Gizmos Aplenty! Growing Through Giving
About this Campaign
At Gizmos Aplenty!, we believe in growing through giving—and this Q1, we’re channeling that passion into something that will create lasting change in the Philippines. Through Eden’s strategic partnerships with world-class implementation organizations, your contribution enables communities to restore and protect forests while building sustainable futures.
The Philippines faces significant deforestation challenges, but community-led restoration is creating transformation. When local communities lead the effort, implementation expertise guides the process, and sustained funding enables long-term commitment, restoration delivers genuine benefits for both ecosystems and livelihoods.
As a grant-making organization, Eden evaluates and supports proven implementation partners conducting restoration across the Philippines. Your contribution joins with others to create collective capacity that enables these organizations to excel—engaging communities meaningfully, building governance systems, monitoring outcomes, and creating sustainable livelihoods that reduce pressure on forests while improving lives.
How Your Support Creates Impact
Eden’s partners work directly with Philippine communities to restore degraded landscapes using native species appropriate to local ecosystems. Your support provides grants that enable the foundational work ensuring restoration delivers real benefits: community engagement processes respecting local knowledge, capacity building that continues beyond initial funding, and transparent systems tracking genuine outcomes.
Through rigorous partner evaluation and ongoing monitoring, Eden ensures your support reaches organizations demonstrating excellence across environmental, social, and governance dimensions. Partners maintain full autonomy in implementation while Eden provides strategic capital and stewardship of donor resources.
Join the Gizmos Aplenty! Team
Your contribution—whether $25, $50, $100, or another amount—multiplies through collective leverage. Together as a team, we create impacts none of us could achieve alone, building a model where communities thrive in healthy and restored environments.
Let’s make Q1 2025 count. Join your Gizmos Aplenty! colleagues in enabling transformation in Philippine forests and communities. Every contribution strengthens the foundation for restoration that continues across generations.
About Eden Projects
Eden: People+Planet is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization mobilizing philanthropic capital for landscape restoration through strategic partnerships with world-class implementation organizations. Tax ID 95-4804581 | Your donation is tax-deductible
How is my donation used?
Eden allocates resources to maximize field impact: approximately 75–80% of contributions are deployed directly to implementation partners conducting restoration work. The remainder supports partner evaluation and monitoring (10–15%), fundraising (5–8%), and operations (5–8%). We maintain lean headquarters operations so more of your support reaches landscape restoration.
Is my donation tax-deductible?
Yes. Eden: People+Planet is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID: 95-4804581). Your contribution is tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law. You’ll receive an automated receipt via email immediately after your gift, and an annual tax summary in January.
How does monthly giving work?
Monthly gifts are processed automatically on the date you set them up. You can update your amount, change your payment method, or cancel anytime through your account—no questions asked. If your payment method expires, we’ll email you to update it before your next charge.
What payment methods do you accept?
We accept credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover) and bank account transfers (ACH). All payment processing is secure through Stripe, which meets the highest security standards in the industry.
How do I manage my recurring donation?
Log into your account at giving.eden-plus.org and navigate to “My Subscriptions.” You can update your amount, change your payment method, pause temporarily, or cancel—all without contacting us. Changes take effect immediately.
How is my personal information protected?
Your data is encrypted during transmission and storage. Payment information is never stored on our servers—Stripe handles all sensitive data securely. We don’t sell or share your information with third parties,
What if my donation didn’t go through?
Check your payment method (card expiration, account balance). We send email notifications if payment fails—check your spam folder. If issues persist, contact info@eden-plus.org with your donation details and we’ll help troubleshoot.