2022 USANA Foundation Annual Report

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Special Message from Brian Paul

On behalf of myself and the entire USANA Foundation team, I want to express our deepest gratitude for the enthusiastic support we have received for our many projects, particularly the Garden Tower Initiative.

Your dedication to building sustainable families has been instrumental in helping us achieve our goals, and we could not have done it without you. This year, we have seen a significant increase in the number of families benefiting from the program, and we are proud to have made a positive impact in their lives.

We are particularly proud to have provided a record 12 million meals to families in need, the most we’ve provided in any given year. Furthermore, we are thrilled to see benefits beyond food security, such as increased self-confidence, selfreliance, hope, and even new income opportunities through the sales of produce grown in Garden Towers.

We are excited to announce that this year, we are setting an ambitious goal of developing 10,000 sustainable families through the Garden Tower Initiative. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to working together to build stronger, more sustainable communities in 2023.

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Brian Paul President, USANA Foundation

Big Impacts Have Small Beginnings Who We Are

Founded in March 2012, the USANA Foundation—formerly the USANA True Health Foundation—has been changing lives.

Our mission is to develop a network of communities built on long-lasting, sustainable, and nutritious food.

We’ve provided over 70 million meals in 44 countries. With your generous donations and the global partnerships we’ve built, we’re taking our work to the next level.

We support 31 programs, including USANA Kids Eat and Operation Underground Railroad.

Doing More with Less

Humanitarian work, monetary and product donations, fundraising projects, collaborations with other nonprofit groups—the USANA Foundation lifts others out of despair, making a substantial

difference around the world. Every day, we’re creating real change in the lives of hungry children and families.

None of this happens without your support. Your contributions, both time and donations, are critical to our mission’s success. With three ways to support us— donating to build sustainable families, serving as a volunteer or joining a service trip, or sharing our mission with others—making a meaningful difference is easier than ever.

Plus, we’re unique. USANA Health Sciences, Inc. covers all of our administrative costs, allowing 100% of every dollar to support charitable purposes. We are dedicated to using our funds wisely and efficiently.

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Our Reach: Giving A id in 44 Countries

France

• Garden Tower pilot program in Lorraine region

Canada

• Canadian Feed the Children

United States

• USANA Kids Eat

• Neighborhood House

• Providing food to Boys & Girls Clubs and public schools

• Children’s Hunger Fund

Mexico

• One Life to Love in Baja

• Foundation for His Ministry

• Garden Towers in Baja, Mexico

Kenya

• Garden Towers in nine regions

• 100 Humanitarians

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Ukraine

• $50,000 grant provided to CHF

• 315,000 meals provided to refugees

China

• Angel Village Initiative

• Love Meals

• Zhang Chi Fund

• Over $400,000 donated to aid COVID-19 affected areas

Korea

• Korean Food for Hungry International

• Happy Sharing Day for children

Thailand

• Children’s Hunger Fund

• Operation Underground Railroad

Malaysia

• Garden Towers built by USANA

Malaysia and volunteers

• Operation Underground Railroad

Singapore

• A Packet of Rice

• Angel Food Rescue and Assistance

• 16,000 food packs delivered to seniors

Hong Kong

• Christian Action

• 2,500 meals provided

Philippines

• Project Pearls

• Garden Tower Goal of 3,000

Indonesia

• IPB University

• Garden Towers built for four villages

Australia & New Zealand

• Emergency Food Relief

• Australia Foodbank & KidsCan

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Our Mission

To develop a network of communities built on long-lasting, sustainable, and nutritious food.

Our Vision

Extending USANA's vision of creating the healthiest family on earth to families in need around the world.

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2022 Impact and Financial Information

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Contributions Received: Your Contributions by Program: Global Meals $92,757 Sustainable Programs & Garden Towers $537,848 Usanimals $70,180 Matching Grants $26,741 USANA International Convention Fundraising $129,065 USANA Kids Eat $646,335 Other $102,671 Total $1,208,852 Your Contributions by Country: United States $527,119 Canada $67,664 Australia $46,614 New Zealand $13,108 Europe $5,099 Hong Kong $21,649 Indonesia $7,513 Philippines $22,587 Malaysia $15,516 China $330,270 Mexico $12,562 Colombia $97 Korea $67,837 Singapore $11,717 Thailand $9,594 Japan $1,456

100% of all administration and fundraising costs are paid for by USANA Health Sciences, Inc.

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Fundraising Expenses Vendors and contractors 0 Staff 0 Promotion and publicity 0 Total 0 Administrative Expenses Building rent, lease, etc. 0 Staff 0 Debt 0 Total 0

Three Ways We Impact the World

Immediate Meals

Generous donations provide critical food aid to individuals and communities in need.

Long-Term Food Solutions

Together, we establish locally driven, sustainable solutions for the future.

Advanced Nutrition

USANA nutritional supplements help children grow and develop.

We’re committed to ending food uncertainty in our community and throughout the world. And we do this by leading a network of community-driven partnerships to nourish individuals, equip communities, and solve malnutrition.

Choose Your Way to Give

Global Meal Relief

Sustainable Programs

Supplies, teaches, and supports both individuals and communities to develop long-lasting sources of nutritious food.

