Welcome, Gather, Grow
A Campaign for the
Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden has Big Plans to meet the growing needs of our community.Â
Help ensure the Botanical Garden is a place where all feel welcome to gather, grow and find their true nature.
Our visitor needs are growing and so are we!
Join us to help create a more accessible, inclusive, and educational environment.
WELCOME
Creating a sense of place, and a welcoming, safe environment to connect our community. This includes new free-access gardens, updated wayfinding and educational signage, and a visible statement entrance arch.
GATHER
Enhancing the Gardeners Show House and North Gallery event spaces to better support horticultural and event experiences. This includes a completely updated Gardeners Show House for visitors to enjoy, updated North Gallery event spaces to meet event rental demand, and updated security controls and lighting.
GROW
Expanding the garden entry to improve and enlarge gathering spaces. The highlight will be a new lobby with dedicated admissions space, an expanded garden shop, and new outdoor garden access.
Gifts of all sizes help plant the seeds of growth for years to come.
We are grateful for our donors!
$1 Million
- Ed and Sue Kenny
- Thomas and Linda Koehn Foundation
- Meredith Corporation Foundation
- Larry and Susan Moore
$500,000-$999,999
- MidAmerican Energy Foundation
- Principal Foundation
- Fred W. Weitz
$250,000-$499,999
- Fred and Charlotte Hubbell
- Kemin Industries
- Melinda and Charles Ruperto
$100,000-$249,999
- Anonymous
- EMC Insurance
- Fareway
- George and Jayne Hiller
- Polk County Board of Supervisors
- Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
$50,000-$99,999
- Dale and Mary Andringa
- Bravo Greater Des Moines
- Sue and Buz Brenton
- Patty and Jim Cownie
- Doug & Donna McAninch Charitable Fund
- Barbara and Michael Gartner
- GuideOne Foundation
- Heart of America
- Hubbell Realty
- Cathy and Steve Lacy
- Amy Mills and Jim Gilliam
- Brenda and Bernie Mouw
- Musco Lighting
- Michael Simonson
- Veridian Credit Union
$25,000-$49,999
- Mike and Katie Abbott
- Margo and Don Blumenthal
- Corteva Agriscience
- Allison and Jim Fleming
- The Graham Group, Inc.
- Merchants Bonding Company Foundation
- Kay and Bob Riley
- Margaret G. Schultz
- Simonson + Associates Architects
- Dan and Jill Stevenson
- Van Patten / Hogan Families
$10,000-$24,999
- Anonymous
- Richard Deming, MD
- Tim and Teresa Dunbar
- Shayla and Joel From
- Graham Construction Company
- Susan and David Grant
- Doug and Judy Gulling
- Christine and Steve Hensley
- Debbie and Mike Hubbell
- Stacey and Scott Johnson
- Becky and Toby Joseph
- The Lureman Family
- Jo Christine and Everett Miles
- Polly Moore
- Randy and Jennifer Speer Ramundt
- Cynde and Richard Schreiber
- Travis and Jen Sheets
- Jim and Dee Tometich
- Deb Wiley and John Schmidt
$5,000-$9,999
- Jane and Randy Ambrozic
- Norman and Nancy Bone Family
- Kimberly and Jeffrey Chapman
- Jane A. Flanagan
- Graham and Katie Gillette
- Angel and Ron Grubb
- Shannon K. Maddy
- Kent and Sheila Mauck
- Neumann Bros.
- Northwest Bank
- Paul Schlueter and Gina Valentine
- Jill and Jack Schreiber
- Adam and Sarah Tillman
- Variety – the Children’s Charity
- Dee Willemsen
Up to $4,999
- Many
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