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

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2015 Report and Thank You to the Community GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY Board of Trustees

OFFICERS Colin Lind, Managing Michael R. Barr, Partner, Phil Marineau, Partner, LNK Mark W. Buell (Chair) Partner, Blum Capital Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Partners Civic Leader, San Francisco Partners, Ross, CA (retired) Pittman LLP Robert Morris, Managing Randi Fisher (Vice Chair) John E. McCosker, Ph.D., Leslie Browne, Partner, SSL Director, Goldman Sachs Pisces Foundation, San Senior Scientist and First Law Firm Group, Inc. (retired) Francisco Chair of Aquatic Research, Virgil Caselli, Commercial Regina Liang Muehlhauser, California Academy of Lynn Mellen Wendell Property Ventures President, Bank of America Sciences, Mill Valley, CA (Vice Chair) California (retired) (retired) Milton Chen, Ph.D., Senior Civic Leader, San Francisco Fellow and Executive Donald W. Murphy, President John Murray, Chief Execu- David Courtney (Treasurer) Director Emeritus, The & CEO, National Underground tive Officer, Element98, San General Partner & Chief George Lucas Educational Railroad Freedom Center Francisco Operating Officer, Crosslink Foundation (retired) Capital, San Francisco Jacob E. Perea, Ph.D., Profes- Carlota del Portillo, Dean, Mark W. Perry, General sor and Dean Emeritus, San Larry Low (Secretary) Mission Campus, City College Partner, New Enterprise Francisco State University, Chief Legal Officer, Orrick of San Francisco (retired) Associates (retired) San Francisco Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Phelps Dewey, President, Toby Rosenblatt, Former San Francisco Rob Price, Co-Chairman & Chronicle Publishing Chair, Board of Directors, Creative Director, Eleven, TRUSTEES Company, Book Division Presidio Trust Inc., San Francisco (retired) Janice Barger, Civic Leader, Alexander H. Schilling Gordon Ritter, Founder and San Francisco Paula F. Downey, President President, Union Square General Partner, Emergence and CEO, CSAA Insurance Investment Company Martha Ehmann Conte, Civic Capital Partners, San Group Leader, San Francisco Francisco Helen Schwab, Civic Leader Millard Drexler, Chairman Betsy Eisenhardt, Civic Alan Seelenfreund, Chair- Staci Slaughter, Senior Vice and CEO, J. Crew Leader, San Francisco President, Communications, man, McKesson Corporation Gianni Fassio, Owner, Palio (retired) Jessica Parish Galloway, San Francisco Giants, San D’Asti (retired) Civic Leader, San Francisco Francisco Gail P. Seneca, Chairman and Robert Fisher, Member, Board CEO, Luminent Mortgage John Gamble, Managing BOARD LIAISONS of Directors, Gap, Inc. Capital, Inc. (retired) Partner, Allen Matkins Leck Charlene Harvey, Civic Gamble Mallory & Natsis, LLP, Leader, Liaison to the Board David Grubb, Chairman West Shell III, Co-Founder, Carmel, CA (retired) of Directors, Presidio Trust, Emeritus, Swinerton, Inc. CEO & Chairman, Conversa Health Sally Hambrecht, Civic San Francisco Walter J. Haas, Member, Leader, San Francisco Amanda Hoenigman, Civic Board of Directors, Levi Rich Silverstein, Co-Chair- Strauss & Co. man & Creative Director, Linda Howell, Civic Leader, Leader, Liaison to the Goodby Silverstein & San Francisco William Kent Society, S. Dale Hess, Executive Vice San Francisco President, San Francisco Partners Patsy Ishiyama, Civic Leader, Julie Parish, Landscape Convention & Visitors Bureau Cathy Simon, Principal, San Francisco Designer, Liaison to the (retired) Perkins+Will Sujay Jaswa, Advisor, William Kent Society Kit Hinrichs, Founder, Studio Michael Willis, Principal, Dropbox, San Francisco (Emeritus), San Francisco Hinrichs Michael Willis Architects Dan Kingsley, Managing BOARD ASSOCIATES Amy McCombs, Lee Hills Sharon Y. Woo, Civic Leader Partner, SKS Partners, San Frank Almeda, Ph.D., Senior Chair of Free Press Francisco Rosemary Young, Former Curator, Department of Studies, Missouri School Chair, Peninsula Community Martha Kropf, Civic Leader, Botany, California Academy of Journalism Foundation San Francisco of Sciences Nion McEvoy, Chairman and Fritz Arko, President and CEO, Chronicle Books LLC General Manager, Pier 39 (retired)

