ANNUAL REPORT 2019 2 MISSION The mission of the is to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment.

VISION The vision of the is to be an iconic destination and global leader, dynamically connecting people with plants in support of a thriving planet.

3 plants so that they will not be lost forever from our planet. Efforts to rescue North America’s most endangered conifer, 2019 was Torreya taxifolia, were accelerated in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, and the Southeastern Center for Conservation continued to make great strides in safeguarding and restoring a year to pitcher plants, native orchids, and other imperiled species. We continued to strengthen our innovative business model remember… in 2019, recognizing that earned income from facility rentals, special events, and adult education helps to diversify revenue At our Atlanta and Gainesville gardens, stunning horticultural streams while also fueling the Garden’s mission. With this displays showcased the splendor of all four seasons, inspiring entrepreneurial spirit in mind, coupled with a deep commitment home gardeners and plant enthusiasts alike. The “wow to promoting a greener, healthier future, we ratified a new five- factor” was amplified this year withImaginary Worlds: Alice’s year Strategic Plan to guide our organization onward to even Wonderland, an exhibition of colossal, topiary-like plant brighter tomorrows. sculptures celebrating a colorful cast of storybook characters. Our team of expert horticulturists, working in partnership A record number of 780,000 visitors passed through the with International Mosaiculture of Montreal, artfully covered Garden gates from January through December, and an large steel structures with more than 110,000 plants and then unprecedented level of programming took place both locally meticulously manicured the intricate living designs from and globally—underscoring the Garden’s value and relevance spring until fall—further establishing the Garden’s reputation in today’s world. And we couldn’t do this vital work without at the forefront of the mosaiculture movement worldwide. your help.

The Garden also grew as a leading environmental education We extend our sincere gratitude to the remarkable community institution, serving more than 55,000 children in 2019 of donors and friends who support the Garden’s success, year through on-site and outreach activities. In addition to after year. Thanks to your generosity, the Garden continues enriching young minds and encouraging environmental to grow deeper roots and stronger branches, benefiting our stewardship, we expanded our efforts to promote health and region as a beloved destination, a center of learning, and a wellness in our community. We know that plants are the key place of peace and enduring beauty. to sustainable local food systems, and there is a great need to increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables in our city. Moving beyond the Edible Garden on our Midtown campus,

we launched a new partnership with Food Well Alliance, Carol B. Tomé Mary Pat Matheson Atlanta Community Food Bank, Truly Living Well and the 2018-2019 Chair Anna and Hays Mershon President & CEO Board of Trustees Atlanta Botanical Garden City’s urban agriculture program to offer a series of hands-on workshops in community gardens across the metro area.

The Southeastern Center for Conservation gained tremendous momentum this year, propelled by the opening of our new Conservation and Training Center facility, which was one of the final major construction projects funded by the $55 million NOURISH & FLOURISH capital and endowment campaign. The Garden’s incredibly talented scientists were hard at work in our conservation laboratories, greenhouses and nurseries, and out in the field, protecting rare and endangered

4 2019 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE LIFETIME TRUSTEES Carol B. Tomé Chair John M. Dyer Vice Chair Douglas R. Aldridge Cara Isdell Lee Secretary Tricia Allen R. Samuel Fraundorf Treasurer Sylvia Attkisson Kristine M. Brown Legal Counsel W. Moses Bond Mary Pat Matheson Ex-Officio Norris A. Broyles, Jr. John H. Crawford IV * Roger A. Key Moncure Crowder David P. Poroch George E. N. de Man Beth Rummel Mary Wayne Dixon Mason W. Stephenson Flossie Dodge Mark Traylor J. Rex Fuqua James Gibbs TRUSTEES Shearon Glover Elizabeth M. Allen Holcombe T. Green, Jr. Melissa Babb Bernard L. Greer, Jr. Melissa Barra Sylvia Harris John Stephen Burd Patricia Hartrampf Charles W. Cary, Jr. Aileen P. Hatcher Paul M. Cushing Babette Henagan H. Alan Elsas Trudy Huger Barbara W. Levy John J. Huntz, Jr. John Lewis, Jr. Mary Izard Ed McGinn David S. Martin Vicki Palefsky John Hays Mershon Karen Parker Robert E. Reiser, Jr. Sylvia Russell Olive Robinson Roger J. Smith Deen Day Sanders Stephanie Thomas Stephens Margaret Shirley Keith M. Townsend Dean Dubose Smith Mary Pat Matheson James Dean Spratt, Jr. Anna and Hays Mershon President & CEO Atlanta Botanical Garden Harriet Warren Tom Woodham

*Deceased, January 2020

5 2019 BY THE NUMBERS

102,884plants in the Garden’s living collections representing:

12,040taxa 8,567species

acres devoted to our3.5 Conservation Safeguarding Nursery in Gainesville to protect the Southeast’s most imperiled native plants

350+pounds of produce 1,000+plants provided to donated to Atlanta the Food Bank’s Community Food Bank community gardens

full-333 and part-time employees

volunteers460 donated their time and talents in a variety of ways to help the Garden grow 6 780,034guests visited the Garden, up 28% over 2018, with 42% of visitors identifying as people of color

42,138member households from 2,320 different zip codes

20,748Title I students served through 55,631children who benefited from on-site and outreach kids’ tours, activities, and programming education programs 1,000+ 2,568adults participated in Garden classes and lectures

325teachers trained in STEM education workshops

International Plant high school and college interns Exploration Program working to become the next trips to Southeast Asia to generation of environmental 4 collect seeds and foster 24 stewards intercontinental collaboration

7 Celebratingmilestone a

The 30th anniversary of the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory

Since 1989, the beautiful “gardens under , and other dignitaries flocked visitation doubled from 100,000 to 200,000, glass” in the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua to Atlanta to tour the state-of-the-art facility and membership grew to more than 7,000 Conservatory have been providing visitors that had been given to the Garden by households. It was the beginning of three with unparalleled opportunities to experience J.B. Fuqua to honor his wife Dorothy. decades of extraordinary Garden growth. an astonishingly diverse collection of plants from around the world. This new botanical destination immediately The magical environment inside the elevated the Garden’s reputation in our city and Conservatory continues to enchant guests The Conservatory’s opening was headline beyond. After it opened, Garden admission today—and we remain eternally grateful for news. Lady Bird Johnson, President prices were increased from $2 to $4.50. Annual the Fuqua family’s significant investment.

