Annual pie baking with Basil Tree staff, friends and family

Charitable Work

Part of the mission of the Basil Tree is to make a positive difference in our local and regional community, to the extent that we are able. Basil Tree donates at least 10% of our profits each year to various organizations. The following is a list of some of the organizations that we support with food donations. We hope you will take a moment to see what some of these wonderful organizations are doing to benefit our community.

Respond Inc.

A local shelter for women and children escaping domestic violence. www.respondinc.org

Community Servings

Provides free delivered meals to people homebound with acute life threatening illnesses. www.servings.org

Eagle Eye Institute

A Somerville based environmental organization focusing on hands on work with urban youth. www.eagleeyeinstitute.org

Environmental Leadership Program

Inspires visionary, action oriented and diverse leadership to work for a just and sustainable future. www.elpnet.org

Groundwork Somerville

Works with local businesses, organizations, city government and residents to create a sustainable community. www.groundworksomerville.org

GLSEN

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. www.glsen.org

Green Roundtable

Their mission is to mainstream green building and sustainable design. www.greenroundtable.org

Amnesty International at MIT

A non-governmental, non-partisan organization working for the protection of human rights. www.web.mit.edu/amnesty/www/