TreeSisters
At a glance
Key takeaways
- TreeSisters suits community-led forest and ecosystem restoration carried out with local partners, especially work that centres women, Indigenous Peoples and local knowledge.
- Its stated priority countries are Brazil, Colombia, Cameroon, the DRC, India, Kenya, Mozambique, Madagascar, Nepal and Uganda.
- Its typical grants have fallen between £14,500 and £105,000, with a median of about £24,000, so a request in that region fits its usual pattern.
- Applications are rolling, but the charity asks prospective partners to complete its eligibility questions, read its restoration strategy and sign up to its newsletter first, and it stresses trust and working alongside projects, so a relationship with the funder is likely to matter.
- Organisations whose activities directly harm forest protection or restoration, the wider environment or women are excluded.
Overview
TreeSisters is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1149961).
TreeSisters is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that exists to promote the conservation, protection and improvement of the natural environment by increasing green cover and biological diversity. It partners to facilitate and inspire ethical forest restoration, centres women and gender equity in its work, and aims to inspire a connection with Nature. It has funded £328,061 for 10 restoration projects.
What they fund
Priority Areas
TreeSisters funds ethical, community-led forest restoration with local partners, supporting women, local communities and Indigenous Peoples at the grassroots. Its restoration projects regenerate forests and ecosystems, while enabling communities to shape the restoration of their own landscapes. The foundation centres women’s leadership and gender equity, and gives priority to biocultural and Nature-led approaches that respect the knowledge and agency of communities living in those places. Its work treats restoration as more than planting trees: it seeks to rebalance power dynamics, strengthen relationships with Nature, and challenge systems driving environmental destruction and inequality.
Themes
- Forest restoration
- Community-led restoration
- Biocultural restoration
- Nature-led restoration
- Gender equity
- Indigenous Peoples
Geographic Focus
Priority: Brazil; Colombia; Cameroon; the DRC; India; Kenya; Mozambique; Madagascar; Nepal; Uganda.
What they don't fund
- Damaging activities include but are not limited to those which are directly harmful to the following areas: Protection and restoration of forests (and the wider environment), and Women
How to apply
Prospective restoration partners are directed to complete the eligibility questions, read the restoration strategy and sign up to the newsletter.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- TreeSisters aims to work alongside projects and support their vision for restoring their lands.
- It values strong relationships built on trust and collaboration.
- Its restoration approach should respect the knowledge and wisdom of communities living in the places being restored.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Brazil
- Cameroon
- Colombia
- India
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Mozambique
- Nepal
- Uganda
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to TreeSisters.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 8 grants in year to 31 March 2025 by size
Median £24,803 (year to 31 March 2025)
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- International Tree Foundation£102,408year to 31 March 2025
- Voix Libres£92,099year to 31 March 2025
- CORDESPA£33,508year to 31 March 2025
- Health in Harmony£25,620year to 31 March 2025
- Alpha Women Empowerment Initiative£23,986year to 31 March 2025
- WECAN£20,028year to 31 March 2025
- Aquaverde£15,895year to 31 March 2025
- Yorenka Tasonrentsi Institute£14,517year to 31 March 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £2,138,095 | £1,646,985 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £1,885,295 | £1,707,621 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £1,428,583 | £1,421,504 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £910,726 | £1,536,755 | £660,174 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £660,391 | £903,759 | £328,061 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.
— No grants figure for those years.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- treesisters.org
- treesisters.org/our-impact · read on 30 October 2026
- treesisters.org/restoration-partners/strategy · read on 30 October 2026
- treesisters.org/transparencyandaccountability · read on 30 October 2026
- treesisters.org/about · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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