Your Support
Your Support
Make Tyler Your Own
As a steward of Tyler's unique natural areas, rich history and renowned horticultural collections, members contribute to the preservation of our legacy for generations to come.
Your membership support provides essential funding for our environmental education programs, land management and collections.
Choose from 2 Membership Options:
Basic Membership Levels
Receive exclusive member benefits including free year-round admission, guest passes, discounts, and more with 3 basic membership levels:
- Individual: $50
- Household: $60
- Steward: $150
Circle of Friends Membership
Join a group committed to environmental stewardship and preservation at one of the following levels:
- Friend: $300 - $999
- Patron: $1,000 - $1,999
- Benefactor: $2,000 - $2,999
- Corporate Supporter: $3,000+
Join Tyler Arboretum at the new Steward Level of Membership and receive reciprocal privileges to the North American Reciprocal Museum program!
Perfect for Nature Lovers & Art Lovers! Our new Steward Level of membership includes enrollment in the North American Reciprocal Museum program (NARM). Members receive a Gold Sticker on their member card, granting access to hundreds of art museums in the U.S., including Brandywine River Museum, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology.
Exclusive Member Benefits (all levels)
- Free year-round admission to the Arboretum
- Free admission for grandchildren accompanying their Tyler member grandparent
- Discounts on classes, workshops, lectures, programs and special events
- Invitation to annual Arbor Day Plant Sale Member Preview (includes a free plant) and other members-only events
- Discounts on area businesses through Tyler's Business Partners program
- Subscription to quarterly Tyler Topics newsletter with pull-out Programs & Events section and calendar, mailed to your home
- Reciprocal privileges to hundreds of national arboreta and public gardens
- Priority registration and discount for Tyler's Nature Explorers summer camp
Reciprocal Privileges
Tyler Arboretum offers a variety of reciprocal and discount programs. Our members must show their Tyler membership card. Reciprocal privileges are only for the member.
- Explore and Save *NEW*
Show your Tyler membership card and save $2 on general adult admission at Brandywine Valley attractions. Visit the program website for details and a complete listing of participants. - American Horticultural Society Reciprocal Admissions Program
Reciprocal admission privileges to over 100 U.S., Canadian and overseas gardens. After clicking the AHS link above, from the AHS Reciprocal Program landing page, click the 'online directory' link. - Colonial Pennsylvania Plantation Ridley Creek State Park, PA, Reciprocal general admission.
- North American Reciprocal Museums Program Tyler offers reciprocal privileges to NARM at the Steward Membership level ($150) and above.Local organizations that participate in NARM include Brandywine River Museum, PA Academy of Fine Art, The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, James A. Michener Art Museum and others.
- The Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania: Reciprocal general admission on weekdays and buy-one-get-one-free admission on weekends.
- Tyler's Business Partners: Program discounts.
- Winterthur Museum, Wilmington, DE: Reciprocal general admission.
Membership Levels
Individual ($50)
- Exclusive Member Benefits, plus:
- Free year-round admission to Arboretum for Individual Member
- 2 complimentary Guest Passes (an $18 value, one-time use)
- 10% discount on merchandise in the Arboretum Gift Shop
Household ($60)
- Exclusive Member Benefits, plus:
- Free year-round admission to the Arboretum for Household Members
- 4 complimentary Guest Passes (a $36 value, one-time use)
- 10% discount on merchandise in Arboretum Gift Shop
NEW! Steward ($150) Best Value!
- Exclusive Member Benefits, with a $100 contribution to Tyler's Annual Fund
- 5 complimentary Guest Passes (a $45 value, one-time use)
- 15% discount on merchandise in Arboretum Gift Shop
- Priority registration and reduced rates on family, adult and children's educational programs
- Summer nature camp priority registration and discount
- Reciprocal privileges to North American Reciprocal Museums program (NARM), signified by a gold NARM sticker on your Tyler membership card
Circle of Friends, Friend ($300 - $999)
- Exclusive Member Benefits, plus:
- Free year-round admission to the Arboretum for Circle of Friends Members
- 8 complimentary Guest Passes (a $72 value, one-time use)
- 15% discount on merchandise in Arboretum Gift Shop
- Acknowledgement in Tyler Topics newsletter and Annual Report
- Private Tour of Collections with the Executive Director
- Reciprocal privileges to North American Reciprocal Museums program (NARM), signified by a gold NARM sticker on your Tyler membership card
Circle of Friends, Patron ($1,000 - $1,999)*
- Exclusive Member Benefits, plus:
- Free year-round admission to the Arboretum for Circle of Friends Members
- 10 complimentary Guest Passes (a $90 value, one-time use)
- 15% discount on merchandise in Arboretum Gift Shop
- Acknowledgement in Tyler Topics newsletter and Annual Report
- Private Tour of Collections with the Executive Director
- Reciprocal privileges to North American Reciprocal Museums program (NARM), signified by a gold NARM sticker on your Tyler membership card
Circle of Friends, Benefactor ($2,000 - $2,999)*
- Exclusive Member Benefits, plus:
- Free year-round admission to the Arboretum for Circle of Friends Members
- 15 complimentary Guest Passes (a $135 value, one-time use)
- 15% discount on merchandise in Arboretum Gift Shop
- Acknowledgement in Tyler Topics newsletter and Annual Report
- Private Tour of Collections with the Executive Director
- Reciprocal privileges to North American Reciprocal Museums program (NARM), signified by a gold NARM sticker on your Tyler membership card
Circle of Friends, Corporate Environmental Supporter ($3,000+)*
- Exclusive Member Benefits, plus:
- Free year-round admission to the Arboretum for Circle of Friends Members
- 20 complimentary Guest Passes (a $180 value, one-time use)
- 20% discount on merchandise in Arboretum Gift Shop
- Acknowledgement in Tyler Topics newsletter and Annual Report
- Private Tour of Collections with the Executive Director
- Horticultural Consultation
- Reciprocal privileges to North American Reciprocal Museums program (NARM), signified by a gold NARM sticker on your Tyler membership card
Please contact the Development Manager, Jill Liebling, 610-566-9134 x267, jliebling@tylerarboretum.org, with questions or for information on Organization and Corporate Environmental Support Membership fees and benefits.
* Includes membership to the Arboretum's President's Guild, an elite annual giving society.
Tyler Arboretum is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. All membership contributions are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.
