Fundraising Resources

On this website, you will be able to calculate the cost of your project on the Garden Budget Worksheet - and you may be surprised to find out just how affordable gardening can be. An indoor classroom garden can cost the same as a 12-pack of sticky notes. A raised bed garden can be funded by a bake sale. Some schools sell their vegetables and herbs from their gardens at their own afternoon markets during the harvest season - and make money!

Even the price tags of large-scale gardens may surprise you. In fact, the Bancroft Elementary 5th Graders who helped plant the White House kitchen garden were shocked when the First Lady told them how much it cost (hint: it was about the same amount that the average American family of four spends on groceries in a week). Click here to learn what the President and his family paid for their garden. And then use GEF's fundraising suggestions (including wish lists, small project tips, grant templates, and grant resources) to learn how to cover your own costs.