Peers, Prospects, and Pathways Graph

Gap prospects surfaced (evidence-first, unscored)

Tier 1 · exceptional signal

Peer food banks analyzed (incl. 1 discovered)

Funders at ≥3 of 4 core peers (convergence)

Individuals screened: 6 named principals across 4 peer boards (+2 family constellations) | donor rolls found: 0 of 5 peers | intersection leads: 0

Client context

Hunger-relief food-rescue and distribution network, Cincinnati OH; a ~9-state Midwest/Mid-South network built from merged regional hubs. · NTEE K31 — Food Banks, Food Pantries · Budget ~$32.1M annual (client-provided).

Why these peers. Geography: shared metro/regional funder pools around Cincinnati and the hub cities (primary axis). Model: food rescue + distribution to partner-agency networks (Feeding-America-style food banking).

Peer set (hover for detail):

Freestore-Foodbank IncFreestore-Foodbank Inc
EIN 237122205 · Cincinnati, OH · NTEE K31Z
Direct peer: Cincinnati hunger-relief food bank in HarvestBridge's home city; the closest geographic + model + cause match.
Received $21,692,100 across 666 foundation grants FY2020-2024.Greater Cleveland Food Bank IncGreater Cleveland Food Bank Inc
EIN 341292848 · Cleveland, OH · NTEE K31Z
Ohio food-bank peer; large NE Ohio distribution network.
Received $19,644,856 across 868 foundation grants FY2020-2024.Gleaners Community Food Bank of SE MichiganGleaners Community Food Bank of SE Michigan
EIN 382156255 · Detroit, MI · NTEE K31
Model + geography peer for HarvestBridge's Detroit hub.
Received $6,368,575 across 131 foundation grants FY2020-2024.Dare to Care IncDare to Care Inc
EIN 237345952 · Louisville, KY · NTEE K31Z
Kentuckiana food-bank peer relevant to HarvestBridge's Kentucky origins/Mid-South footprint.
Received $5,379,751 across 169 foundation grants FY2020-2024.La Soupe IncLa Soupe Inc
EIN 474452384 · Cincinnati, OH · NTEE K30
DISCOVERED peer (not client-named): surfaced via Freestore's shared-funder-peers (39 shared funders). A Cincinnati food-RESCUE organization - arguably the closest model match to HarvestBridge locally, and it shares nearly the entire Cincinnati family-foundation food cluster with Freestore.
Received $4,558,715 across 165 foundation grants FY2020-2024.

Hub ↔ funder alignment. Hub cities map onto observed peer funders: St. Louis <-> Enterprise Holdings Foundation (HQ St. Louis); Detroit <-> Ralph C. Wilson Jr., Carls, McGregor, DTE; Cincinnati HQ <-> Farmer, Schiff, Nippert, Dater, Haile, Rosenthal; Louisville/KY <-> Humana, Yum!, James Graham Brown.

Status. HarvestBridge is not present in FunderDB and has no resolvable EIN or 990 grant history in the dataset; a public website (harvestbridgeaccess.org) presents the narrative above. It is treated here as a composite/prospective client. All capacity and affinity evidence is drawn from PEER organizations, per the peer-org methodology.

Peers considered and rejected

Lighthouse Youth Services, Cincinnati Museum Center, Taft Museum, United Way of Greater Cincinnati, etc.: Surfaced high on Freestore's shared-funder list but are youth-services/arts/federated orgs, not food-rescue peers - shared funders reflect the Cincinnati civic pool, not cause fit.
Ohio Association of Foodbanks / Feeding America national: Network/association bodies rather than benchmarkable operating peers for funder discovery; noted as affiliations, not analyzed as peers.
Last Mile Food Rescue, Shared Harvest, Hamilton County Harvest (Cincinnati): Genuine local food-rescue orgs but too small / thin foundation-grant records to add funder signal beyond what Freestore + La Soupe already provide; candidates for a later pass.

Existing relationships — deconfounded

No client-side deconfounding was possible from IRS data: HarvestBridge has no resolvable EIN/990 in FunderDB, so its own current and lapsed funders cannot be read. No client-provided exclusion list was supplied either.

Exclusion-list provenance. None provided by the client and none assembled from a HarvestBridge donor roll (the org publishes none in FunderDB or in the sources reviewed). Every peer funder is therefore treated as a CANDIDATE prospect.

Consequence. Any of these 'gap' prospects could already be a current or lapsed HarvestBridge supporter under a name we cannot see. The practitioner must overlay HarvestBridge's internal donor CRM before outreach to remove true duplicates.

Confounds flagged:

Community foundations and DAF sponsors (NTEE T31) are excluded from the funder side by FunderDB's of-peers methodology, so donor-advised and community-foundation gifts to peers are undercounted here.
Corporate direct gifts, government commodity support (USDA/TEFAP), and Feeding America in-kind product are NOT in 990-PF Schedule I and are therefore invisible to this analysis.
Freestore-Foodbank Foundation (EIN 311670386) is Freestore's endowment/supporting org, not a peer - excluded from the peer set.

Tiered prospects

Tiers reflect qualification strength only — capacity + fit + peer-giving recurrence + timing. Pathways are strategy and never change a tier. Each pill is one signal; hover for its evidence.

Tier 1 · Exceptional signal 4 prospects

Kroger Co. Foundation

Cincinnati, OH · corporate foundation · EIN 311192929

Two-peer recurrence with the largest food-sector dollars in the set ($1.48M to Freestore + Dare to Care), a grocery-retailer mission that maps directly onto food rescue, HQ in HarvestBridge's own city, and grants running through 2024.

CAPACITY · Single grants to peers $75,000-$500,000Capacity
Corporate foundation of The Kroger Co.; $53,128,962 in grants across 1,744 gifts FY2020-2024 spanning 39 states.
Annual: ~$10.6M/yr average (min grant $68, median $10,000, max $6,000,000)
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 2 peersPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 2 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
A grocery company whose foundation's food-bank grants are booked to the recipient's core charitable purpose (Freestore grant purposes on file read 'ORGANIZATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSE' and a $500,000 FY2023 gift). Food-retail supply chains are the raw material of a food-rescue network like HarvestBridge.TIMINGTiming fact
Most recent observed peer grant year is 2024 - actively giving.TIMINGTiming fact
Median grant $10,000 with a long tail up to $6,000,000 - capacity for both program and transformational gifts.

Gave peers (evidence)

Freestore-Foodbank Inc — $1,168,403 · 6 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high
Dare to Care Inc — $313,874 · 6 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Kroger is headquartered in Cincinnati alongside HarvestBridge; regional corporate-affairs and store-region contacts are a plausible warm entry.PATHWAY · documentedPossible pathway (documented)
Kroger already funds two of HarvestBridge's named peers (Freestore, Dare to Care) - a food-industry program officer already active in this cause.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Observed peer gifts span $75K-$500K; calibrate the HarvestBridge ask around a network-scale food-sourcing or cold-chain program rather than unrestricted operating, and decide whether to lead with the Cincinnati HQ tie or the 9-state footprint.
verify current posture: Confirm whether Kroger's giving is routed through the Kroger Co. Foundation, Zero Hunger|Zero Waste, or local store-region funds - each has a different intake.

