ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Message from the CEO ...... 5

Year in Review ...... 6-8

By the Numbers ...... 9

Treasurer’s Report ...... 11

Financial Report ...... 12-13 TABLE OF CONTENTS Board of Trustees ...... 14

Message from Board Chair...... 15

Donor List ...... 16-19

Volunteers ...... 21

THE Photo Collage ...... 22-23 MISSION

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.

The four core values of Gardens – transformation, relevance, diversity and sustainability – spell 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 friends, we set out to ensure Denver Botanic Gardens will forever flourish.

2 3 MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

It was a year filled with opportunities, challenges and fulfillment. Throughout 2015, the Gardens once again saw what happens when a shared mission and sense of teamwork propels people to reach new heights.

The stories told in more than 50 gardens at York Street flourished. The recently built Ellipse garden, adjacent to the Waring House, exploded in color, its roses clearly relishing their new home. New crevice gardens became flashpoints of attraction, their minuscule plants both tenacious and stunning. The first major outdoor exhibition of Deborah Butterfield’s remarkable horses found a welcome home here, the figures both beautiful and beguiling. How did she first imagine her process of taking found wood and crafting bronze equines? We were all amazed.

At Chatfield Farms, a new Lavender Garden was created adjacent to the butterfly house which became a magnet for visitors. Vegetables grown at Chatfield Farms were shared with four sites to address the struggles of urban food deserts. Teams from the Gardens seemed to be everywhere, with projects at the 16th Street Mall to south Aurora.

The Gardens’ international impact deepened in 2015 as well. From design support of a new botanic garden in India to a new agreement with governmental authorities in Argentina to share plant research and propagation, we entered a new era of global understanding and cooperation.

By far, the biggest sensation of the year was Stinky, the Amorphophallus titanum that literally captivated the world. The event received international media attention including the Wall Street Journal, The Times UK, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the Times of India. It was the first efflorescence of a corpse flower in the Rocky Mountain West and when throngs of daring visitors waited in line for half a day to see Stinky and as many thousands more tracked the bloom online, we had the opportunity to showcase one of nature’s greatest and strangest stories of adaptation. This was the perfect fusion of horticulture and public relations.

The challenges of 2015 came from our most important ally – Mother Nature. In June, the York Street gardens were struck by twin hailstorms. The damage was profound, but the team’s resilience proved to be equally so. Tents were shredded, whole gardens were pulverized. The roof of the greenhouse complex was pitted with holes. Conservatory panels were cracked. Yet, within hours, scores of staff and volunteers went to work and the recovery went into full swing. After mere days, visitors experienced no diminishment of their experience and the chance to rebuild became an opportunity to make everything even better. In fact, as the Boettcher Memorial Tropical Conservatory headed toward its 50th anniversary, the entire structure moved toward complete restoration.

Fulfillment. Under the leadership of our remarkable Board Chair, Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis, the Board approved a new strategic plan, taking the mission of the Gardens forward in a powerful way. Four key objectives were identified: sustainability, diversity, the reauthorization of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) and the realization of the final project of the Master Development Plan – the Center for Science, Art and Education. These four pillars have shared importance as each will be fundamental to the Gardens’ path for decades to come.

All good things at the Gardens are possible because of you – Board Trustees, volunteers, donors, staff and countless friends who relish this singular institution.

Thank you all.

Brian Vogt Denver Botanic Gardens CEO

4 5 YEAR IN REVIEW

Art & Interpretation Chatfield Farms • Seven exhibitions were presented throughout the year including Deborah Butterfield: The Nature of Horses and Colorado’s • Lavender Garden constructed with 12 varieties of lavender, a labyrinth, pergola, stone patio and retaining wall. The Climate Cousin: The Mountains and Plains of Southern Africa garden will host a Lavender Festival in 2016.

• The School of Botanical Art & Illustration offered 155 courses; nine distance learning courses with students from 15 states; • Veterans to Farmers Program participants completed 2,700 hours of agriculture instruction and hands-on work, focusing two courses at El Charco Botanical Garden in Mexico and two six-week artist-in-residency positions in collaboration with on urban agriculture growing and marketing of products. A stipend offset travel and living costs. the Research and Conservation Department. • Record breaking attendance: Pumpkin Festival attracted more than 30,000 people and Corn Maze gross revenue • The interpretation team hosted 240 tours that served 2,814 people, 70 of which were of the Deborah Butterfield: The Nature was $452,000. of Horses exhibition. • Plans were developed for the Deer Creek Stables rental facility that will be completed in 2016. • Roving and stationary docents engaged 3,700 visitors.

• Volunteers led 119 Science Chats in the Science Pyramid, reaching more than 6,500 visitors. Development • Corporate partner revenue was more than $400,000 of which $64,000 was corporate member revenue and $130,000 was sponsor revenue for the Summer Concert Series.

• UMB Bank continued to be a generous multi-year corporate partner with the Presenting Sponsorship of the Summer Concert Series, the naming of the UMB Bank Amphitheater at York Street and exhibition sponsorship.

• The Contributing Membership program reached record numbers, including nine President’s Circle, 15 Garden Leader and 33 Director’s Circle members, totaling $201,250 in revenue.

• The Gardens was a recipient of the “Innovate for Good” award for the Chatfield Farms Veterans in Food Deserts program.

• A grant from Kaiser Permanente supported the “Farm Stands in Food Deserts” with produce grown at Chatfield Farms.

Education & Library • Summer camps had record attendance of 335 participants. Almost all camps at York Street and Chatfield Farms sold out.

