Underwrite a sapling, a school, or a grove.
Every dollar goes to nursery stock, classroom programs, and the volunteer infrastructure that gets trees in the ground.
Every dollar buys a tree, a lesson, or a meal.
One pawpaw seedling
Covers the cost of a young, nursery-grown pawpaw ready for the ground.
A classroom visit
Funds materials for one school program: leaves, seeds, taste samples, and a planting demo.
A mini-grove
Underwrites three to four trees: enough to start a self-sustaining cross-pollinating grove.
A full planting day
Pays for trees, mulch, water, tools, lemonade, and the volunteer logistics for one community planting.
Two ways to give right now.
Online checkout is coming online soon. In the meantime, get on the list for launch or send a check — the Pawpaw Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and your gift is fully tax-deductible.
Make checks payable to Pawpaw Foundation and mail to:
Pawpaw Foundation1600 E Lincoln Hwy
DeKalb, IL 60115
We'll send a written acknowledgement and tax receipt for your records. Your gift is fully tax-deductible.
- Secure & private.
- Online donations are processed through Stripe. We never see or store your card information. Prefer to send a check? Make it out to the Pawpaw Foundation and mail to the DeKalb address.
- Transparent stewardship.
- Funds go to nursery stock, classroom materials, planting-day supplies, and volunteer logistics. We’ll publish an annual stewardship report once we close our first full planting season.
- Other ways to give.
- Matching gifts, donor-advised funds, planned gifts, and in-kind contributions are all welcome. Email info@pawpawfoundation.org and we’ll work with you.