USANA Garden Towers USANA Nutrition

Other Ways to Help

Apart from donations, your time helps us strive for a world free from hunger and malnutrition. Serve as a volunteer or partner with us to fundraise for a local charity of your choice at USANAFoundation.org.

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USANA Kids Eat

We have an amazing community!

USANA-driven and community-supported, the Kids Eat program has quickly made “USANA Health Sciences” a household name in service and nutritional support. Local businesses, families, and community members volunteer and donate their time to fill food bags for hungry children to take home for the weekends and long holiday breaks. It’s a program that deeply touches the hearts of all USANA employees, Associates, and executives involved.

This year we hosted Experience Day at USANA’s Global Convention. Over 200 Associates from around the globe participated in a day of packing at our Foundation’s onsite location. They filled 2,141 bags!

Whether it’s community volunteers delivering food bags, USANA employees packing food, adoptive sponsors funding entire schools, or donors giving dollar by dollar, this program’s success is thanks to the generosity of those who give their money and time. Local businesses see this as a great way to fulfill social responsibility, build team cohesiveness, and be involved in the community.

And it’s all thanks to the kindness of our amazing community! We’re humbled by the good they share. Honored by the generosity we see. And grateful for the support we receive. In the end, we do all this for the kids. After all, no child should ever go hungry.

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No Child Should Ever Go Hungry

444,839 Meals Provided

6,765 Individual Children Nourished

5,223 Volunteer Hours

Our 2022 Programs and Campaigns

Weekend Program

Many children rely on school meals for the food and nutrition they need. But these meals aren’t available on weekends, and kids often go hungry. A bag of food can go a long way for a needy child who is home from school.

o Schools and clubs supported: 42

o Average food bags distributed each weekend: 1,200 (totaling 39,197 bags in 2022)

o Total meals distributed: 274,379

Holiday Bag Project

Each winter we donate food bags to schools and communities to give children food and nutrition during the long holiday break.

o Holiday bags distributed in December: 4,194

o Meals provided: 167,760

o Schools supported: 44

o Donors who participated: 192

Buddy Bag Program

We provide bags of food and snacks for high school teachers to keep in their classrooms. When they see a hungry student who is struggling, they can discretely offer them a snack to make it through the day.

o Buddy Bags distributed: 900

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Recognizing Our Donors | Kids Eat Top Donors 2022

Above $50,000

$100,000

and Above Dave & Renee Wentz

Joan and Tim Fenton Foundation

KIA USA USANA Health Sciences

Above $20,000

Jeremy & Kristin Andrus

First Utah Bank

Megaplex Theatres - Miller Family

Philanthropy

Tim & Starleen Wood

Walmart and Sam's Club (Murray)

Above $10,000

Brigham Young University Alumni*

Engage Contracting

Foothill Family Clinic

HealthEquity

Knight Family Foundation

Okland Construction Hutchinson Trucking*

Above $5,000

Pete & Michelle Benedict

Canyons Education Foundation

Doug & Jane Hekking

Dan & Amy Macuga

Scott & Natalie Stoddard

Above 1,000

Alisa Carlton

CHG Healthcare - Making a Difference Foundation

Ashley Collins

Tim Dahle-LSM, LLC

EpicVue and Groove Entertainment*

Joshua & Jenny Foukas

David Gamble

Julie Guinn

Amy & Tim Haran

Mary Anne Jensen

Paul & Liz Jones

Dasha Kadulova

Robert D. Kent Jr Trust

Amber Leavitt

Brian & Leslie Paul

Richard McCann

Above $30,000

James & Lisa Budge

Spencer & Amanda Millerberg

Above $500

Shelli Baxter

CNSI

Cultured Marble Specialists, LLC

DeCort Interactive, Inc

Carrie LaBonty

Summit Southebys-SSIR Cares

V.S.

Willis Group

Above $250

Tim & Debbie Brown

Chris Call

Cowley Family Foundation

Tijana Fitozovic

Heidi Gardner

Deb Hutchison

Erin Jackson

Kroger

Murray High Alumni Association

Mark & Karla Olson

Richard Salvitti

Shauna Sharpsteen

Dr. Robert & Anne Sinnott

Amir Vonsover

Kathy Melby

Mary Mitchell

Linda Soldan

Russell Stephenson

*Gift-in-kind donation

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School Adoption Sponsors

These sponsors adopted and funded an entire school for the 2022–2023 year:

Jeremy & Kristin Andrus—Parkside Elementary, Hillcrest Jr. High

Pete & Michelle Benedict—Oquirrh Elementary

James & Lisa Budge—Highland High, Hillcrest High

Canyons Education Foundation—Ridgecrest Elementary

Ashley Collins Family—Lied Boys & Girls Club

Engage Contracting—Longview Elementary

Joan and Tim Fenton Foundation—Horizon Elementary, Ascent Academy, Columbia Elementary, Monroe Elementary

