2026 Annual Report

When you walk our trails at first light — before the crowds, before the heat, before the world has fully woken — the Garden feels almost ancient. Quiet. Patient. Eternal.

In my first months as CEO, this is the part of the Garden I’ve fallen most deeply in love with: the way it holds time differently. A cactus that has weathered a century stands beside a seedling just beginning its life. A family making memories steps past a researcher discovering something new. Volunteers who have given decades of service cross paths with children seeing saguaros for the very first time.

If you pause even briefly, you can feel the thread that stitches all those experiences together — a sense that this place is not simply visited but lived with. Guarded. Celebrated. Beloved.

In 2025, we welcomed more than 650,000 guests, and repeatedly, we saw the Garden become exactly what people needed: something real and rooted in an increasingly fast and fragile world.

At the end of the year, we also introduced FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse, bringing the desert to life on larger-than-life LED screens.

As we prepare to roll out the strategic plan for the Garden’s next 15 years, I’m holding tightly to that sense of timelessness. The plan will be ambitious — as it should be. It will call us to elevate our collections, expand our research, ignite new learning journeys and open the Garden to more people and more communities than ever before. And we will pursue all of it with purpose and urgency.

But at its heart, this plan is rooted in one simple idea: The desert deserves champions. And people deserve a place that helps them fall in love with it.

For now, I want to offer my gratitude. The Garden has stood here for nearly a century. With your support, it will stand for centuries more. And long after all of us, these trails will still carry stories, still sparking curiosity, still revealing a beauty that feels both ancient and entirely new.

I’m honored to walk into that future with you.

Chris Kline President & CEO Desert Botanical Garden

2025-26

Board of Trustees

Board Officers

Scott Burdick

Board Chair

Harold C. Dorenbecher

Immediate Past Chair

Amanda Burke

Vice Chair

Lori A. Higuera

Secretary

Ed Marley

Treasurer

Trustees

Rebecca Ailes-Fine

Hank Arens

Luis Ávila

Kate Baker

Quintin Boyce

John Burnside

Shelley Cohn

Joe Colianni

Linda Elliott

Ann Ewen

Alexander D. Falkenstein

Barry K. Fingerhut

Jenny Holsman Tetreault

Katie Hooten

Mary Hovden

Mark Landy

Ann Lehmann

Shari Levitan

Timothy Long

David Martinez III

Rea Mayer

Paul J. Mountain

Kathy Munson

Adriana Murrietta

Rachel A. Nicholas

Linda Norquist

Dan Perez

Edgardo Rivera

Bill Rubin

Andrea Sanchez

Ann Stanton

Michael Trejo

Ken Udenze

Lisa Urias

Jamey Wetmore

Andrea Whitsett

Julie Williams

David A. Young

Trustees Emeriti

Lee Baumann Cohn

Cliff Douglas

Barton Faber

Amy Flood

Martha Hunter Henderson

Jan Lewis

Bruce Macdonough

Carolyn Polson O’Malley

Donald R. Ottosen

Rosellen C. Papp

Carol Schilling

Nancy Swanson

TRUSTEES BOARD of

The Garden announced in May that longtime board members

Amy Flood, Jan Lewis and Bruce Macdonough have been named Trustees Emeriti in recognition of their years of dedicated service and leadership. All three trustees leave a lasting impact on donor engagement and organizational growth at the Garden.

Amy Flood served three trustee terms, most notably as Board President from 2021-2023. Over the years she chaired key committees, Patrons Circle events and trips and chaired Dinner on the Desert in 2008 and 2019.

Jan Lewis has served multiple terms between 2003 and 2025, contributing as Board Secretary and Board Vice President. She played a leadership role in the Garden’s capital campaigns since 2008, including co-chairing the Chihuly Desert Towers Initiative. In addition, she chaired many Patrons Circle events and Dinner on the Desert in 2013.

Bruce Macdonough has also served multiple terms since 2003, including as Board President from 2015-2017. He also held officer appointments as Treasurer, Secretary and Vice President. He chaired the Finance and Audit Committees for many years, co-chaired Dinner on the Desert in 2019 and was a founding director of the Garden’s Foundation.

Together, Amy, Jan and Bruce exemplify the spirit of leadership that sustains the Garden. Their emeriti status honors not only their past contributions but also their enduring legacy of commitment to the Garden’s mission, evidenced by how each of them continues to serve on board committees.

Amy Flood

Jan Lewis

Bruce Macdonough

NUMBERSBy the

Total Visitors in 2025 650K+

126K+

50 Visitors From All States

80 Visitors From Countries 68K+

A GARDEN of growth

Desert Botanical Garden is closer to achieving its goal of becoming a global leader in desert plant conservation through the completion of Phase 2 of the $15 million Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science. With deep gratitude, the Garden celebrates this milestone as a testament to the passion, commitment and shared belief in protecting the desert’s most extraordinary plants.

Art and science come together inside The RAF Exhibit Gallery. Dedicated in March, it is a distinctive 2,400-square-foot, climatecontrolled, adaptive space designed to help visitors slow down, look closer and connect with the desert in new ways. The vision for the gallery began more than a decade ago to showcase innovative exhibitions that blend scientific discovery, diverse beauty and unique characteristics of the Sonoran Desert.

Longtime supporters, Garden Trustee

Rebecca Ailes-Fine and her husband, Peter Fine, recognized the need for this versatile space as part of the Garden experience and made a generous commitment to bring this dream to reality years earlier than originally planned. In recognition of their leadership at the Garden and throughout the community, the Garden nominated the couple as the 2025 Outstanding Philanthropists by the Greater Phoenix Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

The inaugural exhibition in The RAF Exhibit Gallery, Orchid Fever, featured 3,000 orchids representing 18 species, highlighting the Garden’s efforts to protect the tiniest of desert orchids: the Canelo Hills ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes delitescens).

Trustee Emeritus Barton Faber and his wife, Elizabeth Byrnes, in recognition of their appreciation for the Fines and their commitment to conservation, sponsored this inaugural exhibition. Arizona isn’t usually associated with the vibrant, fragrant plant, but the couple’s involvement with The Nature Conservancy and deep understanding of the Garden’s research initiatives inspired the exhibition.

Reading, learning and education have always been very important. Children learn better when they see something that interests them instead of just being preached to. I wanted to incorporate that concept, and the exhibit gallery gave us the perfect opportunity to do so."

Rebecca Ailes-Fine

The Fine family at The RAF Exhibit Gallery ribbon cutting.

I grew up in Arizona. The Sonoran Desert is one of the most beautiful, rich environments in the world, and I want to see as much of it preserved and healthy as possible.” – Barton Faber

“It was significant that the Garden not only featured orchids for their beauty, but also to educate visitors on the conservation work with these endangered species,” says Faber. “The Garden has been working on reintroducing this orchid in the wild for well over 15 years.”

Further gratitude is extended to the Patel Family Foundation, led by Ashok and Rita Patel, for their support of The RAF Exhibit Gallery.

Outside The RAF Exhibit Gallery is another work of art: the Ahearn Portal, a reimagined area designed by renowned designer Tres Fromme, that orients visitors to venues and facilities on the East campus of the Garden.

Longtime Garden supporters, Susan and Bill Ahearn, funded this space to create a welcoming experience for visitors with a design inspired by Arizona hallmarks: native flagstone, boulder outcroppings and rock terraces indigenous peoples used to grow domesticated agaves. It features a calming waterfall and more than 600 plant specimens from the Garden’s living collection, including a variety of native agave species, some of which were described by Garden botanists.

Since 1970, Susan and Bill Ahearn have supported the Garden, and Susan has volunteered for 35 years in the Garden’s research department and as a horticulture aide. Over the years, she recognized the need to modernize aging facilities and establish a central hub for essential operations as part of plans for the Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science. After years of planning and construction, the Ahearn Horticulture Center was dedicated in the summer of 2025, thanks to Susan and Bill’s transformational philanthropy.

Canelo Hills ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes delitescens)

We always like to fund projects that are behind the scenes, that are a hard sell for the general public.” – Susan Ahearn

This 6,000-square-foot facility provides a unified, energized workspace for the Garden’s horticulture staff and volunteers. It includes specialized workspaces for plant care and propagation, an irrigation workshop, space for arboriculture projects and extensive tool storage. Although the building is not visible to guests, it plays a vital role in advancing the Garden's goal to become a global leader in desert plant conservation.

A lot of people don’t think about what it takes to maintain the Garden or to conduct all the research that is being done here.” – Bill Ahearn

Their generosity has created a foundation that will support the Garden’s mission for generations.

Across from the Ahearn Horticulture Center is the 12,000-square-foot Shade Pavilion, a cutting-edge structure that provides optimal conditions for growing and maintaining the cactus and agave collections, along with space for propagating plants.

Completion of Phase 2 of the Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science was made possible not just by the vision and dedication of individuals but also by the extraordinary generosity of foundation and corporate supporters, whose combined gifts totaled $1.15 million. Investments from the Kemper & Ethel Marley Foundation, Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust and Salt River Project reflect a profound trust in the Garden to advance the future of desert conservation.

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Susan and Bill Ahearn at the Ahearn Portal opening.

Susan and Bill Ahearn with horticulture staff at the Ahearn Horticulture Center opening.

Horticulture staff utilizing the new irrigation storage room.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMING Flourishing

20,717

Children Served Through Annual Programs

At the Garden, learning doesn’t stop at the classroom door, it blooms along the trails. When the Children’s Education and Marketing teams came together to create Cactus Keepers, a hands-on activity book, it sparked curiosity far beyond its pages, earning a nomination for the Arizona Forward Environmental Excellence Award.

That same spirit of collaboration reached local classrooms. Through a growing partnership with the Balsz School District, the Garden reimagined guided field trips, welcoming elementary students into immersive outdoor lessons that led to the Garden being honored as a Community Champion.

In the summer, the Garden’s volunteers carried that mission into the night. Their dedication brought Flashlight Nights to life, an unforgettable summer experience that revealed desert wildlife after dark and earned New Times’ Best of Phoenix award for Best Nighttime Experience with Wildlife.

Together, these moments tell one story: when education, community and passion unite, the Garden becomes a place where discovery thrives day and night.

5,562 Children Attended School Field Trips

Our sincere gratitude to the generous community members who gave to the Garden in 2025. Because of you, the Garden will continue to grow into the future.

8,419 Unique Donors Total Giving $15.2M

$1.9M+ Total Corporation/ Foundation/ Government Giving $299K+ Raised During Fall Matching Gift Challenge

$981K+ Annual Fund Donations

3,399 Visitors Became Members

533 Patrons Circle Households

322 Garden Memberships Donated to Community Organizations

View our Honor Roll of Supporters at dbg.org/thankyou

HONORING legacies

Like many visitors to the Garden, Dr. Mary Jean Connell found calm and comfort in its beautiful, lush surroundings. Following her untimely passing, Connell’s husband, Jeremy Mussman, wanting to share her deep love of the Garden with others, made a donation to carry on her legacy. The Mary Jean Connell Sensory Garden, a peaceful space in the Center for Desert Living Trail, was dedicated in her honor in October.

Gardening was also one of Suzanne (“Zannie”) Williams Richards’ many passions, evidenced by her enthusiastic support of the Garden for over three decades. Inspired by their mother’s love of wildflowers, Richards’ sons Bruce Williams, D. Clinton Williams and Bradford Williams wanted to share that passion with the community. With their donation, the Suzanne Williams Richards Memorial Garden, located along the Harriet K. Maxwell Desert Wildflower Trail, was dedicated in November. Their hope is not only to honor their mother’s memory but also to create a meaningful space for the Garden’s many visitors.

Dr. Mary Jean Connell

Zannie Richards (right) with friend Dottie Cholnoky.

PATRONS CIRCLE

Patrons Circle reached a milestone in 2025 and now has more than 500 households. Each of these generous supporters contributes $1,500 or more annually to strengthen education, research, exhibits and plant conservation at the Garden. Their philanthropic commitment helps protect the Sonoran Desert landscape, with over $1 million raised each year.

Longtime supporter Connie Binns remembers the community’s humble beginnings over three decades ago.

“What was so wonderful about it was that you got to know everyone, and there was this grand intimacy that you were associating with people who loved the Garden and conservation,” says Binns.

