Frequently Asked Questions

Please visit our employment page for any current employment opportunities and instructions on how to apply.

We have many ongoing volunteer opportunities for people interested in helping out with our programs, our garden, and around the office. Please visit our volunteer page for available volunteer opportunities, details on the volunteer program, and to receive email updates on upcoming volunteer needs.

One of the best ways to donate to TWP is online. It is easy to do and our credit card processing agency, Give Direct, does not take any fees from donations made from our website (with the exception of donations made with American Express and Discover). We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express, and you can even make your gift recurring if you like.

To donate by phone, please call our office at (877) 606-4TWP. We're here Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. MST and would be happy to help you with your gift.

To donate by check, please mail your gift to our office at:

Trees, Water & People
633 Remington St
Fort Collins, CO 80524

Yes, you may direct a donation to any of our programs. More specifically, you may direct your gift to reforestation, clean cookstoves, carbon offsets, 100% Replanted, the memorial tree program, tribal renewable energy, and High Park Restoration work. Occasionally, we have specific funds such as a solar warrior scholarship or matching grants to which you can also direct your gift. Any donation can also be split between any of the programs mentioned above.

Recurring gifts are a great way to support your favorite charity as well as helping them plan their funding levels year round. Currently, we can only make a gift recurring if it is made with a credit card. When donating from our website, please select the "I would like to make this a recurring donation" and the frequency with which you would like to deduct your gift; monthly, quarterly, or annually. You may also call us at (877) 606-4TWP to set up a recurring gift.

Trees, Water & People does not sell or otherwise disclose user information outside the organization. However, if you decide to donate to TWP, some information on our donor lists, such as your name and address, are occasionally exchanged with other organizations. You may opt out of such donor list exchanges by:

• contacting us with your request at twp@treeswaterpeople.org
• by calling (877) 606-4TWP
• by noting it with your donation

Your request will always be honored.

In order to keep our processing costs low, Trees, Water & People uses Give Direct as our credit card processing agent. Since Visa and Mastercard transactions cost TWP nothing, the donated funds go towards the programs you are supporting.

Trees, Water & People began 100% Replanted in collaboration with Your True Nature in 2001.

We plant trees through the 100% Replanted program in rural communities that border protected areas or forests throughout Central America. Planting trees in Central America has several important benefits: the cost of planting is low, the trees grow quickly in the tropical climate, and the tree nurseries create jobs for local people. TWP and our Salvadoran partner, Arboles y Agua para el Pueblo, coordinate tree planting campaigns with villagers to plant the trees in conjunction with clean cookstove building. The groups supervise and monitor the planting and train the communities to protect them from drought, fire, and other common hazards. Both TWP’s International Director and International Program Coordinator verify tree plantings during yearly program visits.

We plant a variety of native species including Wild Tamarind (Leucaena salvadorensis), Pacific Coast Mahogany (Swietenia humilis Zucc.), Spanish Cedar (Cedrela odorata L.), Yellow Elder (Tecoma stans), and Mexican Lilac (Gliricidia sepium). View a more comprehensive list. >>

To replace a fully grown tree, multiple smaller trees should be planted to assure at least one will reach maturity. Planting 10 seedlings to replace one harvestable paper/pulp tree is what we have determined to be a reasonable ratio for replanting. Of those trees, some may not survive due to weather, wildlife, or human interference. The ones that do survive will grow into large and healthy trees sequestering CO₂, producing oxygen and shade, and protecting watersheds.

75% of the proceeds go towards the actual tree planting and supervisory activities. 5% go towards program marketing and 20% for administrative expenses.