News & Recognition
Announcements, milestones, coverage, and honest progress reports — published by Project Pollinator's team.
We are identifying our first garden sites near East High School. Here is how site approval, permissions, and native plant selection will work before anything is planted.
Read the updateAn October 8, 2026 story in Ohio Ag Connection traced how a vacant lot on Columbus's west side became the idea behind Project Pollinator.
Read the updateThe IRS issued Project Pollinator a determination letter recognizing federal tax exemption effective June 4, 2026, as a public charity under IRC Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi).
Read the updateProject Pollinator founder Ivan "Sito" Rodriguez was recognized by the National Geographic Society's Slingshot Challenge, and the $1,000 award became the seed funding for a new nonprofit.
Read the updateWith mentoring from adults who had built organizations before, Sito turned a student project into a formally incorporated nonprofit governed by founding officers.
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