Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund
An endowment that funds the science and teaching of tree care, seeding research and scholarships so the knowledge behind arboriculture and urban forestry keeps growing.
Peer societies
Five societies Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund is read alongside.
BF
Britton Fund
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21 companies named
AFE
American Floral Endowment
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81 companies named
LAF
Landscape Architecture Foundation
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103 companies named
SESF
SFPE Educational & Scientific Foundation
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15 companies named
FPTR
Foundation for Physical Therapy Research
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24 companies named
Who backs TREEF
Every company Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Corteva | Corporate partner | ARA ASA ASA A ES +3 |
| Duke-Energy-Logo-4c | Corporate partner | ANS AACC AIF CRC FHBA +3 |
| Samsara_Primary_Logo_Lockup_TM_Gray | Corporate partner | ATA CTA GMA NPTC PRMA +2 |
| altec-logo | Corporate partner | AREAC EEI HCCC SJACC TCIA |
| Vermeer | Corporate partner | DCA GDMP OCSA S TCIA |
| Bartlett Tree Experts | Corporate partner | APGA ECCF GTC SAF |
| SavATree_ColorLogo_new2024 | Corporate partner | GTC LAF MHI TCIA |
| SENNEBOGEN_Logo_white-on-green | Corporate partner | AIST CDRA SWANA TCIA |
| Asplundh | Corporate partner | EEI ISA IAEC |
| FirstEnergy | Corporate partner | GAC GCP WVCC |
| PECO_logo | Corporate partner | ANSDU CCWA PF |
| WrightLogo_PNG | Corporate partner | ASLRR NRECA VMDAE |
| West Coast Arborists, Inc | Corporate partner | BF GRCC |
| Bandit Industries, Inc | Corporate partner | SWANA |
| Morbark, Inc. | Corporate partner | TCIA |
| Vermeer Midwest | Corporate partner | DCA |
| Arbormetrics-logo-25-AM2-Logo-Gradient-Tagline | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
| Armstrong Arboriculture, LLC | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
| Connick Tree Care | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
| Flory Industries | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
| John B. Ward & Co. | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
| KASK | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
| Lewis-Logo-Tag-Color | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
| Lucas Tree Experts | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
| PacifiCorp | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
| Prinoth / Jarraff | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
| Urban Forest Nursery, Inc | Corporate partner | Only Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
TREE Fund Lead Partners. Read September 28, 2026. Current partner page (copyright 2026); ISA chapters and arborist associations left out; Crown to Gold tiers are logos, names from alt text or image file names. Tier dollar ranges not recorded.
Who backs Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund's peers, but not Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund
Companies named publicly by at least one of Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund's five peer societies, and not found in Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund's reviewed public records.
The outside view
An endowment that funds the science and teaching of tree care, seeding research and scholarships so the knowledge behind arboriculture and urban forestry keeps growing.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Frontier.
Strengths
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