3On the cover: Crissy Field Center and Park Stewardship interns and educators represent the bridge to the parks’ future Dear Friend of the Parks:

In 2015, the National Park Service (NPS) launched a yearlong celebra- tion leading up to the 2016 Centennial of its founding. The theme for the festivities, heralded across all 407 park units under the care of the NPS, is “Find Your Park.”

Here at the Parks Conservancy, for nearly 35 years, we have been help- ing people—of all ages and backgrounds, from near and far, and with recreational interests of every variety—find their park among more than 80,000 spectacular acres north and south of the Golden Gate.

Parks represent different things to different people. In the pages of this 2015 Report to the Community, we profile just a few of the functions and roles that the Golden Gate National Parks serve for our diverse

Visitors share their vision for new parklands during communities. We highlight how the Conservancy defines and elevates an Off the Grid event on the Presidio Main Post in 2014 those purposes—by protecting and enhancing landscapes, restoring wildlife habitat while preserving visitor access, offering educational and interpretive programs, developing innovative ways to connect with and understand park resources, leveraging the parks to spark social and environmental change, and fostering partnerships that fulfill a common mission.

We are proud to collaborate with the NPS; Presidio Trust; Golden Gate Bridge, Highway, and Transportation District; and our partners in the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative on this important work.

In the Golden Gate National Parks, we are fortunate to enjoy more than 30 unique park sites—from cultural treasures to natural wonders. Each visitor imbues each of these sites with his or her own meanings, memo- ries, and special magic. Providing a space for all to do so is the cherished responsibility of those who steward public lands.

Thus we take our work on the New Presidio Parklands Project as a solemn duty—and an exciting opportunity. This extraordinary endeavor, a Presidio Trust-led effort to create a new 13-acre park atop the tunnels of the future Presidio Parkway and along Crissy Field, constitutes a once-in-a-lifetime moment, unfurling over the next few months. The Conservancy is proud to play the key role we have practiced for over three decades: making sure the community is central in making this place.

In this year and so many years past, thank you for your guidance and generous support in helping us find that purpose.

In return, we promise to help you always, always find your park.

With our most heartfelt thanks,

MARK BUELL GREG MOORE Chair, Board of Trustees President & CEO

Mark Buell (left) and Greg Moore Parks as

Providing restored and restorative space Our parks are where mutual care is manifest in extraordinary lands and waters. They serve as our living room, our gym, our archive of culture, and the home for thousands of species of wildlife—including many that are rare, threatened, or endangered. At the Parks Conservancy, we help create spaces where everyone can sustainably and responsibly share in this singular place, set aside for so many shared purposes.

OUR THANKS to: the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, the Fisher Family, Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund, the Tiffany & Co. Foundation, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Hellman Foundation, Koret Foundation, Mark and Mauree Jane Perry, Marin Community Foundation, California State Coastal Conservancy, California State Parks, California Wildlife Conservation Board, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, contributors to the Trails Forever Dinner, donors to the Presidio Trails match, and members of the Parks Conservancy. Commons

ENVISIONED, alongside the Presidio INSTALLED the Fort Point Overlook, Trust and the park community, the New a vista point off the newly improved Presidio Parklands—an epoch-defining, Battery East Trail, with views of the 13-acre parcel of public space connecting National Historic Site fortress the Main Post and Crissy Field FINISHED the Pacific Way Trail at Muir CONTINUED work on the Presidio Trails, Beach, as part of a major restoration Bikeways, and Overlooks—a multi-year effort in the lower Redwood Creek project to enhance visitor experiences in Watershed a world-class national park implemented BEGAN a multi-phase project to preserve with the Presidio Trust and National Park and stabilize historic Alcatraz structures Service Parks as Offering opportunities to learn and grow With 150 miles of trails north and south of the Golden Gate, a student constantly discovers something new, just around the bend. A spirit of exploration imbues the programs of our parkwide “ladder of learning,” which teaches participants— from kindergartners to retirees—about parks, conservation, and their own innate potential. For us, education is a journey on a trail that never ends—and always inspires.

