PHS connects people with horticulture – and together we create beautiful, healthy, and sustainable communities.
Join us in our mission in gardening for the greater good and increase the health and well-being of our region.
Gardens To Visit
Visit a PHS garden or landscape to help build stronger social connections with your community.
For Neighborhoods
Explore programs that create healthy, livable environments and increase access to fresh food.
For Gardeners
Engage with PHS on gardening, whether you’re an expert or a beginner.
About Us
Get to know our story, become a part of our staff, or see what is in the news with PHS.
Support PHS
Giving at a Glance
Expolore how you can support PHS either though: Donations, Membership, Tribute Gifts, Tax Identification, Planned Giving, Gifts of Stock, Matching and Workplace Giving, Gifts from Donor Advised Funds, give through companies such as United Way and Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, or Deepen your Impact through one of our programs.
Donate Today
Make a gift to PHS to support gardening and greening projects across the Philadelphia region so we can help create healthy neighborhoods, increase access to fresh food, build deeper social connections, and grow economic opportunity.
Membership
Your tax-deductible gift of $50 or more entitles you to a number of year-round benefits – the most important benefit being the gratifying feeling from stepping up to help strengthen the community, create healthy living environments, and increase access to fresh food.
Tribute Gifts
Tribute gifts are a great way to honor someone for a special occasion such as a birthday or wedding. You can also make a gift to honor the memory of a loved one. Notification of your tribute gift will be sent to the honoree or recipient of your choice.
Donate by Mail
You can mail a check made payable to “PHS” to the following address:
PHS Development Office
100 North 20th Street, Suite 405
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Planned Giving
Planned Giving is a simple, straight-forward way to realize significant tax advantages while making a meaningful gift to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. By leaving a gift to PHS in your estate plans, you will make a significant contribution to our mission without reducing the assets available to you in your lifetime. Gifts include:
• Gifts that pay you back throughout your lifetime
• Gifts that cost nothing in your lifetime
• Gifts that support the next generation
• Gifts that anyone can make
There are many ways you can select PHS as a beneficiary of your estate, and help ensure that our work to garden for the greater good will continue to strengthen our region far into the future.
Gifts from IRA or Retirement Accounts
If you are 70½ or older, you can make a gift to PHS directly through your IRA without having to pay income tax on the money. Contact us to learn more.
To learn more about Planned Giving, please contact Maddie Knauss.
phone
215.988.1622
email
Gifts of Stock
Gifts of securities are simple to donate and a wonderful way to support
our work.
Matching and Workplace Giving
Many employers sponsor corporate matching gift programs that double or triple the impact of your gift. Please check with your employer’s human resources department for instructions.
Matching gift forms are also available through your employer’s human resources department.
Completed forms can be mailed to:
PHS Development Office
100 North 20th Street, Suite 405
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Gifts from Donor Advised Funds
A donor advised fund (DAF) is a giving vehicle establish through a public charity. It allows donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an immediate tax deduction, and recommend grants from the established fund over time. You can name PHS as a beneficiary of your donor advised fund to support our work. You may also pay for your PHS membership through
your DAF.
United Way
Each Fall, the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey launches its annual campaign. If you participate, please consider directing your donation to PHS. Simply note Donor Option ID #6197 on your United Way pledge card.
Brent and Becky’s Bulbs
When you order bulbs from Brent and Becky’s Bulbs, 25% of the sale will be donated to PHS. To participate, head to Bloominbucks.com, select Pennsylvania Horticultural Society from the organization drop-down list and purchase any item online.
Deepen Your Impact
You believe in PHS’s work and want to improve our region’s health and wellness in a targeted way with philanthropic support. Here are ways you can make a transformative difference for specific initiatives through a major gift.
Tax Identification
PHS is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. All gifts to PHS are considered tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
PHS Tax Identification number is 23-1352265.