Make a lasting tribute to someone you love.
Perhaps your mother loved the Conservatory of Flowers. Maybe your husband proposed to you here, or your grandmother brought you to the greenhouse when you were little. A gift to the nation’s oldest public wood-and-glass conservatory in honor or memory of that special loved one will act as a “living gift” that insures their memory will live in on the most beautiful spot in San Francisco.
The Conservatory of Flowers has stood proudly as a Victorian landmark in Golden Gate Park for more than 138 years. Your gift in honor or in memory of a loved one will ensure that our beloved Conservatory remains for another 138 years, thriving and open for future generations to enjoy.
Help keep our world-class botanical collections and vital school education programs alive and well for decades to come. Your bequest is tax exempt, easy to establish, and will not affect your current finances. For more information, or to let us know that you have created a bequest, please contact the Conservatory’s Chief Development Officer, Samantha Smart Merritt, at 415-595-6950, or ssmartmerritt(at)sfcof.org.
Ways to Give
Your attorney can assist you with creating a bequest to the Conservatory. Bequests may be set up as cash gifts in specific amounts, percentages of one’s overall estate value, gifts of personal property (such as stocks, bonds, artwork, vehicles, real estate, etc.) or residual gifts, i.e. the balance of your estate after all other demands on your estate have been paid out.
Sample Language*
Cash gift: I hereby give $________ to the Conservatory of Flowers, which is fiscally sponsored by the San Francisco Parks Alliance, tax ID# 23-7131784.
Percentage gift: I hereby give ___% of my estate to the Conservatory of Flowers, which is fiscally sponsored by the San Francisco Parks Alliance, tax ID# 23-7131784.
Property gift: I hereby bequeath __ (description of vehicle, stock holdings, real estate holdings, etc.)__ to the Conservatory of Flowers, which is fiscally sponsored by the San Francisco Parks Alliance, tax ID# 23-7131784.
Residual gift: All of the rest and remainder of my estate I hereby bequeath to the Conservatory of Flowers, which is fiscally sponsored by the San Francisco Parks Alliance, tax ID# 23-7131784.
*The above are examples only, and may not be appropriate in all cases. Please consult with your attorney to ensure legally binding language when writing your bequest.
