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. Every route ends the same way: mangroves in the ground at 10 cents a tree, with video and GPS proof you can check yourself.
Donor-advised funds
Recommend a grant from your DAF
If you give through Fidelity Charitable, Schwab Charitable, Vanguard Charitable, or any other fund sponsor, you can recommend a grant to Treegens Foundation in a few minutes from your fund's portal. DAF donors granted $64.6 billion to charities in 2024, and a grant that plants at 10 cents a tree goes remarkably far.
Your fund sponsor will ask for these details:
- Tell us it's coming. DAF grants often arrive with no donor name attached. Send us a note with the amount and your fund sponsor, and we'll confirm the moment it lands and send you the proof of planting.
- No minimum. Any grant size is welcome. Every $100 plants 1,000 mangroves.
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
Give appreciated stock, skip the capital gains
Donating shares you have held for more than a year is one of the most tax-efficient ways to give. You can generally deduct the full fair market value and pay no capital gains tax on the appreciation, which can otherwise run up to 23.8%. That is why 69% of contributions to Fidelity Charitable last year were non-cash assets. Your advisor can confirm what applies to you.
How it works:
- Contact us and tell us you would like to give stock. We will reply with our brokerage transfer instructions (DTC number and account details).
- Ask your broker to transfer the shares. Most complete the transfer in a few days.
- We send your acknowledgment letter for tax purposes, and the proof of what your gift planted: site video and GPS coordinates.
A $5,000 gift of stock plants 50,000 mangroves. We never sit on shares: gifts are converted promptly and put in the ground.
Bequests and planned giving
Leave a forest behind
A gift in your will costs you nothing today and becomes a living coastline later. It can be a fixed amount, a percentage of your estate, or what remains after your loved ones are provided for. One sentence is genuinely all it takes.
Sample language your attorney can adapt:
- Already have a will? Your attorney can add this with a simple codicil, without redoing the whole document.
- Retirement accounts work too. Naming Treegens Foundation as a beneficiary of an IRA or 401(k) is often the simplest planned gift, and it is done on a form, not in a will.
- Tell us, if you like. You never have to, but if you let us know, we can thank you properly and show you the planting work your legacy will join.
This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Please speak with your attorney or advisor about your situation.
Employer matching
Your employer may double your trees
An estimated $4 to $7 billion in matching gift funds goes unclaimed every year, mostly because 78% of donors never find out their company has a program. Five minutes in your HR portal can turn 1,000 trees into 2,000.
How to claim your match:
- Search your company's HR or benefits portal for "matching gifts," or ask HR directly.
- Submit the donation receipt that Zeffy emailed you after you gave.
- If your employer needs our details, use the same legal name and EIN shown in the donor-advised fund section above.
Volunteer grant programs count too: some employers donate for every hour you volunteer. If yours needs anything from us, get in touch.
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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