ADVANCED the Park Youth community members (including six-week LINC (Linking Individ- Collaborative with the National 2,700 young people) to the parks uals to their Natural Community) Park Service (NPS) and Presidio for the observation of living things program, which fuses restoration Trust to better understand the projects and park trips with career MENTORED 18 I-YEL (Inspiring impact of parkwide education development and personal growth Young Emerging Leaders) high- programs that serve 60,000 school interns, who organized EDUCATED (and delighted) children and youth each year the 3rd annual “Backyard Bound” 278 elementary school children HOSTED—alongside National summit of youth leaders, as well as through Crissy Field Center Geographic, the NPS, and Presidio a “Pollution Palooza” event spot- Summer Camps, which provided Trust—a grassroots-led species lighting pollution concerns scholarship assistance to inventory during the Golden Gate 54 percent of the participants GUIDED 35 high schoolers from BioBlitz, which brought over 9,000 diverse backgrounds through the

Classrooms

OUR THANKS to: the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Pisces Foundation, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, David B. Gold Foundation, Gap Foundation, George F. Jewett Foundation, Kimball Foundation, Sand Hill Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Bothin Foundation, Hall Capital Partners, NOAA, contributors to the William Kent Society Family Kampfire, and members of FOGG (Friends of the Golden Gate) and the Parks Conservancy. Parks as

Creating positive change in communities The Golden Gate National Parks span 80,000 unforgettable acres. But we recognize that the impact of our work ripples far beyond that swath of green space—to the clinics of San Francisco, to the underserved neighborhoods of the Bay Area, to the cafés at national parklands across America, and to the imaginations of place makers all around the world who believe in the transformative power of parks.

OUR THANKS to: Kaiser Permanente, Ayrshire Foundation, David B. Gold Foundation, and members of the Parks Conservancy. Catalysts

CONNECTED—through the work FORMED a Bay Area Climate Literacy Healthy Parks Healthy People: Bay of the Institute at the Golden Gate— Collaborative that establishes a net- Area partner organizations (includ- over 175 San Francisco Department work of environmental educators to ing the Institute at the Golden Gate of Public Health providers with park share best practices, on the heels and Crissy Field Center) rangers and staff through a program of the Institute’s conference “Parks: DEVISED a food-cost analysis tool that made San Francisco the first The New Climate Classroom” to support the National Park Ser- city in the world to incorporate “park ENGAGED more than 400 community vice’s effort to implement healthier prescriptions” into its health system members through family-friendly and more sustainable food service wellness walks and activities, through at parks across the country Parks as Encouraging expression and connection Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei once said: “Art is not an end but a beginning.” It is our hope that @Large, his groundbreaking exhibition on Alcatraz presented by the FOR-SITE Foundation, opens the door for future opportunities to showcase artistic expression in the parks. Through innovative use of the parklands as creative space, we show new and long-time visitors alike how fresh perspectives can revive the spirit. Like art: a beginning again.

OUR THANKS to: Art patrons and supporters who visited Alcatraz and the Presidio, and members of the Parks Conservancy. Canvases FACILITATED @Large: Ai Weiwei @ccess Alcatraz program, which ASSISTED artists from the on Alcatraz—an art exhibition of distributed over 7,300 free tickets Northern California Society of unprecedented scale on the island to schools and community Botanical Artists in the creation that attracted 896,000 visitors (many organizations of a florilegium (collection of of them first-timers) to Alcatraz— botanical paintings) featuring CELEBRATED a successful alongside the FOR-SITE Foundation plants in the Alcatraz Gardens yearlong run for Mark di Suvero and National Park Service (NPS), at Crissy Field, which brought HELPED facilitate We Players’ park- and through the Conservancy’s Art eight large-scale, dramatic steel integrated theatrical production of in the Parks program sculptures—and new visitors—to Ondine at Sutro Baths MADE @Large visits possible for the park through a partnership with diverse audiences through the SFMOMA and the NPS Parks as

Delivering collective impact for all Parks bring people closer together. We believe that the important work of protecting and stewarding them should do the same. That’s why the Parks Conservancy is proud to work with a host of partners from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Here at Golden Gate, we’re always looking to gather diverse and talented people of purpose and vision—on a planning document, or around a picnic table.

