Grants paid by The Good Food Institute Inc
EIN 81-0840578 · Arlington, VA · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE K03
The Good Food Institute Inc of Arlington, VA (EIN 81-0840578) reported 35 grants paid totaling $6,937,112 to 27 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990, Schedule I. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$6,937,112
35 grants
Recipients
27
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | $754,152 | — |
| 2020 | 12 | $2,191,358 | — |
| 2022 | 6 | $1,451,822 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | $1,519,845 | — |
| 2024 | 6 | $1,019,935 | — |
Top recipients
The 27 recipients receiving the most from The Good Food Institute Inc, by grants paid, out of 27 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Institute 84-1435420 | A | Dillon, CO | 1 | $544,900 | 2023 |
| Climate Advisers 26-0609378 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $520,000 | 2022 |
| Washington State University 91-6001108 | A | Pullman, WA | 2 | $499,824 | 2023 |
| University of Massachusetts 04-3167352 | A | Hadley, MA | 3 | $499,455 | 2023 |
| Uc Regents - Uc Davis 94-6036494 | A | Davis, CA | 3 | $481,346 | 2023 |
| Purdue University 35-6002041 | A | West Lafayette, IN | 2 | $479,999 | 2024 |
| Johns Hopkins University 13-4148824 | A | Baltimore, MD | 1 | $350,000 | 2023 |
| Mote Marine Laboratory 59-0756643 | A | Sarasota, FL | 1 | $268,020 | 2020 |
| University of Wisconsin 39-6006492 | A | Madison, WI | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| University of Idaho 82-6000945 | A | Moscow, ID | 1 | $250,000 | 2022 |
| University of Minnesota 41-6007513 | A | Saint Paul, MN | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| UCLA 95-6006143 | A | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2018 |
| University of California Berkeley 94-6002123 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $250,000 | 2018 |
| Deco Labs 99-0647386 | A | Boston, MA | 1 | $250,000 | 2024 |
| Clemson University 57-6000254 | A | Clemson, SC | 1 | $247,942 | 2018 |
| Curators of the University of Missouri 43-6003859 | A | Columbia, MO | 1 | $246,178 | 2024 |
| Biocellion Cultivated Meat Modeling Consortium 46-4448286 | A | Seattle, WA | 1 | $240,000 | 2020 |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 54-6001805 | A | Blacksburg, VA | 1 | $236,425 | 2020 |
| Dprotein Inc 87-1649519 | A | San Fransico, CA | 1 | $218,296 | 2024 |
| San Diego State University Research Foundation 95-6042721 | A | San Diego, CA | 1 | $203,784 | 2022 |
| Tufts University 04-2103634 | A | Boston, MA | 3 | $144,776 | 2024 |
| Trophic LLC - Co Amanda Stiles 82-2961054 | A | Berkeley, CA | 1 | $100,000 | 2020 |
| Conservation X Labs Inc 47-4066524 | A | Washington, DC | 1 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Paragon Pure 83-3707793 | A | Princeton, NJ | 1 | $50,000 | 2020 |
| North Carolina State University 56-6000756 | A | Raleigh, NC | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of Minnesota 41-6042488 | A | Minneapolis, MN | 1 | $24,957 | 2023 |
| University of Central Florida 59-2924021 | A | Orlando, FL | 1 | $6,210 | 2018 |
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 35 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Deco Labs Boston, MA | A | $250,000 | paid | STOUT FEED2FOOD: DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD-GRAND HANDLING PROTOCOLS & ASSESSMENT IN SIDE STREAMS USED FOR CULTIVATED MEAT MEDIUM COMPONENTS | 202543189349301719 |
| 2024 | Purdue University West Lafayette, IN | A | $249,999 | paid | DR CHEN 2022 GRANT AWARD: REDUCE THE COST OF PLANT-BASED MEAT ANALOG WITHOUT AFFECTING ITS TEXTURE AND NUTRITION BY USING HYDROLYZED PEA PROTEINS | 202543189349301719 |
