The Arnold Arboretum is primarily funded through annual memberships, gifts, and endowments. We rely on your generosity to underwrite the care of our Olmsted-designed landscape and the stewardship of our extraordinary living collections. Your support is critical to everything we do, from plant conservation and world-class science to Boston children’s education.
Though the Arnold Arboretum has an independent operating budget, it is a part of Harvard University and shares the tax identification number for The President and Fellows of Harvard College: 04-2103580.
Give by credit card
Give online using the Arboretum’s Giving Form.
Give by check
To make a gift by mail, complete our Printable Donation Form and enclose a check to: The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, P.O. Box 419209, Boston, MA 02241-9209.
Give with securities
To transfer appreciated securities, please follow the instructions on Harvard’s Online Form. You can also contact the security gifts team by emailing donorsecuritygifts@harvard.edu or calling 866.845.6596.
To ensure proper processing and crediting of your gift we strong recommend that you also notify development@arnarb.harvard.edu.
Give with a bank wire
To send a gift via bank wire, please follow the instructions on Harvard’s Giving Page. To ensure proper processing and crediting of your gift we strongly recommend that you also notify development@arnarb.harvard.edu.
Give through a donor-advised fund
Contact your fund administrator to request a recommendation or beneficiary designation form or download the appropriate form(s) from your administrator’s website.
Legal Name: President and Fellows of Harvard College
Federal Tax ID Number: 04-2103580
Address: If possible, select the listing that uses the Arnold Arboretum’s address of 125 Arborway, Boston, MA 02130. Otherwise, use Harvard University, PO Box 419209, Boston, MA 02241-9209.
Please ask your fund administrator to specify “Arnold Arboretum” in the check’s memo line, or to include a note specifying that the donation is for the Arnold Arboretum, including any special designation (e.g., Arboretum Gift Fund, Living Collections, Arboretum Young Scientists, etc.).
Gift Planning
Are you interested in leaving a legacy to the Arnold Arboretum, or have you already designated the Arboretum as recipient of a bequest or other planned gift? Please contact our Individual Giving Associate at darcyfoster@fas.harvard.edu or call 617.384.0784 for information on gift planning and membership in the James Arnold Society.