About Genyouth
Help schoolchildren thrive by living well-nourished and physically active lives.
Focus Areas
School nutrition / school mealsEnding student hungerPhysical activity and youth fitnessYouth leadership and engagementSchool wellness and equipment grantsResearch & insights on youth wellness
Who They Fund
K-12 students/school-aged childrenstudents experiencing food insecuritylow-income studentsschools and school districts
Funding Style
direct service/program funding
About Genyouth
GenYOUTH Incorporated’s grantmaking is built around school meal access and physical activity equipment for K-12 students. A defining pattern in the recent grants is support for large public school districts, including a $259,556 grant to Los Angeles Unified School District for End Student Hunger/FUTP60 and a $218,899 grant to Houston ISD for Support Physical Activities in Schools. Those awards sit alongside grants to districts and school partners in cities such as Las Vegas, Tucson, and Fort Worth, showing a practical focus on school-based systems rather than individual services. The organization’s stated aim is to help schoolchildren thrive by living well-nourished and physically active lives, and its active programs reinforce that through equipment distribution, school meal support, and youth wellness initiatives. Recent grant purposes repeatedly point to cafeteria infrastructure, grab-and-go meal access, and in-school physical activity resources. With annual grants of $6,829,674 and total assets of $12,018,437, the foundation operates at a meaningful national scale while keeping the work centered on direct support for schools and school districts.
What Genyouth Funds
School nutrition is one of the clearest through lines in the recent grants. GenYOUTH Incorporated gave $148,566 to Clark County School District in Las Vegas for Combat Food Insecurity and Support Physical Activities in Schools, and $67,896 to Aurora Pub Sch Nutrition Svc in Aurora for Combat Food Insecurity in Schools. The grant purposes indicate a mix of meal access and school wellness support. Physical activity is another major area. The foundation awarded $218,899 to Houston ISD for Support Physical Activities in Schools and $53,139 to Fort Worth Independent School District for the same purpose, matching its NFL FLAG-In-School equipment and resource programming. Its school-hunger work also appears in grants such as $150,000 to Para Los Ninos in Los Angeles for End Student Hunger Fund and $47,041 to Tucson Unified Sch District for Combat Food Insecurity in Schools. These awards suggest a school-centered approach that uses equipment, program support, and meal infrastructure to reduce barriers for students.
How Genyouth Gives
Typical grants cluster in the five-figure range: p25 is $7,392, the median is $10,000, and p75 is $15,982. The recent list also shows a smaller number of larger district-level awards, which suggests a mix of micro-grants and higher-capacity project grants. The recipient mix is consistent across 2023, 2024, and 2025, with schools and school districts appearing in multiple years rather than a one-time pattern. GenYOUTH Incorporated is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The grant descriptions point to direct service and program-specific support, often tied to school equipment or school wellness infrastructure.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.5M
Total Assets
$12M
Total Revenue
$8.7M
Total Expenses
$6.2M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $7K and $16K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$7K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$16K
Geographic Reach
National41 states funded
About 2% of grants go to recipients in TX.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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