First Utah Bank—Taylorsville Elementary

Josh & Jenny Foukas—Sandy Kids Club

Kevin & Lori Guest—Oquirrh Elementary

Tim & Amy Haran—Spence Eccles Boys & Girls Club

HealthEquity—Copper Canyon Elementary

Doug & Jane Hekking—Oquirrh Elementary

Kia USA—Tooele Boys & Girls Club, Miller Boys & Girls Club, Bennion Elementary, West Jordan Elementary, Utah Military Academy (Hill Field Campus)

The Knight Family Foundation—Utah Military Academy (Camp Williams Campus)

Dan & Amy Macuga—Neighborhood House

Steve McGinty & Friends—McMillan Elementary

Spencer & Amanda Millerberg—Midvale Middle School, Union Middle School

Murray Alumni Association—Murray High

Okland Construction—Mary W. Jackson Elementary

Mark & Karla Olson—Sandy Kids Club

Sam’s Club (Murray)—Heartland Elementary, Terra Linda Elementary, Viewmont Elementary

Dr. Robert & Anne Sinnott—Riverview Jr. High

Scott & Natalie Stoddard—Grant Elementary, Murray High Buddy Bags

USANA Corporate—Stansbury Elementary

Dave & Renee Wentz—Majestic Elementary, Westvale Elementary, Silver Hills Elementary, DDI Vantage Head Start, Hillside Elementary

Tim & Starleen Wood—Liberty Elementary, Midvale Boys & Girls Club

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Celebrating 30 Years with 30,000 Garden Towers

USANA’s 2022 Global Convention was a success because of your indelible service. Thank you for your help and support! We couldn’t have done it without you.

From August 17–19, the USANA Foundation celebrated the spirit of service with thousands of USANA volunteers and Associates who gathered in Salt Lake City. Together, we reached amazing milestones, improved lives, and shared an important message of hope and positivity as we worked together to tackle malnutrition worldwide.

We Reached an Incredible Goal!

In 2021, USANA CEO Kevin Guest set an ambitious goal—to fund 30,000 new Garden Towers to celebrate USANA’s 30th Anniversary.

We knew it would be challenging, but we came together and made a world of difference.

And we reached our goal! In fact, we surpassed it by raising money for 30,524 new Garden Towers to be established in Mexico, Kenya, Indonesia, the Philippines, and more. Your contributions are changing lives for families and communities in need.

Planting Seeds of Hope in Your Own Backyard

Personal Garden Towers were available for purchase for the first time at Convention, and 100% of each purchase helped to bring Garden Towers to people in need. We sold nearly 1,000 personal Garden Tower bundles so people could take them home and enjoy fresh produce grown from their backyard, patio, or even indoors!

While this opportunity was exclusive only to 2022 Global Convention in-person attendees, soon you’ll be able to purchase these personal Garden Towers online. Keep your eyes peeled and don’t miss out!

We Built Them So They’ll Grow

At our Convention booth, hundreds of Associates volunteered to help us cut, measure, and sew 400 new Garden Towers. Volunteers signed each tower they helped assemble so the families who receive it know it was made by loving hands.

And it was a fun time, too! Volunteers laughed, learned, and streamed their experience live to share our message of hope. USANA CEO Kevin Guest, USANA President Jim Brown, and teams of USANA athletes also stopped by to thread the needle for a good cause. Our deepest thanks to all who volunteered!

Packing Food for a Better World Associates also had the opportunity to sign up for USANA Kids Eat food pack events. And before Convention even started, all our time slots had been filled.

In total, we packed 2,141 bags of food (12,194 meals) to be distributed to children and teens in the Salt Lake Valley. Each meal greatly impacts these children and their families, helping us fulfill our ongoing commitment to USANA’s local community.

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Garden Tower Initiative Sustainable

Seeds of Hope

USANA Garden Towers are a remarkably simple invention that help families take control of their livelihoods by producing five to eight meals a week. Made from a long-lasting, durable material, each tower can hold up to 120 plants and be harvested for many years.

Six Benefits of USANA Garden Towers

1. Feeds Families

A full-grown USANA Garden Tower can grow five to eight nutritious meals a week for a family of six.

2. 30% Less Water

Water is a precious commodity in many regions of the world. A Garden Tower uses 30% less water than a traditional garden. This is especially helpful for families who commonly face drought conditions.

3. Makes More Possible

Families often sell excess vegetables to pay for their children’s school fees. Others earn by making Garden Towers and teaching their community how to grow their own.

4. Improved Health and Energy

A reliable source of nutritious food leads to better brain and body development.

5. Self-Reliance

Caring for a Garden Tower is a way to connect with nature to strengthen selfreliance, independence, and confidence.

6. Community Connections

In an already tight-knit community, families come together to share their harvests and support one another.

Planting Gardens Across the Globe

Our Garden Towers have helped sustainable garden systems in dozens of communities across the world take root.

Hundreds of families in the Bomet, Nkareta, Mara, and many other regions of Kenya have their own Garden Towers to grow nutritious food for several years.

Recent generous support has allowed us to deliver Garden Towers to Mexico, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Indonesia.

Help Us Grow Hope

A small donation of $20 provides a family with a USANA Garden Tower and everything they need to grow sustainable food for years to come. Give a Garden Tower today and change someone’s life.

