Events

Evergreen: The Gala for The Morton Arboretum

Support the Arboretum’s vision for a greener, healthier, more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together.

Content Detail

Growing Globally

The annual fundraising event, Evergreen: The Gala for The Morton Arboretum, supports the institution’s vision of a greener, healthier, more beautiful world where people and trees thrive together.

The Morton Arboretum works with partners across the globe to plant and protect trees in their native habitats, leading essential efforts to prevent extinction, and safeguard the world’s most vulnerable tree species.

Save the date for this year’s event, being held Saturday, September 13, and help us advance our work to conserve and restore threatened trees, now and for the future.

Learn more about how you can support this important fundraiser by contacting the Donor Relations team or calling 630-725-2177.

Thank you to those who supported the 2024 Evergreen Gala, which raised more than $750,000 for the Arboretum’s mission. View event photos on Facebook.

2025 Host Committee

Kelly and Pat Basu

Barbara Bradford and Bob Sherman

Jan and Jim Dondlinger

Asheesh Goel and Shmaila Tahir

Monica and Andy Johnson

Mary and Matt Mouw

Sara and Willson Rasavongxay

Amy and Joe Weidenbach

Sponsorship

$30,000 Oak Sponsorship

Two tables of 10 at the September 13 event or one table of 12 at the event and an opportunity to host a private tram experience for your group during the fall color season

Upgraded dinner wine

Logo/name listing on two advance promotional emails

$20,000 Chestnut Sponsorship

One table at the September 13 event

Logo/name listing on one advance promotional email

$10,000 Hawthorn Sponsorship

One table at the September 13 event

 

All sponsor levels include the following benefits:

One-year Arboretum membership for table guests

2025 Illumination tickets for table guests

Logo/name listing on:

  • Dinner table
  • Event program
  • Event mobile bidding website
  • Event web page
  • Visitor Center donor recognition wall

 

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, contact the Evergreen Gala team at donorrelations@mortonarb.org or 630-725-2177.

If you would like to support the event with an in-kind donation, please complete and submit this form.

Tickets

Tickets will be available in June.

Become a Member

When a trip to the Arboretum inspires you to explore more, become a member to visit again and again.

Join now