Best Health and Wellness Grants for Nonprofits in Kansas

Nonprofits and community organizations in Kansas working on rural health, wellness, childcare, housing, food access, or similar needs can receive more than US $25,000 to support a dedicated Rural Champion for one year. With a mission to empower communities, Kansas Department of Commerce provides funding to develop and implement strategies addressing critical local challenges through 2028.

Kansas health and wellness nonprofits seeking support for events, operations, or community programs may be eligible for community sponsorships that advance wellness and healthy living. Focused on community impact, First National Bank of Omaha invites organizations in its Kansas service areas to request unrestricted sponsorships tied to fundraisers, cultural or athletic events, and other key initiatives.

Nonprofit organizations in Kansas planning capital campaigns or major projects that advance community health, wellbeing, or healthy living may be eligible for First National Bank of Omaha’s capital or major donations. Funding supports restricted capital needs such as construction, renovation, or other large-scale projects within FNBO’s operating communities.

Kansas 501(c)(3) nonprofits offering wellness, nutrition education, or healthy lifestyle programs can access funding through The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, with awards up to US $5,000. Eligible organizations must operate in Kansas communities served by Sprouts Farmers Market stores, and funds are intended for direct program expenses supporting adults and vulnerable populations.

Nonprofit organizations supporting veterans and first responders with wellness, rehabilitation, and recovery services in Kansas may be eligible for the Gridiron Veterans Scholarship. With a mission to strengthen the military-veteran community, Bob Woodruff Foundation backs programs offering mental health support, physical therapy, adaptive training, and holistic wellness resources to improve quality of life.

Individuals in the U.S. living with cystic fibrosis who want to improve their health and wellness can seek support for personal wellness goals through the What’s Your Gap Grant. BreatheStrong CF, in partnership with Closing the Gap Foundation, helps reduce financial barriers for resources and programs, which may benefit those in Kansas pursuing healthier lifestyles.

Nonprofit and community-based organizations supporting Indigenous youth health, well-being, and community wellness in Kansas and across the U.S. can apply for Native Americans In Philanthropy’s Indigenous Tomorrows Fund grants of $30,000 for 12-month projects. Funding backs Indigenous approaches that strengthen cultural continuity, intergenerational knowledge, healing, and sustainable futures through community-defined solutions.

Kansas health and wellness nonprofits can access funding through the Alfred H. and Janet L. Lander Family Charitable Foundation for single-year projects that promote physical and mental health, education, or basic needs. Qualified charitable organizations focused on fitness, access to care, educational success, or pathways out of poverty may be eligible to apply.

Nonprofit organizations in Kansas that are 501(c)(3)s supporting the mental health and well-being of teens and young adults can apply for AE Foundation Community Grants of up to US $10,000. Grants from AE Foundation help U.S. and Canadian wellness and healthy living programs fund projects they can complete within 12 months.

Kansas 501(c)(3) nonprofits working on health and wellness, human services, or career readiness can access funding through the World Wide Technology Foundation’s WWT Foundation Grant. U.S.-based organizations focused on STEM education, workforce development, social justice, basic needs, or physical and mental health may be eligible to apply year-round.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations working on wellness and healthy living, education, human services, or environmental sustainability in Kansas and other Athene communities can seek funding for programs and services. With a mission to create positive social impact, Athene Charitable Foundation provides philanthropic support, community outreach, and volunteer-focused partnerships for aligned, inclusive initiatives.

Nonprofit organizations using physical activity to support mental health can apply for Anxiety & Depression Initiative’s Get Out and Get Active Grant, offering up to US $10,000. Programs in Kansas focused on wellness, healthy living, and reducing stigma around anxiety, depression, and related disorders may be eligible within this U.S.-wide opportunity.

Nonprofit organizations working on health, wellness, social services, education, arts, agriculture, or community development in Kansas and other Andersons business communities can seek support for programs and events. With a mission to enhance quality of life, The Andersons Charitable Foundation provides funding where it has operations, which include select Kansas counties.

Nonprofit organizations and public institutions supporting health and wellness projects for Newton, Kansas residents can seek up to US $1,500 for local programs and solutions. With a mission to strengthen community well-being, Central Kansas Community Foundation backs initiatives tied to healthy lifestyles, education access, economic equity, and related Sustainable Development Goals in Kansas.