Enterprise Holdings Foundation (Enterprise Mobility Foundation)

St. Louis, MO · corporate foundation · EIN 431262762

The only funder that appears at ALL FOUR named peers (4/4 recurrence), a very large national grantmaker, active through 2024, and headquartered in St. Louis - one of HarvestBridge's own hub cities.

CAPACITY · Peer grants observed $2,500-$29,333 (program support)Capacity
Corporate foundation of Enterprise Mobility; $313,424,883 in grants across 37,167 gifts FY2020-2024 in 53 states/territories.
Annual: ~$62M/yr average (median grant $2,500, max $6,000,000)
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 4 peersPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 4 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Recurring, small-to-mid program-support grants ('Program Support') to every food bank in the peer set - the signature of a company-wide hunger-relief giving program that treats food banks as a standing priority.TIMINGTiming fact
Appears at 4 of 4 peers - the single strongest recurrence signal in the analysis.TIMINGTiming fact
Grants observed through 2024.

Gave peers (evidence)

Freestore-Foodbank Inc — $31,833 · 2 grants · 2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high
Dare to Care Inc — part of aggregate · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: medium
Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc — part of aggregate · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: medium
Gleaners Community Food Bank of SE Michigan — part of aggregate · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: medium

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Enterprise Mobility is HQ'd in St. Louis, where HarvestBridge operates a merged hub - a documented geographic overlap for local corporate engagement.PATHWAY · documentedPossible pathway (documented)
Funds all four peers already; a hunger-relief program officer is demonstrably active in this exact cause.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Peer gifts here are modest ($2.5K-$29K each); the realistic first ask is a program/branch-market grant, not a lead gift. Calibrate to Enterprise's per-market giving model and consider anchoring on the St. Louis hub.
single-source-per-market: This foundation gives many small local grants; confirm which regional Enterprise market would own a HarvestBridge relationship (Cincinnati, St. Louis, Nashville, or Detroit).

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Charlotte, NC · corporate foundation · EIN 200721133

Three-peer recurrence with real dollars ($811,010 across Freestore, Dare to Care and Greater Cleveland, incl. $469,034 to Cleveland over 59 grants), from one of the largest corporate grantmakers in the country, active through 2023.

CAPACITY · Peer relationship $811,010 across 3 peers; GCFB alone $469,034 / 59 grantsCapacity
Corporate foundation of Bank of America; a very high-volume national grantmaker (177,371 grants recorded in FunderDB).
Annual: National scale; observed food-bank grants recurring and multi-year
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 3 peersPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 3 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Sustained, high-frequency giving to multiple food banks (59 separate grants to Cleveland alone) - a bank foundation that treats regional food security as a repeat commitment, not a one-off.TIMINGTiming fact
Appears at 3 of 4 peers, second-highest recurrence in the set.TIMINGTiming fact
59 grants to a single peer indicates a matching-gift and program pipeline running for years.

Gave peers (evidence)

Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc — $469,034 · 59 grants · 2020–2023FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high
Freestore-Foodbank Inc — part of aggregate · 2020–2023FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: medium
Dare to Care Inc — part of aggregate · 2020–2023FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: medium

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Bank of America maintains market presidents in Cincinnati, Detroit, St. Louis, Nashville and Louisville - each a HarvestBridge hub; local market-president philanthropy is the standard door.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Distinguish transformational grant capacity from the many small matching gifts inside the 59-grant Cleveland count; calibrate the ask to a market-president-scale program grant and confirm which HarvestBridge market leads.

Farmer Family Foundation

Cincinnati, OH · private foundation · EIN 311256614

Exceptional local capacity ($160M+ assets, ~$44M/yr) with proven food giving to TWO Cincinnati food organizations - $5.0M to Freestore and $375K to La Soupe - in HarvestBridge's home city. Convergence sits on the food-org axis rather than the core four; flagged accordingly.

CAPACITY · Food gifts $375,000 (La Soupe) to $5,000,000 (Freestore)Capacity
Cincinnati's Cintas family foundation (founded 1988 by Cintas founder Richard T. 'Dick' Farmer). FunderDB records $140,480,019 in grants across 406 gifts FY2020-2023; public sources put assets above $160M and annual giving near $44M.
Annual: ~$44M/yr (median grant $25,000, max observed $11,156,384)
Assets: $160M+ (public reporting)
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Two documented, multi-year commitments to Cincinnati hunger organizations, including a $5.0M relationship with Freestore during its 'Growing Beyond Hunger' era. Demonstrates willingness to make food-security lead gifts, not just program grants.TIMINGTiming fact
Announced a $60M gift to the Farmer Music Center in 2025 - actively deploying transformational capital.TIMINGTiming fact
Founder Richard T. Farmer died in 2021; the foundation now operates under next-generation trustees incl. Scott D. Farmer (Cintas Executive Chairman).

Gave peers (evidence)

Freestore-Foodbank Inc — $5,000,000 · 3 grants · 2020–2022FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high
La Soupe Inc (discovered food peer) — $375,000 · 4 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Scott D. Farmer (Cintas Executive Chairman) is a foundation trustee; Cintas is a Cincinnati corporate anchor - a plausible route through Cincinnati civic/business circles shared with Freestore.PATHWAY · documentedPossible pathway (documented)
Already funds two Cincinnati food organizations Freestore and La Soupe - the food-security officer knows this cause locally.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Capacity supports a seven-figure lead ask, but observed food giving concentrates on established Cincinnati names; calibrate around a specific, named capital or capacity initiative (e.g., cold-chain, Mobile Market Hub) and decide whether HarvestBridge's veteran/self-sufficiency programs map to the foundation's post-2006 priorities.
single-source signal: Convergence is across food orgs (Freestore + La Soupe), not the core four peers; treat the food-axis convergence as the warrant and confirm fit to current priorities.

Tier 2 · Strong 7 prospects

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Battle Creek, MI · private foundation · EIN 381359264

Two-peer recurrence (Freestore + Gleaners) from a $2.1B national funder whose stated food-systems, child-nutrition and equity priorities are a near-exact match for a food-rescue network - capacity and fit both high; observed peer gifts modest.

CAPACITY · Peer grants observed $62,000 (Gleaners, 2 grants)Capacity
One of the largest US private foundations; $2,118,568,793 in grants across 8,547 gifts FY2020-2023, with 582 international grants.
Annual: ~$530M/yr (median grant $127,984, max observed $69,341,807)
Assets: Multi-billion endowment
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 2 peersPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 2 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Explicit programmatic focus on Health, Human Services and Youth with a food-systems and child-nutrition lens; a natural fit for HarvestBridge's mobile-market and child-nutrition programming across the Midwest.TIMINGTiming fact
Median grant ~$128,000 - the floor for a real WKKF grant is well above typical corporate food-bank gifts.TIMINGTiming fact
Michigan-anchored funder relevant to HarvestBridge's Detroit hub.

Gave peers (evidence)

Gleaners Community Food Bank of SE Michigan — $62,000 · 2 grants · 2020–2022FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high
Freestore-Foodbank Inc — $1,750 · 1 grant · 2020–2022FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: medium

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Deep Michigan roots and an existing Gleaners relationship overlap with HarvestBridge's Detroit hub.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: WKKF funds systems change at six figures and up; calibrate a program/initiative ask (child nutrition, equity in food access) rather than operating support, and frame the 9-state network as systems-level.
verify current posture: Confirm WKKF's current geographic and priority windows - it concentrates in specific place-based portfolios.