The donor community now known as Patrons Circle began in the 1980s when Trustee Emerita Nancy Swanson started the group alongside longtime supporter Roy Papp. They modeled it after similar programs at other Valley nonprofits. They encouraged their friends to join by inviting them to special events, such as Dinner on the Desert, as well as lectures, tours and group trips to locations around the world.

Jim Binns, Connie Binns, Barbara Ottosen, Gena Bonsall and Don Ottosen at Luminarias Party.

“We looked for ways to find plant-lovers and encourage them to support the Garden,” says Binns. “By doing different types of events, like Plant Sale Previews and Luminarias Party dinners, you attract different people.”

Swanson chaired the first Patrons Circle excursion in 2010. “It was that first trip we did to England,” recalls Swanson. “People still mention to me how they got to visit the Chelsea Flower Show early and have a private tour. It became a cornerstone of Patrons Circle that attracted many people over the years."

While Swanson's participation in the Garden has evolved over the decades, she continues to serve as a docent, often on the Plants and People of the Sonoran Desert trail, which she also created in the 1980s.

Connie and her husband Jim continue to support the Garden through Patrons Circle, not just for the events, but also for the camaraderie she finds in the group and the peace she feels in such a beautiful space.

Nancy Swanson “

You leave all the troubles of the world behind, and you're in a serene environment with like-minded people who are conservationists, and staff members who love where they work. It's a gem in the middle of the desert.”

Patrons Circle Trip to England in 2010.

Rea Mayer and her children at Plant Sale.

Second from right, Lori Higuera with family and friends.

FOOD OASIS A thriving

Once upon a time, an under utilized parcel of land in south Phoenix has grown into a thriving community agricultural hub. Spaces of Opportunity is a 19-acre community farm that supports sustainable food production, farmer incubation and access to fresh, locally grown produce. Through long-standing partnerships with the Garden, Roosevelt School District and other community collaborators, Spaces continues to advance communitydriven food systems in south Phoenix.

In March, Maria Valenzuela was appointed Executive Director of Spaces. Her background is rooted in advancing food access and preventative health education, with an emphasis on collaborative, community-driven systems. Last year, Spaces held nine farmers markets and supported 30 farmers and incubator participants.

Also in March, the Fund the Farm Celebration, was held with more than 500 guests enjoying live music from local bands and delicious local food around the Garden. This annual fundraiser supported the collaborative work at Spaces.

Trustee Jenny Holsman Tetreault chaired the annual event alongside a dedicated committee to share with supporters the impact of Spaces.

I think ensuring places like Spaces of Opportunity exist for our community is so critical. Seeing the partnership and collaboration with the Garden is important, and speaks to our family in terms of giving and then raising the visibility of that program.”

– Jenny Holsman Tetreault

Learn more at spacesofopportunity.org

Jen Knorr, Marilyn Wolfe, Linda Elliott, Jenny Holsman Tetreault (Fund the Farm Chair) and Rea Mayer.

Kevina Devereaux, Ken Schutz and Maria Valenzuela.

Fund the Farm entertainment by Arizona Blacktop.

RESEARCH, CONSERVATION & COLLECTIONShighlights

In 2025, the Garden advanced critical research and community-driven conservation initiatives that strengthen our understanding of desert ecosystems and support the long-term health of iconic species. The following highlights represent just a portion of the impactful work made possible through dedicated partners, volunteers and supporters.

Advancing Monarch Research

The Garden made significant strides in monarch conservation by piloting innovative radio-tag technology developed by Cellular Tracking Technologies. Five monarchs were fitted with radio tags, including one individual detected onsite for 29 days through the Project Monarch app. An additional 30 monarchs were tagged with paper tags in partnership with the Southwest Monarch Study. Together, the Garden and Southwest Monarch Study also conducted the region’s first evaluation of radio-tagging methods and their effects on monarch longevity using captive monarchs in the Cohn Family Butterfly Pavilion.

Saguaro Census

The Saguaro Census continued to grow as a powerful community-science initiative, uniting residents across the Valley to document where saguaros are thriving, struggling or disappearing. These long-term ecological observations provide essential data that guide conservation strategies, restoration planning and policy decisions. In 2025, 218 observers documented 13,918 saguaros across the region, marking another milestone year for this collaborative effort.

This program was funded by the Arizona Lottery Gives Back program.

13,918

Saguaros Documented

Saguaro Nursery

The Saguaro Nursery expanded its role as a community-powered conservation program, propagating saguaros from wild-collected seeds housed in the Saguaro Seed Bank. Informed by the Saguaro Census and Genetics Initiative, the program trains residents to grow, protect and steward saguaros for future generations. By the end of 2025, 14,630 saguaros were growing in the community, supported by 91 volunteers engaged in hands-on conservation.

103,250 Herbarium Specimens

6,224 Seed Accessions

4,847 Taxa 820 New Accessions

14,630

Saguaros Grown

520 Rare and Threatened Plants

Total Plants

A year of care

FOR THE GARDEN’S LIVING COLLECTION

The Horticulture team at Desert Botanical Garden played a vital role in stewarding one of the world’s most significant desert plant collections this year. A dedicated staff of 24 horticulturists cared for all plants across the Garden’s living collections, ensuring the health, resilience and beauty of desert flora from around the globe. Through daily monitoring and adaptive care practices, the team supported both long-established specimens and emerging plantings.

In 2025, the horticulture team successfully planted 22 new trees and nine new saguaros, strengthening the Garden’s conservation and research goals. Sustainability remained a top priority, with water-wise practices resulting in an estimated 6,500 gallons of water saved compared to previous years. Following seasonal storms, horticulturists also rescued and stabilized 207 plants after the Oct. 13 microburst, minimizing loss and accelerating recovery across the landscape.

The Garden welcomed 12,000 visitors at its semi-annual plant sales. Together, these efforts reflect the Garden’s continued commitment to conservation-driven horticulture, climate-responsive practices and exceptional plant care in an increasingly challenging desert environment.

DESERTexperiences

2025 delivered one of the most vibrant and well-attended years in the Garden’s recent history. A renewed focus on immersive exhibits, community engagement and wow moments welcomed visitors from around the world and inspired a connection with nature.

Majestic Mariposas

The spring and fall butterfly exhibits in the Cohn Family Butterfly Pavilion once again captivated visitors of all ages. Featuring hundreds of native and tropical butterflies in carefully curated garden habitats, the exhibits offered close-up encounters and educational insights into pollinator conservation. Visitors learned about the butterfly life cycle in the Diana E. and Paul B. Smith Butterfly Nursery and witnessed butterflies emerging from their chrysalis.

51K+ Visitors at Las Noches de las Luminarias

2,607 Dog Visitors at Dog Days

12,000 Plant Sale Visitors

144K+ Butterfly Exhibit Visitors

Dinner on the Desert

In April, more than 500 donors enjoyed a memorable evening underneath the starry spring sky at the 2025 Dinner on the Desert. One of the Valley’s most treasured events, supporters were inspired by Light Bloom and Orchid Fever exhibitions and were delighted with live entertainment, providing a perfect ambiance around the Garden.

The Garden’s annual gala raised more than $500,000 to support desert plant conservation, and the silent auction raised more than $150,000 through unique and exclusive experiences and one-of-a-kind artwork.

Trustee Adriana Murrietta chaired this year’s event, which marked the final Dinner on the Desert for Executive Director Ken Schutz, who retired in September after 24 years of service. “As chair of this year’s Dinner on the Desert, it was an honor to carry forward a beloved Garden tradition that Ken helped shape with such vision and heart,” says Murrietta.

Surrounded by the elegance of orchids and the beauty of the desert in bloom, the evening was a tribute to both our roots and our continued growth.” – Adriana Murrietta

Hank Arens, Adriana Murrietta (Dinner on the Desert Chair) and Ken Schutz.

Desert Pulse Unveiled

The celebrations continued into October, when the Garden unveiled the FRAMERATE: Desert Pulse exhibit with a Patrons Circle reception chaired by Trustee Ann Stanton.

Ann is also the chair of the board's Art Advisory Committee, which led the effort to commission this multi-sensory exhibit to showcase the fragility, beauty and resilience of the Sonoran Desert through cutting-edge technology that captures the rhythms of nature into a powerful visual journey.

Patrons Circle donors didn’t let the threat of rain put a damper on the opening reception. Attendees explored the art throughout the Garden to experience the exhibit before its public opening. Inside Dorrance Hall, donors heard directly from the London-based artists of ScanLAB Projects about the three-year process.

You can count on our Patrons Circle events to be something special. This unique exhibition stood apart from others by giving visitors an opportunity to reflect on how the desert is evolving.” – Ann Stanton

Ann Stanton (second from left, Desert Pulse Unveiled Chair) and Elaine McGinn with ScanLAB Projects co-directors Matt Shaw (right) and William Trossell (left).

VOLUNTEERS in the Garden

Volunteers are essential to the success of Desert Botanical Garden, contributing their time and expertise in ways that support both daily operations and long-term sustainability. Many volunteers also deepen their commitment by making a planned gift, some during their lifetimes and others through bequests that benefit the Garden after their passing, ensuring continued support for the Garden’s mission for years to come.

51,480 Services Hours

Volunteer Spotlight: Lasting Service at Desert Botanical Garden

In 2025, the Garden would like to recognize individuals whose dedication reflects this long-term vision, including both living supporters and those we remember with gratitude.

Dr. Joy Bunt: Decades of Dedication

Dr. Joy Bunt has supported Desert Botanical Garden for more than 25 years and has volunteered as a docent for nearly as long. She and her wife, Dr. Linda Turley have been Patrons Circle donors since 2014. Joy shared that she has included the Garden in her estate plans. Through this forward-looking commitment, she has demonstrated remarkable generosity and ensured a future gift that will create a lasting legacy of support for the Garden.

InMEMORY

In Memory of Gene Almendinger

Mary Jo and Eugene “Gene” Almendinger were devoted Volunteers in the Garden (VIG) who shared a deep connection to Desert Botanical Garden. Gene was also an accomplished photographer, and several of his photographs continue to be displayed in the Desert House Conference Room.

After Mary Jo passed away unexpectedly in 2009, Gene remained actively involved as a volunteer and supporter for many years. In 2016, he established a Charitable Gift Annuity (CGA) to support the Garden’s endowment. When Gene passed away in June, the Garden received a generous gift from his IRA in addition to the CGA. The Almendingers’ generosity will support the Garden well into the future.

Many longtime volunteers remember Gene for his dedicated involvement, genuine care for the Garden and striking photography, especially of cactus blooms.

Dr. Joy Bunt volunteering as a docent.

FINANCIAL REPORT 2025

We are pleased to share with members, donors and friends the Garden’s financial statements for the fiscal year that ended September 30, 2025. The Garden built on last year's success by introducing Light Bloom, the enchanting works of HYBYCOZO, the Garden’s first orchid show, Orchid Fever, and the completion of Phase 2 of the Hazel Hare Center for Plant Science. These efforts have allowed the Garden to see continued growth in both the diversity of our audience and overall attendance.

The Consolidated Statement of Activities shows total revenues for the year exceeded total expenditures by $4.8 million. This was driven by positive admissions, membership, contributions and special events.

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Revenue

in Net Assets: $4,763,470

The Garden’s expenditures continue to be managed with careful stewardship in mind, while at the same time seizing opportunities for improvement, growth and greater mission impact.

The Consolidated Statement of Financial Position shows the Garden’s financial position remains solid, with total assets exceeding $86 million and total liabilities of approximately $6.4 million and no debt. Unrestricted cash and Boarddesignated cash, totaling $21 million, are sufficient for normal operations and to fund the repair and maintenance of major building systems as facilities age.

The Garden Foundation manages endowment assets conservatively with an annual target of a 4.25 percent distribution from the Foundation to the Garden’s operating budget. The Garden’s financial health and success in achieving its mission would not be possible without your commitment, dedication and generosity. On behalf of the Board, staff and volunteers, we extend our gratitude for all that you do for the Garden.