Clockwise from top left: Former Garden CEO Ann Crammond discusses a model of the new conservatory with the Fuquas at a groundbreaking ceremony. Dorothy Chapman Fuqua gives a tour of the newly-opened Fuqua Conservatory to Lady Bird Johnson. Dorothy Fuqua joins Ron Determann during construction. 8 milestone

Left: Dorothy Fuqua and family cut the ribbon on the Fuqua Conservatory. Right and above: Today, the Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory is home to hundreds of plant species from tropical and desert regions around the world. 9 10 YEAR IN REVIEW In 2019, the Garden reached new heights... 11 Attracting broader audiences

With a 27-foot-tall White Rabbit towering above the Skyline Garden pond—and 10 other intricately planted, larger-than-life mosaiculture installations situated throughout the Garden’s 30 acres—2019’s Imaginary Worlds: Alice’s Wonderland was a true crowd pleaser, appealing to guests of all ages. Garden visitation from May through October was 30% higher than projected, helping to set a new annual attendance record.

12 A true stunner on the Skyline Garden Event Lawn, the Chessboard of Alice’s Wonderland required 24,169 individual plants from nine species.

Other popular 2019 exhibitions included:

Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s A “picture perfect” Orchid Museum-quality works by Seasonal sensations including Narcissus Garden, an array of Daze event, featuring the Philip and Matt Moulthrop, the Atlanta Blooms bulb 1,400 stainless steel spheres work of photographer Parish the second and third festival, Scarecrows in the installed in Storza Woods, on Kohanim alongside the generation of an Atlanta family Garden, and a record-breaking display in partnership with the beguiling fragrances and of acclaimed woodturners, run of the must-see winter ’s Infinity dazzling beauty of orchids, including bowls made from wonderland of Garden Lights, Mirrors show nature’s very own works of art tree material reclaimed from Holiday Nights the Atlanta Botanical Garden 13 Inspiring people of all ages

Through a broad range of educational programming and outreach initiatives, and a successful membership access program, the Garden celebrated another great year of connecting people with plants.

14 Throughout 2019, some of our biggest successes were realized with our smallest visitors. We provided a full calendar of drop-in activities for children and families, and we offered an array of educational experiences aligned with K-12 Standards of Excellence. Over the past ten years, we have substantially increased our Children’s Education Initiative programming for students attending Title I schools, growing from 2,000 students served in 2009 to more than 20,000 in 2019. During all on-site and outreach efforts, the Garden’s Education team worked hard to make learning fun, introducing kids to key science concepts, and instilling a lifelong love of nature. School Programs Assistant Manager Lorin Borin discusses a rare frog in the classroom.

Programming in our Outdoor Kitchen continued to be a hit with adult guests this year. In addition to the Well- Seasoned Chef and Fresh Plates series, we hosted a Refugee Recipe Celebration weekend where chefs from Syria, Burma, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and other nations prepared and shared their favorite dishes. And for the first time, the Garden’s edible gardening programs moved into outreach mode with the launch of an innovative initiative called Plant. Eat. Repeat. Created to support increased access to fresh produce in community gardens citywide, this program is poised to make Refugee Recipe Celebration brings a weekend of international flavor to the outdoor kitchen. an even greater impact in 2020.

Families are always welcome at the Garden, and 2019 represented the second full year of a special grant-funded family membership program specifically for employees of Atlanta Public Schools, the City of Atlanta, Grady Health System, and MARTA. Made possible by generous funding from the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation, the Explore program provides deeply discounted memberships to thousands of local teachers, nurses, security officers, transit staff, and others who work tirelessly to ensure the quality The grant-funded Explore membership program provides targeted access to local teachers, nurses, and other of life in our city. community-serving employees. 15 Enhancing gardens and facilities

For more than a decade, Garden leadership has worked to maximize every corner of our Midtown campus, cultivating show-stopping greenspaces and constructing best-in-class facilities.

16 In 2019, we celebrated the grand opening of a beautifully designed, two-story Conservation and Training Center, tucked behind the Fuqua Orchid Center. Housing the Southeastern Center for Conservation, it features laboratories dedicated to seed banking, conservation genetics, and micropropagation. Open work areas and ample meeting spaces allow for collaboration with a variety of research universities and government agencies—underscoring the Garden’s important role in advancing conservation science while developing the next generation of environmental stewards.

Exciting renovations also took place in our outdoor gardens, are grateful to all of the donors who gave restricted gifts to including a wide range of plantings in the Anne Cox Chambers garden upgrades in 2019, as well as the hundreds of unrestricted Southern Seasons Garden, an expansion of the Dwarf and contributions that supported overall garden improvements, Rare Conifer Garden honoring Nancy Fraser Parker, and flower including significant proceeds from the Gardens for and foliage additions on the forest floor in Storza Woods. We Connoisseurs Tour and the Garden of Eden Ball.

Forty five new plants representing more than 23 different taxa of conifers as well as several dwarf broadleaf evergreen shrubs, Japanese maples, and flowering ground covers were planted for the renovation of the Dwarf and Rare Conifer Garden. 17 Restoring fragile ecosystems

From southern Appalachian mountain bogs to freshwater coastal lakes on the Florida panhandle, Garden scientists made a significant difference this year, protecting rare and endangered plants in the southeastern United States.

