Report to the Community Since 1981, the National Parks Conservancy has established itself as one of America’s leading park nonprofits—creating and enhancing places that delight, inspire, nurture, and protect. Our sincere gratitude goes out to our partners, donors, members, volunteers, and supporters like you.

THE The birthplace of , reborn as a thriving, one-of-a-kind national park

CRISSY FIELD An abandoned airfield, transformed into one of San Francisco’s signature places

MORI POINT A heavily scarred coastal site, restored as a haven for rare and endangered species

FORT BAKER A dilapidated Army base, repurposed as the first national park lodge of a new century

LANDS END A forgotten corner of the city, revitalized as an ecological and recreational treasure

MT. TAMALPAIS An icon menaced by climate change and habitat loss, protected by a collaborative effort Across the “roof” of the recently finished Presidio Parkway and on adjacent parklands, the Tunnel Tops—designed by James Corner Field Operations—will include a “zocalo” (a main gathering space), a “learning landscape” for young people, and meandering paths. This transformative project is supported by a lead gift from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation. James Corner Field Operations

IT’S VERY EXCITING: WE’RE ACTUALLY IN A NEW GOLDEN AGE OF PARK DESIGN AND CREATION IN AMERICAN CITIES. IT’S THE KIND OF THING WE HAVEN’T SEEN SINCE FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED AND CALVERT VAUX IN THE MID-1800s AND THE WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION IN THE 1930s.

—Adrian Benepe, Director of City Park Development, The Trust for Public Land, in Land+People

THE NEXT CHAPTER AT GOLDEN GATE The Tunnel Top parklands—14 acres connecting the Presidio Main Post with — inherit the Parks Conservancy’s 35-year legacy of transforming formerly lifeless sites into vibrant places. This extraordinary civic project, led by the Presidio Trust and guided by extensive community consultation, will place the Bay Area and our Golden Gate National Parks at the forefront of a global movement to boldly reimagine public spaces.

In the pages of our 2016 Report to the Community, we pay tribute to inspirational parklands across the globe, reflect on innovation here at Golden Gate—and celebrate your generous

James Corner Field Operations support for park-making projects past, present, and future.

