Support TREE Fund!
Choose from a variety of ways to support TREE Fund and sustain the world’s urban forests:
- Become a TREE Fund Partner
- Give an Unrestricted Operating Gift
- Give to the TREE Fund Endowment
- Participate in Planned Giving
- Donate stock. To donate stock, contact Suzette at treefund@treefund.org to obtain a form.
- Volunteer with us
Donate Your IRA Required Minimum Distribution
Did you know that taxpayers who are 70 1/2 or older can transfer up to $100,000 annually from an IRA directly as a gift without first having to recognize the distribution as income? Further, your required minimum distribution qualifies you to lower your income as well as your taxes. You can make a difference with a gift that is mutually beneficial. Refer to your financial institution’s Qualified Charitable Distribution Form (QCD). Read more here.
You can also learn more about concentrating your charitable contributions here.
Please contact your financial advisor for more details.
Transparency:
Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund (TREE Fund) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to supporting scientific discovery and dissemination of new knowledge in the fields of arboriculture (the science of cultivating and managing trees in a landscape) and urban forestry. Since our inception in 2002, the TREE Fund has awarded more than $5.4 million in funding to support:
- Scientific research on urban tree care issues
- Education programs related to trees
- Scholarships for students aspiring to be tree care professionals
TREE Fund is a charitable grant-making organization established to support urban and community forests, the utility rights of way that connect them, and the skilled professionals who plan, plant, manage and maintain them. Knowledge gained from TREE Fund research directly impacts tree care practices, arborists’ techniques and people’s lives every day.
TREE Fund has earned the 2024 Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of recognition offered by GuideStar, a service of Candid. By sharing metrics that highlight progress TREE Fund is making toward its mission, the organization is helping donors move beyond simplistic ways of nonprofit evaluation such as overhead ratios.
TREE Fund has earned the 4 out of 4 Star rating from Charity Navigator for 2024.
Our work is made possible by the generous support of corporate, small business and community organization partners, as well as individual donors.