| 2024 | Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO | A | $246,178 | paid | VARDHANABHUTI RE-IMAGINING SOY PROTEIN THROUGH PLANT BREEDING INNOVATION AND OPTIMIZED ALTERNATIVE PROCESSING | 202543189349301719 |
| 2024 | Dprotein Inc San Fransico, CA | A | $218,296 | paid | PROTEIN AND CELL ENGINEERING TO IMPROVE CELL SEPARATION, PROTEIN PURIFICATION AND DRYING AFTER PRECISION FERMENTATION | 202543189349301719 |
| 2024 | Conservation X Labs Inc Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | DEVELOPING AND PUBLISHING A TECHNICALLY SOUND WHITE PAPER OR POLICY BRIEF ON WHY AND HOW CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF APS | 202543189349301719 |
| 2024 | Tufts University Boston, MA | A | $5,462 | paid | ALT PROTEIN CLUB FUNDING | 202543189349301719 |
| 2023 | Meridian Institute Dillon, CO | A | $544,900 | paid | RESEARCH OF ACCELERATION HUBS | 202433049349302123 |
| 2023 | Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD | A | $350,000 | paid | TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE CULTURED MEAT: A PREDICTIVE GENOME-SCALE ADIPOCYTE MODEL INFORMED BY MULTI-OMICS ANALYSIS AND MEDIA MANIPULATION | 202433049349302123 |
| 2023 | Washington State University Pullman, WA | A | $249,997 | paid | ENHANCING THE HIGH MOISTURE EXTRUSION PROTEIN TEXTURIZATION PROCESS THROUGH BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF COOLING DIE SCALABILITY AND THERMOCHEMICAL PROTEIN TEXTURIZATION MECHANISMS | 202433049349302123 |
| 2023 | University of Massachusetts Amherst Hadley, MA | A | $249,991 | paid | DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NOVEL COEXTRUSION TECHNOLOGY TO PRODUCE PLANT-BASED MEATS WITH LIPID MARBLING | 202433049349302123 |
| 2023 | Uc Regents - Uc Davis Davis, CA | A | $75,000 | paid | CREATING IMMORTALIZED CHICKEN MUSCLE STEM CELL LINE WITH INDUCIBLE MYOGENIC REJUVENATION. SIMULTANEOUS MODELING OF CELL GROWTH AND HYDRODYNAMICS FOR OPTIMAL DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LARGE-SCALE BIOREACTORS | 202433049349302123 |
| 2023 | North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC | A | $25,000 | paid | SCOPING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AND PREPARING AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL | 202433049349302123 |
| 2023 | Regents of the University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN | A | $24,957 | paid | SCOPING CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AND PREPARING AND SUBMITTING A PROPOSAL | 202433049349302123 |
| 2022 | Climate Advisers Washington, DC | A | $520,000 | paid | PUBLIC POLICY ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN TO US AND MULTILATERAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE PROTEINS | 202323199349322632 |
| 2022 | University of Idaho Moscow, ID | A | $250,000 | paid | REDUCE THE COST OF PLANT-BASED MEAT ANALOG WITHOUT AFFECTING ITS TEXTURE AND NUTRITION BY USING HYDROLYZED PEA PROTEINS PRODUCED FROM ENZYMATIC REACTIVE EXTRUSION (EREX) | 202323199349322632 |
| 2022 | Purdue University West Lafayette, IN | A | $230,000 | paid | ENZYMATIC TREATMENT OF HEMP FOR HIGHLY FUNCTIONAL PLANT-BASED MEAT INGREDIENT IN COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURING. EXPLORING COMBINATORIAL BIO-MANUFACTURING PROCESSES FOR AN ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN FOOD-BY-DESIGN SYSTEM | 202323199349322632 |
| 2022 | San Diego State University Research Foundation San Diego, CA | A | $203,784 | paid | GENERATING SEAFOOD FLAVOR FROM MACROALGAE PROTEIN HYDROLYSATES THROUGH MAILLARD REACTIONS | 202323199349322632 |
| 2022 | Uc Regents - Uc Davis Davis, CA | A | $158,038 | paid | CREATING IMMORTALIZED CHICKEN MUSCLE STEM CELL LINE WITH INDUCIBLE MYOGENIC REJUVENATION. SIMULTANEOUS MODELING OF CELL GROWTH AND HYDRODYNAMICS FOR OPTIMAL DESIGN AND OPERATION OF LARGE-SCALE BIOREACTORS | 202323199349322632 |
