Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE CHARLESTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING THAT FOSTERS GARDENING EXCELLENCE, BUILDS COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, AND PROMOTES THE LEGACY OF HORTICULTURE IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA LOWCOUNTRY.
THE CHARLESTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY SEEKS TO INSPIRE EXCELLENCE IN LOWCOUNTRY HORTICULTURE. MEMBERHSIP IS OPEN TO ALL, CHS HAS GROWN TO MORE THAN 1300 INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION MEMBERS. CHS HOLDS MONTHLY LECTURES FROM SEPTEMBER THORUGH MAY, PUBLISHES "THE VINE", OUR MEMBER NEWSLETTER, RESENTS DISTINCITIVE GARDEN TOURS, PRODUCES PLANTASIA, (A GREEN MARKET FOR PLANT LOVERS EACH SPRING), OFFERS THE MOBILE GARDENS PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AND OFFERS A SPECIAL $1000 SCHOLARSHIP FOR A SELECTED TRIDENT TECHINICAL COLLEGE, HORTICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY STUDENT.
CHARLESTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (CHS) PROVIDES DISTINCTIVE GARDEN TOURS LED BY HORTICULTURALLY TRAINED DOCENTS. THE ORGANIZATION IS FORTUNATE TO HAVE MANY SUPPORTERS WHO GRACIOUSLY OPEN THEIR GARDENS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND OCCASIONAL LUNCHES.
OUR MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL LECTURE SERIES, FREE TO CURRENT CHS MEMBERS, WELCOMES HORTICULTURAL EXPERTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS LOCALLY, SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND EXPERTISE ON A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS FROM LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND PRESERVATION TO BUTTERFLIES AND WORLD TRAVEL. OUR LECTURES ALWAYS ARE TAILORED TO RELEVANCY OF GARDENING AND GROWING HERE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY AND ARE ATTENDING BY OVER 1500 MEMBERS AND VISITORS EACH SEASON.
CHS OFFERS CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON A WIDE VARIETY OF GARDENING AND GROWING TOPICS HERE IN THE LOWCOUNTRY. THEY ARE ATTENDED BY OVER 1,500 MEMBERS AND VISITORS EACH SEASON. WE ALSO OFFER TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR GARDEN DOCENTS AND MORE ADVANCED STUDIES IN HORTICULTURE. CHS HEADQUARTERS HOUSES AN EDUCATIONAL CENTER WITH MEETING AND CLASSROOM SPACES.
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 |
|---|
| Kyle W Barnette | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $80,560 |
| Nancy Abercrombie | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly Rivers | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Evan Brandon | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lynda Lipscomb | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Katherine Roberts | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Brad Goshorn | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Gilson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Cotton | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sally West | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kathi Mcdermott | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Claudia Mcnab | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Scarborough | VICE PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Carol Poloski | PRESIDENT | 8 | $0 |
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