Seeding the Future Foundation
EIN 474718771Total Given 2017–2023
$7.3M
88 grants · $1.0M avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$24K
typical small grants · $750–$75K
grant size
39%
supporter · 18/46 multi-year
repeat
$39.4M
Assets (2023)
46
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | N/A | $826K | $469K | N/A |
| 2017 | $22K | $924K | $148K | 1 |
| 2018 | $18K | $3.5M | $1.2M | 1 |
| 2019 | N/A | $39.5M | $22.7M | N/A |
| 2020 | $1.3M | $45.7M | $22.4M | 11 |
| 2021 | $1.9M | $46.4M | $902K | 12 |
| 2022 | $2.2M | $37.9M | $1.1M | 34 |
| 2023 | $1.9M | $39.4M | $437K | 29 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 88 grants on record
Minimum
$300
25th Pctl
$750
Median
$24K
Average
$83K
75th Pctl
$75K
Maximum
$1.2M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
BL
Bernhard van Lengerich
8+ yrs
President, Dir, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
AL
Annette van Lengerich
8+ yrs
Dir, Vice President
Leadership
AL
Annette van Lengerich
8+ yrs
Dir, Vice President
Leadership
BL
Bernhard van Lengerich
8+ yrs
President, Dir, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
AL
Annette van Lengerich
8+ yrs
Dir, Vice President
Leadership
BL
Bernhard van Lengerich
8+ yrs
President, Dir, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
AL
Annette van Lengerich
8+ yrs
Dir, Vice President
Leadership
BL
Bernhard van Lengerich
8+ yrs
President, Dir, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
AL
Annette van Lengerich
8+ yrs
Dir, Vice President
Leadership
BL
Bernhard van Lengerich
8+ yrs
President, Dir, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
BL
Bernhard van Lengerich
8+ yrs
President, Dir, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
AL
Annette van Lengerich
8+ yrs
Dir, Vice President
Leadership
BL
Bernhard van Lengerich
8+ yrs
President, Dir, Sec, Treasurer
Leadership
AL
Annette van Lengerich
8+ yrs
Dir, Vice President
Leadership
AL
Annette van Lengerich
8+ yrs
Vice President / Dir
Leadership
BL
Bernhard van Lengerich
8+ yrs
President / Dir / Sec / Treasurer
Leadership
Grants Awarded (88 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institute of Food Technologists Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,187,950 | Global Food System Challenge | 2021 |
| Institute of Food Technologists Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,157,334 | The Global Food System Challenge | 2022 |
| Institute of Food Technologists Inc | Chicago, IL | $1,131,999 | The Global Food System Challenge FUND | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Minneapolis, MN | $500,000 | to support COVID-19 relief initiatives | 2020 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Minneapolis, MN | $250,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | $200,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| National Philanthropic Trust | Jenkintown, PA | $170,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2022 |
| The U C Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $150,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $125,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $125,000 | the seed research projects from the Salon | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $125,000 | Second Harvest Heartland's early efforts in their yet-to-be-disclosed Hunger Moonshot which works to cut food... | 2022 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $125,000 | the seed research projects from the Salon | 2022 |
| The Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2020 |
| The Ucla Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $100,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $100,000 | Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Challenge - Food as Medicine | 2023 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $100,000 | the Seeding The Future Food System Innovation Lab fund | 2023 |
| University of Minnesota Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $100,000 | REGENERATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS INITIATIVES - IONE 2023 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $100,000 | Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Challenge - Food as Medicine program | 2022 |
| Eit Food | Heverlee, None | $81,842 | EIT "Food FutureFoodMakers" fund | 2023 |
| Universitat Hohenheim | Stuttgart, None | $77,600 | Modification of the EasyDry M500 dryer - Rwanda | 2022 |
| Foodshot Global Inc | New York, NY | $75,000 | General & Unrestricted | 2021 |
| The Aspen Institute Inc | Washington, DC | $75,000 | Food Leaders Fellowship fund 2023-2025 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Tufts College | Medford, MA | $75,000 | Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Challenge Sprints Fund | 2022 |
| Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev | Bonn, None | $65,000 | Promotion of Digital Innovations for Zero Hunger - Part II Fund | 2022 |
| Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev | Bonn, None | $60,000 | Promotion of Digital Innovations for Zero Hunger - part II fund | 2023 |