Strategic Partnerships
Invest in the soil. Sow hope in student joy.
For Every Star, A Tree is a 501(c)(3) delivering free, hands-on, California Common Core-aligned nature-based STEM to TK-5 students at Title I schools in Los Angeles county. Offerings are rooted in our regenerative farm in East Lancaster.
501(c)(3) since 2023 · EIN 92-2164539 · Movement since 2021 · Partners include USDA, USC, & Monarch Watch
Strategic Alignment
Our work maps directly to LA2050 goals.
For program officers evaluating alignment with the LA2050 framework (and the broader landscape of environmental, education, and equity funders), here is how our three-pillar model connects to your priorities.
Nature-Based STEM Education
Free, California Common Core-aligned STEM enrichment for TK-5 students at Title I schools. This helps close the educational enrichment equity gap in Los Angeles County.
Climate Resilience & Restoration
Miyawaki-method native forest restoration, regenerative agriculture, and pollinator habitat cultivation in one of Los Angeles County's most heat-vulnerable communities.
Nature Access & Green Space
A 10-acre regenerative farm (free and open to the public) in a community with a tree equity score of 0%, high linguistic isolation, and a ~30% "unsheltered" homelessness demographic.
Theory of Change
Healing the Earth,
Empowering the Future
Our model is cyclical and regenerative. By healing degraded, desertified land in East Lancaster, we are creating a Living World Classroom: a working farm that serves as both a biodiversity hotspot and a place of ecological education.
Through our nature-based STEM curriculum, we bridge the severe equity gap in environmental education for Title I TK-5 students. By introducing youth to ecological stewardship early, we are inspiring future green workforce leaders and investing in Los Angeles County's long-term climate resilience.
Our Working Paper posits that when isolated, heat-vulnerable communities are empowered through land restoration, community green space, and the relationships formed through purposeful Earthcare, we can develop the belonging and climate resilience that allows us to thrive across generations.
As of 2025
Our Proven Impact
Documented outcomes from five years of pilot-phase operations.
Title I Focus
Every school we serve receives Title I funding, ensuring our resources reach students where environmental education is least resourced and most needed.
Cost Per Student
Highly efficient delivery cost for a full hands-on, standards-aligned STEM workshop (including materials, trained educator, and take-home kit).
Sq Ft Regenerated
Of desertified Earth transformed into a water-retaining pollinator habitat and Miyawaki Tiny Forest, measurably cooling the surrounding microclimate.
Earthworkers
Genuine community engagement through volunteer and supporter visits to our isolated, rural farm.
The Path Forward
Strategic Funding Priorities
We are currently raising capital to execute a multi-year scaling strategy directly aligned with LA2050 goals for environmental resilience, educational equity, and green workforce development.
TK-5 Program Scaling
Expanding our Farm-to-Classroom STEM workshops to reach 5,000 additional students across LAUSD and Palmdale USD over the next two academic years, eliminating waitlists for Title I schools.
- Full season of EarthSTEM workshops at 4+ partner schools
- Sunflower Kit distribution to every enrolled student
- Teacher training and curriculum documentation
Programmatic grant ask: $25,000–$50,000/year
Land & Infrastructure
Securing long-term land tenure and building physical infrastructure (shade structures, composting facilities, propagation greenhouse, and ADA-accessible learning zones) to host large-scale field trips year-round.
- Permanent site acquisition or long-term lease
- Commercial-scale vermicomposting facility
- Accessible outdoor classroom spaces
Capital ask: $50,000–$100,000
General Operating Support
Flexible, unrestricted funding that keeps the farm running, programs free, and staff supported. While this is our least glamorous ask, it is also the one that matters most for our organization's leap from survivability to sustainability.
- Covers water, tools, seed stock, and materials
- Supports part-time Education Coordinator role
- Builds our 3-month operating reserve
Operating ask: $10,000–$20,000/year
Government & Municipal Partners
Working with agencies already in the field.
We collaborate with local, state, and federal agencies on climate resilience, youth engagement, and rural development. Current agency partnerships include USDA NRCS and USDA FSA on dryland water harvesting and soil health practices.
Support from government partners can take the form of in-kind land or water access, promotion of our programs, letters of support for grant applications, or connections to state and federal funding streams (including ESSA, CalEPA, and USDA Community Food Projects).
Contact Billimarie Robinson, Executive Director: foreverystaratree@gmail.com
Financial Transparency
Open books. Radical trust.
We believe trust is built with open books. Every financial document a program officer needs to complete due diligence is available below. Our modest operating costs are covered by farm stays and workshop fees; 100% of programmatic grants go directly to programs and the land.
Current Revenue Mix
- Individual Donors & Crowdfunding
- Agricultural & Farm Stay Revenue
- Grants & Foundation Support
- Corporate & Institutional (Emerging)
We are actively diversifying toward a 40/30/30 model (earned / individual / institutional) as we scale.
Ready to explore alignment?
Our development team is ready to provide detailed budgets, program models, site visit coordination, and partnership opportunities tailored to your foundation's priorities.
For Every Star, A Tree, Inc. · 501(c)(3) · EIN 92-2164539