Our deep gratitude to the following lead donors to this defining civic project: the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the Fisher Family, the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Mark and Mauree Jane Perry, the Hellman Foundation, and the Koret Foundation. l In addition, we extend our thanks to members of our community and of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy for their early gifts to this new parkland, opening in 2019, which connects Crissy Field to the Presidio. BOARD OF TRUSTEES DEAR FRIEND OF THE PARKS: OFFICERS Sally Hambrecht BOARD LIAISONS Nion McEvoy, Chairman and CEO, Civic Leader Chronicle Books LLC Colin Lind (Chair, 2016) Amanda Hoenigman, Civic Leader San Francisco n recent weeks, the Parks Conservancy has But, even as we look back, we also cast our gaze to Managing Partner, Liaison to the Kent Society Phil Marineau, Partner, LNK Partners been busy rolling out a variety of activities to the horizon, where we find our next park-making Blum Capital Partners (retired) Linda Howell San Francisco Robert Morris, Managing Director, Goldman I Civic Leader Ross Julie Parish, Landscape Designer Sachs Group, Inc. (retired) commemorate the Centennial of the National Park vision: the Presidio Tunnel Tops, a 14-acre park San Francisco Mark W. Buell (Chair, 2015) Liaison to the Kent Society (Emeritus) Regina Liang Muehlhauser, President, Bank Service (NPS): a Junior Ranger Jamboree on Crissy connecting the Main Post with Crissy Field over the Civic Leader Patsy Ishiyama San Francisco of America (retired) San Francisco Civic Leader Field, a series of themed volunteer days, a youth Presidio Parkway tunnels. With its iconic views of San Francisco Donald W. Murphy, President & CEO, Randi Fisher (Vice Chair) BOARD ASSOCIATES National Underground Railroad Freedom backpacking trip, and park programs in partnership the Golden Gate, Alcatraz, and San Francisco, the Pisces Foundation Sujay Jaswa Frank Almeda, Ph.D., Senior Curator, Center (retired) San Francisco Advisor, Dropbox Department of Botany, California Academy with the San Francisco Public Library. Tunnel Tops are destined to become a signature new San Francisco Jacob E. Perea, Ph.D., Professor and Dean Lynn Mellen Wendell (Vice Chair) of Sciences Emeritus, San Francisco State University landmark of the City and the Bay Area. Colin Lind (left) and Greg Moore Civic Leader Odette Alcazaren-Keeley The 100th anniversary of the Fritz Arko, President and General Manager, Mark W. Perry, General Partner, New San Francisco Director, National Media Network, (retired) New America Media Enterprise Associates (retired) is an occasion to both celebrate the conservation Significantly, this world-class park—another example David Courtney (Treasurer) Michael R. Barr, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Burlingame Toby Rosenblatt, Former Chair, Board of General Partner & Chief Operating Officer, legacy of yesterday—and envision an even brighter of the innovative urban-park movement sweeping Shaw Pittman LLP Directors, Presidio Trust Crosslink Capital Dan Kingsley Leslie Browne, Partner, SSL Law Firm tomorrow, one in which all parklands are more the globe—will be absolutely free for the public to San Francisco Managing Partner, SKS Partners Alexander H. Schilling, President, Union San Francisco Virgil Caselli, Commercial Property Ventures Square Investment Company Larry Low (Secretary) relevant, meaningful, and accessible. enjoy. Through the leadership of the Presidio Trust Martha Kropf Milton Chen, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Helen Schwab, Civic Leader Chief Legal Officer, and the incredible generosity of our park friends, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Civic Leader Executive Director Emeritus, The George Alan Seelenfreund, Chairman, McKesson Past and future are interwoven in the pages of San Francisco San Francisco Lucas Educational Foundation the Tunnel Tops will be available to people near Corporation (retired) this 2016 Report to the Community. Naturally, we Carlota del Portillo, Dean, Mission Campus, John E. McCosker, Ph.D. Gail P. Seneca, Chairman and CEO, Luminent and far; young and old; from every background, TRUSTEES Senior Scientist and First Chair of Aquatic City College of San Francisco (retired) Mortgage Capital, Inc. (retired) review recent accomplishments—achieved through Research, California Academy of Janice Barger Phelps Dewey, President, Chronicle Publishing West Shell III, Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman, neighborhood, and community. Sciences (retired) your support and in collaboration with the NPS; Civic Leader Company, Book Division (retired) Conversa Health San Francisco Mill Valley Presidio Trust; , Highway, and And this new destination—just like all the cherished Paula F. Downey, President and CEO, CSAA Rich Silverstein, Co-Chairman & Creative John Murray Martha Ehmann Conte Insurance Group Director, Goodby Silverstein & Partners Transportation District; and our Tamalpais Lands places at Golden Gate you have supported with such Chief Executive Officer, Element98 Civic Leader Millard Drexler, Chairman and CEO, J. Crew San Francisco San Francisco Cathy Simon, Principal, Perkins+Will Collaborative partners. demonstrable passion and commitment—will be a Gianni Fassio, Owner, Palio D’Asti (retired) Betsy Eisenhardt Rob Price Michael Willis, Principal, Michael Willis Robert Fisher, Member, Board of Directors, true “park for all forever.” Civic Leader Co-Chairman & Creative Director, Architects Together, we have restored vital ecosystems, Eleven, Inc. Gap, Inc. San Francisco Sharon Y. Woo, Civic Leader expanded recreational opportunities, enhanced With heartfelt appreciation and thanks, San Francisco David Grubb, Chairman Emeritus, Rodney Fong Rosemary Young, Former Chair, Peninsula Swinerton, Inc. President, Fong Real Estate Company Gordon Ritter Community Foundation visitor experiences, offered educational and San Francisco Founder and General Partner, Walter J. Haas, Member, Board of Directors, volunteer programs, positioned parks as solutions Emergence Capital Partners Levi Strauss & Co. Jessica Parish Galloway San Francisco to social and environmental challenges, and—as the Civic Leader Charlene Harvey, Civic Leader San Francisco Staci Slaughter S. Dale Hess, Executive Vice President, following pages will show—infused new energy into Senior Vice President, Communications, COLIN LIND GREG MOORE John Gamble San Francisco Convention & Visitors landscapes through dramatic park transformations. Chair, Board of Trustees President & CEO Managing Partner, Bureau (retired) San Francisco Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Kit Hinrichs, Founder, Studio Hinrichs Mallory & Natsis LLP (retired) Jessica Verrilli Amy McCombs, Lee Hills Chair of Free Press Carmel Senior Director of Corporate Development & Strategy, Twitter Studies, Missouri School of Journalism San Francisco In 1994, the Presidio was transferred from the U.S. Army to the National Park THE PRESIDIO Service—and the post-to-park transformation began. Today, through the leadership of the Presidio Trust and the support of the Parks Conservancy and community, these 1,500 acres have become an exceptional national park.

SYDNEY HARBOUR FEDERATION TRUST Established in 2001, the Harbour Trust follows the extraordinary and efficacious model set by the Presidio Trust, as a self-funded agency created by the federal government to transform former maritime/ military parcels into spaces for public enjoyment and benefit. Like $150 MILLION Philanthropic funds raised for park-making and programs the Presidio, this collection of park in the Presidio through the efforts of the Golden Gate National Parks sites around Sydney Harbour offers Conservancy, which is now rallying philanthropic support (led by a educational programs, heritage interpretation, and cultural events historic gift from the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation) for the Tunnel Tops and activities. As both Trusts 24 rehabilitate historic structures and Miles of trails, along with 25 miles of bikeways and eight overlooks, restore natural ecosystems, they work established in large part through the transformational $15 million gift to ensure abundant recreational from the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund in 2007 opportunities are available for all in parks within an urban setting. 6,500 Participants served each year by the Camping at the Presidio (CAP) program, bringing many first-time campers to Rob Hill Campground, the only facility of its kind in San Francisco and another result of the Haas, Jr. Fund’s generosity and Presidio Trust funding

1776 The year the Presidio was established by the Spanish; the Trust, NPS, and Conservancy preserve and share the legacy of this vital place, with a history that extends back to native /Costanoan villages

Our thanks to the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund; the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation; Matt and Janice Barger; the Kingfisher Foundation; the David B. Gold Foundation; the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; The Tiffany & Co. Foundation; the San Francisco Foundation; Lynn Mellen Wendell and Peter Wendell; Julie and Will Parish; the James Irvine Foundation; the Weeden Foundation; the RBC Foundation; the California State Coastal Conservancy; and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. In 2016, we mark the 15th anniversary of the reopening of a revitalized Crissy CRISSY FIELD Field. We transformed a derelict expanse of concrete into a much-loved hang- out for locals and a must-experience for visitors. Thanks to you, Crissy Field is a destination as quintessentially San Francisco as the Bay and the Bridge.

