OUR MISSION TABLE OF CONTENTS

Message from the CEO...... 3 The mission of Denver Botanic Gardens is to connect people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky Mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone. Year in Review...... 4-12

The four core values of the Gardens – TRANSFORMATION, RELEVANCE, DIVERSITY and SUSTAINABILITY – spell By the Numbers...... 13 out the Gardens’ intentions in the years ahead. These core values, along with the Gardens’ brand platform, strategy, icon and capital campaign, are cohesive and serve as a map to chart our course. With the support of Treasurer’s Report ...... 15 friends, we set out to ensure Denver Botanic Gardens will forever flourish. Financial Report...... 16-17

Board of Trustees...... 18

Message from the Board Chair...... 19

Donor List...... 20-25

Volunteers...... 27

Photo Collage ...... 28-29

Día de los Muertos ii 1 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

It was a year of many peak moments. The Freyer – Newman Center began to rise above the ground and take on its splendid form. Artist Patrick Dougherty and a vast cast of staff and volunteers created One Fell Swoop, a masterpiece of braided and blended willow at Chatfield Farms.Human |Nature, an exhibit of figurative works that came from the collection of Craig Ponzio, graced York Street. The overall level of horticulture at each site reached an all-time high. Research took us down the length of the Highline Canal and all over the Rocky Mountain west. A record number of people visited Mount Goliath and the partnership between the City of Aurora and the Gardens at the Plains Conservation Center set the stage for a new master development plan there.

It was also Denver Botanic Gardens’ 60th anniversary at York Street, the type of milestone that pushes memories forward and broadens perspective and expectations. As I write this, last year seems a century away. Everything I thought would be stressful in 2020 seems trifling now. The triumphs I dreamt of pale in comparison to the fulfillment of human potential that I witness now every day.

In an expanded picture, 2019 then becomes essential to all that follows. In times of crisis, character is revealed. The Gardens is an institution profoundly connected with the natural world, learning lessons of resilience and adaptation every day. Our founders and every ensuing trustee and donor have kept faith in our mission and potential during good times and bad. The staff consistently demonstrates fidelity to vision and each other, raising the bar and expanding the impact. And those amazing volunteers. They are the secret life force of the Gardens.

The culture of our institution is strong. More than any ranking or record, that is what we can all take forward.

We are grateful to have you beside us in all the journeys ahead.

Onward.

Brian Vogt Denver Botanic Gardens CEO

CEO Brian Vogt signs a beam that will support the Freyer – Newman Center. 2 3 CENTER FOR

YEAR IN REVIEW GLOBAL INITIATIVES • Twenty people participated in the International flora of both Argentina (particularly Patagonia) Travel Program’s two trips to monarch butterfly- and Colorado (the Rocky Mountains and plains) overwintering sites in Mexico. The trips also to better understand steppe ecosystems and their included visits to a coffee farm, vanilla farm proper stewardship in a changing environment. and processing facility, two different botanic • In August/September 2019, Curator of Steppe gardens, an orchid museum, a boat tour through Collections Mike Bone and Horticulturist Kevin a mangrove estuary and other cultural activities. Williams spent 18 days in Kyrgyzstan and • Director of Horticulture Dr. Sarada Krishnan Kazakhstan, building relationships and collecting served on the core planning committee of a seeds for the Gardens’ steppe collections. This trip USDA-NIFA-funded project, along with the was the first result of the 2018 Tashkent Accord American Public Gardens Association (APGA) signed by Dr. Krishnan, other Plant Collecting and Alliance of Crop, Soil and Environmental Collaborative (PCC) members (a consortium of Science Societies (ACSESS). The project botanic gardens) and representatives from four culminated in the workshop “Celebrating Middle Asian countries. It yielded 220 accessions Crop Diversity: Connecting Agriculture, Public that will be grown by Gardens staff and shared Gardens, and Science” in Des Moines, IA, to with other members of the PCC. generate collaboration between public gardens • Associate Director of Horticulture & Curator and researchers and practitioners in the field of One Fell Swoop by artist Patrick Dougherty at Chatfield Farms, 2019. Dan Johnson and Horticulture Specialist – Cactus agronomy to increase information sharing for & Succulent Collections Nick Daniel explored agricultural sustainability. A roadmap for the the flora of the Mexican states of Oaxaca and ART & INTERPRETATION conservation, use and public engagement of Puebla, seeing the habitats from which many of North American Crop Wild Relatives (CWRs) the Gardens’ ornamental cacti and succulents Exhibitions San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, was developed as a result. originate. With the help of a local guide, they Three major exhibitions were installed in 2019: documented Colorado native plants, pollinators and • The Gardens hosted two botanists from the covered each life zone in Oaxaca, traveling Human | Nature: Figures from the Craig Ponzio taught during her six weeks at the Gardens. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria roughly 1,200 miles. They also visited three Sculpture Collection at York Street; One Fell Swoop, (INTA), Argentina, July 27 – August 6. The different botanic gardens: Zapotitlan, Oaxaca Travel explorations to learn of techniques and traditions a monumental site-specific willow sculpture by artist Gardens and INTA exchange information and Ethnobotanical Garden and the UNAM Botanic around the world included: Patrick Dougherty at Chatfield Farms; and capacity on propagation and research of native Garden in Mexico City. Welcome Home: Meet Your Habitat, an interactive • An annual Arts and Archives trip to Istanbul and exploration of biodiversity and interconnection in Uzbekistan The dry, sandy hills of the Salt Valley in the Bishkek Marco Region of Kyrgyzstan. the Science Pyramid. A salon-style weekend event • Two Art and Culture tours to San Miguel de featuring works by students of the School of Botanical Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico Art and Illustration rounded out offerings and sustained • One tour to Santa Fe, NM (International Folk engagement while indoor gallery spaces underwent Art Market) construction as part of the Freyer – Newman Center. Interpretation School of Botanical Art & Illustration A comprehensive, board-approved Interpretive Master The program offered 158 onsite courses, with 1,362 Plan was completed and will help guide the Gardens registrations (131 new enrollments) and seven Café from 2020 to 2025. Botanique lectures. Twelve students graduated with a certificate of completion. Three international visiting instructors (Sarah Simblet, U.K.; Rogerio Lupo, Brazil; Isik Güner, Turkey) and one national visiting instructor (Margaret Kinsey) led program courses. The program expanded with virtual offerings of scientific illustration for teens. Artist in Residence Alifie Rojas, from

Ann Swan, Feathers, colored pencil, 2019. 4 5 Family enjoying Corn Maze CHATFIELD FARMS • Attendance at Chatfield Farms increased 12,716 in 2019, for a total of 191,627 visitors.

• One Fell Swoop by artist Patrick Daugherty was created for Chatfield Farms and installed with the help of staff and volunteers.

• The successful summertime event, Lavender Festival, drew 7,516 attendees, an increase of 22% over 2018.

• Corn Maze, After Dark Corn Maze and Dead Zone Scream Park attendance totaled 58,849.

• Pumpkin Festival drew 39,818 attendees and offered presale tickets and capped attendance to create a better visitor experience.

