Where to Find Money for Natural Playgrounds

Here are some other possible sources of money: some of these them may seem like a stretch, but if you think creatively, or have a good grant writer on board, you'll be surprised at how many of them will be applicable. We obviously cannot list all granting sources for each state or region, so check within your area for a state or private organization knowledgeable about funding sources.

• American Express: A stretch, maybe, but they encourage employees to participate in community activities
• AT&T: encourages employees to volunteer time to enhance the communities where they work and live
• ABC fundraising
• Active living
• Alcoa
• Allstate Foundation Neighborhood revitalization guidelines
• Andrew Melon foundation
• Arbor Day use trees, raise $
• Artsonia
• Artware
• Auctions
• Ben & Jerry's Foundation - 2 nationwide grant programs, 3 VT grant programs
• Boxtops 4 Education
• Braitmayer Foundation
• bricksRus (see also Donorbricks)
• Bruner Foundation
• CA Together: funds early ed programs
• Californiaplayground funding!
• capital campaigns (how to)
• captain planet foundation
• cfda: catalog of federal domestic assistance grants
• Chamber of Commerce Ed Grants Program (nh example)
• Charlotte Martin Foundation for AK ID MT OR & WA tribal communities, to enrich cultural lives of youth, to preserve/protect wildlife/habitat
• chef
• Chocolate, Equal Exchange
• christensen fund
• coca-cola foundation
• colgate
• community toolbox: oriented toward children's environmental health
• conservation fund
• cookiedough
• cottonwood foundation
• CVS
• dana foundation
• dewing foundation: seed money for intellectual stimulation of young children
• do something grant
• donorbricks (see also BricksRus)
• dunn foundation
• Easy Fundraising Ideas
• ebay foundation
• entertainment industry foundation
• entertainment fundraising
• environmental ed grants
• Equal Exchange Fundraising offers organic and fairly traded foods, fairly traded gifts, recycled cotton gift wrap
• eScrip: year 'round fundraising process for schools
• ezfund
• For all kids: Rosie's foundation; child care for at-risk kids
• foundation center (how to)
• Foundation Center: go here to find foundations in your area!
• four hcouncil
• fund raising, fundraising help for non-profits
• fund raising: raise money by recycling
• fund-raising: products
• Giant Foods: wellness initiatives
• garden stones to make and sell
• give back to grow awards green schools (no $)
• gourmet!
• Government Grants: search here for government grants
• Green your school: for conservation projects designed by high school students to beautify & conserve their school environments
• Hasbro
• hemenway-barnes
• Hamburger Helper They're giving away up to $100,000 to help fund projects in hometowns all across America
• HNH Foundation: money for equipment, but leaning toward natural playgrounds (NH only)
• home depot
• hondacorporate
• Iap foundation
• jennings: fundraising ideas for playgrounds
• jessie smith noyes foundation
• Kellogg foundation: certain regions
• kids gardening: program selling bulbs to raise money
• kids gardening 2
• kids gardening 3
• Kodak American Greenways
• lindbergh foundation
• lorrie otto: seeds for education grant program
• lowes: community grants
• Lowes teams up with National Geographic Explorer to provide outdoor classroom grants
• magazines
• mkf
• Monsanto fund
• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Also: State Grants. 3 NH Example below:
• arts grants: NH
• National Gardening Assoc.
• national tree trust
• National Geographic
• native plant conservation grant
• nfwf1
• nfw3
• nhcf: for NH residents only
• nike
• nikebiz
• northeast utilities system
• nwf
• nwf2
• original works: using children's art to raise money (see also Artsonia)
• Penny Fund programs benefitting ommunity
• Physical Education for Progress (PEP) Grant: US Dept of Ed grant for initiating/expanding/improving K-12 physical education programs
• pizza fundraiser
• promotions
• Project Learning Tree - GreenWorks! Grants
• rivers & trails: free guidance
• Safeco If you're a non-profit, and you know a Safeco employee, possible grants are available.
• school fundraisers: numerous ideas!
• school grants
• schoolpop: school support program
• Seeds: places to find them, a Natural Playgrounds Company resource
• Sega Foundation: accepts unsolicited proposals for small grants
• Shade Grants
• shirts
• skratchers
• sponsorship: about sponsors and how to get them
• starbucks foundation
• stonyfield: profits for the planet program. A stretch, but maybe...
• Target: might be a stretch, but...
• ToshibaFoundation
• Town Creek Foundation: projects fostering sustainable policies and practices
• Toyota
• USDA: Community facilities program; development of community facilities for public use in rural areas
• Verizon: get volunteer and maybe $ help
• walmart foundation: also, speak with their local "Good Works Coordinator"
• Westinghouse-Civic
• Whole Foods Market
• woven school products
• WT Grant: a stretch, but maybe...

Other Fundraising Ideas: Lists & How-to's

• recycle electronic gear
ecophones http://www.ecophones.com/
fundingfactory http://www.fundingfactory.com/
empties4cash http://www.empties4cash.com/
dazz-cycle http://www.dazz-cycle.com/
phoneraiser http://www.phoneraiser.com/
• sell reusable eco-bags

chicobag http://store.chicobag.com
dodobags www.dodobags.com
pack-n-tote http://www.pack-n-tote.com/v3/spl_off/fundRaising.htm
• Sell energy efficient fluorescent light bulbs

bulbfundraising http://bulbfundraising.com
lightbulbsamerica www.lightbulbsamerica.com/
• Sell environmentally sound products

oneplanetfundraising http://oneplanetfundraising.com/default.aspx
greenraising www.greenraising.com
growkids www.growkids.org
letsgogreen http://www.letsgogreen.biz/index.html
• EPI
• Family Crafts resources
• Fundraising resources
• Fundsnet
• SchoolKidz