THE HIGH LINE An elevated rail line-turned-park space running parallel to the Hudson River, the critically acclaimed High Line is a bold new icon of New York City—just as Crissy Field has become one for the City by the Bay. They are both radically but fittingly transformed places that invite exploration, diverse recreational 92% Percentage of donations that were $100 or less for the Parks pursuits, unexpected encounters, Conservancy’s “Help Grow Crissy Field” campaign, illustrating the and fresh perspectives on the urban/natural nexus. Soon the High grassroots support inspired by lead gifts from the Evelyn and Walter Line will get another spiritual sibling Haas, Jr. Fund and Colleen and Robert Haas here at Golden Gate. James Corner Field Operations, the creative 1.2 MILLION Annual visitors to this 100-acre waterfront gem, including force behind the High Line, is also hikers, bikers, board-sailors, paragliders, dogwalkers, and families designing the Tunnel Top parklands. from around the Bay Area and across the globe

693,000 Kids, youth, and community members served through programs of the Crissy Field Center, the Conservancy’s urban environmental education center in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) and Presidio Trust

$2.5 MILLION NPS Centennial Challenge award, to be matched by the Haas, Jr. Fund and the Parks Conservancy, for resurfacing the Crissy Field promenade and enhancing amenities in 2016

Our heartfelt thanks to the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund and Colleen and Robert Haas for their visionary support for the transformation of Crissy Field and their early support for programs to benefit Bay Area youth. l We also extend our gratitude to the Bernard Osher Foundation; the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation; the Pisces Foundation; the Ayrshire Foundation; the David B. Gold Foundation; the George F. Jewett Foundation; the Weeden Foundation; and the members of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy for supporting programs that benefit young people. This stunning coastal park in San Mateo County has had a colorful history, as the site of a limestone quarry, bootlegging operations, a rowdy roadhouse, and dirt-bike racing. But since the Conservancy and National Park Service launched a major restoration effort in 2007, its best days are still ahead.

THE PARKLANDS OF FLOYDS FORK Just as Mori Point and nearby preserve vital ecosystems in an urban area, The Parklands of Floyds Fork—one of the largest new metropolitan park projects in the U.S.—sets aside precious meadowland and forest in Louisville, Kentucky. Getting 76,000 Individual plants, grown at the Conservancy’s native plant ahead of development, a nonprofit nurseries, put in the ground by volunteers at Mori Point to restore a corporation called 21st Century unique matrix of wetland, grassland, and coastal scrub habitat Parks began stewardship of this 4,000-acre parcel in 2004. Last 10,537 Community volunteers, many of whom come from the year, the Parklands received a surrounding Pacifica neighborhoods, demonstrating the local major grant for urban conservation initiatives that restore native habitat commitment and pride in revitalizing a national park site and benefit rare and endangered 3 Seasonal ponds installed at Mori Point, providing essential habitat wildlife. The park is slated to be fully complete in 2016. for the threatened California red-legged frog, endangered San Francisco garter snake, rare San Francisco forktail damselfly, and other wildlife

175 Box steps installed on the “Bootlegger’s Steps” leading to the top of the bluffs, one of the many improvements to Mori Point trails, bridges, and amenities that enhance visitor access while protecting the sensitive ecosystem

Our thanks to the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation; Silicon Valley Community Foundation; California State Coastal Conservancy; and the California State Parks OHV grants program for their support of the restoration work at Mori Point. Built around the turn of the 20th century, this former Army base was repurposed in 2008 for a bold 21st century vision. Through a unique private-public-nonprofit partnership, the stately but deteriorating structures were rehabilitated and now house a national park lodge and environmental institute.

GOVERNORS ISLAND In 1996, the Coast Guard base closed on this 172-acre island in the middle of New York Harbor. A National Historic Monument was established, but the remaining acreage failed to generate much interest from private developers, and the island eventually passed into public hands. In Governors 350 Acres of national parkland protected, including the 14-acre Island, there are echoes of Fort Parade Ground at the heart of Fort Baker, as well as crucial habitat Baker in the skyline views and in the complex partnerships and for the endangered active engagement of community 33 stakeholders. In fact, the Institute at National Historic District buildings preserved and restored, the Golden Gate—headquartered including the Colonial Revival-style structures of Cavallo Point-The at Fort Baker—cited Governors Lodge at the Golden Gate—a world-class lodge built to LEED Gold Island in a recent report on environmental sustainability standards exemplary post-to-park conversions. 15 Influential reports published by the Institute at the Golden Gate, a Conservancy program in partnership with the National Park Service that leverages parks to meet social and ecological challenges in Food, Health, Climate Change Education, and Urban Areas

103 Different groups hosted at Cavallo Point through the efforts of the Institute since its inception, convening meetings and conferences of leading environmental organizations from a variety of sectors

Thanks to the Marin Community Foundation, the Fort Baker Retreat Group, and to our partners at the National Park Service. l Thanks to the Pisces Foundation; Kaiser Permanente; the Bank of America Foundation; the Ayrshire Foundation; and the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation for supporting the programs of the Institute at the Golden Gate. Long-time residents remember when this rugged corner of San Francisco LANDS END was overgrown and inhospitable. But since stewardship began in 2006, the Conservancy and National Park Service have restored the park, built trails and overlooks, and added a visitor center to share the area’s history.

