Membership
Memberships Keep Our Gates Open and Flowers Blooming
Through the generous support of Tohono Chul members, we continue the efforts of Richard and Jean Wilson, who gifted the gardens to the community in 1985 with the hope that visitors would find contentment in nature and gain a new appreciation for the Sonoran Desert and its people. Your membership enables us to grow and sustain our gardens, provide educational opportunities for our members and friends, host community events, and preserve, maintain, and share our art and artifact collections.
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Why Become a Member?
- Free daily admission to 49 acres of gardens, nature trails, exclusive shopping, and art galleries
- Free one-time use family guest passes for friends or family
- Discount on tax-free shopping in the Museum Shops, Desert Corner Nursery, the Garden Bistro & at Plant Sales.
- Free admission to children’s programming at Children’s Museum Oro Valley
- Discounts on classes, lectures, workshops, day trips, and tickets to seasonal events like Holiday Nights and the Chiles, Chocolate, & Day of the Dead Festival
- Members only access to the Fall and Spring Plant Sales and Bloom Night.
- Invitation to all Exhibit House openings, the New Member Welcome Tour, the annual Members’ Reception, and the “Plan Your Estate” seminar.
- Reciprocal membership privileges to the American Horticultural Society Program offers free admission and/or additional benefits at over 300 gardens throughout North America and the Cayman Islands (including Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix)!
Membership Options
Individual Membership
- Free daily admission for 1 adult
- Free admission to events like Sundays in the Garden, Bloom Night, Estate Planning 101, State of the Garden Address, Members-Only Plant Sales, and New Member Tours
- Free admission to children’s programming at Children’s Museum Oro Valley at Tohono Chul
- 10% discount in the Shops, Plant Sales, Desert Corner Nursery, and the Garden Bistro
- Discounts on classes, lectures, workshops, day trips, and tickets to seasonal events like Holiday Nights and the Chiles, Chocolate, & Day of the Dead Festival
- Reciprocal admission to any American Horticultural Society Gardens, including the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix!
- Receive the Desert Corner Express digital newsletter, packed with announcements and information on upcoming events
- 2 free admission, one-time use family guest passes for friends or family (pickup at admissions)
Fair Market Value of benefits received for this membership is: $0 Amount that is tax deductible for this membership: $50
Individual Membership: $50
Dual Membership
- Free daily admission for 2 adults
- Free admission to events like Sundays in the Garden, Estate Planning 101, State of the Garden Address, Members-Only Plant Sales, and New Member Tours
- Free admission to children’s programming at Children’s Museum Oro Valley at Tohono Chul
- 10% discount in the Shops, Plant Sales, Desert Corner Nursery, and the Garden Bistro
- Discounts on classes, lectures, workshops, day trips, and tickets to seasonal events like Holiday Nights and the Chiles, Chocolate, & Day of the Dead Festival
- Reciprocal admission to any American Horticultural Society Gardens, including the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix!
- Receive the Desert Corner Express digital newsletter, packed with announcements and information on upcoming events
- 2 free admission, one-time use family guest passes for friends or family (pickup at admissions)
Fair Market Value of benefits received for this membership is: $0 Amount that is tax deductible for this membership: $75
Dual Membership: $75
Family Membership
- Free daily admission for 2 adults and 4 children/grandchildren (17 and under)
- Free admission to events like Sundays in the Garden, Estate Planning 101, State of the Garden Address, Members-Only Plant Sales, and New Member Tours
- Free admission to children’s programming at Children’s Museum Oro Valley at Tohono Chul
- 10% discount in the Shops, Plant Sales, Desert Corner Nursery, and the Garden Bistro
- Discounts on classes, lectures, workshops, day trips, and tickets to seasonal events like Holiday Nights and the Chiles, Chocolate, & Day of the Dead Festival
- Reciprocal admission to any American Horticultural Society Gardens, including the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix!
