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Editor’s Note: The Garden’s Annual Report is usually a printed publication that coincides with the Annual Members Meeting in May. This year’s meeting is postponed until fall 2020 because of COVID-19. In addition, only a digital version of the publication will be released this year. This report covers Jan. 1 through Dec. 31, 2019. So much change has occurred since the start of 2020. Readers may find it jarring to read of a time, not very long ago, when life at the Garden and in the world seemed so much simpler.
The year 2019 marked a major milestone in the Garden’s history— its 80th anniversary. This occasion was used to not only look back and remember the Garden’s roots in the early conservation movement in the 1930s, but to also look forward and to chart the Garden’s future as a leader in the global effort to conserve desert plants and habitats. In the pages that follow, you will read about all aspects of the Garden’s successes in 2019. This included the amazing Electric Desert by Klip Collective; an 18-acre urban farm and farmers market in south Phoenix; the growth and care of the collection of rare and endangered cactus and agave plants; and the philanthropic spirit of many friends of the Garden—past and present. Their generosity and vision have made us a leading cultural institution in Arizona and a vital conservation organization in the global effort to protect biodiversity. In everything it does, the Garden is guided by the four pillars of its mission—education, conservation, exhibition and research. It celebrates the beauty of the Sonoran Desert, is dedicated to unlocking the secrets of arid plants and ecosystems, sharing its knowledge wide and far, and is a champion for protecting and restoring desert habitats throughout the state. Less than 1% of the Garden’s operating budget comes from tax dollars. Instead, its operating budget is funded by admissions, events, and the incredible generosity of the community. It simply would not be possible without your support, and the main purpose of this annual report is to share what you have made possible. On behalf of everyone at the Garden—the Board, staff and volunteers—please accept my sincerest thanks for everything you do to make Desert Botanical Garden such a vital community asset. With best wishes,
Ken Schutz
The Dr. William Huizingh Executive Director
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TOTAL 2019 ATTENDANCE
Rare and Endangered
Plant Sale
Membership Households Total Seed Accessions of Rare/Endangered Species
Total Specimens
Herbarium
Fa l
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Total Guests
61
11,639
5,5
g | 6,078
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Plant Hotline
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Number of Rare/ Endangered Species
Call Responses
Schilling Library Emailed Responses
Ask a Gardener
Visitor Interactions
Landscape & Gardening Desert Landscape School Certificates Granted
Books
Total Accessioned Plants
Botanical Prints
Total Accessioned Seed
Journal and Newsletter Titles Desert Landscape School Certificate Holders
Maps
Total Number of Taxa
New Accessions Added
Volunteers in the Garden (VIGs)
Education and Tours Self-Guid
e
12,863
Self-Gu id ed
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Student Tours
224 | 1,
d | 11,639
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Individual Volunteers
Total School Tour Participants
Gu
| 3,085 ed id
Teacher & Chaperone Tours
6
3,821
| 73
New Volunteers
Gu Total Hours Contributed
Girl Scouts, Troop Leaders & Families
Camp Participants
Early Childhood Participants
Family Playtime Participants
Guest Guide Interactions
Community Organizations and Corporations
Individual Teen (TIG) Volunteers
VIG Service Milestones
Teens in the Garden
Class Registration by Category Travel and Adventure
Photography
811 251 50+ Years
Cooking and Wellness
History and Science
786 1,739 25+ Years
Art
Landscape and Gardening
567
10+ Years
1,807
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A C U LT U R A L D E S T I N A T I O N Desert Botanical Garden has become a cultural treasure in the community—a place where visitors can marvel at light and sound shows, indulge in culinary feasts for the senses and watch ballet dancers pirouette in front of Papago’s peaks. Culture vultures are increasingly looking to the Garden for inspiring art and music, stimulating talks and classes, enriching family activities and culinary festivities. The aesthetic highlight of 2019 was Electric Desert—a kaleidoscope of colorful lights that Desert rippled across the desert flora, choreographed to original music from Klip Collective. The dynamic displays were a magnet for 192,000 visitors. Based on an economic impact study by
Wolf Brown, the blockbuster exhibit generated a $50-million impact on the local economy. It was made possible thanks to support from APS, Chase Private Client, The Steele Foundation, the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture, American Airlines, the Tempe Tourism Office, Margaret T. Morris Foundation, Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC and Wilson Electric. Unprecedented crowds gathered to celebrate the Garden’s 80th anniversary on Feb. 16. Visitors enjoyed Behind-the-Scenes tours, a chalk art mural, nature play, a commemorative video, geocaching, food trucks and cupcakes.
SPONSORED BY:
M A R G A R E T T. M O R R I S F O U N D AT I O N AMERICAN AIRLINES
TEMPE TOURISM OFFICE
S U N S TAT E E Q U I P M E N T C O .
Partial funding provided by the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture through appropriations from the Phoenix City Council.
Speaking of anniversaries, Devour Culinary Classic celebrated its 10th anniversary in February. Around 4,000 foodies flocked to the twoday outdoor extravaganza, which showcased the talents of Arizona chefs like James Beard Award semifinalist Silvana Salcido Esparza and Tamara Stanger. Locavores also savored Corks & Cactus’ boutique wines, the Chile & Chocolate’s spicy treats and Latin music, and Agave on the Rocks—a tasty ode to tequila and one of the Garden’s favorite plants.
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A C U LT U R A L D E S T I N A T I O N , continued Of course, 2019 wasn’t just about food. Music fans returned again and again to the spring and fall Music in the Garden concerts. A varied lineup of bands—blues, jazz, Latin, Celtic and more—jammed on Ullman terrace, surrounded by saguaros and palo verdes. In addition, two timely, thought-provoking art shows transformed the issue of plastic pollution into reflections on recycling and sustainability.
Artist Michelle Stitzlein created New Bloom: Industrial Nature, Nature a stunning wall of colorful “plants” fashioned from garden hoses, computer cables and miscellaneous recycled and found objects. In Wild Rising by Cracking Art more than 1,000 penguins, meerkats, frogs and other colorful critters peek out from the plants. Made of recyclable plastic, the animals share serious messages of sustainability and conservation through whimsy and fun.
According to the installation’s creators, Italybased collective Cracking Art, “Recycling plastic removes it from its toxic role in nature and communicates, through an unconventional language, the importance of paying strong attention to our planet.” Other standout social offerings in 2019 included an alfresco performance from Ballet Arizona, a storytelling event honoring outdoor adventures, a series of silent dance parties, a Nobel laureate talk and Día de Los Muertos festivities. The Garden continues to be a hub for lifelong learning. In Baby Boojums classes, sensorybased nature play helps infants’ brains blossom. Through the Seedlings series, budding naturalists ages 3 to 5 explore the wonders of the desert. Thanks to this programming, children’s attendance jumped by 98% between 2016 and 2018. In addition, adults of all ages can participate in almost daily classes in history, art, landscaping, photography, outdoor tai chi, cooking and more.
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L O C A L T O G L O B A L C O N S E R VA T I O N E F F O R T S In 2019, alarm bells rang around the world when the United Nations issued a report warning that one in four plant and animal species is at risk for extinction in the next few decades. Of particular interest to desert lovers, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has found that one-third of cactus species are in danger of extinction. In light of these dire predictions, the Garden’s guiding principle of “local to global conservation” is becoming increasingly vital. Fortunately in the last year, the Garden made numerous
advancements in its mission to rescue and preserve plant species. One of the highlights was the dedication in September of the Ahearn Desert Conservation Laboratory. The star of the 1,750-square-foot lab is the seed bank, which preserves seeds from nearly 5,000 seed collections. The Garden’s conservation scientists are venturing into deserts and wetlands to collect seeds of endangered plants such as the pediocactus and Southwestern orchids, then studying the species in anticipation of one day restoring them in the wild.
The Garden also received a substantial gift from donors Debbie and Ken Abbott that will further these research and conservation efforts. The donation allowed the Garden to purchase a new field vehicle and a fluorometer to diagnose the health of plants. The gift will also support the creation of the five-year Deborah Abbott Desert Research Fellowship. And it will fund plant collection trips to support the Garden’s strategic goal to achieve holding 85% of its targeted agave and cactus species in the next five years.
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L O C A L T O G L O B A L C O N S E R VA T I O N E F F O R T S , continued
The watchword of the plan is sustainability. To maintain economic sustainability, the Garden aims to grow current revenue streams by 2.5% annually through hosting blockbuster installations and other art exhibits, adding fun and fresh experiences for people of all ages. To foster environmental sustainability, the Garden is pursuing several strategic goals in addition to its specimen collection efforts. Many of these include scientific research and documentation, because the philosophy in conservation is: “You have to know what you have before you can preserve it.” In 2019, the Garden met its target of producing at least 10 articles each year in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Alongside the IUCN, the Garden published international assessments on the conservation status of 125 agave species. In collaboration with Arizona State University
(ASU), the Garden’s researchers are mentoring several graduate students who are the next generation of desert plant protectors. To support the Garden’s work as the IUCN host institute for its Cactus and Succulent Plants Specialist Group, the Garden engaged a parttime programme officer for the specialist group —Jael Wolf. Finally, to strengthen social sustainability, the Garden is continuing its progress in attracting more diverse audiences. Top priorities are to increase attendance among children and their families, the LatinX community and Millennials. This can be achieved by advancing diversity in the Garden’s staff and volunteers, as well as offering experiences that are relevant, accessible and inspiring to a variety of cultures and generations.