MILLENNIUM PARK Both Lands End and Millennium Park in Chicago are now so cherished as local mainstays—and sought-after as visitor destinations—that one can hardly imagine their pre-park incarnations. Coincidentally, both have railway roots: the lands of Millennium Park were once Illinois Central Railroad property, and the 10 Years of the Conservancy’s Park Stewardship program at Lands Coastal Trail at Lands End tracks End, which has engaged more than 7,000 community members— along sections of old rail bed for a 19th-century steam train line. and a regular crew of local volunteers—in restoration projects Today, these treasured places—built supported by the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund through innovative partnerships and philanthropy—offer vital green 117,000 Native plants planted at Lands End, brightening the spaces embedded in the urban landscape with a rainbow of wildflowers and providing crucial fabric, and intimate yet grand places habitat for resident and migratory birds and other wildlife for nature, art, history, recreation, and picture-perfect selfies. 6 Scenic overlooks established along the Coastal Trail, offering sweeping views of , the Pacific Ocean, the Golden Gate Bridge, the , and the entrance to

4,150 Square feet of the Lands End Lookout—a visitor center stocked with interpretive exhibits on natural and cultural resources; opened in 2012, the Lookout was an immediate hit with visitors and design critics alike

Our thanks to the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund; the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Jason, Jennifer, and Matthew Goldman; the Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund; and the California State Coastal Conservancy for the restoration of Lands End and the new Lands End Lookout visitor center. A seemingly indomitable sentinel over Marin, Mt. Tam faces an uncertain future, MT. TAMALPAIS plagued by climate change, plant diseases, invasive species, and aging facilities. Established in 2014, the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative (TLC)—and its One Tam campaign—unite the community in securing this iconic peak’s long-term health.

CHICAGO WILDERNESS

One Tam is hardly the only “one” uniting cross-sector organizations for more effective conservation, education, and volunteer programs across a patchwork region. For 20 years, Chicago Wilderness has fostered high-impact collaborations on conservation lands across Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan. 615 Community members participated in four volunteer work By coordinating the efforts of more days—hosted by all five TLC partners (California State Parks, Marin than 200 agencies, businesses, and nonprofits, this trailblazing Municipal Water District, National Park Service, Marin County Parks, alliance delivers results for oak Parks Conservancy)—that engaged participants in restoration and ecosystems, priority species, water maintenance projects in 2014–15 issues, landowner action, community engagement, and data sharing. Its 60 Meetings arranged with community and stakeholder groups motto? “One Region, One Vision, to introduce the TLC, gain insights into their work and perspective, One Voice.” and explore possible partnerships

17 Marin County high schoolers immersed in the stewardship of Mt. Tamalpais, through the first-ever Tam edition of LINC—Park Stewardship’s six-week, summer leadership program for diverse youth

85,000 Images collected by motion-activated cameras of the Wildlife Picture Index Project, a volunteer-driven effort to better understand the wildlife populations on and around Mt. Tam

Our thanks to Colin and Anne Lind; Matt and Janice Barger; Randi and Bob Fisher; the S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation; the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation; FedEx; REI; the Smart Family Foundation; the Marin Community Foundation; and members of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy for their philanthropic support of One Tam. NPS CENTENNIAL

As the National Park Service celebrates its 100th birthday in 2016, it is also looking toward its future. To help the NPS reach Served 26,357 kids and family Counted 31,220 birds of prey and banded 1,522 raptors through new audiences and cultivate members at Crissy Field Center the efforts of Golden Gate Raptor Observatory volunteers future generations of stewards, the Parks Conservancy has forged a unique partnership with Completed the Battery East Vista, a new viewing area that overlooks the Golden Gate Bridge and Fort Point (with support from The Tiffany & Co. Foundation) the San Francisco Public Library.

This summer, branch libraries throughout the city will feature trailheads with park information, ranger-led

Built a key connector of the Presidio Coastal Trail, an ADA accessible pedestrian/ programs, and shuttles to take bike bridge over historic batteries, just south of the Golden Gate Bridge patrons to nearby national park sites. The city’s summer reading program will also be themed Advanced major rehabilitation work on the Quartermaster Warehouse on Alcatraz around the national parks. Island, while continuing restoration of the historic Alcatraz Gardens

Energized community support for Mt. Tamalpais through One Tam, an initiative of the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative (alongside California State Parks, the National Park Service, Marin Municipal Water District, Installed 100 wayfinding and and Marin County Parks) trailhead signs across the parks Built two miles of trail and maintained or enhanced over 16 miles