• The private events team added another facility tech, making them a team of five. Fête des Fleurs • Chatfield Farms was named Best Venue by the International Live Events Association (ILEA) for an DEVELOPMENT ILEA Event. • At the end of 2019 the overall total of dollars • A new garden was developed, the Rocky raised for the Master Development Plan Mountain Native Plant Garden, installed around and the Flourish Campaign exceeded the yurt. $155,600,000. This included the funding for the Freyer – Newman Center. • The horticulture team enhanced the grounds with • Donations to the Gardens Fund grew 18.5% in 300 annual display containers. 2019 to $697,529. A portion of this gain can • More than 22,000 new plants were added to be attributed to the 20 memorial benches that gardens at Chatfield Farms. were dedicated, raising $202,000. Additionally, greater promotion of Colorado Gives day • 2019 was the sixth season for the successful increased giving for that program by 87% to Market Garden, part of Denver Botanic Gardens’ $33,466. Strolling through Lavender Festival Urban Food Initiatives. • Contributing Memberships at $2,500 and above grew 5% to 82 member households and Construction begins on the Freyer – Newman Center Family fun time at Pumpkin Festival produced an 18% increase in revenue at more than $363,000. • A gift of $500,000 named the Bill and Alice • The Gardens’ Urban Food Initiatives developed Collister Herbarium Workspace in the Freyer – a program for donors interested in underwriting Newman Center. This new workspace will be food security. This new program funds supplying visible through a large plate window in the atrium produce from Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield and is where the research staff and volunteers Farms’ Market Garden to partners in the metro will work with the natural history collections and area. The partners supported by this initiative new specimens. include SAME Café, Mo Betta Greens and • Corporate Memberships increased 35% to FrontLine Farmers. SAME Café is a pay-what- 101 companies and nonprofits representing you-can café located on Colfax Avenue that has $93,500 in revenue. recently added a food truck, which provides the flexibility to reach audiences all over the city. • Presenting Sponsorships expanded to include Ace Mo Betta Greens and FrontLine Farmers run Hardware, Capital One, Macy’s and UMB Bank. pay-what-you-can farmers markets located in • Corporate sponsorships grew to bring in more Five Points and Arvada. than $365,000 in cash sponsorships. 6 7 EDUCATION & LIBRARY YORK STREET EVENTS • The first year of the Herbalism Certificate Program • At the Plains Conservation Center, the Gardens Spring Plant Sale, Glow at the Gardens™ and was successful, with 17 registrants completing the completed new heirloom vegetable gardening Blossoms of Light™ each had a record-breaking curriculum and 13 receiving their certificate. classes and continued to work on the homestead year in 2019. garden with City of Aurora. • To meet increasing demand, more tours were added at the Plains Conservation Center. • Spring Plant Sale’s total gross revenue was • Two new Japanese tea-focused programs were $415,911 (9.6% higher than revenue in 2018). • The Gardens hosted the third annual Early added in celebration of the 40th anniversary Childhood Health Outdoors (ECHO) summit with of the Japanese Garden, including “Japanese • Glow at the Gardens’ total gross revenue was the National Wildlife Federation for 71 early Garden: History in the Details” and “Japanese $393,496.54 (11% higher than 2018) with all childhood professionals. The Gardens’ Family Chabako in the Gardens.” five nights sold out. Program team presented the breakout session • Blossoms of Light’s total ticket revenue was “Bringing the Outdoors In,” and other staff shared • By expanding the daily capacity in fall $1,928,507.60 (15% higher than 2018). their expertise in various sessions. programming, school children’s participation The event was named as one of the best holiday at Chatfield Farms increased. The most popular • A new early childhood program, Strolling light displays in the country by Forbes, Martha school programs centered around the pumpkin Stewart Living, Travel & Leisure and Better Homes Stories, at Chatfield Farms combined story time patch and related opportunities. and nature walks. Throughout September and and Gardens. October, five programs served 30 children and • Plains Conservation Center outreach events— The holiday favorite Blossoms of Light 23 adults. It was a success and, along with including Summer in the City in Aurora, SOLE HORTICULTURE more programming, will be a regular offering at Nature Nights and the Arapahoe County • Staff participated in two regional plant • For the summer internship program, there were Chatfield Farms. Fair—connected the Gardens’ educational expeditions. The first, to South Dakota and 41 applicants from 30 universities or accredited programming with 5,000 members of the public, Wyoming, to scout sites and genera of potential certificate programs. Potential interns applied Children’s program at Chatfield Farms a substantial increase. interest in the Black Hills of SD for 2020 and to a specific internship with six positions to revisit areas in WY to collect seed that available: green roof, rock alpine, plant records, • In 2019, the Gardens hosted its first Cub Scout had already dispersed and collect herbarium tissue culture, conservatory management and Exploration Day, reaching 34 scouts and 36 specimens of plants collected in 2018. A total therapeutic horticulture. adults, while it was the sixth year of the Gardens’ of 59 collections were made during this trip partnership with the Girl Scouts of Colorado; • From the living collections, the Gardens shared with the primary goal of improving the Gardens’ Welcome to the Daisy Flower Garden Scout Day 239 samples in the form of cuttings, plants, native and alpine plant collections with material served 343 Daisy Girl Scouts across two days divisions, buds, pollen, leaf tissue, scions, seeds, from the central Rockies. The second trip was to in April. seedlings, fruit and stems with 26 universities, the northwest and central parts of Colorado and botanic gardens, nurseries and researchers: • The Helen Fowler Library spent 2019 in yielded 20 living collections from three national transition, preparing for its move to the new forest and Bureau of Land Management lands. a. Staff from the USDA-APHIS program in space in the Freyer – Newman Center. The work • As the International Registrar of Nymphaeaceae Fort Collins accessed the living collections leading up to the collections move to offsite through the International Waterlily and Water at York Street to create an image library for storage reached its apex and was followed with Gardening Society, Tamara Kilbane, senior their staff for educational purposes. the librarians working in temporary offices while horticulturist, aquatics, registered 42 new b. Propagation efforts: Plant Select®, The Moving the Helen Fowler Library still serving members and the public. waterlily cultivars from four countries: one from Arnold Arboretum, LaPorte Avenue Australia, three from Thailand, 23 from China, Nursery, Van Essen Nursery, Denver City • Even while closed, the librarians responded 15 from the U.S. Greenhouse, and Gardens Alive! to dozens of requests each month. In fact, the library gained a slow trickle of new patrons c. Leaves or pollen for research use: University 2019 Interns each month, interested in digital offerings of Colorado Denver (to create a pollen like eBooks. library of mostly native plant species), the Chinese Academy of Science, Midwestern • The temporary library office in the El Pomar University, Yale University, The Morton Room retained more than 100 titles available for Arboretum, and Nantahala Farm visitors to browse. The assortment was selected and Garden. by the librarians to represent the larger collection, d. Display purposes: Betty Ford Alpine including guidebooks, plant identification books, Garden, Denver Forestry, Regis University, cookbooks, reference materials, an encyclopedia Greater Des Moines Botanic Garden and of apple cultivars, Gardens publications and a University of Oxford Botanic Garden (UK). healthy stock of children’s books.

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OPERATIONS 2019 was an incredibly busy year, filled with • Lights throughout the Gardens continued to be construction, large-scale repairs and improvements to replaced with more efficient LED lighting. We are both buildings and grounds: now at nearly 95 percent LED lights throughout.

