Donate to the Garden

The Idaho Botanical Garden is an independent nonprofit community gathering space dedicated to connecting people of all ages, abilities, and circumstances to the natural world through environmental education, sustainable horticulture, and cultural events.

IBG’s 15 acres of cultivated specialty gardens welcome over 131,000 guests each year and is supported by 5,000 members. Our vision is to be a special place in Idaho where people from all walks of life can feel a sense of belonging and closeness to nature. This includes the 11,000 children who experience immersive outdoor education highlighting the ecology of the Intermountain West and the countless music fans who have laughed, eaten, and danced the night away at live concerts and cultural family events.

The Garden’s offerings empower guests to become knowledgeable stewards of the environment and provide needed green space in a rapidly growing community, ensuring the community experiences the benefits of connecting with nature and each other.

Idaho Botanical Garden sincerely appreciates forward-thinking donors who make charitable gifts to the Garden through their wills or estate plans. You can decide if you want to support the Garden as a whole or a specific area or program. In addition, planned giving allows you to create a legacy and ensures the Garden’s continued vitality and growth for generations.

There are several types of planned gifts to choose from, some of which may provide tax benefits:

If you are considering a legacy gift, please consult your estate attorney or tax preparer to determine the best way to meet your philanthropic goals. We believe that charitable planning is a process that ideally involves the donor, professional advisors, and our gift planning staff, all working together to find the best legacy solution for you.

Legal Name: Idaho Botanical Gardens, Inc.
Tax I.D. Number: 82-0379274
Incorporated In: Boise, ID

If you have any questions or have already included Idaho Botanical Garden in your estate plans, please contact Jennifer Dunmire, Development Director.

Dedication gifts are a unique way to celebrate a special occasion or remember a loved one. These meaningful and tax-deductible gifts support our work to promote environmental stewardship, education, and enjoyment for Idaho Botanical Garden members and community.

To donate a gift “In Honor” or “In Memory” of a loved one online today, please click on the Make a Dedication button and enter your dedication information in the “comments” box.

Engraved pavers can be purchased to commemorate births, graduations, weddings, anniversaries, or special occasions, or simply to honor a loved one. Pavers come in two sizes with up to 15 characters of engraving per line including punctuation and spaces.

$150 for a 5.75″x 8″ paver with 3 lines of engraving
$250 for a 5.75″x 11″ paver with 4 lines of engraving.

Commemorative pavers will be placed twice annually, in the spring and fall, at the entrance to the Children’s Adventure Garden.

Benches allow visitors to rest and enjoy scenic views at Idaho Botanical Garden. Dedicating a bench in honor of a friend or loved one ensures that Garden visitors can enjoy the Garden for many years to come.

A stone bench may be dedicated in the name of an individual. Benches are available from 4’-6’ in length ranging from $8,000 - $12,000. Stone benches are typically made of locally quarried sandstone and are engraved with “in honor/tribute/memory of,” as appropriate, and the name of the honoree.

Donors are welcome to suggest a preferred location for the bench, although final bench style and location is chosen by the Garden Design Review Committee. The Garden reserves the right to move or relocate benches in the future if the gardens are renovated or redesigned.

The Idaho Botanical Garden offers an atmosphere of beauty and tranquility for a memorial service. evoking a feeling of peace and a true celebration of life. If you choose the Garden to honor your loved one, a local funeral home may help you with the setting up of chairs, the program, music, and a signature book, although some families prefer to plan a ceremony themselves. To learn more about honoring a loved one at the Garden.

Donations to our endowment are an investment in our future and intended to provide the Idaho Botanical Garden with financial assets and annual income that will sustain the organization into the future. Endowment funds exist to maintain and expand our horticultural collections, to sustain our community events, to support our ongoing operations, and for many other purposes. A donor may contribute to our General Endowment, to existing funds, or establish a new fund. Gifts to the endowment may be made outright, as well as be provided for through a Planned Gift.

For information regarding endowment giving opportunities, please contact Jennifer Parks, Development Director.