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You have to know what you have before you can preserve it.
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U P D AT E O N T H E G A R D E N ’ S C O L L E C T I O N
In the five-year Strategic Plan, the Garden had 70% of known agave and cactus taxa, which is already a more-complete collection than anywhere in the world. One year into the plan, and the Garden has already taken great strides to accomplishing its goal—to grow this percentage to 85%.
Of the 1,686 known cactus species, the Garden has the climate and ability to keep 1,430 of them. Heading into 2020, the Garden has 1,014 taxa, which was an increase of 4% from the year prior. Another important conservation factor is the quantity in the collection gathered from the wild, because it ensures genetic diversity to improve the chances for survival of the species. Cactus species added this year included Opuntia streptacantha, Mammillaria fittkaui, Parodia haselbergii, Myrtillocactus geometrizans and Opuntia streptacantha. The Garden also had success with adding species to its collection of plants in the Agave family. There are 378 known agave species in the world, and the Garden can house 336. Nine new species were added to the collection (from 226 to 235), which is a 3% increase from the year prior. Agave species added this year included Yucca declinata, Nolina lindheimeriana, Yucca rupicola and Agave garcia-mendozae.
SPECIES In the collection
SPECIES In the collection
Specimens were not only gathered to add to the living collection, but they were also added to the herbarium. The Garden now has 41% of cactus species and 72% of known agaves represented in the herbarium. Another environmental sustainability goal outlined in the strategic plan was that the Garden would conduct a major collecting trip each year in order to expand the holdings in the Cactaceae and Agavaceae collections. This includes living plants, herbarium specimens, seeds, DNA sequences and digital images.
Herbarium Specimens
Seed Samples
Live Plants
Photos
DNA Samples
Reflective of 19 Species
Reflective of 48 Species
Thanks to a generous donation from Betty and Bert Feingold, the Garden visited Central Mexico. Through this expedition, the Garden was able to add: Herbarium Specimens
Seed Samples
Live Plants
Photos
DNA Samples
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B R A N D I N G & C O M M U N I C AT I O N S S T R AT E G I E S The fourth pillar of the strategic plan is branding and communications. The annual strategy is lead by the marketing communications department and the board committee. It’s goals are to uphold the Garden’s brand as a community leader, an agent of change for ongoing conservation efforts and a place to enjoy the beauty of the desert. Achievements From 2019 Included: Finishing an intensive visitor survey with OVO and Halverson Group. The Garden extended its brand and messaging not just in the local community but through national and international audiences. In 2019, 1,968 press clips were recorded on television, online, in print and on the radio. In collaboration with partners from local convention and visitor bureaus, the Garden hosted more than 130 travel writer, bloggers and influencers from all around the world. As a result of
these visits and its own media relations efforts, media coverage was secured in the following:
Travel + Leisure • New York Times • Endless Vacation • Daily Mail • Windy City Times Chicago Tribune • American Way Canadian Traveller • Parents Magazine Los Angeles Times • The Toronto Sun USA Today • Travel Channel Media Tripsavy.com Great steps were also made to connect audiences outlined in the strategic plan, including LatinX, children and their families, and millennials. Marketing communications worked with Urias Communications to increase media relations and advertising presence locally and in Mexico. Market research only continues to show the growing importance of incorporating digital platforms into marketing strategies. The Garden enhanced its already growing online presence through digital advertising and social media.
Celebrity Visits from Martha Stewart and Sir David Attenborough.
SOCIAL MEDIA RECAP
1,000 Animal Sculptures Throughout the Garden
(as of Dec. 31, 2019) Combined Following of
229,768
1.7 Million Engagements
Followers
38 Million
NOW THROUGH MAY
Tickets at dbg.org
Impressions
WEBSITE STATS Increased Website Revenue by
102%
1.7 Million Sessions
$4 Million in Revenue Through Website
905,000
45,009 Transactions
Page Views
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COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
Spaces of opportunity
In its seventh year, the 18-acre farm allows community members to rent a plot, grow and harvest produce for their own use and to build a vibrant neighborhood food system. The cooperative works to mentor the 15 incubator farmers from around the world and markets their produce primarily in south Phoenix. Spaces celebrated many successes in 2019, including the expansion of Vineyard Road, an addition of more than 60 native trees for roadside landscaping, a parking lot and restroom facilities. Thanks to Fund the Farm, the Garden’s fundraising event, donors helped complete a 9,500square-foot shade structure. Through the partnership with Roosevelt School District, Spaces was able to host 300 students for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) activities and together planted a quarter acre of sunflowers. Spaces was also able to host an “influencer charrette” with more than 200 attendees and has grown so much that it received an IMLS grant to hire a community engagement coordinator. With these new resources, there is no telling what can be accomplished for the south Phoenix community.
CAZCA Central Arizona Conservation Alliance (CAZCA) involves more than 60 conservation-focused partners from Maricopa County and beyond. Together with regional partners, CAZCA developed a long-term strategy for the preservation of Maricopa County’s open spaces to support a healthy ecosystem and provide beautiful, safe open spaces for recreation, education and relaxation. CAZCA launched the Buffelgrass Blues initiative, which raised awareness of buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare) and other invasive plant species found in the City of Phoenix parks and preserves. Citizen scientists helped map invasive plants at Piestewa Peak. CAZCA was grateful to work with the Tovrea Carraro Society, Columbine Garden Club and the City of Phoenix to implement the Sonoran Seed Collaborative. This project is a pilot plot for studying how to grow and harvest seeds from native plants for use in local restoration projects. In 2019, the Garden hosted the third annual CAZCA Conservation Celebration which honored Maxine Lakin with the 2019 Conservation Award for her remarkable contributions to the conservation of the Sonoran Desert.
Great Milkweed Grow Out In the past two decades, the population of monarch butterflies has decreased by 90%. To prevent their extinction, the Garden began the Great Milkweed Grow Out (GMGO). Milkweed is the only plant that monarch butterflies can lay their eggs on and that their caterpillars can eat. A loss of milkweed habitat has been a major factor in the decline of the monarch population. In 2019, GMGO planted pollinator gardens with six local schools and three community groups. In 2019, 70 Volunteers in the Garden gave more than 800 hours to this initiative and five corporate volunteer groups assisted in the grow out. As a result of these combined efforts, more than 1,500 milkweed plants were grown and distributed throughout the community. Thanks to the generosity of Nancy Swanson, the Garden engaged interns for spring and fall of 2019. Home gardeners can now buy Garden grown milkweed in the Plant Shop and at the biannual Plant Sales. The GMGO team is grateful for encouragement and enthusiasm from the community, and are hopeful for the future of monarch butterflies and other pollinators. DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Decades of Philanthropy in the Garden For 80 years generous and committed individuals have invested time, talents and financial gifts to make the Garden the cultural treasure it is today. Ten individuals and two organizations are celebrated on these pages, and they represent the spirit of so many dedicated Desert Botanical Garden leaders and philanthropists.
PHILANTHROPY & MEMBERSHIP
1930s
1940s
Gertrude Webster & Gustaf Stark
Margaret Bell Douglas
It all started in the hearts and minds of Gertrude and Gustaf. In the early 1930s, thanks to the effots of Gustaf’s desert preservation efforts, a group of 16 individuals came together to create the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society. While Gustaf had the passion for the desert, Gertrude had the resources to expand their reach. Their connections to various news outlets and radio stations paved the way for the Society to negotiate the perpetual lease of several acres of Papago Park, and Desert Botanical Garden was born. The duo’s drive and fundraising efforts reflect within the Garden’s continued growth.
A Canadian botanist and horticulturist, Edith Margaret Bell Douglas loved the Sonoran Desert. After moving to the Southwest, she and her husband Walter grew to be a family of seven. Her passion for Desert Botanical Garden was fierce—Douglas assisted in building the Garden’s Lois Porter Earle Herbarium. She donated more than 1,500 specimens of the George B. Hinton collection of northern and central Mexico. A member-at-large of the Garden Club of America, in 1952 the Margaret Douglas Medal was created to honor those who have made strides in conservation education.
Lou Ella Archer Lou Ella Archer was never one to turn away from a challenge. A member of the first Advisory Board, Archer’s passion for and committment to the success and growth of the Garden was radiant. When Gertrude Webster passed away, she had left an endowment for the Garden with one stipulation to receive her bequest—cultivate 200 members. Upon hearing this, Archer and two other devoted Garden patrons purchased 75 memberships, gifting them to friends. It took two years for the estate to settle, but because of the generosity of Webster and the devotion of Archer, the Garden received the bequest and continued to grow.
