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Parks are an invaluable humanizing asset in an urban environment, providing space for people of
different ages and from all walks of life to experience relaxation and tranquility, or to share the
company of others in communal activities. By funding projects in parks, we help to create moments
of joy, beauty, and neighborhood celebration that bind us together as a community.
Following is a list of last year’s grants in parks a well as those grants made thus far this year.
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Organization Grants to Parks for FY08
| | Tower Grove Park | $50,000 | |
Urban forest restoration. Third payment of a four year grant totaling $350,000, of which $150,000 is a matching gift.
| | | Gateway Greening | $60,000 | |
Neighborhood Community Gardening & Greening Program. This is the second payment of a three year grant totaling $180,000.
| | | Grace Hill Settlement House | $69,000 | |
To support the 2008 Whitaker Urban Evenings Fesival in St. Louis Place Park.
| | | Grace Hill Settlement House | $14,000 | |
To support research and design of an Urban Chautauqua.
| | | Ivory Perry Park Concerts | $6,000 | |
2007 summer concert series. This grant should have been paid out in the last quarter of FY07 but was moved to this year pending receipt of reporting. This is the last year of a two year grant totaling $12,000.
| | | Ivory Perry Park Concerts | $9,000 | |
To support the 2008 summer concert series. This grant is renewable for a second year pending hire of a new executive director.
| | | KDHX Community Media | $20,000 | |
Harvest Sessions, 2008 summer concert series at Tower Grove Park Farmer's Market. Formerly listed as Double Helix.
| | | Missouri Botanical Garden | $110,000 | |
2008 Music Festival, first year of two year grant totaling $232,000.
| | | Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis | $60,000 | |
2008 festival. Third and final payment of three totaling $180,000.
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