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Annual Report 2017
Annual Report2017
“Now that the Holden Arboretum and Cleveland Botanical Garden have joined forces, opportunities have emerged for Holden Forests & Gardens to have an even greater impact on the region. With expertise in horticulture, conservation, environmental research and education, we are a valuable asset to the community.”
— Jill Koski, President and CEO
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Table of ContentsReforesting the Forest City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
By the Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Planned Giving: Albert Fairchild Holden Society & Perennial Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Institutional Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
From Farm to Table in Cleveland’s Eastside Neighborhoods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gifts in Honor and Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Scientists Seek Answers in the Living Laboratories of Holden Forests & Gardens . . . . . . . . 14
Affiliate Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
High School Students to Explore Careers in Forestry, Arboriculture and Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Individual Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Holden Forests & Gardens Financial Report . . . . . . . 22
Leadership Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Reforesting the Forest CitySince the 1950s, Cleveland has lost about half of the tree canopy that once gave the community its “Forest City” nickname. In 2017, ambitious plans were announced to increase the tree canopy cover from 19 percent to 30 percent by 2040, with the long-term goal of reaching a 40 percent canopy in the city.
Planting new trees is not just about aesthetics. Cleveland’s trees intercept 1.8 billion gallons of rainwater and remove 830,000 pounds of air pollution each year. Combined with the impact on heating and cooling costs, increased property values and contributions to the improved health of area residents, the current tree canopy provides Cleveland with more than $28 million in benefits each year. That dollar figure will increase along with tree canopy.
A key leader in this effort, Holden Forests & Gardens (HF&G) is supporting the reforestation efforts in a number of ways. Sandra Albro, an HF&G researcher, is serving as one of the co-chairs of the Cleveland Tree Coalition, which is advocating for the planting of 50,000 trees in Cleveland by 2020. In support of that effort HF&G community forestry staff planted 694 trees in the City of Cleveland in 2017.
Planting new trees is only the first step to ensuring a healthy tree canopy in the city. Once planted, trees need care to ensure that they survive and thrive. To assist in that effort, HF&G is partnering with the Wester Reserve Land Conservancy to provide Sherwick Tree Steward Training. During the training citizens learn how to plant, care for and maintain trees, which is critical to the success of the Cleveland Tree Plan. In 2017, 91 new tree stewards were trained through this program.
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2017 BY THE NUMBERSAnnual Visitors: 388,888 187,066 @ Cleveland Botanical Garden 201,822 @ Holden Arboretum
New Tree Stewards Trained to Care for Those Trees:
Number of Members:
21,052
694
New Trees Planted in the Community:
91
Anonymous (6)Anne F. BarnesTeresa Metcalf BeasleyLon A. BeckBarbara BeckerDorothy A. BerlincourtJeffrey M. BiggarElizabeth BillingsPatricia D. BonanderPat Brady BaronMary A. and Robert E. CoganMary F. and William E. ConwayJanet S. CurryJudy A. DorerMarjorie M. DrollingerRuth S. EppigJeanette P. EvansLynne R. and John T. FeighanMary F. GangerDonna T. and Harry Gazelle, M.D.Margaret Ann GudbransonCarmela GuerreroDebra Hershey Guren and
Peter GurenNancy L. and Charles
G. GustafsonMarie Louise
Gustavsson-MonagoBeverly S. HarrisArlene Monroe HoldenChrista L. JustCharlotte R. KramerRose M. KubikBarbara E. KubyCarolyn C. Lampl
Stephen G. LortonMargaret B. MartingElizabeth F. McBrideRobert L. MoncriefRuth E. and J. Donald MoorheadDonald W. MorrisonAnthony and Rita NassifPatricia A. and Ernest J. Novak, Jr.Pamela Jacobson OlivaNancy PatrickTerry L. PekarekClara T. RankinJune M. RussellElisabeth P. ScheeleBarbara B. ScovilClara DeMallie SherwinHarriet T. SimonDeborah A. SmithRuth M. and Thomas G. StaffordLois C. and Thomas G. StaufferTheresia V. and