With a mission to enhance community well-being, Central Kansas Community Foundation provides Kansas nonprofits and public entities with US $500 - US $3,000 for education, cultural enrichment, health, and environmental projects. Organizations serving North Newton residents, including youth and wellness-focused programs, can seek support for initiatives that improve quality of life and lessen burdens on local government.

Kansas health and human service nonprofits can access funding through United Way of Greater Kansas City to support wellness, healthy living, education, and financial stability programs. Eligible organizations serve communities in Johnson and Wyandotte Counties and must align with United Way’s health, education, and financial stability priorities to join the Impact 100 network with an unrestricted one-year grant.

About Us

Some say natural is the new normal – but at Sprouts, there’s nothing new about natural foods! Back in 2002, we opened our first store in an effort to make natural foods accessible to everyone. Up until then, grocers offering fresh, organic choices were either too expensive to shop or too hard to find. We wanted to be different! No more weaving through a maze of narrow aisles without anyone offering to help. No more ingredient lists featuring 40 unpronounceable chemicals. And most of all, no more spending an entire paycheck for food from the honest effort of a farmer – not a factory.

To us, being different is good!

People thought we were crazy when we wouldn’t sell the country’s top-selling sodas, snacks and candy. But we believed that eating clean and living healthy was more than just a trend. At Sprouts, it’s our passion. And we knew that by focusing on farm-fresh produce and other healthy, affordable items, we could create a grocery experience where you didn’t have to be wealthy to eat healthy!

So think of Sprouts as all of the very best parts of a real farmers market under one roof, open every day of the week. With our commitment to value in every department, and knowledgeable and friendly team members, we’re confident that once you shop Sprouts you’ll think different is good too.

Today we have grown to more than 380 stores with approximately 31,000 team members. It’s these individuals who are the key to our success. They’re the ones who put good at the heart of everything we do at Sprouts … every day, in every community, with every guest.

Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation: Event Sponsorship

Thank you for considering Sprouts to support your organization. We value the opportunity to partner with local nonprofit organizations in the communities where our stores operate and are happy to lend a hand when we can.

Request Guidelines

Every day, Sprouts receives numerous donation and sponsorship requests. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret we cannot approve every request.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations serving veterans with health and wellness, education, or related programs in Kansas and across the U.S. can seek up to US $100,000 for new or expanding projects. With a mission to empower women’s collective giving, Impact100 Global Veterans provides large, transformative grants for veteran-focused initiatives in defined focus areas.

The CDC's initiative, 'Holistic and Evidence-Informed Wellness for STI Prevention', addresses the significant public health burden of STIs in the U.S. by promoting a comprehensive approach that emphasizes healthy choices and relationships. By supporting a coalition of sexual health experts, the program aims to enhance STI prevention through strategic resource allocation and the dissemination of high-quality, evidence-based materials, targeting priority groups most affected by STIs. This holistic strategy seeks to reduce STI morbidity and improve overall sexual health.

Vanguard Resident FellowshipThe American Psychiatric Association has participated in the Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) since 1973. The program goals are to advance the quality of mental and substance use disorder prevention and treatment services and improve mental health care outcomes for all. The program seeks to increase the number and quality of psychiatrists who teach, administer services, conduct research, and provide direct mental and/or substance use disorder services to our Nation’s communities, and to treat and serve populations with higher prevalence of behavioral health challenges and conditions more effectively.Program Benefits: 

• Funding to support your own innovative and creative Capstone Project
• Monthly virtual professional development sessions
• Gain access to employment opportunities through a virtual job fair
• Gain an understanding of gaps in mental health care through the LEAD Institute curriculum
• Receive mentorship from leaders in psychiatry through the Advocate & Protégé Program
• Attend the Learning Lab, Fall Mental Health Summit, and Spring Leadership Summit, with the goal of enhancing your leadership skills in psychiatry by advancing your understanding of mental health inequities
• Attend the APA Annual Meeting with the opportunity to present a poster or oral presentation of your Capstone Project
• Gain understanding of APA Governance through service on an APA Council, committee or work group
• Receive access to a lifetime network of psychiatrists
• Establish long term relationships with resident fellows with similar career interests and goals

The Therapeutic Giving initiative by Johnson & Johnson focuses on funding programs in neuroscience aimed at enhancing patient access to treatments and promoting health equity. Nonprofit organizations classified as 501(c)(3) can apply for support from March 1 to May 31. The initiative emphasizes innovative, measurable programs in areas like Alzheimer’s disease and mental health, prioritizing those that address healthcare disparities and improve quality of life for affected individuals.

