About Big Green
We're on a mission to get everyone in America growing food!
Focus Areas
Food accessFood justiceSchool gardens / educationHome gardeningCommunity grants and capacity buildingNutrition and health
Who They Fund
community gardeners / neighborhood groupsvolunteer-led civic groups organizing planting eventsurban residents seeking local food/green space
Funding Style
seed funding / jumpstart grantsevent-specific grant supportdecentralized (DAO-driven) grantmaking
About Big Green
Big Green’s grantmaking is built around getting food-growing projects into the hands of schools, neighborhoods, and grassroots groups. The foundation uses a mix of community-led DAO grants, school garden jumpstarts, and home-garden initiatives to support organizations that are planting, teaching, and building local food capacity. In the recent grants list, that shows up in a $200,000 award to Gardeneers for Million Gardens, a $78,000 Jumpstart grant to SAISD Foundation, and a $55,448 Million Garden grant to Los Cabos Childrens Foundation. The foundation also backs food-growing nonprofits through unrestricted community grants. Recent examples include a $50,000 Big Green DAO grant to Brownsville Wellness Coalition Inc and another $50,000 grant to Heart Hand and Soul Project. Those awards sit alongside smaller school and community grants, which suggests a portfolio that combines seed funding, program launch support, and local activation rather than a single grantmaking model. The stated mission is focused on helping people in America grow food, and the grant record reflects that through schools, gardens, and neighborhood-led projects.
What Big Green Funds
School gardens are a major part of Big Green’s work. A $78,000 Jumpstart grant to SAISD Foundation supported that program in 2025, while Chicago Public Schools Rrb received a $37,500 Jumpstart grant in 2024. The same school-based approach also appears in the general Jumpstart program, which provides modular garden beds and mini-grants to help schools launch or restart garden programs. They also fund decentralized community grantmaking for food-growing nonprofits. Brownsville Wellness Coalition Inc received a $50,000 Big Green DAO grant, and First Nations Development Institute received the same amount in 2024. Community gardening and local food access show up in place-based awards too. Gardopia Gardens received a $50,000 DAO Grant and Jumpstart in 2025, and Million Gardens grants reached both school and neighborhood projects through the foundation’s broader home- and community-garden programs.
How Big Green Gives
Big Green’s typical grant size is mid-five figures: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $26,000. The recent awards also include a smaller set of larger, program-shaping grants, with one award reaching $200,000. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Recipients appear across multiple years and across program lines, including DAO grants, Jumpstart, and Million Gardens, which points to repeat use of the same funding channels rather than one-off giving. Unsolicited applications are accepted through active programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$885K
Total Assets
$8.8M
Total Revenue
$6.7M
Total Expenses
$5.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $26K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$26K
Geographic Reach
National19 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
KIMBAL MUSK
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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