Garden Funders

Public Support
Foundation Donors
Corporate Donors

Brooklyn Botanic Garden, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation, is located on property owned in part 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.

The generosity of BBG's members, trustees, and visitors, as well as that of corporate, foundation, government, and individual donors, underwrites the Garden's programs and activities. We extend special thanks for their support to the following elected officials and government bodies:

Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
Brooklyn Delegation of the New York City Council
Brooklyn Delegation of the New York State Assembly
Brooklyn Delegation of the New York State Senate
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Metropolitan New York Library Council
National Endowment for the Arts
National Science Foundation
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Biodiversity Research Institute
New York State Council on the Arts
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
United States Environmental Protection Agency

We extend special thanks to the following foundation donors whose support in the last fiscal year (July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009) made a real difference in the Garden's ability to strengthen and expand its programs:

Leadership Support

Altman Foundation
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Helen V. Froehlich Foundation
The Leon Levy Foundation
The Ambrose Monell Foundation
The Starr Foundation

Major Support

Anonymous
The George Backer Family Foundation
Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust
The Barker Welfare Foundation
The Theodore H. Barth Foundation, Inc.
The Bay and Paul Foundations
The Howard Bayne Fund
Brooklyn Community Foundation
The William C. Bullitt Foundation Inc.
Louise and Arde Bulova Fund, Inc.
Liz Claiborne & Art Ortenberg Foundation
The Clark Foundation
The Cowles Charitable Trust
Constans Culver Foundation
Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation, Inc.
Jean and Louis Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
Epstein Teicher Philanthropies
John N. and Gillett A. Gilbert Family Fund
Herman Goldman Foundation
Green Charitable Foundation
Mary Livingston Griggs & Mary Griggs Burke Foundation
The Hagedorn Fund
Charles Hayden Foundation
The Joelson Foundation
The Kettering Family Foundation
Levitt Foundation
The Lucius N. Littauer Foundation
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Henry and Lucy Moses Fund
Moses L. Parshelsky Foundation
Albert Penick Fund
The Pinkerton Foundation
The Morton and Beverley Rechler Family Foundation, Inc.
Robertson Foundation
May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, Inc.
The Morris and Alma Schapiro Fund
Sarah I. Schieffelin Residuary Trust
Charles & Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation
Michael Tuch Foundation
Vanneck Bailey Foundation
The Varnum-DeRose Trust

We extend special thanks to the following corporate donors whose support in the last fiscal year (July 1, 2008–June 30, 2009) made a real difference in the Garden's ability to strengthen and expand its programs: