Impact Report 2022

WHERE COMMUNITY THRIVES

A WORD FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Dear Friends,

2022 was a year of exciting growth for Peel Compton Foundation’s four community spaces. As we look ahead to meet the needs of a growing Northwest Arkansas, we continue our commitment to the mission these places share: connecting the community through free access to nature, education, recreation, and preservation in spaces that are inclusive, beautiful, sustainable, and promote wellness. We’re honored to celebrate this landmark year with you.

We started the year strong with celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the work led by Dr. Neil Compton and the Ozark Society to designate the Buffalo River as the United States first named “national river”. 2022 was also the first full year of Peel Compton Foundation providing regular recreational and educational programs that connect learners of all ages to the spaces where community thrives – we finished the year having hosted over 500 programs!

Perhaps you were one of over 1,000 Peel Compton Foundation friends who attended

an annual event in 2022, from the Dr. Compton Native Tree and Plant Sale, to Noon2Moon - Coler’s first-ever endurance bike race fundraiser - to Christmas at Peel Museum. These gatherings ensure the places that make Northwest Arkansas home remain free, accessible, and beautiful for everyone, every day, all year.

Join us in celebrating the impact captured by the numbers in the pages ahead. The work of Peel Compton Foundation continues through the support of volunteers, community partners, donors, sponsors, and our team – together, we make an impact.

With gratitude,

Debra K. Layton

Peel Compton Foundation connects the community through nature, education, recreation, and preservation.

MISSION VISION

We cultivate experiences that celebrate the uniqueness of Northwest Arkansas.

IMPACT

Fiscal Year 2022

1,888 Volunteer hours

VOLUNTEERS TRAIL USE

800,000+

Total trail uses counted at Coler MTB Preserve and Compton Gardens & Arboretum.

PROGRAMS

5,616

Program participants with an average of 250 participants per week.

21,000+

“Program impact hours,” indicating the total time participants spent learning.

8,310 visitors welcomed at Peel Museum & Botanical Garden.

1,100 fourth grade students explored Arkansas history at the annual School Days program.

1,500 objects in collection that preserve the story of the Peel family and 1800s Bentonville.

5,008 guests participated in 96 life celebrations hosted at Peel Museum’s event space.

Loved the place, it's full of history. We really liked the details and dedication to put the proper items together. Well maintained gardens and an equally interesting gift shop.

J. Rodriguez

Google

Review,

September 2022

Over 7,000 native plants sold

at the annual Dr. Compton Native Tree & Plant Sale to support our Arkansas ecosystem, including our first-ever fall tree & shrub sale!

Over 50 new native plants

introduced into the gardens.

3,959 guests

welcomed at over 150 events and meetings hosted at Compton Gardens & Arboretum.

Native Gardens of Excellence

Awarded the Grow Native! Native Gardens of Excellence presented by Missouri Prairie Foundation.

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167 racers at Noon2Moon, our first-ever fundraiser endurance mountain bike race.

2,031 reservations at the campground, representing 47 states and 4 countries.

3,070

guests

at 26 bike races and outdoor rentals. This includes 9 events provided free of charge to nonprofit and community partners.

Debut of The Rise

exercise stairs features 185 steps, equivalent to 11 flights of stairs! – the first of their kind in Northwest Arkansas.

Every town and city in the world should have a Coler Mountain Bike Preserve. Awesome with a side of amazing.

Kevin Swankie Google Review, October 2022

552 students explored the wetlands at no cost on educational field trips.

450,000 native plant seeds spread throughout the park.

Over 300

bags of trash removed from the wetlands, prairies, and park grounds.

857 guests hosted at 26 team building and community celebrations.

400 member households added to The Quiver Archery Range.

It is a pleasant park, my husband and I walk in the sunset very romantic. Passers-by will greet each other, I am a Chinese, but there is no racial discrimination, no fear, I love the people of this city.

