The Money Tree
In Neopia Central stands The Money Tree, a friendly old tree who has been there for as long as Neopia Central itself, perhaps even longer. Generous Neopians and generous ghosts donate Neopoints and items (sometimes stolen!) so that Neopians in need can visit and check out the items up for grabs. Neocash wearables, non-wearable items, and Neopoints can be found in a pile around the tree itself. The pile can be as large as 24 items at a time. Be sure to make your decision quickly if you see something you could use, because items go very quickly! Since this is a site feature that gives out neopoint rewards and prizes, you may not visit the Money Tree on your side accounts. For more information look at our side accounts guide.
Grabbing Donations
Sometimes you may be in need to collect items from the Money Tree. Simply visit the tree and refresh by either clicking F5, or clicking on theRefresh button. Once you find something you need, click on the item as fast as you can. It is important to note: You are limited to collect 10 items per day from all of the donation places, not ten per place. So if you collect 10 items from the Money Tree, you cannot collect from other places like Second-Hand Shoppe or the Rubbish Dump.
Sometimes you will click an item that someone else has already claimed.
| The Money Tree Oops! Too late...somebody seems to have taken that item while you were pondering.  |
If you are lucky, you will be fast enough to beat everyone else and grab the item of your choice.
The Money Tree  Yeah! You got it! Thanks for visiting. We hope you enjoy your free gift. Remember, though, there are others out there less fortunate thank you... |
If you have a smaller screen and cannot see all the items donated at once, you can use the zoom feature by tapping ctrl and - together to zoom out, making the page content smaller. This way you will be able to see all the items at once and therefore compete with those who have a larger screen.
Scamander Day
On October 12th, a congress of scamanders make their way to the Money Tree courtesy of the Scammander-in-Chief. It is only on this day that the majority of the item spots are just scamanders with some regular items here and there. Although a challenge, you can try and grab a scamander. Sometimes a mysterious entity known as the "Scamander-in-chief" will donate Scamanders to The Money Tree. Is catching a Scamander at all possible (since every attempt seems to end in the Scamander wriggling out of reach and running away), or is this Scamander-in-chief fellow running a clever scam? Please remove my username. ~username removed
It's quite possible -- just very, very difficult. Scamanders are squirmy little things, and catching one is no small feat!
Staay. Staaaaay...
Question #6,964, archived from Editorial Issue 465 · Published 2010-10-15
Donating Neopoints
You can donate Neopoints to Neopians in need by visiting the Money Tree. If you scroll to the bottom you will see a text box. Simply type the number of Neopoints you wish to donate and click the Donate! button. You can donate a minimum of 6nps or up to a maximum 5,000nps per donation. In a single day, you can only donate a total of 50,000nps altogether. 
Once your donate Neopoints, they will show up at the Money Tree for others to claim.
 1000 NP donated by USERNAME |
Donating Items
There are two ways to donate items to the Money Tree. The first way is directly through your inventory which is recommended for smaller amounts of items. Click on the item in your inventory to summon the popup window. From the drop-down menu, select Donate Item. It will ask if you are sure you want to donate this item - if you are sure, click okay.
The second way is through "Quick Stock," which is a better method for any amount of items and makes it much easier to donate in large quantities. On the Quick Stock page, there is a column for "Donate." Click the circle next to the items you wish to donate, making sure that they are in the donate column. Once you are certain the items you wish to donate are checked in the proper donate columm, click submit. The page will warn you that you are about to donate or discard (x) amount of items. If you are sure, click "Okay" and your item will be donated.
Either method of donating items will give a pop-up asking if you are sure.
| The page at www.neopets.com says: Are you sure you want to donate this item? |
| The page at www.neopets.com says: Warning! You are about to discard and/or donate 4 items! Are you sure? |
Note: if you have disabled Javascript these confirmation popups will not appear. You may accidentally donate/discard the wrong items.
Once you click okay, your donation(s) will show up at the Money Tree for others to claim.
 Whole Chilli Deluxe Pizza donated by USERNAME |
Donating NC Items
You can donate NC Items if you acquire an NC Upcycle Fortune Cookie. You can view our guide on how to use this item on SunnyNeo's Noda's Fortune Cookies Guide. NC Upcycle Fortune Cookie 175 NC |
Money Tree on the Companion App
On September 16th, 2026, the Money Tree was added to the Companion App. Similar to on-site, you can grab donations at the tree and even donate your items through the inventory on the app. |  |
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