Trees Columbus
Columbus, Georgia, United States · Nonprofit · Local · since 2000
Member nonprofit planting, preserving and protecting the tree canopy of Columbus, Georgia since 2000
About
Trees Columbus, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) member organization in Columbus, Georgia (not Columbus, Ohio) founded in 2000 by citizens responding to the planned loss of 150 mature trees in Lakebottom Park. It plants trees in parks, schools, Fort Moore and along streets during a December-to-February planting season, advocates for public trees along highway rights of way, and runs classroom forestry education and tree walks. In 2024 it won a $900,000 Georgia Forestry Commission Trees Across Georgia grant for its Grow Shade parks canopy project, which aims to plant 500 trees in under-served parks by 2028.
What they run
Four-year canopy restoration in Columbus Consolidated Government parks funded by a $900,000 Georgia Forestry Commission Trees Across Georgia grant, starting with Carver Park and Theo McGee Park in the 2024 season and aiming for 500 trees by 2028.
Volunteer plantings each December to February at schools, Columbus State University, Fort Moore and city parks.
Classroom urban forestry programs for local students, guided tree walks and arborist information for residents.
Trees by type of work
| Activity | Trees | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 🏙️ Urban forestry | 175 | 2024 |
Only figures attached to a named program count here. Organization-wide totals sit in the table below.
The numbers
| Metric | Year | Value | Program | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees plantedto date | 2024 | 22,000 | Organization-wide | Self-reported | sourceIRS Form 990 for calendar year 2024, Part III line 4a: 'Over 22,000 trees have been planted by Trees Columbus'; same filing: education programs reached 'over 200 students in 2023' |
| Funds raised (USD) | 2024 | 900,000 | Grow Shade: The Trees Columbus Parks Project | Self-reported | sourceParks Project page: 'Trees Columbus was awarded $900,000 from the Georgia Forestry Commission's Trees Across Georgia grant program' for the four-year Grow Shade project (awarded January 2024) |
| Trees planted | 2024 | 175 | Grow Shade: The Trees Columbus Parks Project | Self-reported | sourceGeorgia Public Broadcasting, Sept 9 2024: the group 'had already planted 175 trees in Carver Park and Lakebottom Park this year' (partial-year figure as of September 2024) |
How they report
What earned it
- 5/20 Publishes annual tree figures: 1 year of annual figures on record (5 points each, up to 4 years)
- 15/15 Figures are recent: Latest annual figure is for 2024
- 10/10 Every figure has a public source: 3 of 3 figures link to a source
- 15/15 Publishes financials or cost per tree: Revenue or cost-per-tree figure on record
- 0/15 Reports survival or monitoring: No survival or monitoring figure
- 0/10 Independently verified figure: All figures are the organization's own
- 10/10 Breaks figures down by program: Figures attached to named programs
- 0/5 Reports volunteers or events: No volunteer figures or events
- Latest annual figure
- 175 trees in 2024
- Dollars raised per tree
- $5,143 in 2024
- Compare
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