Our Commitment

Since the inception of The Home Depot Foundation, we have worked to support efforts in environmental stewardship initiatives and provide proactive solutions to helping create healthy “green” communities. The desire to support healthy family and community life has inspired us to look at how we can help cities move more quickly toward sustainability. In addition, the economic and environmental case for green building is driving rapid change and demand for real-time information and access to practical expertise. In response, the Foundation is investing in a new initiative called the Sustainable Cities Institute (SCI).

One of the Institute’s guiding principles will be that a sustainable community effort consists of a long-term, integrated and systematic approach to developing and achieving a healthy community by jointly addressing economic, environmental, and social issues. It is our hope that SCI will be a tool that you and your city can utilize for a holistic, long-term approach to sustainability planning and implementation of healthy communities.

About The Home Depot Foundation


The Home Depot Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that was established in 2002 to further the community building goals of The Home Depot by providing additional resources to assist nonprofit organizations.

The Home Depot Foundation has seen firsthand how increasing access to affordable housing changes people’s lives, gives them hope and alleviates years of frustration.  Since its formation, The Home Depot Foundation has granted $70 million to nonprofit organizations and supported the development of more than 50,000 affordable, healthy homes.

While focused on building affordable homes, The Home Depot Foundation is also committed to improving the overall health of our communities.  Taking a long-term, comprehensive approach to building healthy, stable communities where families can thrive, the Foundation invests in the planting and restoration of trees along streets, in parks and in schoolyards; the building and refurbishment of community play spaces; and the revitalization of school facilities.

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