Partnership for a Healthier America Inc
Partnership for a Healthier America (PHA) is a public charity based in Washington, DC, that works with community organizations, businesses, foundations, and governments to advance equitable access to nutritious food. Founded in 2010 alongside Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign, it supports efforts to improve food access and build healthier communities.
Partnership for a Healthier America Inc at a glance
In short: Partnership for a Healthier America Inc gave $616K across 39 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), top state Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $615,500
- +75.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 39
- +225.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $15,782
- -46.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $8,236,893
- -23.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (26% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Partnership for a Healthier America Inc
- Contact
Mailing address: 200 Massachusetts Ave Nw 7Th Floo, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 842-9001
Website: https://ahealthieramerica.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Partnership for a Healthier America Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Greater Chicago Food Depository ($55K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $366K.
Grant Size Distribution
140 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 101 grants of 140 (72%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
PHA describes its work as taking place across the country. Its 2025 grant dollars were concentrated among recipients in Illinois (26%), Mississippi (22%), and Indiana (19%), followed by Texas (8%) and Colorado (5%). Listed 2025 grants also went to recipients in California and Washington, DC.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 39 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Partnership for a Healthier America Inc gives
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $2.9M (2022). In 2025 it made 39 grants totaling $616K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Brighter Bites Houston, TX | Grant award: Corporate Contribution for Good Food Cities Washington DC -Grant term: 6/1/2025 - 5/31/2026 | $50,000 |
| Society of Arab American Neighborhood Development (SANAD) Chicago, IL | Good Food Cities Chicago - subgrant for community partner | $35,000 |
| City and County of Denver Denver, CO | Grant: Good Food Cities Anchor Partner Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 | $30,000 |
| City of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN | GoodGood Food OPHS Campaign Contribution 2025 | $30,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | Chicago Good Food Cities Anchor Partner | $30,000 |
| Heath Education Council Sacramento, CA | Subcontract with PHA's Good Food at Home program: 5/1/25 - 2/26/26 | $30,000 |
| Food Research and Action Center Washington, DC | PHA 2025 Good Food at Home Partner DC Hunger Solutions | $25,000 |
| Greater Chicago Food Depository Chicago, IL | Grant: Chicago Good Food Cities Anchor Partner | $25,000 |
| NeighborSpace Chicago, IL | Good Food For All subgrant for Community Growers | $25,000 |
| But God Ministries Madison, MS | Grant to support Coahoma County Mobile Market | $23,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Grant counts were 39 in 2025, 12 in 2024, and 15 in 2023.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $8,236,893 | $2,735,549 | $5,382,644 | $615,500 | 39 | $45,030 |
| 2024 | $10,786,989 | $8,706,336 | $5,114,422 | $350,400 | 12 | $126,024 |
| 2023 | $6,665,377 | $3,456,420 | $4,618,405 | $356,440 | 15 | $109,082 |
| 2022 | $8,156,675 | $7,675,528 | $15,662,608 | $2,917,000 | 62 | $2,369 |
| 2021 | $16,700,339 | $16,164,860 | $6,501,279 | $183,200 | 12 | $6,856 |
| 2020 | $6,521,739 | $2,482,128 | $3,481,431 | $175,370 | 6 | $61,903 |
| 2019 | $7,439,615 | $3,634,784 | $4,901,580 | $5,000 | 1 | $27,313 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
PHA states that its mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to transform the food landscape in pursuit of health equity. Its vision of “Good Food for All” is that everyone, regardless of zip code, can access affordable, nutritious food.
PHA describes its work as spanning a healthy food supply, access to good food in all communities, and empowering communities with knowledge and skills to select and prepare good food. Its programs include produce access for families, support for food banks, community-driven farming and food entrepreneurship, local food systems change, and partnerships with businesses and public agencies.
Examples of organizations receiving PHA grants illustrate the range of its community partners. Brighter Bites says its mission is to create communities of health through fresh food, including by providing produce and nutrition education in under-resourced communities. The Greater Chicago Food Depository describes itself as a Cook County food bank working to end hunger in partnership with community organizations. NeighborSpace is a Chicago urban land trust dedicated to preserving community gardens. In Mississippi, But God Ministries says it builds sustainable communities and provides medical care to low-income households; Griot Arts says it provides arts education and workforce development opportunities in Clarksdale; and Higher Purpose Co says it works to improve economic opportunity across Mississippi, including through food justice.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, PHA reported 39 grants totaling $615,500. Grant amounts ranged from $7,500 to $50,000, with a median of $10,000. Examples include $50,000 to Brighter Bites for a Good Food Cities Washington, DC, corporate contribution; $35,000 to the Society of Arab American Neighborhood Development for a Good Food Cities Chicago community-partner subgrant; and $30,000 each to the City and County of Denver and the City of Indianapolis for food-related initiatives. PHA also awarded the Greater Chicago Food Depository two grants, of $30,000 and $25,000, and provided $30,000 to the Health Education Council for its Good Food at Home program.