• Mordecai Children’s Garden celebrated its fifth season. Through restructuring the teen volunteer program, 77 drop-in Center for Global Initiatives activities were provided for visiting families. • Dr. Sarada Krishnan, Director of Horticulture and Center for Global Initiatives and Mike Kintgen, curator of alpine • The Bonfils-Stanton Series featured staff speakers including Michael Bone, Vera Evanson, Dan Johnson, Panayoti Kelaidis, collections went on a 10-day trip to Argentina to work with local agencies to acquire permits to collect and import plant Mike Kintgen and Larry Vickerman. material for trialing in Colorado. • A second collaboration with the Girl Scouts doubled the program compared to last year. 199 Daisy Scouts and 114 • The book “Steppes: The Plants and Ecology of the World’s Semi-arid Regions” was published and released, authored by adults attended the two “Scout Days.” five experts. • The Helen Fowler Library expanded the book club to include a summer meet the author event. • The master plan for the M.S. Swaminathan Botanical Garden in Wayanad, India was completed, featuring schematic designs done in collaboration with University of Colorado, Denver Landscape Architecture students. • Cataloging was completed of the research department’s library collection.

• Seeds were exchanged with the Jerusalem Botanical Garden and germination studies were performed. The plants will be trialed for garden performance in the coming years.

• Field Guide to the “Wildflowers of the Mountain States” book is being compiled with Timber Press. This book will be published in 2017.

6 7 YEAR BY IN REVIEW (continued) THE NUMBERS

Events • In collaboration with Metropolitan State University of January through December 2015 Denver, the 3-credit hour Urban Vegetable Gardening • Record breaking Blossoms of Light attracted 85,000 Visitors Plant Propagation & Production course was offered during the Summer 2015 Semester Total Annual Attendance: 1,042,763 Plants produced for displays: 34,780 visitors and $670,493 revenue through the Department of Hospitality, Tourism and Events. Plants produced for CSA: 34,426 Membership In-house propagated plants • Record breaking Winter Gift Market attendance of 9,242 • Experiments were conducted in the tissue culture lab to Total Member Households: 42,551 sold at the Shop at the Gardens: 2,113 develop protocols and propagation of 15 species for In-house propagated plants • New event series Glow at the Gardens was hosted over distribution to the green industry. Community Garden sold at Spring Plant Sale: 5,713 three nights and featured 1,500 luminaries, 265 carved Rented Plots: 89 In-house propagated plants Registered Gardeners: 160 sold at Fall Plant & Bulb Sale: 1,723 pumpkins and showpiece pumpkins. All but one night sold • Annuals trials: Third and final year of the annuals trials at out with a total of 8,100 visitors. Produce donated to SAME Café: 658 pounds York Street featured 31 plant entries and 45 jurors. Best Plant Distributions of Show: Bidens CAMPFIRE™ Fireburst. Horticulture Therapy Program Boyce Thompson Arboretum: 13 species for collections Participants per category Tucson Botanical Garden: 18 species for collections Horticulture Winter Green and Summer Sensory Programs: 652 University of Arizona Campus Arboretum: • “Urban Food Initiative: Feeding Communities: A Hand- Operations Chatfield Farms Veterans Farm Program: 18 1 species for collections Researcher from Midwestern University: book for the Urban Farmer” was used to teach two • Began construction of the Steppe, All-America Selections Community Supporting Agriculture 4 species for phylogenetic research public sessions and one in the Mariposa neighborhood. and Sensory Gardens. Pounds of produce grown at Chatfield Farms: 58,300 Researcher from Smithsonian: Additionally, the material was used to teach participants Pounds of produce sold through CSA: 51,800 77 species for the Global Legume Genome Initiative in the Chatfield Farms Veterans Farm Program. • Added access and surveillance systems to enhance Pounds of produce donated to community: 3,500 Researcher from University of Wyoming: security. 3 species for molecular research • The Mariposa Urban Farm increased growing space to Public Programs School Children Visitors: 30,107 Index Seminum Seed Program 2,500 sq. ft., including a 400 sq. ft. greenhouse which • Major hail damage repair completed, including flooding Youth and Family Program Attendance: 13,575 Institutions that ordered seeds: 63 was used for winter vegetable production and spring in Boettcher basement, extensive skylight replacement, Adult Class and Workshop Attendance: 14,925 Countries that participated: 21 transplant production. A distribution of 2,016 lbs. of repainting of trellises and replacement of all non-vertical Adult Class and Workshops: 813 Distributed seed packets: 742 produce occurred. panels in greenhouses. Helen Fowler Library Herbarium • Created preventive maintenance and custodial programs Circulation: Sam Mitchel Herbarium of Fungi: 17,681 to improve function and aesthetics. items checked out: 2,183 Collections that represent newly documented items used in house: 879 fungi in Colorado: 9 periodicals used in house: 637 Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium: 56,674 • Created internal policies to improve safety, compliance Patrons: and emergency response. new patrons added Research and Conservation to the library: 19,911 Collections that represent new county records: 17 Catalog: New Funding awarded/received: $150,984 Research & Conservation new items/records added to the library collection: 545 Phenology visits: 649 total library records edited/corrected: 2,062 People reached through • Restoration of Deer Creek at Chatfield Farms began with InterLibrary Loan: scientific outreach participants: 7100 a floristic survey of the creek and planning for alterations items lent to other libraries: 137 items to the hydrology. The 5.5 acres of degraded habitat will borrowed for staff and members: 112 Staff be restored to a functional riparian corridor supporting Gardening Help questions answered: 1,012 Full-Time, Part-Time and Seasonal Staff: 224 urban wildlife. Living Plant Collection New Plant Accessions: 2,773 • Expanded scientific capacity through the formalization of Plant Families: 244 a graduate program in collaboration with the University Genera: 2,205 of Colorado at Denver. The first graduate student worked Species: 9,685 to understand seed mixes for restoring areas of the West. Taxa: 16,673 Accessioned Plants: 26,780 • Insect collection initiation within the Kathryn Kalmbach Herbarium to focus on insects within the York Street gardens. The collection has been used for educational purposes in the School of Botanical Art & Illustration and Science Pyramid. 8 9 TREASURER’S REPORT