The Therapeutic Giving program from Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine aims to support local and regional organizations focused on improving patient access to treatment and advancing health equity. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, with funding preferences for programs that address significant healthcare disparities, mental health initiatives, and innovative solutions with measurable outcomes. The application period for local organizations runs from March 1 to May 31, while national organizations can apply in September.

Nonprofits, schools, government, and religious entities in Kansas can receive up to US $10,000 for preventative programs that promote healthy lifestyles, behaviors, and environments. Greater Salina Community Foundation’s Kansas Health Foundation Fund for GSCF supports public health, wellness, and community health education projects, typically within Saline County and the foundation’s service area.

2026 Veterans and Nature Grant

Supporting the health, well-being, and community connection of America's veterans

The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) is pleased to announce grant funding supported by the American Medical Association (AMA) to expand access to nature-based experiences that support the health, well-being, and community connection of America's veterans. AMA has partnered with NEEF to bring an evidence-based health perspective to this effort, underscoring the growing body of research linking time in nature to improved physical and mental health outcomes.

Background

A Pew Research Center survey found that roughly one in four veterans say the transition back to civilian life was at least somewhat difficult. This is especially true for those who return home with stress or trauma. The National Alliance on Mental Illness estimates 11-20% of veterans are believed to experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) each year.

Nature offers profound restorative benefits for veterans navigating the challenges of post-service life. Time spent outdoors — whether hiking, fishing, camping, or simply sitting among trees — has been shown by numerous studies to reduce symptoms of PTSD, anxiety, and depression, conditions that affect veterans at disproportionately high rates.

Quieting hypervigilance, allowing space for reflection, fostering camaraderie, and reducing isolation are all mental and physical benefits that be found through outdoor recreation. Using America’s public lands to do so provides a powerful and accessible path forward.

Overview

Through the 2026 Veterans and Nature grant, NEEF aims to expand access to nature-based experiences that support veteran health, well-being, and community connection by

• Providing opportunities for outdoor activities on public land that improve the physical and mental health of veterans
• Increasing veterans’ understanding of the physical and mental health benefits of time in nature

The grant will provide up to $10,000 per grantee for projects on federal, state, local, or nonprofit public lands that address physical and mental health in veteran communities.

Examples of project types include outdoor activities, such as hiking, biking, climbing, or fishing; wellness activities, such as forest bathing or meditation; environmental education, such as community science; adaptive programming; and conservation volunteering. Projects are not limited to those listed here.

Joyful Heart Foundation

Since 2004, Joyful Heart has been a leading national organization with a mission to transform society’s response to sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse by building a world that prioritizes survivors’ healing.

Our Areas of Focus

We continue to carry out our mission through programming centered on survivors’ needs. We strive to fill gaps where those needs aren’t being met, without duplicating existing programs. In order to build a more compassionate, more informed culture rooted in the possibility and promise of healing, we focus on three key areas: Awareness and Community Building, Policy and Advocacy and Healing Programs.

• Healing Programs and Resources: Creating and fostering a culture of healing and nurturing for survivors and the professionals who support them.
• Policy and Advocacy: Advocating for policies and practices that forge a path to safety, justice and hope for survivors.

• Awareness and Community Building: Creating spaces and conversations that channel a drive for change into action and transformation.

Heal the Healers Grant 

Helping alleviate the effects of secondary trauma for the long-term wellbeing of professionals who support survivors

Building for a System of Care and Compassion

Heal the Healers Grantmaking Program provides critical support for professionals who help survivors heal and seek justice. People working on the frontlines of survivor-centered services are subject to the often overlooked effects of secondary trauma that can emerge as a result of continuous exposure to people who have recently experienced abuse and violence.

