Read about the current state of the Arnold Arboretum in the 2026 Impact Letter from Director William (Ned) Friedman. View our People and Plants of the Arnold Arboretum video to hear how the Arnold Arboretum advanced its mission over the past year.
We deeply appreciate the donations to the Arnold Arboretum that have sustained our work this past year. Every donation has been essential as we continue to pursue advancement in horticultural sustainability, global change research, and public engagement. In this list we honor donors of $1,500 and above.
The following list reflects fiscal year donations from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
* Arboretum donors recognized for sustained support in the past 5 years
^ Director’s Circle Member
$100,000+
- Anonymous
- Boyu Capital*
- Richard M. Burnes, Jr.*^
- Catherine Hannon Auchincloss Creativity Fund
- Alexi & Steven Conine and the Conine Family Foundation*^
- Steven B. Flax Trust
- Barbara & Amos Hostetter*^
- Elizabeth B. Johnson*
- Janine Evnin Luke*
- Nancy Foss Heath and Richard B. Heath Educational, Cultural, and Environmental Foundation*
- Powder Mill Foundation*
- Barbara & Edward Scolnick*
- Estate of Mary H. Winslow
$50,000-$99,999
- Arisa & David Boit*
- Buckbee-Lindquist Family in memory of Susan Lindquist
- DaRin Butz Foundation*
- Frank and Sheila Magullion Foundation
- Grayson Family Foundation*
- Liberty Mutual Insurance
- Linda Mills & William Butz*
- Kyra Montagu*^
- Morgan Palmer Foundation
- Lia & William Poorvu*
- Estate of Eileen Schwartz
- David Scudder & Betsy Ridge*
- Liia Vilms*
- Gwill E. York & Paul A. Maeder*^
$25,000-$49,999
- Anonymous
- Bartlett Tree Experts*
- Robert A. Bartlett, Jr.*^
- Carrie Minot Bell & George deB. Bell Jr.*^
- R. Martin Chavez*^
- Leslie A. & Peter L. Ciampi*^
- Abby & Peter Coffin*^
- RoAnn Costin*^
- Lisa & Robert DiAdamo
- Karen & David Firestone^
- Larry & Atsuko Fish
- Dozier & Sandy Gardner*
- The Jockers Family Foundation
- Georgia & Richard Lee
- Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
- Wai-Yan Sun
- David Taylor*
$10,000-$24,999
- Anonymous*
- Joanna & Joseph Antebi*
- Beacon Hill Garden Club*
- Cedar Street Foundation
- Silvina & Nicolas Choumenkovitch
- Clinton H. & Wilma T. Shattuck Charitable Trust*
- Karen & Brian Conway
- Elisabeth Dudley*
- Elizabeth Taylor Fessenden Foundation*
- Fan Family Foundation*
- William (Ned) Friedman & Pamela Diggle*
- Georgene Botyos Herschbach & Dudley Robert Herschbach*
- Cile & William Hicks*
- Highland Street Foundation*
- William Hunt & Yuko Kageyama-Hunt
- Beth Johnson*
- Marie-Hélène Jouvin*
- Joan & Steve Kelly
- Michael Kosten & Suzanne Virnelli*
- Lois & Butler Lampson*
- Anne Lynch
- Gifts in memory of Hilary Marcus
- Maxine Myers Foundation*
- Madelyn & Henry Morris*
- Estate of Michael de Pencier
- Mary V. Porter & Douglas E. Koshland*
- Douglas N. Reynolds
- Susan K. Ruf & Michael F. Walsh*
- Susan Sargent*
- Arthur Segel & Patti Saris
- Sandra & Bob Taylor
- Heather Bello Thornhill & Matthew Thornhill
- Tiffany Tian in memory of Lei Tu
- David Twomey
- Heidi Vaughan
- David & Xianchun Vendler in memory of Helen Vendler
- James & Florrie Wescoat
$5,000-$9,999
- Anonymous*
- Arboretum Park Conservancy, Inc.*
- Arnold Arboretum Committee, Inc.*
- Bob & Mickey Atchinson
- Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital*
- Larry & Patricia Burdick*
- James Canales & Jim McCann
- Devin & Erin Condron
- Alison R. Coolidge & Tom Boreiko*
- Charles & Lindsay Coolidge
- Zara Cooper & John Ewing
- Thomas & Cynthia Costin
- Arabella S. Dane in memory of Edward N. Dane*
- Jessie Davidson*
- Lorna Davis-Jenkins & Millicent McCurdy
- Frank M. Barnard Foundation, Inc.
- Michael Glass*
- Marc Goldring*
- Tizzy & Whitney Hatch*
- Helen Clay Frick Foundation*
- Ali Hoppin & Bob Murchinson
- Dorothy Z. & Thomas C. Hu*
- Luisa Hunnewell & Larry Newman*
- Walter Hunnewell, Jr.*^
- Nushin Kormi & Daniel Karlen
- Emily S. Lewis*
- John H. Lyons & John W. Griffin*
- Mary M. B. Wakefield Arboretum
- Adam Margolin & Meghan Jasani*
- David Moir*
- Ronald Paulus & Charlotte Thompson*
- R. P. Marzilli & Company Inc.