I am pleased to report on Denver Botanic Gardens Inc. results of the year ended December 31, 2015, as detailed in our accompanying audited financial statements. The Gardens is a non-profit corporation formed in 1951, organized for the establishment and maintenance of botanical gardens and arboreta in cooperation with the City and County of Denver (the “City”), pursuant to a long term cooperative agreement with the City. In accordance with this agreement, the Gardens manages and operates the facilities including the buildings, plantings and all other properties that constitute Denver Botanic Gardens, including a long term agreement to operate Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms.

The accompanying financial statements also include the accounts of Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc. (“DBGE”) a separate nonprofit organization established in 1991 that holds a majority of the Gardens’ endowment funds and also includes the accounts of two affiliated volunteer organizations: the Associates of Denver Botanic Gardens and Denver Botanic Gardens Guild, who work for the betterment of the Gardens by providing volunteer assistance and financial aid.

In 2015 the Gardens continued its mission of connecting people with plants with an operating budget of $18.5 million, compared to a 2014 operating budget of $19.8 million. The decrease reflects a return to normal long-term growth after the unprecedented popularity of the 2014 Chihuly exhibition. We ended the current year with an operating surplus more than $729,000, compared to $4.2 million in 2014.

Non-operating activity included: endowment and capital campaign contributions of more than $319,000; investment return on the endowment (net of distribution) of minus $1.3 million; and capital expenditures of $594,000. 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), decreased by nearly $1.4 million or 8% compared to 2014, reflecting the additional expenditures in 2014 for the Chihuly exhibit.

Endowment net assets grew from $22.9 million in 2014 to $24.6 million in 2015 after contributions, realized and unrealized gains, and an $873,000 distribution to the Gardens’ operating budget. Endowment investments are stated at fair market value each year and for 2015 the change in fair value resulted in a loss of 1.4%. The investment portfolio is diversified to limit the endowment’s investment risk and the Board of Trustees establish the portfolio’s investment policy. Since its inception in July 1992, the portfolio has earned a compound annual growth rate of 8%.

During 2015, 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) and the City and County of Denver for their foundation of support as we endeavor to ensure that the Gardens will forever flourish.

Shawn A. Simmons Treasurer, Board of Trustees

11 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS DECEMBER 31, 2015

aSSetS 2015 2014 Combined Statement of aCtivitieS 2015 2014 Current Assets Operating Revenues, Gains and Support Cash and Cash Equivalents $899,464 $5,326,121 SCFD $4,153,456 $3,934,420 Cash Restricted for Capital Projects 2,796,242 500,000 Membership Dues 2,962,683 3,575,429 Supplemental Lease Payment Fund 812,458 669,790 Admissions 2,006,134 5,054,265 Accounts Receivable 2,333,104 3,098,115 Special Events and Facility Rentals 2,441,728 2,963,265 Prepaid Expenses 145,585 136,330 Contributions and Grants 2,061,814 2,662,709 Inventory 298,983 188,685 Chatfield Farms 1,730,096 1,660,168 Total Current Assets $ 7,285,836 $ 9,919,041 City and County Of Denver 992,904 964,000 Educational/Public Programs 883,517 789,336 Other Assets The Shop at the Gardens 697,270 1,165,162 Investments $ 24,547,562 $ 22,899,188 Endowment Distribution 873,328 765,456 Real Estate and Water Rights 418,523 418,523 Other 421,690 506,981 Improvements and Equipment 236,115 264,210 Total Operating Revenues, Gains and Support $19,224,620 $24,041,191 (Less Accumulated Depreciation of $481,418) — — Total Other Assets $ 25,202,200 $ 23,581,921 Operating Expenditures TOTAL ASSETS $32,488,036 $33,500,962 Program Services 16,069,995 17,430,832 Supporting Services 2,425,906 2,390,186

LiabiLitieS and net aSSetS Total Operating Expenditures 18,495,901 19,821,018 Liabilities Change in Net Assets from Operating Activities 728,719 4,220,173 Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities $1,412,740 $1,600,710 Deferred Revenue 427,698 427,087 Total Liabilities $ 1,840,438 $ 2,027,797 Non-Operating Activities Endowment and Capital Campaign Contributions 319,361 932,159 Net Assets Capital Improvements (593,631) (7,200,176) Unrestricted $1,063,977 $ 6,115,557 Bond Proceeds Received for Capital Projects – 777,988 Designated 8,719,707 4,505,979 Investment Return on Endowments, After Distribution (1,280,016) (127,006) Temporarily Restricted 12,343,959 12,362,674 Permanently Restricted 8,519,955 8,488,955 Change in Net Assets from Non-Operating Activities (1,554,286) (608,895) Total Net Assets $ 30,647,598 $ 31,473,165 Net Assets at Beginning of Year 31,473,165 27,861,887

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $32,488,036 $33,500,962 NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $30,647,598 $31,473,165

12 13 MESSAGE FROM BOARD CHAIR

I send greetings from the Board of Trustees of Denver Botanic Gardens and a hearty thank you for all the ways each of you support the work of connecting people to plants. As you see in this annual report, the Gardens continues to flourish in all of its venues and 2015 was no exception. At the heart of it is a shared passion for all things living and a desire to assure sustainability of our work in all dimensions...

