Royal Botanical Gardens (RBG) is the largest botanical garden in Canada, a National Historic Site, and registered charitable organization with a mandate is to bring together people, plants and nature. Charitable donations help us to:
- protect and restore 2450 acres of nature sanctuaries containing environmentally sensitive habitats, where approx. 50 listed species- at-risk have made their home;
- teach the public and educate schoolchildren about the importance of plants and nature, and how to be environmental stewards in their community;
- create display gardens which beautify our region’s landscape and teach people how to transfer best practices into their own backyard;
- host events that celebrate our landscape and highlight our conservation activities (e.g. Fishway demonstrations, nature sanctuary guided tours, children’s winter exhibits); and
- engage in research projects and networks to pursue environmental sustainability.
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Growing Up Green
Support Growing Up Green: Where the need is greatest!
Help fund education and outreach programs, Cootes to Escarpment Park System, Childrens educational exhibits and RBG conservation efforts.
RBG Tribute and Memorial Program
Celebrate or commemorate today’s events or yesterday’s memories.
Legacy Giving Program
Leave your legacy with a planned estate gift or a tax-saving gift.
Help Plant Seeds for Life. Growing up Green is RBG’s annual fundraising campaign which helps us provide kids with education that connects them to plants, nature and green spaces in which to thrive, while ensuring there are green spaces left for them to do so. Every dollar makes a difference.
Donate Now!
Tribute gifts are a meaningful way to cherish today’s events and yesterday’s memories. Gifts of any denomination can be made in memory of a loved one or to honour an event, individual or family. Every tribute gift is acknowledged with a card sent to the honoured individual or next of kin. Additional recognition is provided in RBG’s Paradise Found and Annual Report.
RBG has additional donor tribute options through our Memorial Tree and Bench Program. To learn more about this program, please contact the Development Department.
Click here to make a memorial or tribute gift online
Royal Botanical Gardens depends on its members, donors and volunteers to continue our important charitable work. Our Legacy Program is a way to show your commitment now, without affecting your income today. Planned gifts can take many forms: a bequest, charitable gift annuity, RRSP/RRIF or life insurance policy. Each of these options can provide a significant tax advantage and RBG recommends donors seek legal and financial planning advice when making such a gift.
To learn more about how you can make a planned gift and/or other tax-saving giving options, please contact the Development Department.
Donate Online - donating online is quick, easy and secure.
Donate by Mail - Please download the Donation Form. Complete the form and mail it along with your cheque, payable to Royal Botanical Gardens, or your credit card information, to: Royal Botanical Gardens PO Box 399 Hamilton, ON L8N 3H8
Donate by phone - please contact us at: 905-527-1158 or 1-800-694-4769 ext. 514
Darlene Bennett-Howes, CFRE
Director, Business Development & Fundraising
905-527-1158 or 1-800-694-4769 ext. 295
Catherine Arlein
Head of Grants and Research Initiatives
905-527-1158 or 1-800-694-4769 ext. 241
Carleigh Thompson
Development Officer
905-527-1158 or 1-800-694-4769 ext. 290
Joanne Battista
Development Coordinator
905-527-1158 or 1-800-694-4769 ext. 514
