Growing Together - Bay Area
About this vendor
A nonprofit based in Oakland, California, that runs school gardens and farms and offers environmental and nutrition education at public schools in the East Bay. It also works on greening schoolyards, planting trees, and increasing access to fresh food for school communities.
- Registered name
- Growing Together Bay Area Inc
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Website
- growingtogetherprojects.org
- Phone
- (510) 776-5556
- Address
- 2226 MacArthur Blvd #2735, Oakland, CA 94602
- IRS EIN
88-2293022Nonprofit filings (ProPublica)
Researched by AI from public sources on Oct 2, 2026, checked by a second, independent AI review, with every contact detail matched to a cited page. Not from OUSD or Legistar; may be incomplete or out of date. Sources: Growing Together Bay Area Inc - Nonprofit Explorer - ProPublica, Contact · Growing Together Bay Area, About us · Growing Together Bay Area.
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Official information from Legistar
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- OUSD vendor number
008036- Named in the agenda text as
- Growing Together - Bay Area; Growing Together-Bay Area
- Presenting offices
- Chief Academic Officer (19); Chief Systems and Services Officer (2)
- Record types
- Agreement or Contract (21)
- Funding sources
- 3213 - ESSER III; 6762 - Arts, Music, IM Block Grant; CCSPP Implementation Grant; CCSPP Implementation Grant, Unrestricted Supplemental, and General Purpose-unrestricted; ECE-Child Development Programs; ESSER CA Comm School Partner; Eat.Learn.Play Foundation-Ed Ctr Prog; EatLearnPlayFdnt-Ed Ctr Prog; Expanded Learning Opportunities Program; Expanded Learning Opps Program; Green Calif. Partnership Acad; Measure H; Measure N; No Fiscal Impact; Rockefeller Philanthropy
- Resource / site codes
0000-186, 0002-186, 6332-1862600-9223211-9223213-9136105-1606332-1866332-2156332-2366386-3016762-9139038-9229331-2369333-3019333-3099339-309
Approved on the consent report (19)
- Pays Growing Together - Bay Area up to $20,000 for hands-on science lessons at Madison Park Academy-UpperMay 13, 2026 ·
O.-91·26-0975· Mar 30, 2026 – May 27, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$20Knot to exceed - Pays Growing Together up to $8,000 for gardening classes at International Community SchoolMar 25, 2026 ·
O.-53·26-0514· Aug 11, 2025 – May 29, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$8Knot to exceed - Approves after the fact up to $8,000 for Growing Together-Bay Area garden lessons at Bunche AcademyOct 22, 2025 ·
O.-34·25-2393· Sep 1, 2025 – Jun 1, 2026 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$8Knot to exceed - Pays Growing Together up to $9,000 for garden-based classes at International Community SchoolMay 14, 2025 ·
L.-86·25-1108· Aug 12, 2024 – May 28, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$9Knot to exceed - Approves up to $10,000 for Growing Together to teach garden education at Bunche AcademyFeb 26, 2025 ·
L.-10·25-0241· Feb 3, 2025 – May 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$10Knot to exceed - Pays Growing Together up to $114,000 to maintain 21 Kaboom playgroundsSep 25, 2024 ·
T.-13·24-2231· Jul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$114Knot to exceed - Pays Growing Together up to $8,000 for a gardening instructor at Urban Promise AcademySep 25, 2024 ·
T.-66·24-2208· Aug 15, 2024 – May 30, 2025 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$8Knot to exceed - Ratifies $19,690 for Growing Together to maintain new outdoor play and learning areasMay 22, 2024 ·
T.-7·24-1104· Mar 12, 2024 – Jun 30, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$20Knot to exceed - Pays Growing Together up to $6,000 for summer garden and cooking classes at HighlandMay 8, 2024 ·
T.-37·24-0959· Jun 1, 2024 – Jul 5, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent Report$6Knot to exceed - Ratifies up to $5,100 for Growing Together garden lessons at Bunche AcademyMar 27, 2024 ·
T.-15·24-0522· Feb 28, 2024 – May 22, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$5Knot to exceed - Pays Growing Together - Bay Area up to $7,000 for garden education at Urban Promise AcademyOct 25, 2023 ·
T.-52·23-2247· Sep 17, 2023 – May 24, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$7Knot to exceed - Ratifies up to $20,000 for Growing Together to teach garden-based classes at Lockwood STEAM AcademyOct 11, 2023 ·
T.-17·23-2054· Aug 7, 2023 – Jun 5, 2024 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$20Knot to exceed - Ratifies $2,000 more for Growing Together to support outdoor learning field trip lunchesMay 24, 2023 ·
T.-111·23-1111· Jan 10, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportRaises existing contract+$2Knew total $9K - Pays Growing Together-Bay Area up to $30,000 toward the Castlemont High School farmMay 24, 2023 ·
T.-141·23-1196· Jan 1, 2023 – Jun 30, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$30Knot to exceed - Adds $30,000 to Growing Together's Castlemont High farm and garden programApr 26, 2023 ·
T.-85·23-0972· Dec 19, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganRaises existing contractLarge increase+$30Knew total $45K - Pays Growing Together - Bay Area up to $7,000 to support garden and food field tripsFeb 8, 2023 ·
T.-11·23-0061· Jan 10, 2023 – May 31, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$7Knot to exceed - Ratifies a no-cost partnership with Growing Together for school gardens and fresh food at several schoolsJan 17, 2023 ·
I.-62·22-2926· Dec 2, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganDelayed at earlier meetingNo cost stated - Ratifies up to $15,000 for Growing Together farm and garden education at Castlemont HighJan 17, 2023 ·
I.-63·22-2936· Dec 19, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work beganDelayed at earlier meeting$15Knot to exceed - Pays Growing Together up to $7,000 for garden education at Urban Promise AcademyOct 26, 2022 ·
S.-41·22-2281· Aug 8, 2022 – May 26, 2023 · Adopted on the General Consent ReportAfter work began$7Knot to exceed
Other consent appearances (2)
Earlier appearances of items decided at a later meeting, and items not adopted or not yet acted on. These aren't counted in the totals above.