Donate to the USANA Foundation’s Sustainable Programs or add a Garden Tower donation to your Auto Order.

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Garden Tower Community Sponsorship Program

Give a person a fish, they’ll eat for a day. Teach a person to garden, and the whole neighborhood gets tomatoes. It’s an old saying with a unique—but equally true—twist.

In past years, our Matching Grant Program was part of our mission to feed the world by seeking out and supporting like-minded organizations and programs. The initiative was successful and we’re beyond grateful for the support it received.

Starting in 2022 and moving forward, we’re combining this program with our Garden Tower Initiative to create the Garden Tower Community Sponsorship program. This allows anyone in the USANA family to sponsor and grow a community garden in their area. You can help by fundraising, gardening, or spreading support.

The USANA Foundation gives educational and financial resources to help keep community gardens thriving. To participate, find a community partner—such as a school, church, or other nonprofit group—and then apply.

Fundraise, Serve, and Change Your Community A Sustainable Way to Serve

Communities are faced with increasing environmental issues that could affect their health and happiness. And the families in these communities are looking for ways to confront these problems. Garden Towers have the potential to do just that.

One of the many great aspects of Garden Towers is they can be established almost anywhere— even in urban areas. They attract a variety of flora and fauna, creating a valuable green space that might otherwise be neglected, reduce land value, or be used for illegal dumping or crime.

At a glance, here’s how Garden Towers benefit a community’s local environment:

• Improves soil and air quality

• Increases biodiversity of plants and animals, including bees, insects, and birds

• Reduces waste through composting

• Reduces distance required to transport or purchase food

• Can replace neglected spaces that harm a community’s value

• Creates a natural, green space for people to appreciate and enjoy

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World Service Week:

On June 12, 2022, the USANA family kicked off our fifth annual World Service Week.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a difference in our communities both close to home and around the world. While we all do good deeds when we can, World Service Week pushes us a step further— creating unexpectedly meaningful experiences that touch the soul in surprising, and sometimes lifechanging, ways.

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Sharing Hope with a Struggling Nation

On the morning of February 24, 2022, missiles and airstrikes damaged cities and crippled infrastructure across the country of Ukraine. Minutes later, Russian tanks and soldiers crossed the border in an attempt to seize eastern regions of the country and even Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital. The news spread around the globe like wildfire.

What the world thought would be an occupation of a few regions of Ukraine has exploded into a full-scale war throughout the entire country. A war that continues even today. This conflict has created a humanitarian crisis for every citizen of Ukraine. Women and children flee for refuge in neighboring countries such as Romania, Poland, and Moldova, while all Ukrainian males age 18–60 are conscripted into the military to defend against the incursion. Some estimate upwards of five million citizens have become refugees in foreign countries with little to no financial or community support.

In Romania, Children Hunger Fund’s (CHF) partner, Mercy Network, responded to this crisis by supporting a local association serving refugees at the Romania-Ukraine border and supplying resources into Ukraine itself. Community leaders are crossing the border to bring vanloads of food and medical supplies to churches and individuals in war-torn regions. With a grant of $50,000 and the help of our amazing partners at CHF, the USANA Foundation was able to deploy over 315,000 meals to Ukrainian children and families suffering in refugee camps.

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Helping Those Who Have Come So Far

The Evanko family is one of many families who recently arrived in the city of Khmelnik, where CHF’s Mercy Network serves the people of their community. They fled from their homes in Kramotorsk, a city in the partially captured and occupied region in Eastern Ukraine.

For months, it was nearly impossible to evacuate the city, but they believe God finally granted them a safe escape. Along the way they found a house in a mostly evacuated village for shelter before they moved on. The family traveled over 560 miles (904 km) to find a place of safety, and they were relieved to receive food and supplies after such an arduous evacuation.

Finding Light in Dark Places

Like the Evanko family, Galyna’s family traveled a long distance to reach safety. Before the war, she lived with her husband, their two children, and her father in Kalanchak, a small town located near the isthmus of Crimea. Their town was among the first to be attacked and captured when Russian forces invaded.

They lived in their home for about three months while Russian forces occupied their town. However, it eventually became necessary to retreat to their basement. Tragically, Galyna’s husband died during this time, though she has been unable to share the details. Galyna was also pregnant before the war started—and she gave birth to her third child while living in her basement.

Miraculously, after months of hiding, Galyna and her family finally escaped their basement and the captured town. They traveled 434 miles (700 km) to Khemlnik and received help and support from CHF.

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Grateful Voices from Africa

The USANA Foundation and our partners at 100 Humanitarians have been working hard to improve the food security of many communities in Kenya, Uganda, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Rwanda. In 2021, we had finished a small pilot project building 200 Garden Towers for 100 families. But the progress that’s happened since is truly inspiring.

After an unplanned trip to Kenya during the COVID-19 pandemic, USANA Foundation President Brian Paul witnessed the results firsthand. It was incredible to see all 200 towers were thriving and had already yielded multiple harvests.

Now, we’ve expanded the program to 5,000 Garden Towers! Plus, we’ve supplied thousands of water barrels and fencing to help keep these community gardens hydrated and protected. And still, the demand for more Garden Towers is higher than ever—and growing. We’re working tirelessly to meet it.

