The Ingredion Charitable Foundation concentrates its grantmaking through a small number of large gifts, primarily channeling philanthropic dollars via donor-advised/passthrough vehicles and supporting national health research. Its giving is focused and programmatic rather than broad-based, with a notable commitment to cardiovascular health through a major grant to the American Heart Association.
Ingredion Charitable Foundation’s grantmaking is marked by a very large donor-advised gift pattern: in 2024, it gave $420,216 to The Blackbaud Giving Fund, following a $127,375 grant to the same recipient in 2023 for donor advised charitable giving. That passthrough structure sits alongside direct support for health and human services, including a $125,000 grant to the American Heart Association for health research and patient support. The foundation’s recent activity shows a mix of sizable charitable vehicles and targeted operating grants rather than a long tail of small awards. In the same recent period, it supported food access, education, legal aid, and community history work. Grants went to Feeding America, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, American Cancer Society, The Leukemia Lymphoma Society, and Equal Justice Initiative, among others. The pattern suggests a funder that uses a concentrated set of grantees to address health, basic needs, and community support. Several awards also point to Chicago-area institutions, while the foundation’s giving extends beyond one city through national intermediaries and mission-focused nonprofits.
Health-related giving is one clear theme. The foundation awarded $125,000 to the American Heart Association for health research and patient support, and $35,000 to the American Cancer Society for health research and patient support. It also gave $15,000 to The Leukemia Lymphoma Society for cancer research support. Basic-needs funding is another strand. Feeding America received $44,165 in 2023 and $14,756 in 2024 for food for the poor, while World Central Kitchen received $10,000 for the same purpose. Education and youth support appear in multiple grants. Chicago Scholars Foundation received $14,000 for education and scholarship assistance, Girls 4 Science received $10,000 for education and scholarship, and Girls Inc received $10,000 for education and scholarship. The foundation also backed youth leadership and crisis support through Association for C5 Youth Programs and the Trevor Project.
Typical grants are in the low-thousands to mid-teens: the p25 is $1,000, the median is $6,980, and the p75 is $14,567. That spread fits a portfolio with a few very large awards and many smaller program grants. The recent record also shows repeat recipients across years, including The Blackbaud Giving Fund, Feeding America, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, The Leukemia Lymphoma Society, and Ideal Education Foundation. The foundation funds individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its recent grantmaking includes both direct awards and donor-advised charitable giving vehicles.
$633K
$788K
$44K
$636K
Most grants fall between $1K and $15K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Highly concentrated giving: very few grants (3 total) with one dominant passthrough/DAF payment and one large institutional health grant; favors large, strategic disbursements over numerous small awards.
Notable grantees: The Blackbaud Giving Fund, American Heart Association, Donor-advised fund / charitable giving platforms
Grant recipients are all in the United States, and the foundation gives most often in Illinois, which accounts for 34% of grants. Chicago appears repeatedly in the recent list, with grants to Feeding America, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, American Cancer Society, Girls Inc, and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Other Illinois recipients include Argo Higher Education Foundation in Summit. Outside Illinois, recent grants reached Charleston, Alexandria, Des Moines, Shawnee Mission, Tulsa, Montgomery, Raleigh, Washington, Alpharetta, Boston, and West Hollywood.
Recent grants show a mix of donor-advised charitable giving, health research and patient support, food assistance, education and scholarship, community improvement, disaster relief, legal aid for indigent families, and youth services. The largest recurring vehicle in the list is The Blackbaud Giving Fund, alongside direct grants to organizations such as the American Heart Association and Feeding America.
Yes. It gave $125,000 to the American Heart Association for health research and patient support, $35,000 to the American Cancer Society for health research and patient support, and $15,000 to The Leukemia Lymphoma Society for cancer research support.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards: p25 is $1,000, median grant size is $6,980, and p75 is $14,567. The recent list also includes a very large donor-advised grant of $420,216, so the portfolio includes both routine program grants and larger passthrough gifts.
Illinois is the top state by grant count, with 34% of grants going to recipients in the state. Chicago appears frequently among recent recipients, including Feeding America, United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, Northwestern Memorial Foundation, American Cancer Society, Girls Inc, and Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum.