Humana Foundation

Louisville, KY · corporate foundation · EIN 611004763

A $1.89M single-peer relationship with Dare to Care - large dollars, a health-plus-food-security thesis, and Louisville geography adjacent to HarvestBridge's Covington/Kentucky origins. Single-peer, so flagged.

CAPACITY · $1,890,111 to Dare to Care across 4 grantsCapacity
Humana's corporate foundation; $152,014,726 in grants across 210 gifts FY2020-2023 in 24 states.
Annual: ~$38M/yr (median grant $114,316, max observed $13,364,497)
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Humana frames food security as a health determinant; the multi-million Dare to Care relationship shows appetite for food-as-health investments at scale in Kentuckiana.TIMINGTiming fact
$1.89M to a single food bank across four grants indicates a sustained, sizeable food-security commitment.TIMINGTiming fact
Louisville-based, relevant to HarvestBridge's Kentucky/Mid-South footprint.

Gave peers (evidence)

Dare to Care Inc — $1,890,111 · 4 grants · 2020–2022FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Louisville HQ and Kentucky food-security focus overlap with HarvestBridge's Covington/Kentucky roots and Mid-South hubs.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Anchor the ask on a food-as-health / social-determinants program (e.g., prescriptive pantry, senior nutrition) at six figures, consistent with Humana's $114K median; confirm whether giving follows Humana's health-plan markets.
single-source signal: Appears at only one peer; verify Humana's food giving extends beyond Louisville before assuming network-wide fit.

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Detroit, MI · private foundation · EIN 450921232

$2.82M to Gleaners across 18 grants from a $931M foundation - the deepest single-peer relationship in Michigan, directly relevant to HarvestBridge's Detroit hub. Single-peer, flagged.

CAPACITY · $2,817,100 to Gleaners across 18 grantsCapacity
Large Detroit/Western-NY foundation; $930,791,414 in grants across 2,284 gifts FY2020-2023.
Annual: ~$233M/yr (median grant $30,000, max observed $58,750,000)
Assets: ~$1B (spend-down foundation)
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
An 18-grant, multi-year relationship with a Detroit food bank signals a standing commitment to Southeast Michigan human-services and hunger relief - the exact geography of HarvestBridge's Detroit hub.TIMINGTiming fact
Operates as a limited-life (spend-down) foundation - large dollars being deployed on a defined horizon.TIMINGTiming fact
18 grants to one peer over four years indicates a portfolio relationship, not a single gift.

Gave peers (evidence)

Gleaners Community Food Bank of SE Michigan — $2,817,100 · 18 grants · 2020–2023FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Southeast Michigan human-services focus and an existing Gleaners relationship align with HarvestBridge's Detroit hub.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: As a spend-down funder it favors capacity/infrastructure bets; calibrate a Detroit-hub capital or systems ask and confirm HarvestBridge's Detroit operations qualify geographically.
verify current posture: Confirm remaining spend-down timeline and whether SE Michigan food security is still an open portfolio.

Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation

Cleveland, OH · private foundation · EIN 346555349

The largest single-peer relationship in the dataset - $4.04M to Greater Cleveland Food Bank over 7 grants - from a major Cleveland family foundation. Ohio geography; single-peer, flagged.

CAPACITY · $4,044,833 to Greater Cleveland Food Bank across 7 grantsCapacity
Prominent Cleveland family foundation (342 grants recorded in FunderDB).
Annual: Multi-million annual; makes seven-figure lead gifts
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
A $4M+ relationship with a food bank demonstrates willingness to make transformational hunger-relief gifts in Ohio - the type of lead gift a HarvestBridge campaign would seek.TIMINGTiming fact
Seven grants totaling $4.04M signals a capital/lead-gift relationship with the Cleveland food bank.

Gave peers (evidence)

Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc — $4,044,833 · 7 grants · 2020–2023FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Cleveland-anchored; would require HarvestBridge to demonstrate Northeast Ohio service or a Cleveland board/civic connection.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Capacity supports a seven-figure ask, but giving is Cleveland-centric; calibrate against whether HarvestBridge has a credible Northeast Ohio footprint before proposing a lead gift.
single-source signal: One peer only; confirm the foundation funds outside greater Cleveland.

John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation

Cincinnati, OH · private foundation · EIN 311077222

$4.0M to Freestore plus $500K to La Soupe - a two-food-org Cincinnati commitment from a major local family foundation in HarvestBridge's home city.

CAPACITY · $500,000 (La Soupe) to $4,000,000 (Freestore)Capacity
Cincinnati family foundation tied to the Schiff family (Cincinnati Insurance/John J. Schiff); 197 grants recorded in FunderDB.
Annual: Multi-million annual; makes seven-figure gifts
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Funds two Cincinnati food organizations at lead-gift scale (Freestore grant purpose on file: 'GENERAL SUPPORT'), a strong marker of local hunger-relief affinity.TIMINGTiming fact
$4M to Freestore across five grants (through 2024) indicates an active, sustained relationship.

Gave peers (evidence)

Freestore-Foodbank Inc — $4,000,000 · 5 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high
La Soupe Inc (discovered food peer) — $500,000 · 1 grant · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Cincinnati civic and insurance-industry circles overlap with the Freestore/La Soupe donor community HarvestBridge shares.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Two food orgs funded at $500K-$4M; calibrate a six/seven-figure Cincinnati capacity ask and confirm the foundation's current intake and family decision-makers.

L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation

Cincinnati, OH · private foundation · EIN 311351011

Funds BOTH Cincinnati food organizations - $1.3M to La Soupe and $770K to Freestore - a clean two-food-peer convergence local to HarvestBridge's HQ.

CAPACITY · $770,000 (Freestore) to $1,300,000 (La Soupe)Capacity
Cincinnati family foundation; makes six/seven-figure food-organization gifts.
Annual: Multi-year six-figure grants observed
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 2 peersPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 2 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
The single clearest food-org convergence in the local set: this foundation funds the two Cincinnati food organizations that most resemble HarvestBridge, at seven-figure aggregate levels.TIMINGTiming fact
Larger commitment to La Soupe ($1.3M) than to the much bigger Freestore ($770K) suggests openness to backing scrappier/innovative food models - relevant to HarvestBridge's rescue-and-mobile-market model.

Gave peers (evidence)

La Soupe Inc (discovered food peer) — $1,300,000 · 4 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high
Freestore-Foodbank Inc — $770,000 · 5 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Cincinnati food-philanthropy circle shared with Freestore and La Soupe.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: This funder backed an innovative food model (La Soupe) above a legacy food bank; calibrate the ask around HarvestBridge's distinctive Mobile Market Hub / food-rescue innovation, six figures.

Yum! Brands Foundation

Louisville, KY · corporate foundation · EIN 611327140

$1.3M to Dare to Care over 4 grants from a Louisville-based restaurant-company foundation - food-industry fit and Kentucky geography relevant to HarvestBridge's roots. Single-peer, flagged.

CAPACITY · $1,300,000 to Dare to Care across 4 grantsCapacity
Corporate foundation of Yum! Brands (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut); 184 grants recorded in FunderDB.
Annual: Corporate-scale; makes six/seven-figure hunger gifts
Confidence: highPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
A restaurant company with a global hunger-relief platform (Yum!'s Global Hunger Relief) already funding its hometown food bank at seven figures - a food-industry funder predisposed to food rescue.TIMINGTiming fact
$1.3M across four grants shows a multi-year hometown food-bank commitment.

