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Giving Opportunities |
Help keep Olbrich Botanical Gardens growing more beautiful with a donation to the Olbrich Botanical Society!
Remembrances and Tributes
Remembrances and tribute gifts recognize a special individual.
The donor is acknowledged in writing for his/her gift and recognized in Garden
News, a quarterly newsletter of Olbrich Botanical Gardens. In addition,
the person being honored is recognized in Garden News. If
requested, gifts will be acknowledged to a family member or friend of the person
being honored.
Tribute
Trellis
New in 2007 is Olbrich's Tribute Trellis. An outdoor, custom-designed trellis
which features engraved plaques, the Tribute Trellis is the perfect way to
recognize a special occasion or remember a loved one. For a specific donation,
your personalized message will be inscribed on a plaque and placed on the
leaf-shaped trellis for three to five years. At the end of that time, the plaque
is returned to you or your designee as a lasting remembrance of your special
connection to Olbrich Botanical Gardens. For more information about the Tribute
Trellis call 608-246-4724.
General
Donations
Olbrich Botanical Gardens continues to grow thanks to generous donations
from people who have been inspired by its beauty. Indeed, almost half of
Olbrich’s annual $2 million operating budget is funded with donated dollars!
General donations are used wherever the need is greatest ... to purchase
thousands of spring bulbs, to fund a fountain, to create new education programs,
or to support new exhibitions and displays.
In addition, there are also opportunities to support specific projects
with a major gift. Donations are
always welcomed!
Olbrich's
Wish List
Olbrich seeks funding for a number of special programs and projects, both new
and on-going. Review Olbrich's Wish List, and contact Connie Beam at
608-246-4583 or cbeam@cityofmadison.com
for more information.
Planned Gifts
Gifts to Olbrich Botanical Society made through wills and estate plans
provide on-going support to the Gardens. Specific bequests to the Olbrich Botanical Society can be
made in a will or trust, or the Society can be named as the beneficiary of a
life insurance policy, a gift annuity, or a retirement plan.
Generally these gifts are placed into the Olbrich Endowment Fund, which
makes an annual distribution to support the operations of the Gardens.
This annual distribution is guaranteed, which means that Olbrich will be
here for our grandchildren and their grandchildren to enjoy!
The Michael B. Olbrich Legacy Society
Those who have made a planned gift to Olbrich Botanical Society are eligible
to be a member of the Michael B. Olbrich Legacy Society, a group that recognizes
these givers during their lifetimes. The
group gathers once each year for a special luncheon and tour of the Gardens.
Recognition: Donors’
Arbor and Garden Benches
Olbrich recognizes donors for their gifts in a number of ways.
With permission from the donor, Olbrich recognizes cumulative giving to
the Gardens starting at $5,000 with a plaque on the Donors’ Arbor located in the center of the Gardens.
Individual gifts of $10,000 can be recognized with a plaque on a garden bench.
Currently, bench recognition is available in the Thai Pavilion and Garden.
Additional recognition opportunities such as tribute stones and column plaques are available during fund-raising campaigns.
For More Information
For more information on any of these giving
opportunities, call Olbrich’s Development & Marketing Director Connie Beam
at 608-246-4583. Olbrich Botanical Society is a registered 501(C)(3)
organization. A complete financial report is available upon request.
