Founders Fund
The Founders Fund supports impactful, community-based projects proposed and led by GCA member clubs. These grants invest directly in local initiatives that strengthen communities and advance the GCA’s mission through civic engagement and thoughtful stewardship. Your gifts to this fund make it possible to award monetary grants selected through a unique, member-driven process, with each club voting for its finalist project. Through this collective commitment, the Founders Fund empowers clubs to bring meaningful projects to life and create lasting benefits in the communities they serve.
Support Founders Fund Grants
Contribute Online
Contributing online is the quickest way to send your gift. Complete the form on this page, and your gift will be processed immediately.
Mail, Phone, or Wire
If you prefer to mail a check, please make checks payable to 'The Garden Club of America' and mail to:
The Garden Club of America
Attn: Alison Dolack
14 East 60th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10022
Please indicate your desired fund option or area of giving in the memo of the check.
If making your gift in honor / memory of someone special, please include that information on an enclosed note. If you also provide a mailing address, we will send a notification of your gift in their name.
By Phone or Wire Transfer
If you prefer to make a credit card donation over the phone or make a wire transfer, please call Alison Dolack at 212-753-8291.
Gift of Stock
The Garden Club of America accepts donations in the form of stock via electronic transfer or regular mail.
Ask your broker to transfer shares using the GCA's DTC number and notify us by contacting Alison Dolack by phone at 212-753-8291 or by email at contribute@gcamerica.org.
Please provide donor name and cost basis.
Depository Trust Company: Charles Schwab & Co.
DTC#: 0164
Brokerage Account Name: Garden Club of America
Brokerage Account #: 2930-7058
Planned Giving
As you consider your personal legacy, we invite you to join The Great Oak Society.
Where your gift goes.
Undesignated gifts or gifts to the Area of Greatest Need are available for immediate use and may support any area or initiative related to the mission of The Garden Club of America. Gifts to the designated areas of Civic Improvement, Conservation & Advocacy, Education & Creativity, and Scholarships are available for immediate use and are purpose restricted to efforts pertaining to the selected area. Gifts may be further restricted to a particular fund or to a fund’s endowment at the donor’s request.
The Garden Club of America is a registered 501(c)(3) organization.
Tax ID 13-1626773
Questions?
For all questions related to contributions to The Garden Club of America, please contact Alison Dolack, Director of Development, at 212-753-8291 or contribute@gcamerica.org
Donors are not publicly recognized but a donor list is published in the members-only version of the GCA's Annual Report each fall. Names are listed as shown on the contribution form or as communicated by the donor. Changes may be requested by emailing contribute@gcamerica.org.
All information concerning prospective and current donors to The Garden Club of America is treated in the strictest confidence by staff and volunteers.