DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC
1810 NORTH DUPONT STREET, WILMINGTON, DE 19806 www.thedch.org

Total Revenue
$1,366,195
Total Expenses
$1,492,896
Net Assets
$6,224,575

Organizations Filed Purposes: TO CULTIVATE A GREENER COMMUNITY; INSPIRE APPRECIATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF OUR ENVIRONMENT THROUGH HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION.

GREENING FUND:GREENING FUND - THE DCH IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING URBAN AGRICULTURE IN CITIES AND TOWNS THROUGHOUT DELAWARE. DCH WORKS AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL TO ADDRESS SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, AND HELP TO CREATE HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES. DCH PROJECTS INCLUDE COMMUNITY GARDENS, CONTAINER PLANTINGS, INSTITUTIONAL GARDENS, SCHOOL GARDENS AND URBAN FARMS.TREE PROGRAM - THE DCH PARTNERS WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE THE MANY BENEFITS OF URBAN TREES AND ENCOURAGES ACTIVE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN CITY TREE CARE. THIS PROGRAM INVENTORIES CITY TREES AND AIDS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR OUR URBAN FOREST. SINCE 1977, THE DCH HAS ASSISTED NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE PLANTING AND MAINTAINING OF OVER 15,000 TREES ON WILMINGTON STREETS.PUBLIC LANDSCAPES - CREATING BEAUTIFUL, SUSTAINABLE, AND CAPTIVATING PUBLIC SPACES. PARTNERING WITH NUMEROUS LOCAL ENTITIES INCLUDING INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PUBLIC AGENCIES, AND REGIONAL BUSINESSES TO UTILIZE OUR EXPERTISE IN LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION BENEFITTING THE MOST CHALLENGING URBAN GROW ZONES. THE DCH PROVIDES APPEALING PLANTINGS THAT BOLDLY MEET THE CHALLENGES OF URBAN AND SUBURBAN LIFE. THESE PLANTINGS INFUSE THE CITYSCAPE AND PARK SYSTEM WITH A UNIQUE BEAUTY AND CHARACTER.

EDUCATION - PROVIDING PUBLIC LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, TRIPS AND TOURS TO LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST GARDEN TRENDS AND TOURING BREATHTAKING GARDENS. DCH ALSO TAKES ITS CLASSES INSIDE PRISON WALLS TO INSPIRE INMATES TOWARDS GREEN AND HEALTHY FUTURES, AS WELL AS HELPING PREVIOUSLY INCARCERATED MEN AND WOMEN RETURN TO WORK BY PROVIDING THEM WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO BE SUCCESSFUL EMPLOYEES IN THE GREEN INDUSTRY.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Vikram KrishnamurthyEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40$88,625
Sarah WilloughbyBOARD MEMBER2$0
Carrie WilesBOARD MEMBER2$0
Jonathan PattersonBOARD MEMBER2$0
Walter MatthewsBOARD MEMBER2$0
Robert E Lyons PhdBOARD MEMBER2$0
Sharon S LovingBOARD MEMBER2$0
Jeffery T LankBOARD MEMBER2$0
Lucinda LairdBOARD MEMBER2$0
John KernsBOARD MEMBER2$0
William KellyBOARD MEMBER2$0
Marybeth JohnsBOARD MEMBER2$0
Corey HeacockBOARD MEMBER2$0
Patricia B FitzharrisBOARD MEMBER2$0
Susan S FisherBOARD MEMBER2$0
Sally DewessBOARD MEMBER2$0
Mary PattersonSECRETARY2$0
Paul Ignudo JrTREASURER2$0
Beth WellsVICE PRESIDENT2$0
Harold A DavisPRESIDENT2$0
Ann D WickPAST PRESIDENT2$0

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