Neighborhood Forest Impact Statement

Neighborhood Forest is one of the largest and fastest-growing tree-planting initiatives in North America that is:

Free and volunteer-driven
Coordinated on an annual basis every spring – 16 years and running
Focused on urban and residential beautification
Involving hundreds of thousands (soon to be millions) of children and families

Check out our Annual Impact Report.

Neighborhood Forest Overview

Neighborhood Forest is a non-profit, social venture dedicated to giving children their very own tree to plant on Earth Day – for free – every spring.

We love trees! We love planting them and watching them grow.

We want to give every child this joy.

And, in the process, beautify our neighborhoods, remove carbon from the atmosphere, and help instill in the hearts of our little ones a sense of magic, wonder, and love for our planet.

Since 2010, Neighborhood Forest has mobilized over 3,500 schools, libraries, and youth groups, engaged over 750,000 volunteers, and given over 310,000 children in all 50 states (and 7 provinces in Canada) the opportunity to plant their very own tree.

We are growing at a rapid rate and are aiming to reach 1 million children in the next few years.

Our dream is to reach every child in North America and eventually the world.

We have pinned a tree at every location a tree has been planted through the hands of a child in our program since 2013.

The forest is growing!

Check out the growth in our hometown Minneapolis - St. Paul!

Our Rankings

- (#1) 10 Best Charities for Earth Day

- (#2) 11 Best Charities for Planting Trees (Complete 2025 List)

- (#2) 10 Best Charities That Advance Environmental Education (Complete 2025 List)

- (#5) 13 Impressive Tree-Planting Organizations Exceeding Expectations

Free Trees for Kids through Neighborhood Forest

By Neighborhood Forest

Free Trees for Kids through Neighborhood Forest

$5 gifts a child their very own tree! Together we're beautifying our neighborhoods, reducing our carbon footprint, and instilling a sense of magic, wonder and love for the planet in the hearts of our little ones!

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