Arthur P. SteinmetzM. Jane SureskyJoanna ThomasM. Jane TothWilliam and Judith
Ann TucholskyDorothy Ann TurickJ. Paxton Van SweringenClare R. WalkerDoris H. and Russell J. WarrenLucy Ireland WellerM. Conrad WhiteMarilyn M. Wilde
Anonymous (4)Ian J. AdamsDavid W. AlbrechtGeraldine AtkinsJohn Burke and
Leslie A. BaeuerlenRichard and Susan BeckDoug and Lynne BekkedahlPeter and Sally BergstenMarlene S. CampbellGeorge Crile IIIDavid L. DaggettC. B. Esselstyn, Jr.Kenneth and Ann FeldermanMildred FieningDorothy FlagorJ. Lynn and Joellen FordhamMimi GaleShirley W. GibsonSharon and David GraperJudith F. GruberMaria Johanna HallSusan HannaHenry and Robin HatchAnnie T. HitchcockMary V. HoffmanArlene M. HoldenJohn M. HoyesFred and Arlyne ImmKatharine Jeffery and
Alan FarrandCurt and Norma JerauldRichard J. Kabat
Edward and Linda KarolakRose M. KubikMaureen E. LandiesLouise ListerBruce A. LoomisRobert and Carol LoveLinda C. LuckAnn H. McConnellWilliam B. McCoyPeter A. McCoyElizabeth H. McMillanS. Sterling and Judith McMillanJoseph H. Miller, Jr.Dorothy H. MoyseMaynard NealEdward NedvedThomas W. Offutt IIIC. W. Eliot and Linda PaineElla QuintrellKaren L. RobertsGeorge M. RoseMary Ann SherankoLeila R. ShiozawaRoberta K. SpurgeonJohn SteichenLorraine S. SzaboJohn and Susan TurbenMs. Marilyn J. WhiteMrs. Robert Y. White Irene M. YeranMilford M. AdamsMargaret M. AicherJanet Aitken
PERENNIAL SOCIETYWe sincerely appreciate the following members for investing in the Botanical Garden’s future through bequests, annuities and other planned gift arrangements:
THE ALBERT FAIRCHILD HOLDEN SOCIETYWe sincerely appreciate the following members for investing in the Holden Arboretum’s future through bequests, annuities and other planned gift arrangements:
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Planned Giving
IN MEMORIUMWe honor these Perennial Society and Albert Fairchild Holden Society members whose foresight has left a legacy of continuing support for Holden Forests & Gardens:
Virginia AlbrechtLillian C. AltenElizabeth and
Raymond Q. ArmingtonLouise Bliss ArmingtonPhrocine R. BaileyDorothy L. BarryNorma E. BattesWilma S. BemisDon A. BerlincourtKate and Warren Bicknell, Jr.Virginia R. BillinghurstAnna B. and Alfred C. BodyKlara Bozler and
Emil Bozler, Ph.DFrances K. BradnerBetty Dunbar BrienJane BrookePauline S. BrunerCarol J. BurleyCarol H. ButlerElizabeth N. ChamberlainJ. T. Jarod ClarkCatherine E. and
James P. ConwayWarren and Maud CorningJoan R. CoulterWilliam S. Cumming, M.DMartha M. and
George F. Dalton IIIJeanne R. DausMargie K. DavisLauretta M. Dennis, D.V.MDorothy E. EbersbachRobert and Mary FarrellMarvin FeldsteinJohn R. GardnerWilliam H. GerhauserAnita Peek Gilger, M.D.Gladys B. GoetzLeonard C. GradeckWilliam and Betty GreenCora E. HaakeMaria Johanna HallMargaret L. HammondBarbara Hitchcock HatchNellie S. HawgoodEva Tilton HaysLaura R. HeathEleanor I. HegeleMartha E. HickoxOrtrud Higgins
Sarah Cole Hirsh and Willard Hirsh
Helen C. HitchcockAlbert Fairchild HoldenClaire D. HoldenJoseph and Hazel HostetlerVirginia L. JonesFrances JudnickLouis D. Kacalieff, M.D.Muriel M. KozlowThomas E. KubyMarjorie M. and
Samuel H. LamportDavid G. LeachElinor M. LeCastreEleanor ManbeckIrene E. ManniWinfried and Liselotte MartinThomas W. MastinJean and Robert E. Mathews IIMarguerite H. McGrathEstate of Marjorie Bos MeachamAlice MecredyLester T. MillerAurel OstendorfSilvia Balslew PageGretta and Hugh D. Pallister, Jr.Charlotte L. and
Kenneth R. ParkerJeanne E. PhareRobbie PileMary M. PitonyakHarriette McCann RoudebushR. Phillip RussellKarl and Owlen SchubertSamuel K. Scovil IIRuth P. SearsFaye ShaperoThelma and Daniel J. Shapiro, M.DLee ShiozawaDavid L. SimonLeonard and Jean SkeggsEleanor Armstrong SmithMary Rose Clayton SmithKatherine B. SpringEleanor and Andrew SquireSarah A. StarkHarrison StineFaith SwansonRichard E. SzoradyJosephine A. and
Nelson S. Talbott
Louise H. TaylorElizabeth Marting TreuhaftBruce UmsteadBarbara Van SweringenEsther VoorheesCynthia K. WalkerEmma Raymond WhiteRobert York WhiteJohn and Atheline WilburAlan H. Wilde, M.D.Frances Elizabeth Lambright WilkinsonElizabeth M. WilliamsonTheodore YocomNorman W. Zaworski, M.D.
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$100,000 and aboveAmerican FoundationThe Cleveland FoundationThe Corning Institute for
Education & ResearchCuyahoga Arts and CultureThe Holden Arboretum TrustThe Kelvin and
Eleanor Smith FoundationThe Kent H. Smith
Charitable TrustThe Louise H. &
David S. Ingalls FoundationPaul and Maxine Frohring
Foundation, Inc.
