The tree charity where you can see every tree

Plant a mangrove for 10 cents.
Then watch it grow.

Every tree you fund comes with before and after video of its site and GPS coordinates you can open on satellite, from a foundation started by world record tree planter Jimi Cohen.

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714Mtrees we helped plant in Ethiopia in a day
29Mtree planters we helped to unite in Ethiopia
13environment leaders committed to country-wide tree planting days
World record breaker GPS coordinates for every tree Before & after video $0.10 per mangrove

The problem

You give. A counter goes up. You never see a tree.

Most tree charities ask you to trust a number in an annual report. Your donation disappears into a total, and you never see a single tree it planted. That gap between giving and knowing is why good people stop giving.

We think generosity deserves proof, not just a thank-you email.

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Radical transparency

Don't take our word for it. Look at the ground.

Every planting site is filmed before and after, and the GPS coordinates of your trees are on record. The coordinates open on satellite, and every clip links back to the untouched original file. You verify the work yourself.

Field evidence · Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania

PLOT 01 −6.882712, 39.465382 TZ AI COUNT: 413 ✓
Original file ↗

Bare tidal flat. Nothing planted yet, coordinates on record.

An AI counts every seedling at better than 97.5% accuracy, so no tree is counted twice. Count every frame of this footage and you get 37,616. Count every tree and you get 413.

Your money is traceable too. Donations run through Zeffy, which is free for nonprofits, so 100% of your donation reaches the Foundation, and Treegens Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
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Who's behind this

A guide with a world record, and receipts

We know why you hesitate to give. Proof shouldn't be too much to ask, so we built the Foundation around it.

How it started

Jimi's mother is an environmental activist, and he planted his first tree with her at the age of four. In 2019 the Australian bushfires burned for over six months and killed billions of animals, and watching it brought him to one of the lowest points of his life. He turned that grief into a fundraiser, then planted trees for 24 straight hours, three times over. It ended in an official world record.

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Jimi's mother is an environmental activist. She campaigned against illegal deforestation by walking hundreds of kilometres and leading planting campaigns. Surrounded by that passion, Jimi planted his first tree at the age of four.

Then, in 2019, the forest fires engulfed Australia for over six months and burned billions of animals alive. Watching video after video led to one of the lowest points in his life. It compelled him to take action and launch a fundraiser.

As donations came in, he felt a surge of passion and aliveness, and the hopelessness dissipated away. That passion fuelled him to plant trees for 24 straight hours, three times, until he officially broke a world record.

On 31 July 2025, Jimi was in Ethiopia, where Treegens partnered with the Ethiopian Government to help them unite 29 million people and plant 714 million trees in a single day, in the first ever GROWlympic Games. We don't claim this alone; we were there to help make it happen.

In November 2025, Treegens secured commitments from 13 environmental leaders, mostly Ministers of Environment, to do exactly what Ethiopia did: a country-wide tree planting day.

Now he's on track to break the next one. On 3 August 2026, Treegens attempts the most trees planted by humanity in a single day: the world's first one-billion-tree day.

Age 4

Plants his first tree.

2019

Australian bushfires spark a fundraiser, and a mission.

2019-21

Three 24-hour planting marathons, then a world record.

31 Jul 2025

Ethiopia: helped unite 29M people and plant 714M trees in a day, in the first ever GROWlympic Games.

Nov 2025

13 ministers commit to country-wide tree planting days.

3 Aug 2026

Attempting the world's first one-billion-tree day.

Scalable Positive Impact

We don't plant thousands. We help mobilise millions, from a single fundraiser to uniting nations for country-wide planting days.

Radical Transparency

Every tree is accounted for. Before & after video and GPS coordinates mean you can see exactly what your gift planted.

Giving Without Expectation

We give because the planet and its people need it, not for what comes back. Generosity is the point, not the means.

Our call to action. Why the next world record matters, and how you're part of it.

Where your money goes

10 cents. One mangrove. Fully verified.

1

You give

Choose monthly or one-off. Every $0.10 plants one mangrove tree along vulnerable coastlines.

2

We plant

Local teams plant mangroves along vulnerable coastlines, where they take root fast and hold the shoreline together.

3

You verify

You receive the before and after video of the site and the GPS coordinates of your trees, and you can open them on a map any time.

Why mangroves? They shelter coastal communities from storms and rebuild the nurseries that local fisheries depend on. They also grow densely along coastlines, which is what keeps each tree to about ten cents.
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3 August 2026 · The world's first one-billion-tree day

Your mangroves count toward the next world record.

On 3 August 2026 we attempt "most trees planted by humanity in a single day."
When the record breaks, you'll have receipts.

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The first ever GROWlympic Games. Tree planting turned into a global event.
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Good to know

Questions donors ask

How do I know my trees actually get planted?

Radical transparency is one of our core values. You receive before and after video of the planting site and the GPS coordinates of your trees, so you can verify the work yourself. Scroll up to the proof section and inspect a real plot right now.

How much of my donation goes to planting?

We fundraise with Zeffy, a platform that is free for nonprofits, so 100% of your donation reaches Treegens Foundation instead of losing a cut to payment fees.

Is my donation tax-deductible?

Yes. Treegens Foundation is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit, so donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. You'll receive a receipt by email.

Can I cancel or change my monthly gift?

Anytime. Monthly giving has no lock-in; you can pause, change, or cancel whenever you like.

Why mangroves, and why only $0.10?

Mangroves protect coastal communities from storms and rebuild the fisheries people depend on. They're planted by local teams at high volume along coastlines, which keeps the cost of each tree to about ten cents.

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