About Us – Keeler Gardens

About Keeler Gardens

Thank you for your interest in Keeler Gardens, our 501(c)(3) organization, incorporated in the State of Illinois. You will find here our mission, vision, and ways you can get connected. We welcome all levels of interest and intend to be a valuable resource. So, if you can’t find what you are looking for on our site reach out to us, we want to hear from you.

Keeler Gardens is located at 3631 N. Keeler Ave. Chicago, IL 60641

If you would like to contact us directly our Chief Horticultural Specialist, Gina Iliopoulos can be reached at 773-750-5482 or via email at Gina@keelergardens.org.

Roses cover the arbor and trellis, and peonies complement.

Click here to view and download our mission, programs, and funding requests.

Our Mission

Keeler Gardens improves the health and sustainability of urban community life through environmental experiences, supporting diversity, youth development, and building a connection to nature.

We educate on the benefits of a connection with nature, and the inclusion of the natural world into any space and every lifestyle, for the betterment of our overall health and well-being.

We are a local community resource and look forward to regional and extended partnering with a wide range of participants.

Our Vision

Our vision is to build communities where everyone has access to, and benefits from, plants, flowers, edibles, and wildlife in a biophilic, sustainable, ecologically sound system that can be a model for communities everywhere.