Foundation
Creating the Future of Nutrition
About ASNF
At the American Society for Nutrition Foundation, we believe that evidence-based nutrition information and care is the cornerstone to human health and wellness. We strive to enhance and complement the activities of our professional Society as it approaches its 100th Anniversary in 2028 through visionary, impactful and sustainable goals and initiatives.
Serving Our Society and the Field
Our Foundation expands financial resources to meet member needs, drives interest in nutrition-related careers, supports students and early-career professionals, and increases the skills, infrastructure, and resources of investigators, practitioners
Turning challenges into opportunities for support
With the launch of our 2023-2028 Strategic Plan, we will continue to build on the AACN Foundation’s strong history of ongoing and new initiatives to sustain future generations including:
- Providing much needed annual Awards and Scholarships to the diverse spectrum of AACN members from students to lifelong investigators;
- Expanding ongoing programs to support the growth of underrepresented groups and ensure appropriate inclusion across AACN;
- Recognizing lifelong accomplishments and contributions of nutrition’s luminaires from around the globe;
- Expanding nutrition science’s evidence base to help bridge gaps in knowledge and its translation;
- Implementation of the recommendations and outcomes from AACN’s “Ensuring Trust in Nutrition Science,” an initiative to enhance the quality and credibility of nutrition research in both the scientific community and the public sector.
Vision
Creating the Future of Nutrition
Mission
To generate opportunities and investments that propel the future of nutrition science and wellbeing through partnerships, cultivation, and stewardship of funds.
Meet the Board of Trustees
Paul M. Coates, PhD
Chair
Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington
Jan-Willem van Klinken, MD, PhD, MS, FACN, Vice Chair
Brightseed
Stephanie Ann Atkinson, PhD, DSc (Hon), FCAHS, FASN, FCNS-SC
McMaster University
Jamy D. Ard, MD
Wake Forest Baptist Health
Martha Belury, PhD,
The Ohio State University
Mary Ann Johnson, PhD
University of Nebraska Lincoln
Yvonne Maddox, PhD
TAThornton Foundation
Sabrina Sales Martinez, MS, PhD, RDN
Florida International University
Kevin Schalinske, PhD
Iowa State University
Sally J. Rockey, PhD
Rockey Consulting
Catherine E. Woteki, PhD
Iowa State University
News from the Foundation
Diversity in Nutrition and Health Sciences Campaign
American Society for Nutrition Foundation Announces Recipients of National Scientific Achievement Awards
American Society for Nutrition Foundation Announces Class of 2023 Fellows
ASN Foundation relies on annual contributions to achieve its mission.