As the Garden Tower Initiative grows within these communities, we’ve heard incredible stories of service, personal growth, and gratitude. Here are just a few:

“Siaya families are joining hands to work on building their Garden Towers, an activity where children bond with parents. Besides the economical and nutritional benefits, they are actively engaged, love the experience of complete ownership, and truly care for their gardens. Thank you USANA Foundation and 100 Humanitarians for making this happen.”

-Victor, Community Director in Siaya County

“Yesterday was a day of joy in the field where families are happy for what they are harvesting in their Garden Towers. I was also happy to see many old men and women who lacked hope before, but now are happy.”

-An anonymous resident of a refugee camp in Uganda

“Thank you very much 100 Humanitarians for your most humbling visit to the Lugari community. More sincere gratitude to USANA Foundation for your support in all these initiatives. Our partnership is truly changing lives. We are working hard on community programs in many different areas, like health and nutrition, with a focus on creating self-sufficient and sustainable communities. It’s so fulfilling to retire every day, grateful to be part of the change you would like to see happen in the society and in the world at large. With the Savings and Credit Society we just formed as a result of the Garden Tower nutrition program, the sky will be the limit.”

-An anonymous resident of Khayanga city

Providing Relief Across the Globe

Giving Global Meals Children's Hunger Fund

Children’s Hunger Fund (CHF) continues to receive contributions and support from the USANA Foundation to help fund Food Paks for families in desperate need. Some countries helped are Romania, Albania, Ukraine, Belarus, Myanmar, Peru, El Salvador, Ecuador, Thailand, and the Dominican Republic.

Canada

The USANA Foundation continues to make an impact for struggling indigenous families in Canada through our partnership with Canadian Feed the Children. This year we issued a grant of $32,192 that provided over 70,000 meals to 2,500 people and garden resources to 63 families in four different areas: Esgenôpetitj First Nation, Birch Narrows Dene Nation, Turnor Lake, and Lubicon Lake Band.

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China

In 2015, through cooperation with China Rural Development Foundation (CRDF) the USANA Foundation began providing aid in China. By the end of 2022, the total donations we’ve recieved from USANA BabyCare, Associates, and other public welfare channels reached $3,859,765.

Apart from our many projects in China, last year we helped establish the Village Angel Initiative. Our objective is to improve the conditions of rural medical facilities and equipment in underdeveloped areas, support rural doctors, improve the quality of rural medical services, popularize health knowledge, and provide more dependable health protection for rural communities. We donated approximately $148,000 to this project. Our donation provided 126 medical kits to 128 village clinics and doctors in the Langao County of Shaanxi Province. On January 9, we held an opening ceremony for this initiative and received the endorsement of the CRDF, Shaanxi Provincial Rural Revitalization Bureau, and local governments.

Australia

For over five years, the USANA Foundation has partnered with Foodbank Australia to support their Key Staples Program. A Foundation grant of $21,814 enabled Foodbank to source enough food to distribute 60,000 meals across vulnerable communities in Australia through their community-driven network of 2,950 frontline charities.

In September 2022, we also helped establish Garden Towers at our Australia offices.

“It was a great opportunity to connect with our Associates, help them understand the Garden Towers concept, and educate them on the value of the USANA Foundation and the difference they make when they contribute. We plan on really accelerating this project in 2023 and are excited to positively impact the lives and health of those in need.”

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New Zealand

New Zealand has a population of approximately five million people. Although it’s not one of the most populous countries, poverty still exists. Significant economic restructuring in the 1980s led to prosperity for some and poverty for others. Currently one in five New Zealanders experience food insecurity—16% living in poverty, affecting more than 20% of New Zealand’s children.

Thankfully, New Zealand has a few generous charities that continuously reach out to those in need. And we know charities succeed with the support of others, which is why KidsCan appreciates the USANA Foundation. Together since 2015, we’ve been helping at-risk Kiwi children thrive. Your generous donations have helped us give over $100,000 to ensure these kids get their critical needs met and bellies full so they can gain the most from their education.

USANA New Zealand employees and Associates also strive to make a difference. They are a small, but enthusiastic team. Eager to expand the Garden Tower Initiative, they’ve jumped in to fund and develop it for local charities.

They reached out to the community for help planting 14 Garden Towers, and Bunnings Warehouse (a local home and garden shop) graciously donated needed supplies. To top it off, the local supermarket stepped up to bring lunch to all the hard-working volunteers. One particular day the team planted through continuous rain, covered in mud, surrounded by delighted kindergarten children. Momentous, to say the least, for all involved.

USANA New Zealand plans to do even more in 2023. Currently KidsCan delivers food in over 900 schools and Kindergartens (49,000 meals every day across the island). The City Mission provides 97,000 food parcels to Aucklanders alone. A lot of this food is preserved or processed. And although any food is better than no food, teaching people to grow Garden Towers to eat healthy will create lasting, positive habits.

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Philippines

With the help of dozens of Associates and our long-time partner, Project Pearls, the USANA Foundation embarked on one of its most ambitious Garden Tower launches.

