Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Awards 550+ In-Store Donations in Single Day
Across 450 neighborhoods, Sprouts Farmers Market stores hosted check presentations totaling $3.3M to local partners supporting nutrition and wellness programs
Published: September 15, 2025
PHOENIX – The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation celebrated its Sprouting Healthy Communities Day, where all 450 Sprouts locations hosted live in-store check presentations, awarding $3.3 million in donations to over 550 local nonprofit partners and schools.
“At Sprouts, caring for our community is one of our core values, and with the Sprouting Healthy Communities Day we saw that value in action,” said Dustin Hamilton, chief stores officer of Sprouts Farmers Market. “This in-store event created a powerful moment of connection across the country as our team members came together with local partners to support children, families, and healthier communities.”
The $5,000 to $10,000 grants are designed to strengthen programs that provide children and families with greater access to nutrition education, school gardens, cooking classes, and wellness opportunities. Collectively, these programs are expected to reach an estimated one million children and adults this year.
The donations presented in-store are part of the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation’s grants program announced in May. Grants are funded in part by donations collected from customers during the checkout process, where customers are given the opportunity to round up their purchase to support local children’s nutrition education programs.
“Our customers are right by our side helping to make these programs possible, and some of them even nominated the nonprofits that we supported in these grants,” said Lyndsey Waugh, executive director of the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.
For a complete list of grant recipients by state, visit www.sprouts.com/2025communitiesday or to see visuals from the 2025 Sprouting Healthy Communities Day here.
ABOUT THE SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, established in 2015, is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization focused on advancing nutrition education, nutrition access, and health and wellness programs in the states where Sprouts Farmers Market operates. Understanding that healthy habits are formed at a young age, the Foundation champions youth gardening and cooking programs that teach children skills for healthy eating and lifestyle choices that can be carried into adulthood. Through partnerships with hyper-local community organizations, the Foundation also works to expand nutrition access and wellness programs that serve families and adults. Since 2015, the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation has awarded $50 million in grants. To learn more, visit Sprouts.com/foundation.
ABOUT SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET
Sprouts Farmers Market is one of the largest and fastest growing specialty retailers of fresh, natural and organic food in the United States. Sprouts helps people live and eat better with fresh produce at the heart of the store and delicious discoveries for every dietary lifestyle. Always foraging for what’s fresh and innovative, Sprouts offers a carefully curated assortment of products that inspire wellness naturally, including organic, gluten-free, plant-based and non-GMO favorites. Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, Sprouts employs approximately 35,000 team members and operates more than 450 stores in 24 states nationwide. To learn more about Sprouts and the role it plays in its communities, visit sprouts.com/about.