• Scientific work, an often behind-the-scenes, yet significant contribution is dedicated to the sustainability of this lovely planet.

• Community investments literally and figuratively feed people through stimulation of the mind, body and spirit in ways that only plants enable.

• The creative and artistic beauty of the Gardens nurtures the soul of many communities and is fueled by a love of and passion for the wonder and amazement that only the natural world can bring.

Denver Botanic Gardens’ team of staff, trustees and volunteers commit to this work because we believe in the mission and what fruit that mission can bear for this community and beyond. We look forward to serving you for many years to come and hope this brief look at some of the important work we have done (and not nearly all the work that has been accomplished: that would take a report many pages longer!) makes you smile and motivates you to visit often. Share the magic of this special place with others!

Thank you and see you around the Gardens!

Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis Chair, Board of Trustees 2015 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Front Row: Shawn Simmons (Treasurer), Patricia Lepiani (Secretary), Jandel Allen-Davis (Board Chair), Nancy Schotters, Steffan Tubbs, Laura Higgins

Back Row: Joyce Walker, Vicki Eppler, Janet Manning, Richard Clark (Vice Chair), Judy Sellers, Cynthia Scott, Allyson Mendenhall, Dawn Bookhardt, Judy Grant, Steven Jordan, Eleanor Edwards, Jane O’Shaughnessy

Not Pictured: Bea Taplin, Janet Mordecai, BJ Dyer, Sandy Rothe, Lauri Dannemiller, Mary Lee Chin, Christine Grawemeyer, Al Gerace, Jennifer Johnson, Nancy Buese, Rhonda Fields, Kathy Hodgson, Tish Maes, Judy Shine, Harold Smethills, John Freyer, Louise Niekerk, Peter Kirsch, Ed Connors, Richard Kirk, Barbara Baldwin, Jerry Ladd

