Donors Help the Garden Grow

The Desert Botanical Garden is funded through the generosity of private funds, grants and membership support.  Donor support helps maintain its diverse plant collection, continue its world-renowned research efforts and present its desert conservation and educational programs.

The Garden offers a variety of charitable giving opportunities.  Your can show your support by purchasing a membership, responding to a special appeal, making a major gift, through event sponsorships and program funding or by making an endowment or planned gift.

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Membership
The Garden has membership giving levels–from $55 to $90–which include unlimited free admission, discounts on classes and workshops and a host of other Garden benefits.  Memberships constitute the backbone of Garden support and provide a vital source of revenue for daily operations. A portion of your membership gift may be tax-deductible. To learn more about the Garden’s membership packages please click here or contact the Garden’s Membership Manager at 480-481-8179 or e-mail.

Garden Fund
The Garden Fund consists of giving levels–from $150 to $700–which includes unlimited free admission, discounts on classes and workshops, and a variety of other special opportunities. The Garden Fund recognizes those who give above and beyond basic membership support and encourages loyal members to increase their philanthropic support. Donors to the Garden Fund provide significant contributions to the Annual Budget. A portion of your donation may be tax-deductible. If you would like more information on the Garden Fund please contact Kirsten Larsen, Individual Giving Associate, 480-481-8147 or email.

Patrons' Circle
Major membership levels–from $1,250 to $25,000–which include unlimited free admissions for members and guests and a variety of other special opportunities and privileges. Patrons Circle donors represent the Garden’s most generous individual members and donor groups. Major gifts make it possible for the Garden to expand its unique plant collections, enhance its conservation and educational programs and provide world-class amenities and services to Valley residents and Garden visitors from around the world. A large portion of major membership gifts is tax-deductible. To learn more about joining Patrons Circle and its annual member programs, please contact Beckie Mayberry at 480-481-8179.
  
Patron Circle Upcoming Events
Annual Fund
On occasion the Garden makes special appeals for gifts to support its annual operating fund.  These “extra” gifts, above and beyond membership dues, further the Garden’s efforts to expand, study and care for its world-class collection, present exciting, new exhibits and provide family-friendly educational programs. Gifts may be in the form of cash or stock and may be tax-deductible. If you would like help making a contribution to the Garden, please contact the Garden’s Individual Giving Associate at 480-481-8147 for assistance.

Desert Council Corporate Membership Program
The Garden has been partnering with businesses for more than 10 years. Sharing a mutual belief that the Garden adds to the quality of life in the Valley, these partnerships serve as an important investment in our community and help ensure future generations will have a place to visit that is touched by the magic of Mother Nature. Memberships range from $250 to over $20,000 and include many benefits such as free admission passes, invitations to special events, facility rental discounts, free employee day at the Garden and much more. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Garden’s Institutional Giving Manager at 480-481-8115 or e-mail.

Event Sponsorships and Program Funding
Would you like to support the Garden by sponsoring an event such as Las Noches de las Luminarias?  Not only will your company’s name reach more than 10,000 visitors during just one weekend, associating with this popular Valley cultural event shows your employees and customers how you support the community. The Garden welcomes sponsorships at all levels for its many events and programs including educational and research programs, traveling exhibits and concert series. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Garden’s Institutional Giving Manager at 480-481-8115 or e-mail.
 
Planned and Deferred Gifts
The Desert Botanical Garden sincerely appreciates forward-thinking donors make a charitable gift to the Garden through their will or estate-plans – sometimes called “planned or deferred gifts.”  Planned gifts may include cash, stock, insurance or real estate and play a significant part in preserving both the Garden’s beauty and its ongoing programs. Individuals who make provisions through their estate plansand notify the Garden become honored members of the Desert Botanical Garden’s Sonoran Circle. To learn more about planned and deferred gift opportunities, please contact the Garden’s Gift Planning Officer at 480-481-8231 or e-mail.

Endowment Gifts
Endowment donors and their gifts are critical to the future of the Garden because they provide income in perpetuity to help fund staff positions, provide seed funding for special initiatives and support annual operations. For example, endowment gifts can help enhance the Garden’s collection of living plants or help support the Library or Herbarium. To learn more about endowment opportunities, please contact the Garden’s Director of Development at 480-481-8111 or e-mail.