2025 Annual Report

546,526 meals. 14,413 kids. One community that showed up for them all year long.

Fueling Hope for Utah Families

Thanks for standing with us against childhood hunger

This past year once again demonstrated the extraordinary power of a community united for children. While the USANA Foundation supports families globally through sustainable Garden Towers, USANA Kids Eat remains especially close to our hearts because it connects us so personally with you: our volunteers, supporters, Brand Partners, staff, and families. Your generosity, time, and compassion are the heartbeat of this program.

What began as a simple commitment to ensure no child goes hungry has grown into a movement grounded in teamwork, dignity, and hope. Because of you, students across the Salt Lake Valley arrive at school with full stomachs, clearer minds, and the confidence to learn.

Schools report improved attendance, behavior, and academic outcomes, but the greatest impact is the reassurance each child feels knowing they can count on a weekend or holiday food bag.

One of the most meaningful moments of the year was packing 3,000 emergency food bags for families affected by the government shutdown and SNAP delays. Your swift support made this response possible, and serving alongside fellow food banks and community partners was a powerful reminder of what we can accomplish together.

Whether you packed bags, delivered food, sponsored a school, or gave quietly and consistently, every act of kindness strengthened this program. You have made USANA Kids Eat more than a service: you’ve made it a symbol of what generosity can achieve.

We do this for the kids, because no child should ever go hungry. Thank you for showing what love in action looks like and for helping build a brighter, more nourished future for families across our community.

With heartfelt gratitude,

The USANA Foundation Team

A boy carries a USANA Kids Eat bag on his way home from school

Our Mission

We believe childhood hunger is unacceptable. At USANA Kids Eat, we’re dedicated to empowering children in need right here in the community where USANA Health Sciences is headquartered.

Through powerful partnerships and collective action, we provide a stable source of food that helps kids unlock their full potential and instills hope for a brighter future. Each meal we deliver eases the burden on struggling families and ensures children receive the nutrition they need to thrive in school, chase their dreams, and experience the joys of childhood.

We serve because no child should ever go hungry.

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Donation Guarantee

100% of donations go toward food and the distribution of the bags we assemble in our warehouse, because USANA covers all of our administrative costs. Sponsor donations not used by their adoptive schools went to refugee families and new move-ins from other schools.

Our impact

Since 2019

3,240,979Meals provided

53,007Kids served

37,990Volunteer hours donated

128Schools, clubs & community groups supported

Schools served by USANA Kids Eat

Find Your School

From Cache Valley to Tooele, here is every school, club, and community group we served in 2025. Search for one, or filter by program.

Map of northern Utah, from Logan to Payson, with a smiley pin for every place USANA Kids Eat served

109 places served in 2025

Miller Boys & Girls Club (Murray)
Midvale Boys & Girls Club
Lied Boys & Girls Club
Eccles Boys & Girls Club
Sandy Club
Liberty Elementary
Children’s Hunger Fund
McMillan Elementary
Hillcrest Junior High
Horizon Elementary
Longview Elementary
Parkside Elementary
Riverview Junior High
Murray High
Viewmont Elementary
Grant Elementary
Midvale Middle School
Union Middle
Ascent Academy
DDI Head Start
Pacific Heritage Academy
Columbia Elementary
Copper Canyon Elementary
Heartland Elementary
Majestic Elementary
Oquirrh Elementary
Terra Linda Elementary
Mountain Shadows Elementary
Westvale Elementary
Silver Hills Elementary
Stansbury Elementary
Taylorsville Elementary
Monroe Elementary
Eisenhower Junior High
Tooele Elementary
Bountiful Food Pantry
For The Kids
Children’s Justice Center
Beacon Heights Elementary
Utah Community Action
Jordan School District
Murray School District
Granite School District
Canyons School District
Building Youth Around the World
Navajo Strong
Dos Mundos Academy
Salt Lake School District
Neighborhood House
Adelaide Elementary
Backman Elementary
Muir Elementary
Bridges Alternative
Cache Valley School District
Central Davis Jr High
Clayton Middle School
Westlake Jr High
Columbia Elementary
Cottonwood High Teen Center
Cyprus High School
Desert Sky Elementary
Newman Elementary
Eagle Valley Elementary
Emerson Elementary
Escalante Elementary
Family Support Center
Farnsworth Elementary
Foxboro Elementary
Franklin Elementary
Glacier Hills Elementary
Highland High School
Hillcrest High School
Hill Field Elementary
Holbrook Elementary
Hunter Elementary
Kearns Jr High
Woods Cross High School
Kennedy Jr High
Layton Elementary
Woods Cross Elementary
Layton High School
Legacy Prep Academy
Whittier Elementary
Liberty Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Taylor Elementary
Magna Elementary
Meadowbrook Elementary
Meadowlark Elementary
Monticello Academy-West Point
Monticello Academy- West Valley
Moss Elementary
Mountain Trails Elementary
Neil Armstrong Academy
Northstar Elementary
Northwest Middle School
Oak Hills Elementary
Odyssey Elementary- Woods Cross
Odyssey Elementary-Ogden
Pacific Heritage Academy
Park Elementary
Pony Express Elementary
Reading Elementary
SLCSE- Bryant location
SLCSE- RosePark Location
South Davis Jr High
South Kearns Elementary
Valley View Elementary
Whitesides Elementary

