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Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation to Award $3 Million in Grants to Local Organizations Focused on Nutrition, Health, and Wellness
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation today announced the launch of its 2025 Grants Program, with $3 million funding
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[{"type":"text","content":" PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nThe Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation today announced the launch of its 2025 Grants Program, with $3 million funding available to support local organizations that advance nutrition education, nutrition access, and wellness for children and adults in the communities where Sprouts operates. More than 500 local nonprofits will be selected to receive grants up to $10,000.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250513498260/en/In 2024, the Foundation awarded grants to 580 grassroots organizations and elementary schools in neighborhoods where Sprouts operates–including Vetri Community Partnership, whose grant helped fund hands-on cooking classes. Photo credit: Vetri Community Partnership\n“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, chief executive officer of Sprouts Farmers Market. “Through these grants, we’re able to support communities where our team members and customers live.”\n\nThe 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:\n\n\nSprouting School Gardens – Funding for school-based gardening programs that provide students with hands-on learning opportunities that bring nutrition education to life\n\n\nGrowing Healthy Kids – Funding for community-based programs focused on children’s nutrition access, nutrition education, and health and wellness\n\n\nWellness Across the Lifespan – Funding for community-based programs focused on adult health and wellness\n\n\n“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.”\n\nLast September, the Foundation awarded $4 million to 580 nonprofits and elementary schools focused on nutrition, health and wellness. In a coordinated, same-day event, team ...