Introducing Our Two-Year Partnership Circle Grantees

January 30, 2026

We announced our latest round of grantees in December, including two returning organizations joining our Partnership Circle with a two-year $50,000 grant. This month, we’d like you to get to know these extraordinary organizations. Stone Soup PDX in Portland, OR combines hands-on training, wraparound support services and real kitchen experience to help participants build skills, confidence and pathways to long-term employment.

JPF 9th Anniversary Celebration

This spring, we’re coming together again for the JPF’s most significant event of the year: our 9th Anniversary Celebration on April 9th in New York City! Tickets are available now, and we want to see you there! Join the festivities and raise a glass in support of the mission we share. Proceeds will support the Jacques Pépin Foundation and our Grantee organizations making real change through the power of culinary education across the country.

Celebrating Jacques with a Grand Finale to the 90/90 Campaign

January 15, 2026

After 18 months and 89 amazing events, the 90th celebration on Jacques’ actual 90th birthday was the crowning jewel of the 90/90 Campaign. Jacques, Claudine, and much of the JPF team welcomed guests to the sold-out event in Jacques’ adopted hometown at an historic beachfront resort with Connecticut’s finest culinary talent.

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.