14 15 Ms. Anita Cox Noble Productions Joseph B. Blake Ms. Kristi Dinner 2015 GIFTS Kate Dake Mr. Paul R. Ost and Mr. Will Biles Bobo’s Oat Bars Mr. Donald Dixon and & DONATIONS Dianne and Dale Dawson Barrington and Jamie Pitt Miller Boettcher Foundation Shari Lewinski DBC Irrigation Supply Mary B. Schaefer and Hugh L. Rice Martha Bombel Kathryn and Gary Dudley Mr. Peter D. Durst and Mr. and Mrs. John P. Scully BP Foundation, Inc. Charles and Michele Duey $25,000 + Sherman & Howard, LLC Mr. Brian R. Vogt Mordecai Foundation Ms. Ellen Seale Buz and Judy Sellers Mr. Marc Brombert Sara and Dan Dunlap Mrs. Thomas E. Taplin Whole Foods Market Denver Nexus Corporation Mr. BJ Dyer Mr. Kenneth Suess Brownstone Realty Ms. Barbara Edwards Citizens of the Scientific & UMB Bank Ms. Jane O’Shaughnessy Mr. and Mrs. Garry Eades Elizabeth and Bennett Thompson Nancy and Timothy Buese Mr. and Mrs. John P. Eliot Cultural Facilities District Xcel Energy $5,000-$9,999 Patron Spirits Company Mr. Garry Edwards and Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Thompson Susan Buhr Elmer F. Pierson Foundation Associates of Denver Botanic Allison and Nelson Perkins Ms. Evette Wilson Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Veit Mark and Jan Bundy Karen and Gregory Engel Gardens A Line Boutique $10,000-$24,999 Ryan Pocius Christy and Paul Eisman Steven Wake Mr. and Mrs. James Burdick Karen Engelberth and Mrs. Laura Barton and Mr. and Mrs. Adam Agron The Ponzio Family Ms. Mary F. Elliman Lisa and Brian Wallace Thomas Burns Sean Barrows Mr. William Matthews AARP Sherri Alpert Mr. Michael Porter and Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Ms. Ellen K. Waterman Sharon and Jim Butler Ms. Peggy Epand Bellco Bank of America Amaranth Apartments Cheryl Longtin Angela Feiner Mr. and Mrs. David Weitzenfeld Carole and William Buyers Edward Erickson and Patty Rolnick Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Mrs. Mackintosh Brown Katy and Gregory Bante Patricia Powell Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Ferguson Mr. Mark W. Williams Eileen Byrne Mr. and Mrs. John Finn Mrs. Brooke and Centura Health Ms. Karmen Berentsen Private Client Reserve at US Bank Ms. Tamara Fischer and Mr.and Mrs. James S Wilson Yvonne and Robert Camacho Mr. and Mrs. John P. Fischer Mr. Jon-Erik Borgen Children’s Hospital Colorado Christina and John Brickley William D. Radichel Foundation Mr. Charles G. Kellogg Amy Wood and Joseph Wood Mr. and Mrs. Jim Campbell Dr. Kerry Fisher and Dr. Deb Fisher Ms. Katherine S. Borgen and Citywide Banks Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck Marjorie Robinson Ms. Gina Fratarcangeli and Lise Woodard Mrs. Sue M. Cannon Ms. Maureen Fitzgerald Mr. Bjorn K. Borgen Deloitte Business Wire Rocky Mountain Popcorn Company Richard Nahabedian Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Woolley II Dr. John D. Carroll Dr. Rey Fraga and Borgen Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ebrahimi Mr. and Mrs. Brown W. Becky and Brian Schaub Kristina Freitag Mr. and Mrs. Robert Zaparanick Ms. Lelia Carroll Ms. Rachel Lange Chipotle Mexican Grill Ebrahimi Family Foundation Cannon, Jr. Ms. Cynthia Schlegel Mr. and Mrs. George C. Gibson Mr. and Mrs. Tim Zarlengo The Carson Foundation Cory Freyer Denver Botanic Gardens Guild The Eloy Martinez Family Trust George and Christina Caulkins The Cynthia R Schlegel Trust Marilyn Girouard Laura Casselli Paul and Darcie Frohardt Denver Center for the Estate of Alfred Von Essen Center for Plant Conservation Mrs. Cynthia Y. Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon $1,000-$2,499 Ellie Caulkins Mr. and Mrs. John Fuller Performing Arts Estate of Kay Bloechl-Star Mary Chenoweth Mr. Peter Scott Mr. Robert S. Graham Caulkins Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert K. Fuller Denver Debutante Ball The Evaline Olson-Shuster Trust The Chill Foundation Dawn Abbott Ms. Ellen Scott Anne and Ray Groves Ms. Carol Chamberlain Barbee Futrell Riehl and Dan Riehl The Denver Foundation First Western Financial, Inc. Larry Chorn Weldon Abbott Mr. and Mrs. Michael Shannon Mr. and Mrs. Frederic C. Hamilton Lucy W. Chamberlain Ms. Patricia Gage and The Barton Family Foundation FirstBank Holding Company City of Lakewood Lisa Ahrendt and Bo Maurer Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Simmons The Frederic C. Hamilton Mary Lee Chin and James Mr. Rob Holway The Sylvia Knobloch Brown Fund Mr. and Mrs. John E. Freyer Clif Bar & Company Kathryn Albright Ms. Patricia Somerville Family Foundation Wagenlander Mr. and Mrs. Ken Gart Fuller Family Fund Newell and Judy Grant Ms. Beth Dickhaus and Ale House at Amato’s Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Mr. and Mrs. Cannon Y. Harvey Christopher J.F. Graff Mr. and Mrs. George P. Gastis Margaret S. Garbe Mr. Brantley J. Halstead Mr. Darrin Sacks Mr. and Mrs. Tony Alishio Sterling Ranch Development Haselden Construction Charitable Foundation Gelatt-Gephart Foundation Inc The Peter and Rhondda Ms. Susan McLoon Hodson Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dickson American Endowment Foundation Company Mr. and Mrs. Harley G. Higbie, Jr. Ms. Isabelle Clark GenSpring Family