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.