1940s
Lois Earle Lois Porter Earle was the wife of W. Hubert Earle, Garden director from 1957 to 1976. Lois jump-started the Volunteer in the Garden (VIG) program that has now expanded to 731 volunteers annually. A model volunteer herself, she was the Garden’s jack of all trades during her husband’s time as director. She could often be found volunteering her time to support behindthe-scenes. Lois instilled a passion for the Garden and Sonoran Desert in her family and her legacy lives on in her son, John, an active VIG member today. A tribute to Lois lives in the Herbarium that reads, “Dedicated to the memory of one whose warm manner and unselfish work made worldwide friends for the Garden from 1957 to 1968.”
John Rhuart Among the first members of the Arizona Cactus and Native Flora Society in 1935. John was dedicated to the idea of the Garden and the possibilities that lived within it stayed true until his passing in 1982. He served as Board president from 1970 to 1976. His donation in 1978 was used to purchase 1,300 feet of pipeline laid just west of Archer House. This area was used to test plant species and the former Rhuart Demonstration Garden was named in his honor.
1960s 1970s
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Nancy Swanson
1980s 1990s
A force to be reckoned with, Nancy Swanson has been a leader of growing the Garden since the early 80s. Initiating projects like planning the first DBG trip, conceptualizing and naming Dinner on the Desert and starting the Endowment. As board president Nancy led the way to the Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert Loop Trail, dedicated in 1988 and renewed last year. Leaving a legacy for years to come, she sponsored the entryway Honor Roll of Supporters that will allow the Garden to show appreciation of our supporters for decades to come. A true believer in horticulture, her support funds many Garden initiatives and internships.
Dr. William Huizingh On a vacation to Phoenix in 1959 Dr. William Huizingh accidentally stumbled upon his forever home. After his retirement from ASU he committed to his philanthropic passion. He found Desert Botanical Garden, and supported the mission as an active trustee. Starting in 1987, he served as an advisor with each Garden director, and in 1993, he became board president. He served twice as interim director, and as a result of his endowment gift, the position of executive director is titled, “The Dr. William Huizingh Executive Director.” A great supporter of each Garden capital campaign, Dr. Huizingh was a proponent of long-term financial planning for the Garden.
Melodie Lewis
2000s 2010s
Melodie Lewis found the Garden and began volunteering almost immediately after she moved to Arizona. A member of the Columbine Garden Club, Lewis was a master gardener who had a passion for nature and the Arizona desert. A dynamic board member starting in 1999, Lewis gave her time as board president from 2005 until 2007. She was active on many board committees, including the Tending the Garden campaign cabinet that raised $17.8 million for the Garden’s endowment, exhibits and programs.
Columbine Garden Club Committed to sharing the love of gardening and the importance of conservation, Columbine Garden Club—an affiliate of Garden Clubs of America—has supported the Garden since 1989. In 2018, Columbine members chose the Garden as the beneficiary of their A day in Full Bloom fundraiser. Their generosity is recognized by naming the Columbine Garden Club Greenhouse West Bay 3. Outside of their financial support, Columbine is also working with CAZCA to assist in their Sonoran Seed Collaborative. This will aid in sourcing propogation methods to sustain the growth of five key Central Arizona plant species key to restoration in our region.
The Future Monarch Council & Teniqua Broughton In 2008, Board President Oonagh Boppart recruited Teniqua Broughton to serve as a Trustee and engage young professionals with the Garden. Under Teniqua’s leadership the Monarch Council was born. The council chair annually serves as a Trustee and its members serve on a variety of board committees. One of the council’s current projects is helping to build the Emerging Leaders membership program for professionals 45 years and younger. These leaders bring a fresh perspective to the Garden that will flourish for decades to come.
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Being a Volunteer in the Garden is an awesome experience, it gives me the opportunity to share with our visitors the beauty and tranquility that exists here. Every time I step foot in the Garden, I see something or learn something new, which adds to what I am able to share. And being with other volunteers and staff is like being a member of a family with a common goal: to make our visitors feel welcome.
Janet Weider Incoming VIG President
The Garden has truly grown throughout the community, and the community has grown within the Garden. What started as a small volunteer program just a few decades ago has expanded to more than 730 volunteers who completed 63,769 collective hours of service for the Garden in 2019. The Garden offers volunteer opportunities for teens and corporate volunteers. The Teens in the Garden program had 69 volunteers, and there were 15 participating corporations and community organizations. In this year alone, almost 260 individuals completed more than 100 hours, 21 completed 500 hours and more than 50 completed 1,000+ hours—12 of whom completed 5,000+ hours of service. The Garden is forever grateful for the dedication and love that our volunteers bring to their positions each day.
Thank you to our 2019-2020 B O A R D
O F
T R U S T E E S
2019-2020 OFFICERS
Tammy McLeod | President Shelley Cohn | Past President Amy Flood | President Elect Brian Schwallie | Vice President Doug Carter | Secretary Scott Burdick | Treasurer
TRUSTEES ROW 2:
Crista Abel Rebecca Ailes-Fine Patricia Auch Kate Baker Jason Barlow John Burnside ROW 3:
Dirk Ellsworth Barton Faber Ursula Gangadean Christopher Gately Diana Gregory Lori Higuera ROW 4:
Barbara Hoffnagle Carrie Hulburd Harriet Ivey Bill Jacoby Thomas R. Jones Jane Jozoff ROW 5:
Carole Kraemer Mark Landy Kimberly Larkin Jan R. Lewis Laura A. Lo Bianco Bruce Macdonough ROW 6:
Tahnia McKeever Paul Morell Paul J. Mountain Kathy Munson Adriana Murrietta Carolyn O’Malley ROW 7:
Dan Perez Linda “Mac” Perlich Dave Roberts Lawrence Robinson Rick Robinson Steve Roman ROW 8:
Ginger Spencer Ann Stanton Kathleen Taddie Bruce Weber Jamey Wetmore Robin Woodworth
TRUSTEES EMERITI
Oonagh Boppart Lee Baumann Cohn H. Clifton Douglas Martha Hunter Henderson Donald R. Ottosen Rosellen C. Papp Nancy Swanson Robert S. Tancer (8/04/1933 - 3/17/2020)
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Financial Report We are pleased to share with members, donors and friends the Garden’s financial statements for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2019. The Consolidated Statement of Activities shows total revenues for the year exceeded total expenditures by $1.8 million. This positive result was driven by healthy admission, membership, contribution, and special event levels. Proceeds from Electric Desert | A Light and sound Experience by Klip Collective helped the Garden fund it’s operating and reserve accounts. Electric Desert held during this fiscal year, generated more than $3.5 million in admission revenue during its six month run. This continues a positive trend of strengthening relationships with the community. The Garden’s expenditures continue to be managed with careful stewardship in mind while at the same time seizing opportunities for growth and greater mission impact. The Consolidated Statement of Financial Position shows the Garden’s fiscal position remains solid, with more than $49.7 million in total assets and approximately $6.0 million in total liabilities. Unrestricted cash and Boarddesignated cash, $6.3 million, is sufficient for normal operations, and provide funds for repair and maintenance of major building systems as facilities age. The Garden Foundation manages endowment assets conservatively with an annual target of a 4.5 percent distribution from the Foundation to the Garden’s operating budget. The Garden’s total debt of $1.13 million represents just 2.3 percent of the total combined assets of the Garden and Foundation. The Garden’s financial health and success in achieving its mission would not be possible without your commitment, dedication and generosity. On behalf of the Board, staff and volunteers, we extend our gratitude for all that you do for the Garden.
Ken Schutz
Margie Burke
Scott Burdick
The Dr. William Huizingh Executive Director
Chief Financial Officer
Treasurer
Desert Botanical Garden is committed to full transparency in financial stewardship. Our complete audited financial statements are posted on the website. There you will also find the annual IRS Form 990 filings for the Garden and Foundation. Please visit dbg.org to review these documents. The Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities reports the results of Garden Operations excluding the effect of depreciation expense. Depreciation refers to the systematic allocation of the cost of long-lived assets, including buildings, furniture, fixtures, and equipment, to the periods that benefit from their use. Recording depreciation has no effect on the liquidity or cash flow of the Garden. It reflects an estimate of the using up of the economic value of tangible assets. In the financial statements it reduces the Change in Net Assets (and, therefore, Total Net Assets) and the carrying basis of Property and Equipment. Unlike for-profit firms, not-for-profit organizations generally do not provide for the addition or replacement of major long-lived assets out of operations. Historically such entities look to capital contributions for those improvements. Hence, the financial performance for not-for-profits is best evaluated by analyzing operating results excluding the effects of depreciation. Depreciation expense recognized in the Garden’s records for 2019 was $1.57 million.
Auditor’s Opinion Desert Botanical Garden has received an unmodified opinion from their auditors, Mayer Hoffman McCann, P.C., on the audit of their financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2019.
