Nonprofit · EIN 47-2975827
SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · PHOENIX, AZ 85054
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,045,848 | $15,565,293 | -$1,519,445 | $5,995,267 | $5,799,613 | $195,654 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,573,779 | $3,091,123 | $1,482,656 | $4,409,782 | $2,694,683 | $1,715,099 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $13,615,698
- Program service revenue
- $195,700
- Investment income
- $234,450
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $14,191,436
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,901
- Accounting fees
- $53,844
- Travel
- $51,038
- Program services (functional)
- $15,487,976
- Management and general (functional)
- $67,344
- Fundraising (functional)
- $9,973
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,409,782
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,995,267
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,799,613
- Net assets, end of year
- $195,654
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $41,616
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $160,570
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $35,084
- Gross receipts
- $14,045,848
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 1,150
- Year formed
- 2015
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNDSEY WAUGH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| KRISTEN BLUM | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRANDON LOMBARDI | PRESIDENT (EFFECTIVE 1/1/24) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TIMMI ZALATORIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA BROWN | TREASURER (THRU 7/1/24) Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEREK MIRZA | COUNSEL/SECRETARY Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LISA MABEE | TREASURER (EFFECTIVE 7/1/24) Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNDSEY WAUGH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE MOLLOY | PRESIDENT (THRU 12/31/2023) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KRISTEN BLUM | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| REBECCA BROWN | TREASURER Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DEREK MIRZA | COUNSEL/SECRETARY Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRANDON LOMBARDI | DIRECTOR (EFFECTIVE 11/15/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TIMMI ZALATORIS | DIRECTOR (EFFECTIVE 11/15/2023) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 5455 E HIGH ST STE 111, PHOENIX, AZ 85054-5464
- In care of
- % DEREK MIRZA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRANDON LOMBARDI, 5455 EAST HIGH STREET 111, PHOENIX, AZ 85054
- Signed the 990
- LYNDSEY WAUGH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (480) 814-8016
- Website
- WWW.SPROUTS.COM/FOUNDATION
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
THE SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION, ESTABLISHED IN 2015, WORKS TO IMPROVE LIVES AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE THROUGH LOCAL NUTRITION EDUCATION, NUTRITION ACCESS, AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS.
Program accomplishments
- IMPACT GRANTS - MULTI-YEAR GRANT PARTNERSHIPS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP SCALE ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY AND DELIVER HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAMMING ALIGNED WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. IN 2024, 12 IMPACT GRANTS WERE AWARDED.2024 KEY ORGANIZATIONS: BLUE WATERMELON, DAVIS LAB AT UT AUSTIN COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES, HEBNI NUTRITION CONSULTANTS, LIFE LAB AND THE WALLS PROJECT, AND OTHERS.Expenses $7,833,845 · grants $7,638,903
- NEIGHBORHOOD GRANTSONE-YEAR GRANTS THAT SUPPORT DIRECT PROGRAMS HAPPENING AT SCHOOLS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ALIGNED WITH THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. IN 2024, OVER $4M IN GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO 585 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS FOUR CATEGORIES, INCLUDING: GROWING HEALTHY KIDS, WELLNESS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN, SPROUTING SCHOOL GARDENS, AND LOCAL IN-STORE CHECK PRESENTATIONS.WELLNESS ACROSS THE LIFESPAN GRANTS - TO PROVIDE ADULTS AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WITH ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND ESSENTIAL NUTRITION EDUCATION. THE FOUNDATION AWARDED $1,016,700 TO 129 ORGANIZATIONS GROWING HEALTHY KIDS GRANTS - HELP KIDS GROW HEALTHY AND EQUIP THEM WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO DEVELOP HABITS THAT LAST A LIFETIME. SUPPORT COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CHILDREN'S NUTRITION ACCESS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 163 GRANTS TOTALING $1,240,358. LOCAL IN-STORE PRESENTATIONS - SUPPORTING HYPERLOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR STORE COMMUNITIES THAT EMPHASIZE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES AND BEHAVIORS. THE FOUNDATION AWARDED 91 GRANTS WITH $695,000.SPROUTING SCHOOL GARDENS GRANTS - BRINGING HANDS-ON GARDEN-BASED NUTRITION EDUCATION TO LIFE BY SUPPORTING SCHOOL GARDENS AND CLASSROOM COOKING PROGRAMS IN 137 SCHOOLS, TOTALING $1,212,129.Expenses $4,278,147 · grants $4,171,687
- DISASTER RELIEF GRANTS - ONE-TIME GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT REGIONS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS.IN 2024, 5 GRANTS WERE AWARDED.Expenses $1,301,452 · grants $1,269,066
- NATIONAL SCHOOL GARDEN SUMMIT - PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THE SECONDNATIONAL GATHERING FOCUSED ENTIRELY ON SCHOOL GARDENS, THE SUMMITGATHERED 525 EDUCATORS AND LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY WORKINGTO SUSTAIN SCHOOL GARDEN PROGRAMS AT THE SCHOOL, REGIONAL AND NATIONALLEVEL. THESE EDUCATORS, AND THE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THEY REPRESENT,OPERATE LEARNING GARDENS AT OVER 10,000 SCHOOL CAMPUSES, PROVIDINGHANDS-ON NUTRITION, SCIENCE AND ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION TO AN ESTIMATED5 MILLION STUDENTS EACH YEAR.Expenses $934,380 · revenue $195,700
- HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANTS - TWO-YEAR GRANT PARTNERSHIPS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP SCALE OR ENHANCE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, RESULTING IN GREATER IMPACT AND REACH. IN 2024, EIGHT HEALTHY COMMUNITIES GRANTS WERE AWARDED.2024 KEY ORGANIZATIONS: LOCAL FIRST ARIZONA, COMMON VISION, MCKINNEY PARKS, AFTER SCHOOL ALL STARS LOS ANGELES, CITY BLOSSOMS, FIRST PLACE ARIZONA, ALL IN EDUCATION, AND SLOW FOOD DENVERExpenses $705,045 · grants $687,500
- NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS - ONE-TIME GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUPPORT HEALTHY LIVING AND WELLNESS.Expenses $377,307 · grants $367,918
- NEW MARKET GRANTS - GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO ORGANIZATIONS IN NEW OR EMERGING MARKETS WHERE SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET OPERATES.Expenses $57,800 · grants $56,362
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2975827
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T70)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,995,267
- Income (IRS master file)
- $14,045,848
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $14,045,848 | $15,565,293 | $5,995,267 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,573,779 | $3,091,123 | $4,409,782 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $3,142,479 | $4,163,613 | $2,757,940 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-2975827).
Questions about SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION is 47-2975827.
- Is SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRANDON LOMBARDI.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does SPROUTS HEALTHY COMMUNITIES FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $14,045,848, expenses of $15,565,293 and total assets of $5,995,267 at year end.
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