• Construction of the Freyer – Newman Center • Students from the University of Colorado helped topped the list of projects. The building came up to renovate the patio at the Morrison Discovery out of the ground, finishes went in and the year Center. It is now a functional outdoor classroom ended at about 75% completion. with a seating area, lighting and a honeycomb motif. • Renovation of the Boettcher Memorial Center included revamping the Helen Fowler Library into • Several sidewalk repairs were made surrounding modern offices for the Membership and Volunteer the Gardens, including a large repair made at Services Department. Renovations began in the crosswalk from the parking garage toward the the garden level of Boettcher, which previously Bonfils-Stanton Visitor Center. included classrooms and research laboratories. • At the York Street location, the PlantAsia • In the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory, Collecting data along the High Line Canal for bioblitz waterway was re-designed to have a couple of the treehouse stairs were removed and are being re-built with a long-lasting IPE (Brazilian small waterfalls pour into each other and end in a small pool. The stream was re-lined and the hardwood). This project will be complete in 2020. RESEARCH & CONSERVATION estimated water savings will top 100,000 gallons • Through funding from the Institute of Museum and project allows for graduate students to ask related • New landscape lighting was installed surrounding of water each year. Library Services (IMLS Award MA-30-18-0410- questions, including the impacts of herbicides on the UMB Bank Amphitheater. 18) a graduate student with the University of soil microbial and pollinator communities. • A new, high efficiency boiler was installed in Colorado Denver helped prepare natural history Waring House. collections for the 2020 move into the Freyer – • 2019 marked the first year of participation in Newman Center. The fungal collection was also the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Seeds reorganized and imaged and received improved of Success (SOS) program. Restoration of storage conditions as part of our preparations. wildlands requires the availability of native seed and knowing which plants are appropriate to • Through an IMLS project led by the Cincinnati plant in which areas. A crew of three botanists Zoo and Botanical Garden (MG-30-17-0055-17) spent six months travelling the state, exploring we started new seed collections of alpine plants BLM properties to find appropriate species and assessments of how these seeds respond and returning at the right time to collect seed. to long-term cold storage in seed banks (below- Collected seed will be used for research, freezing storage facilities). Several germination conservation and ecosystem restoration in studies are underway. support of the BLM’s Native Plant Materials Development Program. • Nearly 100 people participated in bioblitz outreach events along the 71-mile High Line • A floristic survey was conducted of Douglas Canal. Using iNaturalist, volunteers photo- County’s Sandstone Ranch Open Space, an documented and logged nearly 220 different approximately 2,000-acre property. The season- species during more than 750 combined hours long survey yielded just over 500 species and of work. A survey revealed that a key motivating more than 50 county records. These records factor among participants was the opportunity to were unearthed in one of the most botanized spend time outside learning about plants and the areas in the state, illustrating there is always greenway itself. more to be discovered. Beyond growing the Gardens’ collections, the research and • At Chatfield Farms, grassland restoration research conservation team provided guidance to land on the property expanded. Researchers at the managers by highlighting the locations of native University of Colorado Boulder collaborated on species that would be particularly sensitive to experiments with ways to restore areas of smooth land use change. brome (Bromus inermis). These experimental methods include testing tilling, herbicide and seeding with native plants. The scope of this

Construction inside the Freyer – Newman Center 10 11 BY THE NUMBERS January through December 2019

Visitors Participation in outreach events: Mount Goliath: 20 volunteers engaged Total Annual Attendance: 1,367,622 112 events, connecting with 4,698 people 1,794 people; a free shuttle from the start to end of the M. Walter Pesman Membership Urban Food Initiatives Trail served 184 people Total Member Households: 46,234 Close to 10,000 lbs. of produce were Docent Program: 82 volunteers with 13 distributed to the community from our additional in training. Docents led 294 Staff urban gardens. Produce was distributed tours at York Street, 45 of which were Full-Time, Part-Time and as follows: for the Human | Nature exhibition. Seasonal Staff 313 Community garden: 780 lbs . More than 9,300 total docent Mariposa Urban Farm: 1,640 lbs. interactions at York Street Communications Sun Valley Farm: 6,005 lbs . Science Pyramid: 520 Science Chats Total online pageviews: 7 .7 million Le Potager: 1,165 lbs . facilitated more than 19,468 visitor Visits via mobile device: 59 34%. Home Harvest Garden at Mordecai interactions Total email subscribers: 102,000 Children’s Garden: 410 lbs . Translation: More than 70 projects Social media followers: 210,000 translated for bilingual communication, Community Supporting Agriculture totaling more than 48,000 words, Living Plant Collection (CSA)/Market Garden including: Plant families: 253 Families served by shares weekly: 340 Chatfield Farms: Butterfly house Genera: 2,298 Produce distributed from 5.5 acres: exhibit, Lavender Garden and Species: 10,974 35,518 lbs . Riparian Garden; total of 13 Taxa: 19,676 CSA shares donated weekly to families graphic panels York Street: Completion of overview Denver Botanic Gardens’ staff and friends at Pride Accessions: 34,641 in-need and hunger relief organization partners: 20 sign rebranding/bilingual updates Plant Propagation & Production Weekly farm markets: 4 (18 large and 20 small overview Plants produced for displays: 59,220 signs); 25 small interpretive signs; Produce sold or donated: 16,500 lbs . six Orangery displays featuring MARKETING AND Plants produced for CSA and 75 interpretive signs; total of 138 Market Garden: 68,272 Veterans Farm Program graphic panels SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Spring and fall plant sales: 38,898 Graduates: 13 • One World One Water Center (OWOW) Education Programs support the diversity, relevance and inclusivity Index Seminum Seed Program Educational hours: 200 for each co-directors traveled in November to Rome for of our staff, members, volunteers, visitors and participant and 3,000 total contact School children served: 29,000 Institutions that ordered seeds: 56 meetings with the U.N. Food & Ag Organization community. More than 30 Gardens staff, hours Different schools served: 421 Countries that participated: 21 (FAO) and other non-governmental organizations partners, friends and family marched alongside Each participant worked a full farmers Family and youth program attendance: Distributed seed packets: 520 (NGOs). As a partner in the U.N. FAO’s Global peers from all four SCFD Tier 1 organizations. market farm stand 11,050 Accessions acquired: 61 Framework on Water Scarcity in Agriculture Parade participants handed out live plants New businesses from veteran graduates: Adult class and workshop attendance: 21,030 (WASAG), OWOW was assigned to work and Gardens’ admission passes to some of the Research & Conservation 2, Hampden Farms and Forever West groups focusing on water-efficient agriculture estimated 150,000 people in attendance. Tissue samples collected for Helen Fowler Library Global Genome Biodiversity Network: Therapeutic Horticulture Program and nutrition. As a joint initiative of MSU Participants per category The Librarians assessed, inventoried, approximately 1,182 packed and moved to offsite collections Denver and Denver Botanic Gardens, OWOW • The Gardens’ annual celebration of Día de los SPARK! 11 programs serving 132 people Plant specimens collected: 1,182 storage: collaborates on a variety of initiatives aimed at Muertos welcomed more than 6,800 people Summer Sensory and Winter Green: Fungal specimens collected: 394 449 boxes of archival collections improving water management/water-efficient to the York Street location – the largest paid 21 programs serving 252 people Fungal specimens imaged: 16,407 564 boxes and trays of magazines, agriculture and food security in the U.S. attendance day in 2019. The event included Low Sensory Mornings: Arthropod specimens collected: 1 periodicals and other serials collections and globally. a community altar, arts and crafts tables, an 5 mornings serving 75 people Peer-reviewed scientific articles 960 boxes of the main circulating artisan mercado, face painting, folkloric dancing ARC Thrift Stores: collection • The Gardens participated in the first annual published: 7 1 session serving 75 people and mariachis. 277 boxes of rare books and Presentations at National and Diversity in the Arts Internship Program, through Two groundskeepers hired from Possibility special collections which a CU Boulder senior worked on a Urban Food Initiatives (UFI) and science and research international conferences: 15 Pool, which provides job training and Rentals and Private Events variety of research and programming initiatives continue to be large focuses of the Gardens . For Seed collected for conservation: placement for adults with disabilities. Denver Botanic Gardens: Scouted 7 in support of community engagement and Chatfield Farms: 176 events, detailed information on these 2019 endeavors, see species across Colorado, collected Interpretation and $678,950 .10 in revenue sustainability. This initiative is partially funded Visitor Engagement the Science Year in Review and UFI reports . seed from 10 populations of 6 species, York Street: 324 events, by the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation. totaling 52,053 seed York Street: 344 tours served $1,019,620 in revenue Seeds of Success: Scouted 25 species 4,162 people • The Employee Engagement Committee across Colorado, collected seed from Chatfield Farms: 24 tours served organized the Gardens’ first official entry in the 30 populations of 16 species, totaling 292 people 34,095,701 seed Denver LGBTQ Pride Parade to celebrate and 12 13 TREASURER’S REPORT

The accompanying financial statements include the accounts of Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc. (“DBGE”) a separate nonprofit organization established in 1991, as well as the accounts of the Denver Botanic Gardens Guild, an affiliated volunteer organization that works for the betterment of the Gardens by providing volunteer assistance and financial aid.

In 2019, the Gardens continued its mission of connecting people with plants with an operating budget of $26.8 million.