18 Much of the Garden’s field work is focused on safeguarding imperiled native plant species through ex situ collections and seed banking, in addition to assisting land managers to restore degraded habitats back to their natural conditions. In 2019, we also mounted an emergency response after more than 80 percent of the tree canopy in Florida’s Torreya State Park was destroyed in one day by Hurricane Michael. The Garden joined with Florida partners to identify and save hundreds of the critically endangered conifers in the park, and we are now expanding ex situ conservation and research efforts to determine how wild Torreya trees may respond to their Conservation & Research team member Rashaad Tillery with a Torreya tree that survived Hurricane Michael dramatically altered landscape. in Florida’s Torreya State Park.

Gongora gratulabunda

Stanhopea nicaraguensis

The Garden is well-known for five exceptional plant collections that are nationally accredited by the American Public Gardens Association: Magnolia, Acer, Sarracenia, Stanhopea and Gongora. These collections were featured in PlantIntel, a new annual publication launched in 2019 to highlight the Garden’s horticultural and conservation initiatives. Building on the Garden’s track record of success, our Conservation and Research team recently launched the Global Conservation Consortium for Magnolias, in partnership with Botanical Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). Complementing these efforts, our team was admitted into the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2019, and Garden staff will be joining the World Conservation Congress in 2020.

19 Magnolia soulangeana Activating the Gainesville Garden

From finishing the Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children’s Garden to evaluating new plant species from Southeast Asia, Gainesville grew as a family-friendly destination while expanding behind-the- scenes research.

20 Construction of the eagerly anticipated Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children’s Garden was completed in late 2019. Situated on the highest point of the 168-acre Gainesville property, the Children’s Garden features a Lawn Labyrinth, Treehouse Play Fort, Train Garden, and Fairy Forest, interspersed with newly planted trees, shrubs, and boulder outcroppings. This captivating spot is sure to become one of North Georgia’s favorite family-friendly destinations in the years to come!

Gainesville’s behind-the-scenes facilities were also humming with Also in Gainesville, our new International Plant Exploration activity throughout the year. Our Conservation Safeguarding Program (IPEP) field nursery functioned as a test site for evaluating Nursery—the largest in the Southeastern United States—provided seeds and plant material collected in Southeast Asia for use in much-needed shelter for critically endangered plants and offered ornamental horticulture and as a repository for ex-situ conservation opportunities to cultivate species of concern in a secure environment. studies. In 2019, the IPEP team made four successful trips to Asia, In the ten years since this nursery was built, we have made met twice with conservation organizations in Vietnam, planted more extraordinary progress working with imperiled plant populations and than 300 trees and shrubs for evaluation, and installed new irrigation taking steps to restore them in the wild. systems to enhance growing conditions on the nursery site. 21 22 FINANCIAL SUMMARY for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019

23 * for the 12-month period Statement of activities ending Dec. 31, 2019

OTHER OPERATING REVENUE ENDOWMENT 2% DRAW

5% ADMISSIONS15%

RESTAURANT14% & GIFT SHOP

TOTAL REVENUE

$28,451,865 GARDEN24% LIGHTS, EVENTS16% & HOLIDAY NIGHTS PROGRAMS

ADVANCEMENT24%

Operating profits of the Atlanta Botanical Garden are reinvested back into the Garden through capital projects. Capital projects can range from building renovations to replacement and repairs of existing equipment and general improvements to the Garden. *Operating revenue and expenses do not include restricted funding for Conservation, Education, or Capital Investments.

24 for the 12-month period ending Dec. 31, 2019

OPERATING EXPENSES

CONSERVATION & RESEARCH 2%

OPERATIONS23% GARDENS23% & FACILITIES

TOTAL EXPENSES

MARKETING7% $23,681,976

EXHIBITS6%

RESTAURANT14% & GIFT SHOP ADVANCEMENT9%

EVENTS13% & PROGRAMS EDUCATION3%

*Operating revenue and expenses do not include restricted funding for Conservation, Education, or Capital Investments.

25 THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

26 THANK YOU TO OUR DONORS

27 INSTITUTIONS

The Atlanta Botanical Garden gratefully acknowledges the following $5,000 - $9,999 corporations, foundations, public sector entities, and organizational Anonymous donors for their contributions between January 1, 2019 and Amazon December 31, 2019. Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty Christenberry, Anderson, Loomis Family Foundation $1,000,000 and above The George M. Brown Trust Fund of Atlanta Melvin Douglas and Victoria Kay Ivester Foundation Georgia-Pacific Foundation The Inman Foundation $750,000 -$999,999 John and Mary Franklin Foundation James M. Cox Foundation Lanier Parking Planters Garden Club $250,000 - $749,999 Realan Foundation North Georgia Community Foundation SKK Foundation Lettie Pate Evans Foundation SunTrust Banks $50,000 - $249,999 $2,500 - $4,999 Georgia Power Company The Catherine H. & John H. Crawford, III Family Foundation Georgia Power Foundation Colonial Hill Foundation The Home Depot Foundation Deupree Family Foundation Isdell Family Foundation The Flynn Family Foundation Invesco The Junior League of Atlanta Katherine John Murphy Foundation Kathryn & William Bridges Family Fund The Zeist Foundation Publix Super Markets Charities Ruth and Talmage Dobbs, Jr. Charitable Foundation $25,000 - $49,999 The Schroeder Foundation Arrow Exterminators The Walter G. Canipe Foundation The Coca-Cola Company F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company $500 - $2,499 Forward Arts Foundation Anonymous The Fraser-Parker Foundation The 2492 Fund Hilton Alex and Betty Smith Donor Advised Endowment Fund The Imlay Foundation Boxwoods Gardens & Gifts Macy’s Coxe Curry & Associates $10,000 - $24,999 The Garden Club of Georgia Charles Loridans Foundation The Graves Foundation Delta Air Lines Howard Design Studio, LLC The Fred and Sara Hoyt Charitable Trust Joseph G. & Inez Crawford Burtchaell Foundation Fulton County Arts and Culture Kiwanis Club of Atlanta The J.B. Fuqua Foundation Land Plus Associates LTD JBS Foundation Loren Petersen Family Foundation Kathryn J. Dinardo Fund The Mary Brown Fund of Atlanta King & Spalding Meadows Landscapes M. Austin Davis Foundation Michael Jackson Landscape Company The Martha and Wilton Looney Foundation My Secret Garden Peachtree Garden Club Scapes PNC Financial Services Group The Storey Foundation Ray M. and Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation Thomas H. Lanier Family Foundation Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust The Williams Family Foundation of Georgia Wells Fargo Foundation The Zaban Foundation 28 INDIVIDUALS