Gave peers (evidence)

Dare to Care Inc — $1,300,000 · 4 grants · 2020–2023FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Louisville HQ and food-industry mission overlap with HarvestBridge's Kentucky origins and food-rescue model.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Food-industry funder with a hunger platform; calibrate a food-sourcing or hunger-campaign-aligned ask and confirm whether giving extends beyond Louisville to HarvestBridge's other markets.
single-source signal: One peer; verify Yum! food giving outside Louisville.

Tier 3 · Monitor 10 prospects

McKesson Foundation

Irving, TX · corporate foundation · EIN 943140036

Rare 4/4 recurrence across every named peer, but small dollars ($29,273 total) - a high-frequency, low-dollar corporate/health giver worth monitoring for scale-up.

CAPACITYCapacity
Small recurring corporate grants ($29,273 across four peers FY2022-2023).
Confidence: mediumPEER-GIVING · 4 peersPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 4 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Health-sector corporate foundation funding all four food banks - a food-as-health thesis at small scale.TIMINGTiming fact
Appears at 4 of 4 peers - maximal recurrence, minimal dollars.

Gave peers (evidence)

All four peers (aggregate) — $29,273 · 4 grants · 2022–2023FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: medium

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
National health-distribution company; food-as-health framing is a plausible entry.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Dollars are small ($7K-ish per peer); calibrate a modest program ask and treat as a relationship-builder, not a lead gift.

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

New York, NY · corporate foundation · EIN 237049738

4/4 recurrence at small dollars ($21,754) - ubiquitous corporate/matching giver; monitor for a market-level relationship.

CAPACITYCapacity
Small recurring corporate grants ($21,754 across four peers FY2020-2024).
Confidence: mediumPEER-GIVING · 4 peersPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 4 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
A national bank foundation whose small grants reach every peer - likely matching/branch-market giving.TIMINGTiming fact
Appears at 4 of 4 peers; grants observed through 2024.

Gave peers (evidence)

All four peers (aggregate) — $21,754 · 4 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: medium

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Chase market presidents in HarvestBridge hub cities are the standard door.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Small per-peer dollars; calibrate a branch-market program or matching-anchored ask.

Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation

Rolling Meadows, IL · corporate foundation · EIN 366082304

4/4 recurrence at token dollars ($4,811) - an employee/insurance-broker giving vehicle present everywhere; monitor.

CAPACITYCapacity
Token recurring gifts ($4,811 across four peers FY2020-2023).
Confidence: mediumPEER-GIVING · 4 peersPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 4 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Insurance-brokerage foundation with small gifts to all four peers - likely employee-directed giving.TIMINGTiming fact
Appears at 4 of 4 peers at very small dollars.

Gave peers (evidence)

All four peers (aggregate) — $4,811 · 4 grants · 2020–2023FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: medium

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Employee/office-based giving; a local Gallagher office relationship is the plausible entry.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Token dollars; monitor only unless an employee champion surfaces - then calibrate a small local ask.

Charles H. Dater Foundation Inc

Cincinnati, OH · private foundation · EIN 311150951

Two-food-org Cincinnati convergence - $875K to Freestore (incl. the child-focused Power Pack Program) and $225K to La Soupe - from an accessible local children/youth funder.

CAPACITYCapacity
Accessible Cincinnati children/youth funder; $875K/8 to Freestore, $225K/5 to La Soupe.
Confidence: mediumPEER-GIVING · 2 peersPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 2 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Funds Freestore's 'Freestore Foodbank Power Pack Program' (child weekend food) and La Soupe - a documented child-nutrition affinity that maps to HarvestBridge's kids programming.TIMINGTiming fact
Eight grants to Freestore through 2024 - a steady, program-oriented Cincinnati funder.

Gave peers (evidence)

Freestore-Foodbank Inc — $875,000 · 8 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high
La Soupe Inc (discovered food peer) — $225,000 · 5 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Cincinnati children/youth funding circle shared with Freestore and La Soupe.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Dater makes many mid-size program grants (child nutrition); calibrate a Power-Pack-style child-feeding program ask in the tens-of-thousands to low-six-figures.

Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation

Cincinnati, OH · private foundation · EIN 542135984

Two-food-org Cincinnati convergence - funded Freestore's 'GROWING BEYOND HUNGER' campaign ($250K in FY2023) plus La Soupe - from one of the region's largest foundations.

CAPACITYCapacity
One of Cincinnati's largest foundations; $675K/3 to Freestore, $125K/3 to La Soupe.
Confidence: mediumPEER-GIVING · 2 peersPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 2 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Grant purpose on file for Freestore reads 'GROWING BEYOND HUNGER' - direct evidence of hunger-campaign affinity, and it also funds La Soupe.TIMINGTiming fact
Backed a named Freestore hunger campaign ('Growing Beyond Hunger') in FY2023.

Gave peers (evidence)

Freestore-Foodbank Inc — $675,000 · 3 grants · 2020–2023FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high
La Soupe Inc (discovered food peer) — $125,000 · 3 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Major Cincinnati foundation active in the same food-org circle as Freestore/La Soupe.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Haile makes large community-development and arts gifts; calibrate a campaign/capacity ask framed like 'Growing Beyond Hunger' and confirm current human-services windows.

The Carls Foundation

Novi, MI · private foundation · EIN 386099935

$1.0M to Gleaners over 3 grants - a large Michigan family foundation relevant to HarvestBridge's Detroit hub. Single-peer.

CAPACITYCapacity
Large Michigan family foundation; $1.0M/3 to Gleaners.
Confidence: mediumPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Seven-figure support for a Detroit food bank - a Michigan funder predisposed to hunger relief and children's causes.TIMINGTiming fact
$1.0M across three grants to Gleaners.

Gave peers (evidence)

Gleaners Community Food Bank of SE Michigan — $1,000,000 · 3 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Southeast Michigan geography overlaps with HarvestBridge's Detroit hub.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Calibrate a Detroit-hub ask; confirm HarvestBridge's Michigan service qualifies geographically.

McGregor Fund

Detroit, MI · private foundation · EIN 380808800

$925K to Gleaners over 6 grants - a historic Detroit foundation with a sustained food-bank relationship. Single-peer; Detroit-hub relevant.

CAPACITYCapacity
Historic Detroit foundation; $925K/6 to Gleaners.
Confidence: mediumPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Six grants to a Detroit food bank signal a standing Southeast Michigan human-services commitment.TIMINGTiming fact
Six-grant, multi-year relationship with Gleaners.

Gave peers (evidence)

Gleaners Community Food Bank of SE Michigan — $925,000 · 6 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Detroit human-services funder aligned with HarvestBridge's Detroit hub.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Calibrate a Detroit-hub program/operating ask consistent with McGregor's human-services focus.

DTE Energy Foundation

Detroit, MI · corporate foundation · EIN 382708636

$723.5K to Gleaners over 11 grants - a Michigan utility foundation with a high-frequency food-bank relationship. Single-peer; Detroit-hub relevant.

