Along with proceeds from the Philadelphia International Flower Show, membership dues, and other fundraising efforts, unrestricted gifts to PHS provide support for its programs and services, allowing PHS to carry out its mission to improve the quality of life and create a sense of community through horticulture. PHS supports community gardens, revitalizes neighborhood parks, organizes tree plantings, and cares for spectacular public landscapes throughout the region.
We are pleased to offer two options to make your donation:
2) You may also click here to download a donation form which can be sent by mail to :
The PHS Development Office
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
100 North 20th Street, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Recurring Gift Program
Spreading your gift out over the course of the year is an easy way to increase the size of your gift by making monthly, quarterly or semi-annual installments with a credit card. Each period, the amount you designate will be charged to your credit card. A letter of acknowledgement will be sent after each installment. Contributions to PHS are 100% tax deductible.
Greener Giving – a paperless giving program
Greener Giving allows you to elect to automatically renew your gift to PHS with a credit card on the anniversary of your gift date, significantly reducing the number of paper communications you receive from PHS about giving, while also reducing the carbon footprint of your gift. Additionally, Greener Giving allows PHS to maximize your gift by putting resources directly towards Philadelphia Green programs, instead of mailings throughout the year.
You can also spread your Greener Giving contribution out over the course of the year, by making installments in the frequency you choose (i.e. monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, etc.). Please see the Recurring Gift Program section above for further detail or contact the Development Office at 215-988-8800 or giving@pennhort.org.
Gift a Tree Trees are the ultimate multi-taskers. They provide many aesthetic, environmental, social, and economic benefits to urban, suburban, and rural communities. Your donation of any amount will support tree plantings throughout the region. Click here to make a secure donation online in support of trees. Please note your intention to make a tree gift in the comments field.
Tree gifts are also a wonderful way to celebrate special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, graduations, or as an expression of sympathy. For gifts of $100 or more, PHS will send a beautiful certificate to each recipient, letting them know of this special tree gift.
Please note: Attaching name plaques to trees is not a recommended best practice. Not having name plaques allows 100% of your gift to be directed to the planting and care of trees.
Matching Gifts
If your employer has a matching gifts program, your gift to PHS
could be doubled or tripled. Matching gift forms are generally available
through your employer's human resources department.
Gifts of Stock Gifts of securities are simple to donate and may provide favorable tax benefits. Appreciated securities, held for more than one year, may be deducted from taxable income without paying a capital gains tax on the appreciated portion of the gift. Gifts of securities are credited on the date of transfer to PHS and are valued at the mean of the high and low quoted sales price on the day of the gift. Gifts of stock to PHS are 100% tax deductible.
It is important that you notify PHS before making a gift of stock. Without such notice, gifts of stock may be transferred to PHS with the identity of the donor unknown, making proper credit and timely acknowledgement difficult. If you require more assistance on making a transfer of securities, please contact the Development Office by phone at 215-988-8894.
Tribute Gifts
Perfect for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, graduations, or as an expression of sympathy, a tribute gift is a wonderful way to honor family and friends throughout the year. A personal acknowledgment is sent to the family or individual being honored. Tribute gifts are 100% tax deductible.
Make an unrestricted gift to PHS that supports programs and services throughout the Philadelphia area including: park revitalization, neighborhood tree plantings, community garden support, civic space maintenance, and educational offerings.
You may also click here to download a donation form which can be sent by mail to :
The PHS Development Office
The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
100 North 20th Street, 5th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
For further information, call 215-988-8800 and ask for the Development Office. You can also send an email here.
