Every child in the hive has someone behind them.

Your support transforms how children learn and grow in our community

Ways to Give and support the Hive

The village needs builders. Take action today, and change a child's education.

Monthly Giving

Join the Honeys Today

Small monthly gifts help keep the hive alive and growing. Come buzz with us!

Make a Gift

Become a Pollinator

Fund tools, programs, and real classroom experiences for children and educators.

3% Cover the Fee

Your monthly gift helps fund the research, pilots, and community partnerships shaping the future of education. Every dollar directly supports children, families, educators, and the development of relationship-centered models that can be shared and replicated across schools and communities. By making this gift, you consent to receive updates and communications from us. You may unsubscribe at any time. Americans can donate here.

Every dollar you give goes directly to a child.

We keep our operations lean so your contribution reaches the hive, not the overhead. Through our Pay-What-Feels-Good model, families pay what they can, and we raise the rest

Help us make more Gedi magic!

Every gift, no matter the size, reaches directly into the lives of children in our community. Every dollar helps create a summer of joy, growth, and belonging for children and families.

Gift a child one day of a Gedi program.

$50 opens the door for a child who wouldn't otherwise get in.

Welcome a child to Camp Gedi that needs it.

$1550 welcomes a camper for three weeks of belonging in a day camp where they will join a cohort of 25 other children.

Take 25 kids on a Community Week adventure.

$500 sends every camper on an experience to learn from a local business or organization

Bring every camper and their family to the farm.

$750 puts every family on a bus to Haute Goat Farm for the Family Festival Weekend.

Put a book in every child's hands.

$650 means every child leaves camp with a signed book from the authors they meet during their community week workshop at Another Story Bookshop.

$25,000 funds two teachers and two co-teachers, the people who make the hive model work.

Bring the whole staff to life.

Lauren Paris, mom of two (7 and 9), pictured here at the Family Festival Weekend

“Camp Gedi was truly remarkable. Both my children were terrified, filled with anxiety about starting camp and joining a new group. That changed real quick. In the end, they left crying, both not wanting it to be over, really having loved every moment and the unique bonds they created.”

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Your generosity directly supports the growth of Camp Gedi, our research initiatives, and the pilot programs helping us reimagine what education and community can look like for children, families, and educators. Donations help fund camper access, educator and staff salaries, coaching and training, Family Festival Weekends, collaborative projects, Community Week experiences, research and evaluation, pilot partnerships with schools and organizations, and the operational infrastructure required to sustain and grow this work.

    Every contribution helps us continue building, testing, and refining relationship-centered models that strengthen connection, wellbeing, communication, and belonging across entire learning communities.

  • We want giving to feel easy and accessible. Use the donation tool above to give using your credit card, or send an e-Transfer to donate@gedivillage.org. Americans can donate here.

  • Yes! We’d love that! Monthly supporters help Gedi create more connected, creative, and caring learning environments for children and families. Your monthly gift helps keep programs running, support educators, and expand Gedi into more schools and communities. You can learn more about monthly gifting, and join the Honeys. Or, email us at donate@gedivillage.org to set up a monthly donation. It's flexible, and you can pause or change it at any time.

  • Absolutely. For donations of $20 or more, we’ll issue an official tax receipt. If your gift is under $20 and you'd like a receipt, just let us know—we’re happy to provide one.

  • Yes! Gedi Village Foundation is a registered Canadian charity. Your donation is eligible for a tax credit on your Canadian income tax return. We are are also registered in the United States, so US donors will also receive a tax receipt.

  • Yes you can! Donations are predominantly processed in CAD through Gedi Village Foundation, and Canadian taxpayers receive Canadian tax receipts directly from us. For US-based supporters, we also accept USD donations through our Friends of Gedi US Fund, which provides tax receipts valid for American donors. And of course, we deeply welcome and appreciate support from anywhere in the world, in any currency.

  • Just send your e-Transfer to donate@gedivillage.org and be sure to include your full name and mailing address in the notes so we can send you your tax receipt.

  • Your trust means everything to us. All donations are processed with encryption and care. We’ll never sell or share your information…ever.

  • Many Canadian companies do! Check with your HR team to see if your employer offers donation matching. If you're not sure, feel free to ask us—we’d love to help you double your impact.

  • Yes! We gratefully accept in-kind donations to support campers. Please reach out to donate@gedivillage.org to ask about our current needs. Examples include tents for campers, snacks, and materials for creative and collaborative projects.

We’re committed to transparency, accountability, and care—just like we are with the children and families we serve. Official donation receipts for income tax purposes will be issued for gifts of $20 or more. Gedi Village Foundation is a Registered Canadian Charity (#837700939RR0001). We comply with Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) and the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) to keep your information safe and secure.

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