Does McCormick support Israel?

We have not yet found publicly recorded donations from McCormick. Absence of records does not confirm absence of support.

Filed under: Food & beverage brands · Household & consumer goods brands · Companies that support Israel

Background

No record was found of McCormick & Company (the Hunt Valley, Maryland spice and flavor maker) donating to or otherwise supporting Israel. The company's SEC filings mention Israel only in generic risk-factor boilerplate about the 'Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas' conflicts affecting supply chains and cybersecurity — not any support. Recurring social-media questions (e.g., TikTok 'does McCormick support Israel?') appear to stem largely from confusion with unrelated politicians named McCormick — U.S. Senator Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania and Congressman Rich McCormick of Georgia, both of whom have made pro-Israel statements — none of which involve the spice company. Separately, in 2011 McCormick agreed to stop selling spices to Iran after a Baltimore activist campaign, but that concerns Iran, not support for Israel. No corporate donations, PAC giving toward Israel-related causes, or foundation grants to Israel-linked groups were identified.

McCormick 10-K (SEC EDGAR, FY2023) — Israel appears only in risk factors Jewish Telegraphic Agency — McCormick stopping spice sales to Iran (2011)

What we checked

• News & official statements — 2026-07-28
• Nonprofit tax filings (Form 990) — 2026-07-28
  Identified the corporate giving vehicle McCormick Gives Inc (EIN 82-1794156, Hunt Valley MD = HQ), latest filing FY2023. No Israel-linked grantees (FIDF, JNF, MDA, One Israel Fund, etc.) identified. Other 'McCormick' orgs in candidate list are unrelated family/regional entities.
• SEC filings — 2026-07-28
  Reviewed all 7 'israel' hits in McCormick's FY2023 10-K (CIK 63754). Every instance is generic risk-factor language about the 'Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas' conflicts (supply chain, cybersecurity, geopolitical risk). No donation or support language.
• Federal election records (FEC) — 2026-07-28
  No McCormick & Company corporate PAC found in FEC records; committees matching 'McCormick' belong to unrelated political candidates (Dave McCormick, Dale McCormick, etc.). No corporate political giving toward Israel-related causes.
• Independent fact-checkers — 2026-07-28
  McCormick & Company does not appear on BDS/boycott lists (USCPR, Ethical Consumer, boycott-israel.org). No fact-checker articles substantiate any 'McCormick supports Israel' claim; the topic exists only as unresolved social-media questions.
• usaspending — 2026-09-25
  Queried the USAspending.gov award API on 2026-09-25 for US federal contracts, grants and other awards to this company whose award text mentions Israel. It returned no awards.
• lobbying — 2026-09-25
  Searched the US Lobbying Disclosure Act database at lda.gov on 2026-09-25 for filings naming this company as the client whose reported lobbying issues mention Israel. No filings matched.
• ohchr — 2026-09-25
  Checked the UN OHCHR database of business enterprises involved in activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, report A/HRC/60/19, on 2026-09-25. This company is not listed in it.
• whoprofits — 2026-09-25
  Searched the Who Profits company index on 2026-09-25 — the research centre that documents corporate involvement in the Israeli occupation. This company has no profile there.
• hebrew-arabic-press — 2026-09-25
  Searched Hebrew and Arabic news for this company on 2026-09-25 via Google News and Bing News. No headline mentioned a donation, aid, the war, an investment, an acquisition or a boycott.

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Sources & citations

Record last updated: 2026-09-25

• McCormick 10-K (SEC EDGAR, FY2023) — Israel appears only in risk factors sec.gov
• Jewish Telegraphic Agency — McCormick stopping spice sales to Iran (2011) jta.org