Planned Giving

Grow a Legacy, Garden by Garden

For over 50 years, Green Guerillas has helped fuel New York City’s green revolution by creating, protecting, and supporting community gardens. A planned gift is a powerful way to ensure this work continues for generations to come, strengthening community-led green spaces and advancing environmental and food justice across the city.

By including Green Guerillas in your estate plans, you help carry forward your love of New York, community gardens, and equitable public spaces beyond your lifetime.

Make a Planned Gift

A bequest is one of the simplest ways to make a lasting impact. Your attorney can help you include Green Guerillas in your estate plans using the sample language below. This language is provided as a reference and is not intended to replace legal advice.

Sample Bequest Language:

I give, devise and bequeath [describe dollar amount or percentage] to Green Guerillas, Inc., EIN #13-2903183, a not-for-profit corporation located at 925 Bergen Street, Unit 206, Brooklyn, NY 11238, for its general charitable use and purposes.

If you have questions, would like additional information, or wish to notify us of your estate plans, please contact Iyeshima Harris-Ouedraogo, Executive Director, at iyeshima@greenguerillas.org.

We would be honored to recognize your legacy gift and ensure your wishes are thoughtfully carried forward.

Fred Rosensteil’s Legacy

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