The Heal the Healers Grant Fund and Grantee Learning Cohorts provide resources to mitigate the effects of secondary trauma among the practitioners responsible for the earliest stages of survivors’ paths to justice and healing. Creating a safer, more compassionate world for the people who do this work helps lay a foundation for lasting change and a world where every survivor’s healing is prioritized.

The Heal the Healers Fund provides micro-grants of up to $5,000 to nonprofit, Tribal, or governmental organizations supporting survivors for training, small capital projects, or organizational activities.

Areas of Support

The Joyful Heart Foundation has established the following guidelines for its Heal the Healers Fund grants to support those working directly with survivors in the following areas.

• Training and/or program development on self-care practices such as training in trauma-informed yoga, breathwork, somatic therapy, etc.
• Small capital items and equipment that specifically allow staff and volunteers to address their self care needs such as daylight lamps for staff or new furniture for a break room.
• Staff activities to build and support connections between colleagues such as, trust building experiences, monthly pizza nights, or bagel Fridays.
• Or any combination of the above. 

In addition to the financial support, grantees will also be invited to join a peer learning community cohort that includes:

• Opportunities to amplify their fellowship/cohort experiences to inspire others in the field
• Virtual peer-to-peer networking opportunities
• Virtual training/presentations by leading healers, therapists and other professionals with expertise in cutting edge vicarious trauma, empowerment, leadership and therapeutic modalities

Young Health Programme

The Young Health Programme (YHP) is a global disease prevention initiative, aiming to provide education for young people to feel empowered to make informed choices about their health and catalyse a global, youth-led advocacy movement.

The programme operates in over 40 countries and partners with more than 60 non-profit organisations, including UNICEF and Plan International. The YHP combines community programmes, research, advocacy, and the development of young leaders, with a focus on underserved communities.

Since its launch in 2010, the YHP has directly reached over 23 million young people, trained over 1 million, and engaged more than 23,000 AstraZeneca employees, who have volunteered their time with more than 140,000 hours.

The YHP aims to prevent the most common non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cancer, diabetes, heart disease and respiratory disease, by addressing five main risk factors: tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, harmful use of alcohol, and air pollution. Additionally, the programme tackles climate-health impacts to build healthier communities, recognising, as projected in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report, that children born after 2010 will be the first generation to enter adulthood in a world where the average temperature will reach 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, and are expected to experience a +2°C rise within their lifetime.1

AstraZeneca Young Health Programme Impact Fellowship 2026

AstraZeneca is looking for passionate, driven young leaders to join their 2026 Young Health Programme (YHP) Impact Fellowship. The Fellowship supports young advocates to create actionable change to: 

• Advance health equity – with a focus on acting early to prevent non-communicable diseases among young people, or supporting young people living with rare diseases.
• Take action on climate and nature – advocating for the mitigation of the harmful effects of climate change on the health and well-being of young people.
• Build health systems resilience – contributing to stronger health systems that prioritise earlier intervention to meet today’s needs and mitigate tomorrow’s disease burden.

Benefits

The selected Fellows will gain access to networks, funding and development opportunities, enabling them to drive a global health movement led by and for young people:

A fully-funded scholarship to attend the 2026 One Young World Summit in Cape Town, South Africa (3–6 November 2026) as well as access to the One Young World Ambassador Network and the Young Health Programme (YHP) Alumni group of other young changemakers working to improve youth health.

Structured learning and development offerings to enable them to scale their impact, including both self-directed and live learning. This includes access to the One Young World Academy, an award-winning mini-MBA programme, mentorship from AstraZeneca colleagues and professional training.

Each selected Fellow will receive a grant of either USD $10,000 or USD $50,000 (if selected as the Lead2030 winner** for Sustainable Development Goal 3, for which applicants will be automatically considered) from AstraZeneca, through their non-profit organisation. Fellows are expected to use the grant to implement a project focused on either (1) advancing health equity (2) taking action on climate and nature (3) building health systems resilience.

The Kansas Health Foundation Fund for Smoky Valley, managed by the Greater Salina Community Foundation, aims to enhance public health in the Smoky Valley area. It provides grants to non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and government entities to support projects that promote healthy lifestyles and community well-being. Eligible applicants can seek funding for various initiatives, including capacity building and capital improvements, fostering a healthier community through sustainable projects.