To end food and nutrition insecurity by increasing the affordability and access to fresh produce for everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, income, or zip code.
Wholesome Wave Inc. centers its grantmaking on making fresh produce more affordable for people using SNAP, pregnant and under-resourced moms, and BIPOC-led community partners building produce prescription programs. The largest recent grant in the data, $169,696 to About Fresh, supported the purchase of food incentive cards to be distributed to the community, showing how closely the foundation ties funding to direct consumer access. Another large award, $95,750 to the Hispanic Health Council, was a GUSNIP subgrant for a community partner, reflecting its use of partner organizations to deliver food access work. The foundation’s portfolio also shows repeated investment in program expansion rather than one-off charitable gifts. Multiple grants support BIPOC-FED Produce Rx cohort expansion, while other awards back maternal produce prescription work in Connecticut and evaluation support tied to a Federally Qualified Health Center in Bridgeport. Across these examples, Wholesome Wave Inc funds both implementation and the research needed to study produce incentives, nutrition security, and food-as-medicine models. Its work is national in scope, but with a clear emphasis on community-based delivery through local organizations, health centers, and food incentive infrastructure.
In food access work, Wholesome Wave Inc funded About Fresh with $169,696 to purchase food incentive cards for distribution to the community. That direct-service model matches the foundation’s emphasis on making fruits and vegetables more affordable at the point of purchase. For partner-based implementation, it gave the Hispanic Health Council $95,750 as a GUSNIP subgrant for a community partner, and a second GUSNIP subgrant of $59,456 to the same organization in 2024. Those awards show sustained support for local delivery infrastructure. In produce prescription programming, the foundation made several cohort-expansion grants in 2024 and 2025 to BIPOC-led organizations, including La Semilla Food Center, Buffalo Go Green Inc, The Corbin Hill Food Project Inc, and Hmong American Farmers Association. It also supported maternal produce prescription work through Food4Moms and related evaluation activities in Connecticut.
Typical grant size is tightly clustered at $40,000, with p25, median, and p75 all equal to $40,000. The recent grants show a mix of repeated awards and one-time capacity support: the Hispanic Health Council and Indigehub each received funding in both 2024 and 2025, while several BIPOC-FED Produce Rx cohort grants were made across both years. Wholesome Wave Inc is classified as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. One RFP in the record accepted unsolicited proposals for evaluation support tied to a Bridgeport research project, but most active programs shown are partner-driven.
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Most grants fall between $40K and $40K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$40K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$40K
About 11% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Wholesome Wave Inc gives nationally, and every recent grant listed is in the United States. New York is the top state by grant count, with recent awards to Buffalo, Brooklyn, and New York City. Connecticut is also prominent, with grants to Hartford and Bridgeport accounting for 17% of grants in the HQ state. Other recipient locations in the recent data include Boston, Anthony, West Saint Paul, Orlando, Mission, Henderson, San Leandro, New Orleans, and Window Rock.
The foundation funds SNAP incentives, produce prescription programs, food access, nutrition security, and community-based implementation. Recent grants include food incentive cards for community distribution, GUSNIP subgrants for community partners, and cohort-expansion support for BIPOC-led Produce Rx organizations.
The typical grant size is $40,000. In the available distribution, p25, median, and p75 are all $40,000, which indicates a very tight clustering around that amount.
Yes. The Hispanic Health Council received grants in both 2024 and 2025, and Indigehub appears in both years as well. Several BIPOC-FED Produce Rx partners also received follow-on awards across 2024 and 2025.
The foundation gives nationally, with New York as the top state by grant count. Connecticut also receives a meaningful share of awards, including grants to Hartford and Bridgeport, while the recent grant list also includes recipients in Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Florida, South Dakota, North Carolina, California, Louisiana, and Arizona.
One evaluation-support RFP in June 2024 accepted unsolicited proposals for a Bridgeport produce prescription research project. The other active programs shown are partner-based implementation models rather than open application pathways.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Who can apply: Qualified evaluators with experience assessing clinical health outcomes, established IRB relationship preferred.
Deadline: Responses accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until 12:00PM ET on June 27, 2024.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABOUT FRESH | BOSTON, MA | $169,696 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF FOOD INCENTIVE CARDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY |
| HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL | HARTFORD, CT | $95,750 | 2025 | GUSNIP SUBGRANT FOR COMMUNITY PARTNER |
| LA SEMILLA FOOD CENTER | ANTHONY, NM | $20,000 | 2025 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| BUFFALO GO GREEN INC | BUFFALO, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| HMONG AMERICAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION | WEST SAINT PAUL, MN | $20,000 | 2025 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| THE CORBIN HILL FOOD PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| GREEN RURAL REDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION | HENDERSON, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| SANKOFA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $10,000 | 2025 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| ALAMEDIA COUNTY RECIPE4HEALTH | SAN LEANDRO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| HEBNI NUTRITION CONSULTANTS INC | ORLANDO, FL | $10,000 | 2025 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| MELTING POT FOUNDATION USA INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| SICANGU COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION | MISSION, SD | $10,000 | 2025 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| INDIGEHUB | WINDOW ROCK, AZ | $7,500 | 2025 | CAPACITY GRANT |
| HISPANIC HEALTH COUNCIL | HARTFORD, CT | $59,456 | 2024 | GUSNIP SUBGRANT FOR COMMUNITY PARTNER |
| LA SEMILLA FOOD CENTER | ANTHONY, NM | $40,000 | 2024 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| HMONG AMERICAN FARMERS ASSOCIATION | WEST SAINT PAUL, MN | $40,000 | 2024 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| THE CORBIN HILL FOOD PROJECT INC | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2024 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| BUFFALO GO GREEN INC | BUFFALO, NY | $40,000 | 2024 | BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION |
| INDIGEHUB | WINDOW ROCK, AZ | $7,500 | 2024 | CAPACITY GRANT |
TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF FOOD INCENTIVE CARDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COMMUNITY
BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION
GREEN RURAL REDEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION
$10,000BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION
BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION
ALAMEDIA COUNTY RECIPE4HEALTH
$10,000BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION
MELTING POT FOUNDATION USA INC
$10,000BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION
BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION
INDIGEHUB
$7,500CAPACITY GRANT
BIPOC-FED PRODUCE RX COHORT EXPANSION
INDIGEHUB
$7,500CAPACITY GRANT
