Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF GARDENS, SCULPTURE, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS TO ALLOW GUESTS TO EXPERIENCE HORTICULTURE AND ART.
COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS: THE FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS & SCULPTURE PARK (MEIJER GARDENS) PROMOTES THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF GARDENS, SCULPTURE, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS. FOR 362 DAYS A YEAR, GUESTS EXPERIENCE EXHIBITIONS ON THEIR OWN, THROUGH A GUIDED TOUR, A TRAM RIDE OR WITH A DOWNLOADABLE TOUR. DUE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC, MEIJER GARDENS WAS CLOSED MARCH 13 - JUNE 8, 2020. ONCE MEIJER GARDENS REOPENED, GUEST COUNTS WERE RESTRICTED FOR CAPACITY REASONS TO ADHERE TO REGULATIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PANDEMIC. PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE INDOOR DISPLAY GARDENS (TROPICAL CONSERVATORY, ARID GARDEN, VICTORIAN GARDEN, AND CARNIVOROUS PLANTS), ACRES OF OUTDOOR GARDENS AND A WORLD RENOWNED SCULPTURE COLLECTION. TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE THREE SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS PER YEAR, BUTTERFLIES ARE BLOOMING (MARCH AND APRIL), CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY TRADITIONS (THANKSGIVING THROUGH THE NEW YEAR), CHRYSANTHEMUMS & MORE (SEPT/OCT), AND AN EVER-CHANGING SEASONAL DISPLAY HOUSE. IN A NONPANDEMIC YEAR, DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, ARTISTS PERFORM CONCERTS IN OUR OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER. THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND GOVERNMENT MANDATED RESTRICTIONS, OUR GUEST COUNT DROPPED BY 50% TO APPROXIMATELY 328,500.
HOSPITALITY: THE HOSPITALITY AREA OF MEIJER GARDENS INCLUDES TASTE OF THE GARDENS CAFE, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO ENJOY SOCIAL OR CORPORATE FUNCTIONS IN ONE OF OUR EVENT SPACES. EVENT GATHERINGS MAY BE ENHANCED WITH OUR ON SITE AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES AND OUR CATERING AND BEVERAGE SERVICE. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND GOVERNMENT MANDATED RESTRICTIONS, HOSPITALITY EVENT OFFERINGS CEASED AS OF MARCH 2020. AS POSSIBLE, TASTE OF THE GARDENS CAFE IS STILL OPERATING.
EDUCATION: MEIJER GARDENS OFFERS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AND PERMANENT DISPLAYS THROUGH INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, GUIDED TOURS, LOOKING GUIDES, FILMS, DOWNLOADABLE TOURS AND INTERACTION WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS INCLUDE CLASSES, CAMPS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, SCHOOL TOURS AND PROGRAMS. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT LEARNING SHOULD BE FUN AND THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE EDUCATION SPARKS CURIOSITY, VIRTUALLY ALL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS ARE INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC AND GOVERNMENT MANDATED RESTRICTIONS, CLASSES, CAMPS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, SCHOOL TOURS AND PROGRAMS WERE SEVERELY LIMITED DUE TO RESTRICTIONS FOR PHYSICAL DISTANCING. VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WERE OFFERED TO BRIDGE THE GAP OF CONTACT WITH SCHOOLS, MEMBERS AND GUESTS. APPROXIMATELY 77,000 CHILDREN INTERACTED WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. THESE NUMBERS MAINLY OCCURRED FROM OCTOBER 2019 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2020.
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 |
|---|
| David Hooker | PRESIDENT/CEO | 40 | $466,628 |
| Dawn Kibben | VP FINANCE | 40 | $212,947 |
| Anne Benson | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY AND MEMBERSHIP | 40 | $118,594 |
| Stacie Niedzwiecki | DIRECTOR OF HOSPITALITY | 40 | $112,698 |
| Kc Mitchell | DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE | 40 | $101,848 |
| Edward Vandam | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Schoonveld | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Lambert | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Yang Kim | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Heynen | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Gaudino | FORMER DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Wolford | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Williams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tina Wheeler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marlyn Walton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jill Walcott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Vogelsang | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Debbye Turner Bell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Taber | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carlos Sanchez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Preston | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joanne Perkins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Doriane Parker-Sims | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bonnie Nawara | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hannah Naltner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Laina Mills | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Mcloughlin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Candace Matthews | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Mason | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jon March | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Elisa Lintemuth | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Liang | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gloria Lara | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mike Jeppesen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ronald Hofman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tamara Hibbitts | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Harvey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shane Hansen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Charyn Hain | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Meg Goebel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joy Fossell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Suzanne Eberle | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Devecht | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jocelyn Dettloff | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chuck Christmas | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tasha Blackmon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Anderson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Mossing | VICE CHAIRPERSON AND TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Hickey | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Chamberlain | CHAIRPERSON (FORMER VICE CHAIRPERSON) | 1 | $0 |
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