For over 35 years, the Evening Garden Club has supported the expansion of gardening, education and beautification in the Corvallis community through its Grants Program. The EGC offers grants to Benton County nonprofit organizations to carry out worthy garden related projects.

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Recent EGC grants awarded

Corvallis Neighborhood Housing Services dba DevNW / Thriving Communities Program Area for compost and tools at 5 community garden sites.

Grace Center for Adult Day Services rejuvenated their sensory garden boxes that benefit the elderly who need physical activity and interaction with others.

Lupe's Community Garden
Lupe’s Community Garden built two new cedar ADA planting beds that will provide access for gardeners who have mobility restriction.
Boys and Girls Club
Boys and Girls Club of Corvallis was able to fund new planter boxes and flowers for their front entrance, to welcome their Summer Youth Club youth and employees for the summer and into the fall school year.
DevNW/Thriving Community Program used the grant funds at 5 community gardens located on their affordable housing properties throughout Corvallis for soil amendments, plant starts, seeds, and garden tools.
Corvallis Multicultural Literacy Center had a successful Earth Day Seed Starting Workshop where they brought together the members of the Corvallis international community in a day of horticultural learning with the help of the garden club funds.
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Ashbrook 1st graders made bird houses and painted them. They learned the importance of birds to gardens
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Ashbrook 2-4th graders learned about the lifecycle of worms and how worms create soil that is beneficial to gardens.
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The Philomath Elem School children created ceramic planters with native plants to learn how natives can be beautiful and beneficial.
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Bessie Coleman Elem. School used EGC funds for landscaping and garden supplies

2026 Grants Program is in progress.

The Grant Program will be announced on February 1

Timeline for 2026 Grant Program:

  • February 15 – Grant applications submissions begin
  • March 13 – Application submissions end by 5:00 p.m.
  • March 14 – March 30 – Review and selection of projects
  • April 6 – Evening Garden Club approves recommendations
  • April 7 – April 10 – Notification to grant recipients; funding issued (by mail)
  • October 1 – Progress reports due from Grant Recipients. A brief description and 1-5 photos are ideal.

*Photos shared with EGC are greatly appreciated! By submitting images, you grant permission for their use on the EGC website, social media platforms, and other EGC uses.

Selection Criteria:

Applications must be completed and submitted by the deadline.  Strong grant applications are expected to address one or more of EGC’s objectives:

  • To promote and encourage the art of gardening and the study of horticulture.
  • To aid in the protection and conservation of natural resources.
  • To promote civic and roadside beautification.
  • To cooperate with other organizations interested in these objectives.

Additional evaluation criteria:

  • Does the project include an educational component? 
  • Is the goal of the project well-researched and achievable?
  • What is the estimated number of people reached by the project?
  • Who are the people involved in or benefiting from the project  (i.e., youth, underserved populations, people who currently have  limited access to gardens)?
  • Is there hands-on involvement of community members?

Requirements and limitations:

  • Funds are available to non-profit groups only. Tax Exempt Status Number/Tax ID Number is required.
  • Checks will not be made out to personal accounts.
  • The project must benefit the Benton County community.
  • The organization must follow up with brief written documentation and pictures to share how the grant was spent in order to be considered for future grant requests.
  • Grant requests cannot exceed $500.  Each year, based on the number of applications received, some of the requests may only be partially funded.
  • EGC cannot fund requests for individuals, to reimburse funds already expended, or programs outside Benton County, Oregon. 

How to apply:

Deadline for receipt of the EGC Grant applications: March 13, 2026

Applications arriving after that date will not be considered for the 2026 program.

Applications can be submitted by one of these methods:

  • EMAIL (preferred): download the application form here: PDF (fillable), complete the form online and email it to as an attachment.
  • MAIL – Download and print form here: MS Word document or PDF and mail to:
    Evening Garden Club, 5060 SW Philomath Blvd. #187, Corvallis, OR 97333.
    If the application is mailed, it should arrive before the deadline.
  • ONLINE – complete the online form below.

Scholarship Program

The Evening Garden Club also contributes to a scholarship provided by the Oregon Federation of Garden Clubs. Through the OFGC, an Oregon State University sophomore or upper division student majoring in production or landscape horticulture may receive the Claire Hanley Scholarship. (See your OSU advisor for more information.)