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School Grants for Healthy Kids (Saputo Partnership)

Action for Healthy Kids

Funding Amount

$500 - $1,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

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

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

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

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 schools
  • Nutrition
  • Wellness
  • School health
  • Obesity prevention

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