2020 Annual Report | San Antonio Botanical Garden

2020 Annual Report San Antonio Botanical Garden

THE MISSION of the San Antonio Botanical Garden is to inspire people to connect with the plant world and understand the importance of plants in our lives.

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2020 Board of Directors Executive Committee

Ex-Officio

Karen Greenwood, President

Sabina Carr, CEO

Linda Gunter, Vice President / Chair Development Madison Marceau, Treasurer

Homer Garcia, Director, Parks and Recreation, City of San Antonio

Members Candace Andrews

Gabriel Durand-Hollis, Secretary

Tisha Beck

Roberto Espinosa, Chair Board Management

Courtney Collins

Allen Sikes, Chair Buildings and Gardens

Lou Celia Frost

Susan Ghertner, Chair Science and Education

Lauren Browning Missy Finck Magdalena Gaona Jim Greenwood Robin Howard Erika Ivanyi

Omar Akhil, Member-at-Large

Cally Kothmann

Claire Alexander, Member-at-Large

Kristina Moore

Sarah Cochran, Member-at-Large

Shari Mao Carlos Moreno Gregg Muenster

David Meyers, Member-at-Large

Belinda Nixon

Michael Swanson, Member-at-Large

Michael Posey

John Troy, Immediate Past President

Dennis Quinn

Bill Orr Janet Putman Paula Stumberg Michael Wargovich Julie Roberts Wilkinson Julie Zacher

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Letter from the Board President Across our community and around the world, we will remember the year 2020 for the formidable challenges brought by the global pandemic. From the earliest days of the crisis, the leadership and staff at the San Antonio Botanical Garden responded with sharp attention to protecting the plants and operations of the Garden.

Thanks to those efforts, our community had the Botanical Garden to turn to for much needed respite and tranquility, proving essential the importance of plants and nature to San Antonians and South Texans in 2020.

Setting and Resetting the Course with New Aspirations The year began with optimism and excitement around shared leadership between the Board and new CEO, Sabina Carr, to complete the Garden expansion and build on that investment and to set a strategic direction for the next five years. When the pandemic struck, our energies shifted to meet the challenges of the crisis. Focused and calm in our approach, we reforcasted our business model and operating budgets. We prioritized employee safety and jobs, protection for our plant collections, and a deep determination to serve community children, adults, and families through creative educational programming. After a 45-day voluntary closure in March, we came back a reimagined institution with established safety protocols, innovative virtual learning programs, and a Reopening Operations Plan that was lauded by the American Public Gardens Association as a model for public gardens across the country.

Energized in Service to Our Community We worked diligently to keep our Garden gates opened during the health crisis, and just as important, we concentrated on the future with renewed optimism as we planned for better days ahead. We extended our hours of operations, redesigned our website, opened the new Jardín restaurant, presented the blockbuster nature/ art exhibition, OrigamiintheGarden2, and launched our five-year strategic plan to create new opportunities and revenues through 2026. For the 2021 year, we committed to a major holiday event, Lightscape, and a once-in-alifetime exhibition featuring the exquisite home and garden of celebrated artist, Frida Kahlo.

By the end of 2020, we had increased membership by 55% compared to year end for 2019, reduced expenses from the 2020 budget to 2020 actual by over $1.6 million, and exceeded our budgeted net operating surplus by $283,000.

The challenges were considerable, but the community’s love for the Botanical Garden and belief in our mission inspired the exceptional work shown on the pages of this Annual Report. On behalf of the San Antonio Botanical Garden, thank you. Your support ensured a successful conclusion to this most memorable year.

Karen Greenwood 2020 Board President, San Antonio Botanical Garden

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2020 Success Stories

1

ST

CULTURAL INSTITUTION

TO SAFELY REOPEN IN SA

3,781

COMPLIMENTARY

ADMISSIONS TO

FIRST RESPONDERS 6 2020 Annual Report

2,408

COMPLIMENTARY

ADMISSIONS TO

TEACHERS

OVER 3,000

POUNDS OF PRODUCE

DONATED

55

DIGITAL

CLASSES

1,426

FAMILIES ATTENDED DISTANCED

STORYTIME IN THE

GARDEN

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OrigamiintheGarden2 Exhibition

Kumamoto En Japanese Garden

Financial Information

Operating Revenues

For the Period Ended December 31, 2020 Contributions, Sponsorships & Fundraising Events

