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School Grants for Healthy Kids (Saputo Partnership)

Action for Healthy Kids

Funding Amount

$500 - $1,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Deadline history & next window

Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
April 2026

Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.

Overview

School Grants for Healthy Kids (Saputo Partnership)

Status: Past program (2017-2018 school year)

Geographic Scope: California, Minnesota, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin

Funder: Saputo

Focus Areas:

  • Expand student access to in-school physical activity

  • Expand access to healthy foods

  • Improve knowledge and behaviors around exercise and nutrition

  • Engage parents in activities reinforcing healthy habits at home
  • Program Scale:

  • 100 schools funded for 2017-2018

  • Expected to impact more than 52,000 students

  • Long-term commitment: 240 schools and 100,000 students over three-year partnership
  • Award Amounts:

  • $500 for returning grantees to sustain programs

  • $1,000 for new grantees
  • What They Fund:

    Physical Activity Components:

  • Physical education funding

  • Active indoor and outdoor recess

  • Classroom energizers

  • Walking and running clubs

  • Before- and after-school programs
  • Nutrition Components:

  • Nutrition education

  • School gardens

  • Taste tests

  • Healthy classroom parties and celebrations
  • Additional Support: AFHK provides technical assistance and Game On program support

    Contact: ActionforHealthyKids.org/Saputo

    Community Engagement: Part of Saputo's community engagement initiatives (saputo.com/en/Our-Promise/Community)

    What Action for Healthy Kids actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990, 2025

    Grants in 2025
    206
    Total given
    $12.16M
    Median grant
    $53K
    Range
    $5,083–$212K
    • By dollars: Texas 8%, Michigan 8%, New York 8%. Top recipient cities: Detroit, MI; Nevada City, CA; Cleveland, GA.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

    Example grants

    • White County School District · Cleveland, GA

      School grant

      $212K

    • Ashdown School District 31 · Ashdown, AR

      School grant

      $150K

    • Colville School District 115 · Colville, WA

      School grant

      $150K

    • Gregory School District 26 - 4 · Gregory, SD

      School grant

      $150K

    • Carroll Consolidated School Corporation · Flora, IN

      School grant

      $150K

    IRS Form 990, 2025. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    k-12-schoolsnutritionwellnessschool-healthobesity-prevention

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