Community Contributions

Community Contributions is sponsored by The Garden Club of Houston. The Garden Club of Houston provides grants for civic and community projects that stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, and restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment through conservation, civic improvement, and education.

## Community Grant Recipients & Major Projects The Garden Club of Houston supports public gardens and green spaces in the Houston area, community gardening efforts, public education on correct gardening procedures, civic beautification and conservation efforts, and programs promoting the knowledge and love of gardening.

Club fundraising efforts every year provide funds that the Club uses to support its ongoing Projects in the community, and to grant funds requested by local organizations that fit within the parameters of the Club’s purposes.

Here are some of the recent Grant Recipients and a listing of the Club’s Major Projects which receive annual funding and support: Additionally, the Club grants several requests from local 501 (3)(c) organizations each year, as funds allow, to fund community projects whose purposes correspond to those of the Club. To submit a grant request for your organization, please see the Grant Request guidelines link below.

In recent years, recipients of funds through grant requests have included: Armand Bayou, Asia Society Texas Center, Bayou Greenways 2020, Buffalo Bayou Partnership, Briargrove Elementary PTO, Brookwood Community, Carmichael Elementary, Coastal Prairie, FAM Houston, Friends of Pumpkin Park, Hedwig Village, Hermann Park Conservancy, Holly Hall Retirement Community, Houston Arboretum, Houston Audubon, Houston Botanic Garden, Hospice at Texas Medical Center, Joyride Center, Katy Prairie Conservancy, KIPP Academy, Learn Local – Hogg Middle School, Magnolia Garden Club – Cattail Marsh Education Center, Main Street Ministries, Memorial Park Conservancy, Mercer Society, Methodist Hospital Therapeutic Garden, National Wildlife Federation, Nature Discovery Center, Parish School, Plant it Forward, Poe Elementary PTO, Pro Vision, Recipe for Success, Scenic Houston, Shadowbriar Elementary, Sharpstown Parks Alliance, St Cecilia School, Student Conservation Association, the Wow Project and The Harris School.