$2,431,138

Admissions

822,516

Memberships

723,518

Investment Income

443,977

Programs

294,496

Facilities Rentals & Gift Shop Sales

204,030

Operating Revenues

$4,919,675

Horticulture, Facilities & Rentals

2,192,961

Educational & Research Programs

1,406,674

Guest Experience, Gift Shop & Exhibits

819,885

Fundraising

748,269

General & Administrative

560,992

Operating Expenses

49% Contributions $2,431,138

17% Admissions $822,516

5,728,781 15% Membership $723,518

9% Investment Income $443,977 6% Programs $294,496 4% Facilities Rentals & Gift Shop Sales 204,030

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Family Adventure Garden

Statement of Financial Position

Operating Expenses

Net Assets without Restrictions Unrestricted Net Assets 12/31/19

30,951,090

Operating Revenues

4,089,808

Net Assets Released

1,532,480

Operating Expenses

(5,728,781)

Unrestricted Net Assets 12/31/20

30,844,597

38% Horticulture, Facilities, & Rentals $2,192,961

Net Assets with Restrictions Endowments

2,826,965

Capital Campaign

2,848,364

Educational, Garden Maintenance, Other Net Assets with Donor Restrictions 12/31/20 Total Net Assets 12/31/20

859,392

25% Education & Research Programs; $1,406,674

6,534,721

$37,379,198

14% Guest Experience, Gift Shop, & Exhibits; $819,885

The financial information presented in this report can be found on the 2020 San Antonio Botanical Garden’s audited consolidated financial statements.

This information is available upon request.

13% Fundraising; $748,269

10% General & Administrative $560,992

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Madison and Elizabeth Marceau and Linda and Randy Marceau

Thank You to Our Donors in 2020 $1,200,000+

$50,000-$99,999

Scott Petty Family Foundation

City of San Antonio

Claire and John Alexander *

Parks & Recreation Department

William and Salomé Scanlan Foundation*

Capital Group

The Smothers Foundation*

$300,000+

Joan and Herb Kelleher

The Ewing Halsell Foundation

Charitable Foundation

Gretchen Swanson Family Foundation

Betty Stieren Kelso Foundation

Robert J. Kleberg, Jr. and Helen C.

$100,000+

Kleberg Foundation

Circle Bar Foundation

Myra Stafford Pryor Charitable Trust

Holt Foundation

Daniel J. Sullivan Family Charitable

John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation, a fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation

Foundation $25,000-$49,999 Candace Andrews and Uwe Pontius* The Brown Foundation, Inc. Dickson-Allen Foundation The Nordan Trust

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The Wheeler Foundation $10,000-$24,999 3M Foundation American Public Gardens Association Ann G. Ash * C.B. and Anita Branch Trust E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation Courtney Collins and Barrett Tuttle Leroy Friedlander Revocable Trust

Frost Bank

Ann and Forrest Word

Klesse Foundation*

The Greehey Family Foundation

Family Foundation*

Luther King Capital Management

Karen and Jim Greenwood *

Julie and Peter Zacher*

Lorene March Partnership

H-E-B

The Zachry Foundation

Martha Mares Lebo Children’s

Brian T. Kelleher*

Mollie Zachry

Education Fund of the San Antonio Area

Susan and John C. Kerr

$5,000-$9,999

Foundation

Alice Ball and Billy Bob Strunk

McGuire Family Foundation *

Lauren and John Browning

Amy Shelton McNutt Charitable Trust

the late Laura Cadwallader *

Mission Advisors

Sabina and Tom Carr *

Trudy and Ed Moore *

Nancy and Charles Cheever

Nancy Moorman*

at Vanguard Charitable*

Joan Cheever and Dennis Quinn

Judy Morton*

Anne and Jeff Rochelle *

Faye L. and William L. Cowden

Leslie Negley

Charitable Foundation

Pricewaterhousecoopers LLC. *

Lou Celia and Don Frost *

Michael Serish

Gunn Family Foundation

Jordan and Albert Shannon*

Hixon Properties Incorporated

Muriel F Siebert Foundation

Juana E. Hollin Avery

Mary Pat Stumberg

Erika Ivanyi and Matthias Schubnell *

John S. Troy, Landscape Architect

Jefferson Bank

Bette and Jack Vexler*

The Richard and Jessie Kardys

Stephanie and Christopher Wilde

Marcia and Otto Koehler Foundation Barbara C. Kyse * Mays Family Foundation V.H. McNutt Memorial Foundation, Inc The Ann and John Newman Family Fund

Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts San Antonio Livestock Exposition Lyn and Peter C. Selig Meagan and Adam Shadfan* Paula and L. Herbert Stumberg Jr. Mary West and Richard Traylor * Valero Energy Foundation Claire and George Vaughan Julie and Warren Wilkinson*

Charitable Fund

Texas Bluebonnet Lupinus texensis

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Helen K. Groves, Susan Todd, Alice Ball Strunk, Paula and Herb Stumberg

$1,000-$4,999

Sirie Blankenship

Fern Lee “Missy” Finck

Karol Antrim

Kathleen and Jeff Bolner *

David Fisher

Argonaut Management Services, Inc.

