Rutgers Gardens relies heavily on private support to install plants, trees, and shrubs with ecological benefits, to improve and maintain our cultivated gardens and natural areas, and to provide educational opportunities to Rutgers students through the Summer Internship Program. These benefits extend to the community in providing a safe, beautiful green space that is open to all with no admission fee.
Funding comes from philanthropic gifts and bequests, the Rutgers Gardens Membership Program, and special fundraising events such as our annual plant sale, guided tours, and facilities rental revenues.