2015 GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL FINANCIAL Temporarily Permanently 2014 PARKS CONSERVANCY FISCAL Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total YEAR 2015 AID TO THE PARKS STATEMENTS SUPPORT AND REVENUE Statement of Financial Position Program revenue $ 36,106,645 $ 36,106,645 $ 33,700,466 as of September 30, 2015 (with Comparative Totals for 2014) Contributed income 2,317,166 $ 7,343,019 9,660,185 32,907,069 49% Special events, net of donor 39% benefits of $236,830 1,151,341 107,625 1,258,966 1,002,643

12% ASSETS 2015 2014 Cooperative agreement reimbursements 4,953,552 4,953,552 5,399,138 Cash and cash equivalents $ 11,085,675 $ 15,099,091 Mitigation awards 8,456 8,456 49,533 Accounts receivable, net 4,563,288 5,362,035 Other income 322,142 322,142 143,656 Contributions receivable, net 23,779,561 24,339,847 TOTAL AID 2015: $35,758,151* Net assets released from restrictions 4,916,889 (4,916,889) Inventories 2,973,522 3,481,600 Park Interpretation and TOTAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND REVENUE 49,776,191 2,533,755 52,309,946 73,202,505 Prepaid expenses and deposits 452,346 273,581 Visitor Services Investments 33,155,339 26,924,558 $20,527,359 (49%) EXPENSES Furniture, fixtures, and equipment, net 700,128 576,186 Park Enhancements, Program services Other assets, net 6,243,988 6,576,955 Restoration, and Stewardship Park interpretation and visitor services 20,527,359 20,527,359 19,526,086 $16,353,215 (39%) TOTAL ASSETS $ 82,953,847 $ 82,633,853 Park enhancements, restoration, Youth, Volunteer, and LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS and stewardship 16,353,215 16,353,215 20,148,716 Community Programs LIABILITIES Youth, volunteer, and community programs 5,086,940 5,086,940 3,963,554 $5,086,940 (12%) Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 4,766,226 $ 2,672,551 Total program services 41,967,514 41,967,514 43,638,356 Accrued payroll-related expenses 2,148,602 1,872,255 TOTAL AID TO THE PARKS, Management and general 5,409,813 5,409,813 5,303,848 Grants payable 4,500,000 1982–2015: $400 MILLION Fundraising 2,266,360 2,266,360 2,034,414 Agency funds payable 467,218 509,152 TOTAL EXPENSES 49,643,687 49,643,687 50,976,618 Deferred revenue 2,027,930 1,807,062 Financial statements of the Golden CHANGE IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS 132,504 2,533,755 2,666,259 22,225,887 Total liabilities 9,409,976 11,361,020 Gate National Parks Conservancy Endowment and investment activities are audited on an annual basis. NET ASSETS Contributed income $ 55,000 55,000 Unrestricted: Copies of the complete audited Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) financial statements are available Undesignated 6,710,657 7,745,154 on investments (939,956) (307,596) (1,247,552) 1,696,516 upon request by calling the Parks Board-designated 20,991,301 20,057,374 Conservancy’s Executive Vice Total unrestricted net assets 27,701,958 27,802,528 Interest and dividend income 321,101 90,449 411,550 353,590 President/Chief Operating Officer Temporarily restricted 39,730,318 37,413,710 Other investment income 385,781 385,781 465,834 at (415) 561-3000. Permanently restricted 6,111,595 6,056,595 CHANGE IN NET ASSETS (100,570) 2,316,608 55,000 2,271,038 24,741,827 Total net assets 73,543,871 71,272,833 NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 27,802,528 37,413,710 6,056,595 71,272,833 46,531,006 *Aid to the park includes all program service expenses, TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 82,953,847 $ 82,633,853 NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $ 27,701,958 $ 39,730,318 $ 6,111,595 $ 73,543,871 $ 71,272,833 excluding cost of goods sold and donated services. In addition to the individuals, families, and friends who volunteered in the VOLUNTEER Golden Gate National Parks, 350 unique groups generously gave their time and GROU PS 2015 energy in 2015 (October 1, 2014–September 30, 2015). The Parks Conservancy— alongside volunteer program partners at the National Park Service and Presidio Trust—express profound thanks to these schools, corporate groups, nonprofits, and civic and faith-based organizations.