In 2013, over 500 Project Pearls families were relocated from the slum community of Ulingan at Tondo, Manila to a government housing center in Bulacan, north of Metro Manila. Although these families now have much-needed homes, they lack employment opportunities and often return to the slums—despite the unhealthy conditions—to earn an income. Project Pearls seeks to address this issue by tackling extreme poverty, lack of job skills, lack of existing livelihood opportunities, and food insecurity.

With the introduction of USANA Garden Towers, families have gained food security with just a little bit of water and sunlight. The USANA Foundation worked with Project Pearls to help women make additional income assembling the fabric used for the Garden Towers. This funded five new industrial sewing machines, repair and maintenance supplies, and training. Once sewn, they are distributed to other partners and Associates to build towers in their communities. Our goal is to build 3,000 Garden Towers, and we hope to hit it in the next few months.

“I could barely contain my emotions as I stepped back from building the first-ever USANA Garden Tower in the Philippines. To see the stark contrast of healthy seedlings sprouting out from the mesh fabric next to the decapitated buildings and garbagefilled streets of Tondo was like nothing I had ever experienced. I am so encouraged by the joy I witnessed from the families who received them and the hope it sprouts.”

Singapore

For the past few years, A Packet of Rice has worked with several individuals, groups, and companies as part of their corporate social responsibility events. USANA Associate Fabien Ghys spearheaded a USANA Foundation matching grant fundraiser with his team to deliver food to the elderly shut-ins in Singapore. As with all USANA Foundation matching grants, his final donation goal was doubled to make an even greater impact.

Once the funds were raised, 23 Associates boxed up the meals and spent hours climbing what seemed like endless stairways to 230 households with these heavy boxes of food. In all, they helped 320 elderly people receive 1,200 meals.

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Malaysia

During World Service Week, USANA Malaysia partnered with Suriana Welfare Society to provide $20,000 of supplemental grocery items to 1,000 families.

USANA Malaysia also gathered about a dozen Associates and employees to build their first Garden Towers. This inspired USANA leaders to take initiative and go into their communities to build Garden Towers themselves. Lucas Lim and Jane Leow worked with their Happiness Team to build more than 35 towers and are looking forward to many more in 2023.

Thanks to our continuous partnership with Operation Underground Railroad, we are deeply involved in helping to give food and nutrition to survivors recovering from the trauma of human trafficking. And now, these survivors are healing through sustainable gardening. USANA Garden Towers are being established at aftercare homes all over the world. You’ll find 60 of them in Malaysia, producing over 78,000 meals in just the first year! Our latest aftercare home, Damansara Women’s Home, will receive key food items to help nourish 60 women as their Garden Towers grow.

France

In 2022, Kheira from the Association AncrAges embarked on a new Garden Tower pilot project in the region of Lorraine, France—one of the poorest in the country where the government places much of its support and focus.

Three Garden Towers were built in a school to spread awareness for sustainable programs. And an "Educational Vegetable Garden" has been created for the families in the community. The project caught the attention of the mayor who attended a launch event with Associates and other leaders in the community. They spent the day building 34 more Garden Towers in the communities surrounding Geneva, Annemasse, Valleiry, Neydens, and SaintJulien-en-Genevois.

So far, the Garden Towers established in France will provide 174,200 meals for families in these communities. And we’re looking forward to many more in 2023.

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Indonesia

Always excited to participate in World Service Week, this year’s project for Indonesia was expanded to include Garden Towers for four villages—Bubulak, Ciherang, Situgede, and Babakan. Following which, a health check was performed for residents of the Babakan.

USANA Ambassadors, Shahnaz Haque and Ditta Intan Carlany, shared health education with children and adults in the villages. USANA volunteers in attendance helped children plant vegetable seeds prepared by the IPB University Team using recycled USANA product bottles. At the end of the event, the USANA Foundation gave 60 goodie bags to children in the Babakan Village.

Korea

USANA Associates and employees collaborated with Korean Food for Hungry International to spearhead a Happy Sharing

Day to share boxes of food and written letters of encouragement with 500 children in nine cities. Each box contained 13 food items, along with USANA product, to help fill the bellies of some of Korea’s most vulnerable children.

Hong Kong

In 2021, employees and Associates in Hong Kong raised $78,000 for food for some of its most struggling communities. In 2022, they shot for an even higher goal of $100,000. Not only did they achieve it, but the USANA Foundation matched this donation to double the impact to $200,000!

Working with Angel Food Rescue and Assistance Program, they used their own kitchen to create over 16,000 healthy food meal boxes and deliver them to elderly members of the community.

Help Us Help the World

In 2022, the USANA Foundation team and volunteers traveled to Baja, Mexico. For one week, we distributed food bags to families, served the Foundation for His Ministry and other local charities, built Garden Towers for communities, and helped with many other food-centered, sustainable projects.

Each year volunteers travel around the world to serve with us. It’s a great opportunity to meet new people, experience different cultures, and lend a helping hand.

And you’re invited!

Pack your bags to:

• Build and plant Garden Towers

• Pack and deliver food

• Work with local charities

• Support families in need

Every trip is an inspiration-filled journey as we work to end malnutrition for good.