President & CEO

Ed Marley Treasurer

Margie Burke Executive Vice President Chief Financial and Operating Officer

Assets

Current Assets

Cash and Investments $21,016,912 Pledges & Other Receivables $630,144 Inventories & Other Current Assets $4,770,713

Total Current Assets $26,417,769

Pledge Receivables (noncurrent) $73,967 Property and equipment, Net $35,466,652

Operating right-of-use assets $239,017 Other Assets $1,585,678

Assets restricted to investment in long-lived assets and improvements $2,444,374 Assets restricted for Endowment $20,492,806 Total Assets: $86,720,263

Liabilities And Net Assets

Current Liabilities

Current Portion of Long-term Debt $0 Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities $3,954,312 Deferred Revenue $2,423,861 Annuity Payment Liability $2,950 Current Portion of Operating Lease Liability $55,179

Total Current Liabilities $6,436,302

Long-term Debt, Less Current Portion $0 Deferred Revenue, Less Current Portion $220,052 Other Liabilities $201,084 Total Liabilities $6,857,438

Net Assets without donor restrictions: $54,402,655 Net Assets with donor restrictions: $25,460,170 Total Net Assets: $79,862,825 Total Liabilities and Net Assets: $86,720,263

Desert Botanical Garden is committed to full transparency in financial stewardship. View our complete audited financial statements and the annual IRS Form 990 filings for the Garden and Foundation at dbg.org/financials.

The Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities reports the results of Garden Operations excluding the effect of depreciation expense. Depreciation refers to the systematic allocation of the cost of long-lived assets, including buildings, furniture, fixtures, and equipment, to the periods that benefit from their use. Recording depreciation has no effect on the liquidity or cash flow of the Garden. It reflects an estimate of the using up of the economic value of tangible assets. In the financial statements it reduces the Change in Net Assets (and, therefore, Total Net Assets) and the carrying basis of Property and Equipment.

Unlike for-profit firms, not-for-profit organizations generally do not provide for the addition or replacement of major long-lived assets out of operations. Historically such entities look to capital contributions for those improvements. Hence, the financial performance for not-for-profits is best evaluated by analyzing operating results excluding the effects of depreciation. Depreciation expense recognized in the Garden’s records for 2025 was $1.67 million.

Independent Auditors’ Report | Desert Botanical Garden, Inc. and Affiliates received an unmodified opinion from its independent auditors, CBIZ CPAs, P.C., on the audit of Desert Botanical Garden, Inc. and Affiliates’ consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended September 30, 2025.

IN APPRECIATION 2025

Desert Botanical Garden is grateful and proud to recognize the philanthropic commitment of 42,466 supporters over the past year who have made a significant impact on the Garden. In 2025, donors like you have contributed over $17.2 million in gifts, ensuring our ability to accelerate our mission of advancing excellence in education, research, exhibition and conservation of plants of the Sonoran Desert. Today, you continue to invest in the Garden’s future as a place of beauty, wellness and science. On these pages, we recognize individual, corporate and foundation donors who made single or multiple contributions and pledges totaling $500 and more over the year, from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2025. Included are philanthropic memberships, special gifts and unrestricted support of the Garden’s annual programs and services.

In addition, special recognition sections acknowledge donors who made contributions during the past year for memorial and tribute gifts and in-kind donations of $1,000+ and also acknowledge those who have included the Garden in their estate plans as of Dec. 31, 2025.

INDIVIDUALS

+ Denotes Patrons Circle donors who contribute $1,500+ annually.

*Denotes donors who are deceased.

$500,000+

Rebecca Ailes-Fine & Peter Fine + Lee & Mike Cohn +

$250,000+

Betty Van Denburgh*

$100,000+

Susan & William Ahearn + Gene Almendinger*

Stan Christensen

Patricia Craig*

Jean Hogg*

Jeremy Mussman & Logan Mussman + Ken Schutz & Craig Thatcher +

$50,000+

Ann & Brian Balusek + Jacquie & Bennett Dorrance + Beth Byrnes & Barton Faber + Richard C. Kraemer + Bob & Shari Levitan +

Carol & Randy Schilling + Ed & Lynn Villanueva + Duane & Fran Weisz*

Suzanne T. & Donald C. Williams*

$25,000+

Anonymous

Charles Berger in memory of Myrna H. Berger

M. Christine & Daryl Burton +

Shelley Cohn & Mollie C. Trivers + Desert Ron + JoEllen Doornbos + H. Clifton Douglas +

Jan & Tom Lewis + Ed Marley & Eric Snyder + Tahnia McKeever +

Marta Morando & William Moio + Kathy & Chuck Munson + Barbara & Donald Ottosen + John & Laura Polk + Edgardo Rivera & Donald Rumer-Rivera + The Shomer Family +

Ann Stanton & Robert Haddock + John & Pat Sullivan +

$25,000+ continued

Willard White & Stephen Hartman +

Bradford Hale Williams

Bruce T. Williams

Donald Clinton Williams, Jr.*

$10,000 - $24,999

Anonymous (5) +

Roy Ageloff +

Bryan A. Albue +

Debbie & Jeff Andrews +

Hank Arens & Thomas Hines +

Kate Baker +

Dr. Jane & Jason Barlow +

Lydia & Phil Bell +

Deborah & James Bevier

Connie & Jim Binns +

William & Christine* Bluhm +

Bill & Ty Brandt

Jerry Cox

Brenda Dennert & Frank Agnone

Cathy Dickey +

D. Robert & Mary Dufour +

Mike Dye +

Kay & Fred Fathe +

Adam Fein

Bertram & Betty Feingold +

Barry & Pamela Fingerhut +

Dawn & Don Goldman +

John & Kathleen Graham +

Carrie & Jon Hulburd +

Harriet Ivey & Richard Brashear +

Jane & Malcolm Jozoff +

Chris Kline +

Mark & Sue Landy +

Barb & Ron Lieberson +

Paul & Adrienne Morell +

Michael & Linda Mullet

Carolyn & Mark O’Malley +

Donald Opila & Mary Masters Opila +

Julie Pace & David Selden & Glenda Pace +

Fred Pakis & Becky Pierson +

Mary & Matthew Palenica +

Rose & Harry Papp +

Charlie Ray & Matt Thomas & Kristy Resch +

Patrick & Gayle Ray +

Nancy Riegel +

Lois & John Rogers +

Jean & Fred Shaulis

Ann Siner

Sunny & John Solheim +

George Soros & Tamiko Bolton

$10,000 - $24,999 continued

Nancy & Roger L. Strong, Jr.

Nancy Swanson +

Louis & Daryl Weil

William & Liisa Wilder +

Stephen & Jane Williams

Marilyn Mimi Winter +

$5,000 - $9,999

Anonymous (5) +

Ken & Marietta Alexander +

Martin & Mary Aronson + Steven & Kathy Ashby + Stuart Berke & Eileen Hyland + Deborah Berkley + Ron & Cindy Bernstein + Joan & Charlie Berry + Rich & Maryglenn Boals + Lawrence & Carol Brecker +

Scott Burdick +

Richard & Gloria Cochran +

Leslie Dashew & Jack Salisbury +

Linda Elliott & Carolyn Lane + Shelly & Timm Esque +

Ardie & Stephen Evans + Mark Fairhead +

Amy Flood & Larry West + Ram & Ursula Gangadean + Barbara A. Gant + Michael & Deborah Gilman + Jennifer Graf & James Butler +

Mike & Sue Gregg +

Elaine & Daniel Gruber

Jordan Halpern-Leistner

Pamela Hart +

Patricia & David Hill +

Belva Hipp & Linda Rose Hipp +

Eric Hiser & Anne Stone + Martha Hogan-Koehn & Lawrence Koehn + Jamie, Geri & Gillian Hormel +

Ruth Ann & Tom Hornaday +

Thomas, Genevieve & Emily Houlihan +

Susan & Jeffrey Hull +

Betty Hum & Alan Yudell +

Charles Henderson & Martha

Hunter Henderson +

James & Kathryn Kerr +

Jon & Leatrice Kitchell +

Jay Kramer & Jill Ormond +

Sally & Richard Lehmann +

Mrs. Delbert O. Lewis

$5,000 - $9,999 continued

Laura & Paul Lo Bianco +

Suzette & J. Curtis Long +

Dana & Bruce Macdonough +

Ashley & Kevin McAndrews +

Tammy McLeod & John Hamilton +

Erik McShane +

Maria & Rod Melkonoff

Sara & J. L. Pete Morgan, Jr. +

Michael & Katie Mueller +

James Nafziger

Patricia Niemann

Gail & John Nierad

Joan Goforth & Carlos Oldham +

Karen & David Paldan +

Dan & Connie Perez +

Linda & Charles Redman +

Michael Remedi & John Chang +

Stephen & Isabelle Roman +

William & Jay Rubin +

James Rund

Bruce & Sheila Schwartz +

Christine & Brian Smith +

Peggy D. Herz & Philip E. Smith +

Richard Sourant

Margaret Sova & Robert Kreitner

Pamela Steele & Robert Loeb +

Paula Strano-Isobe & Stillman Isobe

Carolyn & John Stuart +

Susan & J. Frederick Taylor +

Amy Thurston +

JR Trevas +

Demetrios & Lydia Vlachos +

Bruce & Kathleen Weber +

Teresa Wilson & Josh Ambroson +

David & Sheila Young +

$2,500 - $4,999

Anonymous (11) +

Diane K. Abe +

David Michael Miller & Grant Almquist

Lisa Andrus & Rebecca Felmly +

Talitha Arnold

Patricia AtLee

Patricia Auch +

Craig & Barbara Barrett

Wendy & Ted Barrett +

Stephen Bartlett +

Brad Bedell & Cameron James +

Ann Beisser & Kandy Kendall

Barry & Jean Bingham +

$2,500 - $4,999 continued

Oonagh & John Boppart*

Gail Bradley +

Justin Bro & Brehan King +

Suzanne & Timothy Buerger

Joy Bunt & Linda Turley +

Andi Burgess

Amanda Burke & Cody Deike +

Margie & Jim Burke +

Dain & Sue Calvin +

Naomi Caras-Miller, Alvin Miller & Caren Shalek +

Cathy Caris

Sandra Carroll

Lin Chao & Carl Lunde

Fred & Anne Christensen +

Pam & Dale Collie +

James Collins +

Pat Wentworth Comus & Louis F. Comus, Jr. +

Lattie Coor & Liz Kosloff +

Gloria & Phil Cowen +

Lisa Dancsok & Daniel Zembrzuski +

Tia & Dale Danneman +

Donna Davis

Debra & Robert deLeeuw +

Barbara DeMichele +

Greg DeSimone +

Anne Donahoe +

Nancy Dunlap & Christopher Reynolds & Jackie Norton +

Rebecca & Sam Eden +

Morgan Elliott +

Carter & Suzanne Emerson +

Dean Fairchild & John Knight +

Alexander Falkenstein & Jane Falkenstein + Corleah S. Fiery*

Phil & Nita Francis

Kate Garmise

Kent & Barbara Geist +

Judith & Stanley Getch +

Bruce Gilleland +

Melissa Glerum +

Lynda Godkin & Rachel Hickey +

Diana Gregory & Sylvia McDowell +

Gerald & Jacque Griffith

Leslie Grinker & Jack Broan

William Gullickson & Cynthia Lopez

Jeanette Hall & Richard Willer +

Renee Hanson & Peter Weber +

Jean Harris +

Jay & Rojon Hasker +

$2,500 - $4,999 continued

Lynda Hawkins & David Langham +

Mary Heiss & Harold Dorenbecher +

Julie Hevelone

Amy Hillman & Jason Alexander +

Barbara & Tom Hoffnagle +

Jennifer Hogan

Eric & Heather Holst +

Dave & Joan Howell

Rae Hughes & Mike McBrady

Nancy & D. Keith Humphries +

Julie Johnson & Jerry Barnier

Dr. Thomas R. Jones & April Jones +

The Kensan Trust

Bruce & Laurel Kimball +

Linda & Tom Kirch

Kathy Kirchner

Dennis & Margot Knight +

Sandra Kramer & Robert Williams +

Diane & Michael Kulow +

Leslie Lerman

Ross & Bridget Levin +

Christine Lindley +

Daniel Ling & Lee Obrzut +

Barbara Lockwood & Davis Riedel +

Brandon & Meilani Lombardi

Timothy & Victoria Long +

David Martinez III +

Roxanne & Brian McCafferty +

Kimberlie McCue & Michael Olson +

Patricia & Gerald McKenna +

Gary McNaughton & Susan Schroeder +

Robert Meister & Rodolfo Goni +

James & Amber Morgan +

Paul Mountain +

Karen Nackard +

Dietrich Nelson & David Lux +

Kathleen O’Neill

Chris & Virginia Orndorff +

Kimberlee Reimann Padilla & Amador Padilla +

Valerie & Gregory Patten +

Barkley Payne & Christopher Ebert +

Jennifer & David Pepping +

Carl Perrone

Tamara & Lance Reed +

Patti & Duke Reiter

Joyce Rolfes & Nancy Broerman +

Kathryn & Daryl Ross +

James & Brenda Rowland +

Thomas & Sophann Schleifer +

Rex & Virginia Short +

Alexandra Smith & Alex Marr +

Dana & Kevin Smith +

$2,500 - $4,999 continued

Diana E. & Paul B. Smith +

Jim & Joyce Smith +

Stephanie & Gerald Smyth + Bill & Laurie Sperry +

Bob Stamper + Gale Steinhauser +

Richard & Phyllis Stern +

Douglas, Gwen & Jackson Stimple + Michael Strong & Thomas Gorczynski + Cheryl Sucato + Sherrie Summers +

