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Brooklyn Botanic Garden 2005 Annual Report

BBG 2005 Annual Report:

Gifts to the Garden from January 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005

Individuals

We gratefully acknowledge 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, scientific research, and horticultural programs.

The Gager Society, named for our 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+

$10,000–$19,999

$5,000–$9,999

Gifts

Judith R. Fishman and Madeline de Vries Hooper, trustees and co-chairs of the 2005 Spring Gala, with their husbands, Alan Fishman and Ian Hooper.

$2,500–$4,999

Gifts

Geoffrey Vincent, Bunny Ellerin, Marjorie Penrod, and Eric Wallar

$1,500–$2,499

Gifts

Jennifer Turner and Lloyd Metz

$1,000–$1,499

Gifts

Harold Varmus, Kate D. Levin, Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and Constance Casey

$500–$999

Gifts

John Osnato and Suzanne Marquard

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 our director of Individual Giving at 718-623-7207. 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 thus is an appropriate symbol of the great impact that planned gifts have.

Gifts

Simeon R. Gluckson and Charles Plotz

Bequests

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 tranquillity for future generations. Our Tributes and Dedications Program provides opportunities for dedicating features such as display gardens, trees, benches, pergolas, and pillars for climbing roses. Gifts are also made to provide scholarships for children registered in our Children's Garden program.

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

We are grateful to the corporate and foundation donors whose support in 2003 has made a real difference in the Garden's ability to strengthen and expand its programs.

Gifts

Colleen Walsh and Stephen Prostor

$100,000 or more

$50,000 to $99,999

$25,000 to $49,999

Gifts

David Steinhardt, Marie and Eric Vlcek

$10,000 to $24,999

Gifts

Lois Carswell, City Council Member Kendall Stewart, Mildred Vann, and City Council Member Albert Vann

$5,000 to $9,999

Gifts

Earl Weiner and City Council Member Letitia James

$1,000 to $4,999

Gifts

Joan A. Olivier, Wendy-Ann Olivier and Elizabeth Scholtz

$500 to $999

Gifts

Williams Cosby and Lisa Johnson

Up to $500

Gifts

Christopher LiGreci, Robert Ohlerking, and Marilyn Donini

Matching Gifts

Public Support

Academic Members

In-kind Contributions

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

Florilegium Society

Plant and Horticulture Services

Institutional Support

Special Events