Supporters & Community Partners | Garfield Park Conservatory

The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance staff and Board of Directors would like to thank the following foundation, corporate, government, and individual donors for their generous support of the Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance this past year. The following supporters help make programming and resources possible so we can continue our mission of changing lives through the power of nature.

Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance Financials: July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024

Thank you to our Supporters!

EMG Children's Garden Supporters 2024-2025 Major Donors

EMG Children’s Garden Capital Campaign Supporters

Thank you to our supporters!

The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance and the Chicago Park District are grateful to the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust for its Challenge Grant in support of the renovation of the Conservatory’s Elizabeth Morse Genius Children’s Garden. Additional support has been received from the Public Museum Capital Grants Program, Illinois department of Natural Resources, Illinois State Museum.

The Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance is currently raising funds to complete the Challenge Grant and begin renovations on this year-round Children’s playscape in the Conservatory.

For more information on this project, please contact Jennifer Van Valkenburg, CEO & President:

Email Address: [email protected]
Phone Number: (773) 638-1766 x 12

Children climbing on a pink, purple and green climbing structure in the Children's Garden.

EMG Children’s Garden Capital Campaign

$750,000 - $1,000,000

Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust
TIF Funding
DCEO State of IL
IDNR Museum Capital Grant

$100,000 – $500,000

$25,000 – $50,000

$10,000 – $24,999

$5,000 – $9,999

$1,000 – $4,999

$500 – $999

$250 – $499

$1 – $249

2024 – 2025 Donors

Corporations, Foundations and Government

$200,000+

Chicago Park District

$40,000 – $199,000

Anonymous Fund of Central Indiana Community Foundation
Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE)
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

$25,000 to $49,999

Anonymous
Bank of America Foundation
John R. Halligan Charitable Fund
PNC Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999

$5,000 to $9,999

$2,500 to $4,999

$1,000 to $1,999

Anonymous
Andrew and Maria Smith Family Foundation
The Brattle Group
Chiditarod Foundation
East Bank Storage
Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation

$500 to $999

$240 to $499

Corgan Associates
National Christian Foundation Chicago
Open Water

Individuals

$25,000 – $49,999

Virginia Beatty
Nancy Dee Brandes and Dee Family Foundation

$10,000 to $24,999

Anonymous
Mary Clare and Joe Bonaccorsi
Dontrey Britt-Hart
Elinor Escamilla
William Escamilla

$5,000 to $9,999

Anonymous (3)
Stephanie Martinez
Diana Palomar
Elizabeth A. Shope
Erika Summers

$2,500 to $4,999

$1,000 to $1,999

$500 to $999

Gerald W. Adelmann
Richard Assmus & Leah Welty
Sheri Bartelstein
Kristopher Brown & Jacqueline Ivey-Brown
Nathaniel P. Clapp
Karishma Desouza
Edward Dumoulin
Eliza & Timothy Earle
Craig Freedman
Gwyn Friend
Edna Gray
John & Julie Hansen
Alyssa Hemmingsen
Debbra Hill
William B. Hinchliff
Tyler Hutton
Barbara Ann Huyler
Megan Jeyifo
Kris Johnson
Judy & John Keller
Katherine Laggos
Richard Lightburn
Ashley Rhett Lindsay
Sara & Steven Loevy
Lee Mason
David & Carolyn May
Frank McNichols
Margaret Miller
Katherine Morsbach
Gina Mullen
Nancy Needles & Arne Rode
Andrew Nieland
Maria & Michael Ochs
Virginia Olsen
Caryle Perlman
Bridget & Mark Purdome
John Raffetto
Michele Richard
Julia Robinson
Judy & Tom Scorza
Meika Slotsema
Sabine B. Sobek
Andrew Spatafora
Jennifer & Bob Van Valkenburg
Deanna Ver Steeg
Eugene Wedoff
Hak Wong

$240 to $499

Sue Altmann
Nina Aversa
Leslie Ballantyne
Rufus Barner
Elizabeth Basile
Kate Taylor
Jennifer Bell
David & Nicole Berger
Richard Bingham
Jennifer Breckner
Bridget Broderick
Caroline Brown
Linda Brummer-Welsh & Michael Welsh
Amy Buczko
Gwennetta Butler
Del Cahill
Martrice Caldwell
Barbara A. Carney & Paul F. Engleman
Lisa Centone Curci
Susan Chaplik
Beverly Chapman Peak-Ryzex
Avis Crasko
Tanya Davis
Jill & Robert Delaney
Judith Deogracias
Pankaj Dhawan
Lisa Dieter
Atticus Doman
Vera Douma
Edward English & Anna Wiencrot
Amy Erbach
Erin Farlow
Hannah Flatau
Sol Flores
Carolyn Fortman
Susan & Paul Freehling
Martin Gawne
Michael L. Gelber
Lynn Gendleman
Meredith George
Peter Ginn
Jacqueline Gist
Candice Goldstein & Abraham Steinberg
Carolyn Grant
Anna Haghgooie
Emily Hathcoat
Kaleen Healey
Rhonda Heatley
Ann Heaton
Pam Hennessy
Dave & Valerie Hough
Rose M. Houston
Mark D. Hudson & Russell N. Johnson
Syed Husain
Indian Prairie Community Unit School – Metea Valley High School Chinese Club
Michelle Johnson
Lorraine Kells
Harpreet Khera
Kathleen Kirn & David Levinson
Alan Kozlowski
Marianne Kozlowski
Lauren Krpan
Dirk and Mary B. Landis
Drena Lanier
Jerome & Jan Loew
Hadasah Maddela
Jessica Malkin
Josh Malkin
Djana Martin
Jennifer Mason
Cynthia Mathews
Leah McGregory
Kay & Robert Merrick
Walter & Leslie Mikol
Anne Najdowski
Robert E. Nied Jr.
Kristen Ohara
Barbara & Robert Perkaus
Irene & James Pillars
David Porter
Harper Reed
John Roach
Deborah Rogers
Robert Rosen
Julia Sarron
Lynne & Ralph Schatz
Celine Schroeder
Gail Schumann
Claudia Sedath
Jennifer Shanahan
Jeanine Sheehan
Neha Sheng
Leah Sibbio Blue
Mary Spyropoulos
Dana Lee & Bill Sterbens
Nicole Ten Eyck
Bryan Vanderwarker Seedhouse
Jessica & Bryan Wain
Barbara Weiner
Sean Wiedel
Karen Wilcher
Jenny Wise

Thank You to Our Partners!

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