The Atlanta Botanical Garden would like to thank the following $5,000 - $9,999 individual donors for their generous support between January 1, 2019 Anonymous and December 31, 2019. Donation levels represent each donor’s total Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Allen giving, including annual fund gifts, Circles and other membership Ms. Melissa Babb and Mr. Philip H. Babb contributions, restricted and unrestricted grants, sponsorships, and/or Mr. and Mrs. Dameron Black, III other operating support. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bosio Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Bowden, Jr. $100,000 and above Mr. and Mrs. Sam Boyte Mrs. Pamela Isdell Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Brewer Mrs. Carolyn Caswell $50,000 - $99,999 Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Courts, IV Anonymous Ms. Suzanne M. Dansby Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. de Kok $25,000 - $49,999 Mr. and Mrs. C. Edward Dobbs Mr. and Mrs. H. Bronson Smith Ariana and Leroy Fass Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Fasy Ms. Margaretta J. Taylor Nancy and Gary Fayard Mr. and Mrs. Donald P. Gatley $10,000 - $24,999 Mr. and Mrs. Thomas K. Glenn, II Ms. Elkin Goddard Alston Mr. and Mrs. S. Taylor Glover Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Beard Carolyn and David Gould Mr. Steven Behm Mr. and Mrs. John Hatfield Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Cary, Jr. Ms. Nicolette Hennings and Mr. Michael Paulk Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Cooper Ms. Kathy Hornbuckle Mr. and Mrs. William W. Dixon Angela and William Hoyt Mr. and Mrs. John Dyer Mr. and Mrs. John J. Huntz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. H. Alan Elsas Mrs. Mary Ellen Imlay Virginia and Mitchell Ermentrout The Estate of Gay Kahn Joel Mr. and Mrs. J. Rex Fuqua Ms. Sandra L. Kelch Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harrison Mr. Alfred D. Kennedy and Dr. William R. Kenny Mr. and Mrs. William F. Henagan Mr. and Mrs. Muhtar Kent Mr. and Mrs. Michael Z. Kay Mr. and Mrs. W. David Knight Mr. and Mrs. James C. Kennedy Cheri and Bill Lennie Linda and Ed McGinn Ms. Linda Lively and Mr. Jim Hugh Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Mobley, Jr. Mrs. Lynn Lowance Mr. and Mrs. Ray D. Moses Mr. and Mrs. John F. McMullan Mr. and Mrs. Craig D. Perry Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Mershon Robin and Marc Pollack Mr. and Mrs. James H. Morgens Mrs. Mary Anne Quin Mr. and Mrs. George Nemhauser Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Reiser, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Parker Mrs. Deen Day Sanders and Mr. James R. Sanders, Jr. April and Kyle Porter Mrs. Linda Sward Cindy and Joseph Ronchetti Mrs. Janeen Traylor and Mr. Mark Traylor Dr. Deborah Levy and Mr. Bert Russo Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Wood Mrs. Laura S. Spearman Mr. and Mrs. James D. Spratt, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thomas The Honorable Ronit Z. Walker and Mr. Matt M. Bronfman Mrs. Harriet Warren Kay Watson 29 INDIVIDUALS (cont.)

$2,500 - $4,999 Mr. and Mrs. John T. Glover Mr. and Mrs. J. Rutherford Seydel, II Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Shields, Jr. Toni and Joel Adler Mr. and Mrs. John C. Gordon Kim and Alex Smith Ms. Robin Aiken and Mr. Bill Bolen Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Gossage Beckie and Dave Smith Mr. and Mrs. Douglas R. Aldridge Mrs. Louise M. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Smithgall, III Firelli Alonso Mr. and Mrs. Bernard L. Greer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Henry N. Staats, IV Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Asher Mrs. Robert Griffith, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mason W. Stephenson Ms. Marcia Bansley Mr. and Mrs. Luther T. Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Terry L. Stinson Ms. Kathleen M. Barksdale Dr. and Mrs. Sanjay Gupta Kay and James Stueve Dr. Ritu Bath and Dr. Biranj Patel Paula and Mark Hennessy Sarah Sutherland Mr. Manny Beauregard and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Hertz Laura and Sam Sykes Mr. Don Vellek Mrs. Kay Hodges Maria and Timothy Tassopoulos Candace and Jeffrey Bell Mr. and Mrs. Howell Hollis, III Mr. and Mrs. Jason Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Berberich Paige and Charles Honeycutt Kathleen and Jack Thornton Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Blackney Caroline Howell Carol and Ramon Tomé Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blake Mr. and Mrs. William C. Humphreys, Jr. Ms. Paula Turner Ms. Diana Blank Ms. Cynthia Jeness Mrs. William G. Vance Mr. Merritt S. Bond Mr. Robert A. Jetmundsen Pam Wakefield Mr. and Mrs. Mose Bond Minde and Lewis King Nancy Allen Waterfill and Joe Waterfill Mr. and Mrs. Dan Brooks Ms. Lyn B. Kirkland and Marcia Weber Mr. and Mrs. Terry Broscher Ms. Cheryl Tryon Mrs. Lynne Winship Mr. and Mrs. Norris A. Broyles, Jr. Ms. Dorothy Y. Kirkley Ms. Joni R. Winston Drs. Patricia and John Burd Mr. James H. Landon Ms. Lisa Yeager and Mr. Bob Ditty Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burke Cara Isdell Lee and Zak Lee Mr. and Mrs. Russell E. Butner Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Levy $1,000 - $2,499 Ms. Janet M. Chapman The Estate of Mrs. Thomas E. Martin, Jr. Anonymous Mr. Daniel J. Chen Ms. Molly Martin and Mr. Jeff Cordle Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adams Mrs. Martha Clinkscales and Mr. and Mrs. David S. Martin Mr. and Mrs. John G. Alston Mr. David Forquer Liza and Derrick McSwain Susan and Lorenzo Amato Mrs. Christine Tryba-Cofrin and Mr. and Mrs. T. Randolph Merrill Susan and James Anderson Mr. David Cofrin Mr. James B. Miller, Jr. Mary Anderson Dr. Martyn Crook Ms. Melissa Monk Yum and Ross Arnold Ms. Robin Cutshaw and Dr. and Mrs. W. Felton Norwood Wendy and Neal Aronson Ms. Donna Godsey Ms. Regina Olchowski and Betty and Robert Balentine Jessica and John Dark Mr. Edward Potter Mr. and Mrs. James S. Balloun Dr. Teresa Dau and Ms. Christy O’Neill Burt Banks and David Barrett Dr. Amanda McMillan Mrs. Jean Parker Ms. Patricia T. Barmeyer Mr. Dennis Dean and Mr. Drew Brown Swati and Rahul Patel Whitney Barnard Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Dobson Nancy and John Patterson Mrs. Eleanor Barton Mr. and Mrs. John Dollarhide Kathy Powell Natalie and David Batchelor Mr. and Mrs. David Dorton Mr. and Mrs. James E. Prickett Ms. Jan Beaves Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Dyke Ms. Denita Pryor Mr. and Mrs. James F. Bell, Jr. Stefanie and Jim Ellner Mr. and Mrs. Gordon P. Ramsey Mr. William Bell, IV Dr. and Mrs. Charles Epstein Mr. and Mrs. William C. Rawson Ms. Kim Berry Mr. Steven Esau and Mr. and Mrs. Roby Robinson Mrs. Louise L. Billian Mr. Michael Ferguson Lynn and Jan Saperstein Mrs. Christina Bird-Holenda and Mr. Don Fisher Mr. Matthew Sena Mr. Eric Holenda Jennifer and David Foster Alayne and George Sertl Dr. R. Dwain Blackston Mr. and Mrs. Sam Fraundorf Dawn and Timothy Severt

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Mr. Lua R. Blankenship, Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fair Mr. and Mrs. Tom Johnson Mr. Dennis R. Kemp Mr. W. Daniel Faulk, Jr. and Katherine and Andy Kardian Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Bliss Mrs. Susan Faulk Robin and Jo Keeler Mrs. Stephanie S. Blomeyer Katrienne and Houston Feaster Marilyn and Leslie Kelman Ms. Janet Bogle Mr. Peter B. Fellman Mr. and Mrs. Roger Key Mr. and Mrs. Dan W. Boone, III Kimberly and Joseph Fess Kristen Keirsey and William Stanhope Robert Boone Salima and Matt Fetter Amy Kim and John Gira Kris Poll and Michael Brady Ms. Tracy Field Suzanne and Thad King Susan and Michael Brooks Ms. Christine File Abby and Charlie Kleman Anne Brown Susan M. Franco Sandra and Loren Koch The Honorable Mike Brown and Frances Franklin Mr. Charles R. Kowal Mrs. Kristine Brown Capt. and Mrs. John Fry Malinda Krantz Carolyn Brown Michele and Ben Garren Liza and George Kremer Mr. and Mrs. R. Alex Brown Mr. H. Earle Garvin and Mr. George B. Kuzo Mr. and Mrs. John Brownlee Mr. Sidney L. Shirley Mr. and Mrs. E. Cody Laird, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. W. Wheeler Bryan Cindy and David Gates Mr. Rob S. Lamy Mr. and Mrs. Bickerton W. Cardwell, Jr. Mr. L. Tom Gay Martha and Gary Lane John Carroll Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt, III Mr. and Mrs. J. Hicks Lanier, II Susan and Tony Catalfano Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gillfillan Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Lassiter, III Alison and Wright Caughman Mr. and Mrs. Christopher B. Glover Suzie and Jay Lazega Mrs. Sidney Gause Childress Dr. William N. Glover Mrs. Sheila Lee and Mr. Jonathan Davies Ms. Edith D. Cofrin Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Goddard, III Ms. Deborah K. Levey Ms. Jessica Cohan Mr. Albert G. Goodgame Mr. John Lewis, Jr. Mr. Bruce Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Gregory, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James MacGinnitie Mr. and Mrs. Barksdale Collins Dr. and Mrs. William Grist Andrea and John Maguire Ms. Casey Cornell and Christopher M. Haase Mrs. Cindy Mallard Mr. Ritchie McNally Mrs. JoAnn Haden-Miller and Mr. Albert S. McGhee Holli and Robert Cortelyou Mr. Bill G. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Michael McLain Pam and Dallas Covington Catherine and Richard Haining Amy and Daniel McMorrow Dr. and Mrs. George L. Cross, III Mr. Lewis H. Hamner, III and Nancy and Jack McSweeney Dr. and Mrs. O. Anderson Currie, Jr. Mr. Thomas Jay Brendiar Carrie and Andrei Mikhalevsky Lois and Larry Curry Stephanie and David Hamner Mr. and Mrs. Prescott Miller Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Cushing Holland and Andrew Harris Mrs. Nancy Montgomery Dr. Lewis M. Davis, Jr. Mary Hart Wilheit and Philip Wilheit Mr. Kevin Murphy Jeff Deardorff Ms. Aileen P. Hatcher and Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Nalley, III Dr. Christopher J. Dente Mr. Michael McCoy Susan Nardelli Ms. Audra Dial and Mr. Matthew Ford David G. Haynes Carolyn and Rick Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Dick Bonnie and Terry Herron Mary Alice and Patrick NeSmith Ms. Charlotte Dixon Dr. and Mrs. James E. Hinkle Thomas E. Nightingale Ms. Ellen Doft and Mr. Alexander Katz Ms. Dorothy L. Holliday Ellen A. Olson Dr. Joseph P. Dominguez Mr. David Hopkins Jody and Scott Overcarsh Cathy and Larry Dorfman Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Howard Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Owens, Jr. Judy and Joe Dreher Mamie Howard and Jerald Tillery Vicki and Howard Palefsky Mr. and Mrs. W. Douglas Ellis, Jr. Mrs. Cameron P. Ives and Susan and Robert Patterson Ms. Theresa Emig Mr. David P. Stockert Mary and Kevin Peak Madonna and Paul Engle Mr. Gary D. Jacobs Dr. Ruth Perou and Ms. Liza Rivera Mrs. Suzanne G. Eskin and Catherine and JJ Jaxon Ms. Margaret Petersen and Ms. Jill Adams Mr. Larry McIntire Theresa and Michael Johnson Mr. and Mrs. S. Howard Pharr, III Ms. Gail H. Evans Roselle and Steven Johnson Charlotte and Ray Piper

