Founded in 2009 by Chef Ann Cooper, a pioneer in the fields of school food reform and childhood nutrition, Chef Ann Foundation believes that every child deserves access to fresh healthy food every day so that they can establish healthy eating habits to last a lifetime. We think the greatest impact can be had through changing school food. By providing school communities with tools, training, resources and funding, we enable schools to create healthier food and redefine lunchroom environments. To date, we've reached over 7,000 schools and 2.6 million children in all 50 states.
Location: United States
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +1 303-330-6484
Total raised: $320K
Founded date: 2009
Investors 1
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | Food Syste... | foodsystem... |
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 17.02.2026 | - | $300K | - |
| 03.10.2025 | - | $20K | - |
Mentions in press and media 10
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| 17.02.2026 | Elevate Prize winners gain more than $300K in funding. They learn to better tell their own stories | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By GLENN GAMBOA, AP Business Writer For Mónica Ramírez, being named one of this year’s 10 Elevate Prize winners means so much more than the monetary and structural support that comes with it. Relat... |
| 03.10.2025 | Boulder’s Chef Ann Foundation awarded $20K grant | Boulder-based Chef Ann Foundation, which aims to improve school food nationwide, recently won the Nation of Neighbors empowerment award and a $20,000 grant from Royal Neighbors of America to expand its nonprofit programming. Subscribe to co... |
| 07.08.2023 | USDA Invests Nearly $30 Million to Boost School Nutrition in 264 Small & Rural Communities through Partnership with Action for Healthy Kids | WASHINGTON, August 7, 2023 – As part of a cooperative agreement to develop and implement the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Healthy Meals Incentives Initiative, Action for Healthy Kids today announced that it is awarding nearly $30 millio... |
| 09.02.2023 | Education Education | School food leaders visit BVSD through Chef Ann Foundation fellowship | With California moving to universal school lunches this year and providing more support for purchasing local food, Christina Lawson is working on moving her small school district north of Sacramento to a scratch cooking program. She’s also ... |
| 25.01.2022 | This dad's pictures of inadequate school lunch went viral. A registered dietitian says parents can make a difference in school nutrition. | Health This dad's pictures of inadequate school lunch went viral. A registered dietitian says parents can make a difference in school nutrition. Kelly Burch 2022-01-25T17:44:01Z Share icon An curved arrow pointing right. Share Facebook Icon... |
| 25.01.2022 | This dad’s pictures of inadequate school lunch went viral. A registered dietitian says parents can make a difference in school nutrition. | The school is already working with parents and students to create more appetizing menus. Courtesy of Chris Vangellow Chris Vangellow’s four children were complaining of bland lunches and small portions. When Vangellow posted a picture of th... |
| 11.12.2020 | BVSD’s Ann Cooper reflects on school lunch reform work before retirement | When Ann Cooper started as Boulder Valley’s food service director about 12 years ago, her plans included moving from individual school kitchens preparing lunches to a single, central production kitchen. The “renegade lunch lady” realized th... |
| 08.10.2019 | Boulder’s Chef Ann Foundation partners with restaurants nationwide on school food challenge | Two Boulder chefs are raising money and awareness by offering a menu item that meets cost and nutrition guidelines for school cafeteria food. Along with the Boulder chefs, another 10 chefs nationwide are participating in the Real School Foo... |
| 05.09.2019 | FOOD FOR KIDS: National grant transforms school lunches with more fresh, local ingredients | In July this year, the USDA announced $9m in funding to increase the amount of healthy and local foods served in schools through its Farm to School Program grants. "What our kids eat at school matters. We understand that moving from ... |
| 25.09.2016 | Experts advise marketers to promote taste first, health second, at whole grains conference | “The bread aisle had white bread and brown bread, but you couldn’t tell if the brown bread really had whole grains in it without reading the nutrition label,” said Sara Baer-Sinnot, president of Oldways, the non-profit behind the Whole Gr... |