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Mary DiCarlo, TREE Fund
Development and Communications Manager
Tom Ordway, TREE Fund Liaison
We support scientific discovery and
dissemination of new knowledge in the fields of
arboriculture and urban forestry
Ensuring the future of the arboriculture industry:
• Grants for new research
• Scholarships for aspiring tree care professionals
• Support for arboriculture education
Current Research Priorities
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Root and soil management
Planting and establishment
Plant health care
Risk assessment and worker safety
Urban forestry
Research and Education Awards
$300,000 + awarded in 2014
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8 new research projects
4 Arboriculture Education grants
5 EAB Community Education grants
3 scholarships
View our grants archive online at www.treefund.org
2014 Hyland R. Johns Grant
$25,000, 3-5 year project duration
Bryant Scharenbroch, PhD
The Morton Arboretum,
U. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
“Rapid remediation
of urban soil for
trees”
2013 John Z. Duling Grants
Innovative Research (“Seed Money”)
Rich Hauer
UW-Stevens Point
“Assessment of Municipal
Urban and Community
Programs and Associated
Community Capacity”
Justin Morgenroth
University of Canterbury
“Image-based 3D
Urban Tree Modeling”
2013 Jack Kimmel International Grants
supported by the Canadian TREE Fund
Alessio Fini
University of Florence
“Effects of sidewalk
designs on soil
characteristics & the
growth/physiology of
shade trees”
Andrew Koeser
University of Florida
“Urban Tree Risk
Assessment Perceptions, Reality
& Reliability”
Undergraduate Scholarships
Supporting the Development of the
Tree Care Industry Workforce
2014 John Wright
Memorial
Scholarship
($2,000)
2014 Robert Felix
Memorial
Scholarship
($3,000)
2014 Robert
Felix Memorial
Scholarship
($3,000)
Maggie
Harthoorn
Iowa State
University
Bryce
Crunkilton
Mid-State Tech
Wisconsin
John
Zamierowski
SUNY-ESF
New York
NEW Undergraduate Scholarships
Supported by Penn-Del Chapter, ISA
Available to residents of PA and DE
Apply by June 1, 2015
Horace M. Thayer
Scholarship ($2,000)
Fran Ward
Women In Arboriculture
Scholarship ($2,000)
TREE Fund
Arboriculture Education Grants
$5,000 each
Foundation of the State Arboretum of Virginia
“Seeing the Forests and the Trees”
Keep Indianapolis Beautiful
“Youth Tree Team”
The Morton Arboretum (Lisle, IL)
“Macgyvers Program”
TREE Fund
Emerald Ash Borer Education Grants
$10,000 each
City of Frankfort, KY Tree Board/Commonwealth Gardens
“Emerald Ash Borer Educational Workshop”
Broomfield, CO Tree Coalition
“Emerald Ash Borer Colorado Public Relations Project”
Cornell Cooperative Extension (Kingston, NY)
“Tree Steward Volunteer Program for EAB Awareness”
Friends of Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Kodiak, TN)
“Raising EAB Awareness in Great Smoky Mountains National Park”
Media Working Group, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH)
“Take Root Community Education Project”
Ohio Chapter ISA
Arboriculture Education Grant
$5,000
“Learning Communities
Enhancing Urban Forest Communities”
TREE Fund Revenue Sources
• Individual and corporate donations
– ISA Chapters raised/donated $563,647 in 2014
– Indiana contributed $21,503 of that total
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Endowment contributions and earnings
Sponsorships
Special events
Legacy giving (Heritage Oak Society)
TREE Fund receives no government funding
Thank you, Indiana Chapter!
General contributions: $50
Annual appeal donations: $0
Auction donations: $128.50
Auction Sponsorships: $2500
Tour donations: $18,825
Total $21,503
$19,573 in 2015 = Platinum Status
As of 12/31/14
TREE Fund Events 2015
2015 STIHL Tour des Trees
October 25 - 31
Orlando – Ft. Lauderdale
Fundraising Goal: $625,000
IAA Supports the 2015 Tour
This is YOUR year to ride!
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Chapter/corporate sponsorships cover event costs
Chapter support of Team Indiana’s fundraising efforts
Member support of Team Indiana’s fundraising efforts
Team Indiana:
• Tom Ordway
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• You? Full/Partial Tour slots available. Register NOW!
Register/donate/volunteer at www.stihltourdestrees.org
TREE Fund Events 2015
At the ISA Conference in Orlando, FL
• Silent Auction: August 9-10
• Live Auction: August 10, 6-8 p.m.
• Raffle Drawing: August 11
Fundraising goal for 2015 auctions: $114,500
Chapter support is critical to our success!
–Contribute a package to the Live Auction
–Contribute items to the Silent Auction
–Sponsor the Live Auction to help cover event costs
–Host a TREE Fund fundraiser (Silent Auction, Heads or Tails)
–Purchase Split-the-Pot Raffle Tickets ($20)
–Attend the auctions
–Volunteer at the auctions
Healthy trees are rooted in research!
Thank you for supporting the TREE Fund.
www.treefund.org