Ruth Bowman-Russell

Caroline A. Forgason *

Aspireon Wealth Advisors, LLC.

Katherine and Walter Brown Jr *

The Alfred S. Gage Foundation

The Ruth and Edward Austin Foundation

Lauren and Jay Bullock *

Jana and Jeff Galt *

Wendy Atwell

Aida Castro-Snyder and Edward Snyder *

Magdalena and Raul Gaona *

Broadway National Bank

Center for Plant Conservation

Susan Ghertner

The Bank of San Antonio

Sarah and Jon Cochran *

Lori Gilbert *

Shelley and John Bass

Gary W. Cox and Michael Simon

Toni and Richard Goldsmith *

Martha and Carlos Bazan

Culligan Water

The Camille Gong Living Trust

Mary Ann and Mark Beach

Jon and Wiede Cutshall *

Helen K. Groves *

Tisha and Kyle Beck

Karen and Joseph Dawson *

Linda and Jack Gunter *

Katie and Tyson Becker *

Seymour J. Dreyfus

Sharon Hasslen *

Ellie and Chuck Du Val *

Marty and Steve Hixon *

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Joel K. Erben

Janet and Rob Holliday

Laura and Lew Moorman

Whitney and Jaime Smith

Pamela and Ryland Howard *

Meredith K. Morrill *

Debi Sovereign *

Robin and Mark Howard*

Morris Kaye & Sons Fur & Fashion

Penelope Speier and Edward E. Collins

Candace and Michael Humphreys *

Morrow Family Foundation

the late Elsie G. Steg *

James Family Charitable Fund of the San

Sydney and Gregg E. Muenster

Straus Family Charitable Trust

Antonio Area Foundation

Native Plant Society of Texas-

Ten Eyck Landscape Architects

John and Sue Jockusch Charitable Fund

Fredericksburg Chapter

of the San Antonio Area Foundation

Donald Test

Belinda and William Nixon *

Estee and Luke Kellogg *

The Vaughan Foundation

Jana Orsinger and William Orr III

Cally and Will Kothmann

Susan and Larry Todd *

The Palme Family Charitable Fund

Catherine and Richard Lange *

Up Partnership

Pearl Brewery

Marline and Clint Lawson

Rachael and Ben Vaughan Foundation

Helen and Henry Perkins

Marion Lee and Cameron Munk

Franze and Chuck Wall

Phyllis Browning Company

Elizabeth and Robert Lende

Robin and Jason Warman*

Julianne and Michael Posey

Destiny and Sean Maddox *

Phil Weddle

Mary Quandt *

Shari Mao and Erik Weitzel

Joan and W. Reed Williams *

River City Hospice

Elizabeth and Madison Marceau

Patrick Williamson

San Antonio River Authority

Melinda B. McFarland and Reid Hartson *

Col. Alisa Wilma and Lt. Col. Paul Butler *

the late Laura Richmond *

Jane and Joe McFarlane

Thomas Wirth *

The Arch and Stella Rowan

Vicki L. McLaughlin *

Foundation, Inc. *

Karen Lee and David Zachry

Toni Mezey *

Martha Seeligson *

John Miranda

Stephen Sherman

* = Perennials Members

Indian Blanket Gaillardia pulchella

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OrigamiintheGarden2 Exhibition

2020 By the Numbers

8,835

140,600

MEMBER

ANNUAL VISITORS

HOUSEHOLDS

OrigamiintheGarden2 Exhibition

38

ACRES

OF NATURE 14 2020 Annual Report

SPACE OrigamiintheGarden2 Exhibition

14,253 SERVED

THROUGH

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING

8,270

471

VOLUNTEER

HOURS

VOLUNTEERS

124

FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME

EMPLOYEES

4,149

ATTENDEES OF SPECIAL

EVENTS

Ashy Dogweed Thymophylla tephroleuca

28

ENDANGERED

AND RARE

SPECIES IN CARE 2020 Annual Report 15

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