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Thank you for helping us grow!

Your gift will support opportunities for recreation, entertainment, and lifelong learning amidst a backdrop of stunning natural spaces. It will help provide essential funding for projects and programs such as:

  • Providing free, daily garden admission for visitors each and every day.
  • Creating new garden exhibits.
  • Supplying school bus transportation for students that would otherwise be unable to take an outdoor field trip.
  • Providing a home for over one million honey bees who pollinate crops throughout the local area.
  • Collaborating with local volunteers, businesses, nonprofits, and agencies to offer unique educational experiences and programs.
  • Refreshing existing garden exhibits and public art through ongoing maintenance and renovations.

Please consider making your tax-deductible contribution today. Every gift, big and small, makes a difference!

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Ways to Give

A public sculpture at Hudson Gardens

Annual Fund
Annual fund contributions support our annual operating budget and help us expand our service to the community, including the continued development of our gardens and exhibits, educational programs, community outreach initiatives, and general operations. All donations are 100 percent tax-deductible and essential to our long-term viability. Choose from these easy options:

  • Donate securely online.
  • Mail a check payable to The Hudson Gardens & Event Center, c/o Development, 6115 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton, CO 80120.
  • Schedule a donation on Colorado Gives Day.
A public sculpture at Hudson Gardens

Planned Giving
Leave a legacy through a will or bequest! Create a meaningful, long-lasting impact by creating a charitable provision in your estate plan, naming The Hudson Gardens & Event Center as a beneficiary. By doing so, you will reduce your estate taxes while also ensuring lasting support for vital programs that enrich our community.

Please consult an attorney for estate planning advice. Our legal name is the King C. Hudson and Evelyn Leigh Hudson Foundation Inc., tax identification number 84-1043276.

Public art on the concert amphitheater at Hudson Gardens.

Matching Gifts
Many companies will match their employees’ donations to nonprofit organizations such as ours. Various types of contributions, including cash gifts and memberships, are eligible to be matched.

Contact your Human Resources department for details about your company’s matching gift program. Please provide our legal name and tax identification number: The King C. Hudson and Evelyn Leigh Hudson Foundation, Inc.,84-1043276.

Colorado Gives Day 2019, donate to Hudson Gardens

Colorado Gives Day
Give music. Give beauty. Give learning. Give togetherness.

Give all these and more by making a donation to Hudson Gardens on Colorado Gives Day® on Tuesday, December 10, and help us reach our goal of 275 contributions by year-end! During this online day of giving, donations made through coloradogives.org/hudsongardens will get a boost from FirstBank’s special Incentive Fund, increasing the value of your gift.

Can’t wait until Colorado Gives Day? Donations can be scheduled now, and will count towards the Incentive Fund. Thank you for your support!

 

Other Ways to Give

Support Us While You Shop
Support Hudson Gardens while shopping on AmazonSmile! This Amazon-operated website offers the same products and prices as Amazon.com. The difference? A portion of the purchase price on eligible products you buy goes to the charity of your choice! Visit smile.amazon.com and select the King C. Hudson and Evelyn Leigh Hudson Foundation, Inc. as your designated charity.

Dedicate a Tribute or Memorial Gift
Commemorate special people, meaningful places, or memories that have touched your life with a Gift in Tribute placed at Hudson Gardens. Options include engraved bricks, tree plantings and adoptions, garden benches, public art installations, and memorial gifts. Tribute and memorial donations are one hundred percent tax-deductible. Learn more.

Donate Gifts of Goods and Services
We welcome gifts of in-kind goods and services that support our programs, events, and operations. Restrictions apply; please contact us to discuss your donation.

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