We want you to serve with us!

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Join a USANA Foundation Service Trip
Kenya

Soil, seeds, sun, and self-care.

Donate a Garden Tower today for only $20.

One garden tower can produce 1,560 meals per year. This equals just one cent donated per meal!

Recognizing Our Donors | USANA Foundation

$100,000 Donor Dave & Renee Wentz

Above $20,000 Tim & Starleen Wood

Above $1,000

Ah Lam Chai

Bill & Dawn Schultz

Bing Wong

Carol Jiong Zhang

Catherine Dumangon

Dana Alloway

David Gregersen

Dean & Sherri Chionis

Dr. Sumedh Mahad

Gabriela Alejandra Galvan

Flores

Gary Landis

Hendra Purwalaksana

Jean Amick

Jessica Wu

Jim and Diane Anderson

Kai Lun Li

Lai Mei Wong

Lai Mui Lau

Lai Yung Ng

Lan Liu

Lee Mei Liew

Lesley Law

Maureen Chu

Natphanthacha Chaisiriruchirada

One Team New Zealand

Peggie Pelosi

Ray Yen

Sajhal Patel

Sanvite Se De CV

Sarah Emery

Shujuan Zheng

Vivienne Lee

Wei Yun Lee

Xue Zhang

Yuen Bing Wong

Yuen Wah Leung

Yuze Du

Above $500

Abel Osvaldo Perea Viquez

Bob & Mary, Amy & Xian Lin

Brenda Csolle

Carmelita Pascua

Above $5,000

Deanna Waters

Frederic & Jennifer Winssinger

Paul Jones

XTRM 1-11 Hong Kong

박청자

Carmen Celina Rances

Chin Eng Tan

Chun Mei Kuang

Cindy Lie Er Teo

Clarissa Leonor Escober-

Doonan

Claudia Rollersbroich

Cristina Rivera

Damon Austring

Diane DeCarlo

Dirk Autor

Donald Gordon

Feng Ye & Jianqin Gu

Gwen Pietzuch

Hui Yu

HyunJin Kwon

Jane Choy Har Leow

Janet Moore

Jenna Gibbons

Jennifer Wang

Jeremy Leman

Jerry Clement

Jian Fang Wu

John Fried

Joseph Ting

Katherine Marshall

Katie Prezioso

Lee Liew

Li Zhang

Linda Li

Linghua Fan

Lydia Tepper

Majid Mokhbery

Maricris Sarmiento

Maritza Nino

Mary Allegoren

Nadia Johnson

Nancy Santiago

Nicki Thanh Ngoc Tran

Niranjan Patel

Peter Pau

Poh Chee Foong

Qiao Hong Wang

Qiuzhu Dong

Rina Patel

Ruby Anne Chavez

Ruth Harris

Sandra Wilson

Shanshan Che

Sheetal Patel

Shiok Bee Chew

Shuli Niu

Wei Renshaw

Windy Leung

Xiao You Li

Xiuying Xu

YoungRan Yuk

Yu Ting Sun

Zhanru Han

Zhi Xian Jin & Steven Chen

Zhonggao Jin

Above $2,000

Ah Ni Chai

Chirag Patel

Jennifer Abbenhaus

Kathy Qin Huang

Kay Leaman

Loren McCall-Campbell

Nong Ren

Denver Brizuela

Diane Hebert

Djoahnne Uba

Dongyan Liu

Doven Wu

Dra. Karla Mariana Rojas

Madrigal

Dwi Hatma Antono

Elaine Pigden

Eun Hee Lee

Fernanda Puga

Frances Ramos

Gaspar Baquilod Jr

Gilbert Anthony Jose

Gordon Palmer

Graciela De la Parra Santaella

Helen Xin Zhang

Huiqian Xu

Above $250

Aaron Ross

Alejandra Guzman

Alison Bell

Andrea Hagan

Angel Yap

Anna Grace Racimo

Anne Claire Esteban

Annette Walbon

Antonio Marshall

Beatrice Low - BeHaSSTic

Beverly Jambois

Bing Yan

Brandt Roney

Camille Anne Ang

Carolyn McDonald

Cecilia Salgado Baltazar

Chee Foo Siew

Cheeraphat Sangchai

Cherry Ampig

Cherry Scott

Cherryl Halbert

Cheryl Zeise-Jewell

Chia-Lun Chung

Christine Gil Pabalate

Christine Hawono

Chun Wang Lawrence Yu

Darrell Karpinski

David Lommer

David Marino

Debbie Smith

Ilyn Joy Sardido

J'en El

Jacque Wilson

Jane Pytlewski

Jin Yi Hsu

Joanne Verikios

John Karmes Jr

John Mansfield

Jonalyn Blanco

Judy Karpinski

Julie Boyer

Julie Capito

Kate Friar

Kathy Galasso

Kathy Holland

Kaylene Spaulding

Kimberley Chalmers

Kon Whee Yow

Kurt Derick Chan

Kwan Happy Wan

Kwon Hee Yeon

Laurie Koga

Lawrence Grimes

Lawrence Sia

Leanne Keith

Leiann Goddard

Lena Jonokuchi

Liang Yu

Lilo Cyn Loon Lye

Linda Bulatao

Linda Meyer

Queenie Poon

Ri Yue Liu

Rita Hui

Robert Martin

Shawn Bayliss

이맹자

이정현

Lisa Landers

Lori Teng

Lourdes ESPEJO

Lu Zhao

Maggie Williamson

Maria-Anna (Maisia)

Czubernat

Mario Gomez jr

Marsha Gaillour

Mary Hanf

Mary Quinn

Mary Ramos

Maryse Duquette

Michael Allgeier Sr.

