RELIEF EFFORTS | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Boston University Boston, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE JULIA CHILD WRITING AWARDS | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Amrican Friends of the Oxford Symposium On Food & New York, NY | D | $5,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRAMMING OF A WEBSITE TO HOST A 2020 VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Johnson & Wales University Providence, RI | B | $5,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT STUDENTS THROUGH THE JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | University of North Texas Denton, TX | U | $5,000 | paid | TO FUND THE SECOND YEAR OF A TWO-YEAR JULIA CHILD FOUNDATION FOR GASTROMY AND CULINARY ARTS FELLOWSHIP | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA | U | $3,750 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE USC ANNENBERG JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP FUND | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Jacques Pepin Foundation Barrington, RI | B | $1,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE CULINARY SKILLS TRAINING TO UNDER-SERVED POPULATIONS | 202112389349100816 |
| 2020 | Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF PATRICIA AND HERBERT PRATT FAMILY HEALING GARDEN PROJECT | 202112389349100816 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202503099349102215 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202443189349102044 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202302019349100220 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202112389349100816 |
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