CAPACITYCapacity
Michigan utility foundation; $723.5K/11 to Gleaners.
Confidence: mediumPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Eleven grants to a Detroit food bank - a utility funder that treats regional food security as a repeat commitment.TIMINGTiming fact
Eleven grants indicate an ongoing corporate pipeline with Gleaners.

Gave peers (evidence)

Gleaners Community Food Bank of SE Michigan — $723,500 · 11 grants · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Michigan utility footprint overlaps HarvestBridge's Detroit hub service area.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Utility foundations fund within service territory; calibrate a Detroit-hub ask and confirm territory overlap.

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation

Cleveland, OH · private foundation · EIN 346546418

$1.13M to Greater Cleveland Food Bank over 9 grants - a major Cleveland foundation with a deep food-bank relationship. Single-peer; Ohio.

CAPACITYCapacity
Major Cleveland foundation; $1.13M/9 to Greater Cleveland Food Bank.
Confidence: mediumPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
Nine grants totaling $1.13M to a food bank - a large Cleveland funder with sustained hunger-relief giving.TIMINGTiming fact
Nine-grant relationship with the Cleveland food bank.

Gave peers (evidence)

Greater Cleveland Food Bank Inc — $1,127,500 · 9 grants · 2020–2023FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Cleveland philanthropy; would require Northeast Ohio service or civic connection.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Calibrate against whether HarvestBridge has credible Northeast Ohio presence; capacity supports six/seven figures.

James Graham Brown Foundation Inc

Louisville, KY · private foundation · EIN 610724060

$250K single grant to Dare to Care - a major Louisville foundation relevant to HarvestBridge's Kentucky roots. Single-peer.

CAPACITYCapacity
Leading Kentucky foundation; $250K/1 to Dare to Care.
Confidence: mediumPEER-GIVING · 1 peerPeer-giving recurrence
Documented grants to 1 organization(s) in the peer set.FITRelationship to cause
A leading Kentucky foundation making a six-figure food-bank grant in Louisville - relevant to HarvestBridge's Covington/Kentucky origins.TIMINGTiming fact
Single $250K grant observed to Dare to Care.

Gave peers (evidence)

Dare to Care Inc — $250,000 · 1 grant · 2020–2024FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) · FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07) · conf: high

PATHWAY · plausiblePossible pathway (plausible)
Louisville/Kentucky civic funder overlaps HarvestBridge's Kentucky footprint.

For the practitioner

ask calibration: Single observed grant; calibrate a Kentucky-focused capacity ask and confirm current human-services priorities.

Constellations

Where several prospects share one root — one relationship strategy opens multiple doors.

Cincinnati family-foundation food cluster

Root: Overlapping Cincinnati philanthropic families/civic circle that fund the city's food organizations together.

Farmer Family Foundation · EIN 311256614John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation · EIN 311077222L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation · EIN 311351011Charles H. Dater Foundation · EIN 311150951Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation · EIN 542135984Rosenthal Family Foundation · EIN 311203666

All six fund BOTH Cincinnati food organizations in the analysis - Freestore-Foodbank AND La Soupe - across FY2020-2024. This is a two-food-peer convergence concentrated in HarvestBridge's home city.

Strategy: One relationship strategy - entering the Cincinnati food-philanthropy circle - opens six doors at once. HarvestBridge's Cincinnati HQ is its strongest structural claim on this cluster.

Rosenthal constellation

Root: The Rosenthal family (Richard 'Dick' Rosenthal, wealth from F&W Publishing).

Rosenthal Family Foundation · EIN 311203666Richard 'Dick' Rosenthal (individual; Freestore board member)Jennie Rosenthal (individual; foundation officer)

Rosenthal Family Foundation gave $1,090,127 to Freestore and $100,000 to La Soupe; Dick Rosenthal sits on the Freestore-Foodbank board (FunderDB board record) and is AFP Cincinnati's 2016 Philanthropist of the Year; FEC records show Richard Rosenthal $6.53M and Jennie Rosenthal $1.70M in personal political contributions - a strong capacity signal.

Strategy: One family, three doors: a controlled foundation, a sitting peer board member, and a second family principal. See individual_and_network_leads for the triangulated capacity picture.

Farmer / Cintas constellation

Root: The Farmer family of Cintas Corporation (Cincinnati).

Farmer Family Foundation · EIN 311256614Scott D. Farmer (individual; Cintas Executive Chairman; foundation trustee)Farmer family individual donors (Cincinnati)

Farmer Family Foundation gave $5.0M to Freestore and $375K to La Soupe; the foundation was founded by Cintas founder Richard T. Farmer and is now stewarded by trustees including Scott D. Farmer. FEC shows Cincinnati Farmer principals (Scott, Joyce, Mary) giving $60K-$72K each.

Strategy: Foundation + corporate (Cintas) + individual doors under one family; the largest local capacity in the set.

Individual & network leads

The instrument walk: SEC board-wealth → FEC political giving → individual-donor records → web corroboration. Where a step is empty, the reason is stated.

1. SEC board-wealth (insider holdings of public-company officers/directors/10% owners) EMPTY across all peer boards.

Ran /sec/boards/{ein}/sec-wealth on all four peer boards (Freestore 104 board rows, Greater Cleveland 134, Gleaners 123, Dare to Care 81). members_with_sec_data = 0 in every case.

Why: SEC insider data only covers officers, directors and 10% owners of PUBLIC companies. Food-bank directors here are private-company executives, professionals, clergy and community leaders - invisible to SEC insider filings by construction, not for lack of wealth.

2. FEC political giving (capacity signal for private wealth) STRONG hits - the most productive instrument.

Searched DiGeronimo, Rosenthal and Farmer in OH. Surfaced Richard 'Dick' Rosenthal (Cincinnati) $6,528,600 across 40 contributions; Jennie Rosenthal $1,702,138; Kitty Rosenthal $47,900; the DiGeronimo family (Cleveland; Vic Jr. $1,750, Kevin $53,850, Robert J. $44,500); and Cincinnati Farmer principals (Scott $71,600, Joyce $65,300, Mary $60,600).

Why: Political giving is a documented capacity signal (not charitable intent); it independently corroborates the wealth behind the Rosenthal and Farmer foundation constellations and the DiGeronimo (Greater Cleveland trustee) family.

3. Individual-donor recognition records (FunderDB /donors/search + peer donor rolls) EMPTY / not applicable in-market.

FunderDB donor-recognition search for 'Rosenthal' and 'Farmer' returned only out-of-market matches (California charter-school and Texas/Virginia hospital rolls) - none tied to the food-bank peer set. The required donor-roll harvest (below) found no tiered individual honor rolls at any of the five peers.

Why: Feeding-America-member food banks publicly recognize corporate/foundation partners, food donors and volunteers - but do NOT publish individual-donor honor rolls with dollar tier bands (mass-market donor base + privacy). Schedule I can never contain individual donors. So the individual-tier instrument is structurally empty here; the FEC step is the substitute capacity read.

4. Web corroboration (identity + wealth source resolution) RESOLVED the key principals.

Richard 'Dick' Rosenthal - built wealth as owner/president of F&W Publishing (grew to ~$65M revenue, sold 1999); Great Living Cincinnatian; Freestore board member; Rosenthal Family Foundation president (~$27.7M assets, ~$2.2M/yr, funds Freestore + La Soupe). Farmer Family Foundation - founded by Cintas founder Richard T. Farmer; assets $160M+, ~$44M/yr; trustee Scott D. Farmer is Cintas Executive Chairman.