Consolidated Statement of Activities for the year ended Sept. 30, 2019 Revenue
(Before Depreciation)
Revenue Gross Profit on Retail & Beverage Sales $2,386,574 Admissions 4,793,384 Contributions, Grants & Special Events 8,974,386 Investment Income (net) 404,184 Memberships 3,848,130 Other Revenue 1,516,691 Total Revenue
Change in Net Assets
22% Admissions
21,923,349
Expenditures Programs 10,667,405 Retail, Marketing & Visitor Services 3,403,098 Administration 3,614,095 Member Services & Fundraising 2,419,864 Total Expenditures
11% Gross Profit on Retail & Beverage Sales
20,104,462 $1,818,887
41% Contributions, Grants & Special Events
2% Investment Income (net) 17% Memberships 7% Other Revenue
Expenditures
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of Sept. 30, 2019 Assets
2019
53% Programs Education Research Exhibition Conservation
Cash & Investments Pledges & Other Receivables Inventories & Other Current Assets
$7,352,587 304,034 1,019,277
Total Current Assets ` Cash & Investments (noncurrent) Pledge Receivables (noncurrent) Property & Equipment (net) Other Assets
8,675,898 15,905,532 180,113 24,461,384 554,386
17% Retail, Marketing & Guest Services
Total Assets
$49,777,313
18% Administration
Liabilities and Net Assets Current Portion of Long-Term Debt Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Deferred Revenue Annuity Payment Liability Total Current Liabilities
$528,064
12% Member Services & Fundraising
1,852,938 2,407,582 8,550 4,797,134
Deferred Revenue, Less Current Portion 605,297 Long-Term Debt, Less Current Portion 545,592 Other Liabilities 59,342 Total Liabilities Total Net Assets Total Liabilities & Net Assets
6,007,365 43,769,948 $49,777,313 DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN
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In Appreciation DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN DONORS
Desert Botanical Garden is grateful to all 38,873 members and donors for your generosity. On these pages, we recognize individual, company, and foundation donors who made single or multiple contributions and pledges totaling $500 and more over the year, from Feb. 1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2020. Included are memberships, special gifts and unrestricted support of the Garden’s programs and services. In addition, special recognition sections acknowledge donors who made contributions during the past quarter for memorial and tribute gifts and in-kind donations of $500+ and also acknowledges those who have included the Garden in their estate plans as of Jan. 31, 2020. Patrons Circle members, including Saguaro, Curator’s, Director’s, President’s, and Founder’s Circle contributors are identified with a +. Garden Fund members, including Boojum Tree, Ocotillo and Golden Barrel Club contributors are identified with a ^.
$400,000 +
Charles Berger ^
$300,000
Susan & William Ahearn +
$100,000
Debbie & Ken Abbott +
$50,000 - $99,999
Anonymous + Jan & Tom Lewis + Sherrie Summers and Tom Summers, In Honor of Betty Lou Summers +
$25,000 - $49,999
Lee & Mike Cohn + Shelley Cohn & Mollie Trivers + Jacquie & Bennett Dorrance + Marilyn & H. Clifton Douglas + Marta Morando & William Moio + Barbara & Donald Ottosen + Rosellen & Harry Papp + Ken Schutz & Craig Thatcher + Nancy Swanson +
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous + Rebecca Ailes-Fine & Peter Fine + Kate Baker + Jane & Jason Barlow + Oonagh & John Boppart + Kitty Collins + Desert Ron + Ardie & Stephen Evans + Beth Byrnes & Barton Faber + Betty & Bertram Feingold + Pamela & Barry Fingerhut + Amy Flood & Larry West + Harriet Ivey & Richard Brashear + Shelley & Bill Jacoby + Carole & Richard Kraemer + Sue & Mark Landy + Dana & Bruce Macdonough + Susan & Philip Matos + Tahnia & Jeffrey McKeever + Tammy McLeod & John Hamilton + Laurie McWeeney Adrienne & Paul Morell + Susan & Mark Mulzet + Kathy & Chuck Munson +
Mary & Matthew Palenica + Dan & Connie Perez + Lois & John Rogers + Ann Siner + Ann Stanton & Robert Haddock + Gary & Peggy Thompson Lynn & Edward Villanueva + Leesa Weisz & George Evan Weisz Terri Weisz & Terry Brooks Jane & Stephen Williams ^
^
$5,000 - $9,999
Anonymous + Martha & Bryan Albue + Kathy & Steven Ashby + Patricia Auch + Philip & Lydia Bell + Virginia Berg ^ Cindy & Ron Bernstein + Connie & Jim Binns + Robert Bulla + Kendra & John Burnside + Scott Cadreau Sue & Dain Calvin ^ Mesha Davis & Doug Carter + Leslie Dashew & Jack Salisbury + JoEllen Doornbos + Phyllis & John Earle + Dean Fairchild & John Knight + Mark Fairhead & Linda Bailey + Teny & Charles Fisher + Ursula & Ram Gangadean + Dawn & Don Goldman + Mike & Sue Gregg + Lexine & Jeff Hebets + Mary Heiss & Harold Dorenbecher + Martha & Charles Henderson + Barbara & Tom Hoffnagle + Tom & Ruth Ann Hornaday + Carrie & Jon Hulburd + Arlyn Imberman, In Honor of Ken Schutz & Craig Thatcher + Jane & Malcolm Jozoff + Margot & Dennis Knight + Kathleen McCullough + James Nafziger ^ Carolyn & Mark O’Malley + David E. Reese Suzanne & Peter Richards + Nancy Riegel + Edgardo Rivera & Donald Rumer-Rivera + Joette Schmidt & Kent Derdivanis ^ The Shomer Family + Peggy D. Herz & Philip E. Smith + Gale Steinhauser + Carolyn & John Stuart + Kathleen & Stephen Taddie + Shoshana & Robert Tancer + Kathryn Tanner + JR & Jeffrey Trevas + Lydia & Demetrios Vlachos + Naomi Waldman & Paul Waldman ^ Kathleen & Bruce Weber + Daryl & Louis Weil Maja Wessels & Charles Covington + Matthew Wolfe
$2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous + (8) Gene Almendinger + Grant Almquist & David Michael Miller + Jeff & Debbie Andrews + Ann & Brian Balusek + Howard & Joy Berlin + Jean & Barry Bingham + Nancy & Charles Brickman Joy Bunt & Linda Turley + Thomas Caldwell ^ Dorothy Cholnoky + Karen & William Clements + Pamela & Dale Collie + Barbara Crisp & Mark Nemschoff + Pam Del Duca + Brenda Dennert & Frank Agnone ^
Dirk Ellsworth & William Schmidt + Dan & Linda Francisco + Barbara A. Gant + Tanya & Christopher Gately + Judy & Stan Getch + Angela & Jeffrey Glosser + Diana Gregory & Rufus McClain + Elaine & Daniel Gruber Barbara & Ken Hand & Kimberley Hand ^ Paula & Bob Hardison + Rojon & Jay Hasker + Susan & Richard Helzer + Heather & Eric Holst + Ricki & John Jennings + April Jones & Thomas R. Jones + Amy Hillman-Keim & Gerry Keim + Diane & Michael Kulow + Pamela Lauber & Richard West + Sally & Richard Lehmann + Bob & Shari Levitan + Barbara & Ron Lieberson + Pamela Steele & Robert Loeb + Lester Longino & Jim Hession + Amy & Timothy Louis + Janis Lyon + Patricia & Gerald McKenna + Sara & J. L. Peter Morgan + Paul Mountain + Joan & John Murphy Jr. + Michele & Robert Page + Linda & J. Russell Perlich + Kimberly & Anthony Rao + Darra Rayndon & David Arrow + The Reder Family + Terrie & Richard Robinson + Diane Roush + Lorraine & Gregory Scaven + Sophann & Thomas Schleifer + William & Mary Ann Sheely + Amy Gittler & Michael Sillyman + Diana E. & Paul B. Smith + Sunny & John Solheim + Donald Squire + Pat & John Sullivan + Susan & Ronald Telesko + Jennifer Theobald + Candace & Michael Tooke + Cathy & Scott Ullery + Sarah & Ethan Wessel + Jenniffer Whittingham & M. Stanley Whittingham + Sandra & Robert Williams +
$1,500 - $2,499
