Leave a lasting legacy.
Join us in creating permanency & providing support for urban greening.
For 50 years, Green Guerillas has helped fuel New York’s green revolution. We hope you’ll consider leaving a legacy gift to fuel our next five decades of good work.
By leaving a bequest in your estate plans, Green Guerillas can carry forward your love of New York, community gardens and equitable spaces beyond your lifetime.
Your attorney can help you include Green Guerillas in your estate plans. Linked here and below is very simple bequest language that may assist you and your attorney in getting started.
Sample Bequest Language: This sample language is not intended to take the place of legal advice, but simply to provide a reference for you and your attorney.
I give, devise and bequeath [Describe dollar amount or percentage] to Green Guerillas, Inc., EIN #13-2903183, a not-for-profit corporation located at 893 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY 11238 for its general charitable use and purposes.
If you have questions, would like additional information, or to notify us of your estate plans, please contact Sarah McCollum Williams, Executive Director, at sarah@greenguerillas.org. We would be honored to recognize you for your legacy gift and ensure your wishes are carried forward.
Fred's story.
In the spirit of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), Fred Rosensteil — pictured right, holding a plant and trowel — turned his grief and deep sadness from the loss of his family in the Holocaust into profound and abiding service to his neighbors and New York City.
An English navy man and émigré with German Jewish parents, he settled on the Upper West Side of New York City in 1951 and shortly thereafter became a pioneer in community gardening.
An activist gardener for four decades before his death in 1995, Fred helped found Green Guerillas in the early 1970’s.
And his legacy of support for Green Guerillas remains alive through a charitable remainder trust he created.
“Fred loved green things. They made him happy. He was giving and generous - he wanted to give his knowledge to New York City. He spent months in Gramercy Park identifying and labeling trees so people would recognize them and care for them.”
Lys McLoughlin, former director of Council on the Environment of NYC