WE HEARTILY AND HUMBLY THANK OUR BUSINESS, PHILANTHROPIC, AND GOVERNMENT SPONSORS FOR THEIR SUPPORT

Friends of Brunel Park is a 501c3 non-profit organization certified by the New York State Board of Regents.  All donations are tax exempt to the extent permitted by federal law. 

Support Our Mission

As an all-volunteer organization, your donation is used 100% to support the mission of the Friends of Brunel Park and to maintain the Brunel Sculpture Garden. We need your help. Your tax-deductible donations secure the future of Emile Brunel's sculptures and ensure that the spiritual, social, and artistic mission of our organization inspires generations to come.

Learn how your tax-deductible donation is put into action by reading more below.


Watch the video from our Spring 2021 Fundraiser to see how your donations will not only continue to help save our sculptures, but support exciting educational, cultural and artistic programs in our garden!

Donate and select a Thank-You Gift for your contribution!

For donations of $100 or more: A CD by @SpiritofThunderheart, the first women's drum group to win multiple Native American Music Awards.

For donations of $150 or more: A high quality high gloss copy of an original photograph by Emile Brunel (several options available). Contact Nikitin@brunelpark.org for more info.

$500 or more: exclusive access to and use of Brunel Park (during normal hours of operation) for a private event for up to 10 people*

$250 or more: a signature Brunel Park scarf designed by Liamolly textile designs made from 100% spun Egyptian cotton

$400 or more: a private guided tour for up to four people of the house and garden with Co-Trustees, Cynthia and Eugene Nikitin (Spring 2024)

$1000 or more: exclusive access to and use of Brunel Park (during normal hours of operation) for a private event for up to 25 people*

After making your donation, please forward the confirmation email to nikitin@brunelpark.org to request your Thank-You Gift.
Giving as a gift to someone else?  If you would like to be emailed a digital Gift Certificate for any of these, please be sure to email us your donation confirmation and request at least 7 days prior to your required email delivery date. We will be happy to mail material items to the recipient and address of your choice.

*Certain conditions and terms apply, please email nikitin@brunelpark.org prior to donating for details if you would like to accept this gift* Friends of Brunel Park: The Emile Brunel Brunel Studio and Sculpture Garden accepts donations on PayPal.

Your tax deductible donation directly supports:

  • The ongoing restoration and preservation of our iconic totem poles and statues

  • Diverse programming from Indigenous perspectives

  • Interpretive guides for our sculptures and plants

  • Creation of new gardens and maintaining of existing native and ornamental planting beds

  • An artist in residence program for artists representing Black and Indigenous communities.

Many of you who have visited us have expressed to the joy, relief, and pleasure you experienced while wandering in the Sculpture Garden, enjoying the lush plantings, the sound of the stream, and savoring the safe, intimate surroundings with your children, pets, family, and friends.

Please help us continue sharing this welcoming and beautiful place – on the main road, yet off the beaten track.