Monica Roman Salgado

Nancy Beatriz Ramirez Garcia

Naraset Sittichokvorarit

Pamela Buhr

Pamela Moore

Penelope & Phil Kirk

Peter Zdanis

Phyllis Walker

Ping Wu

Priyanuch Keelapaeng

Rajnish Sogi

Richard Grant

Richard Tan

Robert Nanney

Roff & RN Pastilloso

Roly Anggot

Rosanna Aragon

Sally

Sandy Michael and Anthony

Wong

Santa Telleri

Sean Shi Peng Tan

Sheila Sornsin

Shyh Jiun Chew

Siey Mei Yap

Stephen Kidson

Steve Hamilton

Stu Estler

Teresa Haun

Tony Daum

Tracie Graham

Tristram Conley

Troy Spurrill

Virginia Chan

Wan Peng Teo

Win Fui Khu

Wing Kei Chan

Xiao Fei Wu

Xiaoke Hu

Xing Yue Zhou

Yan Wang

Yanbin (Ben) Xu

Yi Qun Cao

Yinxia Li

Yuen Soon Lew

Yunkyung CHA

Zheng Fa Gong

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김미영 박시희 안시현 한명란
라영화 정주희 홍지영 황선애 สายวงศ์เปียงนิคุณ
강연주 강조희 강효정 고도현 곽현미 권복순 김경래 김고은 김병화 김연화 김재희 김지훈 박선숙 박영민 박은경 박현주 신정금 안치범 양미경 양순임 오문희 우양순 이명순 이지희 이희정 전미진 정해은 좌진선 주진우 한지희 楊惠如

Our Partners

100 Humanitarians International

360º Kids

Africa Renewal Ministries

Australia Food Bank

Canadian Feed the Children

Casa Hogar Niños Siempre

Victoriosos

Children’s Hunger Fund

China Foundation for Poverty

Alleviation

Christian Concern for the Homeless Association

Club des Petits Déjeuners

Colquitz Middle School

Engage the Vision

Food Angel

Food Grace

Foundation for His Ministry

Fulcrum Center

Fundación Cadena de Sonrisas

Gracious Hands

Great Lakes Peace Foundation

Guatemalan Humanitarian Tours

Highland High School

Hijas del Patrocinio de María

Hope Mission

Jesse The Law Torres Boxing

Club

Kids Read Foundation

KidsCan

Love On Your Back

One Life to Love in Baja

Operation Underground Railroad

Pregnancy Crisis Center

Project Pearls

Ray of Hope

Starship Children´s Hospital

Suriana Welfare Society

Tsuen Wan Lei Muk Shue Yin

Ngai Society

USANA Kids Eat

Willing Hearts

Women´s Refuge

Youth Futures

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About Our Team

Your contributions reach across the world. And the programs and partnerships of the USANA Foundation and USANA Kids Eat are led by a small, dedicated team located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

We love what we do and we’re beyond grateful to serve and collaborate with such a wonderful, optimistic community. It’s our passion to make sure your generous support finds its way to those who need it most.

USANA Foundation—Serving Globally

USANA Kids Eat—Serving Locally

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Ashlyn Ahrendsen Administrative Coordinator Sunshine Jung Accountant Brian Paul President Eric Davies Development Manager Michelle Benedict Director Laura Sendejas Chamorro Warehouse Lead Stephen Cook Operations Manager

USANA Foundations Around

the World

USANA Foundation

2538 South 3850 West West Valley City, Utah 84129

USANA True Health (Hong Kong) Foundation, Ltd.

5/F, Sino Plaza, 255-257 Gloucester Road Causeway Bay, Hong Kong

USANA True Health Foundation Limited and USANA True Health Foundation Public Ancillary Fund 3 Hudson Avenue

Castle Hills, New South Wales, 2154, Australia

USANA True Health Association

S.A.S., 118 Avenue des Champs-Elysses

75008, Paris, France

USANA True Health Foundation Charitable Trust

The Law Offices of Kensington Swan 89 The Terrace

Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

UHS True Health, Inc.

24th Floor, Tower 1, the Enterprise Center

6766 Ayala Avenue Corner Paseo de Roxas Makati City, Philippines 1226

Fundación USANA México AC (Asociación Civil)

USANA Mexico S.A. de C.V.

Av. paseo de las Palmas 525, piso no. 8 Col. Lomas de Chapultepec, Del. Miguel Hidalgo México D.F. C.P. 11000

USANA Canada

13353 Commerce Parkway, Suite 2118

Richmond, British Colombia

V6V 3A1

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