About Nature Sacred
Nature Sacred directs modest, targeted grants to organizations that create, activate, and steward urban green spaces and outdoor programming. Their giving favors community-led park groups and youth outdoor education partners, often supporting hands-on stewardship, programming, and site improvement projects. The foundation shows a preference for place-based, neighborhood-level initiatives that increase access to nature in cities.
Focus Areas
Neighborhood park stewardship groups (e.g., 'Friends of' park organizations)Urban greenway and trail development/activationOutdoor learning and nature-based youth programs (after-school/camps)Small-scale park improvements and community-led site activation
Who They Fund
local neighborhood community organizationsurban gardeners / community farmersresidents served by neighborhood green spacespeople experiencing homelessness (shelter beneficiaries)
About Nature Sacred
Nature Sacred’s giving is organized around Sacred Places: small urban green spaces that are created, activated, and stewarded with local partners. Across the recent grants list, that shows up as general support for neighborhood park groups, greenway advocates, and community organizations that keep public spaces open, maintained, and used. The largest recent grant went to Friends of Patterson Park in Baltimore for $16,500, and the same city appears repeatedly through groups such as Friends of Kirby Lane Park and Backyard Basecamp Inc. The foundation also backs place-based projects outside Maryland when they fit its green-space mission, including Brooklyn Greenway Initiative in New York and Washington Parks & People in Washington, DC. A recurring feature of the grant list is modest support tied to programming, stewardship, and local activation rather than large capital awards. One grant to Langton Green Inc. specifies use for Langton Community Green, which reflects the kind of neighborhood-scale site support that appears throughout the portfolio. The result is a grantmaker focused on urban nature, local stewardship, and community-led outdoor spaces.
What Nature Sacred Funds
Neighborhood park stewardship is a central theme. Nature Sacred gave $16,500 to Friends of Patterson Park in Baltimore and $15,500 to Friends of Kirby Lane Park in Baltimore, both as general support. It also made a $9,000 grant to Washington Parks & People in Washington, DC, and a $5,560 grant to Friends of Wangari Gardens in Washington, DC. Urban greenway work appears as well: Brooklyn Greenway Initiative received $11,000 in 2025, $5,000 in 2024, and $5,500 in 2023. The foundation also supports local sites tied to community use, such as the $5,000 grant to Langton Green Inc. for the use of Langton Community Green. In addition, outdoor education and youth-facing nature work appears through Village Learning Place in Baltimore and City Blossoms in Washington, DC.
How Nature Sacred Gives
Nature Sacred’s typical grants are small: the 25th percentile is $1,500, the median is $2,200, and the 75th percentile is $4,750. The recent grant list shows a multi-year pattern rather than one-off awards, with several recipients appearing in more than one year, including Friends of Kirby Lane Park, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, Gedco, Intersection of Change, and Village Learning Place. Grants are usually listed as general support, which aligns with the foundation’s network-style enrichment approach. Nature Sacred also runs an Enrichment and Enhancement Grants program for existing Sacred Places, and that program is described as not accepting unsolicited applications. The separate National Open Spaces / Sacred Places Awards program does accept unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$171K
Total Assets
$24.9M
Total Revenue
$17.3M
Total Expenses
$2.5M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$5K
Geographic Reach
Regional8 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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