Community Grants

Community Grants are funded by the Council’s net profits from various fundraisers, of which 90% is used for Community Grants. The funds from Community Grants are to be used for Protection & Preservation and Beautification initiatives on publicly owned or non-profit land in Forsyth County, North Carolina.

There are Two Types of Community Grants:

  • A Protection & Preservation Grant is intended for the protection and preservation of landscapes and the natural environment. These initiatives include but are not limited to, the protection of natural resources, restoration of the natural environment, and preservation of the landscape. Expenses may include items such as speaker fees, sponsorships, and relevant materials.
  • A Beautification Grant is intended for the beautification of the environment. These initiatives include the planting of trees, shrubs and flowers, planting of fruits, vegetables, herbs, and grains for consumption. Plant materials should be perennials, trees, or shrubbery. Funds are intended to be for the long-term landscape, not for the year-in and year-out annual garden. Plants for human consumption will be considered for educational and community gardens. The Council will consider approval of expenses for plant material only. Expenses for labor, mulch, decorative rocks, gardening tools, irrigation systems, garden furniture, art, water features, statuary, shipping charges, etc., are not covered by this grant. A Beautification Grant request should be accompanied by a design/landscape plan (formal or informal), a list of plant materials with sizes, quantities, and costs; and a maintenance plan including the watering source and schedule. Invoices will be paid once the plant material is received.

Guidelines for Community Grants

  1. Community Grants Applications must be received, via mail or email, by Garden Club Council by the first day of the month in which the Community Grants Committee meets. Therefore, grant applications must be received by March 1, or September
  2. Community Grants are approved for a period of up to two years. Any changes or modifications to the project must be approved by the Community Grants Committee.
  3. Community Grants must be approved before any reimbursable project expenses can be incurred.

How to Apply for Community Grants

  1. Complete the appropriate Community Grants Application.
    1. Click Here for a Protection & Preservation Grant Application
    2. Click Here for a Beautification Grant Application
  2. Email completed Community Grants Application to gardenclubcouncil@gmail.com
    Or Mail/deliver completed project requests to:

    Community Grants Chairman
    Garden Club Council
    100 Reynolda Village
    Winston-Salem, NC 27106

  3. The Contact Person at the organization/project requesting funds may be contacted for more information to assure an informed decision by the Community Grants Committee.
  4. Following the Garden Club Council meeting, the Contact Person will be notified, and approved applications will be assigned a Grant Identification Code.
  5. The Contact Person will provide all itemized invoices from suppliers or third parties with the assigned Grant Identification Code to the Community Grants Chair. The Community Grants Chair or the President of Garden Club Council will verify the expenses and the Garden Club Council Treasurer will reimburse the predetermined party.

2024 Grant Recipients

  • Carter G. Woodson Charter School
  •  Downtown WS Partnership
  • East Forsyth Middle School
  • Gateway Nature Preserve
  • Griffith Elementary School
  • Keep WS Beautiful Roots Day
  • Northwood Estates Neighborhood Garden
  • Reynolda Gardens Greenhouse
  • Senior Services
  • Simon’s Community Garden
  • WS Permaculture Collective
  • WS Urban League

More Grant Recipients

  • The Arts Based School
  • Carter High School
  • City with Dwellings
  • Creative Corridors Coalition Pedestrian Bridge
  • Crossnore Communities for Children
  • Growing Roots Pollinator Pathway
  • Hanes Magnet School
  • Happy Hill Neighborhood
  • Historic Reynolda Neighborhood
  • Home Field Advantage
  • Homestead Hills
  • IFB Solutions
  • Keep WS Beautiful
  • Meadowlark Elementary School
  • Miracle Grounds Farm at Crossnore
  • Neighborhood’s Hands Community Garden
  • NC Extension/Forsyth County Children’s Garden at Tanglewood
  • Paul J. Ciener Botanical Gardens
  • Piedmont Land Conservancy at Crossnore
  • Reynolda Gardens 
  • R.J. Reynolds High School 
  • Salem Montessori School
  • SECU Family House
  • Sherwood Forest Elementary School
  • Silas Creek Parkway Project
  • Speas Global Elementary School
  • St Leo Catholic School
  • Sustainable Ardmore Community Garden
  • Town & Country Pool
  • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of WS
  • Village of Clemmons
  • Wiley Magnet Middle School
  • WS Montessori School
  • WS Street School
  • 2019 Industries for the Blind
  • 2019 Knollwood Baptist Church Preschool
  • 2019 Meadowlark Elementary
  • 2019 Salvation Army (Boys & Girls Club)
  • 2018 Moravian Archives
  • 2018 Passageway Park
  • 2018 YMCA Family Garden
  • 2017 Amos Cottage
  • 2017 City of Winston-Salem Creek Week
  • 2017 El Buen Pastor Church
  • 2017 Old Salem Museum & Gardens
  • 2016 Messiah Moravian Preschool
  • 2015 The Arts Based School
  • 2015 Boy Scout Project
  • 2015 Mt. Tabor High School
  • 2015 Robinhood Road YMCA
  • 2014 Sustainable Ardmore
  • 2011 Buena Vista Median Project
  • 2011 Robinhood Trails Neighborhood
  • 2011 Ronald McDonald House
  • 2011 Runnymede Park
  • 2010 SECU House
  • 2009-2012 Reynolda Gardens
  • 2009 Caleb’s Creek Elementary School
  • 2008-2011 Family Services
  • 2008 Cancer Services
  • 2004 Whitaker Elementary School
  • 2004 Industries for the Blind
  • 2003-2004 Hanes Middle School
  • 2002-2004 R.J. Reynolds Auditorium
  • 2002 Emily Allen’s Garden
  • 2002 Enrichment Center
  • 2002 MLK Extension
  • 2000 Emily Allen’s Garden
  • 2000 Senior Services
  • 2000-2003 Single Brothers Garden at Old Salem
  • 1999-2015 Keep Winston-Salem Beautiful
  • 1998 Brunson Elementary School
  • 1998 SECCA Youth Project at Winston Lake
  • 1997 UNCSA