GWG seeks to enhance our community by supporting projects that protect and preserve natural areas and resources, that improve outdoor recreational opportunities and parks, and that teach conservation, protection and the responsible use of natural resources.
Year Granted: 2023
Grant Amount: $100,000
Preserve farmland with minority owners, a group whose land ownership has declined by 95 percent over the last century. The funds will be used to place conservation easements on 200 acres of farmlands in southern Greenville County.
Visit WebsiteYear Granted: 2022
Grant Amount: $100,000
Create a Nature Playscape, a unique interactive natural outdoor environment for children to explore and enjoy.
Visit WebsiteYear Granted: 2021
Grant Amount: $50,000
Support the Youth Leadership Program, teaching students job skills while growing fresh produce in communities that lack affordable, healthy food.
Visit WebsiteYear Granted: 2020
Grant Amount: $75,000
To remodel and expand the leopard housing area, meeting requirements for continued participation in the international Amur leopard breeding program.
Visit WebsiteYear Granted: 2019
Grant Amount: $100,000
To restore and rejuvenate the Reedy River through the entire length of Unity Park. This will create a natural stormwater ecosystem, increase green space, encourage river access, and promote environmental education.
Visit WebsiteYear Granted: 2018
Grant Amount: $50,000
$50,000 to purchase an efficient, refrigerated truck to be used daily for the collection and distribution of rescued food to agencies which feed Greenville’s food insecure, simultaneously reducing landfill waste. Read more - https://greenvillejournal.com/2018/09/19/loaves-fishes/.
Visit WebsiteYear Granted: 2018
Grant Amount: $37,946
$37,946 to expand Mill Village Farms’ youth leadership program, which employs, educates and trains at-risk teens while transforming vacant properties into produce gardens for local communities.
Visit WebsiteYear Granted: 2017
Grant Amount: $34,854
To hire a field coordinator who will add efficiency to the process of providing access to affordable local produce.
Visit WebsiteYear Granted: 2017
Grant Amount: $80,000
To establish conservation easements to protect signature property along the Reedy River downtown (Camperdown Way) and throughout Greenville County.
Visit WebsiteYear Granted: 2016
Grant Amount: $35,450
Used to build a therapeutic nature trail, so disabled students can access and enjoy a safe, outdoor environment.
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