Our Programs & Projects

A student wears a USANA Kids Eat drawstring backpack

Students walk home carrying USANA Kids Eat bags

Weekend Bag Program

For many children, school meals are a lifeline. When those meals are unavailable on weekends, many kids are left at risk of going hungry. A single bag of food offers nourishment and comfort during those critical days away from school.

345,366Meals distributed

49,338Weekend bags

1,199Kids served

52Schools, clubs & groups supported

Holiday Bag Project

This initiative provides food to children facing hunger during the long winter break. USANA leaders and volunteers from around the Wasatch Front make sure kids who rely on school meals don’t go without during the holidays.

201,160Meals provided

5,029Children supported

632Volunteer donors

60Schools, clubs & groups supported

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2025 Impact

546,526Meals provided

14,413Children supported

4,119Volunteers involved

12,148Hours of volunteering

112Schools, clubs & groups supported

Look for the Helpers

USANA Kids Eat contributes to relief efforts

Our Weekend Program is funded by adoptive sponsors and our Holiday Bag Project by participating volunteers, but general donations throughout the year let us respond quickly to urgent needs. This year, your support helped us act beyond our regular programs, providing relief in moments of crisis.

Children's Hunger Fund volunteers with USANA Kids Eat bags

A family receives food support after the California fires

California Fire Response

When catastrophic fires struck California in early 2025, our partner Children’s Hunger Fund was close to the devastation, many facing damage to their own homes while working tirelessly for displaced families. Thanks to our donors, we responded immediately.

2,600weekend bags (20 pallets) $5,000grant 688emergency Food Paks 16,667meals for families

Pallets of USANA Kids Eat weekend bags ready for summer delivery

Supporting Kids Through Summer Break

“What happens to the kids during summer break?” At the end of May each year, we deliver pallets of weekend bags to our partner school districts so they can keep supporting students all summer. Each district runs a free lunch program, and our bags go home every Friday, just as they do during the school year.

The delivery method may change, but the support does not.

November 2025

Filling SNAP Benefits Gaps

During the federal government shutdown, sudden cuts to SNAP benefits left schools, clubs, and families unsure how they would feed their children. USANA Kids Eat mobilized quickly.

$30,000of food purchased 3,000emergency bags packed 6 + 2school districts and food banks served the next day

Hundreds of volunteers, including the Bountiful Food Pantry, For the Kids, the Utah Department of Cultural and Community Engagement, and Kristen Andrus’ Gathering for Impact, joined USANA executives, employees, and community donors. All four major local TV stations covered it.

This event demonstrated the incredible impact that collaboration can have. When organizations and individuals come together to support families in crisis, we strengthen our entire community.Brian Paul, USANA Foundation President

Volunteers in front of the USANA Kids Eat wall

Volunteers with bags at the packing tables

Impact stories

Educators See the Difference

The weekend bag program gives children reliable meals they can count on, helping them stay focused, confident, and ready to learn.

One of the most touching experiences this year was a newly arrived family from Mexico who came to school with absolutely nothing. After providing essentials and explaining that they could always access our food bags, the mother sent a video of her children cheering with joy, especially over the Ramen noodles. It meant everything to them. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for supporting our school. Your help means the world to us.
Jessy TingeryMountain Shadows Elementary

A student heads home with a USANA Kids Eat bag

Our students who participate in the USANA Kids Eat program are always so grateful. One student proudly told me about the cookies he makes using the applesauce from the bags, his own recipe. Another student has a father who recently became disabled and cannot walk. On weekends, he cooks for his younger siblings using items from the food bags. He feels proud, capable, and valued because he can help his family.
Chantel HatchRiverview Junior High

A student with a USANA Kids Eat bag in the school library

One student I think of often is currently experiencing homelessness. She and her family live out of two cars in a park, without access to a kitchen or permanent housing. For them, these bags are a lifeline. Because much of the food doesn’t require heating, they can eat no matter where they are. The relief these weekend bags provide is immeasurable.
Courtney NolanHillcrest Junior High

Community in action

Stories from Our Supporters

USANA Kids Eat shapes not only the children we serve, but also the families, volunteers, and partners who make it possible.

