Fund to Reforest Bay Village

Between 2011 and 2017, the City of Bay Village lost 8% of its tree canopy, a rate higher than the county average, according to the Cuyahoga County Urban Tree Canopy Assessment Update 2019. This fund is an attempt to slow that tree canopy loss in Bay Village by funding new trees on public property. Please donate to The Bay Village Green Team's Fund to Reforest Bay Village. Your entire donation will directly purchase native trees to plant in public areas throughout the City of Bay Village. The city's cost per tree is @$260 per tree, however any donation amount is appreciated and will be combined with other donations to purchase trees. Donations are transferred to the city by The Bay Village Green Team once per year minimum in a public city council meeting. You can donate through one of two methods below:

  • Donate by Check - Make checks payable to The Bay Village Green Team and write Fund to Reforest Bay Village in the memo area of the check. The Bay Village Green Team is a 100% volunteer-operated 501c3 nonprofit. Your donation to this charitable fund may be tax-deductible. Checks should be sent to: Fund to Reforest Bay Village, P.O. BOX 40164, Bay Village, Ohio 44140

  • Donate by PayPal, Credit Card, or Debit Card - Alternatively, you can donate by clicking on the green Donate Now button below. This will redirect you to the secure PayPal network to make a donation. Note that a small portion of your donation cover's PayPals processing fee when using this method.

  1. When the PayPal screen with our logo appears, enter the amount you wish to donate

  2. Select the down arrow next to (Optional) Use this donation for, and then select Fund to Reforest Bay Village

  3. Select Donate with a Debit or Credit Card and complete the transaction following PayPal's instructions.

*Your donation by check, Paypal, credit card, or debit card may be tax deductible. Bay Village Green Team is a 100% volunteer-operated 501c3 nonprofit

  • No Cost Donation When Shopping on Amazon - Want to fund new native trees in Bay Village public spaces simply by shopping on Amazon? Doing so is easy! Participate in AmazonSmile, a charity program of Amazon, and they will donate .5% of each purchase to the 501c3 nonprofit charity that you choose. If you choose "The Bay Village Green Team" as your designated charity, then we will add it to our Fund to Reforest Bay Village. There is no cost to the buyer (you) nor does this change the cost of your item. Amazon pays the .5%. Furthermore, because The Bay Village Green Team is 100% volunteer-operated, all of the donations received via AmazonSmile go directly to our Fund to Reforest Bay Village without overhead administration costs.

To get started with AmazonSmile, visit smile.amazon.com on your web browser and sign in with your Amazon credentials. Choose The Bay Village Green Team to receive donations from the charity search. Or, you can simply purchase through this link: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/47-5423319

To join AmazonSmile from the mobile app, open the app and find "Settings" in the main menu. Tap on "AmazonSmile" and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone.

Note that you will have to turn AmazonSmile back on and select the charity twice per year due to the way that Amazon has chosen to implement the program.