The Central Garden Capital Campaign: Now is the Time!
On June 6, 2025, the Seattle Chinese Garden announced a campaign to raise more than $30 million to build out most of the remaining buildings in the Garden’s master plan. With a grant of $5 million from the City of Seattle and pledges from the board and local individuals, as well as a commitment of in-kind support in the form of Chinese building materials and skilled artisanal labor, the campaign has commitments of $15 million or nearly half of the goal.
Mission
The mission of the Seattle Chinese Garden is to showcase the rich heritage of Chinese arts and culture to our visitors by building, operating, and sustaining a Sichuan-style Chinese Garden that serves as a bridge of friendship between our region and Chinese people around the world.
Vision
The Seattle Chinese Garden will inspire global understanding by immersing visitors in the richness and beauty of Chinese culture.
The Seattle Chinese Garden will be a dynamic, thriving community space that engages local, regional and international visitors in the richness of Chinese Culture.
Why now?
With the rise in international tensions and anti-Asian prejudice, there has never been a more important time to educate people about the beauty and importance of Chinese culture and to increase public understanding of Chinese communities locally and around the world.
Chongqing Tower
Teahouse on Lotus Pond
The Garden Plan
The existing Knowing the Spring Courtyard is shown in area number #1.
The Central Garden includes the four-story Chongqing Tower, Teahouse, Scholar’s Studio, Lotus Pond, Mirror Lake, landscaping, and small pavilions shown in area #2.
The Gathering Together Banquet Hall and administrative complex will be built later.
Contributions to Date
Estimated Cost
Construction: $22,616,000
Artisan Support: $1,953,000
Soft Costs: $451,000
Other Project Costs: $694,000
Fundraising: $849,000
Endowment: $4,000,000
Government
Chongqing in-kind construction materials & skilled labor valued at: Approx. $8,600,000
City of Seattle: $5,000,000
Total: Approx. $13,600,000
Individuals
Stella Chien:
$1,000,000
Seattle Chinese Garden Board:
$353,000
Jon and Heidi Geiger:
$50,000
Total: $1,403,000
Total Raised to Date: Approx. $15,003,000
Total Cost: $30,563,000
Would you like to donate to the Seattle Chinese Garden’s Capital Campaign for the Central Garden?
For more information about:
Giving levels
Naming opportunities
Ways to Give
Please contact Aolani Chan
Email: aolani.chan@seattlechinesegarden.org
Phone: (206) 934-5219