Private foundation · Wilmington, DE

Seeding the Future Foundation

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Typical grant size
$1K – $25K – $92K
25th · median · 75th percentile
Unique recipients
32
Repeat grantees
16
funded 2+ years

Application procedures · from 2024 990-PF

Leadership · from 2024 990-PF

Annette Van Lengerich
Dir, VP
Bernhard Van Lengerich
Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part VII. Officers, directors, and trustees as reported by the foundation.

Payout rate · TY 2024
4.4%
grants paid ÷ assets · ~5% IRS minimum
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
110
Total grants awarded
$9.3M
Total amount
$84K
Average grant
$1.2M
Largest grant

Giving by year

2024
$1.8M
21 grants
2023
$1.9M
29 grants
2022
$2.2M
34 grants
2021
$1.9M
12 grants
2020
$1.3M
11 grants
2019
$150K
1 grants
2018
$18K
1 grants
2017
$23K
1 grants

Top recipients

18 grants · IL · ✓ Exact match
$3.9M
4 grants · MN · ≈ likely match
$1.0M
11 grants · MA · ✓ Exact match
$690K
3 grants · PA · ✓ Exact match
$620K
7 grants · MN · ≈ likely match
$561K
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev
6 grants
$407K
4 grants · CA · ✓ Exact match
$320K
1 grant · MA · ✓ Exact match
$200K
Universitat Hohenheim
3 grants
$175K
Catholic Church of St Andreas
1 grant
$150K

Recipient names are as reported on the 990-PF. ✓ Exact match = EIN matched to IRS records by exact name + state; ≈ likely match = EIN inferred from a closely similar name. The recipient EIN is never stated on the form — it is DoubleNine’s match.

Recent grants · most recent filings first

National Philanthropic Trust
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2024
$250K
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Solve Challenge AND General Operations
MA · TY 2024
$200K
University of Minnesota Foundation
The Sustainable Food Systems Forum
MN · TY 2024
$200K
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev
InnoLab, Liberia Project and Digital Literacy fund
TY 2024
$185K
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge
IL · TY 2024
$150K
Project Drawdown
Drawdown Food Solution Solutions Project
NY · TY 2024
$100K
Trustees of Tufts College
The Future Food System Innovation Lab
MA · TY 2024
$100K
Trustees of Tufts College
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Challenge - Food as Medicine
MA · TY 2024
$100K
Universitat Hohenheim
Strengthening farmer cooperatives in Rwanda through participatory development of PV-powered postharvest processing of ma…
TY 2024
$93K
Leibniz Center for Agricultural Landscape Research
The Effect of Liming on Crop Production - Phase 2
TY 2024
$90K
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev
Promotion of Digital Innovations for Zero Hunger - Part II
TY 2024
$75K
The Aspen Institute Inc
To support half the costs of four nonprofit Food Leaders Fellows from 2023-2025
DC · TY 2024
$75K
The UCLA Foundation
Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy Endowment FUND
CA · TY 2024
$60K
Association for the Advancement of the Global Bioe
Support of the Global BioEconomy Summit 2024
TY 2024
$50K
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
participation fund for of all winners from the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge at the IFT FIRST event in…
IL · TY 2024
$25K
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
FIRST 2024 VIP Networking event
IL · TY 2024
$25K
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
Seeding The Future Global Food System Innovation Library Application
IL · TY 2024
$22K
International Center for Food Ontology Operability
SEEDING THE FUTURE FUND FOR FUN RUN AT IFT FIRST 2024
CA · TY 2024
$10K
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
SEEDING THE FUTURE fund FOR FUN RUN AT IFT FIRST 2024
IL · TY 2024
$10K
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
Data Integration fund
IL · TY 2024
$3K
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev
General & Unrestricted
TY 2024
$750
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
The Global Food System Challenge FUND
IL · TY 2023
$1.1M
University of Minnesota Foundation
the seed research projects from the Salon
MN · TY 2023
$125K
Trustees of Tufts College
the Seeding The Future Food System Innovation Lab fund
MA · TY 2023
$100K
Trustees of Tufts College
Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy Challenge - Food as Medicine
MA · TY 2023
$100K
University of Minnesota Foundation
REGENERATIVE FOOD SYSTEMS INITIATIVES - IONE 2023
MN · TY 2023
$100K
Eit Food
EIT "Food FutureFoodMakers" fund
TY 2023
$82K
The Aspen Institute Inc
Food Leaders Fellowship fund 2023-2025
DC · TY 2023
$75K
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe Ev
Promotion of Digital Innovations for Zero Hunger - part II fund
TY 2023
$60K
The UCLA Foundation
Resnick Center for Food Law and Policy Endowment fund
CA · TY 2023
$60K
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
Impact Innovator Network Design Phase FUND
IL · TY 2023
$25K
Humane America Animal Foundation
Tailored Food PROJECT - support for the nutritious low-cost fooD in Liberia, Cameroon, Ethiopia, and Mozambique, AND nut…
CA · TY 2023
$25K
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
FOR THE SEEDING THE FUTURE Global Food System Challenge operating funds
IL · TY 2023
$25K
International Center for Food Ontology Operability
Research FUND to Create A Personalized Sustainable Nutrition Knowledge Graph Outcome: A dynamic knowledge graph capable …
CA · TY 2023
$10K
Universitat Hohenheim
solar-biomass hybrid flatbed dryer
TY 2023
$4K
Blythedale Children's Hospital
General & Unrestricted
NY · TY 2023
$2K
Make-a-wish Foundation of Minnesota
General & Unrestricted
MN · TY 2023
$750
World Central Kitchen Incorporated
General & Unrestricted
DC · TY 2023
$750
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc
General & Unrestricted
MD · TY 2023
$750
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St Paul &
General & Unrestricted
MN · TY 2023
$750
Public-private Alliance Foundation
General & Unrestricted
NY · TY 2023
$750
Garden School Foundation Inc
General & Unrestricted
CA · TY 2023
$750
Wolfes Neck Farm Foundation Inc
General & Unrestricted
ME · TY 2023
$750
Samaritans Purse
General & Unrestricted
NC · TY 2023
$750
University of Minnesota Foundation
General & Unrestricted
MN · TY 2023
$750
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
General & Unrestricted
IL · TY 2023
$750
Can Do Canines
General & Unrestricted
MN · TY 2023
$750
Philabundance
General & Unrestricted
PA · TY 2023
$500
Institute of Food Technologists Inc
Feeding Tomorrow fund
IL · TY 2023
$375
Elijahs Promise
General & Unrestricted
NJ · TY 2023
$375

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV. Up to 50 most recent grants shown.