| 2022 | Tufts University Boston, MA | A | $90,000 | paid | CELLULAR AGRICULTURE RESEARCH PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202323199349322632 |
| 2020 | Mote Marine Laboratory Sarasota, FL | A | $268,020 | paid | SELECTION OF OPTIMAL SPECIES FOR CELL LINE DEVELOPMENT | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | University of Minnesota Saint Paul, MN | A | $250,000 | paid | CHARACTERIZING AND TEXTURIZING PULSE PROTEINS TO FORM MEAT-LIKE FIBERS | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | University of Wisconsin Madison, WI | A | $250,000 | paid | CROSSING TWO KINGDOMS: BIOENGINEERED CLEAN MEAT IN PLANT-BASED TISSUE SCAFFOLDS | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | Washington State University Pullman, WA | A | $249,827 | paid | NOVEL PLANT PROTEINS AND INSOLUBLES FIBERS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF MEAT ANALOGS | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | Uc Regents - Uc Davis Davis, CA | A | $248,308 | paid | OBJECTIVE 1: DEVELOP AND USE NOVEL ADVANCED EXPERIMENTAL OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES TO FIND LOW COST, EFFECTIVE GROWTH MEDIA AND APPLY THIS TECHNIQUE TO CHICKEN MUSCLE CELL CULTURES. | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | Biocellion Cultivated Meat Modeling Consortium Seattle, WA | A | $240,000 | paid | MULTISCALE WHOLE-SYSTEM MODELING OF BIOREACTORS | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA | A | $236,425 | paid | USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY AND ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS TO OPTIMIZE CELL CULTURE MEDIA FOR USE WITH STEM CELLS FROM SEAFOOD-RELEVANT SPECIES. | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | University of Massachusetts Hadley, MA | A | $199,464 | paid | DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED TESTS TO FACILITATE PLANT-BASED MEAT CREATION | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | Trophic LLC - Co Amanda Stiles Berkeley, CA | A | $100,000 | paid | DEVELOPMENT OF TAILORED SEAWEED INGREDIENTS TO IMPROVE PLANT-BASED MEAT AND SEAFOOD ORGANOLEPTICS | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | University of Massachusetts Hadley, MA | A | $50,000 | paid | DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDIZED TESTS TO FACILITATE PLANT-BASED MEAT CREATION | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | Paragon Pure Princeton, NJ | A | $50,000 | paid | RICE BRAN OIL OLEOGELS FOR PLANT-BASED MEAT | 202113129349300226 |
| 2020 | Tufts University Boston, MA | A | $49,314 | paid | ATLANTIC SALMON PROJECT | 202113129349300226 |
| 2018 | University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH INCORPORATION OF OIL IN PLANT-BASED MEATS | 201942539349300709 |
| 2018 | UCLA Los Angeles, CA | A | $250,000 | paid | RESEARCH PLANT-BASED SCAFFOLDS FOR MARBLED CLEAN BEEF | 201942539349300709 |
| 2018 | Clemson University Clemson, SC | A | $247,942 | paid | RESEARCH BREEDING ORGANIIC PULSE AND CEREAL CROPS TOWARDS PROTEIN BIOFORTIFICATION | 201942539349300709 |
| 2018 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL | A | $6,210 | paid | RESEARCH SERUM FREE MEDIA ON C2C12 MOUSE AND MGL TURKEY SKELETAL MUSCLE CELLS | 201942539349300709 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202543189349301719 |
| 990 | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202433049349302123 |
| 990 | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323199349322632 |
| 990 | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202113129349300226 |
| 990 | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201942539349300709 |
Derived from IRS Form 990 e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/810840578.json.
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