Offices Grant Fund Holland & Hart Dickson Family Fund Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Marianne & Tim Sulser Honnen Equipment Company Mrs. Sheila Cleworth George J. & Elizabeth Park Lorraine and Harley Higbie Fund Lisa and Robert Kessler Jocelyn Ege Ms. Gail Anderson and Ian Teller Mr. and Mrs. Michael H. Hurtt Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Clinton Robinson Trust Imhoff Ohlson Family Fund Diana Kinsey and Mike Kinsey EKS&H Ms. Barbara Edwards Ms. Joey Terriquez Mr. and Mrs. Michael Imhoff The Clinton Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. Brent Gephart The KJ Commumity Fund Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Kugeler El Pomar Foundation Dr. Gail Armstrong Jaime and Elliot Turner Jewish Federation Foundation of CNA Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kaufmann Kemp Family Fund Lockton Companies, LLC Ernst & Young Ms. Kathy Ashenfelter and Dr. John L. Wiberg Greater Rhode Island Colorado Business Bank Glaze Baum Cake Shoppe Kirsch-Reynolds Family Fund Mabel Y. Hughes Charitable Trust Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Bob Weyand Connie and Alex Wiegers Mr. and Mrs. John Jordan Colorado Cider Company Alan Glickman and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Owen Dr. and Mrs. J. Michael Maloney GH Phipps Construction Companies Dr. Dan Atkins and Ms. The Winthrop Foundation Keesen Landscape Management, Colorado Dermatologic Society Nanette Santoro Schlessman Family Foundation MarkWest Energy Partners Mr. Thomas J. Gibson and Mary Ervolina Bryan Wright Inc. The Colorado Health Foundation Dr. Burton P. Golub Thomas and Beatrice Taplin Fund George Martinez Mr. Nathan Williams Dr. V. Karen Augustitus and Johanna Elizabeth Kelly and Community First Foundation Dr. Philip Good and Jack & Konnie Thompson Fund Merrill Lynch Ms. Lynda Goldstein Mr. George L. Sfirri, Jr. $2,500-$4,999 Buzz Yancey Mr. and Mrs. William Cook Christine Carcano Elevated Third Mrs. Janet R. Mordecai Mr. and Mrs. Nick J. Hackstock Cynthia Avery Kentwood Real Estate John and Kay Cowling Linda Good Wilson and Helen K. & Arthur E. Sean Myers The Hackstock Family Foundation AIA Industries, Inc. Mr. Hartman Axley Kimpton Monaco Denver Hotel Mr. Sam Coyle and Ms. Beth Coyle Mark A. Wilson Johnson Foundation Polsinelli Ms. Kathy Hodgson Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis and Eugene H. Baber II and Mr. Richard A. Kirk Coyote Gold All Natural Margarita Mr. and Mrs. James Goodwyn III Kaiser Permanente Porter Adventist Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Graham E. Hollis Mr. Anthony Davis Gale Johnson Mr. Peter J. Kirsch and Pat Reynolds Paul Craig and Sarah Craig Andrew and Megan Graham Mr. and Mrs. Jerry D. Ladd Dr. and Mrs. W. G. Rainer Ms. Kittie Hook and Anonymous Dr. Catharyn Baird and Deb Knobelman and Ms. Judy Crawley Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grant The Ladd Foundation Ms. Shan Ring and Mr. Steven Ring Mr. Charles Shelden Bonnie Brae Wine & Liquor Mr. Bob Russell Martin Newburger The Crestone Capital Foundation Christine and David Grawemeyer Hal and Ann Logan Jeanne and Chris Root Land Title Guarantee Company Botanical Interests, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Baldwin Kohl’s Ms. Jennifer Crossett and Great-West Financial David and Laura Merage Mr. and Mrs. Gerald B. Ross Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP Ms. Mary Bradley Mr. Derek Bamonte Laurie and Peter Korneffel Mr. Shawn Murry Dr. and Mrs. James Griesemer David & Laura Merage Foundation Schwab Charitable Fund Marczyk Fine Foods Mrs. Cameron Burn Mrs. Pamela Beardsley Mrs. Katherine Lawrence Cydney and Tom Marsico Mark Grimm Jonathan Merage Foundation Ms. Judith Shine Kathy and Alex Martinez Butler Rents Dr. Kathleen Beatty and The David & Katherine Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eric J. Grossman National Philathropic Trust Squire Patton Boggs (USA) LLP Mrs. Eileen Honnen McDonald and Cristen and Peter Calamari Mr. Michael Beatty Lawrence Foundation Jane and Tim Davis Inge E. Guennel Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Newman Mr. Arunas Statkus Mr. Ed McDonald Ms. Chelsea Carlson Beauty Beyond Belief Seed Cindy Linquist Stasia Davison Paul Guzman Newman Family Foundation Sturm Family Foundation Caroline and Justin McMorrow Mrs. Janette W. Chase Don and Cara Bechter Ms. Susan B. Mammel Jennifer and Lourdes Mr. and Mrs. Jim Haag Perry & Co. Real Estate Swingle Lawn, Tree & Dr. Jerry Meislik Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bellon Ms. Kristen Martin Delgado-Cheers Dr. Laurel Haberstroh Professionals Landscape Care Ms. Jennifer Milo Mrs. William B. Collister Paul Berger and Alisa Davidson Melville Foundation Dr. Robert Dellavalle and Stephanie Haley-Andrews Rose Community Foundation United Airlines The Minneapolis Foundation Edward P. and Hope S. Connors Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Bertoli Gene and Dee Milstein Dr. Lisa Schilling Heidi Hammell Mr. and Mrs. Barney Schotters Virginia W. Hill Foundation Daniel and Janet Corporate Kickoff Scot and Claudia Bestick National CineMedia, LLC Susan DeRose Susie and Michael Hawes