GATHERED nearly 27,000 community in a common vision for Mt. Tam, and volunteers for service projects through OurTam.org, an online story-sharing the tri-agency programs of the Conser- platform produced on a pro bono basis vancy, National Park Service (NPS), and by Goodby Silverstein & Partners Presidio Trust BROUGHT in 460 organizations— ESTABLISHED the Tamalpais Lands ranging from schools to tech startups Collaborative (TLC) with the NPS, Cali- and from nonprofits to corporations— fornia State Parks, Marin County Parks, for over 850 group volunteer projects and Marin Municipal Water District to across the parks ensure a more integrated and coordi- SUPPORTED the Presidio Trust nated approach to the long-term care in the ongoing restoration of the of Mt. Tamalpais Tennessee Hollow Watershed, includ- LAUNCHED One Tam, the TLC’s public ing improvements to the YMCA Reach campaign and web portal (OneTam.org) and MacArthur Meadow to inspire community participation

OUR THANKS to: the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, Matt and Janice Barger, the James Irvine Foundation, the Kingfisher Foundation, Colin and Anne Lind, Sue and Philip Marineau, Randi and Bob Fisher, S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Lynn and Peter Wendell, Julie and Will Parish, John Atwater and Diana Nelson, John and Laura Gamble, the RBC Foundation, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, REI, FedEx, and members of the Parks Conservancy. Collaborations 2014 Highlights 17,731,277 people visited the 25,213 raptor sightings record- 7,853 visitors served through Golden Gate National Parks ed by Golden Gate Raptor Obser- docent tours of the historic (total visitation to Golden Gate vatory “citizen scientists” while Alcatraz Gardens, which tran- National Recreation Area, monitoring the fall migration sitioned from Garden Conser- Fort Point National Historic vancy management to the Parks 20,031 schoolchildren, teens, Site, and Muir Woods National Conservancy in 2014 and community members Monument)­—­­ making it the served through programming 6,500 participants—many of most popular national park unit at the Crissy Field Center, the them underserved kids enjoy- in America Conservancy’s urban environ- ing their first camping trip—set 174,186 native plants grown mental education center in a new record for Camping at the in six nurseries for 58 habitat partnership with the NPS and Presidio, a program in partner- restoration projects parkwide Presidio Trust ship with the Presidio Trust, Bay Area Wilderness Training, 26,961 volunteers mobilized 18,351 feet of trail installed or and the NPS for park restoration, main- maintained by NPS crews and tenance, and interpretation Trails Forever volunteers 2,434 young people introduced through the programs of the to the wonder of the national 9,100 visitors greeted and Parks Conservancy, National parks through 112 curriculum- guided during orientations or Park Service (NPS), and Presidio based school field trip programs tours of the @Large: Ai Weiwei Trust—totaling 503,618 hours of at the Crissy Field Center on Alcatraz art exhibition service in our public lands MUIR WOODS MT. TAMALPAIS NATIONAL MONUMENT MARTINELLI RANCH

OAKWOOD OLEMA VALLEY VALLEY

BOLINAS RIDGE

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE MUIR BEACH STINSON BEACH TENNESSEE VALLEY

FORT CRONKHITE

RODEO BEACH

GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS

Lands Managed by the National Park Service

Additional Lands Within the Legislated Boundaries of the Golden Gate National Parks

Lands Managed by the Presidio Trust

Native Plant Nurseries

The Golden Gate National Parks are the most-visited unit in the entire national park system—with a total visitation greater than that of Yosemite, Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, and Zion combined. In 2014, nearly 18 million visitors enjoyed the natural, cultural, and historic treasures in these parks (which also include Fort Point National Historic Site and Muir Woods National Monument). These 80,000- acre parklands, part of a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, also provide refuge to more threatened and endangered species than any other national park in the continental U.S. N ALCATRAZ

