Growing a More Compassionate World
We transformed our first lot in Chicago, where we partnered with Emerald South Economic Development Collaborative — an organization dedicated to building community wealth on Chicago's south side. In 2023 and 2024, we have given out 20 grants to communities across the country. In 2025, we expect to connect more than 40,000 people to engaging garden-based learning opportunities and create 70,000 square feet of gardening space.
20
garden grants
awarded
45k+
community members
impacted
70k+
sq. ft. of land
transformed


Our Kindest Scent
Our one-of-a-kind Compassion Flower scent is a hybrid of a pansy meaning “to think of” and a spreading viola, to help grow kindness. For every Compassion Flower hand soap sold on mrsmeyers.com, Walmart.com and Walmart in-store from April 1st to July 31st , $1 will go towards the Lots of Compassion program. With your help, we hope to fund $1 million in grant programs over a five-year span (up to $200k annually until 2027, for a total of $1 million) so that local gardens and their surrounding communities can thrive.
Shop Our Compassion Flower
Meet Three Inspiring Chicago-area Community Gardeners:

Edgar Florentino is a Community Activist who gardens to grow awareness for safer streets.

Mekazin Alexander brings art and gardeningtogether to promote healing and improved mental health in her community.

Nestor Zavala is a Marine who uses the garden to celebrate veterans and foster hope in his community.
Thanks to Our Project Partners

