The 2022 program is closed.
The 2022 NYC Green Fund Crowdfunding Challenge matched donations to projects that improved or maintained, or built community through NYC’s green spaces! Up to $2,500 in donations were matched for ioby campaigns that benefit your local park, community garden, green street, or street trees.
Click to hear all about the NYC Green Fund Crowdfunding Challenge:
Questions about applying to this program?
Reach out to the Partnerships for Parks grants team at NYCGreenfund@cityparksfoundation.org
Questions about fundraising with ioby?
Learn the basics about ioby here and learn more about crowdfunding your community project from our resources. Reach out to ioby Match Programs Director at Miriam@ioby.org
2021 Crowdfunding Campaigns:
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Maria Hernandez Park Dog Run Gravel Fundraiser
Help us reach our goal to fund paw-safe gravel to resurface the dog runs in Maria Hernandez Park!
NEEDS: $0 of 6,096 + Volunteers -
Operation Stone in Plots
Rebuild and raise our plots to increase our food crop.
NEEDS: $0 of 100 + Volunteers -
Children's Garden at St. Nicholas Park
Help Friends of St. Nicholas Park transform an overgrown plant bed into a beautiful garden
NEEDS: $0 of 5,000 + Volunteers -
Hollis Community Festival and Beautification Project!
Help bring art, music, and wellness classes to our beloved Hollis Playground in Southeast Queens!
NEEDS: $0 of 5,076 + Volunteers -
Central Harlem Compost Project
Food waste wanted! Transform kitchen scraps into soil-enriching compost and nourish Mother Earth with everyday trash with Malcolm X Blvd Beautification, Shugah Baybees, and the Abyssinian Tot Lot.
NEEDS: $0 of 4,171 -
The Friends of Four Parks Alliance 2022 Community Campaign
Your help will keep our awesome new season of parks-based yoga classes, samba classes, 5K fun run, and more, FREE and accessible for as many people as possible!
NEEDS: $0 of 5,342 + Volunteers -
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Kite-Making and Kung Fu Exercise in LaTourette Park Model Airfield
Kids age 5-12 will enjoy a series of kite-making and Chinese Kung Fu activities and will fly their self-made kites in LaTourette Park Model Airfield.
NEEDS: $0 of 1,600 -
Froggy Park Mural
Help Froggy Park create a vibrant, community themed mural! We're raising $1500 for $1500 in matching funds. Let's do this!
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Bringing Free Movies to Corlears Hook Park
Help us raise funds to bring a series of free movies to the park in the spring/summer of 2023.
NEEDS: $0 of 3,500 -
Harlem Rose Garden Showcase
Through the Harlem Rose Garden Showcase we aim to provide a space where our community can celebrate and highlight the incredible local talent of performers, musicians, and artists.
NEEDS: $675 of 6,000
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About ioby
ioby is a nonprofit crowdfunding platform, and so much more. ioby stands for “in our backyards,” but it also stands for taking care of each other, for civic participation, and for trusting neighbors to know what’s best for the neighborhood. Our crowdfunding platform helps connect local leaders (like you!) with the training and support they need to crowdfund tax-deductible donations in their communities for projects that make our neighborhoods healthier, greener, more livable, and more fun. Learn more.
This program is made possible by the generous support of Partnerships for Parks.
City Parks Foundation (CPF) manages the day-to-day administration of the NYC Green Fund, with Partnerships for Parks (PfP) managing grassroots support. The NYC Green Fund is governed by a steering committee of funders. Generous private support for the NYC Green Relief & Recovery Fund is provided by The Albert Giving Fund, Altman Foundation, Booth Ferris Foundation, Con Edison, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The J.M. Kaplan Fund, The JPB Foundation, Klein Family Foundation, Leon Levy Foundation. Learn more.