- Ratifies a no-cost deal with Growing Together - Bay Area for school gardens, fresh food and tree programsJan 11, 2023 ·
T.-62· Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jan 17, 2023No cost stated - Ratifies up to $15,000 for Growing Together - Bay Area farm, garden and fresh food classes at Castlemont HighJan 11, 2023 ·
T.-63· Adopted on the General Consent Report, Jan 17, 2023$15Knot to exceed
All Legistar records (21)
Every Legistar record carrying this vendor number in any year, on consent or not, plus records Legistar links to this vendor's consent items (for example, an amendment's original agreement). Newest first.
| Date | File | Official title | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2026 | 26-2056 | Services Agreement 2026-2027 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer | Agreement or Contract | Board, General Consent Report |
| May 13, 2026 | 26-0975 | Services Agreement 2025-2026 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Madison Park Academy-UpperChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 26-0836 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Mar 25, 2026 | 26-0514 | Services Agreement 2025-2026 - Growing Together - Bay Area - International Community SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 26-0522 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 25-2393 | Services Agreement 2025-2026 - Growing Together-Bay Area - Ralph J. Bunche AcademyChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-1791 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| May 14, 2025 | 25-1108 | Services Agreement 2024-2025 - Growing Together - Bay Area - International Community SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-0685 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 25-0241 | Services Agreement 2024-2025 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Ralph J. Bunche AcademyChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 25-0157 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 24-2231 | Services Agreement 2024-2025 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Office of the Chief of Systems and ServicesChief Systems and Services Officer · Enactment no. 24-1714 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 24-2208 | Services Agreement 2024-2025 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Urban Promise AcademyChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 24-1766 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| May 22, 2024 | 24-1104 | Services Agreement 2023-2024 - Growing Together Bay Area - Chief of Systems and Services OfficerChief Systems and Services Officer · Enactment no. 24-0907 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| May 8, 2024 | 24-0959 | Services Agreement - Growing Together - Summer Garden and Nutrition Enrichment - Community Schools and Student ServicesChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 24-0804 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Mar 27, 2024 | 24-0522 | Services Agreement 2023-2024 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Ralph J. Bunche AcademyChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 24-0535 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Oct 25, 2023 | 23-2247 | Services Agreement 2023-2024 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Urban Promise AcademyChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-1863 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Oct 11, 2023 | 23-2054 | Services Agreement 2023-2024 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Lockwood STEAM AcademyChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-1736 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| May 24, 2023 | 23-1196 | Services Agreement 2022-2023 - Growing Together-Bay Area - Castlemont High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-0996 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| May 24, 2023 | 23-1111 | Amendment No. 1, Services Agreement 2022-2023- Growing Together - Bay Area - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-0966 · Related: 22-0061 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 23-0972 | Amendment No. 1, Services Agreement 2022-2023 - Growing Together-Bay Area - Castlemont High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-0768 · Related: 22-2936 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Feb 8, 2023 | 23-0061 | Services Agreement 2022-2023 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-0232 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jan 17, 2023 | 22-2936 | Services Agreement 2022-2023 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Castlemont High SchoolChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-0111 · Related: 23-0972 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Jan 17, 2023 | 22-2926 | Services Agreement 2022-2023 - No Cost - Growing Together - Bay Area - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 23-0110 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Oct 26, 2022 | 22-2281 | Services Agreement 2022-2023 - Growing Together - Bay Area - Urban Promise AcademyChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 22-1790 · Plain-English summary | Agreement or Contract | Passed |
| Feb 9, 2022 | 22-0061 | Services Agreement 2021-2022 - Jacquelyn Byrd - Community Schools and Student Services DepartmentChief Academic Officer · Enactment no. 22-0176 · Related: 23-1111 | Agreement or Contract | Passed |