The FMI Foundation delivers research, collaboration and education to address food safety, family meals, and workforce development within the food industry; it is operated for charitable, educational and scientific purposes to support food retailing and consumer well-being.
The Fmi Foundation has backed the same three-part agenda across multiple years: food safety, family meals, and workforce development. Its recent grants show a mix of research, education, and sector training, including repeated support for Food Marketplace Inc. for data on family meal trends and for Partnership for Food Safety Education on consumer food safety initiatives. The foundation also funds career pipeline work in the food industry, with larger awards to Junior Achievement USA for a nationwide initiative designed to strengthen the reputation of food careers as a workplace and destination. That pattern fits its broader charitable and educational purpose in the food retailing sector. The foundation’s grantmaking reaches nonprofits, research organizations, and universities, with awards ranging from small scholarship grants to larger organizational grants. Some of its support is tied to specific programs, such as the fellowship in food protection at International Food Protection Training and the promotion of family meals through Common Threads. It also funds issue-specific research, including consumer beliefs about gene-edited foods and transparency on food safety issues.
Food safety is one of the clearest throughlines in the Fmi Foundation’s recent grantmaking. It awarded $25,000 to Partnership for Food Safety Education for consumer food safety initiatives that reduce foodborne illnesses, and $25,000 to International Food Protection Training for its fellowship in food protection program. Family-meals work is another recurring area. The foundation gave $35,000 to Food Marketplace Inc. for data on trends in family meals and $25,000 to Common Threads for promotion of its family meals program. It also supports workforce and industry pipeline projects. A $50,000 grant to Junior Achievement USA supported a nationwide initiative executed locally to enhance the reputation of the food industry as a preferred workplace and career destination. In research-oriented work, Michigan State University received $15,000 for study of consumer beliefs, knowledge, understanding, and willingness to pay for gene-edited foods.
Typical grants cluster in the mid-five-figure range: the p25 is $20,000, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $35,000. The recent record also includes $50,000 grants, which sit above that core band. The pattern is repeated support rather than one-off giving. Food Marketplace Inc., Partnership for Food Safety Education, Common Threads, and Center for Food Integrity each appear in multiple years. The foundation is a public charity, and it makes unsolicited annual grants. It also runs scholarship programs, including food safety auditing scholarships in collaboration with the SQF Institute.
$120K
$11.5M
$1.8M
$1.5M
Most grants fall between $20K and $35K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$35K
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Grant dollars are concentrated in the United States, and 31% of grants go to recipients in Virginia, where several awards went to Arlington-based organizations. Recent grant locations also include Colorado Springs, Austin, Battle Creek, Gladstone, Johns Creek, and East Lansing. The foundation’s giving is national in scope, with recipients spread across multiple states rather than limited to its headquarters area.
Its grantmaking centers on food safety, family meals, and workforce development. Recent awards also show support for nutrition and health, scholarships, and education grants, including research and programs tied to consumer food safety, family meal trends, and food industry career pathways.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Food Marketplace Inc. in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Partnership for Food Safety Education in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Common Threads in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Center for Food Integrity in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Typical awards are in the mid-five-figure range. The distribution provided shows a 25th percentile of $20,000, a median of $25,000, and a 75th percentile of $35,000. Recent grants also include $50,000 awards.
It funds career-pathway and training efforts, including a $50,000 grant to Junior Achievement USA for a nationwide initiative focused on the food industry as a preferred workplace and career destination, plus scholarship programs for students pursuing food safety auditing and other food-industry education opportunities.
