Friends of Cathedral Trees Sanctuary (CTS)

About

We are an IRS tax-exempt 509(a)(2) public service, community-endorsed non-profit that raises money for all people in the tri-state area to have access to our conservation and restoration cemetery. Donors and reservers of a tree burial plot may take a federal tax deduction, for up to 5 years of annual taxes, according to IRS tax rules. Unlike most conservation cemeteries in the country that charge double or triple the cost of a cremation, we make our fees accessible so a polluting cremation is not the only choice for many people. Our own family and community is connected by a deep aspiration for the truth around what death and natural deathcare really is, learning and growing through the 21st-century natural deathcare movements that are rooted in all ancient traditions. To date, a GBC-certified natural, conservation, or our own restoration burial with a tree, is the best choice and the least polluting of all “natural” deathcare options, based on the standards of the Green Burial Council, Conservation Burial Alliance, and research from the International Academy of Oral and Medical Toxicology (IAOMT). This is a long-term process for us of waking up, growing old together, and caring for the living, restoring Earth together with you, the trees, our volunteer stewards and community partners.