Since 1947, Ann Arbor Farm & Garden has distributed close to $500,000 in charitable grants to a diverse group of local institutions and community projects. Along with beautification and environmental restoration efforts, several of the programs selected in recent years have focused on community vegetable gardens, introducing children to gardening, and those involved in local agriculture.

Click on the logos at right to learn more about some of our recent grant recipients and the great work they are doing in our community.

Over the years, we’ve awarded many grants to local institutions for the creation and restoration of public and specialty gardens. These green spaces enhance the environment and provide enjoyment for visitors of all ages. Here's a sample:

Ann Arbor Art Center, drawing garden at Felch Street facility
Ann Arbor Hospice, landscaping
Cobblestone Farm, orchard refurbishment
Concordia College, rose garden
Glacier Hills Nursing Center, therapeutic garden
Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum – Gateway Garden bench and plantings, Peony Garden restoration
Michigan League, garden restoration
Towsley Village at Chelsea Retirement Community, rose garden

Scholarships

Providing critical financial support to students has long been a goal of Ann Arbor Farm & Garden. For more than 20 years, we’ve awarded an annual graduate student scholarship at the U-M Biological Station and a scholarship for a student in U-M’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment (SNRE). We also support the student internship endowment at Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum, and last year funded an internship position dedicated to the Gaffield Children’s Garden at Matthaei.

Giving on a Global Scale

Each year since 1962, the Ann Arbor Branch has provided support to four WNF&GA programs: 4-H Leadership Training, International 4-H Exchange, the Frysinger Fellowship, and the Lady Aberdeen Scholarship. Information about these programs can be found at www.wnfga.org.

For a complete list of AAF&G grant recipients, click here.