16 17 Mr. and Mrs. Curtis A. Zeigler Ms. Eva Marie Denst L.G. Klos Mrs. Susan B. Sheridan 2015 GIFTS Wallace and Cynthia Zellmer E.T. and Marguerite Detmer Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Koelbel, Jr. Lynne Sirpolaidis & DONATIONS (continued) Mr. Shawn Zinnen and DJ Vizio Koelbel Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George Sissel Mrs. Lisa Maier Dilek and Mathew Eccles Annette and Tom Kowal Anne Smith Echter’s Nursery & Garden Center Patty and Scott Lampman Mr. and Mrs. Larry Spaid Mr. and Mrs. Matthew S. Hayes Scott Lauck Peri Marketing & Stan Siefer $500-$999 Mrs. Mary Eiseman Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Landgraf Eva Spitz Gina Heathman and Rick Romano Christopher K. M. Leach Public Relations, Inc. Singer Family Foundation, Inc. Lisa and Scott Eldred Nancy and John Lockwood Ms. Beverly Sporcich Dr. and Mrs. John Aleinikoff Sharon and William Henderson David Lettin Mrs. Nicholas Petry Ms. Andrea Singer Pollack and Leslie Ellis and Doug Semon Mrs. Mary Logan Leonard and Irma Strear Dr. Barbara A. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Hill Alexander Llera Randel Polk Mr. Bill Hankinson The Elm Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Manning, Jr. Target Roxanne and Ed Anderson Hill Family Foundation Mr. Dominic Lloyd Dr. Miriam Post Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Sisk, Jr. James Engelsman Marguerite and Max Martin Blair and Suzanne Taylor Applewood Seed Company Beth Hinnen and Tim Roorda Mr. and Mrs. Rick Lofgren Mrs. Kathleen Potter and Terri and Richard Slivka Enstrom Candies, Inc. Lee Massey Kristin Thompson William and Elizabeth Armstrong Mrs. Deanne Hoaglund Mr. and Mrs. Scott Logan Mr. Jim Potter Kam Snyder Rep. Rhonda C. Fields Don and Purnee McCourt Robert K. Timothy John and Frances Augenblick Steve and Elizabeth Holtze Mr. Mack Lovvorn and The Precourt Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Southwick Mira J. Fine and Anita H. Rouse Suzi McGregor True Pump & Equipment, Inc. Ms. Ann Ayers Ms. Christine L. Honnen Ms. Lindsay Tapp Mr. Brit Probst Shaun Spaid Mr. and Mrs. M. Allan Frank Mr. and Mrs. Michael McLaughlin Vail Resorts Pamela Baca Mr. and Mrs. George M. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Mandelson Nan and Hillary Procknow Sally P. Stabler and Carl White Nancy Freeberg M-E Engineers, Inc. Mrs. Mary Ann A. Van Horn Dr. and Mrs. Richard Bakemeier Hopfenbeck, Jr. Claire Markovitz Prologis Laurel Stadjuhar The Garden Club of Denver The Louis R. & Dorothy M. Verizon Foundation Nancy and Joseph Baker Carrie and Michael Horton Mrs. Anne Marquis Ms. Joan Prusse and Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Stava Mr. and Mrs. Brad Genson Meister Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Thom Vernon Bartholic Family Foundation Mary Nell and Randall Howe Marshall-Rodeno Associated Mr. Robert E. Musgraves Mary S. Sterne Paul and Alison Gillis Mr. and Mrs. Pepe J. Mendez Ms. Meredith A. Vogel Mr. and Mrs. John F. Bayard Mr. and Mrs. William R. Hudon Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marsico Quiznos The Strear Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James Golanty Mr. and Mrs. Marc Miles The Vogel Charitable Foundation Bell Plumbing & Heating Co. Mr. Robert Huehmer and Mr. and Mrs. J. Landis Martin Catherine Reedy Subaru of America Foundation Mr. Patrick Gourley Drs. Peggy and Ross Mills Wadsworth Control Systems Inc Ms. Ruth N. Benton Ms. Lisa Byington MassMutual Colorado Ms. Joanne E. Reilly and Mr. William O. Sweeney Ms. Sue L. Grace Amy Minnick Edward and Patricia Wahtera Anna Berglund Brick Ms. Kathryn Huwaldt Mr. Frank J. Mauro Ronald T. Otsuki Dr. William Teller Ms. Gertrude Grant Elene and Tom Mooney Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Wallach Drs. William and Paula Bernstein The Infinite Monkey Theorem Mrs. Jan Mayer Mr. Scott Richards and Jim Theye and Dee Chirafisi Dr. Anne Grau Jerry Morris Kyle and Jennifer Walsleben Paula and William Ira H. Wertenteil Foundation Mr. Douglas R. McCallum and Ms. Terrie Fontenot Jack and Konnie Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Paul V. Grenney Amy Mower and Edward Mower Mr. and Mrs. Stephen L. Waters Bernstein Foundation Margaret Jackson Ms. Diana L. Neff Eric and Cari Riedlin tigris sponsorship and marketing Richard Grisinger Drs. Jennifer and Richard Neale Mr. and Mrs. David Weaver Mr. Christopher Bierman Fran Jamison Lynn McGowin Mr. Daniel L. Ritchie Mr. and Mrs. Donald Todd Mr. Donald Hagengruber Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Nichols Western Union Foundation Bird Rock Tropicals Mark G. Jennings Maeve McGrath Dina and Ken Robke Pat Todd and Jim Todd Halliburton Giving Choices Mr. and Mrs. Will F. Nicholson, Jr. Tor and Virginia Westgaard Barbara Bohlman Julie Jensen Tom and Barb McLaughlin Rock Bottom Brewery Judi and Bryan Tointon Monika Hallman Mr. Howard Noble and Margie White Anne Boris Yvonne Johnson and Grayce Fleet Micro Motion, Inc. Mr. Richard Roman and Theresa Tomich Linda E. Hamlin Ms. Susan Noble Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiegand II Judith and Paul Bortz Mrs. Karen S. Jones Barbara Miller Ms. Clara Restrepo Mr. Thomas W. Toomey Becky Hammond Noosa Yoghurt Wilderness Bond Partnership Mr. Henry C Bourne III and Dr. Stephen M. Jordan and Mr. Bruce W. Miller Paula and David Roney Toucan Oil Trust Mr. and Mrs. David Hammond Edythe Pahl Graham and Caro Williams Ms. Alisa Schreiber Bourne Mrs. Ruth Jordan Heather and Mike Miller Sandy and Leslie Rothe Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Trevor Michael B. Harnden Ms. Ronda Palsulich Mr. and Mrs. George Wood Kay Bowman Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kaeuper Dr. Mark Mills Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Roundtree Mrs. Theresa VanderHeiden and Eleanor Harrison and Karen D. Peters Willis and Dawn Wood Alan D. Bradshaw Charles Kaiser Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Milzer Ms. Martha Rudolph and Dr. Todd F VanderHeiden Gedeon LaFarge Mrs. Marjorie A. Petersen Diane Woodworth-Jordan and Mr. Bruce Brown Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Kany Robert Miner Mr. Robert Brown Kevin Vollmer and Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Harry Mr. and Ms. Raymond Petros Chelsea Ogelsby Charles C. Brown Barbara J. Kelley Celesta Miracle Nina Saks and Richard B. Robinson Brigid Vollmer O’Connor Diana Hartford Bill and Marilyn Plummer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wright Mr. M. Peyton Bucy and The Kelli Lanphere Team Mr. and Mrs. Scott Mitchell Mr. Arnie Samuels Linda Wackwitz Mrs. Jane C. Hays Marjorie F. Polk Wyman’s No. 5 Mrs. Suzanne Bucy Dr. Jan Kennaugh and Marie and James Monroe Mrs. Judy Santambrogio Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Wagner HDR Engineering, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Quinby Matt and Amanda Yonan Bucy Family Fund Mr. Chip Horne Dr. Syna Morgan and Saunders Construction Inc. Donald and Barbara Walls Mr. and Mrs. A. Barry Hirschfeld Robert G. Randall Ann H. Young Ms. Doris Burd Heidi Keogh Mr. Finn Jorgensen Mr. and Mrs. Hank Schaller Weckbaugh Foundation Elana Hirschfeld Republic National Distributing Burwell Industries, Inc. Heidi and Randy Keogh Fund Mr. and Mrs. John Morrison Mr. and Mrs. Gary Schlessman Welby Gardens Company, Inc. Ms. Mervi Hjelmroos-Koski and Company Ms. Shannon Cadile Steve Kick and Steve Turner Juan and Nancy Munoz Diane Freyer Schneider and Lawrence Welshon Anna Hjelmroos John Rice Kathleen Cain Lisa and Steve Kijowski Linda Murphy William Schneider Jr. Mrs. Joan M. Whitbeck Darlene Holben Kent Rice and Ann Corrigan Suzanne and Blair Cano Ms. Diane E. Kimmell Susan Neidecker Taylor Schollmaier Mr. and Mrs. Travis White Ms. Kara Horner and Robert and Myra Rich Dale Cantwell and Pamela Ray Peggy Kirkegaard Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nelson Mary Ann Schultz The William and Mattie Wattis Mr. Spencer Denison Anne Rickenbaugh Ms. Grace Carr Mrs. Sharon Kirts Ms. Judy Noerr and Jane Schultz-Burnett and Bart Burnett Harris Foundation The House of Commons Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc Cherry Cricket Lisa Kitchen Mr. Philip J. Byrne II Ms. Anne Schuster and Elaine Williams Michael and Betsy Huseby William Roberts Mr. Craig Chorney Rob and Kathy Klugman Mike Novick Mr. Duncan Wilcox Ms. Marla Williams and Steven Imig Marianne B. Rooney Robert and Kathleen Clark Mr. William M Kohut and Dag and Alicia Nummedal B.J. Scott Ms. Katherine Peck William Imig Paul and Carol Ann Rothman Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Clinton III Mr. Mike Evans Ms. Stacy Ohlsson Hollie Seeley Ms. Ann Wilson and Susan Inglis and Martin Inglis Mr. and Mrs. Doug Rubingh Mr. Jonathan Coleman and Donald and Mary Lou Kortz Kristina and Nick Olsen Shacter Family Foundation, Inc. Mr. Barney Wilson Irish Hound Runa Tea Company Ms. Aimee Coleman Ms. Patti Kramish Onsite Power Inc. Robert and Cynthia Shaiman Mr. and Mrs. Art Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Jackson Robert Cory and Greer Ryan Colorado Mycological Society Dr. Sarada Krishnan Ms. Victoria C. Ovitz Cheryl and Dick Shaw Karen Woods Carol and Robert Jandrlich Mr. and Mrs. Rick Schiff Greg Comstock and Janet and Stuart Kritzer Dr. Deborah A. Palmieri Julia Epel Sherry Dr. Tambra Woods and JBK Landscape, LLC Vera Schmalenberger Scott R. Thomson Mrs. James B. Kurtz Dr. Kevin Patterson and Mrs. Merrill Shields and Ms. Anna Wegleitner Dr. Doug Jones Mr. and Mrs. James M. Sell Frederick K. Conover and Katharine Landmeier and Ms. Ann Hovland Dr. M. Ray Thomasson Scott and Joni Wylie Gwen Karas Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Shamos Jacquelyn Wonder Omar Perez Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Paulien Ms. Patti Shwayder-Coffin Mr. and Mrs. Ali Zalzala Polly A. Kemp Carole Shaw Dolly and Bruce Craig

