Planting Seeds of Hope in the Oklahoma City Community
Welcome to the Garden of Hope Fund! We believe that a little support can help a great idea blossom. Our mission is to empower passionate individuals and nonprofit organizations in the Oklahoma City area by providing microgrants for creative, inspiring, and impactful community projects. We are a donor-advised fund dedicated to nurturing the seeds of positive change and helping local changemakers bring their visionary ideas to life.
Do You Have an Idea to Strengthen Our Community?
We know that great ideas come from all corners of our community. Whether you are a teacher with a new vision for your classroom, a leader at a local charity, or part of a group with a plan to make a difference, the Garden of Hope Fund may be able to help. We provide initial funding to help you launch your project. While we have a special focus on educational initiatives, we proudly support a wide variety of nonprofit efforts that aim to uplift and improve our city.
From enriching classroom experiences in our local schools to supporting vital community services like RestoreOKC and the Spero Project, our microgrants help dedicated people across Oklahoma City make a tangible difference. Join a growing network of leaders who are building a better community, one creative project at a time.
Small grant, Mini-grant, and Micro-grant. What's the difference?
While we are not entirely focused on our work with schools, it is certainly one of the most satisfying aspects of what we do. To best serve our partner schools, the Garden of Hope Fund utilizes a flexible, three-tiered funding model designed to maximize impact at every level. The process begins when we award a Small grant to a partner school, which serves as a seed fund for various initiatives. In collaboration with the school administration, this is then thoughtfully divided into several Minigrant Projects to address specific needs and opportunities within the school. A key component of this strategy is our Microgrant program, which is funded by one of the minigrants and is specifically designed to empower teachers by allowing them to apply directly for funds to launch their own creative classroom projects in conjunction with students. This structure ensures that funding is distributed effectively while also giving teachers a direct pathway to bring their innovative ideas to life. The overall small grant may be divided into two to ten minigrants which are negotiated between us and the school administration. Once that is achieved, then the principal or other administrators take over responsibility for carrying it out. While we enjoy being involved in the planning process we attempt not to intrude into the implementation of the minigrants.