Dear Friends,
I'm excited to share an important update as Selby Gardens advances our vital plans for resiliency. We are grateful to announce that Phase Two of our transformative three-phase Master Plan for the Downtown Sarasota campus has reached 82% of the necessary funding, with a grand total of over $114 million raised for the entire project!
Building on the success of Phase One, this next phase will further enhance Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, securing its resiliency and expanding its beauty, research facilities, and educational offerings for the community and visitors from around the world. The capital goal for Phase Two stands at $60.9 million. $50 million has now been raised, which is more than 82% of the goal. The cumulative total of funds raised for both Phases One and Two has now passed the $114 million mark, including nearly $8.2 million for endowment with 99% percent of all funds coming from private philanthropy. All of us at Selby Gardens are so deeply grateful for the phenomenal generosity of our community — which will enable us to break ground on Phase Two by the end of 2025, with its completion expected by the end of 2027.
New major commitments of $5 million, $3 million, and several at $1 million have been recently secured. The current Leadership Donors for Phase Two range from $500,000 up to $15,000,000 and include the following individuals:
LEADERSHIP DONORS:
Anonymous; Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation; Dr. Andrew Economos; The Gardener Foundation; Gutenstein Legacy Foundation; Deb Kabinoff; Marcy and Michael Klein; Katherine and Frank Martucci; Cornelia and Richard Matson; Mary Ann and John Meyer; Keith Monda and Veronica Brady; Drs. Joel Morganroth and Gail Morrison Morganroth; Laura and Kevin O’Donohue; Audrey Robbins; Jean M. Russell; Richard and Ellen Sandor; Sea Grape Foundation/Rick and Nancy Moskovitz; Steinwachs Family Foundation; The Stone Foundation; Hobart and Janis Swan; Martin and Zelia Trueb; Judy Zuckerberg and family in memory of our beloved George.
Phase Two consists of a new Conservatory Complex, a Learning Pavilion, and key landscape features. The new Conservatory Complex will be the crown jewel of the Downtown Sarasota campus – a stunning crystal palace filled with more than 20,000 plants from Selby Gardens’ living research collections (including the best scientifically documented collections of orchids and bromeliads in the world). Building on the innovative sustainability leadership established in Phase One, Selby Gardens is committed to advancing this legacy with 100% renewable energy, sustainable water harvesting, and resilient design to inspire future generations and protect its collections. To learn more about the project, read the press release here.
On behalf of Phase Two Campaign Chairs Dr. Gail Morrison Morganroth and Audrey Robbins, please contact Ashley Jimenez, Associate Vice President for Advancement, at 941-248-3583 or [email protected] if you would like to consider supporting Phase Two with a naming opportunity (starting at $2,500 with a solar panel and ranging upward to the leadership level). To make a contribution at any level toward Selby Gardens' resiliency efforts for Phase Two, you may do so here. We are deeply grateful for your consideration.
Thank you so very much for your ongoing support of Selby Gardens — and your belief in our exciting future!
Onward and upward!
Jennifer O. Rominiecki
President & CEO
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