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Lasting Impact for Communities and Ecosystems
When you support Eden: People+Planet, you help communities restore their landscapes through a standards-based approach that benefits both people and the planet. Your donation directly supports indigenous tree planting, assisted natural regeneration, and community-led conservation in some of the world’s most important ecosystems.
Monthly Giving
Become part of our community of monthly supporters helping scale landscape restoration worldwide. Your recurring gift provides the sustained funding needed for our 15+ year commitment to each landscape.
Monthly supporters receive regular updates about the projects they’re supporting, exclusive content about restoration progress, and the satisfaction of knowing they’re part of a long-term solution.
One-Time Gift
Make an immediate impact with a one-time contribution. Your gift directly supports community-led restoration activities like indigenous tree planting, fire prevention, and sustainable agriculture training.
One-time gifts help address immediate project needs while building momentum for long-term landscape restoration.
Tribute Giving
Honor someone special with a gift that creates lasting impact. Your tribute donation supports communities restoring their landscapes while recognizing a friend, family member, or colleague.
Recipients receive a personalized notification about the gift made in their honor and its environmental impact.
Other Ways to Support Landscape Restoration
Community Groups
Amplify your impact by engaging your community in supporting landscape restoration. Churches, schools, clubs, family groups, and workplace teams can all participate in collective giving that makes a bigger difference.
We offer downloadable resources to help you inspire your group, including presentation materials, impact stories, and fundraising ideas that connect your community to landscape restoration work.
Group giving creates opportunities for shared impact, educational engagement, and meaningful collective action on climate and biodiversity challenges.
Legacy Giving
Create an enduring commitment to landscape restoration through planned giving. By including Eden in your estate planning, you help ensure our work continues for generations to come.
Legacy gifts can take many forms:
- Bequests through your will or living trust
- Retirement plan or life insurance designations
- Charitable gift annuities
- Donor-advised fund designations
Each option offers different benefits both for landscape restoration and for your financial planning. Our Tax ID (95-4804581) is all you need to include Eden in most planned giving arrangements.
Corporate Matching
Many employers match charitable contributions, potentially doubling or even tripling your impact. Major companies like Microsoft, Google, Apple, and hundreds of others offer matching programs that multiply your gift’s effect on landscape restoration.
To take advantage of corporate matching:
- Make your donation to Eden: People+Planet
- Check with your employer’s HR department about their matching gift program
- Submit your donation receipt through your company’s matching process
- We’ll handle any verification requirements from your employer
Our team is available to help with any documentation needed for your employer’s matching gift process.
Why Support Eden
Your contribution directly helps communities restore degraded landscapes using standards-based methods that deliver multiple benefits:
- Environmental Impact: Protection and restoration of critical ecosystems that store carbon, support biodiversity, and maintain watershed functions
- Community Development: Sustainable livelihood opportunities that reduce pressure on forests while improving local wellbeing
- Long-Term Commitment: Support for 15+ year restoration timelines that allow natural systems to fully recover
When you donate to Eden, you’re not just planting trees – you’re supporting comprehensive landscape restoration that addresses the root causes of environmental degradation.
Frequently
Asked
Questions
How is my donation used?
Eden allocates funds according to our standards-based budget framework, with resources directed to landscape partnership (approximately 7-10%), sustainable livelihoods (approximately 35-37%), and mosaic landscape restoration (approximately 53-56%). These percentages vary slightly by project based on local needs and contexts.
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes, Eden: People+Planet is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID 95-4804581). Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
How does monthly giving work?
Monthly giving is processed automatically using your preferred payment method. You can adjust or cancel your monthly gift at any time through your online account or by contacting our donor support team.
What kind of updates will I receive?
All supporters receive our regular newsletter with project updates and restoration stories. Monthly supporters receive additional updates about the specific projects they're supporting, including progress reports and impact metrics.
How do I get a receipt for my donation?
You'll receive an automated receipt via email immediately after making your donation. Annual tax summaries are provided in January for the previous year's contributions.