Why: Resolves 'who is this person' so the leads are actionable rather than bare names.

Richard 'Dick' Rosenthal

Retired owner/president, F&W Publishing Corp; President, Rosenthal Family Foundation; board member, Freestore-Foodbank · Cincinnati, OH

The Rosenthal Family Foundation already funds Freestore ($1.09M) and La Soupe ($100K); Dick Rosenthal sits on Freestore's board. A HarvestBridge board/introduction connection into the Rosenthal orbit is the single highest-capacity local individual door.

SEC: No SEC insider record (private-company/retired - invisible by construction).
FEC: $6,528,600 across 40 federal contributions, 2019-2025 (FEC).
FOUNDATION: Controls Rosenthal Family Foundation (~$27.7M assets, ~$2.2M/yr; median grant ~$50K).
WEB: AFP Cincinnati Philanthropist of the Year (2016); Great Living Cincinnatian; wealth from F&W Publishing.
CONFIDENCE: high on capacity; the Freestore board seat is documented in FunderDB

PATHWAY · documentedPathway (documented)
Sits on the Freestore-Foodbank board (documented in FunderDB).PATHWAY · plausiblePathway (plausible)
Plausible warm entry through the Cincinnati food-philanthropy circle HarvestBridge shares with Freestore/La Soupe.

ask calibration: Personal + foundation capacity supports a seven-figure conversation; calibrate whether the approach is to the Rosenthal Family Foundation (institutional) or to Dick/Jennie personally, and around which HarvestBridge priority.
verify current posture: Rosenthal Family Foundation makes a small number of larger, relationship-driven grants; confirm current family decision-makers and openness.

Jennie Rosenthal

Officer, Rosenthal Family Foundation (daughter of Richard Rosenthal) · Cincinnati, OH

Second family principal and the likely next-generation decision-maker for the Rosenthal Family Foundation - relevant for a durable, multi-year HarvestBridge relationship.

SEC: No SEC insider record.
FEC: $1,702,138 across 162 contributions, 2019-2025 (FEC).
FOUNDATION: Officer of the Rosenthal Family Foundation.
WEB: Next-generation family philanthropist; active in Cincinnati civic causes.
CONFIDENCE: high on capacity

PATHWAY · plausiblePathway (plausible)
Rosenthal Family Foundation officer; reachable through the same Cincinnati circle.

ask calibration: Calibrate as a relationship investment (next-gen) rather than an immediate large ask.

Scott D. Farmer

Executive Chairman, Cintas Corporation; trustee, Farmer Family Foundation · Cincinnati, OH

Controls a door to the largest local foundation in the set (Farmer Family) and to Cintas corporate giving; a single relationship spans foundation + corporate capacity.

SEC: Cintas is public (NASDAQ: CTAS); a targeted SEC insider pull on Scott D. Farmer is a recommended next step (the peer-board SEC screen did not reach him because he is not on a peer board).
FEC: $71,600 in federal contributions (Cincinnati, mostly REP), incl. Cintas PAC (FEC).
FOUNDATION: Trustee of the Farmer Family Foundation ($160M+ assets).
WEB: Cintas Executive Chairman; son of founder Richard T. Farmer.
CONFIDENCE: high on affiliation; personal net-worth read pending SEC pull

PATHWAY · documentedPathway (documented)
Farmer Family Foundation trustee (public record); Cintas is a Cincinnati corporate anchor.

ask calibration: Two capacity pools (foundation + Cintas corporate); calibrate which vehicle and which HarvestBridge program before an ask.
next-step instrument: Run an SEC insider-holdings pull on Scott D. Farmer (Cintas, CTAS) to size personal capacity - not reachable via the peer-board screen.

Vic DiGeronimo Jr.

Trustee, Greater Cleveland Food Bank; DiGeronimo family (Cleveland construction/excavation - affiliation to confirm) · Independence, OH (Cleveland area)

A sitting Greater Cleveland Food Bank trustee from a wealthy Cleveland family - a network node into NE Ohio food-bank philanthropy if HarvestBridge develops Ohio-wide presence.

SEC: No SEC insider record (private-company family).
FEC: Vic Jr. $1,750; the broader DiGeronimo family shows heavy political giving (Kevin $53,850; Robert J. $44,500) - a family-wealth capacity signal (FEC).
FOUNDATION: None resolved.
WEB: Not independently resolved beyond the family-name association; company link is inferred.
CONFIDENCE: medium (documented Greater Cleveland trustee seat; family capacity inferred)

PATHWAY · documentedPathway (documented)
Documented Greater Cleveland Food Bank trustee seat (FunderDB board record).

ask calibration: Lower priority unless HarvestBridge builds NE Ohio presence; calibrate accordingly.
verify-current-posture / resolve identity: Confirm Vic Jr.'s exact company role (DiGeronimo Companies / Independence Excavating) before treating as an individual prospect.

Ann Reed

Board member on TWO peers - Freestore-Foodbank AND Dare to Care (same FunderDB person_id 567396); primary employer/title unresolved · Not resolved

A documented board connector linking two of HarvestBridge's named peers (Freestore + Dare to Care) - a potential reference/introduction node who already understands the food-bank cause across two markets.

SEC: No SEC insider record.
FEC: Not distinctly resolved (common name).
FOUNDATION: None resolved.
WEB: Not resolved (common name - do not conflate with unrelated 'Ann Reed' records).
CONFIDENCE: medium as a CONNECTOR (person_id match across two peer boards); identity not yet resolved

PATHWAY · documentedPathway (documented)
Documented board seats on Freestore-Foodbank and Dare to Care (FunderDB, person_id 567396).

ask calibration: Not a giving prospect yet - a connector; resolve her employer/title first, then calibrate whether she is a reference or an introducer.
resolve identity: Confirm this is one individual (person_id 567396) and identify her primary affiliation before outreach.

Network — peers, prospects & pathways

Every dot is an organization or person; every line is one documented relationship. Money flows left -> right: prospects and funders on the left, peer food banks in the middle, people and the client on the right. Solid lines are grants (thicker = larger); short-dashed lines are board/advisory seats; long-dashed lines are possible pathways; dotted lines are co-funder ties. Inferred/hedged links are drawn lighter. An 'EAB' badge would mark a member of HarvestBridge's own advisory board - none are present in the data.

Provenance = Provenance = the paper trail on every number - where the fact came from, when it was true, and how sure we are.