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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: 2,100 Volunteer Award Recipients Total Volunteer Visits: 23,029 Volunteer of the Year: Ken Kuhar Total Volunteer Hours: 83,000 Outstanding Behind the Scenes: Shirley Geist, Alice Bucher, Sheralyn Fischer, Arlene Flannery, Barbara Keyswetter, Hours by Department and Affiliate Volunteer Groups Mary Montrey and Joanne Fisher York St. Horticulture: 16,695 Outstanding Education Volunteer: Nevin Bebee Special Events: 11,980 Lainie Jackson Outstanding Horticulture Volunteer: Research and Conservation: 4,606 George Moo-Young

Chatfield Farms (CSA, Horticulture, FRAPA): 4747 Outstanding Chatfield Farms Volunteer: Peg Montagne Chatfield Farms (Butterflies, Information Specialist, Outstanding Teen Volunteer: Zach Caylor Hildebrand Ranch House): 541 Golden Gnome Award: Karina Nabors Children’s Education: 1,732 Golden Shovel Award: Jen Trunce, Angie Jewett, Summer Teen Program: 3,187 Erik Geyer, Lydia Abernathy and Drew Habig

Ambassador Program: 8,590 Marilyn Skelton Most Number of Hours Served: Docents: 5,195 Ken Kuhar, 1,205 hours

Library: 692 Excellence in Event Leadership: Kim Kimpton Administration Board of Trustees: 882 Pete Petersen Award: Donna McLellan Development/Membership: 119 Summer Concerts & Green Team: 1,492 Marketing/PR: 594 Gift Shop: 344

Hours by Affiliate Volunteer Groups Denver Botanic Gardens Herb Guild: 7,519 Associates of Denver Botanic Gardens: 3,452 Garden Club of Denver: 800 Rocky Moutian Weavers Guild: 840 Master Gardeners Garden Help: 740

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EDITOR: Erin Bird 1007 York Street GRAPHIC DESIGNER: Noreen Gima Denver, CO 80206 PHOTOGRAPHER: Scott Dressel-Martin www.botanicgardens.org