Public Charity

ACTION FOR HEALTHY KIDS

Based in CHICAGO, IL, ACTION FOR HEALTHY KIDS operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $21.0M in revenue, $21.4M in expenses, $3.0M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 33 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.6M.

EIN: 470902020 CHICAGO, IL Support N.E.C. NTEE: B19 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$21.0M
Total Expenses$21.4M
Total Assets$3.0M
Grant Records33
Funding Total$1.6M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

ACTION FOR HEALTHY KIDS IS A NATIONWIDE GRASSROOTS NETWORK THAT MOBILIZES SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS, PARENTS, AND COMMUNITIES TO ACTIVATE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL, SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL, AND NUTRITIONAL HEALTH. THROUGH TRAINING, FUNDING, WELLNESS PROGRAMS AND A SHARED DETERMINATION TO SEE ALL CHILDREN LEAD HEALTHY LIVES.

Where $100 goes at Action for Healthy Kids

How Action for Healthy Kids divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$88 Programs the work itself
$5 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $88 for programs

$83
Action for Healthy Kids provides schools with programmatic and financial support to help with specific areas like nutrition education, healthier food options and food service equipment
95% of program spending
$4
School wellness programs provide schools with grants, technical assistance, trainings and programmatic materials around the areas of parent engagement, physical activity, social and emotional health for all kids
4% of program spending
$1
The risk behavior prevention program is dedicated to preventing risky behaviors like smoking and vaping among youth
1% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
IMPROVING MENTAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ACADEMIC SUPPORTS TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
$244,000
$12,682
$12,682
2024
DESIGNATION PAYOUT
$12,626
2024
CHARITABLE DONATION
$8,062

Showing up to 5 of 33 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Anastasia Fischer
DIRECTOR Ann Marchetti
USDA PROGRAM DIRECTOR Barbara Mechura
DIRECTOR Cheryl Austein Casnoff
DIRECTOR Chris Jensen
DIRECTOR Eric Stern

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$709,074 22 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$418,589 2 grants
Health & Medicine
$327,000 4 grants
Human & Social Services
$100,000 1 grant
Education
$50,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $21.0M $21.4M $3.0M
2024 $16.1M $16.6M $4.7M
2023 $3.4M $4.1M $2.4M
2022 $1.3M $1.6M $3.0M
2020 $4.8M $4.2M $4.2M

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $4.8M to $21.0M (+334%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.0M.

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