The Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day and Kids Gardening is designed Lots of Compassion Grant program to support local leaders looking to transform vacant lots into gardens to help grow compassion in their community.
Donor Name: Kids Gardening
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priorities
The selection of winners is prioritized based on demonstrated need and program impact. Kids Gardening considers a variety of factors when determining need, including
- Socioeconomic & Sociodemographic Factors: Does the program exist within or engage a community that has been systematically denied resources, whether physical assets and money or representative leadership and community services? Under-resourced organizations are given priority.
- Program Funding and Support: Does a program have access to consistent, substantial monetary support or prior grant funding? Or are pre-existing resources (financial or otherwise) limited? Organizations experiencing the latter are considered higher need. Organizations experiencing the latter are given priority.
- Impact: Will grant funding dramatically expand learning opportunities for program participants? Does the intended impact reflect the actual needs of the community? Organizations working with greater than 50 people will be given priority.
Funding Information
In 2026, 10 grantees will receive $20,000 each to transform a vacant lot into a garden. A total of $200,000 will be awarded annually.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit organizations, school districts, universities, religious organizations, or other tax-exempt organizations in the United States and U.S. territories are eligible to apply.
- Groups and individuals are also eligible to apply by partnering with a fiscal sponsor that has achieved tax-exempt status.
- Municipalities, like cities, states, or the federal government, and politically funded organizations are not eligible to apply. Previous Lots of Compassion Grant winners are ineligible.
Organizations must:
- Provide proof of tax-exempt status or partner with a fiscal sponsor that has achieved this status.
- Support, work with, or serve under-resourced communities (those most impacted by systemic inequities and situational hardships.)
- Have fifteen or more people participate in the garden program.
- Use the funds to build a garden on a vacant lot.
For more information, visit Kids Gardening.
