Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO COLLECT AND STUDY TREES, SHRUBS, AND OTHER PLANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, TO DISPLAY THEM ACROSS NATURALLY BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES FOR PEOPLE TO STUDY AND ENJOY, AND TO LEARN HOW TO GROW THEM IN WAYS THAT ENHANCE OUR ENVIRONMENT. OUR GOAL IS TO ENCOURAGE THE PLANTING AND CONSERVATION OF TREES AND OTHER PLANTS FOR A GREENER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD.
COLLECT, STUDY, DISPLAY AND GROW TREES; TO ENCOURAGE THE PLANTING AND CONSERVATION OF TREES.
PLANTS AND COLLECTIONS: THE ARBORETUM GROWS AND DISPLAYS A RICH DIVERSITY OF TREES, SHRUBS, AND OTHER PLANTS THAT ARE EVALUATED FOR THEIR SUITABILITY FOR THE MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES. THESE LIVING COLLECTIONS INCLUDE 222,000 PLANT SPECIMENS REPRESENTING 4,650 DIFFERENT KINDS OF PLANTS. ARRANGED BY GEOGRAPHIC, TAXONOMIC, AND OTHER SPECIAL GROUPINGS, THE COLLECTIONS ARE ENHANCED BY RESTORED NATURAL AREAS OF NATIVE PLANTS AND ECOSYSTEMS. THE ARBORETUM'S WORK IN DEVELOPMENT OF NEW PLANTS RESULTS IN USEFUL AND ATTRACTIVE TREES AND SHRUBS THAT ARE INTRODUCED IN THE MARKETPLACE.
LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT: PROGRAMS, SERVICES, AND OPPORTUNITIES ARE RELEVANT TO PUBLIC NEEDS AND INTERESTS IN LEARNING ABOUT PLANTS AND NATURE IN WAYS THAT PROVIDE MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCES AND IMPROVE THE WORLD. THROUGH THE THORNHILL EDUCATION CENTER, CLASSES AND OTHER OFFERINGS FOR ADULTS, YOUTH AND FAMILY, AND SCHOOLS AND SCOUTS SERVE 47,000 PARTICIPANTS, WITH 646 SCHOOLS PARTAKING OF FIELD, LAB, AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. ALSO AVAILABLE ARE TEACHER-TRAINING RESOURCES AND A COOPERATIVE BOTANY DEGREE PROGRAM WITH REGIONAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. THE STERLING MORTON LIBRARY CONTAINS COLLECTIONS OF 27,000 VOLUMES ON BOTANY, HORTICULTURE, NATURAL HISTORY, AND ECOLOGY; RARE BOOKS, PERIODICALS, AND CATALOGS; AND 12,000 BOTANICAL ARTWORKS; INFORMATION IS ALSO ACCESSIBLE ONLINE. THE PLANT CLINIC ANSWERS INQUIRIES FROM 615 ZIP CODES ABOUT PLANT SELECTION AND CARE.
SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION: THE CENTER FOR TREE SCIENCE FOCUSES ON AND BUILDS PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATIONS FOR PRACTICAL SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; KEY AREAS INCLUDE TREE HEALTH, TREE IMPROVEMENT, AND WOODLAND CONSERVATION.CO-LOCATED WITH RESEARCH LABS AT THE ARBORETUM IS A HERBARIUM WITH A COLLECTION OF 200,000 DRIED SPECIMENS FOR BOTANICAL RESEARCH. THROUGH GLOBAL TREE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS, THE ARBORETUM LEADS PARTNERSHIPS AND ASSISTS EFFORTS TO PREVENT TREE EXTINCTION AND SECURE THREATENED TREE SPECIES. THE CHICAGO REGION TREES INITIATIVE DEVELOPS STRATEGIES FOR URBAN TREE AND FOREST IMPROVEMENT, ADVOCATING FOR TREES IN 274 COMMUNITIES IN SEVEN COUNTIES. ARBNET, FACILITATED BY THE MORTON ARBORETUM, IS AN INTERACTIVE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY OF ARBORETA WITH PROGRAMS TO FOSTER ADVANCEMENTS AMONG TREE-FOCUSED GARDENS.
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 |
|---|
| Gerard T Donnelly Phd | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 40 | $474,779 |
| James S Fawley | VP-FINANCE AND CFO | 40 | $217,746 |
| Kathleen Spiess | VP-DEVELOPMENT | 40 | $197,843 |
| Nicole Cavender | VP-SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION | 40 | $175,821 |
| Kris Bachtell | VP-COLLECTIONS AND FACILITIES | 40 | $174,565 |
| Alicia Lavire | VP-MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS | 40 | $156,428 |
| Susan Wagner | VP-EDUCATION AND INFORMATION | 40 | $136,266 |
| Sai Ravichandran | DIR-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | 40 | $133,666 |
| Gary Watson | LEAD SCIENTIST-ABORICULTURE | 40 | $128,626 |
| Charles Cannon | DIR-CENTER FOR TREE SCIENCE | 40 | $125,627 |
| Kelly Nolan | DIR-MAJOR GIFTS | 40 | $124,243 |
| Nancy Peske | DIR-HUMAN RESOURCES | 40 | $122,050 |
| Madhavan K Nayar Deceased | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Stephen L Davis | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Keith Crandell | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Robert J Schillerstrom | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Charles P Mcquaid | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Amy Louis | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Kenneth Koranda | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| K'Lynne Johnson | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Matt Harris | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Troy D Hammond | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Mark C Gossett | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Dayle M Gillett | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| E James Dondlinger | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Trisha L Conley | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Barbara J Bradford | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Walter W Beckey Ii | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Robert A Bartlett Jr | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Anna Caroline Ball | TRUSTEE | 8 | $0 |
| Robert L Fealy | SECRETARY | 8 | $0 |
| Stephen C Van Arsdell | TREASURER | 8 | $0 |
| Mary L Burke | VICE CHAIRMAN | 8 | $0 |
| Christopher B Burke | CHAIRMAN | 8 | $0 |
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