Yes. Recent grants include $14,000 to Chicago Scholars Foundation for education and scholarship assistance, $10,000 to Girls 4 Science for education and scholarship, $10,000 to Girls Inc for education and scholarship, and $13,500 to Association for C5 Youth Programs for youth social services and leadership skills development.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groundswell Charitable Foundation | El Segundo, CA | $300,000 | 2026 | Manages Donor-Advised Funds empowers philanthropy by connecting companies and individuals with charitable causes. |
| THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND | CHARLESTON, SC | $120,517 | 2026 | DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING |
| American Heart Association Inc | Dallas, TX | $25,000 | 2026 | Support of heart related research public health education professional education and training and community service programs. |
| NFTE Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | Education and Scholarship |
| ARGO Higher Education Foundation | Summit, IL | $20,000 | 2026 | Financial Assistance and Scholarships for higher education |
| THE LEUKEMIA and LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | SHAWNEE MISSION, KS | $15,000 | 2026 | CANCER RESEARCH & PATIENT SUPPORT |
| PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUESUM | CHICAGO, IL | $15,000 | 2026 | Natural History Museum |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | Chicago, IL | $11,000 | 2026 | health research & patient support |
| BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | Food for underprivileged families |
| MANNY & PAT PULIDO SANCHEZ FOUNDATION | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | Education and Scholarship |
| RISE AND SHINE INC | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 2026 | Workforce training and job placement for people with employment barriers |
| GIRLS INC OF CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | STEM Education leadership development and health and wellness |
| Careerspring Foundation | Bellaire, TX | $10,000 | 2026 | To provide online career network and employment resources to first-generation and or low-income FGLI students. |
| Chicago Urban League | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2026 | Empowering Black communities through employment housing education and entrepreneurship |
| One Tree Planted Inc | Shelburne, VT | $9,074 | 2026 | Environmental charity focused on global reforestation partnering with local communities to plant trees restore forests and improve biodiversity. |
| IDEAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $7,500 | 2026 | EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP |
| Chicago State Foundation | Chicago, IL | $7,500 | 2026 | To advance the interest and welfare of Chicago State University by building relationships securing philanthropic support stewarding assets and otherwise procuring private support on behalf of the University. |
| Naturally Proud Network | Prairie Farm, WI | $6,000 | 2026 | Providing visibility support and community for LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies within the natural products and nutraceutical industry |
| Chicago Fire Department Foundation | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | Supports fire prevention Firefighter education and health needs not covered by municipal budgets |
| Friends of Chicago High School For Agricultural Sciences | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 2026 | Education and Scholarship |
| RISE AGAINST HUNGER INC | RALEIGH, NC | $4,100 | 2026 | Humanitarian Aid |
| LADDER UP | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | Free financial services to the needy |
| THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND | CHARLESTON, SC | $286,183 | 2025 | DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING |
| ACCOUNTING FOR SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION US | El Segundo, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | Sustainability training for finance leaders |
| THE LEUKEMIA and LYMPHOMA SOCIETY | SHAWNEE MISSION, KS | $25,000 | 2025 | CANCER RESEARCH & PATIENT SUPPORT |
| GIRLS 4 SCIENCE | Chicago, IL | $20,000 | 2025 | Education and Scholarship |
| NFTE Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | Education and Scholarship |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | Chicago, IL | $15,000 | 2025 | health research & patient support |
| BLESSINGS IN A BACKPACK INC | Chicago, IL | $14,000 | 2025 | Food for underprivileged families |
| SANCHEZ FOUNDATION | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | Education and Scholarship |
| PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUESUM | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | Natural History Museum |
| RISE AND SHINE INC | Annapolis, MD | $10,000 | 2025 | Workforce training and job placement for people with employment barriers |
| LEADERSHIP GREATER CHICAGO | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | Civic understanding and community improvement |
