Mary DiCarlo, TREE FundDevelopment 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

• Root and soil management• Planting and establishment• Plant health care• Risk assessment and worker safety• Urban forestry

Current Research Priorities

$300,000 + awarded in 2014

• 8 new research projects• 4 Arboriculture Education grants• 5 EAB Community Education grants• 3 scholarships

Research and Education Awards

View our grants archive online at www.treefund.org

2014 Hyland R. Johns Grant $25,000, 3-5 year project duration

Bryant Scharenbroch, PhDThe Morton Arboretum,

U. Wisconsin-Stevens Point

“Rapid remediation of urban soil for

trees”

2013 John Z. Duling GrantsInnovative Research (“Seed Money”)

Rich HauerUW-Stevens Point

“Assessment of Municipal Urban and Community

Programs and Associated Community Capacity”

Justin MorgenrothUniversity of Canterbury

“Image-based 3D Urban Tree Modeling”

2013 Jack Kimmel International Grantssupported by the Canadian TREE Fund

Alessio FiniUniversity of Florence

“Effects of sidewalk designs on soil

characteristics & the growth/physiology of

shade trees”

Andrew KoeserUniversity of Florida

“Urban Tree Risk Assessment -

Perceptions, Reality & Reliability”

Undergraduate ScholarshipsSupporting the Development of the

Tree Care Industry Workforce

Maggie HarthoornIowa State University

2014 John Wright Memorial

Scholarship ($2,000)

John ZamierowskiSUNY-ESFNew York

2014 Robert Felix Memorial

Scholarship ($3,000)

2014 Robert Felix Memorial

Scholarship ($3,000)

Bryce Crunkilton

Mid-State TechWisconsin

NEW Undergraduate ScholarshipsSupported by Penn-Del Chapter, ISA Available to residents of PA and DE

Apply by June 1, 2015

Horace M. Thayer Scholarship ($2,000)

Fran WardWomen In Arboriculture

Scholarship ($2,000)

TREE FundArboriculture 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 FundEmerald Ash Borer Education Grants

$10,000 eachCity 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 ISAArboriculture 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

• Endowment contributions and earnings• Sponsorships• Special events• Legacy giving (Heritage Oak Society)• TREE Fund receives no government funding

Thank you, Indiana Chapter! As of 12/31/14

General contributions: $50Annual appeal donations: $0Auction donations: $128.50 Auction Sponsorships: $2500 Tour donations: $18,825 Total $21,503

$19,573 in 2015 = Platinum Status

TREE Fund Events 2015

IAA Supports the 2015 TourThis is YOUR year to ride!

– 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• XX• You? Full/Partial Tour slots available. Register NOW!

Register/donate/volunteer at www.stihltourdestrees.org

2015 STIHL Tour des TreesOctober 25 - 31

Orlando – Ft. LauderdaleFundraising Goal: $625,000

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: $114,500Chapter 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