Anonymous + ^ (12) Diane K. Abe + Judy Ackerman & Richard Epstein + Carol & Rick Adams + Hilda Allred & Roy Ageloff + Kendall & James Ameduri + Doris & Laurence Ashkin + Patricia AtLee, Frank AtLee, & Brien AtLee ^ Mara Babin & Mark Cusick + William B. Bair, II Stephen Bartlett + Judy & Larrie Bates + Uta Monique Behrens + Shirley & Thomas Bekey + Neil Berman + Regina & G. Peter Bidstrup + Gena & Harry Bonsall + Gail Bradley + Carol & Lawrence Brecker + Salvador A. Bretts + Linda Breuer + Charla Bucklin + Patty & George Burdick + Scott Burdick + Margie & Jim Burke + Diana & Arnold Calica + Philip Carll + Denise Chamberlain +
Anne & Fred Christensen + Mrs. Howard McCrady + Jean Clarke ^ Kimberlie McCue & Michael Olson + Wendy & Scot Claus + James McIntyre & Benjamin Jalbuna + Julie & Wes Clelland + Carol McMullin Michael Cleveland & Kathy Mendelson + Nolan Bennett + Amy & Paul Mescher + Elaine & Sidney Cohen ^ Carmine & Joseph Miller + Pat Wentworth Comus & John & Cindy Millikin + Louis F. Comus, Jr. + Saundra Minckley ^ Margaret Wilson & Melinda Moss Francois & Pamela Cooper + Bernard Francois Elva & Lattie Coor + Katie & Michael Mueller + William Cope + Karen Nackard + Sara Cotton & Dawn Ward + Carol Nalevanko & Richard Serabian + Gloria & Philip Cowen + Zaremba Family + Thyra & Dale Danneman + Connie and Gene Nicholas + Jo & Ron Davis + Susan Noack ^ Donna & William Dehn + Jackie Norton + Mark & Barbara DeMichele + Joan Goforth & Carlos Oldham + Geri & Mike DeMuro + Janet Orr + Alice Dickey + Julie Pace & David Selden & Glenda Pace + Cathy Dickey + Karen & David Paldan + Shari Lewinski & Donald Dixon + Valerie & Gregory Patten + Mary & Gary Dokes + Sarah Pirzada + Julie & John Douglas + Robert B. Polacchi Dianne Dunn + Maritom Pyron + Beverly & Paul Duzik + Jenny Abbey & Nayan Ranchhod + Suki Edwards & Fred Edwards + Gayle & Patrick Ray Barbara & Terry Fenzl + Marsha & William Repensek + Terry Flood + Stuart Rice & Patrick Hanson + Emma Frow & Jameson Wetmore Emily-May & Jim Richards + & Mary Lu Wetmore + Karen & Richard Richter + Krista & Theodore Gibson + Nancy Rierson + Bruce Gilleland + Joyce Rolfes & Nancy Broerman + Deborah & Michael Gilman + Wendy & Jonathan Rose + Susan & Richard Goldsmith + Marcia & Hugh Ruddock + Elizabeth & Frank Goodyear + Elana & Mike Russell + Nancy Gordon & Andrew Gordon + Nancy Russell & David Rentfro + Kathleen & John Graham + Bob Sanderson + Barbara Graves + Jennifer E. & Charles F. Sands + Mary Gray ^ Lois & Stephen Savage + Lenni & Robert Griego + Karen Scates + Elin Cantliffe-Guenther & Douglass Guenther + Sara Schaefer + Barbara Gullickson + Scott Schaefer + Blanny Hagenah & Shawn Hagenah + Carol & Randy Schilling + Margie & Bruce Hambro + Christina & Kenneth Schopen + Nancy Hanley Eriksson & Megan & Brian Schwallie + Ronald Eriksson + Tim & Colleen Scott + Renee Hanson & Peter Weber + Eliza & Brian Shelden + Dee & Jean Harris + Janie & Archer Shelton + Mary Jo Helmick Carol & William Smallwood + Lori Higuera & David Garcia + Alexandra Smith & Alex Marr + Darcy & Pierre Hill + Joyce & James Smith + Patricia & David Hill + Lynne Smith + Liz & Fred Hoffert + Cattryn Somers & Michael Cafiso + Carol & Jeff Holden + Phyllis & Dick Stern + Sandra & Steven Holmstoen Betsy & Bruce Stodola + Nancy Husband + Anne Stupp + Joanne & Gary Johnson + Mary Swanson & Bob Jacques + Kathy & Robertson Jones + Merle & Michael Tarnow + Linda & Thomas Kirch Dana & Henry Terrazas + Elizabeth & John Kirkpatrick + Carolyn & Ben Thomas + Faye & James Kitchel + Linda & John Thompson ^ Leatrice & Jon Kitchell Jo Ann & Jeffrey Timbanard + Susan & Frederick Klein + Michael Tollefson + Maxine Lakin ^ Richard Tollefson & Marc Kellenberger + Kimberly Larkin + Ken Udenze + Debra & Jim Larson + Tamsinn & Jon Underwood ^ Patti & Frederick Lau + Robbi & Jim Urban + Karen LeDonne + Marsha & Charles Van Dam & Ronda & Louis Leeburg + Bonnie Christofferson + Jennifer Lennon Irene Vasquez, Honoring Mildred B. Williams + Alison Lewis & Craig Krumwiede + Debra & Karukurichi Venkatesh & Bill Lewis & Richard Underwood + Shayla Venkatesh + Christine Lindley + Sylvia & John Verlander + Ann & Kenneth Lindner + Anne Vetter & Michael Vetter + Laney & Keith Lindor + Abran Villegas Judy & Sam Linhart + Renee Walter + Laura & Paul Lo Bianco + Gina Warren + Andy, Heidi, Claire & Robby MacFarlane + Kathleen & Brian Welker + Robert MacNeil + Sandy Werner + Jane Maienschein & Richard Creath + Ann & Steve Wheeler + Mary Martuscelli Robert & Deb Marzec + DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN Janet Maurer & Marty Davis ^ Carla & Joseph McAuliffe + ANNUAL REPORT 2019
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Nancy White + Willard White & Stephen Hartman Janet & Walter Wieder + Liisa & William Wilder + Gibney Williams Family + Halee & Mark Williamson + Carol & Lewis Wilson + Elaine & Richard Wilson + Teresa Wilson & Josh Ambroson + Sonja Winter & Amanda Winter & Alex Winter + Roma Wittcoff & Marna Broida ^ Marilyn Wolfe + Robin & Stephen Woodworth + Dana & John Wyss + Sheila & David Young
$1,000 - $1,499
Anonymous ^ (9) Kathy & Daniel Aspery Marc Baker Ann Beisser & Kandy Kendall ^ Janet & Gary Binder Sandra Carroll ^ Patricia & John Case ^ Cheryl Cliff & Pam Koopman & Vicki Minard Gayle & David Clinehens ^ Robyn & Michael DeBell Rachel Dirkse Marion Donaldson + Jacqueline Doyle & Erin Dwiggins ^ Martha Fischer Patricia Flynn ^ Melinda Foote & Mary Foote Jacqueline T. Goodspeed Victoria & Rod Granberry Patti & Phil Green H. Leslie Hall & Theodore Jarvi J. David Hann Leigh Hann Mary Ellen & Gates Hawn Linda & James Hazlewood ^ Martha Head Kathleen Hartmann & Elton Humphreys ^ Betty & John Jarman Lynne & Jerold Levine Mary Louise Lindenthal & John Lindenthal Christine Rocchio & Matthew Littleton Meilani & Brandon Lombardi Koy Mangan & Jessica Bagazuma David Martinez III + Judy McDonough & Ed McDonough ^ Leslie & John McElligott Layne Mortensen & Rick Griswold Sateesh Nabar Linda & Tyler Norquist + Jill Ormond & Jay Kramer Jan Parsons-Speyer & Sheri Parsons-Speyer Linda & J. Michael Powers ^ Pamela & K. Deane Reade Maria Juarez-Perez & Edid Rivas Jan Scheid Christy Schust & Peter Schust ^ Michele & Peter Spiller Nancy and Roger L. Strong, Jr. Judith Tuck Julie Winslett Wagoner & Jason Wagoner Stephania & Bruce Williams Lea Wiltsie ^ Barbara & Charlie Young Sharon Zellmer
$750 - $999
Anonymous (2) Frank V. AtLee ^ Sarah & David Bodney ^ Vita Rowe Bornemann & David Bornemann ^ Darrell Butlett ^ Ryan Conley Angelica Elliott Cindy & Jon Hann Sharon & Henry Hewitt ^ Kendon Jung + Ted & Melissa Lagreid
Rodney Lewis ^ Janene Miller & Ronald Libby Sandra & Daniel Luechtefeld ^ Cindy Mathe & Scott Mathe ^ Patricia Miles Laura & Patrick Mulvihill Elizabeth Ransom Ali Reese & Christopher Lamson Catherine & Scott Roberts + Jeannie & Fabrizio Saraceni + Gail Silverstein & Tom Wheat ^ Sharyn Lee Evans-Soper & John Soper ^ Celia & Robert Stretmater ^ Melissa Ward & Bill Muster & Natalie Nelson ^ Rusty Wilkinson ^ Peggy & Robert Withers ^ Kelsey Wolf-Donnay & William Donnay Diane Wolff ^ Carole Wooldrik & Jack Wooldrik ^
$500 - $749
