Keep Growing Detroit’s mission is to promote a food sovereign city where the majority of fruits and vegetables consumed by Detroiters are grown by residents within the city’s limits. KGD facilitates beginner gardeners becoming engaged community leaders and food entrepreneurs, addressing immediate community needs while promoting sustainable change in the food system.
Keep Growing Detroit’s grantmaking is tightly tied to Detroit food sovereignty, and the clearest recent signal is a $652,137 award to Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network through the Detroit Black Farm Land Fund. That gift points to the foundation’s emphasis on land access, Black farmer support, and community control over food production within the city. The organization’s own mission centers on helping Detroiters grow most of the fruits and vegetables they consume, and its programs are built around beginner gardeners, community leaders, and food entrepreneurs. The foundation also supports infrastructure for urban growing. Its Garden Resource Program serves gardeners and farmers in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park with technical support and in-kind materials, while Garden Development Support is designed to help establish or expand gardens and small urban farms. Urban Roots, a seven-week community garden leadership training, shows that education and capacity building are part of the same model. Across these efforts, Keep Growing Detroit combines direct support, training, and land-focused advocacy around a single urban food system mission.
Land access is a central theme in Keep Growing Detroit’s work. Through the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund, the foundation gave $652,137 to Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network for DET BL FARM LAND FUN, reinforcing support for Black farmers and projects tied to land access. The foundation also invests in grower education. Urban Roots: Garden Leadership Training is a seven-week, hands-on community garden leadership program offered seasonally in Detroit, showing a structured approach to training neighborhood gardeners and leaders. Practical growing support is another clear area. The Garden Resource Program provides technical help and in-kind supplies such as seeds, Detroit-grown transplants, and other gardening materials for participants in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. Garden Development Support extends that model into site development and infrastructure assistance for gardens and small urban farms.
The only recent grant listed is a $652,137 award, so the visible distribution is concentrated at a single high-value grant. Keep Growing Detroit is a public charity, not a private foundation, and it does not fund individuals. Several of its programs accept unsolicited participation or requests, including Support KGD / Donations, Urban Roots, the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund, and Land Access & Policy. The presence of recurring program names on the site suggests an ongoing program structure rather than one-off grantmaking, but the recent grants table itself shows one named recipient in the latest filing.
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Grant activity in the provided data is centered on Detroit, with related program reach extending to Hamtramck and Highland Park. The recent grant went to a Detroit, MI recipient, and the Garden Resource Program specifically serves gardeners and farmers in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park. The foundation’s site also references Detroit-based land access and Black farmer support through linked programs, keeping the geographic footprint local to the metro area rather than broad or multi-state.
Its work centers on Detroit food sovereignty, especially helping residents grow fruits and vegetables within the city. The site highlights urban agriculture, community gardens, food security, land access, soil testing, beekeeping, and training for growers.
It combines technical assistance with in-kind resources and training. The Garden Resource Program provides seeds, Detroit-grown transplants, and other materials to gardeners and farmers in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park, while Urban Roots offers a seven-week community garden leadership training.
The largest listed recent grant is $652,137 to Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network for the Detroit Black Farm Land Fund. That award points to land access and Black farmer support as a key part of the foundation’s giving.
Yes for several listed programs. Support KGD / Donations accepts unsolicited support, Urban Roots accepts unsolicited participation, the Detroit Black Farmer Land Fund is marked as accepting unsolicited requests, and Land Access & Policy also accepts unsolicited requests.
The programs are aimed at Detroit urban residents, neighborhood groups, community gardeners, urban growers, and food-insecure or underserved neighborhoods in Detroit. The Garden Resource Program also extends to gardeners and farmers in Hamtramck and Highland Park.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Keep Growing Detroit that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: For caregivers or early childcare providers interested in engaging young children in gardening and sourcing Detroit-grown fruits and vegetables; Garden Resource Program participants are eligible for discounted produce.
Who can apply: Open to gardeners or farmers in Detroit, Hamtramck, or Highland Park. Some related programs require current membership in the Garden Resource Program.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DETROIT BLACK COMMUNITY FOOD SOVEREIGNTY NETWORK | DETROIT, MI | $652,137 | 2025 | DET BL FARM LAND FUN |
