Support the joy-giving work of the Ellyn Satter Institute
Your gift can make a lasting impact
Imagine helping people everywhere discover a lasting, compassionate solution to their eating and feeding struggles—one that improves daily life, supports children’s growth and success, and strengthens overall health and well-being. At the Ellyn Satter Institute, we teach this simple yet highly effective approach: trust-centered feeding, grounded in the power of shared meals.
Each year, the Ellyn Satter Institute reaches tens of thousands of parents, grandparents, children, teens, adults, and health professionals with knowledge, perspective, and understanding they can’t find anywhere else. Your emails remind us how much this guidance means to you—and how deeply it impacts your lives.
Founded in 2009 by Ellyn Satter, the Ellyn Satter Institute is a nonprofit health organization devoted to promoting joyful, competent eating for people of all ages. Thanks to a dedicated core of volunteers, our site has become—and remains—the leading resource on trust-centered feeding. While sales of our materials and educational programs provide some support, we rely on generous donors like you to help us create award-winning resources for families and healthcare providers.
A gift you can be proud of
When you give to the Ellyn Satter Institute, you ensure that people everywhere will always have a trusted, evidence-based source for feeding guidance—for themselves and for their children. Your support fuels the creation of new educational programs and resources for families and professionals alike.
Help us bring joy to eating to children and adults around the world
You can make a meaningful difference today. Please give online by clicking the give now link—your generosity helps us help others. If you prefer to donate by check, please mail your gift to:
Ellyn Satter Institute, Inc.
100 Wilburn Rd., Ste. 100
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Your gift is tax-deductible and can also be made in honor of a friend or family member. Our secure online donation form makes it easy and safe to support the Ellyn Satter Institute and the families we serve.
Thank you!
How the Ellyn Satter Institute Is Changing Lives
“What is nothing short of miraculous is hearing a child with a phobia of food ask what I’m cooking and to remark about how good it smells, or take a green pepper ring and turn it into glasses or a mustache. When he feels ready, he tries new foods. For everyone in this family, for the first time in years, there is something better than fear on our table. We have hope.”
Skye (father of two)
“Every day, as a pediatric dietitian, I listen to parents’ stories of picky eating, fights around the table, and emotional roller coasters at mealtime. I myself struggled for 3 years to feed a child labeled as “failure to thrive.” We put him on a hospital-based protocol, forcibly placing food in his mouth. When he sank below 5th percentile for weight, I took the risk to begin division of responsibility. Within 4 months, he was at 25th percentile. By age 8, he was at 45th. I now help other parents accept their children and their eating styles for what they are. “
Maria (parent and dietitian)
“My busy 2-year-old boy has become a child who eagerly eats a variety of foods and will eat most everything we prepare for him. Our friends are amazed at how pleasant he is at the table. I am so thankful for the joy and relaxation we are able to experience at our family meals, and I know it is due to the fact that we are following Ellyn’s philosophy.”
Carla (mother of one)