3 days ago Share Jean Weidner Goldstein, a member of the Selby Gardens board of trustees, gifted the money to the nonprofit’s endowment amid a campus renovation effort.
Jean Weidner Goldstein has donated $1 million to help Marie Selby Botanical Gardens implement its master plan for renovating its bayfront campus in downtown Sarasota, the nonprofit announced today.
The gift will go towards Selby Gardens’ endowment, which it is establishing alongside an effort to raise $72 million in capital funds for a 10-year, multiphase project at 1534 Mound St. Selby s master plan includes a new parking garage, plant research facility, greenhouse complex, welcome center, learning pavilion and restaurant.