Non-operating activity included: endowment and capital campaign contributions for the Freyer – Newman Center for Science, Art and Education of more than $2.7 million; investment return on the endowment (net of distribution) of over $4 million; and capital expenditures of $27 million. In addition, the Gardens received the final $13.2 million out of $18 million in bond proceeds allocated for construction of the Freyer – Newman Center under the Elevate Denver bond program. Under the operating agreement with the City all capital improvements are assets of the City and as such are not reflected as the Gardens’ assets in the accompanying financial statements. These capital improvements, however, are central to our mission and the experience of visiting the Gardens.

Total program services expenditures (representing core programs in the areas of horticulture, research, education and Chatfield Farms) totaled $23.4 million.

Endowment net assets increased from $28.2 million in 2018 to $33.1 million in 2019 after contributions, realized and unrealized gains, and a $1.1 million distribution to the Gardens’ operating budget. Endowment investments are stated at fair market value each year and for 2019 the change in fair value resulted in a gain of 17.9%. In accordance with the endowment’s investment policy, determined by the DBGE Board of Directors, the portfolio is diversified to limit risk. Since its inception in July 1992, the portfolio has earned a compound annual growth rate of 7.8%.

During 2019 the finance committee of the board of trustees, the chair of the board, the CEO and the CFO met regularly to review financial statements and results. This committee also approved the annual operating budget, the Internal Revenue Service Form 990 and made recommendations on various policy decisions to the Board of Trustees and the CEO.

On behalf of the Gardens, I would like to thank the members, donors, the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) the City and County of Denver, and the staff and volunteers for their foundation of support as we endeavor to ensure that the Gardens will forever flourish.

Abe Rodriguez Treasurer, Board of Trustees

Cut Flower Garden at Chatfield Farms 14 15 FINANCIAL REPORT December 31, 2019

ASSETS 2019 2018 COMBINED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES 2019 2018

Cash and Cash Equivalents $6,882,580 $5,657,948 Operating Revenues, Gains & Support Cash Restricted for Capital Projects 7,029,461 13,320,349 SCFD $5,117,460 $4,657,267 Supplemental Lease Payment Fund 956,221 936,313 Membership Dues 3,452,796 3,370,997 Accounts Receivable 2,144,009 1,620,000 Admissions 2,969,204 2,739,637 Bond Proceeds Receivable – 1,284,027 Special Events and Facility Rentals 4,662,327 4,235,593 Contributions Receivable 4,646,014 6,983,246 Contributions and Grants 3,372,635 3,098,242 Prepaid Expenses 328,918 225,809 Chatfield Farms 2,177,706 2,144,468 Inventory 334,051 333,763 City and County of Denver 1,122,625 1,089,928 Investments 33,102,409 28,294,782 Educational/Public Programs 1,274,322 1,196,911 Property, Plant and Equipment – Net 862,426 972,448 The Shop at the Gardens 820,238 865,665

TOTAL ASSETS $56,286,089 $59,628,685 Endowment Distribution 1,068,937 985,309 Other 692,497 534,099

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES, GAINS & SUPPORT $26,730,747 $24,918,116

Operating Expenditures Liabilities Program Services 23,402,106 19,276,700 Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities $6,935,283 $3,293,16 Supporting Services 3,433,169 3,250,828 Deferred Revenue 2,714,711 677,097

TOTAL LIABILITIES 9,649,994 3,970,263 TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 26,835,275 22,527,528

Net Assets Change in Net Assets from Operating Activities (104, 528) 2,390,588 Without Donor Restrictions 13,557,758 13,898,762 Non-Operating Activities With Donor Restrictions 33,078,337 41,759,660 Change in Accounting Principles (1,712,392) TOTAL NET ASSETS 46,636,095 55,658,422 Endowment and Capital Campaign Contributions 2,733,105 5,101,544 TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $56,286,089 $59,628,685 Capital Improvements (27,211,823) (6,560,776) Bond Proceeds Received for Capital Projects 13,239,604 4,760,396 Investment Return on Endowments, After Distribution 4,033,707 (2,452,266) Change in Net Assets from Non-Operating Activities (8,917,799) 848,898

Net Assets at Beginning of Year 55,658,422 52,418,936

NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR 46,636,095 $55,658,422

16 17 MESSAGE FROM Kathy Hodgson Mike Imhoff Allyson Mendenhall Abe Rodriguez Dick Clark THE 2019 BOARD CHAIR Board Chair Vice Chair Secretary Treasurer Immediate Past Chair

Thank you for your interest in and commitment to Denver Botanic Gardens. Together, we have a lot to be proud of. The Gardens is a beacon of hope for our future and well-being. We are living in unprecedented times as our country and our world struggle with the coronavirus pandemic. The Gardens is more important than ever, providing a respite for us all.

Jandell Rabbi Joe Dawn Christina Mary Lee Ed Andrew You have probably attended several of our programs and events, such as Lavender Festival, Pumpkin Allen-Davis Black Bookhardt Caulkins Chin Connors Cullen Festival, Corn Maze at Chatfield Farms, and the Summer Concert Series, Glow at the Gardens™ and Blossoms of Light™ at York Street. Maybe you have casually strolled through the gardens at York Street or at Chatfield Farms, or visited the Plains Conservation Center. Regardless of how you have interacted with Denver Botanic Gardens, we hope you enjoyed every moment.

As I reflect on 2019, I marvel at the amazing accomplishments of the Gardens, and how each of the properties has flourished and evolved within its own uniqueness. The facilities are never stagnant, but Papa Ding Wen Dorothy Melissa Vicki Rhonda always improving to enhance the experience for our visitors. Dia Hsu Horrell Eliot Eppler Fields How is it possible that it keeps getting better every year?

It’s all about dedication and commitment, it’s all about the employees and volunteers. The Gardens’ employees dedicate their entire careers to the success of every program, event, research project, garden and facility. The volunteers donate countless hours to serve in numerous capacities with the single goal of delighting the public. Together, they quietly go about their work, creating and enhancing, designing and nurturing, learning and teaching. They are professional, courteous and Cory Al Catherine Happy Wy Janet Judi passionate about their work. They want to teach you what they’ve learned and show you what Freyer Gerace Hance Haynes Livingston Mordecai Newman they’ve grown. They want you to come to the Gardens and experience it with all your senses. They want you to enjoy the beauty, and marvel at the tremendous display of nature. The staff and volunteers are the heartbeat of everything good at the Gardens.

And they are led by an incredible leader, Brian Vogt. He inspires, encourages and enables people to do their best work. He is a role model and mentor to many, always demonstrating a sense of humor and a spirit of gratitude. He is the epitome of a servant leader. We are so lucky and grateful for his Meg Jane Jeanette Scott Yrma Caroline critical role in the Gardens’ success. Nichols O’Shaughnessy Pryor Richards Rico Schomp It is my sincere honor to serve as the Chair of the Board of Trustees. The Board is a dedicated and talented group of individuals who care deeply about the success of Denver Botanic Gardens. I am grateful for the service each trustee provides to the prosperity of the Gardens.