$50,000 – $99,999Great Lakes Protection FundRaymond Q. & Elizabeth Rieley
Armington Fund No. 2SandFair Foundation
$25,000 – $49,999Arthur and Arlene Holden Fund
of The Cleveland FoundationCharles Stewart
Mott FoundationGreen Family TrustGries Family FoundationThe Hershey FoundationHolden Parks TrustJohn P. Murphy FoundationKeyBank FoundationSaint Luke’s FoundationThe Sally and Larry Sears FundStewart and Donna Kohl Fund
Third Federal FoundationThe Veale Foundation
$10,000 – $24,999Alton W. Whitehouse Charitable
Lead Annuity TrustCharles and April Walton
Charitable FundCity of Cleveland - Department
of Community DevelopmentDaisy Foundation of the Fidelity
Charitable Gift FundFairmount Santrol FoundationGeorge M. and Pamela S.
Humphrey FundJoseph P & Nancy F.
Keithley FoundationKey Private BankLakeland Community CollegeMJH FoundationThe Murch FoundationNACCO Industries, Inc.The Norweb FoundationRobert R. and Gay C.
Cull Family FoundationSCH FoundationSears-Swetland
Family FoundationThe South Waite FoundationSpencer L. Murfey
Family FoundationWeathertop Foundation
$5,000 – $9,999The Adi and Celia Gazdar
Charity Fund
Albert A. Hanes Charitable Gift Fund
The Allayne and Douglas Wick Foundation
AnonymousArbor Day FoundationThe Banks Baldwin FoundationBessie Benner Metzenbaum
Fund of The Cleveland Foundation
Center for Plant Conservation, Inc.
Cleveland IndiansThe Cleveland Wire
Cloth & Mfg. Co.Component Repair TechnologiesThe Davey Tree Expert CompanyDominion FoundationThe George W. Codrington
Charitable FoundationG.W. Fredericks Mechanical LLCHeidelberg Distributing Co.Hieronymus Family Fund Inc.The Higley FundLake County Visitors BureauLake HealthLeonard, Lillian, Faye, Albert B. &
Audrey G. Ratner DAFLincoln Electric FoundationLois C. and Thomas G. Stauffer
Charitable TrustThe Lubrizol FoundationMaloney & Novotny LLCThe O’Neill Brothers Foundation
Reginald and Lynn Shiverick Fund of The Cleveland Foundation
Renaissance Charitable Foundation Inc.
Sassafras Land DesignScholnick Family FoundationSusan and John
Turben FoundationTree FundThe Triple T FoundationTurner Family Fund
$1,000 – $4,999ACJ Charitable Gift FundAgmet, LLCAHG-RLI, LLCAlliance for Community TreesAmerican Greetings CorporationAnn C. Rodewig Charitable
Fund of Fidelity CharitableArthur Holden
Leadership InstituteBakerHostetlerBetty T. & David M. Schneider
FoundationThe Catherine L. & Edward A.
Lozick FoundationChefs for Hire CateringThe Clara T. Rankin
Charitable FundCleveland Metroparks SystemCM Wealth AdvisorsCuffs Clothing CompanyThe C. Walder Parke
Family Foundation
Institutional Giving
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The Cyrus Eaton FoundationD.E. & B.E. Mansperger
FoundationDavid and Inez
Myers FoundationDealer Tire, LLCDuvin Family Philanthropic FundEarthwalk OrthoticsEaton CorporationEdith and Ted Miller
Philanthropic FundEleanor and Andrew
Squire TrustElizabeth Ring Mather and
William Gwinn Mather FundElizabeth S. Morris
Giving AccountEmily Hall Tremaine FoundationThe Ferry Family FoundationFire Truck Pizza Co.FirstEnergyThe Folio ClubForest City Tree
Protection CompanyFrank H. and Nancy L.
Porter Fund of The Cleveland Foundation
Frantz Ward LLPFred A Lennon Charitable TrustThe Giant Eagle FoundationGillmore Security SystemsGlenmede Trust Company, NAGreen Circle GrowersThe Hankins FoundationHard Rock Rocksino
Northfield ParkHarold J. Belkin FoundationThe Harry K. Fox and Emma R.
Fox Charitable FoundationHelen Greene Perry-E Lee Perry
Charitable TrustHome Savings
Charitable FoundationImpel Creative, Inc.The Jack Family Charitable FundJack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel
Philanthropic FundJackson Lewis P.C.Jane B.N. Brooke TrustThe Jane G. Cunningham
FoundationThe Kendis Family
Charitable TrustKent State UniversityKlotzman Philanthropic Fund of
Jewish Federation of ClevelandKolz Family Charitable FundThe Laub FoundationThe Lubrizol Corporation
The Martinez FirmMCRYW Fund of the Fidelity
Charitable Gift FundMichael J. Horvitz Donor
Advised FundMidwest Cactus &
Succulent SocietyMilton A. and Charlotte R.
Kramer Charitable FoundationMorley Hitchcock Family Fund of
The Cleveland FoundationNola D. and Thora F.
Weyrick TrustNordson Corporation FoundationO-I Charities FoundationOhio CATOld Stone ChurchOSISoft, LLCOswald CompaniesOwens-Illinois, Inc.The Peggy and John Garson
Family FoundationThe Perkins Charitable
FoundationThe Peter Hellman Family FundP.K. Ranney FundParkOhio Holdings CorporationPeter Hellman Family Fund of
Fidelity Charitable Gift FundPhyllis H. & William H. Evans
Charitable FoundationPlymouth Church of
Shaker Heights, UCCPricewaterhouseCoopers LLPPrimus Capital Partners, Inc.Pysht FundRIG III Family FoundationThe Robert S.
