Ricketts Trust

The Ricketts Environmental Excellence (T.R.E.E.) Trust

Managed by the Madison Greenspace Commission (GSC), the T.R.E.E. Program fosters the replenishment of Madison's valuable and gracious trees through the stewardship of the Ricketts Fund and award of annual TREE Grants.

Management of the Ricketts Fund

GSC established a non-expendable trust fund for trees with the $25,500 bequest of Mr. Gwyn T. Ricketts. Interest on the trust is used to offer annual TREE Grants, a shared community investment program planting 10-15 trees each year. The GSC reserves the first 5% of interest each year to augment the Ricketts Fund, also supplemented by donations from participants and the community.

Help Us Grow the Ricketts Fund

Contributions to the Ricketts Fund are tax-deductible. The Ricketts Fund is an independent, dedicated fund for trees - its monies can not be commingled with any other funds nor used for other purposes. The Ricketts Fund is subject to an annual audit and is an open public record.

donatE to plant for MADISON'S future generations

c/o Ricketts Fund - GSC, PO Box 32, Madison, GA 30650
DONATE: $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

A MADISON SHARED COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM

Established January 10, 2001,
this program
honors the bequest of

GWYN THOMAS RICKETTS

(1932-2000)

Mr. Ricketts, originally of
Eufala, Alabama, spent much
of his life in Atlanta and its environs.
As a designer, he recognized the need for beauty in the home and in one's environment.
The elegance of many of Madison's
homes and public buildings
are a direct result of his input
and volunteer commitment.
Upon his death, Mr. Ricketts
bequeathed equal portions
of his estate to the Georgia cities
of Madison and Covington
for the purchase of trees.