Kathy Hodgson Chair, Board of Trustees Nancy Cynthia Harold Margie Marianne Bea Charlie Schotters Scott Smethills Soileau Sulser Taplin Woolley

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$25,000 and Above The Denver Foundation Greater Kansas City $5,000-$9,999 Lockton Companies, LLC Pamela and Doug Weerstra General Cannabis Rocky Mountain PBS Citizens of the Scientific & Conover/Wonder Family Community Foundation Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis and Virginia Maloney Welby Gardens Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Alex C. Gerace Jennifer & Daniel Rohan Cultural Facilities District Fund Robert and Sally Uhlmann Mr. Anthony Davis Marczyk Fine Foods Dr. John L. Wiberg Mrs. Sissy Gibson Paula and David Roney Negri Fund Advisory Fund Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Anonymous MarkWest Energy Partners William D. Radichel Grace Family Foundation Rose Community Foundation Thomas and Beatrice Taplin Mrs. Frederic C. Hamilton Capital One Gail L. Armstrong Judy McBride and V.H. Flach Foundation Halcyon Hotel Cherry Creek Seven Two Partners Fund Richard and Carole Hiegert Carnegie Corporation of William Atkinson Mrs. Eileen Honnen McDonald Dotty and Kelly Woods Catherine Hance SCC The Jane Coughlan Hays Ms. Susan McLoon Hodson New York Revocable Trust Richard and Anne Baer and Mr. Ed McDonald Wallace and Cynthia Zellmer Mr. and Mrs. Cannon Y. Timothy Shannon and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Imhoff Mrs. William B. Collister The Ladd Foundation Bank of America Charitable McGriff, Seibels & Williams Harvey Susanna Shannon Diana Kinsey and Mike Kinsey Colorado Garden Foundation The Minneapolis Foundation Gift Fund Melville Foundation $2,500-$4,999 John and Joan Henley Mrs. Merrill Shields and Frederic K. Conover Terriquez Family Fund Land Title Guarantee Company Nancy & John Stamper Fund Merrill Lynch Weldon Abbott Honnen Equipment Company Dr. M. Ray Thomasson Denver Botanic Gardens Guild UMB Bank Christopher K. M. Leach and Jim and Debi Bashleben Mike’s Camera Amaranth Apartments Ms. Kittie Hook and St. Charles Town Company, Chad Skrbina Elevated Third United Airlines Beds n Biscuits Mr. and Mrs. Marc Miles American Online Giving Mr. Charles Shelden LLC Janet MacKenzie Missy and John Eliot Xcel Energy Barry Bender Heather and Mike Miller Foundation Mrs. Ruth Hopfenbeck Mrs. Kelly Stava and Macy’s Mr. Mathew Stava Estate of Dr. W. Gerald and Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Bertoli Mrs. Janet R. Mordecai John Andersen and Ding W. Hsu Lois S. Rainer Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael Hermine and George Blau Carol Landeis Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Hurtt Marianne and Tim Sulser $10,000-$24,999 Maloney Emily O’Shaughnessy Estate of Betty Lou Carey Boston Consulting Group Greg Anderson Investigations Law Group, LLC Teammates Commercial AARP Kathy and Alex Martinez Ms. Jane O’Shaughnessy Interiors Estate of Teresa Rudkin Beverly Buck Sherman Joel Bedford Diane and Larry Jensen Marianne Abell Metropolitan State University Ms. Kathy Pielsticker The Community Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Children’s Hospital Colorado Doug and Martha Behnfield Sarah Abell of Denver Plante Moran Mr. and Mrs. John L. Jordan, Jr. Serving Boulder County ACBC Fund Chipotle Mexican Grill BNY Mellon Charitable Ace Hardware Morrison & Foerster LLP Michael Porter and Karen J. Glanert Charitable Young Seedlings Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freyer Colorado Cider Company Gift Fund Trust Andrisen Morton Co Perch Cheryl Longtin The Louis R. & Dorothy M. Gates Family Foundation Davis Graham & Stubbs, LLP Boettcher Foundation Kevin and Dorota Kilstrom Anonymous Trude Ridley Patricia Powell Meister Foundation Michael Gellner DCP Midstream Matching Barbara Bohlman Koelbel and Co. Robert Applegate and Michelle Ms. Shan Ring and Prologis The Precourt Foundation GH Phipps Construction Gifts Program BrightView Landscape Moorman Applegate Mr. Steven Ring Courtney and Jonathan Laurie and Peter Korneffel The Winthrop Foundation Companies Deloitte Development Carl and Kristina Ashkin Jeanne and Chris Root Ringham David Lettin Elizabeth and Bennett Harmes C. Fishback Mr. and Mrs. Rick Burger Julie Bachman Designs by Sundown S&P Global Hal and Ann Logan Thompson Foundation Mary Ann Schultz Kathleen and Bruce Butterfield Bank of America Tom and Marguerite Detmer Mr. Thomas Saunders III and James and Marian Lokey Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Jane Coughlan Hays Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dickson Mrs. Jordan Saunders Frank and Jen Callahan Ms. Kimberly Lucas Thompson Marital Trust Blue Sky Plumbing & Heating Judy Sellers Mr. Peter D. Durst and SavATree Mrs. Jan W. Chase Ms. Susan B. Mammel Tiffany & Company Jonathan Merage Foundation Dr. Vance Bray and Mr. Sidney E. Frank Foundation William Mitchell III Ms. Ellen Seale Becky and Brian Schaub Chef Zorba’s Restaurant Mr. Terry J. Mather Two Octobers Lisa and Robert Kessler Sprouts Farmers Market Brownstein Hyatt Farber Mrs. Jocelyn Ege Schwab Charitable Fund Cherry Creek Dental Spa Caroline McMorrow and Paco Varela and Tim Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Ladd Connie Sprovieri Schreck Estate of Nina Forgo Dickson Family Fund Mary Lee Chin and James Christina Brickley VF Corporation Lisa Negri Mr. and Mrs. John H. Stamper Mrs. Cameron Burn FirstBank Holding Company Mrs. Cynthia Y. Scott and Wagenlander Ms. Joanne Meras Vine Street Pub & Brewery Robert and Judi Newman Kenneth N. Swartz Butler Rents Four Seasons Resort and Mr. Peter Scott City of Lakewood Anne B. Mills Mr. and Mrs. Jeff J. Wagner Perry & Co. Realtors The Carter Martinez Residences Vail Shannon 2006 Revocable Trust Isabelle Clark Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Charitable Trust Gene and Dee Milstein Don and Bonnie Walls Craig Ponzio Cannon, Jr. Ms. Mary D. Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Clark The Denver Foundation Mr. Peter Nielsen Kyle and Jennifer Walsleben Lois Rainer Ms. Cory Freyer Shea Properties Management Colorado Center for Davis Partnership Architects Imhoff Family Foundation Ms. Judy Noerr and Ira Wertenteil and Robert and Judi Newman Company Reproductive Medicine Denver Center for the Fund Barbee Futrell Riehl and Mr. Philip J. Byrne II Cindy Powders Family Foundation Performing Arts The Sylvia Knobloch Brown Dan Riehl Ms. Anne Sibley Edward P. and Hope S. Obermeyer Wood Investment Mr. and Mrs. Travis White Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Ross Connors Catherine Dews Edwards and Fund Mr. Thomas J. Gibson and Singer Family Foundation, Inc. Counsel Mr. Mark W. Williams Sally J. Boyson Trust Mr. Nathan Williams Ms. Anita Cox Philip Edwards The Marcus Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Harold Smethills OnQ Strategy Mr.and Mrs. James S Wilson Schlessman Family Foundation Mrs. Harley G. Higbie, Jr. Craig Hospital Ms. Beth Dickhaus and Thomas W. Toomey Paul Sparks and Sue Sparks OppenheimerFunds Legacy Frederick and Nancy Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. Barney Schotters Mr. Darrin Sacks Doug and Kathy Hodgson DALYTE/AiA Industries Sally Uhlmann Sterling Ranch Development Account Mr. and Mrs. Ian Wolfe Ms. Ellen Scott Estate of Sylvia Knobloch Virginia W. Hill Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Graham E. Hollis Company DBC Irrigation Supply Ann B. Mills Donor Advised Brown Fund Lise Woodard and Katie Stapleton Brian R. Vogt Ms. Christine L. Honnen Kathleen Terenzi Katherine Dines and Dr. John Reilly Mr. and Mrs. Walker Stapleton Ms. Tamara Fischer and Michael D. Horton The Chill Foundation David Miller Palestra Investments Mr. Jeff Kellogg Amy Wood Sturm Family Foundation Emily Johnson and The Colorado Health Emerson Laura Parks and Edna Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. $1,000-$2,499 Mrs. Thomas E. Taplin Woolley II Nicholas Stanton Foundation Emerson Charitable Trust Jennie Peterson Bob Gaskins 1st Reverse Mortgage USA Joey Terriquez Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knobloch Family Foundation The Community Foundation Paul and Rebecca Erlendson Ms. Colette Pluss Mr. Pat Giarritano and Serving Boulder County A Line Boutique The Clinton Family Fund Zaparanick Mrs. James B. Kurtz Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Marcie and Koger Propst Ms. Janina Kozacka The Denver Foundation Mike Ackerman and The Denver Debutante Ball Lori and Bill Kurtz James and Marian Lokey Jeanette Pryor Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon Lorraine and Harley Courtney Harris Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie Charitable Fund Jeanne O. Robb Higbie Fund Dr. Barbara A. Allen LLP Mrs. Shannon Garcia Lewis Marv and Renee Rockford United Healthcare Services, Inc. and Barbara Garcia Allstate Rocky Mountain Human Alpenglow Foundation Lily Uyeda Garden Club of America Services 20 21 2019 GIFTS & DONATIONS (continued)

