Contributing to the Endowment Fund
The Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation, Sydney seeks contributions to build the Bicentenary Endowment Fund. With a target of $10 million the endowment fund will help secure the role the Gardens plays as one of the world’s leading botanic gardens and scientific institutions. With increasing demands on government, the importance of philanthropic and corporate support for the Botanic Gardens grows. An endowment of adequate proportions will generate an annual income stream to give comfort to Australians that these historic lands will be nurtured well into the future and the vital work done at the Botanic Gardens is continued.
The importance of a strong endowment to the Gardens’ future is so vital that we are inviting direct or testamentary gifts as part of the Botanic Gardens Bicentenary 2016 Campaign to establish the Bicentenary Endowment Fund.
The endowment will be used to fund, in the foreseeable future, the ongoing operations, exhibitions, landscapes and programs which are being created through the Botanic Gardens Bicentenary program. Specifically, $300,000 p.a. is needed to run PlantBank programs, and $200,000 p.a. for staffing and maintenance of the children’s gardens.
With growth over the longer term, the Endowment Fund will be able to add to core research, horticulture, conservation and nurturing of our collections and infrastructure. The capital will be invested and managed by the Foundation and interest will be distributed to the Trust.
This fund will ensure a productive legacy of the 2016 Bicentenary of the Royal Botanic Garden.
For more information on making a gift or leaving your legacy to The Bicentenary Endowment Fund please contact:
Pauline Markwell, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens Foundation at +61 2 9231 8308 or Pauline.markwell@rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au
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