Morrison FoundationSAGES-Case Western
Reserve UniversitySchwab Charitable FundSerene G. Shaper FundShelly L. & Mark J. Saltzman
Philanthropic FundSiobhan and William Thompson
Charitable FundThe S.K. Wellman FoundationSt. Clair AdvisorsUniversity Circle, IncorporatedThe Victoire G. and Alfred M.
Rankin, Jr. Family CharitableWells Fargo AdvisorsThe Western Reserve Herb
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From Farm to Table in Cleveland’s Eastside NeighborhoodsGreen Corps, Holden Forests & Gardens urban agriculture work-study program, was created in 1996 to offer high school students the opportunity to learn job and leadership skills while earning a paycheck. Each year, students learn how to grow fresh produce, which is sold at area farmers markets and on-site farm stands. Green Corps students even maintain beds at Cleveland’s Progressive Field, which produce fresh vegetables used to create meals for the Cleveland Indians and visiting teams.
In addition to learning new skills, Green Corps students are also enhancing life in the neighborhoods surrounding the farms. Green Corps farm stands have become fixtures in the neighborhoods, with 34 percent of Green Corps total sales taking place at the neighborhood farms in 2017. This is an increase from the 29 percent of total sales at the farm stands in 2016.
The success of the farm stands is due in part to partnerships that have been formed with other agencies, including Ohio’s Food Assistance Program. Working with the state program allows members of the community to use the state’s EBT card and Produce Perks to purchase food at the farm stands. Other programs designed to foster healthier eating habits, including the Produce Prescription, WIC and Senior Farmers Market
programs, are also accepted at the stands. In 2017, these types of programs generated:
• 50 percent of the sales at the Fairfax farm stand• 41 percent of sales at the Slavic Village farm stand• 16 percent of the sales at the Midtown farm stand• 22 percent of the sales at the Buckeye/Woodland farm stand • 22 percent of sales at the Tremont Farmers Market• 11 percent of sales at the Shaker Square Farmers Market
Top selling vegetables included peppers, tomatoes, kale, collards, eggplant, zucchini, onions, apples, broccoli, beets, swish chard and carrots. The result of these efforts is that fresh produce, grown locally by students who live in the community, is making its way into neighborhood kitchens and leading to healthier meals for area residents.
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We gratefully recognize the thoughtful contributions of individuals and organizations whose generous gifts honor or commemorate friends and family members during fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017):AnonymousMr. and Mrs. Thomas W. AdlerMr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. AppleAudubon Society of
Greater ClevelandPaul and Maryann BarabaniMs. Christine BarabaniMr. Anthony E. BarabaniMr. and Mrs. Dale BarinaBrian and Rebekah BarschMs. Deborah BeckerDoug and Lynne BekkedahlMrs. Joanie BelairMr. and Mrs. Timothy J. BencicBenevity Community
Impact FundMrs. Christine Bennett and
Mr. Ryan JamisonTerry Bernstein and
Rick BernsteinMs. Kathleen BetzMr. Geoffrey S. BiegelMs. Phoebe BirmingMs. Sue BlazekMr. and Mrs. Louis J. BloomfieldBlossom Womens
Committee NortheastMs. Dolores A. Ciccanesi and
Mr. Bob BompaneMr. David BongornoBill and Nancy BrewerMichael and Shirley BrizzMr. William S. BrooksMr. Winfield BrownMrs. Lorna and Mr. Frank BuckRonald and Mary Jo Burwinkel
Philip A. BurwinkelThomas Burwinkel, MDMr. Barry CampbellMr. and Mrs. Peter A. CarfagnaHelen ChicoineMr. and Mrs. Henry Chisholm IIIMr. and Mrs. John ClarryDaniel and Christine CollumKaren Cooper and
Andrew MintonMrs. Virginia CousinsMs. Nancy M. DechertAnne and Thomas DeetzMr. and Mrs. Michael DeweesMr. and Mrs. David S. Dickenson IIMr. and Mrs. Mike DickoffDr. and Mrs. Paul E. DiCorletoMr. William M. DonleyMr. Paul DoughertyMr. Sean DoyleMrs. Kimberly DunlapMs. Carol A. EdkinsMs. Nan EisenbergFairmount Garden ClubFamily Health InternationalMiss Maureen M. FeeneyMr. and Mrs. Randy FeldmanMichael and
Margaret GerhardsteinMr. and Mrs. Jonathan GoodmanMs. Susan Gray BéMrs. Mary Green and
Mr. Don E. HissamSarah and Robert GriesFran and David GrossmanMrs. Laurence K. Groves
Mrs. Barbara GuayMr. and Mrs. Tom GunkelMrs. Anne K. GusMrs. Melinda and
Mr. David HalliburtonRob and San HammondMr. Edward HansenLawrence and Linda HatchMr. and Mrs. Henry R. HatchMr. Jonathon and Claire HermanMr. and Mrs. John F. HerrickLynn and Karl HoekstraMs. Sarah HurtKatherine and James InabinetJohn and Patricia JenkinsMs. Deborah and
Mr. Frank JesensekMr. and Mrs. Stephen M. KaraffnAudrey Katzman and
Tim McParlandMr. and Mrs. Tom KaungMs. Michelle KeeMrs. Vivian and Mr. Robert and
Kelly KeelanMs. Nora D. KieserMr. Albert F. KlavoraMr. and Mrs. Matthew D. KnechtMs. Marcia R. Silver and
Mr. Martin F. KohnMrs. Ralph M. KovelHelene KrasneyMr. and Mrs. Steve KravitzMrs. Jean LachTom and Samie LangMr. David LazorMr. and Mrs. Frank N. LinsalataMs. Deborah A. LitzMr. and Mrs. David S. LoefflerJohn and Margaret LogarMs. Jessica Ludy
Mr. and Mrs. Philip LuhmannMr. and Mrs. Robert LustigMrs. Becky MahaneyMr. and Mrs. Joseph MahovlicJudith and Edward MajherJanet Mannino, Marie Hickey,
Barbara CurranMiss Rachel MargulisCarol & Chris Martin & family and
Alice & Marty NyariAndrew and Allison MeinholdMr. and Mrs. Arthur G.