Ms. Gail Anderson and Nancy Cain and Karen and Gregory Engel Briana Hart Rebecca Klobuchar Mrs. M. Elizabeth Morton and Dina and Ken Robke Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas E. Ms. Barbara Edwards Betty Bradford Ms. Peggy Epand Susan and Michael Hawes Rob and Kathy Klugman Mr. Dudley Morton Mr. Abe Rodriguez and Sweeney John Angelo and Lucy Strong Yvonne and Robert Camacho Mr. Edward Erickson and Mr. Tom Hawkey and Carl W. Knobloch II Moss Adams Ms. Cassie Rodriguez Sweet 5280 Corp Teri Appell Dale Cantwell and Pamela Ray Patty Rolnick Mr. Dennis Hamann William Knobloch Juan and Nancy Munoz Mr. Richard Roman and Ms. Linda Swinney Liz Armstrong Cars Helping Charities, Inc. ExxonMobil Foundation Carol and Ray Hilliard Gabe Koroluk Mythology Distillery Ms. Clara Restrepo Tish and Paul Szurek David Asarch Caulkins Family Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Glenn and Heather Hilliard Donald and Mary Lou Kortz Jane and Robert Nagel Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Roundtree The Gilman Family Foundation Ms. Kathryn Ashenfelter and Ellie Caulkins Hollis Family Fund Harriet Holmes Janet and Stuart Kritzer National Philanthropic Trust Ms. Martha Rudolph and The Carson Foundation Mr. Robert Brown Bob Weyand George P. Caulkins Ms. Teresa A Ferguson and Steve and Elizabeth Holtze Mrs. Katherine Lawrence Erik Norris The David & Katherine Mr. Kelly Ferguson Dr. R. Cory Ryan and Dr. Dan Atkins and Susan R. Chad Kurtis Hooley and Cindy Linquist Stacy Ohlsson Lawrence Foundation Ms. Mary Ervolina Amy and Alex Figge Greer Ryan Linda Chalat Emyrald Sinclaire Little Pub Company Mr. David Oswald The Denver Foundation Kate Augenblick Mr. and Mrs. John Finn Mike Horine Mr. Richard Sabo and Fuller Family Fund Ms. Carol Chamberlain Ms. Karen E. Lochbaum and Parasoleil Ms. Maureen Sabo Dr. V. Karen Augustitus and Charles Schwab Mr. and Mrs. John P. Fischer Dr. Dorothy Horrell and Thomas Shallow Lorraine Parker and The Hamilton Family Mr. George L. Sfirri, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Sadler Johnnie Chen and family Ms. Maureen Fitzgerald Theodore Horrell Mr. and Mrs. Rick Lofgren Elizabeth Starrs Charitable Fund Mr. Hartman Axley Nina Saks and Richard B. The Peter and Rhondda Mary Chenoweth Chelsea and Bill Flagg Stefanie and Adam Howarth Loving Life Host Homes Matt Parsons and Dennis Baldwin Robinson Grant Fund Jane Clampitt Flowe Foundation Mrs. Mary Nell Howe and Daisy, Liza and Jon Lufrano Beth Ann Parsons Bank of America Charitable Mr. Randall Howe Rose Community Foundation The Dobbins Foundation Mrs. Sheila Cleworth Dr. Rey Fraga and Nancy Luthy and William Tate Dr. Kevin Patterson and Foundation Ms. Rachel Lange James Hrusovsky and Ms. Ann Hovland David and Zita Bram Family The Gardner Grout Foundation Katy and Gregory Bante Mrs. Barbara Cohen and Shannon Buckvold The Mandarich Family Charitable Fund The Strear Family Mr. Stanley Cohen Ms. Gina Fratarcangeli and Mr. Daniel Paulien Ms. Susan Barnes-Gelt Mr. Richard Nahabedian Sheilagh Hudon and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ms. Judy Santambrogio Foundation, Inc. Kathy Cole Mandelson Elisabeth Paulsen Mrs. Laura Barton and Alan Frohbieter William R. Hudon Barbara Schaller and The Vineyard Wineshop Bradley and Rebecca Collier Manos Soap Co. Lise Pederson Hank Schaller Mr. William Matthews Gary and Erin Fry John Hunter The Wells Fargo Colorado Dermatologic Society Claire Markovitz Lisa Peloso and Vikas Patel Diane Freyer Schneider and Don and Cara Bechter Sarah and Robert Fugazi Margie Hunter Philanthropy Fund Robert and Leslie Colwell Marmontor Foundation Pensco Trust Company William Schneider Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bell Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller Ms. Kathryn Huwaldt The Karen E. Pfeifer Comar Trust Marshall-Rodeno Associated Greg and Mari Perczak Mrs. Jane Schultz-Burnett and Charitable Gift Fund Scott Benson David and Chris Fullerton Susan Inglis and Martin Inglis Community First Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S. Jim Perlberg and Bart Burnett Jim Theye and Dee Chirafisi Paul Berger and Ms. Patricia Gage and Margaret Jackson Carla McConnell Evan Schwartz Alisa Davidson G. K. and Virginia Conwick Marsters Tigris Sponsorship and Mr. Rob Holway Jacquard Hotel & Rooftop Mary and Dan Peterson BJ Scott Berkshire Hathaway Mr. and Mrs. William Cook Mrs. Marguerite Martin and Marketing Mrs. Margaret Garbe and Jan Perry Mayer Living Trust Max Martin Karen E. Pfeifer Joanne Senior HomeServices-Innovative Jane Costain Dr. Richard Garbe Janet Tobin Mark G. Jennings Mr. and Mrs. J. Landis Martin Nadja Pisula-Litoff and Dina and William Shaheen Real Estate Denver John and Kay Cowling Nancy M. Garcia Judi and Bryan Tointon Megan Jensen Jonathan Mather Jim Pisula Robert and Cynthia Shaiman Amelia Blakeman and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Genesee Mountain Foundation Theresa Tomich Josh E Silverman Ms. Stephen Jensen and Ms. Jana Mathieson Denise Pitner and Kari Shohet Coxhead Getaround Lisa Talucci Michelle Puyear Sarah Treadway Ariel Blakeman Dr. Manning Mauldin and Mrs. Patti Shwayder-Coffin Mr. Sam Coyle and Rana Gill Mary Jo Johnson Bill and Marilyn Plummer Mr. Richard Trenholme and Bloem Landscaping, Inc. Ms. Beth Coyle Margie Mauldin Stan Siefer Ms. Marta Osuna Jack and Meredith Gindi Susan and Brad Johnson Mrs. Kathleen Potter and Martha Bombel Ms. Judy Crawley Mr. Douglas R. McCallum and Cliff and Sandra Siegel Katy and Adam Truitt Pat Givens Mrs. Karen Jones Mr. Jim Potter Bonnie Brae Liquor Austin Daily Ms. Diana L. Neff Dr. Bennett Siew Mark Valerio Dr. Alan Glickman and Dr. Stephen M. Jordan and Jane and David McElroy Gary and Marlene Prickett Ms. Katherine S. Borgen and Ms. Cynthia G. Daniels Ms. Nanette Santoro Mrs. Ruth Jordan Mr. Brit Probst Lynne Sirpolaidis Vanguard Charitable Mr. Bjorn K. Borgen David & Laura Merage Ryan and Emily McGee Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. The Sara Mann Moore Schwab Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kaeuper John McKinney Lanny Proffer and Mrs. Kristen Boublik and Foundation Gloria Zakus Charitable Carolyn Goble Sisk, Jr. Charitable Fund Dr. Martin Boublik Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Kany Tom and Barb McLaughlin Jane and Tim Davis Account Quiznos Gregory Sissel Vistar Rocky Mountain (A Ingrid Boyd Michael and Michele Karas Carrie and Bill Meersman Performance Food Group Dianne and Dale Dawson John C. Eaton Memorial Fund Ratio Beerworks Terri and Richard Slivka Ms. Mary Bradley Barbara J. Kelley Patricia Meinhardt Company) Dr. Robert Dellavalle and Linda and Steve Goldstone RBC Wealth Management Frank and Kathie Smith Alan D. Bradshaw Dr. Lisa Schilling Kelli Lanphere - Re/Max Julie Mensing Ms. Carol Waddell and Linda Good Wilson and Cherry Creek Steven Read Ms. Julia E. Smith Dr. Alison Brent and Susan DeRose Mark A. Wilson David and Laura Merage Julie Junkin Kelly & Walker Law, LLC Catherine Reedy Mr. and Mrs. and Peter J. Smith Doug Johnson Donald R. Dethlefs, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grant Mile High United Way Dr. Charles Waldren and Johanna E. Kelly James Reichert Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Southwick Ms. Diane Vannais Mr. Marc Brombert Michael R. Bares Bill Greenberg and Angela Barbara Miller Dr. Jan Kennaugh and Ms. Joanne E. Reilly and Christine Spangler Lisa and Brian Wallace Dona and Stanley Brown Chris Dilg Hambleton Mr. Bruce W. Miller Mr. Chip Horne Ronald T. Otsuki Ruth and Brian Spano Ms. Ellen K. Waterman Nancy and Timothy Buese Joy and Chris Dinsdale Philip and Susan Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Milzer Lisa and Steve Kijowski Lindsay Reimers Mr. and Ms. Douglas Sparks WCR/Economy Mark and Jan Bundy Julia E Dobbins and Mr. Ryan Gregory and Marie and James Monroe Kathryn Spuhler Coble Thurman Dr. Tara Gregory Ms. Diane E. Kimmell Mr. Scott Richards and Data Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James Burdick Sara Moore Ms. Terrie Fontenot Sally P. Stabler and Carl White Ann W. Douden Dr. and Mrs. James Griesemer Marcee and Rick Kinning Carmela Weber Lisa Burger Debbie Moroye Eric and Cari Riedlin Ms. Laurel Stadjuhar Don Dunn Jean Groff Peggy Kirkegaard Mrs. Libby Webster Frances Burton Geanne Moroye and Family Todd Rinehart Suzanne and Michael Strear Echter’s Nursery & Brian and Paige Hamilton Elizabeth and Ryan Kirkpatrick Steve Weil Jim and Sharon Butler Mr. and Mrs. John Morrison RLC Foundation Subaru of America, Inc. Garden Center Todd Hamilton Peter J. Kirsch and John Westcott Carole and William Buyers Pat Reynolds Ms. Kim Morss and Mr. Mr. Kenneth M. Robins and Mr. Kenneth Suess Christy and Paul Eisman Andrew Haney Cora and Jeff Wheeler Eileen Byrne Mrs. Sharon Kirts Richard Dehncke Mrs. Judy Robins Charles Sullivan 22 23 2019 GIFTS & DONATIONS (continued)

