FAQ

FAQ Interview with Reserva’s junior youth council members:

Q: Is Reserva a registered charity?

Yes! Reserva is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization in the United States, and all of your contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Q: What is your definition of “youth?”

While we believe in a broad definition of youth, we define youth as 26 years old or younger (but we’re not carding). We also don’t apply a lower age limit. If you are old enough to be passionate about saving the planet, then you’re old enough.

Q: I’m over 26 years old. can I Still support Reserva?

Of course you can! Anyone can donate to our projects, which are all set up and organized by our Youth Council. Think of this like a virtual lemonade stand—but, rather than walking away with lemonade, you get to save some of Earth's wildest places and empower young people to recognize their fundraising power to save the planet.

Q: What do you mean when you say “youth have financial power?”

We say that young people have financial power for two reasons. First, through their connectivity on social media and the sheer number of youth alive today (over 3.5 billion people on the planet are under 30 years old), young people have extraordinary crowdfunding ability, especially through small donations. Second, kids are cute, and youth with passion are inspiring and refreshing; they have a unique ability to soften hearts and change minds. And we think that comes with some financial power as well, albeit over somebody else’s wallet!

Q: Do you buy the land?

At the moment, Reserva does not purchase land. We raise funds and grant them to our local partners, who use the funds to purchase and protect land.

For example, at Dracula Reserve, this involved providing funds for a local partner to purchase land owned by individual farmers who are facing the economic choice of continually deforesting their large tracts of forest to farm or ranch the land, leasing the land to mining companies for exploration, or selling it for permanent conservation.

Q: What happens next?

We intend to create a network of youth-led reserve projects around the world while maintaining lasting relationships with our local partners to continue to support youth engagement on the ground.