Continental Grain Foundation

OVERVIEW: The Continental Grain Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, health, Jewish, and community causes.

IP TAKE: The foundation does not maintain a website, which restricts transparency about grantmaking strategies and guidelines.

PROFILE: Incorporated in 1961, the Continental Grain Foundation is steered by businessman Paul J. Fribourg, chairman and CEO of Continental Grain Company, an international agribusiness and investment company in the family since the 1800s. The foundation does not maintain a website, which makes it difficult to locate further information on its priority areas and grantmaking strategies. Tax filings suggest that the Continental Grain Foundation primarily funds grantmaking related to education, health, Jewish, and community causes.

The Continental Grain Foundation’s tax filings suggest that supporting education is a high priority, including schools with which the family has a personal connection. He supports his school Harvard Business School, the largest recipient of funds via the foundation of late.

Grants range from $300 to $100,000. In a recent year, the foundation gave away around $570,000. Learn more about this funder’s local giving by examining its recent tax records. Grantmaking focuses primarily on New York. Past local grantees include Jewish Agency for Israel; Alzheimers Drug Discovery Foundation; Council on Foreign Relations, where Paul is a member; Sesame Workshop; and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.

The foundation keeps a low profile and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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CONTACT:

Continental Grain Foundation
277 Park Ave., 50th Fl.
New York, NY 10172