Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation awards $4 million in donations with live in-store check presentations at all 423 Sprouts locations

Sprouts Store #646 in Apopka, Florida donates $5,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida. (Photo: Business Wire)

“Many of the organizations that received support from our Foundation were nominated by our store team members, bringing our value of caring for our communities to life in a very tangible way,” said Jack Sinclair, CEO of Sprouts Farmers Market.

The donations presented in-store are part of the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation’s annual grant program. Grants are funded in part by donations collected from customers during the checkout process, where guests are given the opportunity to complete their purchase to support local children’s nutrition education programs.

Each of the grants will provide organizations with $5,000 to $10,000 in funding. The grant categories include:

• Sprouting school gardens – Funding for new or existing school-based horticulture programs that provide students with hands-on learning opportunities that bring nutrition education to life for students
• Raising Healthy Children – Funding for community-based programs focused on children’s access to nutrition, nutrition education and health and well-being
• Well-being throughout life – Funding for community-based programs focused on adult health and well-being

“We are thrilled to partner with so many great grassroots organizations and schools that share our commitment to helping kids and adults live healthier lives,” said Lyndsey Waugh, executive director of the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation.

Since 2015, the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation has awarded more than $25 million in grants to organizations working on the front lines of nutrition education and wellness. An estimated 3 million children participate in programs supported by the Foundation each year, and Sprouts expects to more than double its grant programs in the coming year.

For more information about the Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, visit www.sprouts.com/about/sprouts-foundation/

About Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc.

True to its farm-stand heritage, Sprouts offers a unique grocery experience with an open layout that puts fresh produce at the heart of the store. Sprouts inspires wellness naturally with a curated assortment of better-for-you products paired with purpose-driven people. The healthy grocer continues to bring you the latest healthy, innovative products made with lifestyle-friendly ingredients like organic, plant-based and gluten-free. Headquartered in Phoenix, and one of the largest and fastest-growing specialty fresh, natural and organic food retailers in the United States, Sprouts has approximately 32,000 team members and more than 415 stores in 23 states nationwide. To learn more about Sprouts and the good it brings to communities, visit about.sprouts.com.

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Shares of Sprouts Farmers Market were up £100,000 at the time of the news release. +0.04 % to 94.44EUR on the Tradegate exchange (September 19, 2024, 09:18 AM).