Organizations Filed Purposes:
FILOLI IS DEDICATED TO CONNECT OUR RICH HISTORY WITH A VIBRANT FUTURE THROUGH BEAUTY, NATURE AND SHARED STORIES. WE ENVISION A TIME WHEN ALL PEOPLE HONOR NATURE, VALUE UNIQUE EXPERIENCES, AND APPRECIATE BEAUTY IN EVERYDAY LIFE.
A HISTORIC ESTATE, GARDEN, AND NATURE PRESERVE DEDICATED TO SHARING STORIES OF CALIFORNIA HISTORY.
PRESERVATION/GARDENS: THIS HISTORIC ESTATE WAS BUILT IN 1915-1917, AND REMAINS ONE OF THE ONLY CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING COUNTRY ESTATES IN CALIFORNIA. PRESERVATION WORK ENCOMPASSES THE 54,000 SQ. FT. MODIFIED GEORGIAN ESTATE HOUSE, 16 ACRES OF FORMAL GARDENS, HISTORIC FULLY FUNCTIONAL GREENHOUSES, AND A NUMBER OF OUTBUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES. PRESERVATION WORK IN 2019 INCLUDED RENOVATION OF THE ICONIC HIGH PLACE IN THE GARDENS. FILOLI IS OPERATED TODAY AS A PUBLIC GARDEN, CULTURAL CENTER AND MUSEUM. SIXTEEN ACRES OF FORMAL GARDENS ARE DIVIDED INTO A NUMBER OF SEPARATE GARDEN ROOMS CONTAINING ANNUAL BEDS, LAWNS, HEDGES, AND SPECIMEN TREES AND SHRUBS. ANNUALS ARE GROWN IN FILOLI'S HISTORIC GREENHOUSES AND PLANTED IN THE GARDENS EACH YEAR. IRISH YEW, OLIVES AND OLD COAST LIVE OAKS ARE THE DOMINANT TREES. FOURTEEN HORTICULTURISTS MAINTAIN THE GARDENS ALONG WITH FELLOWS, STUDENT INTERNS AND GARDEN VOLUNTEERS.
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT/VISITOR SERVICES: FILOLI WELCOMES OVER 190,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY AND HAS OVER 11,000 MEMBERS. VISITORS AND MEMBERS CAN PARTICIPATE IN TOURS, INCLUDING SPECIALTY TOURS SUCH AS ARCHITECTURE, WILDFLOWER HIKES, BIRDWATCHING WALKS, AND THE ART OF FILOLI. VISITORS CAN EXPLORE ON A SELF-GUIDED TOUR OF THE ESTATE AND GARDENS AND LEARN THROUGH INTERPRETIVE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW FILOLI REPRESENTS MANY IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF CALIFORNIA HISTORY. FILOLI STRIVES TO BE INCLUSIVE AND WELCOMING TO A DIVERSE AUDIENCE FROM THE BAY AREA AND INTERNATIONALLY.
EDUCATION: FILOLI OFFERS DYNAMIC AND ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL K-12 STUDENTS, ADULTS AND FAMILIES TO DEEPEN THEIR CONNECTION TO CALIFORNIA HISTORY, NATURE, VISUAL ARTS AND CULTURAL TRADITIONS. IN 2019 FILOLI PROVIDED DYNAMIC YOUTH PROGRAMS FOR 5,800 BAY AREA K-12 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES. 1,100 ADULTS ATTENDED ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THOUSANDS MORE ENJOYED ART EXHIBITIONS IN THE GARDEN AND HOUSE.
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 |
|---|
| Kara Newport | CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $272,794 |
| Ayako Fukudome | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 40 | $179,594 |
| Julie Lovell | DIR OF EVENT & HOSP. (THRU 11/29/19) | 40 | $123,601 |
| Susan O'Sullivan | DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS | 40 | $110,995 |
| Alexander Fernandez | DIRECTOR OF PROPERTY OPERATIONS | 40 | $108,989 |
| Erika Frank | DIR OF EDUCATION & INTERPRETATION | 40 | $104,217 |
| Nancy Young | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Leslie Witt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary White | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Wessel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Turner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Trafton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christian Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Simonds | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Seipp | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lawrence Schwab | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ana Roth | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Willem Racke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Peyton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Moran | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sapna Marfatia | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lennie Gotcher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Fountain | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Deaton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Buergler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Brown | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Yoder | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Don Defever | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Daivd Wollenberg | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Donna Colson | PAST PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Carolyn Daley | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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