FORT FORT MASON BAKER

KIRBY COVE CRISSY FIELD MARIN HEADLANDS PRESIDIO SAN FRANCISCO FORT BAKER BEACH POINT SAN CHINA BEACH BAY LANDS END FRANCISCO SUTRO HEIGHTS CLIFF HOUSE POINT BONITA

GERBODE VALLEY

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MILAGRA RIDGE FORT FUNSTON SWEENEY RIDGE

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RANCHO CORRAL PHLEGER ESTATE DE TIERRA

The Parks Conservancy is the nonprofit membership organization that partners with the National Park Service and Presidio Trust to preserve the Golden Gate National Parks, enhance the park visitor experience, and build a community dedicated to conserving the parks for the future. Since 1981, the Parks Conservancy has provided over $360 million in aid for park projects, trail improvements, habitat restoration, research and conservation, volunteer and youth engagement, and interpretive and educational programs. Learn more at parksconservancy.org. Report to the Community FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Financial Position as of September 30, 2014 GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL (with Comparative Totals for 2013) PARKS CONSERVANCY FISCAL YEAR 2014 AID TO THE PARKS ASSETS 2014 2013 Cash and cash equivalents $ 15,099,091 $ 9,271,445 Accounts receivable, net 5,362,035 6,424,481 45% Contributions receivable, net 24,339,847 2,021,616 Inventories 3,481,600 3,225,917 45% Prepaid expenses and deposits 273,581 312,583 10% Investments 26,924,558 24,798,035 Furniture, fixtures, and equipment, net 576,186 711,113 Other assets, net 6,576,955 7,363,460 TOTAL ASSETS $ 82,633,853 $ 54,128,650 TOTAL AID 2014: $43,379,871* Park Interpretation and Visitor Services LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $19,567,595 (45%) LIABILITIES Park Enhancements, Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 2,672,551 $ 3,246,888 Restoration, and Stewardship Accrued payroll-related expenses 1,872,255 2,199,276 $19,561,770 (45%) Grants payable 4,500,000 Youth, Volunteer, and Agency funds payable 509,152 519,201 Community Programs Deferred revenue 1,807,062 1,578,422 $4,250,506 (10%) Capital lease obligation 53,857 Total liabilities 11,361,020 7,597,644 TOTAL AID TO THE PARKS, 1982–2014: NET ASSETS MORE THAN $362 MILLION Unrestricted: Undesignated 7,745,154 9,197,607 Board-designated1 20,057,374 18,000,000 Financial statements of the Golden Total unrestricted net assets 27,802,528 27,197,607 Gate National Parks Conservancy Temporarily restricted 2 37,413,710 13,276,804 are audited on an annual basis. Permanently restricted 6,056,595 6,056,595 Copies of the complete audited Total net assets 71,272,833 46,531,006 financial statements are available upon request by calling the Parks TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 82,633,853 $ 54,128,650 Conservancy’s Executive Vice President/Chief Operating Officer at (415) 561-3000.

*Aid to the park includes all program service expenses, 1Board-designated net assets have been set aside by the Conservancy’s Board of Trustees for future park excluding cost of goods sold and donated services. preservation and enhancement efforts that require substantial support.

2Temporarily restricted net assets represent contributions received with donor restrictions requiring the funds be used for specific projects and programs, including $27.5 million for the New Presidio Parklands Project as of September 30, 2014. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Statement of Activities for the year ended September 30, 2014 (with Comparative Totals for 2013)

2014 Temporarily Permanently OPERATING SUPPORT AND REVENUE Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total 2013 Total

Program revenue $ 33,700,466 $ 33,700,466 $ 31,854,295 Contributed income 2,398,132 $ 30,508,937 32,907,069 4,554,856 Special events, net of donor benefits of $99,600 1,033,003 123,450 1,156,453 1,156,250 Cooperative agreement reimbursements 4,975,268 4,975,268 5,109,111 Mitigation awards 49,533 49,533 58,686 Other income 143,656 143,656 128,226 Net assets released from restrictions 7,200,832 (7,200,832)