Shoshana Tancer +

Ronald & Susan Telesko + Jenny Holsman Tetreault & Colin Tetreault + Jennifer Theobald +

Sandra Till & Ryan Ainsworth + Ken Udenze + Normund & Robin Vitols + Robert & Molly Whitmore + Andrea & Timothy Whitsett +

M. Stanley Whittingham + Janet Wieder +

Julie & Eric Williams + Margaret Wilson & Pamela Cooper + Marilyn Wolfe +

$1,500 - $2,499

Anonymous (31) +

Jennifer Albright + Neil & Martina Alexander

Elizabeth Allingham & Robin Veasey + Edward & Joan Alschuler + Mason Anderson

Mary Andrews & Jay Knoll + Ronald Antoniono & Helen Ross + Terry Appel + Jacalyn & Ronald Askin + Luis Avila +

Lydia & Paul Backer

Steven & Carol Baldwin + Judy & Larrie Bates +

Joseph, Elizabeth & Holly Bayer + Thomas & Shirley Bekey +

Lisa Berman & Scott Weeks

Neil Berman + Rebecca Berry +

G. Peter & Regina Bidstrup + Gary & Janet Binder + Natalie Blachere +

Gena & Harry Bonsall + Charles & Sandra Bonstelle

$1,500 - $2,499 continued

Hildie & Kenneth Brooks +

Robert Bulla +

Tom & Maggie Burba +

John & Kendra Burnside +

Marcia Busching +

Gary Bushkin +

Dan & Susan Buskirk

Thomas Caldwell

Michael, Jennifer & Abby Caplan +

Sue & Mike Caporali +

Sandra Cardenas +

Eugenia & John Clark +

Jennifer & Bill Clark +

Jean Marie Clarke

Michele Clarke

Scot & Wendy Claus +

Michael Cleveland & Nolan Bennett +

John & Lynn Clifford +

Jerry & Katie Cobb +

Elaine & Sidney Cohen +

Joseph, Tammi & Joey Colianni +

Jaime Collins +

Mr. & Mrs. John Cotton +

Barbara & James Crassweller

Barbara Crisp & Mark Nemschoff +

Kari Dapp & Jane & Calvin Todorovich +

Helen Davis & Bashir Khalil +

Donna & William Dehn +

Anna & Maria De Jesus +

Patricia Delano +

Geri & Mike DeMuro +

Gregory & Ann Denk

Jacqueline Destremps & Thomas Kraby +

Joan & James Devine +

Rory & Laura Dilweg +

Mary & Gary Dokes +

Larry & Berenice Donahue +

Marion Donaldson +

Shannon & T. Kevin Douds +

John & Julie Douglas +

Dianne Dunn +

Beverly & Paul Duzik +

John Earle & Linda Pape +

Mark Edwards & Ann Ewen +

Suki & Fred Edwards +

Jeffrey Jay & Cortney Ellish

Dirk Ellsworth & William Schmidt +

Mary & Lynn Endorf +

Dave & Mary Pat Erickson +

Karen & Ray Eynon

Alton S. Fabre III +

James & Richelle Fatheree +

Donald & Diane Field +

Thomas Fiore

Raymond & Karen Firchau +

Terry Flood +

Patricia Flynn

Jill Ford +

Christine & Edward Giebel +

Elton Gilbert +

Tom & Cathleen Godfrey

Susan & Richard Goldsmith +

Adam & Stephanie Goodman

Michael Hachey +

Blanny Hagenah +

Steve Haines +

Helen Hall & Jessica Jarvi

Carla Hamilton

Suzanne & Dimitri Haniotis +

Anna Lise Hansen & Mette Hansen +

Marti & Richard Heck +

David & Kathryn Heiser +

Phyllis Heyliger & Stanley Lode

Lori Higuera & David Garcia +

Alexis Hill Cosca & Kevin Cosca +

Liz & Fred Hoffert +

Jackie Holmberg

Katie & Matthew Hooten +

Paul Hoskin & Edna Johnson +

Mike & Sheri Hummel +

Gordon Hunt & Gloria Santiago +

Spencer & Randa Hunt +

Shelley & Bill Jacoby +

Eric & Keeley Johnson +

Anne, Thomas & Harry Jones

Robertson & Kathy Jones +

Maria Juarez

Erin & Ryan Kelly +

Beth & John Kirkpatrick +

Faye & James D. Kitchel +

Susan Klein +

Rotraut Klein-Moquay & Jennifer Frank +

Lee Anne & Pete Kline +

Joni, Dusty & Juniper Klink +

Pam & David Kolbe +

Michelle Kugler +

Valeria Laguna & Arran Keable +

Jean Lance +

Debra & Jim Larson +

Gregory Leet & Albie Micklich +

Bill Lewis & Richard Underwood +

Becky & Dan Lieberman +

$1,500 - $2,499 continued

Dorothy Lincoln Smith +

Laney & Keith Lindor +

William & Barbara Loutos +

Mark Lowing

Shellee Lowry +

Jane Maienschein & Richard Creath +

Janet & T. Scott Martin +

Mary Martuscelli +

Robert & Deb Marzec +

Ken & Judi Mason

Genny & Steve Matteucci

Janet Maurer & Marty Davis

Rea & Keith Mayer +

Joseph & Carla McAuliffe + Terrance McCloskey

Mary Melcher & Adam Melcher + Kathy Mendelson & Bob Drake + Donald Meserve & Cathy Hart

Amy Miller +

Joe & Carmine Miller +

W. Thaddeus & Maryellyn

Miller & Matt Jenks +

John & Cindy Millikin +

Anne C. Milling +

Saundra Minckley

Thomas & Ana Moore +

Stacy & Richard Morgan +

Trudi & Robert Murch +

Adriana & Nikcos Murrietta +

Deborah Nardozzi +

Patricia & Bill Naumann + Etta Nevel +

Rachel & Brett Nicholas +

Patricia Nolan

Linda & Tyler Norquist +

Lori & Andrew Norris +

Linda Herold & John Otto

Matthew Owens & Enedina Madrigal + Cathy Pai & Robert Chang +

Rick & Terri Pedigo +

Linda & J. Russell Perlich +

Jody & Kerry Pokorski

Robert B. Polacchi

Ofelia Porumb & Mark Hughes + Anne Prine

Sheila Prior & Timothy Thomas +

Teresa Quale + Camille & James Remedi +

William & Marsha Repensek + Emily-May & Jim Richards + Richard & Karen Richter +

Nancy, Stephanie & Ellie Rink + Norine Rink

Frank Robinson, Alexander Davis & Donna Georgette +

Wendy & Jonathan Rose +

$1,500 - $2,499 continued

Andrea & Luis Sanchez +

Lois & Tom Sando +

Jennifer E.* & Charles F. Sands +

Mike Santellanes, Nina Santellanes & Mike Santellanes, Jr.

