Organizations Filed Purposes:
As the region's horticultural and educational resource for garden enthusiasts, the Atlanta Botanical Garden's mission to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education research, conservation and enjoyment comes alive through its renowned exhibits.
THE MISSION OF THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN IS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PLANT COLLECTIONS FOR DISPLAY, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND ENJOYMENT.
DURING 2019, THE GARDEN HOSTED 780,034 VISITORS TO ITS PREMISES AND AT YEAR END, HAD 42,434 MEMBERS OF VARIOUS MEMBERSHIP CLASSES. VISITORS CAN EXPERIENCE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE THROUGH STUNNING, EVER-CHANGING GARDEN DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITIONS. PERMANENT DISPLAYS FOCUS ON PLANT DIVERSITY, ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES, CONSERVATION, AND ADAPTATIONS TO SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTS. THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN HAS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE ORCHID REPOSITORIES IN THE WORLD, AS WELL AS A STATE-OF-THE-ART TISSUE CULTURE LAB CONTRIBUTING TO THE EMERGING FIELD OF HIGH-TECH PLANT PROPAGATION. ITS COLLECTIONS INCLUDE RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES NOT SEEN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.
The ATLANTA BOTANICAL Garden'S FOCUS ON EDUCATION MOTIVATES GARDEN STAFF TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE various LECTURE events including a series to promote horticultural knowledge and awareness. An after-school program, school tours and camp, ALONG WITH WEEKLY PROGRAMS INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION, BRING environmental knowledge to children OF ALL AGES. From achieving peace through Tai Chi and learning to draw favorite flowers, to chef events and improving green space at home, the Gardens robust selection of educational opportunities AND KNOWLEDGEABLE TRAINING TEAM ENGAGES THE PUBLIC AT A VARIETY OF LEVELS.
Garden staff continue working to save rare and endangered species and to investigate methods of tissue culture and plant propagation. OUR SOUTHEASTERN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION FOCUSES ON FOUR CORE AREAS OF RESEARCH: HABITAT RESTORATION AND MONITORING, CONSERVATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES, POLLINATOR SURVEYS, AND A CONSERVATION SEED BANK. THE GARDEN'S DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION WORK IS CRITICAL TO PRESERVING OUR NATURAL HERITAGE AND POSITIVELY AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL PLANT POPULATIONS.
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 |
|---|
| Mary Pat Matheson | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $489,584 |
| Art Fix | COO | 40 | $235,926 |
| Gary Doubrava Jr | CFO | 40 | $157,550 |
| Leslie Myers | VP, DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $154,569 |
| Emily Coffey | VP, CONSERVATION | 40 | $116,467 |
| Jason Paolini | EXECUTIVE CHEF | 40 | $111,168 |
| Susan Dewberry | MGR SPECIAL EVENTS | 40 | $106,329 |
| Sabina Carr | VP MARKETING | 40 | $103,827 |
| Mark Traylor | TRUSTEE/COMM CHR | 1 | $0 |
| Keith M Townsend | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Thomas Steph | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Roger J Smith | TRUSTEE TO 12/10/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Sylvia Russell | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| David P Poroch | TRUSTEE/COMM CHR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Parker | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Vicki Palefsky | Trustee BEGINNING 12/10/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Ed Mcginn | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| John Lewis Jr | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara W Levy | Trustee TO 12/10/2019 | 1 | $0 |
| Roger Key | Trustee/COMM CHR | 1 | $0 |
| Gene Kansas | Trustee BEGINNING 12/10/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Flanagan | Trustee BEGINNING 12/10/19 | 1 | $0 |
| H Alan Elsas | Trustee/COMM CHR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Cushing | TRUSTEE/COMM CHR | 1 | $0 |
| John Stephen Burd | Trustee TO 12/10/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Barra | Trustee BEGINNING 12/10/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Babb | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Allen | TRUSTEE UNTIL 12/10/19 | 1 | $0 |
| Beth Rummel | ASSOC PRES BEG 7/2019 | 2 | $0 |
| Debbie Swann | ASSOC PRES TO 6/2019 | 2 | $0 |
| Kristine M Brown | LEGAL COUNSEL | 2 | $0 |
| Charles W Cary Jr | Ttee, TREASURER BEG 12/10/19 | 2 | $0 |
| R Samuel Fraundorf | TREASURER TO 12/10/19 | 2 | $0 |
| Mason W Stephenson | TRTEE, SECRETARY BEG 12/10/19 | 2 | $0 |
| Cara Isdell Lee | SECY TO 12/10/2019, TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| John H Crawford Iv | VICE CHAIR BEG 12/10/2019 | 2 | $0 |
| John M Dyer | V Chr TO 12/10/19, CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Carol B Tome | CHAIR to 12/10/19, TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
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