About School Nutrition Foundation
Supports school nutrition professionals and programs through grants, scholarships, and resources to improve child nutrition and school meal programs.
Focus Areas
School nutritionK-12 food serviceGrants for equipmentScholarships and training
Who They Fund
school cafeterias/school districtscommunity meal programs/nonprofit feeding organizationsinstitutional kitchens (e.g., shelters, senior centers, similar meal providers)
Funding Style
capital/equipment grantsrestricted-purpose fundingone-time/purchase supportin-kind or material support
About School Nutrition Foundation
The School Nutrition Foundation’s recent giving is defined by large, equipment-focused awards to school districts, including a $200,000 grant to North Rockland Central School District in Garnerville, NY for cafeteria equipment needs. That same pattern appears in other sizeable awards to Danville Community School Corp in Danville, IN and Beaufort County District in Washington, NC, both at $100,000 for kitchen and cafeteria equipment. The foundation’s work centers on school nutrition operations: cafeteria equipment, kitchen equipment, and the infrastructure school meal programs need to serve students at scale. Across its active programs, the foundation combines direct equipment grants, scholarships, and restricted-purpose support tied to school nutrition work. Its grantmaking is tied to school districts and related meal providers rather than individuals, and the recurring program structure shows a practical emphasis on capital purchases and professional development. Recent awards also reach districts in American Fork, UT; Bedford, KY; and Greendale, WI, indicating that the foundation funds across multiple parts of the country while keeping the same operational focus. In the foundation’s portfolio, the grant itself is often the tool for improving meal-service capacity, not a general operating award.
What School Nutrition Foundation Funds
School nutrition equipment is the clearest throughline in the School Nutrition Foundation’s giving. A $50,000 grant to Athenian Eacademy District in American Fork, UT supported kitchen equipment needs, while Greendale Schools in Greendale, WI received $35,000 for kitchen equipment needs. Those awards point to a funding style built around purchase-specific operational upgrades. The foundation also backs cafeteria-side infrastructure. Trimble County District in Bedford, KY received $50,000 for cafeteria equipment needs, and North Rockland Central School District in Garnerville, NY received $200,000 for the same broad purpose. Beyond equipment, the foundation administers scholarship programs tied to school nutrition education and professional development, reflecting support for both facilities and the workforce that runs them.
How School Nutrition Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $30,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile, which matches a portfolio anchored by mid-sized equipment awards with a smaller number of larger grants. The foundation gives nationally and its recent recipients are all U.S.-based school districts. The active program list shows both unsolicited and non-unsolicited grantmaking: equipment grants and scholarships accept unsolicited applications, while the general grants initiative does not. The same district names do not repeat in the recent-grants list provided here, so this snapshot does not show repeat recipients across years.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$600K
Total Assets
$6.7M
Total Revenue
$3.3M
Total Expenses
$1.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $30K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
About 11% of grants go to recipients in OR.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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