Greening's trained volunteers and expert staff use good science and a practical approach to improve our community. And our collaborative approach helps Greening make the most of contributed funds. While Greening relies on volunteers and donated materials whenever possible, some expenses can only be covered by financial contributions from people like you. Every gift helps restore the Twin Cities' native landscape.
Great River Greening is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, and all contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable. Review our latest annual report
WAYS TO GIVE
Donate Online
Become a Sponsor
Donate by mail (.pdf)
Ask your employer to match your gift or your volunteer time
Give goods or services
Make a planned gift
- GiveMN.org - Click to learn more and donate to Greening!
- There are no fees associated with giving on GiveMN, so all of your money goes directly to Greening! Our partners help cover the cost of credit card processing, ensuring 100% of your donation goes to Greening.
- GiveMN is an innovative online resource that will change the way Minnesotans give and help create a stronger nonprofit community for Minnesota. GiveMN connects nonprofits and donors to support important causes in their communities and around the world.
- Treebank
- Greening is now a local branch of TreeBank™, a Web-based donation system dedicated to tree-planting and urban forestry
- Click icon to the right to go to the safe, Verisign secure, Greening page of Treebank, where your dollars directly support Greening, as well as supporting the national Treebank program
Note: If you do not wish to have your name shared with other like-minded environmental and community organizations, please let us know. Great River Greening does not sell donor information but will occassionally share names of volunteers and donors with organizations working in support of Greening's mission.
Become a sponsor
To learn more about corporate sponsorship opportunities, visit our corporate sponsorship page.
Match your gift
Want to double or triple your gift to Greening? Many companies match their employees' tax-deductible contributions. Some even make donations to match employees' time spent volunteering!
To find out whether your employer has a matching gift or a "dollars for doing" program, contact your company's personnel office. Then, once you have a matching gift form, fill it out completely and mail it, along with your contribution, to:
Great River Greening
35 West Water Street, Suite 201
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55107
If you, or your company, have questions about matching gifts to Greening, please contact Deborah Karasov.
Give goods or services
Donations of goods and services are another way to help Great River Greening restore the Twin Cities' river valleys. Just like with cash contributions, the value of these "in-kind" donations is tax-deductible.
Here is a sampling of goods and services Greening can use:
| Lawnmower | Graphic design services |
| Shovels and pitchforks | Public relations consulting |
| 10 x 10 canopy tent | Used Car/Truck |
| Portable table | Event first-aid services |
| Bicycle/lock/helmet for local errands | Flat Panel Monitors |
| Network printer | Catering for volunteer events |
| Color laser printer | Laminator |
| Prizes for our volunteers (books, gift cards, etc) | Musicians (to help motivate volunteers!) |
| Field guides (new or used) on all subjects | Digital Camera |
| Portable Sound Mic | First Aid Kit |
| Custom Printed T-Shirts | Event Banners |
| PC's with Pentium IV, 2.5 GHz + Dual Core Processors |
To make an in-kind contribution, please contact Deborah Karasov.
Make a planned gift
Planned gifts can help ensure the future of our great river valleys. You can include Greening as a beneficiary in your will, name Greening as a beneficiary in a living trust or make a gift of life insurance or stock.
Please contact Deborah Karasov with questions or to pledge a planned gift.
The Million Acorn Campaign
Money does grow trees
We invite you to participate in The Million Acorn Campaign in a number of ways-from pulling buckthorn to fostering acorns. But before all the on-the-ground work can happen, we encourage your financial support to help make The Million Acorn Campaign a reality. You can help now:
- $25 buys 100 acorns
- $100 buys 30 oak savanna plants
- $500 sponsors one oak tree
- $1,000 sponsors one group of volunteers
- $5,000 co-sponsors one volunteer restoration event
- $20,000 sponsors one oak restoration project
For more information about Great River Greening's development programs, please contact: Deborah Karasov, 651/665-9500, ext. 14.