- Receive the Desert Corner Express digital newsletter, packed with announcements and information on upcoming events
- 2 free admission, one-time use family guest passes for friends or family (pickup at admissions)
Fair Market Value of benefits received for this membership is: $0 Amount that is tax deductible for this membership: $100
Family Membership: $100
Friends of Tohono Chul Membership
- Free daily admission for 2 adults and 4 children/grandchildren (17 and under)
- Free admission to events like Sundays in the Garden, Estate Planning 101, State of the Garden Address, Members-Only Plant Sales, and New Member Tours
- Free admission to children’s programming at Children’s Museum Oro Valley at Tohono Chul
- 10% discount in the Shops, Plant Sales, Desert Corner Nursery, and the Garden Bistro
- Discounts on classes, lectures, workshops, day trips, and tickets to seasonal events like Holiday Nights and the Chiles, Chocolate, & Day of the Dead Festival
- Reciprocal admission to any American Horticultural Society Gardens, including the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix!
- Receive the Desert Corner Express digital newsletter, packed with announcements and information on upcoming events
- 4 free admission, one-time use family guest passes for friends or family (pickup at admissions)
- 2 complimentary tickets to Holiday Nights (pickup at admissions)
- Invitation to our annual Holiday Reception
- Recognition of your membership on our website and annual report
Fair Market Value of benefits received for this membership is: $200 Amount that is tax deductible for this membership: $100
Friends of Tohono Chul: $300
Partners of Tohono Chul Membership
- Free daily admission for 2 adults and 4 children/grandchildren (17 and under)
- Free admission to events like Sundays in the Garden, Estate Planning 101, State of the Garden Address, Members-Only Plant Sales, and New Member Tours
- Free admission to children’s programming at Children’s Museum Oro Valley at Tohono Chul
- 10% discount in the Shops, Plant Sales, Desert Corner Nursery, and the Garden Bistro
- Discounts on classes, lectures, workshops, day trips, and tickets to seasonal events like Holiday Nights and the Chiles, Chocolate, & Day of the Dead Festival
- Reciprocal admission to any American Horticultural Society Gardens, including the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix!
- Recognition of your membership on our website and annual report
- 8 free admission, one-time use family guest passes for friends or family (pickup at admissions)
- 4 complimentary tickets to Holiday Nights (pickup at admissions)
- Two specialty Tohono Chul enamel pins (pickup at admissions)
- Receive the Desert Corner Express digital newsletter, packed with announcements and information on upcoming events
- Invitation and recognition at our annual Holiday Reception
Fair Market Value of benefits received for this membership is: $300 Amount that is tax deductible for this membership: $300
Partners of Tohono Chul: $600
Keys to the Garden Membership
- Free daily admission for 2 adults and 4 children/grandchildren (17 and under)
- Free admission to events like Sundays in the Garden, Estate Planning 101, State of the Garden Address, Members-Only Plant Sales, and New Member Tours
- Free admission to children’s programming at Children’s Museum Oro Valley at Tohono Chul
- Discounts on classes, lectures, workshops, day trips, and tickets to seasonal events like Holiday Nights and the Chiles, Chocolate, & Day of the Dead Festival
- Receive digital and mailed newsletters
- 50 one-time use family guest passes donated to a K-8 school or non-profit of your choice
- 8 complimentary tickets to Holiday Nights (pickup at admissions)
- 16 free admission, one-time use family guest passes for friends or family (pickup at admissions)
- Two specialty Tohono Chul enamel pins (pickup at admissions)
- Invitation and recognition at our annual Holiday Reception
- Reciprocal admission to any American Horticultural Society Gardens, including the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix!
- Recognition of your membership on our website and annual report
Fair Market Value of benefits received for this membership is: $500 Amount that is tax deductible for this membership: $4,500
Keys to the Garden: $5,000
Make tohono chul yours
Come for a morning walk. Meet a friend for lunch. Bring the family. Wander the gardens, discover something new, or simply find a quiet place to spend an afternoon. Membership gives you the freedom to make Tohono Chul part of your routine, and a place you can return to again and again.