31 INDIVIDUALS (cont.)

$1,000 - $2,499 (cont.) Ms. Jeannie B. Wright Mr. and Mrs. James B. Carson, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Gene I. Poland Mrs. Sherry Wright Pat and Paolo Castelli Ms. Lynn Pollard Charlie and Dancy Wynne Jane and Benjamin Chance Morris E. Potter Dr. and Mrs. Bill Yang Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chatel Mr. Michael C. Proctor and Mr. Allen Yee, Esq. Ms. Ruth Clem Mr. Donald L. Easterling Patricia and Charles Young Mrs. Margaret Cohrs and Mr. Jay Allen Ms. Susan F.C. Ramey and Mrs. Jane H. Young Sally and Eddie Cole Ms. Alexia M. Kartis Studie and Zach Young Mrs. Sarah Colley and Mr. Mike Mikula Elizabeth and Thomas Ramsey Mrs. Judy Zaban Miller and Jean and Marshall Combs Mr. Daniel B. Rather Mr. Lester Miller Ms. Louise Cook Cynthia and Gary Reedy Linda and Dean Copeland Patty and Doug Reid $500 - $999 Ingrey and James Coumes Jennifer and Scott Reiser Kimberly Adams and Barbara Adams Mr. and Mrs. Richard R. Crosier Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rigby Ms. Rebecca A. Aggelakos Lavona Currie Blair and James Robbins Dr. Amy J. Aidman and Dr. Uriel Kitron Ann and Jim Curry Betsy and Lee Robinson Janelle and Kirk Anderson Ms. Maria D’Alessandro and Susan Rolih and Muriel Rolih Kathleen Argenbright Mr. Ray Dukes Ms. Sylvia C. San Martin Mr. and Mrs. R. Lawrence Ashe, Jr. Mary and Carlton Dampier Mr. and Mrs. David Schachter Mrs. Jean T. Astrop Mr. Corey Dangar Sam Schwartz and Lynn Goldowski Alex and Jill Averitt Mr. and Mrs. John M. Darden, III Albert and Marsha Scott Dr. Lucy Axtell and Dr. John G. Porter Melanie Davidson and Joshua Thorpe Deborah and Charles Shelton William Baas Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Davis, Jr. Pamela and Jeffrey Simyon Mr. Robert J. Bachmann Marjorie and Trent Davis Mary Skeeles Patricia Barganier and Gary Beck Patricia Deheer Mr. Roger J. Smith Mr. Thomas A. Barrow, Jr. Jane and Steve Denton Mr. Brian Spickard Ellenda Bell Judge Mary Grace Diehl and Heather and Chris Spires Grace and Paul Bellamy Mr. Michael Jablonski Ms. Louise Staton Gunn Jonathan Bender Mr. and Mrs. John R. Donnell, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. C. Austin Stephens Paul Benkeser Ms. Laurel-Ann Dooley Ms. Anne Sterchi Jo Ann and Aaron Bertrand Coach and Mrs. Vince Dooley Edward Stockman Gretchen and Roy Blackwell Amy and Gary Dresser Mr. and Mrs. J. Eugene Talley Ryan Blankenship Susan Dreyer and David Schnelle Yonathan Thio Margaret and Chris Bledsoe Ms. Kyra Dupree Ms. Patty Thomas and Mr. Joseph H. Boland, Jr. Catherine Fare Dyer and John Dyer Mr. Henry Waszkowski Karen and Steve Boor Shelly and Maxwell Ellerhorst Margie and Reed Tuckson Lila and Allen Bradley Bonnie K. Emerson Mrs. Charlotte Vincent Donna and Lawrence Bradner Virginia and Robert Eschenbacher Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Wahlen, Jr. Laura E. Brannon Ms. Kristi Estes and Mr. Kevin Sprague Ms. Martha Walsh and Dr. Peter Bloland Patricia and Rafael Bras Ms. Diana Farmer Mr. and Mrs. Allan Wang Renee and Robert Bready Lauran and Robert Fechte Alice Washington and Jim Wilson Kellie and Maurice Briceno Jennifer and Charles Fiorenza Marc Weinberg Lynn and Robert Brindell Nancy and James Fleming Mrs. Anne Weltner and Ms. Janet E. Brody and Mr. Andy Martin Mr. and Mrs. Bradford Y. Fletcher Mrs. June W. Lehman Dr. Susie Buchter Ms. Sara Fountain Dr. David Westfall Mr. Thomas F. Burleigh Mrs. Alice Fraser Ms. Maria Williamson and Jan and Gene Burleson Stacy G. Freeman Mr. Charles J. Nevinson Lucy and Henry Bush Stacy and Reid Freeman Tiffany and Steven Wisener Kevin M. Callaghan Elaine R. Gale Michelle and Matthew Wolfersberger Dr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Callahan Rep. Pat Gardner and Mr. Jerry Gardner Mrs. Sarah Wood Maureen T. Callahan Karen and Ronald Garner 32 INDIVIDUALS (cont.)

