Cut out shapes so logo is transparent

[marketingattheY]

Hello!

I am designing a logo for the YMCA that I work at and I am having some trouble getting parts of the image to be transparent. I want all of the black trees, sun outline, and Y logo to be transparent and show through the the green background. I have tried Minus Front in Pathfinder, but it just removes the white behind the image and leaves the black. Please help!

[Mike_Gondek · Accepted solution]

select all the black items

cut to clipboard

select all group

paste in front 

group

slect all

in transparency click make mask

change clip to uncheked as shown

[marketingattheY]

thank you soooo much!