Emily Chen

Google Review, September 2022

THANK YOU

2022 SUPPORTERS

SPONSORS

3W MAGAZINE

4MEDIA GROUP, INC

ADVENTURE SUBARU

ARVEST BANK

ARVEST FOUNDATION

AVERY PRODUCTS CORPORATION

BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE JOURNEY

CELEBRATE MAGAZINE

DOREL HOME

ELDRIDGE BROOKS

FIRST SECURITY BANK

FLINTCO

MITCHELL WILLIAMS

NESTLÉ

RAPHA

REYNOLDS CONSUMER BRANDS

VILLAGE INSURANCE, INC.

WALMART MUSEUM

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

211 CAFE

21C MUSEUM HOTEL

37 NORTH EXPEDITIONS

AIRSHIP COFFEE

ALCHEMY EVENT RENTALS

ARKANSAS LATINAS EN BICI

ARKANSAS SIGN & BANNER

ARVEST BANK

BAR CLEETA

BENTON DRONES

BENTON WHEEL

BENTONVILLE BIKE COMPANY

BENTONVILLE BREWING COMPANY

BENTONVILLE GARDEN CLUB

BENTONVILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY

BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY

BIKE INN BENTONVILLE

BIKE RACK BREWING

BLAKEMAN'S FINE JEWELRY

BLAKEST.

BLOOM FLOWERS & GIFTS

BLUE BUFFALO

BLUE MOON BENTONVILLE

BOMBSQUAD SENDERS UNION

BUDDY PEGS

CARD MY YARD

CINTAS

DAVE AND JENNY MARRS

COLLECTIONS FOR BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS

DEFEET INTERNATIONAL

EDDYLINE KAYAKS

ERIC FUSELIER

FKA BRANDS

HANDUP GLOVES

ILLINOIS RIVER WATERSHED

PARTNERSHIP

JUNK BRANDS

LIGHT & MOTION

LOST VALLEY CANOE AND LODGING

MASTER GARDENERS OF BENTON COUNTY

MOJO CYCLING

MUSEUM OF NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY

NATURAL STATE GUIDES

OUTDOOR AMERICA

OZARK KAYAK, LLC

OZARK NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY

OZARK NATURAL SCIENCE CENTER

OZARK OUTDOOR FOUNDATION

PACK RAT OUTDOOR CENTER

PAIGE DIRKSEN STUDIO

PEDAL IT FORWARD

PREMIER DERMATOLOGY

REFORM CHIROPRACTIC

REWILD THE CHILD

RIGGS CAT

RUNWAY GROUP

SCOTT FAMILY AMAZEUM

SHILOH MUSEUM OF OZARK HISTORY

SIOUX CREEK FORGE

SKYLIGHT CINEMA

SPA BOTANICA

STRIDER BIKES

TC SCREEN PRINTING

THADEN FIELD

THE GROVE COMEDY CLUB

THE MOMENTARY THEATRESQUARED

TRAILBLAZERS

TRINCHERO FAMILY ESTATES

WATERSHED CONSERVATION

RESOURCE CENTER

WOMEN OF OZ

YOGA STORY

LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

LYNNE WALTON, PRESIDENT

MELANIE BELFORD, TREASURER, WALMART

ANGIE GARRETT, ARVEST

KEN LEONARD, MASTER NATURALIST

JACOB MCELROY, MITCHELL WILLIAMS LAW FIRM

ANGELIQUE O’BRYAN, THE PAYROLL COMPANY

MALLORY TAYLOR, THE MOMENTARY

JAVIER ZAVALA, NATURAL BAY

MARY ZETTLE, GENERAL MILLS

TOM ALDERSON, FLYWHEEL ADVISORY, LLC

CIE COCHRAN, SMT GRANT AND NONPROFIT SERVICES, LLC

SARAH DEWITT, BENTONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BRUCE GILLISPIE, BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS REAL ESTATE JOURNEY

JAMIE SOHOSKY, BATH & BODY WORKS

MICHELLE VAN SCHENCK, ARVEST