James & Linda Saunders +

Karen Scates +

Gregory & Lorraine Scaven +

Sara Schaefer +

Dustin & Ryan Schafbuch-Yeager + Jan & Bill Scheid +

Joette Schmidt & Kent Derdivanis +

Lyrna & Michael Schoon + Sabina Schwan +

Marc & Tracy Schwimmer

William & Mary Ann Sheely +

Archer & Janie Shelton +

Megan & Jeffrey Shiffra

Barbara Shirley +

Michael Sillyman & Amy Gittler +

Judith Simon +

Stephanie Small + Lynne & Kimberly Smith +

Mona & Mike Smith

Charles & Jeanne Sosland +

Robin Spencer +

Sandra Staehle

Anice F. Stonerock +

Cynthia Stonnington & James Weinstein +

Robert & Beverly Sundahl +

Paula & Jason Suttor +

Lynn Swanson & Ken Bayer +

Mary Swanson +

Michael & Merle Tarnow +

Dana & Henry Terrazas +

Karen Thiel

Gene & Cheri Thomas

Katherine Thompson & Richard Pilo +

Michael Tollefson & Patricia Megason + Richard Tollefson +

Timothy Tomkovich +

Monica & Michael Trejo +

John & Carol Trudeau +

Roderick Tuenge & Adam Ostrow + Lisa Urias & David Colby +

Marsha & Charles Van Dam & Bonnie Christofferson +

Roger Varnes & Joe Ivone +

Irene Vasquez, Honoring

Mildred B. Williams +

Michael & Anne Vetter +

Jason & Margaret Victor & Kenneth Barnes +

$1,500 - $2,499 continued

Lisa Vivian & Lee Eberle +

Gina Warren & Carl Lumbly +

Scott Wasserman & Juliette Sumida +

Pamela & Richard West & Brittany Lauber +

Jamey Wetmore & Emma Frow +

Ann & Steve Wheeler +

Jeanne Wilcox & Patrick & Philip Rody +

Tennille Williams +

Sonja Winter, Amanda Winter Remski & Alex Winter +

Robert & Peggy Withers

Cheryle Wittert +

Judith Wolf & Martin Simons +

Kelsey Wolf-Donnay & William Donnay +

Robin & Stephen Woodworth +

Laura & Richard Worick & Jerry O’Gara +

Michael White & Marci Zimmerman-White

$1,000 - $1,499

Anonymous (25) +

Kenneth & Debbie Abbott

Rebecca Albrecht & Norris Livoni

Sandra Allen & Jim Perlow

Diane Anderson

Tony & Milena Astorga

Tom Astrof & Paula Morrier

James Belin & Jan Krulick

Caroline Bissell +

Stacey & Daniel Bormann

Dustin & Tenida Brown

Dan Bryant & Barbara Humes-Bryant

Kyle Bunting

Debra Campbell Stillman

Gail Carton & Mike & Poulia Adinamis

John & Patricia Case

Dr. Chow & Mr. Papandrea

Kimberly & Marc Christy

Suzie & Bert Colianni

Patrick Connell

Jeremy Cowperthwaite & Elba Watkins

Hollie Crim

Francis Dantonio

Carol & William Davis

Dana & Joseph Dean

Janet & Gary Derck

Joan & Mike Diggs

Shari Lewinski & Donald Dixon

Agnes & Jack Dover

Jim & Sally Drake

Ruth B. DuVal

Nancy Ehlen*

$1,000 - $1,499 continued

Rolland & Judy Erickson

Mary Farrington-Lorch, Martin Lorch & Alexia Lorch-Sarabian

Sherri, Jim & Anne Fetherston

Julie Firestone

Marty Fischer

Jan & Lucille Flaaten

Elliott Freireich

Sally & Jim Friend

Diane Gabriel & Kerry Turner

George & Suzette Gibson

Lynne Gleason

Mary Jane Grabowski

Rod & Victoria Granberry

Robert & Lenni Griego

Brian & Elizabeth Hale

Barbara Hames-Bryant & Dan Bryant

Gates & Mary Ellen Hawn

Laura & Lyle Henderson

Michael, Teriann & Ashleigh Herman

Caroline Hoeye

Steven & Sandra Holmstoen

Leah Jamieson & George Adams

Ann Johnston & Maura Abernethy

Stephanie Johnston

Victor & Mary Jury

Larry, Brendon & Lynn Kahn

Bertrand & Beth Kaper

Ellen & Howard C.* Katz

Thomas L. & Jessica Kelly

Janeen Knochenhauer & Kim Leake

John & Janet Krahn

William Kram & Diane Shapiro

Ron & Mary Lu Larson

Mary Gerry Lee

Jim LeValley & Alison Philippi

Sandra Levine Purkert

Dwayne & Melissa Lewis

LoRayne Logan

Mary Lowery & John Martinez

Tanya & Corrado Manuali

Stacey Marti

Mary Jane McCart & Nick Kratsios

Phil & Sherry Meeks

Ben & Britany Menke

Leslie Milde

Richard Minkley & Susan Hunter

Mike & Cindy Moore

James & Kathleen Moran

Michael Mussman

Sateesh & Vijaya Nabar

Norman & Susan Napier

Mitzi Nieblas-Valencia & Pedro Valencia

Margaret & Stanley Obrey

Jean Orrico

Michael & Helen Padgett

Brandon Padilla

Dawn & Gilbert Pariente

Brett & Cindy Pearce

Jody Pelusi

William Penny

Mike & Julie Pfister

Karen & Dennis Plummer

Dianne Polasik

$1,000 - $1,499 continued

Michele Porter & Barry Matlack

Peggy, Cassandra & Whitney Randolph

Peter & Ann Rathwell

David & Weezie Reese

Marliese & Glen Reeves

Amanda & George Reyes

Kevin Rhein & Nancy Rhein & Julie Rhein

Richard Richardson

Brian & Julissa Ricks

Merle & Steve Rosskam

Diane Roush

Katherine, Stephen & Ashley Scardello

Christy, Richard & Peter Schust + Therese Shoumaker

Roger & Barbara Simons

Ken Stevens & Leisa Stewart

Sarah Suggs

Tricia Sykes

Kathleen & Scott Tanner

Sharon & Robin Tomasula

Page Underwood & Phillip Jackson

Elaine W. Warner

Dennis Whitmore & Kathryn Leathers

Rusty Wilkinson

Bruce & Stephania Williams

Glenn Wolonsky & Lisa Campbell

Ziyang Xiao & Daniel Pekar

Karen Yamasaki & Patrick O’Leary

Vance Zavela & Jean Schiro-Zavela

$750 - $999

Anonymous (10)

