The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation has launched its 2025 grants program, with $3 million in funding available to support organizations that advance nutrition education and access and wellness for children and adults in the communities where the grocer operates.
More than 500 local nonprofits will be selected to receive grants up to $10,000. Applications will be accepted through June 18.
“At Sprouts, our purpose is to help people live and eat better, and we’re proud to support the incredible work of local nonprofits who are doing just that,” said Jack Sinclair, CEO of Sprouts Farmers Market. “Through these grants, we’re able to support communities where our team members and customers live.”
The foundation’s mission is focused on improving health outcomes by supporting nutrition education, nutrition access and wellness programs. The grant funding is available across three grant categories: 
- Sprouting School Gardens – School-based gardening programs that provide students with hands-on learning opportunities that bring nutrition education to life;
- Growing Healthy Kids – Community-based programs focused on children’s nutrition access, nutrition education and health and wellness; and
- Wellness Across the Lifespan – Community-based programs focused on adult health and wellness.
“We know that small, local organizations are often the ones making the biggest difference,” said Lyndsey Waugh, executive director of the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation. “These grants are about supporting the amazing work already happening on the ground – from school gardens and cooking classes to mobile pantries and family wellness programs. It’s about meeting communities where they are and helping them thrive.”
Last September, the foundation awarded $4 million to 580 nonprofits and elementary schools. In a coordinated, one-day event, team members from all 423 Sprouts stores delivered checks to the organizations.
The grants are fully funded by the foundation’s in-store round-up program, where 100 percent of donations collected at checkout stay local to support health and wellness programs.
Since 2015, the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation has awarded more than $35 million in grants to organizations that are working on the front lines of nutrition education and wellness.
An estimated 3 million children participate in programs supported by the foundation each year, and Sprouts expects to more than double its grant programs in the year ahead.
About Sprouts Farmers Market Inc.
Headquartered in Phoenix and one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States, Sprouts has about 35,000 employees and operates more than 440 stores in 24 states nationwide. To learn more, visit sprouts.com/about.
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