Common Cents is an educational organization that created the world’s only network of child-run community foundations. Since 1991, Penny Harvest children have: - Collected $10 million in pennies - Awarded 18,000 Community Grants - Volunteered 45 million Service Hours - Supported over 3,500 organizations with grants Common Cents, creator of the Penny Harvest, nurtures a new generation of caring and capable young people between the ages of four and 14 by enabling them to strengthen their communities through philanthropy and service-learning.