Mary and Richard Gerakitis William J. Krochalis Patryce and Susan Musselwhite Ms. Elaine Gerke and Mr. Cliff Jolliff Pamela and Linton Kuchler Jessica and Ryan Newth Karen and Andrew Ghertner Laurie and Jeffrey Kunkes Dr. Nancy Newton Catherine C. Gille Mr. and Mrs. E. Trice Laird Lee Nunnally Jo and Corbitt Gipson Ms. Linda C. LaManna Mrs. Cheryl Orlando and Suzanne and Edward Godfrey Dr. and Mrs. S. Robert Lathan Ms. Savannah Orlando Mrs. Carol Grady Agnes and Pete Law Franklin S. Orr and Benita Cotton Helena Guirguis Karol and Coleman Lawrence Mr. Jerry Pair Betty and Harry Haake Kathy and Richard H. Lee Erin E. Patrick Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Hall, III Catherine and Larry Lee Ms. Joyce Patterson and Kellie and Travis Hannon Elizabeth and John Lee Mr. Thomas J. McTier Kathy and Randy Harber Dr. Dorothy E. Mitchell-Leef and Mr. and Mrs. E. Fay Pearce, Jr. D’ Anna and Jeff Hardesty Mr. Forrest I. Leef Scarlet and Derek Pendarvis Alicia Harwell Gwen and Eric Leichty Catherine Peters Ms. Kristen Hayes Ellen and Steven Levy Mr. and Mrs. David T. Peterson Clarice Hayes Jason and Ashley Lingerfelt Lori Pittman and Mark Schisler Ms. Cynthia Hays Mr. Randall Loehrig and Mrs. Catherine T. Porter Ann J. Herman Dr. Richard Stephens Christina and James Powers Dr. Sarah H. Hill and Mr. B. H. Hill, Jr. Mr. Terry Longstreth and Casey and Edward Purcell Ruth and Jim Hinsdale Mr. Jonathan Keller Sharon Remaly and Ann Mertens Dr. Wayne K. Hoffman and Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Looper Mr. Edward Ressler Mr. Tom Torrey Martha Jo and Larry Lucas Clare and Norman Richie John Houlihan and Melissa Segel Jennifer and Kevin Lyman Ms. Maria Richmond Susan Hoy and Michael Tsurutis Mr. Ken MacLean Michael J. Robertson Mrs. Regina Hughes Julie E. Marciano Dr. Eleanore Robinson Peggy and Ware Hutcheson Colin Martin and Peggy Livingston Mary and Joseph Roman Debra and Tom Hutchinson Edward Martin Ms. Terrie Rooks and Mr. Read Morton Stacy and John Ingram David Mast Beth and Jeff Rummel Helen Outler-Jackson and Bill Jackson J. Timothy Mast Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Rust Ms. Ann Jackson and Mrs. Barbara McArdle Mr. and Mrs. Robert Safay Ms. Victoria Jackson Sally and Allen McDaniel Mrs. Janet Schoff and Nancy and Douglas James Donna S. McDonald Mr. Richard Nailling Dr. Salley Jessee Kristin and Angus McFadden Yihui and Steve Schramm Mr. William Jones Catherine McLagan Catherine and Randy Schultz Nancy and Michael Jones Brendon McLeod Suzanne and Richard Schultze Anna Kalynych and Harry Rinker Carole McWilliams Jean and Steve Scott Sandy and Bill Kellam Mr. Theodore J. Meinhardt Dr. and Mrs. George P. Sessions Mrs. Juliette Kendrick Dawn and John Melin Cliff Settle Mrs. Donna Kennedy Martha and Daniel Meyer Joyce Sharpe Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Keough Linda Milfred and Steven Dubner Lisa Sheehy Janet Kern Eileen and Chris Millard Ms. Rebecca Sherrill and Susan and Kenneth Kincaid Mrs. Juju Miller Ms. LeeAnn Jones Amy and Andy Kincheloe Mrs. Dorothy H. Miller Ms. Beverlee Silva and Karen Kirspel Kelly Monical and Dustin Goossens Dr. Ameila A. Langston Candace Klein Sarah and William Montgomery Sandra R. Smith Marilynn and Donald Kohla Dr. Kathryn M. Moore and Houston Snead Dr. Karolyn J. Kramer and Ms. Lois Finch Carol and Ronald Sorrow Mr. Franklin Cohen Linda Moore and Lonnie Johnson Paul V. Spiegl Laurie Kratz and William Davis Elaine and Claud Morgan William J. Spurlock, II Christopher J. Krebs Mrs. Vicki S. Morris and Ms. Jessica Morris 33 INDIVIDUALS (cont.) CONSERVATION PARTNERS $500 - $999 (cont.) American Public Gardens Association Georgia Institute of Technology Mr. and Mrs. John C. Staton, Jr. Botanic Gardens Conservation International Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance Ms. Sharon Steele and Center for Plant Conservation Georgia State University Ms. Emily Gwynn Chicago Botanic Garden Institute for Library and Museum Services Elizabeth Stephens Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden Jacksonville Zoological Society Yee and John Stevens The Morton Arboretum Esther and Jim Stokes Florida State Parks National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Aina Stratton Friends of Jonathan Dickinson State Park U.S. Fish and Wildlife Mrs. Kay Summers Georgia Department of Natural Resources USDA Forest Service Suzanne Szabo and Diana DeLaTour Helen Tandoh Heather and Marc Tardif MATCHING GIFTS Mr. Clarence Taylor Bill Tepper The Garden received matching contributions from the following companies: Dr. William Thoms, Jr. ADP Prudential Mary Thurlow Bank of America Robert Half Ms. Laura Tomlin and Dr. Donald Nesbitt The Coca-Cola Company SalesForce.org Christine Tompkins Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Trapp Gartner State Street Foundation Pamela and Dick Treadwell Goldman, Sachs & Co SunTrust Banks Julia and Kam Tse IBM The Home Depot Foundation Patricia and Eddie Turner Jackson Healthcare Tull Charitable Foundation Mrs. DeLana Valentine Macy’s University Financing Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Wayne R. Vason McKinsey & Co. VOYA (ING) Marianne and Paul Velker Microsoft XL Catlin Jill Von Grey Norfolk Southern Foundation Ms. Marie Wade Anita and Fred Wallace Jonne and Paul Walter Jolanda and Guido Walther Alisa Waschak and David Fields Elizabeth and Scott Webber Tammy Weeks and Amanda Collins Phyllis and Stephen Weiss David Welden and Jeanette Faucett Lezlie and Michael Welty Sherrie and Jordan Wetstone Mr. and Mrs. William A. Whitaker Paula and Barry White Lynn and Frank Wigington Elizabeth and Chris Willett Josie and Thomas Williams Keneeshia N. Williams Mrs. Joyce Williams Catherine and William Wilson Nancy Wolk Anna Wolverton Mrs. Joan D. Woodall Ms. Dina Woodruff