Recent grantees include nonprofits, a university, a public interest food safety group, a food integrity organization, and scholarship partners. The named recipients include Junior Achievement USA, Common Threads, Partnership for Food Safety Education, International Food Protection Training, Center for Food Integrity, Michigan State University, and Food Marketplace Inc.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOOD MARKETPLACE INC | ARLINGTON, VA | $35,000 | 2025 | RESOURCE DATA ON TRENDS IN FAMILY MEALS. |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2025 | CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVES THAT REDUCE FOODBOURNE ILLNESSES |
| COMMON THREADS | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2025 | PROMOTION OF FAMILY MEALS PROGRAM |
| CENTER FOR FOOD INTEGRITY | GLADSTONE, MO | $20,000 | 2025 | INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT RACIAL JUSTICE, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM |
| FOUNDATION FOR FOOD INTEGRITY | GLADSTONE, MO | $15,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT CONSUMER RESEARCH ON TRANSPARENCY ON FOOD SAFETY ISSUES |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $50,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE THAT IS EXECUTED ON THE LOCAL LEVEL TO ENHANCES THE REPUTATION OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY AS A PREFERRED WORKPLACE AND CAREER DESTINATION. |
| FOOD MARKETPLACE INC | ARLINGTON, VA | $35,000 | 2024 | RESOURCE DATA ON TRENDS IN FAMILY MEALS. |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2024 | CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVES THAT REDUCE FOODBOURNE ILLNESSES |
| COMMON THREADS | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2024 | PROMOTION OF FAMILY MEALS PROGRAM |
| CENTER FOR FOOD INTEGRITY | GLADSTONE, MO | $20,000 | 2024 | INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT RACIAL JUSTICE, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM |
| JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT USA | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $50,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE THAT IS EXECUTED ON THE LOCAL LEVEL TO ENHANCES THE REPUTATION OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY AS A PREFERRED WORKPLACE AND CAREER DESTINATION. |
| FOOD MARKETPLACE INC | ARLINGTON, VA | $35,000 | 2023 | RESOURCE DATA ON TRENDS IN FAMILY MEALS. |
| PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION | ARLINGTON, VA | $25,000 | 2023 | CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVES THAT REDUCE FOODBOURNE ILLNESSES |
| INTERNATIONAL FOOD PROTECTION TRAINING | BATTLE CREEK, MI | $25,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT OF IFPTI'S FELLOWSHIP IN FOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM |
| COMMON THREADS | AUSTIN, TX | $25,000 | 2023 | PROMOTION OF FAMILY MEALS PROGRAM |
| CENTER FOR FOOD INTEGRITY | GLADSTONE, MO | $20,000 | 2023 | INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT RACIAL JUSTICE, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM |
| UNITED EGG PRODUCERS INC | JOHNS CREEK, GA | $20,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT EGG INDUSTRY WITH CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH CAGE FREE TRANSITION |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | EAST LANSING, MI | $15,000 | 2023 | RESEARCH ON US CONSUMER BELIEFS, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR GENE-EDITED FOODS |
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC
$35,000RESOURCE DATA ON TRENDS IN FAMILY MEALS.
PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION
$25,000CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVES THAT REDUCE FOODBOURNE ILLNESSES
CENTER FOR FOOD INTEGRITY
$20,000INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT RACIAL JUSTICE, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM
FOUNDATION FOR FOOD INTEGRITY
$15,000SUPPORT CONSUMER RESEARCH ON TRANSPARENCY ON FOOD SAFETY ISSUES
SUPPORT A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE THAT IS EXECUTED ON THE LOCAL LEVEL TO ENHANCES THE REPUTATION OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY AS A PREFERRED WORKPLACE AND CAREER DESTINATION.
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC
$35,000RESOURCE DATA ON TRENDS IN FAMILY MEALS.
PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION
$25,000CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVES THAT REDUCE FOODBOURNE ILLNESSES
CENTER FOR FOOD INTEGRITY
$20,000INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT RACIAL JUSTICE, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM
SUPPORT A NATIONWIDE INITIATIVE THAT IS EXECUTED ON THE LOCAL LEVEL TO ENHANCES THE REPUTATION OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY AS A PREFERRED WORKPLACE AND CAREER DESTINATION.
FOOD MARKETPLACE INC
$35,000RESOURCE DATA ON TRENDS IN FAMILY MEALS.
PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION
$25,000CONSUMER FOOD SAFETY INITIATIVES THAT REDUCE FOODBOURNE ILLNESSES
INTERNATIONAL FOOD PROTECTION TRAINING
$25,000SUPPORT OF IFPTI'S FELLOWSHIP IN FOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM
CENTER FOR FOOD INTEGRITY
$20,000INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT RACIAL JUSTICE, INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY IN THE FOOD SYSTEM
UNITED EGG PRODUCERS INC
$20,000SUPPORT EGG INDUSTRY WITH CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH CAGE FREE TRANSITION
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
$15,000RESEARCH ON US CONSUMER BELIEFS, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR GENE-EDITED FOODS
