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Home » More About BBG » Annual Report » 2007

Gifts to the Garden from July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007

Individuals

BBG gratefully acknowledges the many friends whose generosity helped the Garden to grow and flourish this year. This listing primarily recognizes support for BBG's annual operating needs. These contributions have served as cornerstones for BBG's educational outreach, scientific research, and horticultural programs.

The Gager Society, named for the Garden's visionary founding director, Dr. Charles Stuart Gager, comprises individuals who make significant membership gifts to support the ongoing work of the Garden. Gager Society Members are indicated by *.

$20,000+

• Constance Casey*
• Mrs. James C. Dudley*
• Ernestine Feinland*
• Ann Hatch and Paul Discoe
• Joseph Cassano and Ellen Hooker*
• Hickory Foundation/Virginia James*
• Tom and Doris Kline
• Peter K. Nelson
• Joseph H. and Carol F. Reich/
• The Pumpkin Foundation
• Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin*
• Louisa Clark Spencer
• Diane and Joseph Steinberg
• Tiger Baron Foundation/
• Grace Lyu Volckhausen
• Earl D. and Gina Ingoglia Weiner*
• Marillyn B. Wilson
• Robert W. Wilson
• Joanne and Charles Young*

$10,000–$19,999

• Morley and Frederick Bland*
• Jane M. Garnett and David Booth*
• Bernard P. Brennan
• Lois Carswell*
• Lillian J. Epps Charitable Lead Trust
• Judith and Alan Fishman*
• Fred and Joan Gardiner*
• Lila Teich Gold
• Mr. and Mrs. Donald Horwitz
• Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Hulbert*
• Suzy Marquard and Jim Breckenridge*
• Mr. and Mrs. John E. Osnato*
• Lucille and Charles Plotz*
• Sylvia Poyta*
• Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Reid*
• William Rodriguez
• Lily Safra
• Elizabeth Scholtz*
• Mr. and Mrs. H. Marshall Schwarz/Quarry Hill Foundation
• Dagni and Martin Senzel*
• David and Anna Steinhardt
• Donald B. Stott
• Dino Veronese*
• Jonathan M. Weld
• Robert and Donna Whiteford*

$5,000–$9,999

$2,500–$4,999

$1,500–$2,499

$1,000–$1,499

$500–$999

We have done our best to ensure that this list of donors is complete and accurate. Please excuse any omissions or errors. If you would like to bring any inaccuracies to our attention, please call BBG's director of Gift and Estate Planning at 718-623-7246. Many thanks to the thousands of friends who made membership and annual fund contributions of less than $500.

Forsythia Society

BBG salutes those who have made an especially meaningful contribution to the future of the Garden by including BBG in their estate plans. Named after the official flower of Brooklyn, the forsythia carries the symbolic meanings of brotherhood, unity, and understanding; it is therefore an appropriate symbol of the great impact that planned gifts have.

Bequests

BBG is pleased to acknowledge gifts from the following estates:

• Estate of Anne Ophelia Dowden
• Estate of Jean M. Hild
• Estate of Elfrieda Huntenburg
• Estate of Vivian R. Masterson
• Estate of Elise B. Miller

Tributes and Dedications

Memorial and honorary gifts are made year-round in tribute to friends and loved ones, and are used to ensure that the Garden remains a place of beauty and tranquility for future generations. BBG's Tributes and Dedications Program provides opportunities for dedicating features such as display gardens, trees, benches, pergolas, and pillars for climbing roses.

Memorial Gifts

Donations were made in memory of these friends:

Honorary Gifts

Donations were made in honor of these friends:

Dedications

Dedication funds were established for these friends:

Corporations and Foundations

BBG is grateful to the corporate and foundation donors whose support during the 2007 fiscal year has made a real difference in the Garden's ability to strengthen and expand its programs.

$100,000 or more

• Helen V. Froehlich Foundation
• Carnegie Corporation of New York
• The Leon Levy Foundation
• New Century High School Initiative, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Open Society Institute

$50,000 to $99,999

• The Ambrose Monell Foundation
• Consolidated Edison
• Company of New York
• Trustees' Philanthropy Fund of the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

$25,000 to $49,999

• Altman Foundation
• Citigroup Foundation
• The Hagedorn Fund
• Independence Community Foundation
• Keyspan Energy
• Sovereign Endowment Fund at Independence Community Foundation
• Levitt Foundation
• Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Inc.
• The Pinkerton Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999

$5,000 to $9,999

$1,000 to $4,999

$500 to $999

Up to $500

Matching Gifts

Academic Members

• Kingsborough Community College
• Medgar Evers College
• Pratt Institute

Public Support

Brooklyn Botanic Garden is on property owned in full by the City of New York, and its operation is made possible in part by public funds provided through the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

In Kind Gifts

BBG is grateful to the friends who gave special gifts and services that enriched the Garden this year.

Florilegium Society

Plants and Horticulture Services

Institutional Support

Special Events

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