The Glen Park Festival is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, run and staffed by volunteers. The festival's profits are donated each year to children's programs in and around Glen Park such as schools, libraries and playgrounds.

Please note that, due to some organizational changes with the festival committee, the grants will be capped this year at $500. We realize that this is smaller in scope than in the past few years. To compensate, we have simplified the grant and reporting process. You may now apply for either a project or a specific capital outlay as long as it relates to an educational or community-building goal.

Here's where the festival has made donations in recent years:

2018 Beneficiaries

The 2018 festival was a successful one, allowing us to donate $14,000 to our beneficiaries.

• Funded a year-long parent-education program at Miraloma Co-op Nursery School on talking to children about privilege.

• Contributed to Glen Park School's STEAM events and inclusive physical education supplies.

• Funded planter boxes and chicken coop materials to Miraloma Elementary's outdoor education program.

• Provided art supplies for "roots of learning" program at Centro Los Olas Preschool.

• Contributed to remodeling expenses for a play yard at Commodore Sloat Elementary.

• Helped Glenridge Co-op Nursery School by new shelving and storage.

• Helped fund buses for the Golden Gate Philharmonic youth orchestra's annual music retreat.

• Contributed to Holy Family Day Home's construction of a chicken coop and garden area.

• Helped fund musical instruments for James Lick Middle School's group music program.

• Contributed funding to buy diapers for needy families through efforts at St. Aidan’s Church.

• Donated to Sunnyside Elementary School's "The Ray" literacy magazine project.

2017 Beneficiaries

The 2017 festival allowed us to donate $12,000 to schools and youth programs.

• Funded a documentation center at Centro Los Olas Preschool, allowing parents and families to follow their children's progress.

• Contributed to a PA system at Commodore Sloat Elementary School, for morning meetings and events.

• Contributed to the Diamond Heights Community Association to help put on the Christopher Park Festival as part of their community outreach and assistance efforts.

• Donated funding to Drawbridge, an arts program for homeless children in San Francisco, to help cover art class facilitator stipends.

• Provided funding to Fairmount Elementary School to obtain outdoor science education center materials and supplies.

• Contributed to Glen Park Elementary School's efforts to repair sidewalks and replace street trees near the school.

• Helped fund equipment for a motor skills development play area at Glenridge Co-op Nursery School.

• Contributed to the development of a student wellness center at Jose Ortega Elementary School.

• Helped fund Noe Valley Nursery School's project to develop a Child's Guide to Glen Canyon for use by local schools and children's programs.

• Contributed to Sunnyside Elementary School's take-home digital library program and other reading development materials.

• Helped fund buses for the Golden Gate Philharmonic youth orchestra's annual music retreat.

2016 Beneficiaries

A successful festival allowed the festival to donate over $14,000 to a long list of school and community projects:

• Helped Centro Las Olas Preschool purchase new and needed art supplies for their classroom.

• Funded a part of the renovation of a learning/meeting area at Commodore Sloat Elementary School.

• Contributed funds to support Dia de Los Muertos and Baile Familiar community building events at Fairmount Elementary School.

• Helped Glen Park Elementary School to create an eco-friendly cleaning team and purchase new planters and benches for the lower yard and a weather-proof outdoor bulletin board for their sustainable garden area.

• Funded much needed learning toys and supplies for Glenridge Cooperative Nursery.

• Supported Miraloma Cooperative Nursery in purchasing microscopes for their science area in a unique way.

• Contributed funds for art supplies, cooking supplies and garden supplies at Monroe Elementary School.

• Helped Noe Valley Nursery School purchase new toys and equipment for their dramatic play, fine motor area and outdoor play area.

• Supported the development of a green space/garden learning area at St. Finn Bar Catholic School

• Funded the purchase of refurbished iPads for Sunnyside Elementary School’s two special education classrooms.

2014 Beneficiaries

A successful festival allowed the festival to fund a long list of school and community projects:

• Funded a field trip for Commodore Sloat Elementary's 4th grade class to Sacramento to visit culturally and historically significant sites.

• Contributed to funding for a modular stage for Fairmount Elementary School to allow community-wide events in larger spaces.

• Supplied materials enabling the Friends of Sunnyside Conservatory to host a free holiday card-making event.

• Contributed to funding for supplies for the Golden Gate Philharmonic rehearsal needs and equipment.

