Dohmen Company Foundation
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what we do

At the Dohmen Company Foundation, we envision life without diet-related disease. We believe the only way to transform public health is to confront its root causes – starting with what’s on our plates. In a country where food is fueling illness, we’re working to flip the script – using food as a powerful prescription to prevent and even reverse disease.    

A National movement

Through greater access to fresh, whole, and delicious food – and by raising awareness about the profound connection between food and health – we’re working to mobilize a national movement to create lasting change in our food system, and in turn, in people’s lives.

key pillars

Three Core Pillars

Our Strategic Approach

The Dohmen Company Foundation advances its vision of life without diet-related diseases through three strategic pillars – 1) Research and Public Awareness, 2) Impact Investing, and 3) Grant Making. 

These pillars are aligned with our Tipping Point Strategies – high-impact interventions that unlock progress where it’s most needed and most likely to scale. 

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Research &
Public Awareness

We invest in normalizing the concept of food as healthcare.

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Impact Investing

We invest in for-profit social businesses that are aligned with our vision and need capital to scale and grow proven food solutions.

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Grant Making

We invest in proven ways to prevent and reverse diet-related disease via charitable partners with an aligned mission.

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Dohmen Company Foundation is Reimaging the Role of Food

Transformation

Why Dohmen Exists

Turning Food Into a Force for Health

Food, the very thing that’s making us sick, can become our prescription to health. We believe that demand for and access to healthy food are imperative to attaining our vision of life without diet-related disease.

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The Food-Is-Medicine Flywheel

Creating Lasting Momentum

Our Food is Medicine (FIM) Flywheel is a dynamic framework that propels progress in three key areas:  

  • Demand: Raising awareness and demonstrating the value of nutritious food to individuals, healthcare providers, and payers.  
  • Supply: Expanding access to healthy food, nutrition education, and behavioral coaching by scaling production and building infrastructure.  
  • Payment: Securing financial sustainability through reimbursement processes, gaining insurance coverage, and obtaining public funding.  

By addressing these interconnected areas, the Food Is Medicine Flywheel drives systemic change and ensures Food Is Medicine becomes a standard of care.

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Prevention
& Reversal

Preventing and reversing diet-related diseases is central to Dohmen Company Foundation’s mission. We focus on preventing diet-related diseases before they start and reversing their impact on those already affected.

By equipping individuals and communities with access to nutritious food, education, and tools for sustained health, we empower them to achieve long-term wellness. We work to embed these principles into everyday life, ensuring long-term health becomes the standard, not the exception.

A comprehensive approach to impact

By aligning our Three Core Pillars – Research and Public Awareness, Grant Making, and Impact Investing – with Tipping Point Strategies and our Food Is Medicine Flywheel, we’re driving transformative change and moving all of us closer to a future free from diet-related disease.

What We’ve Accomplished Together

Through our powerful partnerships, impact investments, and grantmaking efforts, we’re already making measurable progress toward our vision of life without diet-related disease:

$ 27
MILLION

Grants Given Since 2019

$ 31
MILLION

Dollars Invested Through The Dohmen Impact Investment Fund

50
STATES

Number of States We Have Impacted

+ 572K
LIVES

Number of People We Have Impacted

+ 114K
CHILDREN REACHED

Number of School Children Reached with Educational Food Programming