Making a Difference

Announcing the JPF’s Latest Round of Grantee Organizations

January 13, 2026

We are delighted to announce the final round of 2025 Principal Grant awardees, along with two Partnership Circle Grant recipients. We are honored to partner with these community-based culinary training programs and excited to see how far their graduates will go.

Gratitude for a Year of Connection

November 26, 2025

When we launched our 90/90 series of events over a year ago, we hoped it would be a meaningful tribute to Jacques. We never could have imagined the truly inspirational outpouring of creativity, generosity, and hospitality we’ve seen nationwide—all part of a JPF community that you helped foster. Your support ensures that Jacques’s teaching philosophy continues to thrive in Community Kitchens across the country, giving people the confidence and skills to explore new opportunities.

How Terry’s Personal Story Inspired a Home Celebration

October 29, 2025

From coast to coast, 90/90 Home Celebrations have brought people together — and with them, countless stories of how Jacques Pépin and the JPF have touched lives. For Terry in Gaithersburg, MD, one of these celebrations became a way to connect his love of entertaining with a mission he deeply believes in.

Volunteer Remotely with Us, Make a Difference Nationwide

September 12, 2025

It was a busy summer for JPF Grantees! Here’s a bit of what they’ve been up to in the past few months, and be sure to find out how you can volunteer to help provide JPF funds to deserving Community Kitchens nationwide!

Celebrating and Collaborating with Catalyst Kitchens

August 25, 2025

Since 2011, Catalyst Kitchens has united nonprofit culinary training programs into a peer-led community, uplifting members through food and opportunity. Since 2016, the Jacques Pépin Foundation has partnered with CK, providing grants, infrastructure, and collaboration. At the National Summit, JPF led sessions, celebrated the 90/90 Gala, and reaffirmed partnership: investing in dignity, equity, hope, and communities nationwide.

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