Your Gift Makes a Difference!
 
Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum (MBGNA) relies on the generosity and involvement of donors for all that we do. From membership gifts that provide discretionary money to be used wherever the need or opportunity is greatest, to major gifts that dramatically further our mission, your gifts make a difference.
 
Donors made possible the generous land gifts for our sites, first the Nichols family in 1906 and then from the Matthaei family fifty years later. To name just a few, the Conservatory, the Reader Center, the Peony and Gateway Gardens, Heathdale and the Herb Knot Garden, riverfront and trail improvements as well as education programs and scholarships all have been made possible through gifts. And because MBGNA is part of the University of Michigan, your gift goes further here. U-M covers our operating expenses, so your donation goes directly to the things you love most.

• Membership

Join Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum and help support our work in environmental education, stewardship, and enjoyment. Membership is a wonderful way to show your support, stay connected, and receive many exclusive benefits...

• Tribute and Memorial Gifts

Give a unique gift to celebrate or remember friends and family. Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum can help you commemorate a special occasion or remember a loved one with an enduring gift...

• Major Project Priorities

The top two funding priorities that Director Robert E. Grese has identified for the final five years of his term will add a Bonsai & Penjing Display Garden and a Great Lakes Garden to Matthaei Botanical Gardens...

• Planned Giving

Leave a lasting legacy to a well-loved place through planned giving. Planned giving offers the opportunity to make a larger gift than is possible within one's lifetime...

• Endowments

Endowments are a wonderful way to make a lasting gift. We have endowments to provide for research, caring of gardens and natural areas and student scholarships. You can create an endowment for $25,000 and that money will grow each year. Your gift will last a lifetime...

For further information about these and other types of giving, please contact Gayle Steiner at gayles@umich.edu, 734-647-7847 or click here to use our interactive comment form to submit your inquiry.