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Partners & Sponsors

Forest ReLeaf relies on generous partners to sustain our work caring for more than 20,000 trees at CommuniTree Gardens nursery – funding is used to help pay for essential items such as like plant material, pots, stakes, fertilizer and mulch.

Our donors also help us cover costs associated with our education and outreach efforts. New projects, such as a demonstration rain garden or nursery expansion, also depend on these private foundations, corporations and other organizations.

We are honored to recognize these funding partners as we work together to make our communities healthier and greener places to live and work.

Funding Partners

Foundation & Corporate

4 Hands Brewing Company
AECOM
Ameren Corporation Charitable Trust
Arbolope Studio
Arbor Day Foundation
Bellefontaine Cemetery
Benevity Community Impact Fund
Beverly Haefling Thomas Charitable Fund
Beyond Housing
Botanical Heights Neighborhood Association
Bright Funds
Buerkle Middle School
Conservation Foundation of Missouri
Custom Foodscaping
Davey Tree Expert Company
David V Butruille Fund
Deliniere Char. Fdn.
Droege Tree Care, Inc.
Elegant Child Campus
Facebook
Federated Garden Club of Missouri
FedEx
Garvey Memorial Foundation
Gaylord Foundation
Givinga Foundation, Inc
Good Deed Beads
Grant Char. Trust
Grantwood Village Tree Board
Great Rivers Greenway
Heart of Oak Foundation
Herzog Products LLC
Hoagland Charitable Fund
Horwitz/Friedman Charitable Fund
JM Family Enterprises Inc.
Ladue Garden Club
Landscape Architecture

City of Maplewood
Maritz Charitable Fund
Mastercard
Metropolitan Forestry Services
Missouri American Water
Missouri Garden Club of Webster Groves
One Tree Planted
Pang Family Charitable Trust
Parkview Horticultural Society
Peckham Guyton Albers & Viets, Inc.
PGAV
Protiviti Inc
Seed St. Louis
Shade Tree Service Company
Spire Energy
SSM Health
St Paul’s United Church of Christ
St. Louis City
St. Louis Greenhouse Plant Society Inc.
St. Louis Philanthropic Organization
StraightUp Solar
Sunset Hills Garden Club
TDKRMB Consultants
The David V Butruille Fund
The Robert J Trulaske Family Foundation
Trio Foundation of St. Louis
Trulaske, Jr. Family Foundation
Trustees of Seven Pines Subdivision
Vanguard Charitable Fund
Wholesale To Riches

Government Support

Missouri Department of Conservation
St. Louis County Parks

Elijah Belz
Field Operations Coordinator

I am Elijah Belz, the Field Operations Coordinator for Forest ReLeaf. I am a certified arborist and the primary person in the field for Forest ReLeaf, maintaining roughly 1000 trees planted in the St. Louis City, and maintaining our equipment our equipment used to maintain our trees! This job is a catch-all position that carries different responsibilities during the different seasons. Fall and spring are our planting, tree delivery, and inventory season; winter is our pruning, mulching, and planning season; summer is our watering season where we lead a crew of interns getting into the green industry. 

My background is bicycle repair! I was in that industry for almost a decade, including running a bicycle repair shop, before taking a job with a tree planting organization in Atlanta. From there I moved to an edible landscape company. I became certified as an arborist while working at Forest ReLeaf this February! Trees rock, bikes are cool too.

Amy Moscowitz
Outreach Coordinator

Amy Moscowitz joined Forest ReLeaf in 2026 as Outreach Coordinator, bringing experience in community engagement, volunteer coordination, and outdoor education. She is passionate about creating meaningful experiences that help people connect with nature and each other. She is excited to activate the City Tree Farm and engage the St. Louis community in hands-on environmental work.

Kate Pichon-Hellmann
Office Assistant

Kate joined Forest ReLeaf in November 2025 with a background in education, ministry, community organizing, and local government.  Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Kate’s love of nature began at an early age while building tree forts, foraging for blueberries, and exploring the Alaskan wilderness.  Kate has a B.A. from Loyola University Chicago, a M.Div. from the Jesuit School of Theology, and a M.S. in Urban Ecology and Sustainable Planning from Unity College.  Kate is passionate about environmental sustainability, native plants, and sustainable urban planning.  She brings her passion and skills to support the great work of the Forest ReLeaf team.

De'Nonna Jones

De’Nonna Jones graduated from Knox College in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies, driven by a commitment to environmental justice and community-based conservation. Since then, she has gained hands-on experience working across a range of green spaces throughout the St. Louis region, focusing on the care, restoration, and accessibility of urban natural areas. She began her journey at Tower Grove Park, where she developed a deep appreciation for public green spaces as vital community resources, before moving into a stewardship role with the Missouri Botanical Garden in partnership with Great Rivers Greenway. She now serves as the Stewardship Crew Coordinator at Forest ReLeaf. De’Nonna is passionate about creating inclusive pathways into environmental work and empowering tree lovers and emerging conservationists to see themselves as stewards of their communities. Through her work, she strives to strengthen connections between people, trees, and places in urban environments.

Jess Underwood
Finance & Operations Director

After 17 years in the non-profit and public sector, Jess remains committed to mission-driven work that tackles the challenges facing our communities. Their career began with a year of service as an Americorps St. Louis Emergency Response team member, responding to natural disasters and performing conservation projects. That foundation of service led to roles supporting the arts, affordable housing, mental health, and grassroots housing advocacy in St. Louis. During this journey Jess has worked to center the value “nothing about us, without us.” They do their best to ensure that the voices of people who have been marginalized guide the strategy and execution of work that honors their lived experiences. When they aren’t working, Jess is out paddling, hiking, working in their garden, or building something.