CORE Grants

CORE Grants is sponsored by Children of Restaurant Employees (CORE). Short-term financial assistance to food and beverage service employees with children experiencing qualifying hardships such as illness or disaster. 55% of grants awarded to single mothers.

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Send Password Recovery Email Children of Restaurant Employees 7000 Executive Center Dr. Bldg 2, Suite 105, Brentwood, TN 37027 Last modified on 2025-11-14 08:32:57 CORE provides grants to help foodservice families bridge the financial gap during a *qualifying crisis. Thanks to the generosity of corporate partners and individual donors, CORE has awarded financial grants to more than 1,500 families from all 50 states, D. C.

and Puerto Rico. ****What is a CORE Grant? **** A CORE grant is a gift of financial support to qualifying food & beverage service employees with children.

Every CORE grant is uniquely tailored to a grantee’s qualifying circumstances and financial need. Expenses that CORE grants cover include rent and mortgage, utilities, medical supplies, medical or therapy equipment, therapies, prescriptions, over-the-counter medication, medical travel expenses, funeral expenses, groceries, clothing, and other essential needs a family may need assistance with.

Documentation is required from CORE applicants. Applicant information provided to CORE will remain confidential. CORE reserves the right to determine which circumstances and conditions qualify for financial support and will determine how CORE grant funds are distributed.

If you are interested in applying for a CORE grant, please complete our online grant application. The idea for CORE was created in 2004. Like many good ideas, the concept for CORE was hatched by a group of friends at a bar after attending the National Restaurant Association’s annual convention in Chicago.

CORE’s founders, food and beverage service industry veterans John Niekrash, Larry McGinn, Paul LaConte, Stan Novack and Mara Lee wanted to give back to the industry that they felt so passionate about. The evening’s discussion centered around the many food and beverage employees who struggle when they or one of their children are faced with an illness or injury.

This stress is intensified when an employee must miss work and consequently experience a loss of income. Many hardworking food and beverage employees do not have a safety net to navigate an unexpected health diagnosis, accident, or natural disaster. Given this knowledge, the group of friends banded together to create a charity whose sole purpose was to help those who serve others every day.

That conversation among associates who care for the industry led to the creation of CORE: Children of Restaurant Employees. In the early years, the founders leveraged their networks to raise and grant funds to the restaurant and bar industry. Since then, the organization has grown into a national nonprofit that has helped more than 1,500 families in all 50 States, D.

C. , and Puerto Rico. It is CORE’s goal to become the charity of choice for the food and beverage industry and to help those who work hard to make it thrive.

**A Brief History of CORE** 2004 – CORE nonprofit concept created. 2007 – Beverage supplier and agencies across the industry get involved by volunteering to support the mission. 2013 – CORE raised $1,000,000 since inception, hires first full time employees and launches an Ambassador program.

2015 – CORE holds the first annual Founder’s Dinner. 2016 – CORE raises $500,000 and grants more than $250,000 in one year. Launches a Natural Disaster program.

2018 – CORE reaches the milestone of raising $1,000,000 in one year. Ambassador program recruits 100th volunteer. 2020 – CORE launches COVID Relief program and streamlines granting process providing bi-lingual applicant translations.

CORE raises more than $300,000,000 and grants nearly $1,500,000 to families. CORE reaches achievement of granting to all 50 US states since inception. 2021 – CORE undergoes first rebrand.

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