TOTAL OPERATING SUPPORT AND REVENUE 49,500,890 23,431,555 72,932,445 42,861,424

EXPENSES

Program services Park interpretation and visitor services 19,567,595 19,567,595 18,886,308 Park enhancements, restoration, and stewardship 19,561,770 19,561,770 12,947,106 Youth, volunteer, and community programs 4,250,506 4,250,506 3,406,968 Total program services 43,379,871 43,379,871 35,240,382

Management and general 5,699,514 5,699,514 5,735,221 Fundraising 1,627,173 1,627,173 2,058,371

TOTAL EXPENSES 50,706,558 50,706,558 43,033,974

Change in net assets from operations (1,205,668) 23,431,555 22,225,887 (172,550)

Endowment and investment activities Contributed income 1,000,000 Net realized and unrealized gain on investments 1,109,011 587,505 1,696,516 2,306,884 Interest and dividend income 235,744 117,846 353,590 268,972 Other investment income 465,834 465,834 1,016,871 Recovery from bad debt 63,687

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS 604,921 24,136,906 24,741,827 4,483,864

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR 27,197,607 13,276,804 $ 6,056,595 46,531,006 42,047,142 NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR $ 27,802,528 $ 37,413,710 $ 6,056,595 $ 71,272,833 $ 46,531,006 Schools, nonprofits, faith-based groups, and corporations were among the Volunteer 460 organizations that helped complete vital projects in the Golden Gate GROUPS 2014 National Parks through the volunteer programs of the Parks Conservancy, National Park Service, and Presidio Trust (October 1, 2013–September 30, 2014). About half of them were returning groups. Many thanks to all!