Anonymous ^ (20) Jill & Bert Alanko ^ Rebecca Albrecht & Norris Livoni ^ Amy Alexander & Kelli Shepard ^ Jacque Ardebili & Mo Ardebili ^ Christine & John Augustine ^ Donna & Patrick Baraya ^ Loretta & John Barkell ^ Anna Barker & Anthony Dennis ^ Barbara & Craig Barrett ^ Patricia & Owen Baynham James Beach Gina Kash & Ken Behringer Ralph Bennett & Ryan Stump ^ Kathleen & Eric Bertness ^ Sonia Blain & Victoria Blain ^ Tennille Blair ^ Maryglenn Boals, Richard Boals, & Brian Boals + Sandy & Charles Bonstelle ^ Kaley Alteman & Tyler Boone Lee Bowman & Rebecca Bowman ^ Glynis Bryan ^ Karen & Bradley Buckhout Mary & Brian Buckley ^ Joyce & Michael Buekers ^ Gail & Robert Buuck ^ Gary Cantwell Sylvia & David Caplow ^ Naomi Caras-Miller & Alvin Miller ^ Jayme Carbajal & Debbie Peralta Marilyn Carlson Nelson ^ Peggy & Cy Carney ^ Victor Carson & Jorge Sanchez ^ Sandra & David Carter ^ Carolyn & Frank Christian ^ Rose & Joe Circello & Kerrie Nollette ^ Marilyn & John Clark ^ Charlotte & Sidney Clark ^ James Cohen & Taylor Cohen ^ Mary Conant & Madolyn Conant ^ Marilyn Cook & James Cook ^ Dan Cracchiolo Colleen Cunningham Hahn ^ B. J. Dahlberg ^ Sharon D’Arcangelis & Ore D’Arcangelis Diane & Phillip Daspit ^ Joyce Ore & Nicholas de la Fuente Patricia Delano ^ Ethelanne Dembow Cecile Derickson & David Derickson ^ Shannon & T. Kevin Douds ^ Cathy & Barry Downs ^ Barbara & Charles Dunlap Ruth B. DuVal ^ Sydney & Mike Dye + Sheila & Robert Edgar & Betty Childers Gail Rae & Charles Ehrler ^ Patricia Kersey & Charles Erlichman ^ Stephan Fincher & John Snyder ^ Ashley Fiore ^ Cynthia Lasko & P. Douglas Folk ^ Barbara Foltz & Justine Nelson ^ Carla Ford ^ Natalie & Sam Freedman ^ Alan & Elizabeth Frigy ^
Christine & Edward Giebel ^ Nancy Gililland & Tracy Taucher ^ Elizabeth Goff & Edward Goff Dan & Pamela Greer ^ Virginia & John Groendyke ^ Catherine & Rodney Groleau ^ Dixie & Michael Grossman ^ Michael Hachey ^ Roberta Hall ^ Lisa & Robert Halmi Carla Hamilton Lise & Erik Hansen ^ Pam & John Haugen Lynda Hawkins & David Langham ^ Anna Sokolova & Michael Hawksworth ^ Judith & James Heidkamp ^ Alyce & Dennis Helfman ^ Ann & Tom Helgeson ^ Phyllis Heyliger & Stanley Lode ^ Kara & Keith Hjelmstad ^ Victoria & Stephen Hoffman ^ Marguerite & Max Horn ^ Bonnie & Mark Howard & Lisa Rothamel ^ Betty Hum & Alan Yudell ^ Karen & James Janas ^ Cyndi & Gerald Jenkins ^ Deborah & Roy Johnson ^ Peggy Jordan Lynn & Lawrence Kahn ^ Ellen & Howard C. Katz Celice Korsten & Thomas Kaufmann Cynthia & Alan Kempner ^ Marianne & Wiley Kitchell Beau Lane ^ Ann & Steve Lehmann ^ Connie & George Leon ^ Janet & Richard Leopold ^ Thomas Levin Dwayne Lewis ^ Dorothy Lincoln-Smith + Kathy & Robert Londeree ^ Mark Lowing ^ Lynn & Matthew Luger ^ AnnRose & Jeffrey Lund ^ Cathy Lungren & Dan Lungren & Danielle Lungren ^ Leeta & Ron Mackey ^ Lynda & Jim Mallery ^ Marianne Mallia & Jim Carmichael Susan & David Manje ^ Linda Mardian ^ Audrey Jane & Stephen W. Marmon ^ Laura Martin Patricia Martin ^ Ruth Mathews Rea & Keith Mayer + Beverly & Frederick Maytag ^ Janice McCarthy & Whitney Thompson ^ Christina McCawley Ruth McGregor & Robert McGregor ^ Patricia A. & John K. Meinert ^ Nancy Mitchell ^ Ana & Thomas Moore ^ Carolyn & Richard Morgan ^ Trudi & Robert Murch Theresa Naujack & Lee Hartwell ^ Susan Navran & James Navran Karen & Walter Nellis ^ Marilyn Nelson Mitzi Nieblas-Valencia & Pedro Valencia Joan B. Norris ^ Betty Crisanti & Robert Nyman ^ JoAnn Osborne ^ JoAnn & David Ott ^ Fred Pakis Francis Palamara ^ Amy & Brandon Paul ^ Courtney Pelletier & Martha Pelletier & Timothy Clayton ^ Jody Pelusi ^ Jill & William Pilcher ^ Tara & Anthony Plese ^ Andria & James Plonka ^ Jan & Paul Polasky ^ Sandy Raffealli & Suzanne Kilgore ^
Janis Ramirez & Daniel Ramirez ^ Dawn Ratcliffe & Jeffrey Boghosian ^ Dorothy & Martin Recchuite ^ Holly Reynolds & Chuck Reynolds ^ Rebecca & Stuart Rodie Merle & Steve Rosskam ^ Brenda & James Rowland ^ Beth Savage & Peter Saiia ^ Beth Saiki-Olsen & Morgan Olsen ^ Julie & Nicholas Sakellariadis Melissa Sanderson & Joyce Trout ^ Susan & Bill Sands ^ Emily & Mike Santellanes ^ Vernonica Sas ^ Janet & Phil Schempf ^ Carol & James Schmidt ^ Irene & James Schmidt Susan & Walter Schroeder Tracy & Mark Schwimmer ^ Kathy & Dan Scott ^ Enid & Michael Seiden ^ Barbara & George Seperich ^ Annette Serrurier Sally & Clive Sherling ^ Laura & Michael Simms ^ Kay & Dave Sinovic ^ Samantha Six & Damien Boyd ^ Andree & Donald Smith ^ Rebecca Smith-Kevern & Thomas Kevern Alice & Richard Snell ^ Susan & Rodo Sofranac ^ Winnie Woodford & Gary Sosa ^ Donna Southard Kathleen & Mark Spangehl ^ Courtney Stanford Alicia & Randy Sterna ^ Robyn Stiefeld & Abbey Stiefeld Anne Stupp + Helene Lee Tarvin & Juan B. Elias ^ Larrilee & Len Templeton ^ Inge Terpening Patricia Thompson & Robert Thompson Joanne & W. Charles Thor ^ Susan & Keith Tibbles ^ Sandra Till & Ryan Ainsworth ^ Elizabeth & Keith Troxler Alana Turner & Manuela Turner Byron Ubernosky Roger Varnes & Joseph Ivone ^ Rachel Vecchio & Todd Vecchio ^ Diane Veres & Cherlyn Quick ^ Debra Webster Amy & Larry Weiss ^ Kathryn Leathers & Dennis Whitmore ^ Patricia Ann & Richard Wiedhopf ^ Gretchen & Brad Wilde ^ Janet Wildeboor & George Wildeboor Fred Williams ^ Diane Willian ^ Luella & Norm Wilson ^ Nancy & Gary Wincott ^ Diana & Allan B. Winston Jean Witty & Peter Witty ^ Ann Wolf & G.V. Wolf, Jr. Sybil & Shelby Yastrow ^ Barbara & Barry Zemel ^ Nina Zolt & Miles Gilburne ^ +SONORAN CIRCLE Desert Botanical Garden is honored to acknowledge the following individuals as members of the Sonoran Circle as of Jan. 31, 2020. These donors have thoughtfully included the Garden in their estate plans. * Gifts have been realized. Anonymous* (87) Diane Abe Susan E. Ahearn Rebecca Ailes-Fine & Peter S. Fine Gail & John Allan Mary Jo & Gene Almendinger Dr. Mike & Jan Anderson Mason E. & Donna G. Anderson Lou Ella Archer* Rev. Talitha J. Arnold
Patricia Auch Billie Jane Baguley* Kate Baker Judy& Web Baker Kate & Greg Bakkum Valerie Banks Diane Barker Lewis Barnard, Jr.* David Barnett Steve Bartlett & John Ness Judy & Larrie Bates Daryl & Jill Bauza Robert A. Beane Patricia Beauvais Trust* Uta Monique Behrens Shirley & Thomas Bekey Sandra & Ralph Benell Charles Berger Jean M. Besich Gail Bliss Lisa Groves & Dr. Paul Bloomquist Ilse Bolster* Oonagh & John Boppart Cindy & Greg Bowers Nancy Broerman & Joyce Rolfes Virginia L. Buchanan* Dr. Joy C. Bunt Rich & Carina Burtell Jane Burtnett Barbara Busse* Spiro Cakos Trust* Vera A. Carpenter Trust* Doug Carter Virginia G. Cave Joy & Craig Clifford Lee Baumann Cohn Shelley Cohn & Mollie C. Trivers Patricia Wentworth Comus & Louis F. Comus, Jr. Pamela Cooper & Margaret Wilson Harry R. Courtright Carol & Richard Crane Kevin D. Cullens & James M. Laughlin Jerome W. Daub* Tristan J. Davis & Jacob D. Schmitt Bernadette & Dean DeAngelis Diana Decker Bill & Donna Dehn Desert Ron Patricia Dickerman* Rachel K. Dirkse Trust Liscum Diven* Donald R. Dixon Trust Heather & Richard Dohrwardt Jacob B. Done Capt. Irene L. Doto (Ret.)* Marilyn & H. Clifton Douglas John L. & M. Kathryn Duffy Dianne L. Dunn Trust Marion & Jim Durham David & Cheryl Dutton In Memory of Betty B. Dutton Ruth & Merlin DuVal Beverly & Paul Duzik Lucille B. Earle* Ardie & Steve Evans Barton Faber & Elizabeth Byrnes Alice Feffer* Dr. Bertram E. & Betty A. Feingold Diana & Mark Feldman Mary Ferro Virginia & Ernest Ferry* Corleah S. Fiery* Vivian Leigh Forde* Colleen & Rick Forgus Sylvia E. Forte* Kelcey Fry Marty Furbee* Judith R. & Stanley J. Getch Drs. Deborah & Michael Gilman Rose & Harvey Goertz* Dawn & Donald Goldman Susan & Richard Goldsmith Doris & Mark Greene
