In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens is forging ahead with its vital plans for resiliency. Selby Gardens is grateful to announce that Phase Two of its ambitious three-phase master plan for the Downtown Sarasota campus reached 66% of funds required, marking $103 million raised for the entire project. Building on the success of Phase One, this next phase will further enhance Selby Gardens’ Downtown Sarasota campus, securing its resiliency and expanding its beauty, research facilities, and educational offerings for the community and visitors from around the world. The capital goal for Phase Two stands at $60.9 million. $40.3 million has now been raised, which is more than 66% of the goal. The cumulative total of funds raised for both Phases One and Two has reached the $103 million mark, including nearly $8 million for endowment with 99% percent of all funds coming from private philanthropy. A visionary Selby Gardens Trustee who wishes to remain anonymous stepped forward to make a transformational commitment of $15 million to advance Phase Two. Board Chair Dr. Joel Morganroth and his wife and Campaign Co-Chair Dr. Gail Morrison Morganroth have made a new commitment of $5 million to Phase Two, bringing their total commitment to the Master Plan to $10.5 million. Attracting over 300,000 visitors a year, Selby Gardens is looking toward the future with this ambitious expansion for its Downtown Sarasota campus, which is one of the most biodiverse botanical gardens in the world. The Phase Two project team has been guided by the international landscape architecture studio OLIN with architecture by Sweet Sparkman Architecture & Interiors, civil engineer Kimley-Horn and Associates, MEP by Engineering Matrix, structural engineering by TY Lin Silman and conservatory advisory by Ron Determann and Jeffrey Woolsey and renderings by L Design. Willis Smith Construction serves as the construction manager.

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