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Every dollar plants a pear. Every pear changes a neighborhood.
Your Donation at Work
The Bradford Pear Society relies entirely on the generosity of pear-loving patriots to fund our education, advocacy, and planting programs. As a 501(c)(3) Totally Real Organization, your donation may be tax-deductible (consult your accountant, not us).
Sapling Supporter
$25
- ✓ Plants 3 Bradford Pears in a deserving neighborhood
- ✓ Official "Friend of the Pear" digital certificate
- ✓ Subscription to our quarterly newsletter, The Pear Dispatch
Canopy Champion
$100
- ✓ Plants 12 Bradford Pears across multiple states
- ✓ Everything in Sapling Supporter tier
- ✓ Exclusive "I Stand With Pear" bumper sticker
- ✓ Name added to our Wall of Champions
- ✓ Dried Bradford Pear blossom pressed in a thank-you card
Legacy Arborist
$500
- ✓ Plants an entire Bradford Pear grove (50 trees)
- ✓ Everything in Canopy Champion tier
- ✓ Invitation to the Annual Blossom Gala
- ✓ Personal phone call from Dr. Pearson
- ✓ A Bradford Pear planted in your honor (location of our choosing)
- ✓ Lifetime Society membership & embroidered tote bag
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Where Your Money Goes
Strategic Planting
Purchasing and planting Bradford Pears nationwide, with priority given to ban states.
Legislative Advocacy
Lobbying to overturn unjust bans and prevent new anti-pear legislation.
Public Education
Scent Reframing workshops, school programs, and myth-busting campaigns.
Operations & Tote Bags
Keeping the lights on, printing materials, and sourcing high-quality embroidered tote bags.
"I donated $100 and they told me it would plant 12 Bradford Pears. Honestly, knowing this tree, it probably planted 12,000 on its own by now."
— Anonymous Canopy Champion, 2025