Botanical gardens announces $21.8M in gifts for master site plan

SARASOTA — Marie Selby Botanical Gardens announced that $21.8 million in gifts have been secured to fund its master site plan. 

According to a press release, the amount is more than half the $42.5 million needed to implement the first of the three-phase, multimillion-dollar plan. The goal for funding the overall 10-year master plan is $92 million, with $72 million to be directed toward capital costs and the rest to be directed toward endowment and operational needs.