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A History of Penny Harvest

The Penny Harvest was created in 1991 out of one child’s desire to
help the homeless. Since its inception it has grown to include more
than 500,000 students in 900 schools in New York, Washington, Florida,
Ohio and Colorado. In the past 19 years, Penny Harvest students have
given away more than $7 Million to nonprofits and contributed more
than half a million service hours to their local communities.

Since 1991, children between the ages of four and fourteen have been converting
their natural compassion for others into action by collecting pennies
and turning those pennies into grants for community organizations.
The Penny Harvest shows young people they have the ability to change
the world by introducing them to the power of philanthropy and service
during their formative years. As children help others they develop their
generosity and moral character, and they learn through practice the skills
and responsibilities of democratic participation.

Did you know the Penny Harvest was the inspiration for Oprah Winfrey’s
Angel Network?  Click here to watch the video!