Organizations Filed Purposes:
San Francisco Botanical Garden connects people to plants, the planet, and each other.
Operate and manage San Francisco Botanical Garden in collaboration with the city of San Francisco.
PLANT COLLECTIONS, PROPAGATION AND GARDEN SUPPORT - San Francisco Botanical Garden Society (SFBGS) funds garden improvements and provides curatorial and plant collections management services. As of June 30, 2020, there were 13,193 accessions in the Garden's living collections, comprised of 8,138 different kinds of plants, 13% of which are of wild collected origin. Program service revenue includes plant sales and the previous year saw more than 13,316 plants sold to the community.
LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT - SFBGS maintains a horticultural library, offers year-round educational and community programming, and manages an extensive volunteer program. Between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020, the library received 8,951 visits, including 1,692 attendees at library events. During the same period, SFBGS hosted 9,246 children interacting with nature through school-year, summer and family programs. SFBGS also had 1,203 total volunteers - working individually or through corporate, school and service organization projects - who contributed 25,155 hours to virtually every aspect of the Garden's operations. Program service revenue includes ticketed community events, class and training fees, as well as books and art sold by the library.
VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND OUTREACH - Between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020, the Garden welcomed 361,458 visitors, 67% of which were free of charge. SFBGS operates the Garden bookstore and gift shop and managesall community outreach efforts on behalf of the Garden. Program service revenue includes bookstore/gift shop sales and admissions income. Admissions income is comprised of reimbursed costs to operate the non-resident admissions program, as well as an allocation of the Garden's admissions receipts. Total admissions receipts in fiscal year 2020 were $978,965, all of which gets reinvested in the Garden.
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 |
Stephanie Linder | Executive Director | 40 | $151,673 |
Lorraine Woodruff-Long | Director of Development | 40 | $141,085 |
Matt Ayotte | Chief Financial & Operating Officer | 40 | $118,598 |
Matthew Stephens | Ex-Officio Member | 1 | $0 |
Joanne Whitney | Member | 1 | $0 |
Olivia Ware | Member | 1 | $0 |
Sarah Ryan | Member | 1 | $0 |
Mary Pitts | Member (Thru May 2020) | 1 | $0 |
Saul Nadler | Member | 1 | $0 |
Claire Myers | Member | 1 | $0 |
Lainie Motamedi | Member | 1 | $0 |
Carla Mckay | Member | 1 | $0 |
Bill Marino | Member | 1 | $0 |
Carol Izumi | Member | 1 | $0 |
Susan Hunter | Member | 1 | $0 |
Mary Ellen Hannibal | Member | 1 | $0 |
Jane Chin | Member | 1 | $0 |
Tish Brown | Member | 1 | $0 |
Joseph Barbaccia | Member | 1 | $0 |
Don Baldocchi | Member | 1 | $0 |
Dr Frank Almeda | Member | 1 | $0 |
Ruth Wilcox | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 |
Jennifer Petersen | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
Lisa Serwin | Secretary | 1 | $0 |
Delle Maxwell | Chair | 4 | $0 |
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