About Kraft Heinz Company Foundation
The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation concentrates its philanthropic dollars on hunger relief and food security, funding both large international food-distribution organizations and major U.S. food-bank networks. Grants are mainly unrestricted/general operating support and frequently made as multi-grant relationships with established partners, reflecting a preference for scaling distribution capacity rather than small project pilots. While most funding targets food assistance, the foundation also supports emergency/disaster response through organizations with local presence in Chicago.
Focus Areas
Global emergency meal distribution (e.g., Rise Against Hunger)U.S. food-bank network support and anti-hunger infrastructure (e.g., Feeding America)Urban disaster and emergency relief in Chicago (e.g., American Red Cross of Greater Chicago)Livelihood/food-systems development with animal-agriculture linkages (e.g., Heifer International)School meal/child nutrition programs in underserved communities (e.g., The Lunchbox Fund)
Who They Fund
nonprofit organizations (general)communities affected by flooding
About Kraft Heinz Company Foundation
The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation’s largest recent grant is a $5,001,314 general-operations award to Rise Against Hunger, followed by another $4,500,000 general-operations grant to the same organization in the prior year. That scale signals a funding style built around sustained support for food-distribution capacity rather than one-time project grants. Across its recent awards, the foundation backs organizations working on hunger relief, food security, disaster response, and related community support services. Its portfolio includes major national food-access intermediaries such as Feeding America, which received $1,000,000 in both 2024 and 2025, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which received $200,000 in both years. The foundation also extends substantial support to emergency response and adjacent community-serving groups, including the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, Heifer International Foundation, The Lunchbox Fund, and The Brotherhood Sister Sol. Most listed awards are unrestricted or general-operations grants, indicating support for organizational stability and delivery capacity rather than tightly specified projects.
What Kraft Heinz Company Foundation Funds
Hunger relief is the clearest throughline in The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation’s recent giving. Feeding America received $1,000,000 in 2024 and another $1,000,000 in 2025 for general operations, while No Kid Hungry received $200,000 in each of those years for the same purpose. The foundation also backed Food & Friends Inc with $5,000 in 2024 and the Congressional Hunger Center with $15,000 in 2024, both for general operations. Its support for food-distribution infrastructure is matched by grants to organizations that work farther upstream in food systems and livelihoods. Heifer International Foundation received $300,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for general operations, and Grow Pittsburgh received $25,000 in 2024 and 2025. Disaster response appears as a separate thread: Cufa Go received $150,000 in 2025 to provide disaster assistance after flooding.
How Kraft Heinz Company Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is $30,000 at the 25th percentile, $200,000 at the median, and $275,000 at the 75th percentile, but the portfolio includes much larger awards at the top end. The foundation gives repeatedly to the same organizations across multiple years, including Rise Against Hunger, Feeding America, American Red Cross of Greater Chicago, Heifer International Foundation, The Lunchbox Fund, Greater Chicago Food Depository, No Kid Hungry, and Greater Pittsburgh Community. The recent grants are almost entirely general-operations support, with one disaster-assistance grant in the sample. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$17.7M
Total Assets
$2.5M
Total Revenue
$9.2M
Total Expenses
$17.8M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $275K, with a median of $200K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$200K
75th Percentile
$275K
Geographic Reach
National7 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Kraft Heinz Company Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Kraft Heinz Company Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 42 | $21.8M | 95.5% |
| 2 | Brazil |
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