Jan & Robert Bertsch

Clark Binkley & Gail Neuburg

Shaun Bracken

Melanie & Kent Chen

Liz Conger

Gretchen & Tim d’Andrea

Barry & Cathy Downs

Reagan Evans

Bryan Frost, Bryan Morris & Melanie Singleton

Mitchell & Gloria Gibbs +

Barbara & Ken Hand & Kimberley Hand

Cheryl & Roy Hauswirth

Theresa Hedrick & Sarah Endres

Linda Herold

Howard Hohnsen & Milja Hohnsen

Christy & Chris Hooppaw

Elton Humphreys & Kathleen Hartmann

Jane Jefferies-Feenstra & Tami Feenstra

Catherine Kefer & John Godwin

$750 - $999 continued

Monika & Martin Kessler

Jennifer Lake

Thomas Lathrop

Jan & Allison Laufer

Ann & Steve Lehmann +

George & Connie Leon

Georgia Lysay & David Harding

Kay Martens & Philip Cram

Elaine May

Robert & Mary-Helen McElfresh

Bonnie Mendoza & Arnold Mejia

Jim Moaddeb & Suzanne Allman

Dennis & Kathy Myers

Jeffrey Oliver

Mary Jo Peterson & Tracie Dahl

Ryan & Olivia Schultz

Ingeborg & Donald Senuta

Alex & Amanda Slaughter

John Soper & Sharyn Lee Evans-Soper

Gary & Lynda Stone

Wyatt Toolson & Megan Meyer

John & Debbie Voris

Becky White

Janet & George Wildeboor

Sandra Wilken

Lynette Zang & Jacqueline Dawson

$500 - $749

Anonymous (71) *

Kim & Mark Albrecht

Jennifer & Peter Allen

Theresa & Steven Allen

Duane Althoff & Leonard Muscolino

Richard & Janet Andersen

Joseph Anderson & Mary Dewane

Lani Angell Comp

Carol & John Antonaccio

Christopher Appleton & Marcia Ko

Clarissa Archer

Neil & Sharon Armann

Kristen Ashley

Lisa Atkins

Beatrice & Miriam Axelrod

Martha & Kurt Baden

Ying Baker & Burt Baker & Torren Baker

Denise Bale

Anna & Susannah Ball

James Balogh & Deborah Blackmore

Patrick & Donna Baraya

Anna Barker & Anthony Dennis

Paul Bartnicki

Bette Beck

$500 - $749 continued

Uta Monique Behrens

Victoria Benavidez

Ralph Bennett & Ryan Stump

Leslie & Elizabeth Berry

Jack Black

Dustin Blake

Gail Bliss

David Boggess & Laura Skaf

Brian Bohan

Meredith & Stephen Bolduc

Rita & Steve Booth

Roger & Lisa Booth

Ilaria Borden

David & Vita Bornemann

Katrina Bourke

Melanie Braunbeck, John Braunbek & Jean Lippert

Martha Brodersen

Johanna Brosie

Teniqua & Deja Broughton

Michael Brown & Kelli Linsted

Carrie Bruce

Jennifer Brya & Karen Linkins

Peter Buell & Noelene Sheridan

Don Busching

Jennifer Bush

Stephanie Butler

Pamela DeLargy & Craig Calhoun

Richard Carlen, Jr. & Ann Gardner

Susan & Robert Casillas

Thomas Catlaw & Suzanne Fallender

Steve & Beverly Chesney

Dorothy Cholnoky

Carol Christensen & Michael Millar

Martha Churchill

Joe & Rose Circello

John Clare & Eugene Feis

John & Marilyn Clark & Alicia Bradshaw

Shirlee & William Cobb

Karen & Dean Collins

Susan Colner & Mercedes Williams & Jonathan Colner

Audrey Comstock & Scott Barclay

Lizbeth Congiusti

Shelley & Lee Coriell

Jill Coughlin

Frank & Diane Cowdrey

Patricia & Brad Cowle & Jordan Epstein

Sharon & Roger Cregg

Adriana La Gala & Michael Crincoli

Robert & Jillian Crudup

Susan & Gary Cyr

Marla Dailey

$500 - $749 continued

Michelle, Rob & Jacob Darden

Martin Davidson

Pamela & Gregory Dean

Shaun Dekutoski

Cheryl Denison-Miller & Michael Miller

Laurence De Respino

Cecile Derickson & David Derickson

Elizabeth & Richard Devine

Karla & Charles Dulic

Debra & Mark Dulsky

Barbara & Charles Dunlap

Holly & Don Dutton

Susan Ehrlich & James Hair

Angelica & Dylan Elliott

Kathryn & Robert Elsaesser

Georgia & Tom Emma

Tomyal Empatge & Jeremy Baich

John Engen & Lisa Spahr

Robert & Kriste England

Susan & Tim Ernst

Challie Facemire & Katherine MacCord

Helen & Gene Farrell

Wendy & Skip Farrell

Robert & Pam Farrer

Noel & Anne Fidel

Stephan Fincher & John Snyder

Douglas & Elizabeth Fitch

Lamar Fletcher

Kristina Floor & Christopher Brown

Drew & Melody Forbes

Jeffrey & Kris Fox

Malinda Fox & Robert Cohen

Mary Jane Fox

Roxanne Gabriel

Joyce & Richard Gahan

Cameron Gainer & Olga Viso

Barbara & Michael Gallagher

Harry Gate

Gary Gephart

Carol & Paul Gerlach

Dee Gibbons

Paula & Melissa Gibson

Colleen & Brennan Giggey

Jeannine & Ben Gillikin

Elysa Ginsburg

Andrew Glantz & Roberta Adams

Helen & Butch Glispie

Sandra Golden

Iris Goodman

John & Judy Green

David & Catherine Grimm

Calvin & Lynn Grout

Debra & David Hafling

George Hall

Michael & Kathleen Hanley

Diana & Robert Hasulak

John Haugen

Janet & John Hays

Natalie Heath +

Deborah Helitzer

Susan Hendricks

Sue & Joe Hennelly

Don Henninger

Henry Hewitt

Tom & Lou Ann Hillman

Kara & Keith Hjelmstad

Catherine Hockett

Karen & Robert Hodges

Anna & Ronald Hoffman

Robert & Kristin Hoffman

Stephen & Victoria Hoffman

William & Luann Hoffman

Walter Hollander

Mimi Horwitz & Rick Horwitz

Mark & Bonnie Howard

Kathy & James Hoyt

Nicky & Tim Hughes

Lesley Hummel

James Huth

Deborah Jamieson & Scott DeWald

Lavonne Jarosz & Melissa Hernandez

Lauren & Lloyd Johnson

Michael & Lois Johnson

Roy & Deborah Johnson

Tomas & Lauren Johnson

F. David Jones & Joyce Tokar

Mark & Mary Jo Jordan

Peggy Jordan

Sue Kayser

Eric, Maggie & Julia Keen

Benjamin Kelahan

Susan Kemper & Marilyn Fornell

Patricia Kersey & Charles Erlichman

Ralph Kimball & Laura Stiglin

Victoria King, Jennifer Garcia & Glyn Mackerron

Nancy & Ronald Kinnard

Stefan Kirchanski & Ann Hirsch

Sally & Tom Kitch

Ronald & Margo Klein

Aleksander Klibisz

Kathy Kolder

Susan Kovarik & Brian Schneider

Shirley Kruger

Marolyn Kutz

Craig Lahti

$500 - $749 continued

Mark & Nancy LeGrand

Nancy & Matthew Likens

Ann Lindstrom

Marigold Linton & Robert Barnhill

Lynn & Alex Lucas

Matthew & Lynn Luger

Jeffrey & AnnRose Lund

Walter & Alisa Maher

Joe & Denise Mariglio

Michael & Mary Marinaccio

Stephen & Audrey Jane Marmon

Cynthia Lynn Martin

Patricia Martin

Sasha Martin

Susan Materdomini

Donald Maxwell & Bryan Correira

Gregory & Anita Mayer

Frederick & Beverly Maytag

Kevin & Mary McCarthy

Mary Jo & Chip McCarthy

Tara McCollum Plese & Anthony Plese

Robert & Ruth McGregor

Matt McMahon

John McPhee

Robert McPhee & Dale Kalika

Mario Medrano

Daniel Michelson

Gina & Mike Miller

Gregg & Cassandra Miller

James & Paula Miller

JP & Monique Millon

Eleanor & George Mink

Kim & Jay Mohr

Charles & Linda Molnar

Lesley & Paul Monfardini

Patricia Mosby

Vickie Mudra

Michael & Carol Murphy

Robert Keith Newlon & Rhonda Evans

Jessica Nierad

Anne O’Brien

Ann O’Connor

Cindy, Amy & Robert Odgers

Ted & Gina Oldenburg

JoAnn & Samantha Ott

Beth Otterstein & Steven Peru

Steve & Penny Papadopoulos

Patrick & Amy Paul

Kathryn Peacock & Shawn Potter

Judith Pelham

Steve Pellegrin & Mary Anne Braund

Daniel Perryman

Barbara Peters & Janet Pugh

William & Jill Pilcher

Pamela Ploetz & John Henderson

Judy Poferl & Adam Pyles

Karen Powell

J. Michael & Linda Powers

Norman & Leslie Prast

Elaine Price & Craig Culy

Scott Price

Shirley Rackner

Sandy Raffealli

Janis & Daniel Ramirez

Barbara & Judith Rankin

Jim Ratcliff & Barbara Montgomery-Ratcliff

David Reed

Chris Reust & Norindeth Dek

Paul Rhynard & Kevin Ellerbruch

Teri Richardson

Jeannine & Sid Richison

Andrea Riehle

Victoria Roberts & Anson White

Julie & Rick Robideau

Kenneth & Maureen Rogers

Geronimo & Vicki Romero

Judith Rosenthal

Phyllis & Mary Rozansky

Theresa & Ron Rumin

Karen & Brian Ruth

Marlene & Matthew Sabatina

Ray & Valda Sachs

Frank Sanders

Jeff & Dawn Sanok

Luis & Noemi Santaella

Elizabeth Scarano & John Otto

Margaret & Chuck Scarrott & Michelle Abbott

Judith & Michael Schaffert

John & Claudia Schauerman

Janet Schempf

Adrienne Schiffner

Paul Schneider

Scott Schofield, Jonathan Barnes & Amanda Perez

Denny Schulstad & Nancy Tarbox

Anthony Scopellite & Anne O’Brien

Barbara & George Seperich

Linda Shapcott

Leonard & Rachel Sharman

Karen Sheriff

Jary & Julie Shimer

Dave, Kay & Scott Sinovic

Samuel & Diane Small

Amy & Tom Smith

Amy Smith & Christopher Spencer

Donald & Dorothea Smith

$500 - $749 continued

Keith & Diane Smith

Gary Sollars & Halina Czerniejewski

David & Patricia Solomon

Richard & Judy Spiegel

Deborah & Chris Stamets

Todd Stansbury & Stephen Lee

Dani Stanton & Jim Cairns

Leo Stengel & Jean Craig-Stengel

Frans & Mary Stevens

Jill & Daniel Stevenson

Robyn Stiefeld & Abbey Stiefeld

Constance Stine & Douglas Ball

Susan & Mark Stodola

C., Rachel & T. Stone

Michael & Jane Strauss

Celia & Robert Stretmater

John & Barbara Stropko & Aspen Abrams-Miller

Mark & Kenlynn Svorinic

Sally & Edward Taylor

Margaret & Zach Thomas

Piper Thomas & Charles McMurry

Rebecca & Nicholas Thompson

W. Charles & Joanne Thor

William & Susan Thornton

Susan & Keith Tibbles

Edward Tierney & Ana Keck

Jeffrey & Jo Ann Timbanard

Carolyn & John Tipton

Julie & Vince Townsend

James Tribbett, Kevin William

Hughes & Scott Householder

Sherrill & Edward Tripp

Alana & Jenna Turner

Mark Turner & Marcia Sarratea

Ashley Ulbricht

Claudia Underwood

Robbi & Jim Urban

Kelly Kathleen & Christopher Utykanski

Azin van Alebeek

Cynthia & John Van Vleet

Rachel Vecchio

Joseph Vega

Catherine Villinski*

Mary Lou Waldburger

Erin Walker

Amy Was

Kristie Waters

Signe & Winthrop Watson

Patricia Weegar & Kurt Slobodzian

Howard Weiner

Philip Welch & Connie Nguyen

Bobbi & Steve Wells

Michael & Iris Weng

Terrye & Jake Wheatley

Richard & Patricia Ann Wiedhopf

Art Wilkins

Anne & Chip Williams

Jane Willis & Richard Davey

Roma Wittcoff & Marna Broida

Chiao Wong

Pamela Wood

Dave & Edith Wright

Mike & Carmel Zarecor

Barry & Barbara Zemel

Tracey & Jeffery Zemer

Linda Zinn

Tamera & John Zivic

Madeline Zobel & Ann McKinnon

2025-2026 Matching Gift Challenge

Special thanks to our lead appeal donors whose matching gift will continue to support our efforts in not only the fall but also the spring and summer campaigns, furthering the impact.

# Board of Trustees

^ Trustees Emeriti

Anonymous

Steven & Kathy Ashby

Ann & Brian Balusek

Deborah & James Bevier

Shelley Cohn# & Mollie C. Trivers

Jerry Cox

Desert Ron

Cliff Douglas^

Kay & Fred Fathe

Adam Fein

Dawn & Don Goldman

Mary# & Jack Hovden

Harriet Ivey & Richard Brashear

Linda & Tom Kirch

Shari# & Bob Levitan

Tahnia McKeever

Michael & Linda Mullet

James Nafziger

Rose^ & Harry Papp

Jean & Fred Shaulis

Ed & Lynn Villanueva

Patricia Auch

Billie Jane Baguley*

Kate Baker

Judy & Web Baker

Kate & Greg Bakkum

Valerie Banks

Diane Barker

Jane & Jason Barlow

Lewis Barnard, Jr.*

David Barnett

Steve Bartlett & John Ness

Patricia & Paul Basar

Judy & Larrie Bates

Daryl & Jill Bauza

Robert A. Beane

Patricia Beauvais Trust*

Shirley & Thomas Bekey

Sandra & Ralph Benell

Donald Berg*

Charles Berger in memory of Myrna H. Berger

Jean M. Besich*

Gail Bliss

Ilse Bolster*

Oonagh & John Boppart*

Cindy & Greg Bowers

Virginia L. Buchanan*

Dr. Joy C. Bunt

Rebecca Lynne Burnham

Rich & Carina Burtell

Jane Burtnett

Patricia Wentworth Comus & Louis F. Comus, Jr.

Pamela Cooper & Margaret Wilson

Carol & Richard Crane

Richard Creath & Jane Maienschein

Kevin D. Cullens & James M. Laughlin

Richard & Doris Dale*

Jerome W. Daub*

Tristan J. Davis & Jacob D. Schmitt

Walter C. Davis III & Stephen J. Graham

Bernadette & Dean DeAngelis

Bill & Donna Dehn

Desert Ron

Greg DeSimone

Jacqueline Destremps & Thomas Kraby

Patricia Dickerman*

Rachel K. Dirkse Trust*

Liscum Diven*

Donald R. Dixon Trust

Heather & Richard Dohrwardt

Mary & Gary Dokes

Capt. Irene L. Doto (Ret.)*

Marilyn* & H. Clifton Douglas

John L. & M. Kathryn Duffy

Dianne L. Dunn Trust

Jim Durham

David & Cheryl Dutton in memory of Betty B. Dutton

Ruth & Merlin DuVal

Beverly & Paul Duzik

Lucille B. Earle*

Sonoran Circle continued

Mark Edwards & Ann Ewen

Paul R. Endres

Mary & David Engel

Barton Faber & Elizabeth Byrnes

Dr. Dean Gordon Fairchild & John Hampton Knight

Mark Fairhead & Linda Bailey*

Alice Feffer*

Dr. Bertram E. & Betty A. Feingold

Mary Ferro

Virginia & Ernest Ferry*

Corleah S. Fiery*

Barry Fingerhut

Jill H. Ford

Vivian Leigh Forde*

Colleen & Rick Forgus

Sylvia E. Forte*

Kelcey Fry

Marty Furbee*

Judith R. & Stanley J. Getch

Drs. Deborah & Michael Gilman

Rose & Harvey Goertz*

Dawn & Donald Goldman

Susan & Richard Goldsmith

R. Scott Gorman

David & Linda Gramza

Doris & Mark Greene

Rick Greenwald & Kim Deal

Sarah Grostick

Lisa Groves & Dr. Paul Bloomquist

Elaine & Dan Gruber

Michael & Christine Hachey

Hammock Family Foundation*

Susan Hans

Delbert J. Harr*

Jay & Rojon Hasker

Lexine & Jeff Hebets

Kate & Paige Heavey-Seastone

Mary Heiss & Harold Dorenbecher

Susan & Richard Helzer

Frank Hennessey*

Sharla S. Hensiek

Elizabeth Jo Higgins*

Florence L. Hinshaw*

Barbara & Tom Hoffnagle

Dr. Linda Hollinger-Smith & Mr. Andrew Smith

Steven & Sandy Holmstoen

Jack & Mary Hovden

Adrienne Y. Howell

William Huizingh*

Nancy & Ken Husband*

Arlyn Imberman*

Harriet M. Ivey

Sara Jarvie

Dorothy D. & James L. Jones*

Tom & April Jones

Wilson Jones, Jr. & Richard Sourant

Jane Jozoff

Cheryl E. Kantor*

Melissa A. Kemp

Raymond W. Kemp

Bruce & Laurel Kimball

Margaret Kirkpatrick*

Dan A. Klingenberg*

Larry & Marti Koehn

Mari & Frank Koerner

Debra Korobkin*

Arthur N. Krein*

Robert J. Kreitner & Margaret A. Sova

Florence Arlene Kriz Trust*

Nancy Kucera*

Jeff & Susan Kuchlak

The Kulow Family Trust

Madge Kunkel

Dr. Marta Labus

Jan Laufer

Mickey & Cheryl Laurent

Margie Lebold*

Gregory Leet & Albie Micklich

Clayton M. & Jeanette H. Leister, Jr.

Victor S. Leon*

Kent D. Levine & George R. Jones

Shari & Robert Levitan

Dorothy Lincoln-Smith & Harvey Smith*

Ann & Michael Linnett

Beth Lockridge

Annelise Loeser*

Estelle & Paul Lorah*

Shirley & Douglas Lowe

Ed* & Shellee Lowry

Mildred F. May*

Sallie L. McCutcheon

Kathleen McKenzie

Scott B. McMahon

Patricia A. & John K. Meinert*

Kathy Mendelson

Katharine Messenger

Christopher Miller & Jill Scherer

Marta L. Morando

Sara & J.L. “Pete” Morgan

Lorene D. Mullineaux*

Kathy & Chuck Munson

Patricia Anne Murphy*

Arthur R. Murray*

Marcia D. & Richard W. Nadolny

Sonoran Circle continued

Stephanie Small

David N. & Diana M. Smith

Robin J. Spencer

William & Laurine Sperry

Edwin Spomer*

Glenda Springer

Sandra Staehle in memory of Gerald Staehle

Ann Stanton

Adam & Celia Staperfene

John T. Stevens, Jr.*

Janet & Jeri Stiles

Carolyn Stout

Carolyn & John Stuart

Tish & Barry Stuecker

Anne C. Stupp*

Dan Suhr

Nancy Swanson

Marilyn Swoboda

Robert S. Tancer* & Shoshana B. Tancer

Nikolaus Tendler

Robert J. & Anna M. Rhoades Family Trust

Jenny Holsman Tetreault & Colin Tetreault

Bruce C. Thoeny

Michael J. Tucker

Carol & Bob Tulk

Ethel Twitchell*

Betty Van Denburgh*

H. W. VanLoo*

Irene H. Vasquez honoring Mildred B. Williams

Joy & John H. Weber*

Kathleen & Bruce Weber

Debby & Ron Webster

Gertrude Webster*

Charles F., Jennifer E.*, & John U. Sands in memory of Dr. Edward F. (Ted) Anderson

Naomi & Gerald Weiner

Betty B. Weinert*

Virginia A. Weise*

Hayley A. Weiss

Duane & Fran Weisz*

Kathryn R. Welch

Bobbi & Steve Wells

Maja Wessels & Charles Covington

Willard E. White

Janet E. & Rev. Dr. Walter F.* Wieder

Douglas D. & Carol L. Wilkey

Jack Windle

Ruth E. Wise*

Gary R. Wolkovits

Meggan Wood

Helen B. Wooden*

Robin & Steve Woodworth

Eugenia I. Wright*

Karen M. Wyndelts

ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS

Desert Botanical Garden is honored to acknowledge the following businesses, foundations, societies and government agencies providing grants and contributions of $1,500 or more from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

$500,000+

Anonymous

$100,000+

DAFgiving 360

SRP

$50,000+

American Gift Fund

Arizona Community Foundation

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Mammel Family Foundation

The Virginia M. Ullman Foundation

$25,000+

Blue Cross® Blue Shield® of Arizona

Capital Power

Event Network

The Flinn Foundation

Freeport-McMoRan Foundation

Haddock Stanton Foundation

Kautz Family Foundation

The Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation

Margaret T. Morris Foundation

National Philanthropic Trust

The Ottosen Family Foundation

Phoenix Office of Arts & Culture

Quad Cities Community Foundation

T. W. Lewis Foundation

TCI Wealth Advisors, Inc.

Twiford Foundation

$10,000+

1834, A Division of Old National Bank

AARP

American Online Giving Foundation

American Public Gardens Association

APS - Arizona Public Service

Arthur L. & Elaine V. Johnson Foundation

Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund

Central Arizona Cactus & Succulent Society

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Discount Tire Co., Inc.

Dye Family Foundation

Everence Foundation, Inc.

Fein Foundation

Jane A. Lehman & Alan G. Lehman Foundation

Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix, Inc.

JP Morgan Charitable Giving Fund

JPMorgan Chase

Kelly Law Team, PLLC

Michael W. Louis Private Foundation

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust, Inc.

My Sister’s Charities

Northern Arizona University

The Pakis Family Foundation

Papp Family Foundation

Pharos Foundation

Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund

Street Factory Media

Vanguard Charitable

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust

Wiseman & Gale Interiors

Womble Bond Dickinson

YPO Arizona Chapter

$5,000+

Anonymous

Arizona Commission on the Arts

The Arizona Republic

Arizona State University Educational Outreach & Student Services

Bernard Bernstein Foundation

Bollinger Atelier

Cable One, Inc.

Center for Plant Conservation

Chester County Community Foundation, Inc.