- Barbara & Gordon Russell*
- Andrew David Sigal
- Anne-Marie Soulliere & Lindsey Kiang
- James & Cathleen Stone
$2,500-$4,999
- Anonymous*
- Ajay & Kathryn Agarwal
- Elizabeth Avery & Walker Christie*
- Yahn Bernier & Nell McCaw
- Susan Briere Shafer
- Lauren Budding & Pieter Cohen
- Cathleen & Tim Claflin
- Cynthia Clark & Willard McGraw
- Leigh W. Denny
- Amy Domini
- Sarah E. Freeman*
- Lisa & Daniel Gaquin
- Patrick Good
- Pauline Ho Bynum*
- Wendy Holding
- Elizabeth M. Hunnewell*
- Sarah Jackson*
- John & Mary Koger*
- David Edmond Lounsbury, MD*
- Chris & Colin McArdle*
- David McGrath & Beth Picardi
- Barbara Millen
- Dorothy Mohr*
- Lauren & Jonathan Palumbo
- Kelly M. Perry
- Kita & Chris Reece*
- Cyrus & Artie Rhode
- Louise C. Riemer*
- Louise Riemer & William Locke*
- Robert Hall Roggeveen*
- Walter Stine & Clare Esparolini*
- Simran & Dennis Su
- Lindsey & Brian Swett
- Ben & Kate Taylor*
- Cathy & Rich Thompson
- Joyce Walker*
- Susan Whitehead
- Francis H. Williams & Keris Salmon*
$1,500-$2,499
- Christine & Dave Ament
- Catherine Bird & Jonathan Delgado*
- James Blaine & Joan Stroud Blaine
- Jay Bordage & Victoria Lane*
- Nancy Budge*
- Andy & Amy Burnes
- Charles & Dorothy Gullickson Fund for Social Change
- Maureen Danahy & Richard Moore*
- Catherine Donaher & Rob Hollister*
- Marthe & Robert T. Forrester*
- Pamela Gerardi*
- Marjorie & Nick Greville*
- Alexandra Hastings & Thomas Frank
- Charlotte & Kurt Hemr*
- Avrom Jacobs & Amy Lederman
- Abigail P. Johnson & Christopher J. McKown*
- Joseph & Abigail Kelling
- Rachel V. Kemp
- Marty Klein & Sharon Magnuson*
- Katie Lapp*
- Nancy Linzmeyer*
- Stephen McCarthy*
- Susan Munch*
- Kathleen Parker
- Wendy & Peter Pearson*
- Paul Rabin & Arlene Snyder*
- Thomas & Valerie Rosenberg
- Nancy Sableski & Anne Rousseau*
- Fran Sabshon
- Susan Schiro & Peter Manus*
- Pamela J. & Marc S. Seigle*
- Sage Sohier*
- Susan P. Thel*
2026 Magical Meanderings Sponsors
The Arnold Arboretum created an annual fundraising event for leadership donors as part of its sesquicentennial celebrations in 2022. We are delighted to thank the following sponsors of the 2026 Autumn Dinner, which was held in September 2026 after the close of FY26, including our Director’s Circle (^) members.
- Anonymous
- Bartlett Tree Experts
- Robert A. Bartlett, Jr.^
- Carrie Minot Bell & George deB. Bell, Jr.^
- Isabelle & Scott Black
- Arisa & David Boit
- Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital
- Bill & Patty Burke
- Richard M. Burnes, Jr.^
- R. Martin Chavez^
- Jane & Roger Cheever^
- Silvina & Nicolas Choumenkovitch
- Patricia Gray Chubb & Stephen Chubb^
- Leslie & Peter Ciampi^
- Abby & Peter Coffin^
- Alexi & Steve Conine^
- Lindsay & Charlie Coolidge
- Zara Cooper & John Ewing
- RoAnn Costin^
- Karen & David Firestone^
- Sophia & Edward Garmey
- Eric Griffith & Juliana Paulino
- Douglas E. Hart
- Tizzy & Whitney Hatch
- Barbara & Amos Hostetter^
- Jen & Tom Hunnewell^
- Lila & Walter Hunnewell^
- Marie-Hélène Jouvin
- Joan & Stephen Kelly
- Nushin Kormi & Daniel Karlen
- Georgia & Rich Lee
- Donna Leventhal
- Mary M.B. Wakefield Charitable Trust
- Kyra Montagu^
- Elizabeth & Gonzague de Montrichard
- Nicole & Terry Murray
- Richard Peiser
- Stephen Quigley & Alicia M. Cooney
- Renee Ring & Paul Zofnass^
- Susan Ruf & Michael Walsh
- David Scudder & Betsy Ridge
- Claire & Meir Stampfer^
- Katherine Chapman Stemberg & William Schnoor^
- David Taylor
- Sandra & Bob Taylor
- Cathy & Rich Thompson
- Heather Bello Thornhill & Matthew Thornhill
- Gwill York & Paul Maeder^