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Elaine & Dan Gruber Michael & Christine Hachey Hammock Family Foundation* Delbert J. Harr* Jay & Rojon Hasker Lexine & Jeff Hebets Mary Heiss & Harold Dorenbecher Susan & Richard Helzer Frank Hennessey* Elizabeth Jo Higgins* Florence L. Hinshaw* Barbara & Tom Hoffnagle Steven & Sandy Holmstoen DeAnne & Mike Holt Charles A. Huckins William Huizingh* Nancy & Ken Husband Tom & April Jones Dorothy D. & James L. Jones* Jane Jozoff Cheryl E. Kantor* Melissa A. Kemp Raymond W. Kemp Bruce & Laurel Kimball Margaret Kirkpatrick* Bruce & Lisa Klug Larry & Marti Koehn Mari & Frank Koerner Debra Korobkin* Virginia Korte Arthur N. Krein* Florence Arlene Kriz Trust* The Kulow Family Trust Madge Kunkel Dr. Marta Labus Jan Laufer Margie Lebold* Clayton M. & Jeanette H. Leister, Jr. Victor S. Leon* Kent D. Levine Dorothy Lincoln-Smith & Harvey Smith Ann & Michael Linnett Beth Lockridge Annelise Loeser* Beth Meyer Lohse & Rolf Lohse Estelle & Paul Lorah* Shirley & Douglas Lowe Ed & Shellee Lowry Jonathan Marshall* Mildred F. May* Sallie L. McCutcheon Kathleen McKenzie Scott B. McMahon Patricia A. & John K. Meinert Kathy Mendelson Katharine Messenger Betty & Denny Mitchem Marta L. Morando Sara & J.L. Peter Morgan Lorene D. Mullineaux* Kathy & Chuck Munson Patricia Anne Murphy* Arthur R. Murray* Marcia D. & Richard W. Nadolny Sherry New Susan D. Noack Sandra Ochterbeck Carolyn & Mark O’Malley Debbie & Benedict Ornburn Opal Oyaas* Karen & David Paldan Mary & Matthew Palenica Rosellen & Harry Papp Mathilda M. Parker Kathleen Passey* Craig Pearson Joel Prescott* Janis Ramirez & Daniel Ramirez Darra Rayndon Doris Redlin Nancy & Robert H. Rheinlander* Robert J. & Anna M. Rhoades Family Trust David J. Ritchie James K. Roche Delia Guadalupe Rodriguez Thomas Carlton Rogers II Mary Romero & Eric Margolis
Jo Rose & Cynthia A. Rose Diane G. Roush Wallis Rae Rozga Nancy Russell C. Bryan Ruth & Susan K. De Simone Charles F., Jennifer E., & John U. Sands In Memory of Dr. Edward F. (Ted) Anderson Leontine Sassell* The Gregory J. Scaven Family Scott T. Schaefer Carol Schilling Jim & Irene Schmidt Ruth K. Schonthal* Ken Schutz Geri Ann Sefton Susan E. Shattuck Don Shaw Barbara Jane & Archer Shelton Jon A. & Marilyn G. Shomer Gene Skutack Favour H. Slater* Stephanie Small David N. & Diana M. Smith Wilson Jones, Jr. & Richard Sourant William & Laurine Sperry Glenda Springer Ann Stanton Janet & Jeri Stiles Carolyn Stout Tish & Barry Stuecker Anne C. Stupp Dan Suhr Nancy Swanson Marilyn Swoboda Robert S. Tancer & Shoshana B. Tancer Susan & Ronald Telesko Nikolaus Tendler Jennifer Theobald Bruce C. Thoeny Michael J. Tucker Carol & Bob Tulk Ethel Twitchell* H. W. VanLoo* Irene H. Vasquez Kathleen & Bruce Weber John H. Weber* Gertrude Webster* Naomi & Gerald Weiner Betty B. Weinert* Virginia A. Weise Kathryn R. Welch Bobbi & Steve Wells Maja Wessels & Charles Covington Willard E. White Janet E. & Rev. Dr. Walter F. Wieder Douglas D. & Carol L. Wilkey Jack Windle Ruth E. Wise* Marilyn Wolfe Gary R. Wolkovits Neil & Meggan Wood Helen B. Wooden* Robin & Steve Woodworth Eugenia I. Wright*
THE SAGUARO INITIATIVE (TSI) HONOR ROLL OF SUPPORTERS
Recognized here are generous donors who have made gift to TSI of $1,500 or more from Feb. 1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2020. Lee & Mike Cohn Dirk W. Ellsworth & William F. Schmidt Ardie & Stephen Evans Nita & Phil Francis, In Honor of Ardie & Steve Evans Jane & Malcolm Jozoff Sally & Richard Lehmann Tahnia & Jeffrey McKeever Terry & Stephen Roman Ken Schutz & Craig Thatcher The Virginia M. Ullman Foundation Willard E. White, In Honor of Stephen R. Hartman
ORGANIZATIONS And INSTITUTIONS
The Garden is proud to acknowledge the following businesses, foundations, and government agencies for making annual gifts to support the Garden’s research, education, conservation and exhibition programs.
$100,000+
Arizona Community Foundation Institute of Museum and Library Services Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
$50,000 - $99,999
CBS 5/KPHO-TV & 3 TV/KTVK-TV Phoenix IDA Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation T. W. Lewis Foundation
$25,000 - $49,999
Airpark Signs & Graphics APS - Arizona Public Service Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Arizona Chase Private Client Herbert H. and Barbara C. Dow Foundation Event Network Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund J. W. Kieckhefer Foundation Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix, Inc. JPMorgan Chase ON Media Publications The Ottosen Family Foundation The Pakis Family Foundation Papp Family Foundation PHOENIX Magazine | Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture Schwab Charitable Fund SRP SRP EarthWise Energy Thunderbirds Charities
$10,000 - $24,999
American Airlines American Endowment Foundation The Arizona Republic Artisan by Santa Barbara Catering Atlasta Catering Service, Inc. Bartlett Tree Experts BioFlora Discount Tire Co., Inc. Fabulous Food Fine Catering & Events The Ferry Family Foundation The Flinn Foundation Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Google for Nonprofits Greenberg Traurig, LLP Haddock Stanton Foundation HBI USA Intel Corporation Louis Foundation, Inc. M Culinary Concepts The Fred Maytag Family Foundation Northern Trust, N.A. Pharos Foundation Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust Pour Masters Bar Service Quench Fine Wines Sprouts Farmers Market Susich Design Company U.S. Bank U.S. Bank Foundation Vanguard Rob and Melani Walton Foundation Wells Fargo Wiseman and Gale Interiors
$5,000 - $9,999
Americopy Amica Mutual Insurance Company Arizona Taste Catering, Inc. Arrive Hotel Bankers Trust Bar and Restaurant Insurance BDG Landscape Maintenance
Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society City of Phoenix Public Works Department Columbine Garden Club Cox Charities Creations in Cuisine Catering Desert Financial Credit Union Dye Family Foundation The Green Room Collaborative John Brooks Inc. Kittay Foundation L. Roy Papp & Associates, LLP Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP Lyft David Nathan Meyerson Foundation My Sister’s Closet The David E. Reese Family Foundation Rest Assured Inc. Ryley, Carlock & Applewhite, P.C. Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. Sparklight Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC UBS Financial Services Vanguard Charitable
$2,500 - $4,999
Anonymous Alliance Bank of Arizona Allstaff Services, Inc. American Express Company AmTrust Financial Services Arizona Gives Day Aventura Catering Ayco Charitable Foundation Blythe Grace Bright Event Rentals Castle Hot Springs Celebrity Cruises Center for Plant Conservation Costello Childs Contemporary Gallery Crescent Crown Distributing Deloitte & Touche LLP Fennemore Craig, P.C. Friends of Mexican Art Gertrude’s Global Greengrants Fund The GoodCoin Foundation Hensley Beverage Company Illinois Tool Works Foundation Inside/Out® Showrooms, Inc. JP Morgan Charitable Giving Fund KeyBank National Association Trust Division Levin Family Charitable Foundation Matson Foundation Mark S Nemschoff Family Foundation Phoenix New Times Stellar Capital Management LLC Target Corporation Think Graphic and Printing Solutions True North Holdings V & P Nurseries, Inc. Wist Office Products
$1,500 - $2,499
TRIBUTES & MEMORIALS
Honor and memorial contributions are used to support the Garden’s horticulture, exhibits, education and research programs. These contributions have been received from Nov. 1, 2019 through Jan 31., 2020.