Merriman, Jr.Ms. Carol Miller and
Ms. Patricia RehmMr. David MitskavichMr. and Mrs. Latham W. Murfey IIIMs. Melinda MyerBarbara A. NaderCarol and James NemastilMr. and Mrs. Ronald NeugerMr. David C. NilsenMs. Lisa O’BrienEllen O’LearyMs. Loreen Fletcher OilerMr. and Mrs. Terrence OrvisMr. David A. Osborne, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Eliot PaineMs. Marilyn D. ParkerMr. Dave and
Mrs. Laura PasseralloMr. James PeaseMr. Jim PenjakMs. Donna PetersenMs. June PooleProfessor Andrea Rager and
Mr. Matthew RagerMr. Frederick and
Mrs. Leigh Anna Reichenbach
Gifts in Honor and Memory
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Mr. Larry and Mrs. Marilyn Reichert
Mr. and Mrs. Larry ReichertJennifer and Joseph RestivoMs. Vanilda Reyes de NoyesA. Brad and Ellen RichardsonMrs. Barbara RosskammMr. and Mrs. Jim RuttingerCindy and Ernie SackettRichard and Ruth SchaefferMrs. Laraine and
Mr. John SchusterMr. and Mrs. Harvey SchwartzMs. Andrea SharbCleon and Judith Shutt, Jr.Ms. Deborah SiegelMrs. Anne M. SkempDarlene and Daniel SnellCatherine and Timothy SnellyMrs. Carlynn SnyderMrs. Constance Holden SomersMrs. Karol SpragueMr. Joe and Mrs. Marlane SturmRyan and Annelise SullivanMs. Amanda and
Ms. Leticia Taft-PearmanTonne TamerlanoMrs. Susan M. TaylorThe Marla and Joseph
Shafran FoundationThomas Brick CompanyAndrea and Jim ThomeMrs. Kathy TormaMrs. Louise ToutantRichard TowneMr. and Mrs. W. Dean TrautmanMs. Christeen TuttleMs. Carole UsajJenny WajciechowskiMs. Fay WalkerMrs. Marylou WallenhorstBarbara and Richard WarrenDorothy R. Weckel and
Jean A. RetzerMs. Sharon J. WeedenMrs. Hannah WeilLinda and Michael WilsonThea and Peter ZimmermanMrs. Donna Zoldak-Cook and
Mr. Kevin Cook
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Scientists Seek Answers in the Living Laboratories of Holden Forests & GardensIn September 2017, Holden Forests & Gardens horticulturists planted 500 ash trees at the Ellen Corning Long and T. Dixon Long Center for Plant and Environmental Science in an effort to identify ash trees that are resistant to the emerald ash borer. The project, the latest resulting from an ongoing partnership with researchers from the U.S. Forest Service, will test if trees that survived the infestation of the invasive insect in places like Detroit, did so because they have some resistance to the insect. Trees identified as truly resistant can then be propagated for use in reforestation efforts.
The ash tree project is part of an ongoing effort by Holden Forests & Gardens scientists to find solutions to the threats faced by our native forests. An earlier collaboration with the U.S. Forest Service identified beech trees that showed resistance to beech bark disease, leading to the creation of a beech tree seed orchard that can be used for future reforestation efforts.
HF&G scientists and their partners are also looking at the best practices to follow for reforestation. A continuing project with the Cleveland Metroparks and Case Western Reserve University has transformed a former area golf course into a living lab to test reforestation methods. When the Cleveland Metroparks acquired the former Acacia Golf Course in Beachwood, Ohio, the goal was to convert the facility back into woodlands. The land’s history as a golf course meant that great effort had been put into keeping the former fairways clear of trees. That maintenance, which would have included applications of fertilizers and pesticides, resulted in altered soil chemistry and microbial communities, which can have a negative effect
on tree growth. The project offered researchers the opportunity to explore methods of restoring beneficial microbes to the soil and studying the effect those microbes have on plant growth. Over the next few years, HF&G, Metroparks and Case Western Reserve University scientists will monitor tree growth and performance to determine how soil microbes affect trees’ establishment in urban, highly disturbed soils. The goal is to be able to refine best practices for forest restoration projects.
While these collaborations are just a part of the work being done by scientists at Holden Forests & Gardens, they demonstrate the power of collaborative partnerships within the research community. HF&G scientists, working in partnership with researchers at other institutions have a greater impact than they would on their own and opens Holden Forests & Gardens natural areas up to visiting researchers as a living lab for the study of ecological issues.
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We gratefully recognize the following affiliate organizations for their fiscal year 2017 (October 1, 2016 – September 30, 2017) financial contributions toward furthering the our mission:
$1,000 and aboveThe Garden Club of ClevelandThe Hudson Garden ClubMidwest Cactus &
Succulent SocietyThe Western Reserve
Herb Society
$250 - $999Cat’s Den Garden ClubEast Shore Garden ClubEmerald Necklace Garden ClubFairmount Garden ClubGreater Cleveland
Orchid SocietyThe Herb GuildHilltop Garden ClubIkebana International,
Cleveland Chapter #20Lakewood Garden ClubOhara School of Ikebana,
Northern Ohio ChapterTown and Country Garden
Club of ClevelandWestlake Garden ClubWildwood Garden Club
$100 - $249The Akron Garden ClubAquilegia Garden ClubAvon-on-the-Lake Garden ClubBay Village Garden ClubBeach Cliff Garden ClubThe Bedford Garden ClubThe Garden Club of BentleyvilleBerea Garden ClubChippewa Garden ClubCleveland Flower Arrangers GuildCleveland Rose SocietyThe Gardeners of
Greater ClevelandConcord Garden ClubDahlia Society of OhioFairview Park Garden ClubForest City Garden ClubFork and Hoe Garden ClubFour Corners Garden ClubGardenWalk Cleveland,
a program of LANDStudioThe Gates Mills Garden ClubHighland Heights Garden ClubIndependence Garden ClubIndoor Gardening Society
of America
Lake Shore Garden ClubThe Little Gardens ClubLyndhurst Garden ClubMayfield Village Garden ClubNorth Coast Gesneriad Club &
African Violet ClubNorth East Ohio Iris SocietyNortheast Ohio Daylily SocietyNorthern Ohio
Perennials SocietyOlmsted Falls Garden ClubRidgewood Garden Club
of ParmaShaker Lakes Garden ClubTerrace Garden ClubVillage Garden Club
NEW LEAFAnonymousAllayne and Douglas
Wick FoundationRichard and Susan BeckMr. and Mrs. Jack BlackwellMr. and Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole IIIMr. and Mrs. Richard H. BoleDr. Barbara Brown and
Dr. Steven WardMr. and Mrs. Roger H. CerneD.E. & B.E. Mansperger
FoundationMr. and Mrs. David S. Dickenson IIFairmount Santrol FoundationMrs. Betty A. FarenchakSarah and Robert GriesDr. Clement W. Hamilton and
Karen A. KragerBob Heath and Beth BuchananMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey HuntsbergerMr. and Mrs. Leslie W. JacobsMr. and Mrs. Walter E. KalbererMs. Nora D. KieserMrs. Margaret OcepekMr. and Mrs. C. W. Eliot PaineJames and Barbara
Pelowski, Ph.D.Phyllis H. & William H.
Evans Charitable FoundationMr. and Mrs. Thomas
W. SeabrightMrs. Astri Seidenfeld
Affiliate Donors
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High School Students to Explore Careers in Forestry, Arboriculture and ConservationHigh school students thinking about their future careers are being given the opportunity to explore career paths that lead away from the office and into nature. Forest Immersions XP was designed to help students explore potential careers in arboriculture, community forestry and conservation.
Supported with a grant from the Tree Fund of the Ohio Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture and held in partnership with Red Oak Camp in Kirtland, the hands-on,
overnight experience gives participants the chance to interact with plant care professionals, urban foresters and conservation biologists. The new program also gives the participants a chance to explore the forests of the Holden Arboretum and try out their tree climbing skills. Each student returns home with additional information on the educational pathways needed for these nature-based careers, as well as other career options in the field.
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$100,000 and aboveGay and Edward AddicottMr. and Mrs. Walter E. KalbererDr. Hossein NaraghipourMr. and Mrs. C. W. Eliot PaineMrs. Gretta S. Pallister+Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Stauffer
$25,000 – $99,999AnonymousDr. Barbara Brown and
Dr. Steven WardMr. and Mrs. David S. Dickenson II
$10,000 – $24,999AnonymousJanis and Paul DiCorletoSarah and Robert GriesMrs. James F. Lincoln, Jr.+Thomas and Ann SeabrightMr. and Mrs. Thomas G. StaffordK.K. and Joe Sullivan
$5,000 – $9,999AnonymousRichard and Susan BeckMr. and Mrs. Charles P. BoltonMrs. Betty A. FarenchakMarion and Gene FaubelMrs. Jean H. FisherMr. and Mrs. Robert R. GallowayDr. Clement W. Hamilton and
Karen A. KragerMr. and Mrs. Henry R. HatchMr. and Mrs. Joseph J. MahovlicMr. Stephen and
Mrs. Amanda MorrisMr. Donald W. MorrisonBill and Kathy O’NeillMrs. Ella Quintrell+Mr. Kenneth R. RollDr. and Mrs. Andrew P. SchachatMrs. David SeidenfeldMrs. Bruce H. StewartMrs. Charlotte TarrMr. and Mrs. Thomas V.H. VailMrs. Joan Yocom
$2,500 – $4,999Ms. Pam Conover and
Mr. Jon D. AdamsTom and Mary AndersonMr. and Mrs. Richard H. BoleJenny and Glenn BrownMrs. Marlene S. CampbellMichelle CapdevilleMrs. Beth CassellaJames Daus and Larissa ReadWilliam M. DonleyMr. Allen H. FordMr. and Mrs. Earl R. Franklin
Mary GangerDr. Julia Grant and Mr. Earl GrantMr. and Mrs. Charles GustafsonMr. and Mrs. John E.
KatzenmeyerMr. Stephen J. Knerly, Jr.Mrs. Herbert McBrideMr. and Mrs. F. Stevens
McConnell IIIMr. and Mrs. Henry L. Meyer IIIDr. and Mrs. J. Donald MoorheadMrs. Lucia S. Nash+Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. ParkeThomas+ and Marcia RohwederMichael and Carol SherwinMrs. Barbara B. Webster+Ms. Susan Wolpert
$1,000 – $2,499Anonymous (4)Mr. Jeffrey AllenbyDouglas W. ArthurJanis J. BakerMr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Baldwin IIMr. and Mrs. William Barnes IVMrs. Janet E. BartelsMs. Leslie M. BellJack and Carolyn BlackwellMr. Dick Blum and
Ms. Harriet WarmMr. and Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole IIIMs. Jennifer BrainardDr. Don Brinberg and
Dr. Barbara BerkeleyMr.+ and Mrs. Richard H. BrooksFrank and Leslie BuckMr. and Mrs. William R. CalfeeMr. and Mrs. Gerald K. CarlisleMr. and Mrs. Andrew ColemanSue and Peter DanfordMr. and Mrs. Randy DeMersDrs. Leslie and Mike DingeldeinDr. and Mrs. Michael D. EppigMr. John FaturCatherine and Bruce FergusonAndrew and Judy GreenFrancis and Maureen GreiciusMary C. GrovesPeter and Debra GurenMr. Newman T. Halvorson Jr.Bob Heath and Beth BuchananBill and Nancy HendricksMr. and Mrs. John J. HetzerTed and Jane HieronymusBetty Hollister+Mr. and Mrs. J. Robert HorstJeff and Sally HuntsbergerDr. and Mrs. Scott R. InkleyMr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Jacobs
Mr. and Mrs. D. Allan JustMs. Nora D. KieserMs. Alice KruseMr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Lafave, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lencewicz IIIJohn and Carol LillichDavid and Janice LogsdonMr. and Mrs. Michael B. MaynardMrs. Ann H. McConnellMr. and Mrs. S. S. McMillan IVMr. Glenn A. MetzdorfLynn and Mike MillerWarren and Betsi MorrisMr. Stephen and
Mrs. Amanda MorrisDr. Marjorie M. Moyar and
Mr. Bert W. MoyarMr. Richard L. NosseMr. and Mrs. Ernest J. Novak, Jr.Maura O’Donnell-McCarthy and
Neil McCarthyMrs. Margaret OcepekMr. and Mrs. Stuart OttsMrs. Nancy PatrickHaans PetruschkeMiss Annette Poncar+Carol PowersDoug and Corey RalstonMr. Bruce T. RankinJohn RodewigDrs. Teresa and Edward RuchMrs. William J. SchlageterMr. and Mrs. Alexander C. ScovilMarian and Michael
ShaughnessyAlice S. ShermanFredrick and Janet Shook
Mr. and Mrs. John E. SulakMr. and Mrs. Daniel C. SussenMs. Lorraine S. SzaboStuart and Penny TheisMichael and Cindy VehovecMrs. Karla Ware Erb and
Mr. L. William ErbMr. and Mrs. Fred WatkinsMrs. Robert Y. WhiteMrs. Ann WhitneyMrs. Mareen WolfeMr. and Mrs. James Wymer
$500 – $999AnonymousMr. David W. AlbrechtMr. and Mrs. William G. BaresErva BartonCynthia BassettMr. and Mrs. John P. BertschMrs. Robert M. BiggarMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey M. BiggarThomas and Bridget BorowskeDr. and Mrs. Akram BoutrosMs. Maureen A. Brennan and