Other reported grants included $25,000 to NeighborSpace for a Good Food For All community-growers subgrant, $23,000 to But God Ministries to support a Coahoma County mobile market, and $15,000 each to the an individual recipient and Griot Arts. The Griot Arts award was for an asphalt-art mural project around J’s Grocery.
PHA’s website describes partnership opportunities for organizations and businesses aligned with its programs, including support for Good Food at Home, Healthy Hunger Relief, Good Food Cities, GROW, and Mississippi Delta work. It also invites individuals and organizations to support ongoing campaigns and initiatives. The available information does not specify an application process or deadline for the reported grants.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists David Blair as Board Chair from November 2024, succeeding Peter R. Dolan, MBA, who served through November 2024. Other listed directors and officers are Leslie Sarasin, Vice Board Chair; John Kiely, Treasurer; and board members William H. Dietz, MD, PhD; Daniel Houston; Jason Langheier, MD, MPH; Viviana Lopez; Ryan Wilson; Randy Edecker; Lisa Coleman; and John MacDonald.
Partnership for a Healthier America Inc is led by Noreen Springstead, President & CEO on every filing since 2023; 9 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Noreen Springstead
President & CEO
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$378K (2024) → $410K (2025)
David Blair
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter R Dolan MBA
Board Chair
Board Member → Board Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Slechta
Director & Good Food Programs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Brenda Barnett
Director, Finance & Operations
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Laura Jeftic
Senior Director & Corporate Partnerships
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$130K (2025)
Margaret Read
Senior Director, Impact & Evaluation
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$124K (2025)
Chidimma Ibezim
Senior Vice President & Finance
Vice President & Finance → Senior Vice President & Finance, 2023
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $172K (2025)
Jason Wilson
Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$156K (2023) → $172K (2025)
Michael Waddle
Senior Vice President & Programs
Vice President & Programs → Senior Vice President & Programs, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$107K (2023) → $148K (2025)
Ann Marie Elmayan
Senior Vice President & Development
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$161K (2025)
Daniel Houston
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Langheier MD MPH
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leslie Sarasin
Vice Board Chair
Board Member → Vice Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William H Dietz MD PhD
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Kiely
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Viviana Lopez
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John MacDonald
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lance Frank
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Coleman
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Randy Edecker
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Wilson
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Gordon Reid (2019–2024) — Vice Board Chair
- Former: Nancy Roman (2019–2023) — President & CEO
- Former: Stacy Molander (2019–2023) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Tracey Griffin MBA (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Paula Reichel (2020–2023) — Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Senior
- Former: Imani Green (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Olajide Williams MD MS (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Sher (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Lacy (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Andrew Brenner (2021) — Vice President
- Former: Andrea Muscadin (2019–2020) — Vice President & Partnerships
- Former: James R. Garvin III MD PhD (2019–2020) — Board Chair
- Former: Mathew Anthony (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Richard Ric Jurgens (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: James Faison (2020) — Vice President & Business Development
- Former: Blythe Thomas (2019) — Chief Marketing Officer
- Former: Deborah L. Dehaas (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Doug Rauch (2019) — Board Member
- Former: S. Lawrence Kocot Jd Llm Mpa (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Vivian Riefberg MBA (2019) — Board Member
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $410K, to Noreen Springstead (President & CEO). 9 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Partnership for a Healthier America Inc
How much does Partnership for a Healthier America Inc give each year?
Partnership for a Healthier America Inc gave $616K across 39 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $350K across 12 grants.
What is Partnership for a Healthier America Inc's typical grant size?
Partnership for a Healthier America Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $15,782, across 39 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Where does Partnership for a Healthier America Inc give grants?
Partnership for a Healthier America Inc's top state is Illinois, with 26% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were Mississippi (22%) and Indiana (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Indianapolis, IN (10 grants), Chicago, IL (8 grants), Clarksdale, MS (5 grants) and Madison, MS (3 grants).
Does Partnership for a Healthier America Inc give general operating support?
Occasionally: 3% of Partnership for a Healthier America Inc's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 39) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Partnership for a Healthier America Inc's largest grantees?
Partnership for a Healthier America Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Greater Chicago Food Depository ($55,000 across 2 grants), Brighter Bites ($50,000) and Society of Arab American Neighborhood Development (SANAD) ($50,000 across 3 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 25% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Partnership for a Healthier America Inc?
Partnership for a Healthier America Inc reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.7M.
What does Partnership for a Healthier America Inc fund?
PHA states that its mission is to leverage the power of the private sector to transform the food landscape in pursuit of health equity. Its vision of “Good Food for All” is that everyone, regardless of zip code, can access affordable, nutritious food. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Partnership for a Healthier America Inc?
Partnership for a Healthier America Inc has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check ahealthieramerica.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Partnership for a Healthier America Inc's EIN?
Partnership for a Healthier America Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1712188. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 21, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 7, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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