34 PERENNIAL SOCIETY

The Atlanta Botanical Garden would like to express heartfelt gratitude to all members of the Perennial Society who have thoughtfully included the Garden in their estate planning. As a result of the legacy commitments of these philanthropic individuals and families, the Garden will continue to flourish for generations to come.

TRIBUTE GIFTS

The following friends of the Garden were honored or remembered in 2019:

Carol Bassuener Christopher Jones Anne Pollack Barbara Spencer Bastin Andrea and Mark Kauffman Nancy Prescott Ann Chiller Karen Korsun Dorothy Ray Sally Ann Clark Barbara and Ken Kraft Lee Robinson Mary Wayne Dixon Bianka Kucelin Olive and Roby Robinson Nell Everest Jane Lamkin Barbara Rothschild Deborah Fast Marjorie Leinbaugh Arlene Anne Sandstrom John Ferguson Peggy Martin Vincent Scarcella Barbara Frederickson Jane Strickland May Jeff Schultz Maureen Fuller Mary Pat Matheson Lila Scott Gail and Peter Furniss Kenneth McKenzie Dean DuBose Smith Nancy Gabianelli Scott McMahan Lessie Smithgall Anne Goldthwaite Myra Meadows Barbara Tolbert James Greene Anna and Hays Mershon Carol Tomé Dolly Greenfield Leslie Myers Laura Wallace Philip Gwynn Susa and Andy Nahmias Dwight Welshans Megan Haley Jacci Nightingale John Wilcox William Head Faye Peters Alex Woollcott Gay Kahn Joel Carol Plummer

BENCH DONATIONS

Gifts of $10,000 to $25,000 were made to name Garden benches honoring the following individuals:

In Celebration of Judy and Don Bender In Memory of Kristine Pettoni given by her family and friends In Memory of Neil Murray given by his family and friends In Memory of Doris Smart given by her family In Memory of Jacci Nightingale given by her family

Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of this document. If there are omissions or errors, please accept our sincere apologies and contact us at 404-585-2015 so that we may correct our records.

35 36 IN APPRECIATION OF OUR VOLUNTEERS

37 2019 Volunteer of the Year: Bob Nelson Volunteers Make the After taking the University of Georgia Master Gardener course in Day Hall in 1997, Garden Grow Bob began volunteering with the outdoor collections alongside the horticultural staff. The Atlanta Botanical Garden is truly indebted to the 460 He has enjoyed fielding calls and emails for individuals who donated their time and talents to the Garden in the Plant Hotline, and he has been a dedicated 2019. Our volunteers greet Garden guests, weed flower beds, serve Thursday morning volunteer in the Edible as docents and Children’s Garden guides, assist in the Outdoor Garden since it opened in 2010. Kitchen, respond to Plant Hotline inquiries, and so much more. The Garden’s success can be attributed in large part to the tireless Lifetime Achievement Award: dedication of our volunteers, who collectively clocked more than Nancy Waterfill 40,000 hours of service from January through December. This award is reserved for remarkable volunteer contributions over a sustained period of time, Centennial Club and it has only been awarded a few times in A total of 188 individuals each contributed more than the Garden’s 43-year history. We are honored 100 volunteer hours in 2019. to present Nancy Waterfill with the Lifetime Achievement Award for her three decades Roots of the Garden of service to the Atlanta Botanical Garden. The following outstanding volunteers provided more than Nancy started volunteering in the Garden 300 hours of service this year: Gift Shop in 1989, and she has been an inspirational, dedicated volunteer for more than 30 years, logging more than 100 hours of Janet Cantrelle 606 hours service nearly every year since the Centennial Club was established Charlotte Miller 573 hours in 1991. Clark Weisner 381 hours Garden Associates Chris File 324 hours In 2019, approximately 70 Garden Associates contributed their Roy Pinkston 300 hours leadership, creative energy, and financial support to further the mission of the Atlanta Botanical Garden. This dynamic service 2019 Volunteers of the Month organization assisted in planning and executing the Gardens for The following volunteers were nominated by their staff supervisors Connoisseurs Tour and other Garden activities throughout the year. for showing exceptional devotion and enthusiasm in their roles:

Cyndy Franklin Roberta Matthews Sally Crowe Mary Wayne Dixon, Advisory Chair Joe Alexander Rebecca Rahm Harry Larsen Beth Rummel, President Lynn Malone Susan Schlather Sally Finkelstein Susan Brooks, Membership Lynda Pollock Elise Halpern Bettie Cheek Jessica Dark, Recording Secretary Sandy Kellam, Education Forrest Leef, Treasurer Liza O’Hare, Corresponding Secretary Debbie Swann, Fundraising

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