The Kids for Kids Fund offers a dynamic civic experience for 3rd–5th graders to develop their philanthropic identity over the course of eight hands-on sessions. This program is run through schools, camps, and other community partners.​

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During this course we focus on building an empathetic connection to the needs of others, discuss compassionate solutions to issues facing our communities, and put our philanthropic capacities into practice. The sessions range from exploring different life experiences to learning about great local solutions in their community. The program culminates in each school group determining how to allocate $1,000 to a local kid-serving non-profit. Past grantees have included Best Kids, Tracy's Kids, Children's Homeless Playtime Project, Only Make Believe, Project Create, Great and Small, Bright Beginnings, KEEN DC, DC Diaper Bank, Kids in Need Distributors, and many more.

Ultimately, The Giving Square reframes how kids can help and encourages the adults around them –parents, educators, philanthropic leaders– to challenge their own assumptions about the role of children in community problem-solving. As a 4th grade participant shared: “I learned that I have the power in my hands to change the lives of people. Just a little something will help lots.”