Ms. Elaine Williams Ann Blessin Flora and Morris Mizel Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. OptumCare The Chotin Foundation Ms. Florence Smith Christopher K. M. Leach and Ms. Marla Williams BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware Foundation II Landgraf Craig Kobe and Mara Pacyga The Bridge Family Fund Ms. Barbara N. Walton Chad Skrbina Mr. Ronald Williams and Bow River Asset Management Margot Frank Mr. R. Kent Landmark Dennis and Chris Pade The Denver Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward D. Dr. Patrick McCrann and Mrs. Cille Williams Corporation Nancy Freeberg Robin and Todd Larabee Ms. Barbara Parrish Hamlin Family Fund White III Dr. Elizabeth McCrann Ms. Ann Wilson and Lawrence and Peggy Bridge Gracie Freedman Latitude 40 Apartments Ms. Rita Parrotte and The Garden Club of Denver Nora and Jack Jones Ms. Joanne Meras Mr. Barney Wilson Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown Caleb and Sidney Gates Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Laycob Mr. Steve Massey The Gornick Fund Dorothy and Jim Borland Heather and Mike Miller Stacey Wilson Mr. James D. Brownlie Jody Georgeson Katharine Lee and Paula and William Bernstein Konnie and Jack Thompson Michael and Pamela Craig Barbara Miller Ms. Carol Wolf Stephen Bushkuhl Stephanie Gosney Daniel Shurz Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mr. Thomas J. Gibson and Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Milzer Mr. and Mrs. Art Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. Jim Campbell Mr. Patrick Gourley Lana Lee PEMA Foundation Tobiassen Mr. Nathan Williams Mrs. John C. Mitchell, III Adam Wolff Joel Carabello Deirdre Grant Mercurio and Patricia Lepiani and Mr. Federico Pena Mr. and Mrs. David O. Tryba Ms. Janet Grant Mrs. Janet R. Mordecai Kenneth and Janet Wolfgram Robert and Kathleen Clark Jim Mercurio Laszlo Kalloi Mrs. Marjorie A. Petersen Vanguard Charitable Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hasday Mr. and Mrs. Ron W. Neel Wong Strauch Architects Ms. Ann Collier Ms. Elizabeth Grant Herrick and Mary Lynne Shel Petitjean The David and Mooey Mr. Tom Hawkey and Susan E. Osgood Lidstone Dawn Wood Colorado Cactus & Succulent Ms. Gertrude Grant Ryan Pocius Hammond Fund Mr. Dennis Hamann Linda R. Patille Karen Woods Society Greeley Centennial Rotary Harry and Christine Lindmark Florine and Benedict Raitano Dave and Linda Veldman Beverly Littlepage Mrs. Marjorie A. Petersen Dr. Tambra Woods and Colorado Mycological Society Club Nancy and John Lockwood Mr. Joseph D. Rassenfoss and Mr. and Mrs. Thom Vernon Mrs. Esther L. Witte Ms. Deborah Phillips Ms. Anna Wegleitner Noel Congdon Kristen Habetz Loretta and Leigh Norgren Mrs. Caroline K. Rassenfoss Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Victor II Jeanette Pryor Patricia Powell Foundation Xcel Energy Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Cook Mr. Donald Hagengruber Patricia Rawlings Vogel Charitable Foundation John Westcott Keith Pryor and John Hayden Judy Lynn Gloria Zakus Pete and Marilyn Coors Susan and Steven Halstedt Republic National Distributing Ms. Meredith A. Vogel S. Lorraine Adams and Dr. Charlotte A. Redden Chelsea Manley Mr. and Mrs. Tim Zarlengo Mr. David Copeland Mr. and Mrs. David Hammond Company Sara Vogel and Sean Vogel Deborah M. Horner Dina and Ken Robke Mr. Jack Mason Mr. Shawn Zinnen and Mrs. Kitty Cottingham Mr. Joshua Hanfling Paula Reynolds Wadsworth Control John S. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Ross Mr. Frank J. Mauro Mrs. Lisa Maier Camillia Cox Eleanor Harrison and Kent Rice and Ann Corrigan Systems Inc Patricia Baker Ms. Debra Schaefer Lou McDowell Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cramer Gedeon LaFarge Rio Grande Co. Judith Wagner Dr. Paul H. Barrett and Mr. and Mrs. Barney Schotters $500-$999 Mr. and Mrs. Richard Havey Carrie and Michael Henry Roath Christina and Rick Walker Ms. Sally Barrett Kevin J. Daly McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. David Schultz A Frame Mortgage Gary and Gary Hay Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wallach Ms. C. C. Barton James David and Gary Peese David and Allison McMurtry Mary Ann Schultz Larry Abel Linda and Rus Heise Carol Ann Rothman Timothy and Jenny Walsh William and Sondra Mrs. Mary Ann G. Davis M-E Engineers, Inc. Bechhoefer Mrs. Judith Sellers Melinda Alankar and Hill Family Foundation Mrs. Jane Russell Lee and Jilda Weinstein Rees Davis Mistler Family Foundation Anne T. Bobal Mrs. Merrill Shields and Ashwin Alankar Ms. Ann Hinkins Katie and Joshua Ryan Virginia Westgaard Dr. M. Ray Thomasson Julia K. Dean Dr. Megan Mistler Mr. and Mrs. George C. Bulpitt Dr. and Mrs. John Aleinikoff Stephanie Lang Holder Nicole Saladino Westminster College Hill Lynn Marie Smith Martin and Ruth Dewton and Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mizel Ms. Charlene Butler Alpine Bank Elizabeth Kane David B. Holstein Dr. Frank T. Sargent Library Daniel Martin Mr. and Mrs. Michael Mohapp Mrs. Frances F. Cameron American Online Giving DHM Design Bryan Howard and Brad Melissa and Shane Schaap Hallie and Brian White Ms. Gayle Stallings Foundation Elene and Tom Mooney Mrs. Jan W. Chase Nicholas Antonio DiPasquale Daughtry Mr. and Mrs. Rick Schiff Whitewater Kettle Corn Dr. Pat Sutton Eccles Family Charitable Marilyn Moses Linda and Raymond Clark Mrs. Nancy Downing Michael and Betsy Huseby Patricia and David Schwartz Rosie and Christopher Ms. Carol Svendsen and Fund Mr. Greg Movesian and Dale T. Colclasure Lawrence Eaton Roberto and Barbra Iglesias Mr. and Mrs. Todd Seelman Wiedenmayer Jay L. Mead Ameriprise Financial Mr. Jack D. Finlaw, Jr. George Cole Dilek and Mathew Eccles Innovest Portfolio Solutions, LLC Ms. Ashley Cole Seidman Wilderness Bond Partnership Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Katie Amick MSL1, LLC Ms. Anita Cox Turetzky Mrs. Mary Eiseman Jon Isenhart Page and Scott Sepic Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Ms. Joanne S. Anderson and Mrs. Cynthia F. Nagel Wintergalen Ms. Ann L. Crammond Mr. Brian R. Vogt Emerson Outdoor Design Larry and Kathleen Jackel Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Shamos Mr. Andrew Anderson National Christian Foundation Wishlist Jane and Tim Davis Mr. and Mrs. Jeff J. Wagner Lisa and Matt Emerson Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Marilyn H. Shaw Mrs. Sarah Anderson Jackson Rocky Mountains Olivia Wolfe Susan Eslick Ms. Carol Wolf Enstrom Candies, Inc. Mrs. Susan B. Sheridan Mrs. Eleanor Andrade Ms. Peggy Jackson The Kenneth and Peggy Matt and Amanda Yonan Ms. Stephanie J. Franklin Joan E. Wood Ms. Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Estate of Richard A. Kirk Jackson Charitable Fund Simons Foundation Jerome & Dorothea Berryman Mrs. and Mr. Sinclair Andrew York Caleb and Sidney Gates Karen Woods Applewood Seed Company Estate of Steven Gilbert Bloechl Management Trust National Philanthropic Trust Heidi and Randy Keogh Fund Mr. and Mrs. George Sissel Mr. Pat Giarritano and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harrison Augur and Meg Ferron Ms. Pamela Jewett and Ms. Janina Kozacka Zaparanick NCTI Anne Smith Perennial Friends Julia Augur Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Michelle Jewett Marilyn Girouard Dickhaus Charitable Gift Drs. Jennifer and Diane Somers Mr. Hartman Axley Bansbach Foundation Joan C. Kirk Revocable Trust Mr. and Mrs. James Golanty Fund Richard Neale Shaun Spaid Dennis E. Baldwin Mr. and Mrs. Louis P. Kaiser Permanente Carole and Larry Goodwin Bansbach III Isenhart Charitable Fund Kimberly Neckers Bryanna Spaulding Edward P. and Hope S. Lynne and Raymond Keck Connors Newell and Judy Grant Luke and Susan Beatty Jane Nagel Family Mr. Howard Noble and Mr. Robert Stanton Heidi and Randy Keogh Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ebrahimi Edward and Sheena Hackstaff Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Bell Charitable Foundation Ms. Susan Noble Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stapleton Marilou Kiessig Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freyer Ms. Cindy Hagerman Kristin and James Bender Nagel Family Fund Norris Design Mrs. Judy A. Stepan and Susan King Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Hurtt Susan and Michael Hawes Dr. Sean Bender RJ Clark Family Fund Nothing Bundt Cakes Susan Phelps Ms. Laura F. Kirk Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Kany Ms. Sarah T. Hodge Sue Ellen Berkmeyer and Wilson’s Charitable Account Mrs. Sarah Obregon and Ken and Pab Stiefler Mira J. Fine and Andrew Kreuz and Dr. Richard Obregon Mrs. James B. Kurtz Ms. Christine L. Honnen Doug Degree Michael Makley Mrs. Jerome Strickland Christine Bittner Anita H. Rouse Occidental Petroleum Table Mountain Garden Club Carrie and Michael Lisa and Robert Kessler Susan Kroes Corporation McLaughlin FirstBank Lee and Kathy Terry Bonnie J. Kissling 24 25 VOLUNTEERS

