For thoughtful, larger gifts

Give from a fund, a portfolio, or a legacy

A donor-advised fund grant, a gift of stock, a line in your will, or your employer's matching program. These routes are not currently open for self-service use. Contact the Foundation and independently verify its current legal and tax status before sending assets or relying on tax treatment.

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Donor-advised funds

Recommend a grant from your DAF

This route is paused. The release file does not contain primary evidence that establishes the legal identity and current federal eligibility a fund sponsor would need. Do not initiate a grant using details copied from this website.

Before proceeding: ask the Foundation for its current IRS determination or TEOS record and written remittance instructions, then verify both with your fund sponsor.

  • Contact first. Ask for verified instructions; do not send money or assets based on this page.
  • Confirm independently. Your fund sponsor must validate recipient eligibility.

Grants from a donor-advised fund cannot be used for anything that provides you a personal benefit, so they suit general planting support rather than gift-tree bundles.

Stock gifts

Stock gifts are not yet enabled

No verified brokerage instructions are published in this release. Do not transfer shares to an account supplied informally or rely on this page for tax treatment.

How it works:

  • Contact the Foundation to ask whether a verified stock-gift program has opened.
  • Have your broker and tax adviser independently verify the legal recipient, account, and tax consequences before any transfer.
  • Proceed only after receiving verified written instructions through an approved channel.

This page is not brokerage, legal, or tax advice and contains no transfer instructions.

Bequests and planned giving

Leave a forest behind

No sample bequest language is published in this release. Estate wording must use a legal identity and status that your attorney has independently verified at signing.

  • Speak with your attorney. Ask them to verify the proposed recipient and draft language for your jurisdiction and estate plan.
  • Request current documents. Contact the Foundation for evidence your attorney can review.

This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Please speak with your attorney or advisor about your situation.

Employer matching

Check eligibility with your employer

Employer programs decide which organizations and payment records qualify. Do not assume a match or a particular planting equivalent from this page.

How to claim your match:

  • Search your company's HR or benefits portal for "matching gifts," or ask HR directly.
  • Use only the confirmation or receipt Zeffy actually provides for your payment.
  • Ask your employer to verify the recipient directly; this page does not publish an EIN.

Volunteer grant programs count too: some employers donate for every hour you volunteer. If yours needs anything from us, get in touch.

Larger gifts deserve larger proof. Whatever route you choose, you get published before-and-after footage, GPS coordinates, and a count for reference planting plots. This is not a donor-specific tree allocation. Inspect a reference plot.

Planning a gift? Talk to a human.

Tell us what you have in mind and we will make it simple, whether it is a DAF grant this week or a legacy for the next generation.

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