Circuit 9 Conference Trust

The Dorrance Family Foundation

Helios Education Foundation

Levin Family Charitable Foundation

Matson Giving

Monarch Joint Venture

Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona

Northern Trust

Northrop Grumman Corporation

Rochester Area Community Foundation

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.

South 32 Hermosa

Summer Youth Program Fund (SYPF)

$2,500+

Allegiant Air

AtLee Family Foundation, Inc.

Ayco Charitable Foundation

Caterpillar Foundation

CBIZ

Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque

Davis-Tailer Foundation

Desert Diamond Casino

Heistand Bro Family Foundation

Illinois Tool Works Foundation

Jewish Community Foundation of Milwaukee

The Kensan Trust

Mill Industries Inc.

Oregon Community Foundation

Shirley C. Caris Family Foundation

Wells Fargo Private Bank

$1,500+

The American Foundation

Arizona Columbine Garden Club

Avnet, Inc.

Barbara Crisp & Mark Nemschoff Foundation

Belhaus

Framed Ewe Optical

Gene R. Cohen Charitable Foundation

The Head Family Foundation

Iconico LLC

LightBox Holdings LP

San Francisco Succulent & Cactus Society

Santa Cruz County Natural Resource

Conservation District

Sharpe Haus Cutlery

Spence Family Foundation

Swanson Family Foundation

Tempe Tourism Office

Ullman Family Charitable Foundation

Valley of the Sun United Way

MATCHING GIFTS

Desert Botanical Garden is honored to acknowledge the following businesses and foundations providing matching gift contributions from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

Adobe

American Express Foundation

American Online Giving Foundation

America’s Charities

Arizona Community Foundation

Avnet, Inc.

BNSF Railway Foundation

The Boeing Company

Caterpillar Foundation

Charities Aid Foundation of America

DTCC

Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Genentech

GoDaddy.com®

Google

Humana

Illinois Tool Works Foundation

Intel Foundation

Johnson & Johnson

JP Morgan Charitable Giving Fund

The Medtronic Foundation

Microsoft

MUFG Bank

Nordstrom

Principal Financial

SMBC

Starbucks Corporation

U.S. Bank Foundation

United Health Group

Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust

YourCause, LLC

HONOR & MEMORIAL GIFTS

Honor and memorial contributions are used to support Desert Botanical Garden’s horticulture, exhibits, education and research programs. These contributions have been received from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

Tribute

In honor of Scott Christopher Aiken

Willard Davis

In honor of Rebecca Ailes-Fine and Peter Fine

Beth Byrnes & Barton Faber

Cathy & Mo Stein

In celebration of Aitch-En

Heather & Nate Garvey

In honor of Jesus A. Ayala

Yvonne & Victor Vega

In honor of Frieda Bartley

Laura Bartley

In honor of Sharon Bell

Kelsi Rather

In celebration of Donna Bidese

Andrea Bidese

In honor of Steve Blackwell

Heather George

In honor of Toni and Dustin Bolar

Richard & Suzanne Fleming

In honor of Dr. C. Cat

Jonathan Lopez

In honor of Socorro Cervante

David & Beth Cervantes

In honor of Anne & Fred Christensen

Arizona Columbine Garden Club

Anne O’Brien

In honor of Clara Colmenero

Colmenero Family

In honor of Paul Connolly

Kelly Racca

In honor of Kameron Wesley Cormier

Cara Kamienski & Tony Kitmitto

In honor of Bettie and Al Crawford

Richard Gillons

In honor of Flora D’Arcy

Carolyn Nedeau

In celebration of Ellen Donovan

Anonymous

In honor of Mary Heiss and Harold Dorenbecher

Esther Battock

In honor of Tara Duncan

LaMinda Pilie

In honor of Karen Frankel

David Frankel

In honor of Dr. and Mrs. Mike Gilman

Jo Ann & Jeffrey Timbanard

In honor of Libby Goff

Laura Laundre

In honor of Ruth Hanold

Cathy Crane

In honor of Michael Harris

Deborah Baker

In honor of Jeremy Hauk

Sarah Reall

In celebration of Patti Hettmann

Ashley Moscarello

In honor of Cari Hudson

Ben Hudson

In honor of Harriet M. Ivey

Allison Brashear

In celebration of Jack Janus

Cathy Clonts

In honor of Halley & Taylor

James Shalvoy

In honor of Kristen Kindl

Heather George

In honor of Marti and Larry Koehn

Shannon Hogan

In honor of the Sol Krotzer Family

Richard & Suzanne Fleming

In honor of Frank Krotzer

Richard & Suzanne Fleming

In honor of Shari and Bob Levitan

Anonymous

In honor of Lori Lyman

Lisa Kuller

In honor of Brian MacArthur

Kelley Saunders

In celebration of Mama

Tim Frydenlund

In honor of Eric Mauel

Make-A-Difference Fund

In honor of Maxie V

Pamela Hart

In honor of Clare Maynard

Bethany Maynard

In celebration of Daniel Meyertholen

Amy Meyertholen

In honor of Morgan & Ankur

Catherine Hamilton

In honor of Joanne Moscarello

Ashley Moscarello

In honor of Kathleen Murray Foster and John C. Foster

Wendy Franz

In honor of Sandy Nelson

Mike Nelson

In honor of Faith Oberstein’s 70th birthday Wiss Family Charitable Fund

In honor of Bryan and Holly Payne

Anonymous

In honor of Lillian Petroni

Marcia Bolks

In celebration of Rachel and Colin

Marcie Kritzik

In honor of Dr. Tony Rhodes

Margaret Dunleavy

In honor of Linda Rice

Rebecca Conard

In honor of Rachel Root

Michael Coleman

In honor of Patti and Bud Ross

Karen Karras

In honor of Roke & Liz San Nicolas

Marissa Palomo

In honor of Betsy Schatz

Elizabeth Schatz

In honor of Ken Schutz

Craig Thatcher

In honor of Christina Sena

Luis Sena

In honor of Janice Jean (Baker) Shafer

Pamela & Joseph Zanzucchi & Gary Shafer

Tribute continued

In honor of Marilyn Shomer

Cynthia Riginos

In celebration of Tina Stinson

Brian Stinson

In honor of Randy Stopher

Anonymous (4)

Crista & Rob Abel

Stephen Bartlett

Rebecca Berry

Judy Bishop & Whitney Fazio

Helen & Elvern Bootsma

Joy Bunt & Linda Turley

Marilyn & Carrie Dennett

Jennifer & Larry Eisel

Tabb Forster

Joan Goforth & Carlos Oldham

Kimberly & Joseph Hammons

Clare & Joann Kioski

Bobbi & Eugene Kisebach

Susan Klein

Memorial

In memory of Carol Anderson

Daniel Perryman

In memory of Gloria Andrea

Angela & Pedro Chavarriaga

In memory of Balbir (Bhira) Backhaus

Robin Finehout

In memory of Dean Bacon

Shari Capra & Neil Wake

In memory of Barbara Barnes

Anonymous

In memory of Edward “Tee” Baur

Josephine Wiseman

In memory of Shirley Baxter

Anonymous

Chris Erwin

In memory of Kaye Berry

Allison Berry

In memory of Cindy Bishop

Brandon & Nicole Yates

In memory of Isabelle Blachere

Natalie Blachere

In memory of Linda Blackwell

Howard Seftel & Kathleen Ingley

In memory of Marlene Bodner

Saramae Teich & Lauren Gorman

In memory of Mary LeAnn Dorothy Bonner

Erin Meyer

In memory of John Boppart

Marti & Richard Heck

In honor of Randy Stopher (continued)

Barb & Ron Lieberson

Paul & Adrienne Morell

Archer & Janie Shelton

The Shomer Family

Nancy Swanson

David & Gretchen Tittle

Suzanne Toshner

Richard & Rosemary Trelease

In honor of Shoshana Tancer

Steve Shakno

In honor of Sandra Denice Tyoni

Anonymous

In honor of Steve Wehrbein

Sage Wehrbein

In honor of Ken Whiting and Family

Robert Sweeney

In celebration of Derek Larson

Michael & Derek Zients

In memory of John and Oonagh Boppart

Julie Hevelone

Tricia Sykes

In memory of Joe Boyle

Scott Keiser

In memory of Louise Marie Braunbeck

Melanie Braunbeck, John Braunbek & Jean Lippert

In memory of Carl and Anna Mae Bruning

Diana & Robert Hasulak

In memory of Redmond Joseph Burke

Shawn Smithson

In memory of Leo and Emma Capobianco

Ann & Jeff Toillion

In memory of Grandma Carol, Grandma Mary, Auntie Pam

Celena & Jonathan Hallstead

In memory of Johnny “Daddy-o” Carrier

Tanya Orr

In memory of Jesse James Carrier

Tanya Orr

In memory of Jim Carriero

Christy Carriero

In memory of Tedward Castaneda

Vincent Castaneda

In memory of Eileen Collins

Karen & Dean Collins

continued

In memory of Dr. Mary Jean Connell

Patty Bayless & Gary Chapin

Elizabeth Bradley

Dr. Linda Chambliss & Arlene Webb

Tracy Colvin

Patrick Connell

Alison Ford

Elysa Ginsburg

Edwin Goldstein & Christa Berlanti

Roxanne Hecht

Laura Hedges

Anne Henderson

Irei Charitable Fund

Glen & Teresa Lockwood

Adam Maielua

Jeremy Mussman & Logan Mussman

Michael Mussman

Laura Paniagua

Monal Patel

William Penny

John Regester

Burke Rosenzweig

Lori & Leo Scott

Patricia Valenzuela

In memory of Sean Coughlin

Jill Coughlin

In memory of Patricia M. Craig

Leslie Kunde & James Craig

In memory of Charles Polson Daniel

Carolyn & Mark O’Malley

In memory of Lorraine Datres

Lynn Catherine Engel

In memory of Diana Decker

Jane Burtnett

In memory of Laura DiGiacomo

Kerry Angelo

In memory of Don, Charlene and Donna

Lucy Martinez

In memory of Mahmut Duzic

Victoria Benavidez

In memory of Aida Echevarria

Jennifer Echevarria

In memory of James Emmons

Sandeep & Kristie Shah

In memory of Andrea Tyler Evans

Marion Donaldson

In memory of Don Fedock

Kate Garmise, Family & Friends

In memory of Armando L. Felix

Lori Dorman

In memory of Suzanne Darlene Fern

Anonymous

In memory of Jeanne M. Forrest

Ralph & Jeff Forrest

In memory of Robert Forster

Kathy Mitchell & Drew Forster

In memory of Billy and Elizabeth Fox

Mary Jane Fox

In memory of Barbara Frank

Anonymous

Jeri Alper

Dina Bean

Sarane & Floyd Berlant

Edward & Nancy Bierman

Margaret Boisvert-Nelson

Lauren Brenner-Eisenberg

Bonnie Brensilber

Peter Buell & Noelene Sheridan

Carolyn Byrne & Christina Filippi

Sarah Carlson

Clark Catelain & Karen Krane

Bradley Cooper

Kim Cornick

Stephanie Doyle

Harvey Epstein

Sue & Steve Feldman

Marilyn Frank

Nina Frankel

Penny & Steven Gepner

Shelley Gitomer

Gali Glantz

Leslie Goldfarb

Samantha Goldglit

Amy Goldman

Jack & Barbara Green

Jordan Halpern-Leistner

Carmen & Gregg Harrang

Roxanne Henke

Kenneth & Jackie Hillman

Anna & Ronald Hoffman

Sharon Horner

Bette Howard

Wendy Hunter

Robin Jacobs

Faye Klitsner

Jane Brody Koenke

Leslie Krat

Judith Kroot

Lauren Leighton

Andrea Green Lewis

LightBox Holdings LP

Patricia Lowy

Jeanne Lucier

Norma & Bruce Machado

Phil & Sherry Meeks

Erin Metro

Memorial continued

In memory of Barbara Frank (continued)

