Send a Teacher Initiative
Funding Amount
Full registration to National Convention & Expo + one-year SHAPE America Select membership
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
SHAPE America's "Send a Teacher" initiative highlights the important role that health and physical education can play in the lives of students. This initiative was conceptualized by Andy Milne, SHAPE America's 2017 National Health Education Teacher of the Year.
Award: Grant recipients receive a full registration to the National Convention & Expo and a one-year SHAPE America Select membership.
Geographic Scope: United States
Focus Areas: Health and physical education professionals and programs
What Society of Health and Physical Educators actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 7
- Total given
- $70K
- Median grant
- $10K
- By dollars: Florida 29%, Washington 29%, Ohio 14%. Top recipient cities: Cleveland, OH; Miami, FL; Brooklyn, NY.
Example grants
Cleveland Metropolitan School District · Cleveland, OH
$10K
Frederick Douglass Elementary PTA · Miami, FL
$10K
Friends of Bold Explorers PS 456 · Brooklyn, NY
$10K
Parent Ambassador Group · Spokane, WA
$10K
San Jose PTA · Jacksonsville, FL
$10K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Teachers
- Health education
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