3Degrees APAC Customer Services Bridges, Inc. Consulate-General of Japan 7 Tepees AppDynamics BrightRoll Convent Elementary School A.P. Giannini Middle School Apple, Inc. Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. Convent of the Sacred Heart AAA of Northern California, Applied Analytix Buckelew Programs School Nevada & Utah Insurance Aquarium of the Bay BuildOn Cornerstone Academy Academy of Art University Archaeology Lab and Burlingame High School Cornerstone Evangelical Accenture Stewardship Volunteers Business for Social Baptist Church ACE Conservation Vacations Arjun and Friends Responsibility Active Ingredients Armanino Cal Poly (SLO) Alumni Adele Harrison Middle Art in the Parks Association School Arthur Jackson Residential California Academy of Advance English Academy Adult Program Sciences Aim High: Denman Middle Atlassian California Coastal School, GalileoTHANK Middle Autodesk Commission YOU School, Marina Middle AvalonBay Communities, Inc. California Conservation School Bain & Co. Corps Banana Republic California Department of Bay Area Ridge Trail Council Fish and Wildlife Bay Model California State University, Cornerstone Trinity Baptist Bay School of San Francisco Chico Church Beach Program Volunteers Camp Tawonga Creative Arts Charter School Bentley Upper School Campus Credit Karma Berkeley School Castlight Health, Inc. Credit Suisse Beta Gamma Sigma, Inc. Cathedral School for Boys Creswell High School Black & Veatch Causes Crissy Field Center Blackbaud, Inc. Center for Volunteer and Volunteers: Outreach Blazing Saddles Bike Nonprofit Leadership and Education, Rentals & Tours of Marin Public Programs, and Blood Centers of the Pacific Children’s Day School Administration Alcatraz Gardens Volunteers Booking.com Chinese American Crissy Field Center Youth Alcatraz Interpretation and Boston Consulting Group International School Programs: Camping at the Education Volunteers Boy Scouts of America Chubb Group of Insurance Presidio (CAP), Inspiring Alcatraz Waterbird Docents Brambles Companies Young Emerging Leaders Alite Designs Brandon Racer and Friends Citrix Systems (I-YEL), Summer Camp Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Bridgemen City CarShare Counselors-in-Training, Mallory & Natsis LLP City College of San Francisco and Urban Trailblazers Allianz Global Investors Claire Lilienthal School (UTB) American Hiking Society Clif Bar Crystal Geyser American Institute for Coliseum College Prep Cub Scouts of America Research Academy Cultural Resources American Legion College of Marin Volunteers: Alcatraz and American Society of Civil College of San Mateo Marin Headlands Engineers–Young Member Congregation Beth Am CuriOdyssey Forum Congregation Emanu-El Dartmouth Club of Greater AmeriCorps Conservation Corps San Francisco Antelope High School North Bay De Marillac Academy Deloitte International Order of the Martin Luther King Jr. Design Volunteers-In-Parks, Rainbow for Girls Academy Park Photographers, and Invasive Species Early Mercer Headlands Center for the Detection Program Mercy High School Arts (Weedwatchers) Method Discovery Digital Networks Iraq and Afghanistan mFoundry eBay Marketplaces Veterans of America Michael Strickland and eCademy Charter at Irvington High School Friends Crane School Jane Goodall Institute Michigan State Alumni Education Outside Galileo Academy of Science Japan Society of Northern Association El Camino High School and Technology California Mission Dolores Academy Endangered Species Gandhi and Aharma Wedding Japantown Youth Leaders Moishe House Palo Alto Coalition Party - Group Program Jewish Community Centers Morrison & Foerster LLP English Studies Institute Gap, Inc. Jewish Community MRM//McCann Ernst & Young Gateway Learning Group Federation Muir Woods Trading Esurance Insurance Gateway Middle School John Muir National Company Services, Inc. Gay & Lesbian Sierrans Historic Site Muir Woods Visitor Center, Ex’pression College for Gay for Good John Swett High School Interpretation, and Digital Arts Genentech Jose Ortega Elementary Education Volunteers Facebook Girl Scouts of the USA School Muscat Scholars Program Fairmont Hotels Girls Gone Good JROTC (Junior Reserve (MSP) Faith Ringgold School of GISSV Officers’ Training Corps), Arts and Science Glumac San Francisco High Fashion Institute of GOGA Landscape and Schools Design & Merchandising Maintenance Volunteers Junior Rangers, National FedEx (San Francisco Shoreline) Park Service Fehr and Peers Golden Gate Mothers Group Kabbage, Inc. FHA-HERO: The California Golden Gate Raptor Kids Adopt a Beach Day Affiliate of Family, Career Observatory Volunteers Kittredge School and Community Leaders Golden Gate Trail Crew, Teens KPMG LLP of America on Trails (Trails Forever) Kulesa Faul, Inc. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Golden State Warriors Lake Canyon Elementary Company Goldman Sachs School First Congregational Church Gonzaga University Latitude 38 Parrotheads Foothill College Google Law Enforcement Volunteers: THANK YOUFOR-SITE Foundation Great Place to Work Institute Horse Patrol, Junior Fort Funston Nursery and GreenPlay Camp Lifeguard, Park Police, National Charity League Stewardship Greenwood School Search & Rescue National Environmental Fort Mason Residents Groopt Lending Club Education Foundation Fort Mason Visitor Gulf of the Farallones Levi Strauss & Co. 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Making the New Presidio Parklands e are shaping a world-class public space that connects Crissy Field and the Main Post, welcomes people of all backgrounds to learn and play, and establishes the Presidio as wa definitive 21st century national park. A rich history of public support and philanthropy has made the Presidio the gem it is today—let’s carry forward this tradition and legacy.

A coalition of local and national leaders came together to meet the challenge and opportunity of IT’S converting a former Army post into a national park. Crissy Field was transformed from desolate rubble into a beloved shoreline park, with a lead gift from the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund and contribu- YOUR tions from people all over the Bay Area. Another lead gift from the Haas, Jr. Fund inspired a public campaign to complete a network of trails, PLACE. bikeways, and overlooks across the Presidio, and expand and improve the Rob Hill Campground.

Thanks to your contributions to vital projects and NOW’S programs, the Presidio has been transformed into a national park, with the Presidio Trust attaining its financial self-sufficiency as required by Congress— YOUR and thus saving this historic place for all time. Through extensive community input advising the early designs of James Corner Field Operations (the TIME. lead design firm for this project), and your generous JOIN US FOR A support, we are creating a signature place that ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME reaffirms the Presidio as a new kind of park, for a new diversity of visitors, for the new century OPPORTUNITY: and beyond. THE NEW PRESIDIO PARKLANDS PROJECT. THE NEW PRESIDIO PARKLANDS PROJECT

13 total acres, connecting Crissy Field with the Main Post

10 acres of new public space, atop the tunnels of the new Presidio Parkway

3 acres of education and fun for youth and families in play spaces, gardens, and the learning landscape of the Crissy Field Center

A new Presidio Visitor Center and plaza Photo courtesy of Caltrans

Learn about donor recognition opportunities for leadership gifts that ensure your legacy—like this landmark gem in the making—will be cherished for generations to come. For details on this project and opportunities to participate, visit newpresidioparklands.org.

