John Deere Foundation – Startup Investor Profile

John Deere Foundation helps bring to life John Deere’s higher purpose – we run so life can leap forward – through investments.

Location: Moline

Country:

Investment Regions:

Investment Stages: late-stage, pre-seed, seed, series-a

Website: https://www.deere.com/en/our-company/sustainability/citizenship/

AI Reasoning: Found a PR Newswire press release dated March 21, 2024 showing the John Deere Foundation committed a three-year grant totaling $3.9 million to the National FFA Organization (FFA). The investment to FFA (the named recipient) occurred about 19 months before the reference date, meaning more than 12 months have passed since the last known investment. However, also found Deere & Company community grants (Feeding America) announced in 2025: Deere & Company site shows a $6.6 million, three-year commitment from the John Deere Foundation to Feeding America published in 2025 (within 6-12 months). The most recent confirmed John Deere Foundation grant activity is in 2025 (Feeding America), which is between 12 and 6 months before the reference date, placing the foundation in the ‘low-active’ range.

Not Active – No known investments in the last 12 months.

Low Activity – Only known investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Active – Known investments between the last 6 and 3 months.

Very Active – Known investments in the last 3 months.