KaBOOM! Grants
One of the biggest challenges facing any community-build playground project is fundraising. That is why KaBOOM! offers communities occasional grant opportunities to begin or complete playspace projects.
KaBOOM! is not a direct grant-making foundation, nor do we act as a fundraising agent, seeking contributions for specific projects. Occasionally, however, we are able to administer challenge grant programs thanks to our dedicated and generous Funding Partners.
Designed to be a "challenge" to other fundraising efforts, these grants inspire civic groups, individuals and other businesses to join in and support local playspace projects. Previous recipients of KaBOOM! challenge grants have gone on to raise tens of thousands of dollars each for their projects, achieving their playspace goals within months.
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| Yet another reason to attend a WE Play! near you - $7,500 grants available! (Sponsored by KOOL-AID)
Do the kids in your community need great places to play? If your answer is YES, then sign up for one of our FREE Workshops Entirely on Play (WE Play!). At select WE Play! events sponsored by KOOL-AID, (Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston and Cleveland), applications will be available for five $7,500 grants toward building a playground in their community! Only WE Play! attendees are eligible to apply. At WE Play!, you’ll learn how to plan, fund, and complete a community-build playground project AND advocate for more play in your community. With the generous support of our partners KOOL-AID and The Home Depot, we've got FREE trainings scheduled across the country including Cleveland (Aug. 7) and Atlanta (Aug. 21) in the coming months. Get started on the path toward building a great playground today! Eligibility requirements for the WE Play! $7,500 grants sponsored by KOOL-AID
Grant applications will be sent to those who register for the WE Play! Grant applications will also be available at the event. To be eligible to apply for these grants, your organization must meet the following criteria: - Attended one of the Houston, Cleveland, or Atlanta WE Play! trainings
- Be building within the metropolitan area of Houston, Cleveland, or Atlanta
- Be a non-profit organization (or have a fiscal agent/sponsor) or governmental subdivision
- Not currently be the recipient of a KaBOOM! funding program
- Be committed to purchase at least $15,000 and no more than $40,000 of new playground equipment
- Agree to purchase playground equipment from a KaBOOM! preferred vendor: BCI Burke, Big Toys, Game Time, KOMPAN, Landscape Structures, Little Tykes Commercial, MIRACLE, Playworld Systems, Play & Park Structures, Playland, Inc., or Progressive Design Playgrounds
- Register your project on the KaBOOM! website prior to submitting your application.
Grant applications
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Houston
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Community Partner Funding Opportunities
Community Partners are organizations interested in providing safe places for children to play. We work with a myriad of types of organizations, including non-profits, schools, parks, municipalities, neighborhood associations, and other youth-serving organizations, bringing them together with funding from Corporate Partners. Each Community Partner for KaBOOM! projects must have access to a good location for a playground and bring the energy and enthusiasm needed to plan, fundraise, and actually build the playground.
Find out more about Community Partner funding opportunities here.