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Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery

Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery

Public Programming & Education
$ 98,030
Other $ 14,590
Horticulture , Landscape & Wildlife $ 208,410
Annual Fund & Membership $ 395,545
Gross Support $ 1,407,000
Historic Preservation $ 166,045
Asa Gray Garden $ 524,380
Gifts made to the Annual Fund and Membership support Mount Auburn ’ s mission and the operational activities of the Friends and Mount Auburn Cemetery .
Contributions for Historic Preservation fund distinct preservation projects . In FY2018 , these projects included preservation of a select group of significant monuments , as well as the restoration of the Great Rose Window in Bigelow Chapel .
Contributions for Horticulture , Landscape , and Wildlife fund special planting and ecology projects . In FY2018 , these projects included bird monitoring and citizen science programs , as well as a large native habitat effort on the upper slopes of Consecration Dell .
Contributions for Public Programming and Education fund interpretive and educational efforts at the Cemetery . In FY2018 , projects included free digitization days to enhance our online memorial pages , as well as support for our Artist-In-Residence program .
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