Your Contribution, Our Future

Planned Giving

Since 1891 The New York Botanical Garden has been a leading force in advancing knowledge about plants, preserving biodiversity, and enhancing lives for countless visitors who come to the Garden for its natural beauty.

When you include the Botanical Garden in your estate plans, you help sustain the Garden's mission and provide support for its acclaimed collections and programs for generations to come. A legacy gift can take many forms. You can name The New York Botanical Garden as a beneficiary in your Will, life insurance, IRA, or retirement plan.

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Gift Calculator

Please select a presentation that shows the income and tax benefits for you. You may view a unitrust, annuity trust, sale and unitrust or gift and sale. We hope you enjoy these presentations!

  • Gift Annuity
    Benefit from excellent fixed payouts that are partly tax free plus charitable tax deduction.
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  • Annuity Trust
    Receive high fixed payments with tax free sale plus charitable tax deduction.
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  • Deferred Gift Annuity
    Benefit from fixed payouts beginning at a date more than one year from the gift.
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  • Part Gift and Part Sale
    Enjoy substantial cash and save 50%, 70% or even 100% of tax on gain.
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  • Unitrust and Sale
    Receive cash plus increased income from trust! Charitable tax deduction reduces tax on gain.
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  • Unitrust
    Enjoy increased income with tax-free sale plus charitable tax deduction.
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