Gifts of every size have a major impact on our programs.
Ways to Give
- Give a gift online
- Write a check payable to UW Botanic Gardens and mail it to: UW Botanic Gardens, Box 354115, Seattle, WA 98195. To support a specific program or area, write the program name(s) in the memo line.
- Sponsor a Bench: (UW Center for Urban Horticulture bench program currently on hold). Washington Park Arboretum benches can be purchased through the Arboretum Foundation here.
- Planned gift or a bequest in your will
- Make a sustaining gift via an endowment
- Volunteer your time
- In Kind Gifts: items to be used by our programs or sold for the benefit of them. Common items include books for the Miller Library, plants, and tools. Contact Zanne Gerrard at 206-685-0877 or sgerrard@uw.edu if you have an item you want to donate. To donate to the Miller Library please call 206-543-0415. Appraisal requirements for donating items
Priority Gift Funds
Prof. Sarah E. Reichard Endowed Fund for UW Botanic Gardens
To support public education, outreach, student education, research, and general maintenance & improvement of gardens & plant collections. This fund honors former Botanic Gardens Director, Professor Sarah E. Reichard. GIVE NOW
UW Botanic Gardens Director’s Priorities
UW Botanic Gardens’ Nationally Recognized Plant Collections: Maintenance and Acquisition Fund
Supports maintenance and acquisition for the UW Botanic Gardens’ accredited National Plant Collections, including Maple, Oak, Holly and Magnolia, primarily located in the Washington Park Arboretum. National Plant Collection status is awarded by the American Public Garden Association and the USDA under the Plant Collections Network program. GIVE NOW
Washington Park Arboretum Support Fund
Provides support for the activities related to the Washington Park Arboretum. GIVE NOW
UW Botanic Gardens Youth & Family Education Fund
Supports Youth and Family Education programs, which provide hands-on science and nature inspired learning experiences for preschoolers, K-12 classes and families. GIVE NOW
UW Botanic Gardens Adult and Professional Education Fund
Supports Adult Education programs, which provides high quality courses, seminars and symposia, serving professional land managers, gardeners, nature artists, citizen scientists and the general public. GIVE NOW
Arboretum Tree Fund
Supports the conservation, pruning, maintenance, replacement, and other work as needed on trees in the Washington Park Arboretum. GIVE NOW
UW Farm – Urban Farm Support Fund
Provides broad support for activities of the UW Urban Farm including: 1) purchasing supplies, soil, fertilizer, seeds, pots, tools, hoses, etc.; 2) production of informational and outreach communication; 3) funding for internships and staffing needs. GIVE NOW
Otis Douglas Hyde Herbarium Fund
Supports the Hyde Herbarium to document the Washington Park Arboretum’s plant collection as well as other significant gardens in the area. GIVE NOW
Miller Library Support Fund
Supports book and periodical collections, the Plant Answer Line reference service, and special programming of the Elisabeth C. Miller Library, the premium horticultural library in the Pacific Northwest serving the University and the general public. GIVE NOW
Rare Plant Care & Conservation
Supports the Washington Rare Plant Care and Conservation Program, which provides conservation of native rare plant species through plant monitoring, seed collection and storage, and plant propagation. GIVE NOW
Fiddleheads Forest School Fund
Supports Fiddleheads Forest School, a nature-based preschool that supports social, emotional, and physical development of young children. Gifts may be used for general departmental needs and student support. GIVE NOW
Center for Urban Horticulture Gardens Enhancement & Maintenance
Supports the gardens and grounds of the UW Botanic Gardens’ Center for Urban Horticulture. GIVE NOW
Yesler Swamp
For maintenance of the Yesler Swamp area of the Union Bay Natural Area. This fund also includes gifts made possible through the efforts of the Friends of Yesler Swamp. GIVE NOW
Union Bay Natural Area Fund
Enhances work in a 74-acre public wildlife area and natural restoration laboratory within the UW Botanic Gardens. It is, the second largest natural area that remains on the Lake Washington shoreline. Formerly a landfill, it is now a diverse system of meadows, woods, and wetlands. GIVE NOW
For more information about supporting the UW Botanic Gardens, call Eryn Boyles Ilk at 206-372-3796 or email
Thank you for supporting UW Botanic Gardens!