Cooking and Gardening Strategic Impact Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Geographic Scope: Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), Berkeley, CA
Program Status: Active and ongoing
Overview:
This specialized grant program supports cooking and gardening initiatives across Berkeley schools, promoting healthy choices, nutrition education, and sustainability.
Focus Areas:
- Gardening curriculum programs
- Cooking and nutrition education
- Community garden projects
- Student-led food businesses (e.g., Growing Leaders program at Willard Middle School)
- Youth entrepreneurship through garden-to-table programs
Example Programs Funded:
- Districtwide grant to support Gardening Curriculum
- Growing Leaders program at Willard Middle School (teaching gardening, cooking, ecology, and business skills with mentorship and internship opportunities)
Contact Information:
- Email: info@schoolsfund.berkeley.net
- Phone: 510.644.6244
- Address: PO Box 2066, Berkeley, CA 94702
- Office: 2020 Bonar Street, Suite 130, Berkeley, CA 94702
What Berkeley Public Schools Fund actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 3
- Total given
- $413K
- Median grant
- $31K
- Range
- $10K–$372K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Pinole, CA; Berkeley, CA.
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Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- K-12 schools
- Teachers
- Nutrition
- Community gardens
- Youth programs
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