4-H Babson College Alumni Canvas Church Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe 7 Tepees Bain & Company Capuchino High School CoxReps AAA of Northern California, Nevada Banana Republic Carbon3D Creative Arts Charter School & Utah Bank of America Merrill Lynch Castlight Health, Inc. Crissy Field Center Academy of Art University Council Cathedral School for Boys Crissy Field Center Volunteers: Accenture Bay Area Whaleboat Rowing Causecast Outreach and Education, Public Achaogen Association CB&I Programs, and Administration Achievers Bay Model CBS Interactive, Inc. Crissy Field Center Youth Programs: Advance English Academy Bay School of San Francisco CCI Greenheart Camping at the Presidio (CAP), AFS-USA BDO CDM Smith Inspiring Young Emerging Aga Khan Council Beach Program Volunteers CEB Leaders (I-YEL), Summer Camp Aim High Belden Club Cedars of Marin Counselors-in-Training, and AirBnB Berkeley City College Center for Biological Diversity Urban Trailblazers (UTB) Airware Betts Recruiting Center for Volunteer and Nonprofit Crobo Alcatraz Gardens Volunteers Bio-Rad Laboratories Leadership of Marin Crystal Geyser Alcatraz Interpretation and BitTorrent Centro Cub Scouts of America Education Volunteers Blackbaud, Inc. Certain Cultural Resources Volunteers: Alcatraz Waterbird Docents BlackRock, Inc. Charity Cultural Service Center Alcatraz and Marin Headlands Alibaba Group Blue Shield of California Charles Armstrong School Davis Waldorf School Alite Designs Booking.com Children’s Day School Deloitte Alsion Montessori High School Boston College Alumni Christ Lutheran Church Demandbase Preschool Boy Scouts of America Cisco Systems, Inc. Design Volunteers-In-Parks, Park American Conservation Experience Boys Team Charity Citrix Systems Photographers, and Headlands AmeriCorps Brandeis Marin School City Arts and Technology High Center for the Arts Amgen Branson School School Disqus Ampush BrightIdea City College of San Francisco DocuSign Anaplan British Consulate General-San Clif Bar Dominican University of California Andersen Tax Francisco Cloudera Drew School Annie’s Homegrown Brown Alumni Association College of Marin Dropbox Apple, Inc. Brownsville Collegiate Charter Colorado State University Bay Area EC Language School Applied Cultural Training School Alumni Education Outside Archaeology Lab and Stewardship BuildOn Comcast El Camino High School Volunteers Bureau of Educational and Cultural Compass High School EMC Arizona State University Affairs Congregation Emanu-El Endangered Species Coalition Art in the Parks Cal Adventures Camp Congregation Kol Shofar EnerNOC, Inc. Asian American Bar Association California Academy of Sciences Consulate-General of Japan English Studies Institute Asian Americans of the Bay Area California Coastal Commission Convent of the Sacred Heart School Environmental Protection Agency (Meetup Group) California State University, Chico Corbett Equinix Aspect Foundation California State University, East Bay Cornerstone Evangelical Baptist Equity Residential Autodesk Campaign Monitor Church Ernst & Young

Playworks Americorps members giving back at the Presidio nursery Estonian Society of San Francisco Genentech Hilldale School NAI Northern California Santa Rosa Charter School The Mission Continues Bay Area Weather Underground and Northern Cal Georgia Tech Alumni Association Hoover Middle School National Charity League Scientific Certification Systems The Patrick D. Wood ’01 Memorial Webpass, Inc. Esurance Insurance Services, Inc. German International School of Hornblower Cruises and Events National Environmental Education SF Real Estate Solutions Prize Weekly Wanderers Evan’s Community Service Project Silicon Valley Huckleberry Youth Programs Foundation (NEEF) SF Urban 4H The Ranch Wells Fargo Expedia Gild ICF International National Iranian American Council Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger LLP Thomson Reuters Wentworth Institute of Technology Ex’pression College for Digital Arts Girl Scouts of the USA Infinite Spada National Park Foundation Sierra Club ThousandEyes Westborough Middle School Fairmont Hotels Global Gourmet Catering Insurance Industry Charitable National Student Leadership Sino Language Town School for Boys White Hill Middle School Federal Reserve Bank Global Student Embassy Foundation Conference Sir Francis Drake High School Toyota Motor Sales Whole Foods Market & Vendors First Graduate GOGA Landscape and Maintenance InterContinental Hotel NatureBridge Slide Ranch Tradeshift Wikia First Republic Bank Volunteers (San Francisco Intern Swap (Parkwide) Net Impact Snowy Plover Volunteers (Plover Training Test Company Wildlife Works First United Methodist Church Shoreline, , Sutro Intrax NetSuite Patrollers) Treasure Island Job Corps Williams-Sonoma, Inc. FIS Mobile Heights Park, and Ocean Beach) Intuit Demandforce New Relic Sojern Triage Consulting Group Workday FiveStars Golden Gate Audubon Society Invasive Species Early Detection Nitro Software, Inc. Sol Systems Triton Container International Wrecking Ball Coffee Roasters Florida State University Golden Gate Mothers Group Program (Weedwatchers) Nixon Peabody LLP Sosh Trout Unlimited Xoom Corp. Florida State University Alumni Golden Gate Raptor Observatory IXL Learning North Carolina State University Sprinklr Trulia Yahoo!, Inc. FOR-SITE Foundation Volunteers Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Northern California College of the Squashdrive TUNE Yale University Alumni Nursery & Stewardship Golden Gate Trail Crew, Teens on JCPenney Holy Cross Alumni Chapter St. Brigid School Twitch Yelp Volunteers Trails (Trails Forever) Jefferson High School Notre Dame Club of San Francisco St. Charles School U.S. Marine Corps YMCA Fort Mason Visitor Center, Special Goldman Sachs Jewish Community Centers Novartis Presidio and Lands End Ross Elementary School St. Helena Rotary Club U.S. State Department International Yodlee Park Uses Group (SPUG), and Gonzaga University John Muir National Historic Site Nueva School Interpretation, Public Programs, Rotary Club St. Ignatius College Preparatory Visitor Leadership Program Zach Pine Earth Day Nature Marin Country Day School Environmental/Safety Programs Goodshop & Goodsearch Jungto Society NYSE Education, and Visitor Service Rotary Club of Fisherman’s Wharf St. Stephen School UBS Sculpture Marin Headlands Nursery & Volunteers Google Junior Rangers, National Park Service Oceana High School Volunteers (includes Battery Rustic Bakery St. Vincent de Paul School UDR Zenith Stewardship Volunteers Fort Point Interpretation & Education Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation KaBOOM! Old Navy Chamberlin) Rutgers University Stanbridge Academy Union City Leisure Services Zion Lutheran Church & School Marin Headlands Visitor Center, Volunteers GreenPlay Camp Katherine Delmar Burke School OpenDNS Presidio Hill School Sage Educators Standard & Poor’s Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara Zoomforth, Inc. Interpretation, and Education French American School Greenwood School Kids Adopt a Beach Day Opower Presidio Knolls School Salesforce Stanford University Alumni United Airlines, Inc. Zurich Insurance Group (includes Battery Townsley, Nike Fresh Lifelines for Youth Groupon KPMG LLP Optimizely Presidio Park Stewards, Presidio San Francisco Art Institute StarVista United Behavioral Health Missile Site, and Point Bonita) Galileo Academy of Science and GSN Games Kurt Salmon Optum Plant Patrol, and Rare Plant Patrol San Francisco Baykeeper Strawberry Point Elementary United Way of the Bay Area Marin Horizon School Technology Habeas Corpus Resource Center Lake Canyon Elementary School Oracle Presidio Plant Nursery, Compost, and San Francisco Beacon Initiative Stuart Hall High School University of California, Berkeley Marin Landscape and Maintenance Galing Bata Habitat Restoration Team & Invasive Latitude 38 Parrotheads Oregon Institute of Technology Community Gardens Volunteers San Francisco Clean City Coalition Stubhub University of California, Davis Volunteers Gap, Inc. Plant Patrol Volunteers Lattice Engines OUM & Co. 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KIRBY COVE CRISSY FIELD MARIN HEADLANDS PRESIDIO FORT SAN FRANCISCO POINT SAN NATIONAL POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE HISTORIC CHINA BEACH FRANCISCO BAY MUIR BEACH SITE LANDS END STINSON SUTRO HEIGHTS BEACH TENNESSEE CLIFF HOUSE VALLEY POINT BONITA GERBODE VALLEY RODEO BEACH

GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS OCEAN BEACH Golden Gate + Muir Woods National Monument + Fort Point National Historic Site FORT FUNSTON MILAGRA RIDGE

More than 30 national park sites, across 80,000 acres SWEENEY RIDGE

17.6 million visitors in 2015—more than the visitation to Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Zion National Parks combined

2,500 species of plants and animals—many of them rare, PACIFIC Golden Gate National Recreation Area and Muir Woods National threatened, or endangered—within a UNESCO Biosphere Monument lands managed by the National Park Service MORI POINT Reserve OCEAN Lands managed by the Presidio Trust 1 nonprofit supporting them all—the Golden Gate National Lands within the legislated boundary of Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy Recreation Area not managed by the National Park Service

Visitor centers RANCHO CORRAL DE TIERRA Established in 1981, the Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit membership organization dedicated to preserving the Golden Gate National Parks, enhancing the park visitor experience, and building a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future.

MARIN COUNTY MT. TAMALPAIS STINSON BEACH One FORT FUNSTON SUTRO HEIGHTS This iconic peak is the of northern California’s Visitors enjoy beach The former lands of BOLINAS RIDGE A trail along focus of the Tamalpais most popular beaches, walks and the spectacle San Francisco mayor this secluded ridgeline serves Lands Collaborative this vast stretch of white of hang gliders taking showcase as an ideal spot to survey the (National Park Service, sand is a delight for to the sky over wind- a charming garden and San Andreas Rift Zone. California State Parks, Marin swimmers, surfers, and picnickers. sculpted dunes. the nearby ruins of his gargantuan County Parks, Marin Municipal Sutro Baths. FORT BAKER Former Water District, and the Parks TENNESSEE VALLEY FORT MASON A key Army buildings have Conservancy). A meandering trail winds port of embarkation taken on new life as a between rolling hills to during World War II, this SAN MATEO COUNTY LEED Gold-certified MUIR BEACH This quiet beach a pocket beach and a site now hosts the Fort national park lodge is where Redwood Creek, a site hidden cove named for Mason Center for Arts MILAGRA RIDGE A site of inten- and the home of the Institute at of extensive habitat restoration, the shipwreck of the SS Tennessee. & Culture, a hostel, and Golden sive stewardship activity, this lovely the Golden Gate, a Conservancy empties into the ocean. Gate National Parks headquarters ridge is one of the last remaining program that leverages parks for and Parks Conservancy offices. homes of the endangered mission social and environmental change. MUIR WOODS Saved by SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY blue butterfly. the Kents and named for FORT POINT Tucked FORT CRONKHITE Restored John Muir, this National ALCATRAZ The Rock, under the Golden Gate MORI POINT Towering bluffs ocean-side barracks house the Monument is beloved famous for its notorious Bridge, this Civil War-era overlook the Pacific—as well as staff of the Golden Gate Raptor for its tall redwoods and federal prison, is also fortress is admired for its a restored landscape that is home Observatory and park partner timeless serenity. known for its seabird magnificent masonry— to the endangered San Francisco organizations. colonies and restored best appreciated on a candlelight tour. garter snake. OAKWOOD VALLEY Coyotes, gardens once tended by residents. GERBODE VALLEY Within the owls, and butterflies populate LANDS END PHLEGER ESTATE Union Creek folds of the Marin Headlands, this the parks’ largest stand of oak BAKER BEACH At the western Revitalized in recent and remnants of 19th-century backcountry paradise feels far more and bay forest. edge of the Presidio, this beach years with enhanced logging are landmarks in the remote than its proximity to the City is favored by wedding photogra- trails, gorgeous overlooks, parks’ quietest redwood forest. would suggest. OLEMA VALLEY phers—and amateur shutterbugs— native plants, and a new Picturesque Victorian for picture-perfect views. visitor center, this park is a gem on KIRBY COVE farmhouses and idyllic San Francisco’s coast. Added to the Golden Gate National Known for its astounding trails grace this pastoral CHINA BEACH Named for Chinese Parks in 2011, this 3,800-acre campsites, this hidden valley adjacent to Point fishermen who once plied the nearby OCEAN BEACH In keeping with parcel is one of the largest swaths cove offers a one-of-a- Reyes National Seashore. waters, this little beach affords big- its tradition as a recreational des- of open space on the San Mateo kind perspective of the time views of the Golden Gate. tination, San Francisco’s western peninsula. Golden Gate Bridge. POINT BONITA flank is great for sunset strolls. The Point Bonita CLIFF HOUSE The SWEENEY RIDGE MARIN HEADLANDS Lighthouse—moved third incarnation of this PRESIDIO Established Just as Spanish explorer These majestic hills to its current location in legendary San Francisco by the Spanish in 1776, Gaspar de Portola` did are dotted with historic 1877—stands sentinel landmark features a this post continues to in 1769, visitors today batteries and former at the edge of the continent. world-class restaurant evolve as a national can take in stunning military installations— with breathtaking ocean vistas. park with new trails, 360-degree panoramas of and perches from which to spy RODEO BEACH This locale, overlooks, bikeways, and the San Francisco Bay. migrating raptors. speckled with unique green and CRISSY FIELD Presidio Tunnel Tops. red pebbles, sits between the ocean Home to Crissy Field and brackish Rodeo Lagoon— Center (an environmental a favorite birdwatching spot. education center), a vast meadow, and a restored marsh, the transformed Crissy Field is one of the most spectacular parks in America. OUR PUBLIC AGENCY PARTNERS

GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY 201 Fort Mason NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PRESIDIO TRUST San Francisco, CA 94123 The National Park Service (NPS) is a federal agency within Responsible for the transformation of the Presidio from (415) 561-3000 parksconservancy.org the U.S. Department of the Interior charged with managing a historic Army post into a premier national park that #parks4all the preservation and public use of America’s most significant is financially self-sustaining, the Trust is leading the natural, scenic, historic, and cultural treasures. Established in nation’s largest historic preservation project, restoring 1916, the NPS manages 411 sites across the U.S., including the park’s buildings and landscapes, and creating the Golden Gate National Parks. For more information, call innovative programs. For more information, call (415) (415) 561-4700 or visit nps.gov/goga. 561-5300 or visit presidio.gov. COLIN LIND CHRISTINE LEHNERTZ PAULA R. COLLINS Chair, Board of Trustees General Superintendent, Chair, Board of Directors GREG MOORE Golden Gate National Recreation Area MICHAEL BOLAND President & CEO HOWARD LEVITT Acting Executive Director Director of Communications & Partnerships; Liaison to the Parks Conservancy REPORT CREDITS Art Director: Ellen Fortier

Writer/Editor: Michael Hsu

Cover and Primary Photographer: Michal Venera

Additional Photography: Compass Photographers, Maria Durana, Paul Myers, Alison Taggart-Barone, Curran White, Kirke Wrench, and Parks Conservancy, NPS, and Presidio Trust staff and volunteers

Sidebar Photography: Mark Merton, courtesy of GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, HIGHWAY, TAMALPAIS LANDS COLLABORATIVE Sydney Harbour Federation Trust; Iwan Baan, Friends of the High Line; Bob Hower/Quadrant, AND TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT In 2014, four public land agencies (National Park Service, The Parklands of Floyds Fork; Kreg Holt, Governors Incorporated in 1928 as a special district of the State of California State Parks, Marin County Parks, and the Marin Island; Edward Uhlir, Millennium Park Foundation; Ray Mathis, Chicago Wilderness California to design, construct, finance, and operate the Municipal Water District) teamed with the Parks Conservancy Park Icons: © Michael Schwab Studio Golden Gate Bridge, the District today continues to provide to form the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative—an initiative that safe and reliable operation, maintenance, and enhancement brings together their resources, talents, and philanthropic of the Bridge and to provide transportation services, as efforts to support the stewardship, conservation, and resources allow, for customers within the U.S. Highway 101 enjoyment of Mt. Tamalpais. Golden Gate Corridor. This report was printed on NewPage Sterling Matte DICK GROSBOLL recycled paper. Sterling Matte carries chain-of-custody certification President, Board of Directors from the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®), which provides “independent assurance for responsible forest DENIS J. MULLIGAN management.” The paper is elemental chlorine-free. BV-COC-953662 General Manager MORE ONLINE Visit parksconservancy.org/annual16 The printer, Lahlouh, Inc., is also FSC-certified. SCS-COC-000895 for interactive features, infographics, and an inspirational new video about the Conservancy’s work. parksconservancy.org