• Supplied stove, oven and outdoor picnic tables for use by Glen Park School's recess, chess club, after-school programs, garden program, etc.

• Funded equipment, toys and curriculum materials for Glenridge Nursery School.

• Funded expansion of James Lick Middle School's one-on-one afterschool tutoring program.

• Contributed to funding of library and science area furnishing and materials at Noe Valley Nursery School.

• Funding for an overnight field trip by St. Paul's School's 4th and 6th grade class to the NatureBridge Institute in the Marin Headlands.

• Funding for additional mobile laptop carts at Sunnyside Elementary School to allow all students the use of their own computer during lessons, and contributions to the school's ARIA integrated arts experience program with the San Franciso Opera.

• Funding for audio eqipment and shelving at Synergy Elementary School.

• Supplied literacy materials for Thomas Edison Charter Academy's classroom libraries.

2013 Beneficiaries

The Glen Park Festival continues to support programs located in and serving children of the Glen Park community:

• Environmental studies field trip for 6th graders at St. Paul's Elementary School

• Sunnyside Elementary School's BrainpPOP site license, enabling students to access this educational website at school and from home

• A new dramatic play kitchen and tables at Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School

• Library books at Miraloma Cooperative Nursery School

• Rooftop K-8 Alternative Public School's Family Science Night

• Music and Puppetry Specialist at Wind in the Willows Early Learning Center

• St. Finn Barr Elementary School's school greening project

• Indoor and outdoor bulletin boards at Thomas Edison Charter Academy

2012 Beneficiaries

The 2012 festival slightly exceeded past years' records, allowing us to contribute to programs all over and around the neighborhood:

• A new garden fence and gate at Miraloma Cooperative Nursery School

• Updated books and materials for the Fairmount Elementary School library

• Glen Park Elementary School's after-schoool enrichment project developing a new mural

• Play materials for Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School

• Gardening and science equipment for a new Garden and Environmental Education Program at Sunnyside Elementary School

• Development of a sustainable garden at Thomas Edison Charter Academy

• Onsite learning opportunities with SaveNature.org's Insect Discovery Lab for children at Wind in the Willows Early Learning Center

2011 Beneficiaries

Proceeds from the 2011 festival enabled a record level of donations to local family and children's programs:

• A new indoor play structure at Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School

• St. Paul's Elementary School: funds for a new reading curriculum

• Miraloma Cooperative Nursery School: lumber, planting soil and seeds for garden beds

• Basketball and gardening equipment for children at Fairmount Elementary School

• Refrigerator for cooking projects at Glen Park Elementary School

• Partial funding for a new math specialist at Sunnyside Elementary School

• The Festival association also donated to the assistance funds for the familes of Lt. Vincent Perez and Fireman Anthony Valerio of Diamond Heights Station 26

2010 Beneficiaries

• Billygoats Cooperative: Funded a Petting Zoo event, providing an opportunity to meet and interact with farm animals to children enrolled in the program, as well as those of the Centro Las Olas preschool, Billygoats alumni and siblings.

• Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School: Furniture and toys

• St. Paul's Elementary School: Scholarships for student participation in annual overnight field trip

• Miraloma Cooperative Nursery School: Composter for the school yard

• St. Aidan's Episcopal Church: Supplies, counselor stipends and scholarships for a new one-week summer camp, focused on study of nonviolent peacemakers around the world.

• Fairmount Elementary School: Supplies and gardening equipment for study of science through gardening in the classroom and through an outside garden. Also purchased critical thinking and strategy boardgames for different grade levels, for use in spare time and as rainy day activities.

• Glen Park Elementary School: Support for the Glen Park Elementary Green Schoolyard Project, including child size gardening equipment

• Sunnyside Elementary School: Helped pay for lunchtime activitity leaders in support of the Sunnyside Healthy Lunchtime Project, enabling constructive lunch activities and age-grouped recess afterward.

2009 Beneficiaries

• Aidan's Way Afterschool Program: Books, supplies and equipment

• Fairmount Elementary School: New playground equipment

• St. Paul's School: Funds to help purchase a new bike rack

• Glenridge Cooperative Nursery School: Classroom equipment

• Escuela Pachamama: Classroom equipment

• Glen Park Library: Funds to purchase a graphic novel collection and hire special performers