| SKILLS FOR CHICAGOLANDS FUTURE | Chicago, IL | $10,000 | 2025 | Create demand-driven solutions for employers to get the unemployed and underemployed back to work |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $8,969 | 2025 | FOOD FOR THE POOR |
| IDEAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $7,500 | 2025 | EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP |
| THE HOLE IN THE WALL GANG CAMP | New Haven, CT | $6,500 | 2025 | Youth Summer Camp and year-round center serving children with chronic illnesses. |
| LEWIS UNIVERSITY | ROMEOVILLE, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP |
| LADDER UP | CHICAGO, IL | $5,000 | 2025 | Free financial services to the needy |
| RISE AGAINST HUNGER INC | RALEIGH, NC | $3,794 | 2025 | Humanitarian Aid |
| Foundation for NC A and T State University | Chicago, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | Educational Scholarship funding |
| FOUR OAKS FAMILY AND CHILDRENS SERVICES | CEDAR RAPIDS, IA | $3,000 | 2025 | Youth and Family services |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | Madison, WI | $2,500 | 2025 | Education and Scholarship |
| CLAREMORE MUSEUM OF HISTORY | CLAREMORE, OK | $1,000 | 2025 | HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF CLAREMORE OK |
| CHILDRENS MIRACLE NETWORK | Hershey, PA | $1,000 | 2025 | Hospital and Healthcare Funding |
| THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND | CHARLESTON, SC | $420,216 | 2024 | DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | DES MOINES, IA | $125,000 | 2024 | HEALTH RESEARCH AND PATIENT SUPPORT |
| CHARITIES AID FOUNDATION AMERICA | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $40,000 | 2024 | Global Community Improvement |
| AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY | Chicago, IL | $35,000 | 2024 | health research & patient support |
| UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO | CHICAGO, IL | $30,909 | 2024 | COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT |
Groundswell Charitable Foundation
$300,000Manages Donor-Advised Funds empowers philanthropy by connecting companies and individuals with charitable causes.
Support of heart related research public health education professional education and training and community service programs.
ARGO Higher Education Foundation
$20,000Financial Assistance and Scholarships for higher education
THE LEUKEMIA and LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$15,000CANCER RESEARCH & PATIENT SUPPORT
PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUESUM
$15,000Natural History Museum
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$11,000health research & patient support
MANNY & PAT PULIDO SANCHEZ FOUNDATION
$10,000Education and Scholarship
RISE AND SHINE INC
$10,000Workforce training and job placement for people with employment barriers
STEM Education leadership development and health and wellness
To provide online career network and employment resources to first-generation and or low-income FGLI students.
Empowering Black communities through employment housing education and entrepreneurship
Environmental charity focused on global reforestation partnering with local communities to plant trees restore forests and improve biodiversity.
IDEAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$7,500EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP
To advance the interest and welfare of Chicago State University by building relationships securing philanthropic support stewarding assets and otherwise procuring private support on behalf of the University.
Naturally Proud Network
$6,000Providing visibility support and community for LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies within the natural products and nutraceutical industry
Chicago Fire Department Foundation
$5,000Supports fire prevention Firefighter education and health needs not covered by municipal budgets
Friends of Chicago High School For Agricultural Sciences
$5,000Education and Scholarship
LADDER UP
$2,500Free financial services to the needy
ACCOUNTING FOR SUSTAINABILITY FOUNDATION US
$40,000Sustainability training for finance leaders
THE LEUKEMIA and LYMPHOMA SOCIETY
$25,000CANCER RESEARCH & PATIENT SUPPORT
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
$15,000health research & patient support
SANCHEZ FOUNDATION
$10,000Education and Scholarship
PEGGY NOTEBAERT NATURE MUESUM
$10,000Natural History Museum
RISE AND SHINE INC
$10,000Workforce training and job placement for people with employment barriers
SKILLS FOR CHICAGOLANDS FUTURE
$10,000Create demand-driven solutions for employers to get the unemployed and underemployed back to work
IDEAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$7,500EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIP
Youth Summer Camp and year-round center serving children with chronic illnesses.
LADDER UP
$5,000Free financial services to the needy
Foundation for NC A and T State University
$3,000Educational Scholarship funding
CLAREMORE MUSEUM OF HISTORY
$1,000HISTORICAL PRESERVATION OF CLAREMORE OK
CHILDRENS MIRACLE NETWORK
$1,000Hospital and Healthcare Funding