HONOR GIFTS
In Honor of Brian Alexander Earl Bailey In Honor of Alpio and Mary Barbara Randi Ledbetter In Honor of Mike Barrera Georgia Lee In Honor of Ron and Jan Barstad William Fisher In Honor of Oonagh Boppart’s Birthday Julie Hevelone In Honor of Charlotte Borcher Jennifer Raison In Honor of the Garden Educators Susanna & Charles Beatty In Honor of the Amy Hartt and Anthony Gibson’s Wedding Jennifer Moses In Honor of Jill Ormond and Jay Kramer Jill Ormond & Jay Kramer In Honor Of Ron & Kathy Rutowski Patricia Rutowski In Honor of Marilyn Shomer Beverly & Paul Duzik In Honor of the Skowronski Family, Mcnamara Family, and Andrew Beth Slaton In Honor of Michele Spiller Tricia Swedin In Honor of Dotty and Arnold Sutter Mary Jo & Daryl Oft In Honor of Helen Thompson Patricia Thompson & Robert Thompson In Honor of TyGuy & TalieGirl Lauren Cassidy
MEMORIAL GIFTS
Charlie Brenner Fund Joyce & Tom Gilpin Joan Goforth & Carlos Oldham In Memory of Sheri Armer Hoefer Wysocki In Memory of Neil Arnell Robyn Arnell Brenden & Steven Brenden In Memory of Peter Bergsneider Floria Acklin Wilma Bergsneider In Memory of Charles W. Bishop Judy Bishop In Memory of Timothy Charles Bishop, MD Crista & Rob Abel & Zachary Abel In Memory of Nancy Booth Heather Cooper In Memory of Tom Boyle Ken Schutz & Craig Thatcher In Memory of Steve Brass Julie Brass In Memory of Ronald W. Brooks Kelli Rael In Memory of Marilyn Burton Diane P. Hohen In Memory of Larry Bush Dawn & Don Goldman In Memory of Manny and Linda Carbajal Jayme Carbajal & Debbie Peralta In Memory of Judy Carmody Jill Carrol Davi-Ellen and Bruce Allan Chabner, Family Foundation Inc. Jacqueline T. Goodspeed In Memory of Bill Cartmel Dawn & Don Goldman In Memory of Susan Meehan Cook Sarah Meehan In Memory of Mary Cummins Meredith Calhoun In Memory of Kelli Cwiklinski-Costanczo Krystal Mindeck In Memory of James H. Emmons Kristie & Sandeep Shah In Memory of Jeff Harvey Jean O’Donnell In Memory of Amy Hoban Miriam & Cody Hoban
Aetna Foundation Arizona Bank & Trust Arizona Riches Art Holeman Photography AVEDA Bank of America Bank of America Foundation Beardsley Print Collier Gallery Ltd. dei-zinz, LLC Eaton Corporation Emily M. Randolph Fine Art Epic Party Team The Paul C. Helmick Foundation Honeywell International Charity Matching Hyatt Regency Phoenix at Civic Plaza Janet Orr Ceramics Kathy Weber Creative Marfa Book Company, LLC Myers Vitkin Foundation, Inc. Pearson & Co. DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN Wheelhouse Production, LLC
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In Memory of Nancy Houston Georgia Johnson In Memory of Roberta and Harold Jarvinen Patricia Thompson & Robert Thompson In Memory of Phyllis Kaufman Elena Kaufman In Memory of Julie Kennedy Northern Trust, N.A. In Memory of Betty Kitchell Suki Edwards & Fred Edwards In Memory of Greg Kotsovolos Donald Knight Bonnie & John Law Todd OConnor Deanna & Rod Pappas In Memory of Jody Krantz-Workman Evan Tomlin & Sarah Evans-Tomlin In Memory of Julie Landers Bess Marie Nation & Patti Loverink In Memory of Julie Louis Patricia Auch Catherine Bentley Connie & Jim Binns Shaun Bracken & John Bracken & Elaine Bracken Anne & Fred Christensen Martha & Thomas Churchill Columbine Garden Club Pamela & Greg Dean Sydney & Mike Dye Lenni & Robert Griego Anne & Thomas Jones Patti & Frederick Lau Carolyn & Mark O’Malley Kimberlee Reimann Padilla & Amador Padilla Diane Roush Carol & James Schmidt Patricia Stewart Betsy Thornton & Katie Donahoe Natalie & Dirk Vandeventer Carolyn & Ted Warner Peggy & Robert Withers In Memory of Madre/Abuela Hilaria Macias Victoria Robertson In Memory of Tim Marrinan, Sr. Patti & Timmy Marrinan In Memory of Rick Martuscelli Mary Martuscelli In Memory of Judy Mary Jayme Carbajal & Debbie Peralta In Memory of Scott McMaster Patricia Thompson & Robert Thompson In Memory of Manuel (Manny) Montoya Nancy Montoya In Memory of Kaleb Mosqueria Nicole Mosqueria In Memory of Bras Prettie Osanai Janna Goebel In Memory of Mark Lyle Peterson Nancy & Michael Knaff In Memory of Wanda ‘Granny’ Reeves Casey Khaleesi & Clara Khaleesi In Memory of Marge Reveal Cathy Teece & Debra Arnsten In Memory of Cortney Rice Stuart Rice & Patrick Hanson In Memory of Harvey M. Salkin Cheryl & Jonathan Salkin In Memory of David Segrove June Homewood In Memory of Duane Thompson Patricia Thompson & Robert Thompson In Memory of Tony Torrez Rebecca Snyder In Memory of Paul and Phyllis Town Patricia Thompson & Robert Thompson In Memory of Volunteers in the Garden Crista & Rob Abel & Zachary Abel In Memory of Frances M. Warren Diane & Thomas Warren In Memory of Jim and Ginny Weis Patricia & Lee Shappell In Memory of Chris Williams Brandee Kalandyk In Memory of Madeleine Wilson Austin Doll & Jordan Blakesley Marcia L. Kossman Lori Mazoff Patti & Robert Schuster Joan Sykes In Memory of Madeleine and Bill Wilson Margaret Wilson & Pamela Cooper
IN-KIND GIFTS
Listed below are donors who have made gifts valued at $1,000+ from Feb. 1, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2020. Anonymous (2) Airpark Signs & Graphics Americopy APS - Arizona Public Service Arizona Taste Catering, Inc. Artisan by Santa Barbara Catering Atlasta Catering Service, Inc. Brand X Ann Marie Briggs & Jennifer Catero Bright Event Rentals Captian’s Casey Green Weddings, LLC CBS 5/KPHO-TV & 3 TV/KTVK-TV Cre8ive Event Rentals, Inc Creations in Cuisine Catering dei-zinz, LLC Emily M. Randolph Fine Art Epic Party Team Fabulous Food Fine Catering & Events The Farm at Agritopia Gertrude’s Google for Nonprofits Ethan Hanson Hayden Flour Mills Lexine & Jeff Hebets Carl Henderson Kathy Weber Creative Lorraine Kupferschmidt Lyft Rachel Lyn M Culinary Concepts MasterCorp Merit Foods of Arizona Mexican Arts Imports Modern Living Environments ON Media Publications Peddler’s Son Produce and Provisions Pep Promotions Perry Land & Cattle PHOENIX Magazine | Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine Pomegranate Press LLC Pour Masters Bar Service Quench Fine Wines Lois Schneberger Gary Smith SNOODMEN, LLC Stern Produce Company, Inc. Susich Design Company Swire Coca-Cola USA Think Graphic and Printing Solutions V & P Nurseries, Inc. Regina Wegman
We attempt to ensure accuracy of our donors’ names. If you note an error or omission, please contact Laura Unkefer at 480.421.9977.
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MISSION The Garden’s commitment to the community is t o a d va n c e exc e l l e n c e i n e d u c a t i o n , r e s e a r c h , ex h i b i t i o n a n d co n s e r va t i o n o f d e s e r t p l a n t s o f t h e wo r l d w i t h e m p h a s i s o n t h e S o n o ra n D esert . We
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