Tribute Gifts
Just as Forest Park offers a perfect setting for activities in every season, so too can it serve as a perfect gift for any occasion. Your tax-deductible gift will support our mission to restore, maintain and sustain Forest Park as one of America's great urban public parks for a diverse community of visitors to enjoy, now and forever.
Make your gift online by using the forms on this page.
Call 314.367.7275.
General
Tribute recipients or their families will receive a customized announcement card, without reference to an amount, to notify them of your gift. You may also include a special sentiment. All donors will be recognized in our seasonal newsletters unless you wish to remain anonymous.
Flowers
Give the gift of symbolic flowers! This thoughtful donation will be used to plant and maintain flowers in Forest Park.
Tree
The Forest Park Forever Tribute Tree Program is on pause while we complete tornado recovery and safety assessments. We appreciate your patience!
We dedicate existing trees within our maintenance zones that have been planted for at least two years. We do not dedicate new tree plantings. Click here for complete Tribute Tree Program guidelines.
For a donation of $500, you can dedicate a tree in Forest Park. For an additional $200 donation, you can inscribe a 4”x 8” brick paver at the Brick Paver Plaza as a permanent tribute.
If you have questions or would like to check the status of an existing tribute tree, please call 314.571.6074 or email tributes@forestparkforever.org.
Brick
The Brick Paver Plaza located at the base of the reflecting pool on Government Hill. There are five sections within the plaza, which include (from left to right): Birch, Pine, Spruce, Maple, Oak, Hickory, Elm, Redbud and Cedar.
For a donation of $350, you will receive a 4”x 8” paver that allows for an inscription of up to three lines, with 15 characters per line (including spacing and punctuation).
For a donation of $1,350, you will receive an 8”x 8” paver that allows for an inscription of up to six lines, with 15 characters per line (including spacing and punctuation).
Brick pavers are inscribed twice a year, weather permitting, in spring and fall. Please note that payments and inscriptions must be received by April 30 for the spring installation and September 30 for the fall. Once a Tribute Brick gift has been made, Forest Park Forever will send a customized acknowledgment card. Once the brick has been inscribed, we will send a certificate of dedication and a map for location assistance.
Member discount: Current members at the Keeper of the Park level and above receive a discount of $150. Not a member yet? Join today. Call 314-571-6074 or email tributes@forestparkforever.org to receive your discount.
Bench
For a donation of $10,000, the donor can work with Forest Park Forever staff to find a suitable bench to serve as a tribute.
This includes an attached plaque engraved with a sentiment of four lines of text, with 40 characters per line (including spacing and punctuation). The benches are provided with perpetual care, including cleaning and maintenance.