Keys to the Garden Members
Anonymous (5)
Alice Bellafiore
Bonnie L Bradford
Melinda Cole
Cliff Douglas
Linda Drake & David Van Wyck
Janel & Scott Feierabend
Edna Gray & David Johnson
Marianne Leedy
Koren Manning & Naarah Williams
Rowena Matthews
Sydonia Poenisch
Partners of Tohono Chul Members
Anonymous (8)
Patricia Armstrong & David Burke
Barb Carolus & Lyle Rayfield
Mike Cirillo
Stephen Cissell & Villette Nolon
Dale Clark
John Lee Compton
David & Loraine Conway
Dr Steven Cunningham
John & Julie Douglas
Jerome & Kathy Green
Christie Harper
Lester & Suzanne Hayt
Todd Horst
Julianna Kasper
Justine & James Laugharn
Robert & Asha McManimo
Pamela Olson
Don & Lynn Pearson
Steve Pincus & Cynthia Graff
Roger Rikkola
Jorge Sanchez & Victor Carson
Douglas Smith & Susan Holden
John & Maria Tuthill
Vanessa Vann
Mark & Jennifer Vierthaler
Roberta & Bill Witchger
Richard & Annemarie Zimmerman
Friends of Tohono Chul Members
Anonymous (27)
Hubert Adam
Kelley Abrahams
Hal & Melanie Abel
Rory Armstrong & Vicki Czarniecki
Steve & Anne Ashley
Gigi Bainbridge & Jack Donner
Edye & Dave Bassett
John & Sharon Bechman
Alice Bellafiore
Helen & Andy Biggs
Judy Brace
William Brennan
Kaarina Brooke
Kathleen Bruce
Rick & Wendy Brusca
Jan Buckingham & L. Michael Ronald
Nancy Busey
Sandie Businger
Margaret Carlock & Neil Russo
Kathleen Witt & Mick Cluck
Mary Lee & Lee Comer
Donna Cooper
Lucinda & Luther Creed
Kristen Dalzen
Karyn Damschen
Maebell Danforth
Jim & Jane Davlin
Jodi Delahunt Hubbell & Todd Hubbell
Paul Dietrich
Darryl & Mary Ann Dobras
Graeme Dougherty
Kerry & Paul Dufour
Colby Elliot & Sandra Sagehorn-Elliot
Donna & David Ellington
Edward Ewert & Gabrielle Savage
Nancy Fintzy
William & Darlene Felix
Paul & Charles Forsythe
Deborah & Larry Friedman
Jane Gellman & Jerry Retzlaff
Eva Gillespie
Holly & Gary Gibson
Theodore & Jean Glattke
Michael Godnick
Peggy Goulding
Richard & Candy Gardner
Kay Grossman
Nancy Haigwood
Mark & Sarah Hays
George & Shawna Henderson
Roger & Linda Hickey
Sandy Hoffman & Jim Breitenbucher
Dick & Jeanie Honn
Robert & Jessica Huber
Jodi Delahunt Hubbell & Todd Hubbell
W. Hunnebeck
Kirby Hutson
Penny & Bob Jastrzab
John & Stefanie Kallok
Kendal Kaihoi
Beth & Michael Kasser
Cheryl Printon & Frank Karnauskas
Daniel & Cindy Klingberg
Paul & Ruth Ann Kurtin
Gina Marie Lindsey & Tom Dow
Christine MacDonell
Nancy March
Brad & Barbara Mason
Jim Maupin & Lisa Bond-Maupin
Tecla Mickoseff
Matthew & Piper Miller
Jacquelyne & Stephen Mingle
Jane & Loren Mooney
Tara Mulski
Lily & Edward Noon
Elena & Michael Patterson
Cynthia Perin
Ruthanne Polidori
Lucia Pope
Cheryl Printon & Frank Karnauskas
Michael Racy & Michal Glines
Lanae Raymond
Melissa Ray & Stephen Weile
Jane Gellman & Jerry Retzlaff
Holly & Rick Reynolds
Barbara Rhoades
Jan Buckingham & L. Michael Ronald
Richard Rozehnal
Deborah & Marc Sandroff
Carla Scanlan
Barbara Schubert
Robert & Pamela Selby
Ellen Shannon
David Shinder
Donald & Marion Slack
Paul & Robin Spindt
Donald W. Stein Jr.
Ruth & Hank Steinbrecher
Pamela Steube
Stephen & Carolyn Stott
Analisa Stewart & Shane Berggren
Ilse and Tatjana Swihar
Lynn & Michael Tanner
Nathaniel & Lisa Taylor
Susan Thompson, MD
Colleen Tiscornia
Maria & John Tuthill
Bruce & Catherine Uhl
Teresa Vorholzer
Terri Vorholzer
Jon & Noreen Wang
Harry & Ann Wallace
Kurt & Vicki Warning
Marion Weber
Charles & Katherine Weinstein
Richard & Patricia Wiedhopf
Bridwell Williams
William & Carol Smith
Kathleen Witt & Mick Cluck
John & Pamela Yeager
Richard & Sharon Yeager
Pamela Youngberg