$250,000 to $499,999 Mrs. Lorraine Ipsen-Stotler* Lavin Family Foundation Mr. Howard J. Trienens
$100,000 to $249,999 Forest Preserve District of Cook County Hunter Family Barbara and Richard Metzler
$50,000 to $99,999 Robert F. Finke Robert D. Hevey, Jr. and Constance M. Filling Make It Better Colonel Stanley R. McNeil Foundation Ms. Susan A. Willetts and Mr. Alan K. Pritz
$25,000 to $49,999 Bob and Jill Delaney, Jr. Ginny and Peter Foreman Mr. and Mrs. Alec N. Litowitz Helen and Richard Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Waddell Ms. Nicole S. Williams and Dr. Lawrence J. Becker
$10,000 to $24,999 Mrs. Beverly J. Bystricky Mr. and Mrs. Julien H. Collins, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James W. DeYoung Nancy Gidwitz and Jeff Grossman Mr. and Mrs. David E. Mason
$5,000 to $9,999 Ann and Brian Balusek Mr. and Mrs. Christopher A. Deveny Ruth Kapes Kitty and Bill Moeller The Warwick Foundation
$2,500 to $4,999 The Butz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Lawrence
$1,000 to $2,499 Mr. Franklin A. Cole Mr. and Mrs. John L. Howard Mr. and Mrs. William U. Knox *Deceased
CHICAGO BOTANIC GARdEN – ENdOwEd FUNdS 2011 Endowed funds provide a secure foundation for the future. The Garden is honored by the thoughtful generosity of those who have established or contributed to the following named endowed funds. Permanent endowments may be established with gifts of $50,000 or more. Bacon Sensory Garden Endowment Mr. William T. Bacon, Jr. Mrs. Harry F. Stimpson, Jr. Buehler Fund for the Enabling Garden Buehler Family Foundation Buehler Fund for Horticultural Therapy Buehler Family Foundation Harriet Kay and Harold R. Burnstein Fund for Exhibits Mr. and Mrs. Harold R. Burnstein Theodore C. Butz Memorial Carillon Endowment Fund † The Butz Foundation walter L. Cherry Internship in Horticulture Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cherry Virginia B. Cherry 2011 internship awarded to Janelle Brinley
Robert d. Hevey, Jr. and Constance M. Filling Graduate Fellowship † Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Hevey Mr. Robert D. Hevey, Jr. and Ms. Constance M. Filling 2011 fellowship awarded to Corey Elisabeth Palmer pamela K. Hull Internship Endowment Pamela K. Hull Kenilworth Garden Club Endowment for the Buehler Enabling Garden † Kenilworth Garden Club Krasberg-Mason Endowment for the Bruce Krasberg Rose Garden † Mr. and Mrs. David E. Mason Bernice E. Lavin Evaluation Garden Endowment Fund † Lavin Family Foundation John J. Louis, Jr. Bright Encounters Fund Josephine P. & John J. Louis Foundation Malott Family Endowment for the Japanese Garden † Mr. Robert H. Malott Malott Charitable Trust Malott Family Mead Flower Show Endowment Sally M. Hands Cynthia M. and Robert E. Sargent
Joan L. Cole Fund † Mr. Franklin A. Cole
Negaunee Foundation Endowment for Invasive plant Research The Negaunee Foundation
Collins Family Endowment for the Buehler Enabling Garden † Mr. and Mrs. Julien H. Collins, Jr.
Janet Meakin poor Research Symposium Endowment † Friends of Janet Meakin Poor
Suzanne S. dixon prairie Endowment Fund Mr. and Mrs. Wesley M. Dixon, Jr. Searle Family Trust
Florence Rantz Enabling Garden Endowment Estate of Florence Rantz
Gaylord and dorothy donnelley director of Ornamental plant Research Mrs. Gaylord Donnelley Position held by James R. Ault, Ph.D. Mary R. Ginger Research Fellowship at the School Dr. Leonard G. Ginger Estate of Mary R. Ginger Edna Kanaley Graham Bulb Garden Endowment Fund W. B. Graham Foundation, Inc. Mr. William B. Graham William B. Graham Trust Harris Family Scholars Fund The Harris Family Foundation: Caryn and King Harris Katherine Harris Toni and Ron Paul Pam and Joe Szokol Linda and Bill Friend Leslie Riedel and Scott Friend Stephanie and John Harris The Fund provided fellowship support for first year Master’s students in 2011.
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June price Reedy Library Endowment for the Rare Book Collection Estate of Mary Ann Price Thomas J. & Julia P. Reedy Foundation Mary withers Runnells Endowment for the East Courtyard Ms. Gale P. Runnells Mr. and Mrs. John S. Runnells II Estate of Louise Gale Runnells Estate of John S. Runnells II Searle Research Endowment Fund Searle Family Trust Searle Foundation John G. and Frances C. Searle Fund Albert and Mary Jane Slepyan Fund for the Cultivation and promotion of Begonias The Acorn Foundation Dr. Albert H. Slepyan The Ralph & Leah Wanger Philanthropic Fund david Byron Smith Family Curator of Native Habitats Fund Bellebyron Foundation Mr. and Mrs. David Byron Smith Position held by Daniel J. Larkin, Ph.D. *Deceased