Chobani Foundation
/OVERVIEW: The Chobani Foundation is a corporate funder that supports accessible food, youth, and entrepreneurship and small businesses in New York and beyond.
FUNDING AREAS: Accessible food, youth, entrepreneurship and small businesses
IP TAKE: This funder prioritizes Central New York, as well as New York City. New and unaffiliated grantseekers may find it difficult to catch Chobani’s attention.
PROFILE: The Chobani Foundation is the grantmaking arm of the company Chobani, which makes yogurt and natural snacks. It was founded by Hamdi Ulukaya, who moved to New York from Turkey and desired to make Greek yogurt more accessible in the U.S. The foundation’s goals are “strengthening the communities we call home, improving childhood nutrition and wellness nationally, and helping those in need wherever they may live.” Grantmaking includes accessible food, youth, and entrepreneurship and small businesses.
The foundation is dedicated to community impact funds that invest in economic opportunities and entrepreneurship, especially in New York and Idaho. Chobani has also supported the Special Olympics, giving financial support, products and volunteer services to the summer and winter games in Central New York and Idaho. In New York City, the foundation supports the NYC Rescue Mission, which serves the city’s homeless population with food and shelter. At both Cornell University and the University of Idaho, the foundation provides scholarships for students pursuing careers in the dairy industry. Chobani also supports childhood nutrition and wellness in New York through teaching kitchens and fresh food efforts. More broadly, the foundation supports disaster recovery efforts when disasters strike U.S. communities.
The foundation’s grants range from $5,000 to $100,000. Learn more about the foundation’s recent giving by examining its tax records. Much of the funder’s grantmaking is focused on Central New York and New York City, although it gives nationally, too. Chobani has a physical consumer presence in New York City, with cafes in SoHo and TriBeCa. Idaho is another stronghold for this foundation’s giving.
The foundation does not accept unsolicited grant requests and only funds pre-selected organizations. The phone number to contact the foundation staff is 607-337-1246.
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