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    FOOD ALLERGY RESEARCH & EDUCATION INC

    Private FoundationIRS data 2022–2024
    MCLEAN, VAEIN 133905508 Website

    Annual Giving

    $3.8M+1% YoY

    Grants

    24

    Median Grant

    $88K

    Organizations Funded

    27

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    Foundation Overview

    Mission

    FARE's mission is to improve the quality of life and health of those with food allergy through transformative research, education, and advocacy. FARE works on behalf of more than 33 million people in the U.S. with the disease of food allergy, which can cause life-threatening allergic reactions. They are the nation's leading food allergy nonprofit and the largest provider of charitable funds to food allergy research.

    Focus Areas

    food allergy researchallergy researchpediatric medical researchclinical medical researchpatient registriesdietetics and nutrition researchmedical research capacity (universities and hospitals)

    Grant Types

    research grantsprogrammatic grantsindividual assistanceconference/grant-funded meetings

    Funded Initiatives

    $1,000,000 awarded to Beckman Coulter Life Sciences as winner of the first stage of the FARE Innovation Award Diagnostic Challenge to develop improved testing methods for food allergy diagnosis (October 2022). $8,750 grant from Genentech to support the Food Allergy Academy's Food Allergy Fundamentals program. Multi-year global research competition to improve availability, accuracy, and safety of food allergy testing.

    Does Not Fund

    FARE is not an oversight organization, and we are unable to enforce compliance with Section 504 or ADA, or intervene in individual cases.

    Based on publicly available information from the foundation's 990 filings and website.

    Giving History

    2024+1%

    $3.8M

    Grants

    24

    Median

    $88K

    States

    14

    2023-58%

    $3.8M

    Grants

    24

    Median

    $75K

    States

    14

    2022

    $9.1M

    Grants

    26

    Median

    $63K

    States

    15

    Grant Size Distribution

    $88K

    Typical Grant (Median)

    $5K

    Smallest

    $35K

    25th Pctile

    $146K

    75th Pctile

    $1.1M

    Largest

    Excludes grants ≤ $5K. Half fall between $35K and $146K.

    Largest Recent Grants

    $1.1M

    2024

    NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

    IL · MEDICAL RESEARCH

    $506K

    2024

    THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA

    PA · MEDICAL RESEARCH

    $457K

    2024

    CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

    OH · MEDICAL RESEARCH

    $267K

    2024

    UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

    NC · MEDICAL RESEARCH

    $253K

    2024

    Foreign Grants - EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)

    MEDICAL RESEARCH

    Geographic Focus

    IL
    $1.4M3 grants
    PA
    $549K3 grants
    OH
    $457K1 grants
    NC
    $267K1 grants
    CA
    $200K2 grants

    Top states by total grant dollars. Based on IRS filing data.

    Financial Overview

    YearTotal AssetsGrants Paid
    2024
    $33.2M
    $3.8M(11.6%)
    2023
    $31.4M
    $3.8M(12.1%)
    2022
    $40.5M
    $9.1M(22.5%)

    Grants paid shown as percentage of total assets

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    Data sourced from IRS 990 and 990-PF filings and publicly available foundation websites. Grant data, financial figures, and organizational details reflect historical filings and may not represent current operations or funding priorities. Verify directly with the foundation before applying. See an issue? Let us know.

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