Barry Milberg

Judith & John Miodownik

Gayle Morrow

Susan Nettler

Linda Offenberg

Olin Schocket Charitable Fund

Tara Owens

Ann Reite & Fred Waits

Alan & Pamela Rodney

Linda Schneider

Abbe Spector

Donna Star

Marshall & Linda Sussman

Cindy Tennenbaum

Tipton Family Fund

VIG-Tuesday Docents

Adam Ward

Larry & Irma Werfel

In memory of Indira Gadgil

Gauri Gadgil

In memory of Gloria Giansanti

Ilaria Borden

In memory of Sara Gierman

Christine & William Gierman

In memory of Giorgio

Gareth Burman

Layna Dakin

Abigail Dennehy

Kelly Mendoza

In memory of Dr. Scott Gorman

Judith Burkhartsmeyer

Lepage O’Connor Family Fund

Stacey Marti

Vicki & Scott Price

In memory of Lejla Vera Grbic-Ranjram

Aleksander Klibisz

In memory of Mason G. Hall

Jessica Hall

In memory of Margaret “Peggy” Hardin

Sasha Martin

In memory of Dennis R. Hatcher

Scarlett Hatcher

In memory of Donna Lynn Hawkins

Lynda Hawkins & David Langham

In memory of Basil (Papaw) H

Danny Henderson, Richard Bonge & Amber Henderson

In memory of Dana Hiser Henninger

Don Henninger

In memory of Cherry Lou Herald

Lynn Ricci

In memory of Dr. Timothy L. Hirsch

Jerry & Katie Cobb

In memory of Judy Hosch

Marsha Brown

Larry & Susan Gregurich

Deb Lindroth

Janae Mulqueen

Elizabeth Ziegenfus

In memory of Karen Howard

Greg & Cassie Howard

In memory of Richard and Karen Howard

Christine Bellettini

In memory of Bill Jagde

Brian Bohan

In memory of Simone Janssen

Sue Kayser

In memory of Joyce Ann Jenkins

Hal Cranmer

Staci Cruz

April Geren

Julie Payne

Ellen Velarides

Christine Williams

In memory of Bonnie Johns

Lin Van Meter

In memory of Betty Rose Johnson

Amy Blankenship

In memory of Mary Ann Graham Johnston

Christy, Richard & Peter Schust

In memory of Mary Patterson Jordan

Peter & Joan Jordan

In memory of Hermann Kaut

Patrick Kelly

In memory of KeKe

Anonymous

In memory of Marianne King

Anonymous

Antonetta De Simone

Sue & Tom DeGroff

Patrick King

Anna Lee

Ellen Placido

Andrea Riehle

Margaret Riehle

Victoria Sterle

In memory of Pennie M. Kirk

Knute Knudson

In memory of Carole Kraemer

Ashley McAndrews

In memory of Kathy Kolbe

Beth Cohn

Sarah Lorang

Meritage Strategy Group

Vally Sharpe

In memory of Liam Simon Kosciolek

Grace Bechtle

Tracie Carey

Luba Mikula

In memory of Joerg “Possum” Kroker

Kimberly Kroker

In memory of Jason Theodore Kunze

Mary Camille Madden & Paul Kunze

In memory of Robert Lane

Suzanne Lane

In memory of Dennis Langley

Natalie Langley

In memory of Sharon Lapham

Juli Avalos

Julianna Bond

Shelby Cabral

Alex Domeniconi

Daniel Epstein

Robert Giacomantonio

Judith Hillard

Virginia Hillard

Tim Malcolm

Chris McDougald

Marcelo Piccioli

Kelly Revette

Karen Stroobants

Susan Walsh

Kenneth Young

In memory of Liz Larson

Susan Larson & Mary Provenzale

In memory of Amy Lau

Anonymous

Elizabeth Bunn

Kyle Bunting

Susan & Kent Burns

Edward Churchill

Anne-Marie Dobbs

Jacquie & Bennett Dorrance

Barbara & Charles Dunlap

Jack & Harriet Friedland

Barbara & Michael Gallagher

Dianne & Robert Goldwater

Kelly Griego

Robert & Lenni Griego

Anna Marie Hammon

Nan Hunter-Howlett

Roy & Catherine Jacobson

Sandra Kramer & Robert Williams

Lawrence & Liz Manville

Michael & Katie Mueller

Barbara & Dick Nichols

Carolyn & Mark O’Malley

In memory of Amy Lau (continued)

Karen Reardon

Kathryn Ritt

Whitney & John Rosenberg

Dan Rye & Brigid Devney-Rye

Leslie & Susannah Small

Linda & Chaz Smith

Terrye & Jake Wheatley

Meredith, Charlie & Brenna

von Arentschildt

In memory of Brenda Sue Lee

Robyn Buss

Lisa Eberle

Lori & Kay McClelland

David Reed

Judy Reed

Leslie Taylor

In memory of Cindy Leisse

Saeed Ahmadi

Diane Dark

Lou & Marie DiMuro

Beth Tidwell

In memory of Leslie, Kristen, Colby and Aaron

Michelle Blodget

In memory of Andrew Light

Kimberly Light

In memory of Todd Cannon Lockwood

Barbara Lockwood & Davis Riedel

In memory of Loved Ones Lost Vincent Castaneda

In memory of Ed Lowry

Joan Goforth & Carlos Oldham

Denise Kenney

In memory of Jean Luc

Jan Brite

In memory of Big Bill Maas

Pamela Hart

In memory of Fran Mais

Lisa Chapman

In memory of Annamaria B. Manodori

Anonymous

In memory of Dr. Karen Marek

Heather Marek

In memory of Francisco Carmona Martinez

Rolando Zaldana

In memory of Michael Martinez

Terrance Harris

In memory of James Robert Materdomini

Susan Materdomini

In memory of Richard Mattern

Anonymous

continued

In memory of Carol Maudie

Terri Tekampe

In memory and in honor of all my Maxie’s and their friends

Pamela Hart

In memory of Jason Maxwell

Jennifer McLeod

In memory of Joan McCollum

Anonymous

In memory of Charlotte McCulley

Craig & Holly Reines

In memory of Judy McMullen

Jane Burtnett

In memory of Karl Allen Robert McPhee

Lori Mahler

John McPhee

Robert McPhee & Dale Kalika

Sandra Levine Purkert

Gail Raffel

Alan Srebnick

In memory of Michael Bartholomew Melczer

Angela & Joe Melczer

In memory of Elise Michelson

Colleen Feeley

Daniel Michelson

In memory of Renata Miketic

Francina Del Pino

In memory of Marissa Mingura

Geri & Mark Mingura

In memory of Mishka

Carly Weil & Will Adams

In memory of Katherine Mitchell

Kas Kinkead & Ann & Kelly Mitchell

In memory of Charles Moomaw

Alyssa Moomaw & Daniel Roth

In memory of Sharilyn Mumaw

Melvin & Melody Kalkowski

In memory of Miguel Santos Munoz

Juan Cardenas

In memory of Christine Munshower

Shaleen Brewer

In memory of Michael Edward Newton

Peter Newton

In memory of Grandpa NoNo and Grandma Pat

Ryan & Olivia Schultz

In memory of Noushin

Allison Wilson

In memory of Grandpa Pappy and Grandma Sylvie

Ryan & Olivia Schultz

In memory of Judy Pedrotty

James & Leslie Lamiell

In memory of Magven Pellegrini

Giovan & Dan Pellegrini & Zaig Trehiou

In memory of Tracy Brooke Pesso

Ted & Gina Oldenburg

In memory of Bob and Jean Pettit

Lynn Ricci

In memory of James Ponte

Cay Cowie

In memory of David Prine

Anne Prine

In memory of Brandon Rasor

Cay Cowie

In memory of Dorothy Ray

Vernon & Barbra West

In memory of Ian James Render

Anne & James Render

In memory of Suzanne Williams Richards

Dorothy Cholnoky

Helen McDermott

Bradford Hale Williams

Bruce T. Williams

Donald Clinton Williams, Jr.

Suzanne T. and Donald C. Williams Fund

In memory of Kay Lorraine

Riggs (Grandma Kay)

Gail Hayes & Carl Humphreys

In memory of Ralph Roney

Anonymous

In memory of Jacob C. Rosier

Ralph & Jeff Forrest

In memory of Todd Rossman

Michelle Rossman

In memory of Jo Sadalla

Sara Gutierres & Jay Braun

Melanie Trost

In memory of Sue Sadowski

Michelle Sadowski & JC Carabez

In memory of Sam

Pamela Hart

In memory of Soosie Schecter

Eric Schecter

In memory of Paula King Selzer

Wendy Rogers

In memory of Logan Siklossy

Lyrna & Michael Schoon

In memory of Elaine Smith

Anonymous

In memory of Jan Spector

Michael Spector & Cathy Creno

In memory of Ezra Isaiah Spector

Carla Spector & Joseph Harrison

In memory of Elizabeth Standring Arnold and Talitha Barth Standring

Talitha Arnold

Memorial continued

In memory of Margaret Stanley

Anne Stanley

In memory of Robert Keith Stockmar

Serine Haugsness

Stacy Pedersen

In memory of Bonnie Tamborski

Rick Kozuback

Richard Tamborski

In memory of Lori Thomas

Judith Forman

In memory of Anne Thorne

Jill & Brian Andrews

In memory of Tienke VanderWal

Liesbeth VanderWal & Eric Moujtahid

In memory of the Vogeneys

Andrew Vogeney

In memory of Laurie Waite

Anonymous

Mary & Steve Agne

Lee & Art Atonna

Stephen Bartlett

Diane Chambliss

Marilyn & Carrie Dennett

Joan Goforth & Carlos Oldham

Kimberly & Joseph Hammons

Linda Hubbard

Paul & Adrienne Morell

The Shomer Family

Randy Stopher & David Kirchner

Dianne Polasik

Suzanne Toshner

Linda Van Nostrand

In memory of Eileen C. Walker

Kaylee Painter

In memory of Joan Was

Amy Was

In memory of Steve Watmore

Jean Watmore

In memory of Katherine “Kitty” Whitlow

Anonymous

In memory of Wicket

Anonymous

In memory of Ricky Wilson

Stephanie Wilson

In memory of Debbie Wirth

Laura Book

In memory of Alberta Stein Woodworth

Phyllis DeGenova

In memory of Linda Young

Anonymous

In memory of Laura Zgoda

George Hall

IN-KIND GIFTS

Listed below are donors who have made gifts valued at $1,000+ from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

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APS - Arizona Public Service

Hank Arens & Thomas Hines

Arizona Community Foundation

Arizona Homegrown Experience

Arizona Wholesale Growers Inc.

Art One, Inc.

Artisan by Santa Barbara Catering

artstudio 101

Atlasta Catering Service, Inc.

Bartlett Tree Experts

Beacon Rock Builders

Will Beger

Bellisimo Fine Jewelry

Connie & Jim Binns

Bollinger Atelier

Breise Construction

Britany Simon Design House

Mark & Isabel Candelaria

Castle Hot Springs

Chasing Bliss Design

Cornelis Hollander

Costello Childs Contemporary Gallery

Creations by Sergio

Creations in Cuisine Catering

Creative Hands Cuisine

Desert Tree Farm

Distinctive Custom Cabinetry

E & R Tile & Stone

Fabulous Food Fine Catering & Events

The Family Jewels

Kira & Joseph Fercho

Ferguson Home

Fresh from the Kitchen

Friends of the High Line

Hank Arens Designs

The Heard Museum

Mary Heiss & Harold Dorenbecher

Susan & Jeffrey Hull

Inside/Out® Showrooms, Inc.

Erin & Kevin Irvin

Harriet Ivey & Richard Brashear

Joan Waters Sculpture

Clinton Johnson

Don Knottingham

Lorraine Kupferschmidt

Leslie Ann Photography

Lisa Sette Gallery

The Lukens Company

M Culinary Concepts

Michael Marlowe

MasterCorp

Lawrence McLaughlin & Roseann Feigenbau

Meant2Be Events

Doug & Mary Meyer

Mineralia

Monarch Skin Lounge

Neiman Marcus

Night Sky Tourist

Pax Philomena

Pearson & Co.

Rivian

Linda & J. Russell Perlich

Saks Fifth Avenue

Pamela Steele & Robert Loeb

Studio Ressource LLC

Shoshana Tancer

Tarbell’s

V & P Nurseries, Inc.

The Weber Group

Wilde Meyer Gallery, Ltd.

Wiseman & Gale Interiors

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MISSION

The Garden’s commitment to the community is to advance excellence in education, research, exhibition and conservation of desert plants of the world with emphasis on the Sonoran Desert. We will ensure that the Garden is always a compelling attraction that brings to life the many wonders of the desert.

Thank you to our Corporate Sponsors: