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Alliance for Healthy Youth

Public charity · Grantmaker Akron, OH EIN: 34-1764309 Website

The mission of Alliance for Healthy Youth is to empower, encourage, and educate youth to make and keep healthy lifestyle choices.

Alliance for Healthy Youth at a glance

In short: Alliance for Healthy Youth gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$25,168
-24.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,584
-24.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,584
Total assets
$224,888
+13.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Ohio (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Alliance for Healthy Youth funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Belmont Co Student Services: $16KBelmont Co Student Services$16KEast Central Ohio ESC: $9KEast Central Ohio ESC$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Belmont Co Student Services ($16K). Together the top 2 received $25K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BellaireNew PhiladelphiaCarrollton

How Alliance for Healthy Youth gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−9%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 2 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2025) to $33K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $25K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Belmont Co Student Services Bellaire, OHPrograms$16,080
East Central Ohio ESC New Philadelphia, OHPrograms$9,088
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$224,888$423,125$471,276$25,1682$1,303
2024$198,621$461,034$471,339$33,4242$1,340
2023$238,791$689,363$616,192$28,6881$2,806
2022$131,198$520,982$486,829$27,6641—
2021$74,163$480,616$480,636$31,2152$-249
2020$106,083$508,112$476,858$26,2861—
2019$55,777$500,486$535,235$30,5281—

About Alliance for Healthy Youth

Based on IRS filings

Alliance for Healthy Youth is a public charity focused on Education, based in Akron, OH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $225K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $25K. Net investment income was $1K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alliance for Healthy Youth is led by Cheryl L. Biddle, Founder, Executive Director & Vice President since 2020 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cheryl L. Biddle

    Founder, Executive Director & Vice President

    President → Founder, Executive Director & Vice President, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $48K (2019) → $60K (2025)

  • Chris Donatelli

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Rinaldi

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Krege

    Trustee

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Hartzfeld

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joan M. Sillasen

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: James Wilkins (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Mary Barnes (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Ying Liu (2019–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Jo Jarosz (2019) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Cheryl L Biddle — Founder/Exec Director/VP: $60KCheryl L BiddleFounder/Exec Director/VP$60K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $60K, to Cheryl L Biddle (Founder/Exec Director/VP).

Frequently asked questions about Alliance for Healthy Youth

How much does Alliance for Healthy Youth give each year?

Alliance for Healthy Youth gave $25K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $33K across 2 grants.

How large is Alliance for Healthy Youth?

Alliance for Healthy Youth reported $225K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $423K.

What is Alliance for Healthy Youth?

Alliance for Healthy Youth is a public charity focused on Education, based in Akron, OH. It holds $225K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Alliance for Healthy Youth operate?

Alliance for Healthy Youth has awarded grants in Ohio.

What is Alliance for Healthy Youth's EIN?

Alliance for Healthy Youth's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 34-1764309. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 31, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 19, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 29, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS December 4, 2025)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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