Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE GARDEN'S COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY IS TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION AND CONSERVATION OF DESERT PLANTS OF THE WORLD WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SONORAN DESERT. WE WILL ENSURE THAT THE GARDEN IS ALWAYS A COMPELLING ATTRACTION THAT BRINGS TO LIFE THE MANY WONDERS OF THE DESERT.
HORTICULTURE - PROPAGATING & MAINTAINING A LIVING PLANT COLLECTION OF OVER 50,000 DESERT PLANTS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THOSE INHABITING THE SONORAN DESERT, MANY OF WHICH ARE ENDANGERED SPECIES. THIS PROGRAM ALSO WORKS TO PRESERVE DESERT PLANT LIFE OUTSIDE OF ITS COLLECTION BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE BEAUTY, VARIETY AND FRAGILITY OF DESERT PLANT LIFE BY DISPLAYING AND INTERPRETING ITS COLLECTION FOR THE PUBLIC AT ITS GARDEN IN PHOENIX, AZ WHICH IN THE CURRENT YEAR ATTRACTED MORE THAN 360,000 VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. EDUCATION - PROVIDES PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND EDUCATORS THAT PROMOTE GREATER ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SONORAN DESERT. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING AT THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN PROMOTES A SCIENTIFICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY LITERATE COMMUNITY THROUGH HANDS-ON, NATURE-BASED LEARNING, AND GARDEN STAFF AND RESOURCES. THESE PLACE-BASED EXPERIENCES INSPIRE A CONNECTION TO THE UNIQUE WONDERS OF THE SONORAN DESERT, ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND IGNITE A LIFE-LONG APPRECIATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. INFORMAL PROGRAMS SPAN THE AGES OF INFANTS TO TEENAGERS ALONGSIDE THEIR CAREGIVERS THROUGH INQUIRY-BASED INVESTIGATIONS THAT INCORPORATE ART, SCIENCE, MUSIC, AND MUCH MORE. THE CACTUS CLUBHOUSE OPENED ON FEBRUARY 29TH 2020 AND CLOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC ON MARCH 13TH THE CACTUS CLUBHOUSE HAD 2215 PARTICIPANTS COME THROUGH THEIR DOORS IN THE THREE WEEKS IT WAS OPEN. THE CACTUS CLUBHOUSE ADMISSION WAS INCLUDED WITH GARDEN ADMISSION AND MEMBERHSIP. PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE DESIGNED FOR K-8TH GRADE AND CORRELATE WITH THE 2018 ARIZONA SCIENCE STANDARDS. WE SERVED 11,530 PARTICIPAITNS IN THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL PROGRAM YEAR AFTER CANCELLATIONS WERE ADJUSTED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC. RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION - INVESTIGATING THE BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION OF DESERT PLANTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT. THE GARDEN HAS AN EXTENSIVE HERBARIUM HOUSING OVER 92,000 PLANT SPECIMENS AND A LIBRARY WITH MORE THAN 9,700 BOOK TITLES AND 500 BOTANICAL JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTER TITLES TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC AND RESEARCHERS IN THEIR STUDIES. THE GARDEN IS ALSO A PRIMARY RESEARCH CENTER WITH A PERMANENT RESEARCH STAFF CONDUCTING ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS IN DESERT OF THE U.S. AND SEVERAL MULTIPLE COUNTRIES. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, GARDEN RESEARCHERS AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED 17 PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS, CO-AUTHORED 1 BOOK CHAPTER, CO-AUTHORED 1 BOOK, AUTHORED OR CO-AUTHORED 27 IUCN RED LIST ASSESSMENTS, AND GAVE 10 PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kenneth J Schutz | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $566,536 |
| Beverly Duzik | SR DIR. MEMBERSHIP/PHILANTHROPY | 40 | $157,802 |
| Tina Wilson | DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE | 40 | $144,756 |
| Margaret Burke | CFO | 40 | $137,329 |
| Kimberlie Mccue | SR DIR. DESERT HORTICULTURE/CONSERVATION | 40 | $123,820 |
| Elaine Mcginn | SR DIR. VISITOR EXPERIENCE/COMMUNITY ENGAGE | 40 | $122,818 |
| Joseph Mcauliffe | SR RESEARCH SCIENTIST | 40 | $109,771 |
| Robin Woodworth | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Jamey Wetmore | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Janet E Wieder | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Bruce Weber | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Edward A Villanueva | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Lorena Van Assche | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Kathleen Taddie | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Ann Stanton | TRUSTEE (LEFT DURING FYE 2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Ginger Spencer | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Joette Schmidt | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Stephen H Roman | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Rick Robinson | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Lawrence Robinson | TRUSTEE (LEFT DURING FYE 2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Dave Roberts | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Robert S Reder | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Edgardo Rivera Md Facp | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Linda Mac Perlich | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Dan Perez | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Carolyn Omalley | TRUSTEE (LEFT DURING FYE 2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Adriana Murrietta | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Kathy Munson | TRUSTEE (LEFT DURING FYE 2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Paul J Mountain | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Paul Morell | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Rea Mayer | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Bruce Macdonough | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Laura A Lo Bianco | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Jan R Lewis | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Kimberly Larkin | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Mark Landy | TRUSTEE (LEFT DURING FYE 2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Carole Kraemer | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Jane Jozoff | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Thomas R Jones | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Bill Jacoby | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Harriet Ivey | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Carrie Louis Hulburd | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Barbara Hoffnagle | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Lori Higuera | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Diana Gregory | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Christopher Gately | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Ursula Gangadean | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Barton Faber | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Dirk Ellsworth | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Harold C Dorenbecher | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Shelley Cohn | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| John Burnside | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Jason Barlow | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Kate Baker | TRUSTEE | 5 | $0 |
| Patricia Auch | TRUSTEE (LEFT DURING FYE 2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Rebecca Ailes-Fine | TRUSTEE (LEFT DURING FYE 2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Crista Abel | TRUSTEE (LEFT DURING FYE 2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Scott Burdick | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Tahnia Mckeever | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Brian Schwallie | PAST VP (LEFT DURING FYE 2020) | 5 | $0 |
| Doug Carter | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Amy Flood | PRESIDENT ELECT | 5 | $0 |
| Tammy Mcleod | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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