Last month, my daughter was working on her college admission essays. Without telling me, she chose to write about her experience volunteering with USANA Kids Eat. I was so moved when I discovered it. Beyond supporting the community, USANA Kids Eat has given my children the opportunity to see needs that exist right around them, and to learn how to give love and service where it’s needed most.
Amanda MillerbergUSANA Kids Eat Adoptive Sponsor

A sponsor family volunteering at the USANA Kids Eat warehouse

I began volunteering with USANA Kids Eat several years ago and am now a permanent volunteer. Knowing this work provides a safety net for our most vulnerable population, our children, means everything to me. Being able to do one small thing to serve, and seeing the difference it makes, is incredibly fulfilling and heartwarming. Thank you, USANA.
Barbara PreiteUSANA Kids Eat Volunteer

A volunteer holds up a packed weekend bag

We are proud to partner with USANA Kids Eat to help provide safe, reliable food for children in need. The program gives our family meaningful opportunities to improve lives through both giving and hands-on service. We are especially grateful knowing that 100% of donations directly support food for children in our local communities.
James BudgeUSANA Kids Eat Adoptive Sponsor

A sponsor group gathered at the USANA Kids Eat warehouse

Our Incredible Volunteers

Every packed bag, every delivery, and every smile shared with a child begins with the compassion of our volunteers. They turn simple acts of service into powerful moments of hope.

This year our volunteer program earned the UServeUtah Maximum Impact (VPMI) Gold designation.

Warehouse Team

Our Warehouse Team keeps everything running smoothly by receiving, organizing, and preparing food for packing and delivery. Every bag that reaches a child starts with their careful work behind the scenes.

David Sorensen 1 Year
Katie Hart 1 Year
Patti Gehring 1 Year
Steve Gehring 1 Year
Stacey Mast 1 Year
Amy Taylor 1 Year
Barbara Preite 1 Year

2025 Adoptive Sponsors

Adoptive sponsors are more than donors: they are partners in creating hope. By adopting schools, they made sure kids received reliable weekend meals all year, and many joined us for hands-on service. Because USANA covers all operational costs, every effort goes straight to kids.

Search sponsors or schools

27 sponsors

Amber & Matthew Ferre
Murray High School
762 West LLC
Terra Linda Elementary
Azure Building Group
Eisenhower Junior High
Amy & Tim Haran
Eccles Boys & Girls Club
Extra Space Storage
Heartland Elementary
Cook Family
Viewmont Elementary
Impact United Soccer Club
Riverview Junior High
America First Credit Union
Pacific Heritage Academy · Mountain Shadows Elementary
Engage Contracting
Longview Elementary · Tooele Boys & Girls Club
First Utah Bank
Taylorsville Elementary
Josh & Jenny Foukas
Sandy Club for Kids
Skinner Excavating
Copper Canyon Elementary
James & Lisa Budge Family
Hillcrest High School · Highland High School
Jeremy & Kristin Andrus Family
Hillcrest Junior High · Parkside Elementary
Okland Construction
DDI Head Start
Scott & Natalie Stoddard Family
Grant Elementary · McMillan Elementary
Spencer & Amanda Millerberg Family
Midvale Middle School · Union Middle School
Timothy & Starleen Wood Family
Midvale Boys & Girls Club · Liberty Elementary
Jim & Carrie Brown
Oquirrh Elementary
Pete & Michelle Benedict
Oquirrh Elementary
Doug & Jane Hekking
Oquirrh Elementary
Paul & Liz Jones
Oquirrh Elementary
Knight Family Foundation
Miller Boys & Girls Club
Kathryn Armstrong
Children's Justice Center
Fenton Family Foundation
Ascent Academy WVC · Dos Mundos Academy · Columbia Elementary · Farnsworth Elementary · Majestic Elementary
Todd & Janet Heiner Family
Westvale Elementary
USANA Health Sciences
Stansbury Elementary

Adopt a school

Top 2025 Donors

USANA Health Sciences covers all our administrative costs, which means 100% of all donations go directly to providing food to kids. Thank you to our amazing donors!

63donors and partners100%of every gift goes to food10giving levels

$60k & AboveUSANA Health Sciences, Inc.USANA Corporate Employees

$100k & AboveJoan and Tim Fenton Family FoundationHoliday Bag Project Donors*

$30k & AboveFirst Utah BankJames & Lisa Budge

$20k & Above

Okland Construction
Spencer & Amanda Millerberg
America First Credit Union

*Gift-in-kind donation

Thank You!

We do this for the kids. Every bag you pack, deliver, sponsor, or give makes a weekend a little brighter for a child in Utah.

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Fueling Hope for Utah Families