Client Peer Prospect Person Money (grant) Seat Pathway Co-funder

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Key paths

Cincinnati food-funder cluster -> HarvestBridge

Farmer, Schiff, Nippert, Dater, Haile and Rosenthal all fund BOTH Cincinnati food organizations (Freestore + La Soupe). HarvestBridge's Cincinnati HQ places it squarely inside this cluster's giving radius.

documented shared-peer giving; plausible warm entry via the Cincinnati civic circle

The Rosenthal door

Dick Rosenthal (Freestore board; $6.53M FEC; F&W Publishing wealth) and Jennie Rosenthal control the Rosenthal Family Foundation, which funds Freestore ($1.09M) and La Soupe ($100K).

documented board seat + foundation control; plausible pathway to HarvestBridge

St. Louis hub <-> Enterprise Holdings

Enterprise Holdings Foundation (St. Louis HQ) funds all four named peers; HarvestBridge operates a St. Louis hub - a documented geographic alignment for corporate engagement.

documented 4/4 peer funding; plausible local-market pathway

Ann Reed connector

One individual (person_id 567396) sits on both the Freestore and Dare to Care boards - a person already inside two peer organizations who could serve as a reference or introducer.

documented dual board seats; identity to be resolved

All relationships (table view)

From	To	Type	Amount	Confidence	As of
Kroger Co. Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	$1,168,403	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Kroger Co. Foundation	Dare to Care	money	$313,874	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Enterprise Holdings Foundation (Enterprise Mobility Foundation)	Freestore-Foodbank	money	$31,833	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Enterprise Holdings Foundation (Enterprise Mobility Foundation)	Dare to Care	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Enterprise Holdings Foundation (Enterprise Mobility Foundation)	Greater Cleveland Food Bank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Enterprise Holdings Foundation (Enterprise Mobility Foundation)	Gleaners Community Food Bank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Bank of America Charitable Foundation	Greater Cleveland Food Bank	money	$469,034	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Bank of America Charitable Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Bank of America Charitable Foundation	Dare to Care	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Farmer Family Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	$5,000,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Farmer Family Foundation	La Soupe	money	$375,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
W.K. Kellogg Foundation	Gleaners Community Food Bank	money	$62,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
W.K. Kellogg Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	$1,750	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Humana Foundation	Dare to Care	money	$1,890,111	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation	Gleaners Community Food Bank	money	$2,817,100	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation	Greater Cleveland Food Bank	money	$4,044,833	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	$4,000,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation	La Soupe	money	$500,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation	La Soupe	money	$1,300,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	$770,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Yum! Brands Foundation	Dare to Care	money	$1,300,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Charles H. Dater Foundation Inc	Freestore-Foodbank	money	$875,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Charles H. Dater Foundation Inc	La Soupe	money	$225,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	$675,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation	La Soupe	money	$125,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
The Carls Foundation	Gleaners Community Food Bank	money	$1,000,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
McGregor Fund	Gleaners Community Food Bank	money	$925,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
DTE Energy Foundation	Gleaners Community Food Bank	money	$723,500	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation	Greater Cleveland Food Bank	money	$1,127,500	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
James Graham Brown Foundation Inc	Dare to Care	money	$250,000	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
McKesson Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
McKesson Foundation	Greater Cleveland Food Bank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
McKesson Foundation	Gleaners Community Food Bank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
McKesson Foundation	Dare to Care	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
JPMorgan Chase Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
JPMorgan Chase Foundation	Greater Cleveland Food Bank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
JPMorgan Chase Foundation	Gleaners Community Food Bank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
JPMorgan Chase Foundation	Dare to Care	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation	Greater Cleveland Food Bank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation	Gleaners Community Food Bank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation	Dare to Care	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Enterprise Holdings Foundation (Enterprise Mobility Foundation)	Greater Cleveland Food Bank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Enterprise Holdings Foundation (Enterprise Mobility Foundation)	Gleaners Community Food Bank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Enterprise Holdings Foundation (Enterprise Mobility Foundation)	Dare to Care	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Bank of America Charitable Foundation	Freestore-Foodbank	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Bank of America Charitable Foundation	Dare to Care	money	(aggregate)	medium	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Richard 'Dick' Rosenthal	Freestore-Foodbank	seat	—	high	2024
Ann Reed	Freestore-Foodbank	seat	—	medium	2024
Ann Reed	Dare to Care	seat	—	medium	2024
Vic DiGeronimo Jr.	Greater Cleveland Food Bank	seat	—	high	2024
Scott D. Farmer	Farmer Family Foundation	seat	—	high	2025
Farmer Family Foundation	L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation	cofunder	—	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation	L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation	cofunder	—	high	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)
Richard 'Dick' Rosenthal	HarvestBridge	pathway	—	plausible
Scott D. Farmer	HarvestBridge	pathway	—	plausible
Ann Reed	HarvestBridge	pathway	—	plausible

Provenance

Provenance = the paper trail on every number - where the fact came from, when it was true, and how sure we are.

FunderDB, anchored on IRS 990-PF Schedule I (grants PAID by private/corporate foundations), plus FunderDB SEC board-wealth, FEC political, donor-recognition and board endpoints; corroborated with public web sources.

Figure	Value	Source	As of	Confidence
Freestore-Foodbank foundation grants received FY2020-2024	$21,692,100 / 666 grants	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
Greater Cleveland Food Bank grants received	$19,644,856 / 868	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
Gleaners grants received	$6,368,575 / 131	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
Dare to Care grants received	$5,379,751 / 169	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
La Soupe grants received	$4,558,715 / 165	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
Kroger Co. Foundation to Freestore + Dare to Care	$1,482,277	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
Kroger Co. Foundation total grantmaking	$53,128,962 / 1,744 grants (39 states)	FunderDB funder profile	FY2020-2024	high
Enterprise Holdings Foundation across all four peers	$337,999 (4/4 recurrence)	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
Enterprise Holdings Foundation total grantmaking	$313,424,883 / 37,167 grants	FunderDB funder profile	FY2020-2024	high
Bank of America Charitable Foundation across 3 peers	$811,010 (incl. $469,034/59 to Greater Cleveland)	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2023	high
Farmer Family Foundation to Freestore	$5,000,000 / 3 grants	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2022	high
Farmer Family Foundation to La Soupe	$375,000 / 4 grants	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
Farmer Family Foundation total grantmaking	$140,480,019 / 406 grants (assets $160M+, ~$44M/yr per public sources)	FunderDB funder profile + web (hinchilla/Cincinnati Museum Center)	FY2020-2023 / 2025	medium
W.K. Kellogg Foundation total grantmaking	$2,118,568,793 / 8,547 grants	FunderDB funder profile	FY2020-2023	high
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation to Gleaners	$2,817,100 / 18 grants	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2023	high
Humana Foundation to Dare to Care	$1,890,111 / 4 grants	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2022	high
Kelvin & Eleanor Smith Foundation to Greater Cleveland	$4,044,833 / 7 grants	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2023	high
John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation to Freestore + La Soupe	$4,000,000 / 5 + $500,000 / 1	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
L&L Nippert to La Soupe + Freestore	$1,300,000 / 4 + $770,000 / 5	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
Yum! Brands Foundation to Dare to Care	$1,300,000 / 4 grants	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid)	FY2020-2023	high
Rosenthal Family Foundation to Freestore + La Soupe	$1,090,127 / 4 + $100,000 / 1 (assets ~$27.7M)	FunderDB — IRS 990-PF Schedule I (foundation grants paid) + web (Instrumentl/Candid)	FY2020-2024 990-PF filings (retrieved 2026-07)	high
Richard 'Dick' Rosenthal personal political giving	$6,528,600 / 40 contributions	FunderDB political (FEC)	FEC individual contributions 2019-2025 (retrieved 2026-07)	high
Jennie Rosenthal personal political giving	$1,702,138 / 162 contributions	FunderDB political (FEC)	FEC individual contributions 2019-2025 (retrieved 2026-07)	high
SEC board-wealth matches across four peer boards	0 matched insiders	FunderDB SEC board-wealth	2024	high
Donor rolls found	0 of 5 peers (tiered individual honor rolls not published)	Web (annual-report / donor pages)	2026-07	high