The Gardens is grateful for dedicated volunteers who offer their passions and skills to ensure we fulfill our mission and create important connections between plants, conservation, art and our community.

Total Active Volunteers: 2,985 Total Volunteer Visits: 26,691 Volunteer Award Recipients Total Volunteer Hours: 91,627 Congratulations to our 2019 Volunteer Award Winners! Hours by Department and Affiliate Volunteer Groups Outstanding Behind the Scenes Volunteer: Horticulture: 16,120 Fran Augenblick and Library Volunteers Special Events: 16,889* Outstanding Education Volunteer: Public/Private Events: 529* Sheila Robinson Exhibits: 673* Lainie Jackson Outstanding Research and Conservation: 5,582* Horticulture Volunteer: Andy Baker Chatfield (CSA, Horticulture, Outstanding Chatfield Farms Greenhouse and Volunteer: Dawn Repola Occasional Programs): 5,631 Marilyn Skelton Most Number of Chatfield (Visitor Experience): 1,712 Hours Contributed: Sandy Hoops Children’s Education: 2,738* Outstanding Teen Volunteer Adult Education: 2,419 (York Street): Josh Omer Science Pyramid: 1,271 Outstanding Teen Volunteer Summer Teen Program: 4,364* (Chatfield Farms): Kylie Williams Gardens Teen Leaders: 365 Excellence in Event Leadership: Dorie Carstens York Street Ambassador Program: 7,972 Bernice “Pete” Peterson: Docent Program: 5,937* Irene Shepard Library: 455 Outstanding New Volunteer: Katie Ashley Development: 141 Volunteer of the Year: Sandy Hoops Summer Concerts: 1,752 Marketing: 584 Gift Shop: 407 Volunteer Services: 5,006* Plains Conservation Center: 449 *Includes hours from York Street and Chatfield Farms

Hours by Affiliate Volunteer Groups Denver Botanic Gardens Guild: 6,727 Garden Club of Denver: 226 Rocky Mountain Weavers Guild: 864 Master Gardeners Garden Help: 825

Spring Plant Sale – Denver Botanic Gardens Guild Teen volunteers working on a project together. 26 27 Blossoms of Light Bumblebee Jamboree Glow at the Gardens

The Clinton Family Fund Go2Gardens Summer Concert Series Free Shuttle Program Santa’s Village Docent Tour

Chatfield Farms Iris Garden Día de los Muertos Farm Stand 1007 York Street EDITOR: Tiffany Coleman Denver, CO 80206 GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Noreen Gima botanicgardens .org PHOTOGRAPHER: Scott Dressel-Martin