S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation OUR THANKS The Fisher Family Many thanks to these individuals Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and foundations for their early Lisa and Douglas Goldman Fund leadership support of the New Hellman Foundation Koret Foundation Presidio Parklands Project. Mark and Mauree Jane Perry This is an extremely significant opportunity for the people of San Francisco to create a dramatic new legacy for future generations. —James Corner, Founder and Director, Field Operations, lead design team that also designed the High Line in New York HELP US MAKE A PLACE TO hanks to the generosity of our park supporters, we are twell on our way to raising the philanthropic funds needed to enjoy realize this extraordinary project. Don’t miss this park-making, explore epoch-defining moment—a rare chance to leave a lasting legacy across an unforgettable discover new landscape.

To contribute to this project and play learn about enduring recognition learn opportunities for your gift: newpresidioparklands.org/donate (415) 561-3050 gather [email protected] celebrate The Presidio Trust is the lead agency for the remember New Presidio Parklands Project, supported by the ongoing partnership with the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and the National Park Service. love

On the cover: Crissy Field Center and Park Stewardship interns and educators represent the bridge to the parks’ future (photo by Paul Myers) OUR PUBLIC AGENCY PARTNERS

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE PRESIDIO TRUST The National Park Service (NPS) is Responsible for the transformation of a federal agency within the U.S. the Presidio from a historic Army post GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY Department of the Interior charged into a premier national park that is with managing the preservation and financially self-sustaining, the Trust 201 Fort Mason San Francisco, CA 94123 public use of America’s most significant is leading the nation’s largest historic (415) 561-3000 natural, scenic, historic, and cultural preservation project, restoring the park’s parksconservancy.org treasures. Established in 1916, the NPS buildings and landscapes, and creating #parks4all manages 407 sites across the U.S.— innovative programs. For more infor- including the Golden Gate National Parks. mation, call (415) 561-5300 or visit For more information, call (415) 561-4700 presidio.gov. or visit nps.gov/goga. NANCY HELLMAN BECHTLE CHRISTINE LEHNERTZ Chair, Board of Directors MARK BUELL General Superintendent, CRAIG MIDDLETON Chair, Board of Trustees Golden Gate National Recreation Area Executive Director GREG MOORE HOWARD LEVITT President & CEO Director of Communications & Partnerships; Liaison to the Parks Conservancy

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, HIGHWAY, TAMALPAIS LANDS COLLABORATIVE AND TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT In 2014, four public land agencies ANNUAL REPORT CREDITS Incorporated in 1928 as a special district of (National Park Service, California State Art Director: Ellen Fortier Writer/Editor: Michael Hsu the State of California to design, construct, Parks, Marin County Parks, and the Production Artist: Ann Joyce finance, and operate the Golden Gate Marin Municipal Water District) teamed Cover Photo: Paul Myers Bridge, the District today continues to with the Parks Conservancy to form Back Cover Photo: Alison Taggart-Barone Additional Photography: Mason Cummings, provide safe and reliable operation, main- the Tamalpais Lands Collaborative— Maria Durana, Charlotte Fiorito and tenance, and enhancement of the Bridge an initiative that brings together their R. Snavely (Compass Photographers), and to provide transportation services, as resources, talents, and philanthropic Paul Myers, Alison Taggart-Barone, Kirke Wrench, and Parks Conservancy, NPS, resources allow, for customers within the efforts to support the stewardship, and Presidio Trust staff and volunteers U.S. Highway 101 Golden Gate Corridor. conservation, and enjoyment of Mt. Park Icons: © Michael Schwab DICK GROSBOLL Tamalpais. President, Board of Directors

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