FunderDB call audit trail (19 calls)

GET /api/v1/organizations?q=HarvestBridge&state=OH — 0 results - client not in FunderDB
GET /api/v1/organizations?q=Freestore Foodbank&state=OH — Freestore-Foodbank Inc EIN 237122205 (K31Z); Foundation 311670386
GET /api/v1/organizations?q=Greater Cleveland Food Bank&state=OH — EIN 341292848 (K31Z)
GET /api/v1/organizations?q=Gleaners Community Food Bank&state=MI — EIN 382156255 (K31)
GET /api/v1/organizations?q=Dare to Care&state=KY — EIN 237345952 (K31Z)
POST /api/v1/funders/of-peers {peer_eins:[237122205,341292848,382156255,237345952]} — 50 recurring funders; Enterprise/McKesson/JPMorgan/Gallagher/Pfizer/Gannett at 4/4; source 990-PF Schedule I. Horizon returned ~50 rows (possible truncation).
GET /api/v1/recipients/237122205/grants/summary — Freestore top funders + $21.69M/666 grants
GET /api/v1/recipients/341292848/grants/summary — Greater Cleveland top funders + $19.64M/868
GET /api/v1/recipients/382156255/grants/summary — Gleaners top funders + $6.37M/131
GET /api/v1/recipients/237345952/grants/summary — Dare to Care top funders + $5.38M/169
GET /api/v1/foundations/{237122205,341292848,382156255,237345952}/board — Board rosters for all four peers (37/46/42/30 members incl. staff+directors)
GET /api/v1/recipients/237122205/grants?limit=15 — Grant-level purposes (e.g., 'GROWING BEYOND HUNGER', 'Power Pack Program', 'GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT', $500K Kroger FY2023)
GET /api/v1/sec/boards/{four peers}/sec-wealth — members_with_sec_data = 0 for all four (no public-company insiders matched)
GET /api/v1/funders/311192929/co-funders and /api/v1/funders/431262762/co-funders — TIMED OUT (mega-grant funders) - retried Kroger with max_funder_grants=3000, still timed out. Co-funder horizon for Kroger/Enterprise not retrievable (coverage gap).
GET /api/v1/organizations/237122205/shared-funder-peers — Discovered La Soupe (K30, 39 shared funders) + Cincinnati civic pool
GET /api/v1/recipients/474452384/grants/summary — La Soupe top funders - Cincinnati family-foundation food cluster; $4.56M/165
GET /api/v1/political/search?name={DiGeronimo,Rosenthal,Farmer}&state=OH — FEC capacity signals: Richard Rosenthal $6.53M; Jennie Rosenthal $1.70M; Farmer principals $60-72K; DiGeronimo family
GET /api/v1/funders/{311192929,431262762,381359264,311256614,450921232,611004763}/profile — Funder capacity profiles (totals, medians, geography)
GET /api/v1/donors/search?name={Rosenthal,Farmer} — Only out-of-market matches (CA/TX/VA) - no in-market food-bank donor records

Confidence & caveats

Evidence-first, not scored. Tiers reflect the strength of the QUALIFICATION signals (capacity + fit + recurrence + timing) only; pathways/access never influenced any tier.

Method honesty:

COMPOSITE CLIENT: HarvestBridge has no FunderDB/IRS record, no resolvable EIN, and no gift history. There was no client-provided exclusion list. Every 'gap' prospect is therefore a CANDIDATE that must be checked against HarvestBridge's internal CRM before outreach - some may already be current or lapsed supporters we cannot see.
SOURCE LIMITS: The recurrence engine reads 990-PF Schedule I only. It captures grants PAID by private and corporate foundations. It does NOT capture corporate direct gifts, donor-advised-fund and community-foundation grants (T31 excluded by design), government commodity support (USDA/TEFAP), Feeding America in-kind product, or individual gifts. A funder absent here is not proven absent from the cause.
SEC EMPTY BY CONSTRUCTION: SEC board-wealth returned 0 matches across all four peer boards because SEC insider data only covers officers/directors/10%-owners of PUBLIC companies; food-bank directors are largely private-company execs, professionals and community leaders. This is an instrument limit, not evidence of low capacity.
DONOR ROLLS STRUCTURALLY ABSENT: None of the five peers publish tiered individual-donor honor rolls (they recognize institutional partners, food donors and volunteers). Individual capacity was therefore read via FEC + web instead - a substitute, not the strongest instrument.
TRUNCATED HORIZONS: Co-funder queries for Kroger and Enterprise timed out (mega-grant funders) even with a volume cap, so their co-funder horizons were not swept - a coverage gap, not an all-clear. The of-peers list returned ~50 rows and may itself be truncated.
NAME-MATCH & IDENTITY: Peer-recipient matches carry FunderDB confidences of 0.85-0.97; board rosters mix staff and directors and contain some common-name aggregation (e.g., directors with 50-200 'other boards'). Ann Reed's cross-peer connector status rests on a person_id match (567396) and still needs identity resolution.
POLITICAL GIVING != CHARITABLE INTENT: FEC totals (Rosenthal, Farmer, DiGeronimo) are capacity signals only; they do not imply willingness to give to HarvestBridge.
DISCOVERED PEER: La Soupe was added via shared-funder-peers, not named by the client; its funders are treated as genuine convergent signal for the Cincinnati food cluster but flagged as an analyst addition.

Comparative giving. Where a funder gives one peer far more than another (e.g., Farmer Family: $5.0M to Freestore vs $375K to La Soupe), both figures are presented as data points. No 'headroom' conclusion is drawn - that read is contextual and belongs to the practitioner.

What would raise confidence:

Overlay HarvestBridge's internal donor/grant CRM to deconfound current/lapsed relationships.
Pull SEC insider holdings on Scott D. Farmer (Cintas, public) - not reachable via peer-board screen.
Resolve Ann Reed's employer/title and confirm the person_id 567396 match.
Obtain peer annual-report PDFs if any contain individual giving societies (none surfaced in public web search).

Peers, Prospects, and Pathways Graph — HarvestBridge

Client context

Existing relationships — deconfounded

Tiered prospects

Tier 1 · Exceptional signal 4 prospects

Kroger Co. Foundation

Enterprise Holdings Foundation (Enterprise Mobility Foundation)

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Farmer Family Foundation

Tier 2 · Strong 7 prospects

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Humana Foundation

The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation

Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation

John J. & Mary R. Schiff Foundation

L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation

Yum! Brands Foundation

Tier 3 · Monitor 10 prospects

McKesson Foundation

JPMorgan Chase Foundation

Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation

Charles H. Dater Foundation Inc

Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation

The Carls Foundation

McGregor Fund

DTE Energy Foundation

Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation

James Graham Brown Foundation Inc

Constellations

Cincinnati family-foundation food cluster

Rosenthal constellation

Farmer / Cintas constellation

Individual & network leads

Richard 'Dick' Rosenthal

Jennie Rosenthal

Scott D. Farmer

Vic DiGeronimo Jr.

Ann Reed

Network — peers, prospects & pathways

Key paths

Cincinnati food-funder cluster -> HarvestBridge

The Rosenthal door

St. Louis hub <-> Enterprise Holdings

Ann Reed connector

Provenance

Confidence & caveats