The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation celebrated its Sprouting Healthy Communities Day on Sept. 6, with all 450 of the grocer’s locations hosting live in-store check presentations, awarding $3.3 million in donations to more than 550 local nonprofit partners and schools.
“This in-store event created a powerful moment of connection across the country as our team members came together with local partners to support children, families, and healthier communities,” said Dustin Hamilton, chief stores officer of Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market.
The $5,000-$10,000 grants are designed to strengthen programs that provide children and families with greater access to nutrition education, school gardens, cooking classes and wellness opportunities. Collectively, the programs are expected to reach an estimated one million children and adults this year.
The donations presented in-store are part of the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation’s grants program announced in May.
Grants are funded in part by donations collected from customers when they round up their bills to support local children’s nutrition education programs.
“Our customers are right by our side helping to make these programs possible, and some of them even nominated the nonprofits that we supported in these grants,” said Lyndsey Waugh, executive director of the foundation.
For a complete list of grant recipients by state, visit www.sprouts.com/2025communitiesday or see more photos from the 2025 Sprouting Healthy Communities Day here.
About Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, established in 2015, is a nonprofit focused on advancing nutrition education, nutrition access,and health and wellness programs in the states where Sprouts Farmers Market operates.
The foundation champions youth gardening and cooking programs that teach children skills for healthy eating and lifestyle choices that can be carried into adulthood.
Through partnerships with hyper-local community organizations, it also works to expand nutrition access and wellness programs that serve families and adults. Since 2015, the organization has awarded $50 million in grants.