Mr. Andrew ResetarMr. and Mrs. Bradley BrownPat and Bill ButlerMr. and Mrs. Peter A. CarfagnaMr. and Mrs. David J. CarpenterMr. and Mrs. Ray ChampaDr. Cynthia Chapman and
Dr. Wai Wah SungDrs. Ignacio and Katya ChiongMr. and Mrs. David CobbMarilyn and Anthony ColnarAlfred R. CowgerChet and Rickie Crone
Individual Giving
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Marilyn and Dick DoerrHenry C. DollMr. and Mrs. Charles D. DolphEric Dunn and Jennifer MyersMr. and Mrs. Jack EllwangerKenneth and Joan FratoPam and Richard GoetschJeffrey Gold and Eric TaylorMs. Nancy GorenshekJane and Jim GriswoldMrs. Judith F. GruberMr. and Mrs. Robert
N. GudbransonMr. and Mrs. Robert C. HallGordon and Diane HanfordMr. and Mrs. William HatchMr. and Mrs. John F. HerrickMr. and Mrs. Chris HillDr. and Mrs. Robert L. HinnesMs. Donna Lee Pratt and
Mr. Patrick J. HollandJoan R. HolmesMr. and Mrs. Harry L. HolmesDr. Marguerite B. HumphreyDett and Robin HunterMr. Bruce JaroszPriscilla A. JonesMrs. Marcia E. KampfeMr. John KarasPam and Steve KeefeMrs. Erin Kennedy Ryan and
Mr. Brent RyanDr. and Mrs. Sam E. KinneyMr. and Mrs. John J. Lane, Jr.Roger and Jennifer LangstonMr. William B. LaPlaceMs. Mary Ann LaschMr. and Mrs. David LehmerCharlotte A. LehtoTom and Kathy LeidenMr. and Mrs. Jon A. LindsethMary and Barry LivingstonGertrude LoselyMr. and Mrs. Charles
L. MaimbourgMr. and Mrs. Charles S. MarstonJon and Katie MartinMargaret B. MartingMr. and Mrs. James A. McClurgMr. and Mrs. John R. MillerMr. and Mrs. Robert B. MurchMrs. Judith C. Murch *Mr. and Mrs. Latham W. Murfey IIIMolly Dixon and Jerry MurphyRay and Katie MurphyKevin and Lois MyeroffMs. Laura M. ObloyMrs. Patricia C. OppmannMr. and Mrs. William A. Pappas
Mr. and Mrs. William C. PattersonJames and Barbara
Pelowski, Ph.D.Mr. and Mrs. Graham PetersMr. and Mrs. Spencer PisczakDr. and Mrs. S. S. RasiwalaJames S. Reid, Jr.Mike and Gloria ReljanovicMr. and Mrs. John P. RichardsonNatalie A. and
Christopher S. RonayneDr. Melvin S. Rosenthal and
Dr. Miriam RosenthalMrs. Don L. RubinfieldDr. Lori Rusterholtz, Ms. Beverly
Gooding and Ms. Linda SchmidtMrs. Florence B. RutterDr. Patricia SargentDr. and Mrs. Irwin A. SchaferMrs. Susanne F. SchroerDr. Sally R. Schulze and
Mr. John B. SchulzeMs. Kim SherwinJohn and Cassi SinnenbergRalph SlawMr. Roy SmithMr. and Mrs. William E. SpatzMrs. Mary SpositoCharles and Jean StephensonMs. Katherine Stokes-Shafer,
APLD and Mr. Donald M. ShaferDrs. John and Eileen StorkMr. and Mrs. Michael J. TaborMr. and Mrs. Kenneth E. TaylorMr. and Mrs. Karl S. TheilMrs. Martha P. ThompsonMs. Bethany Tinlin and
Mr. Justin LocseiMrs. Joanna S. Van OosterhoutEsben Vogelius and Kristin RicciGustav Waffen and
Linda WoznukWilliam and Betsy WagenlanderMr. and Mrs. Stephen D. WaltersMr. and Mrs. Russell J. WarrenMrs. Kristi E. WebsterMs. and Ms. Elie WeissDr. and Mrs. William WelchesMrs. Helen WhitehouseTed and Sandy WieseDr. and Mrs. John H. WilberMr. and Mrs. Alan D. WrightPamela Zarlingo
$250 – $499Anonymous (5)Mr. and Mrs. Charles AbbeyMr. and Mrs. David AboodIan Adams
Charles and Cassandra AikenMr. and Mrs. Richard B.
Ainsworth, Jr.M. Stacey Alatis Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. AndersonMs. Cindi M. Arroyo and
Mr. Sam R. BradleyTimothy and Christine AshRobert and Ingrid BahlerAndrew and Elizabeth BalazsJohn BarberMs. Elaine BarnardMary and Kevin BarnesDr. and Mrs. Benico BarzilaiMr. and Mrs. Ramon V. BattlesMr. and Mrs. John G. BauerDoug and Lynne BekkedahlAnn BergenDrs. John and Wilma BergfeldRose V. BlairMr. and Ms. Richard J. BogomolnyMrs. Susan H. BoleMr. and Mrs. James BonanderMr. and Mrs. Robert H. BradtMr. Grover Bralley and
Ms. Barbara BralleyJames and Mary BrightMr. and Mrs. Richard D. BrockettTom and Colleen BrowneChristine BurkeMr. and Mrs. Duke BusaJ. Philip Calabrese and
Mary R. BynumMs. Donna CampbellMr. and Mrs. Michael F. CaputoMr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. CarliniMr. and Mrs. Ian CarlstromMr. and Mrs. John J. CarneyFrank and Margaret CarpenterMr. and Mrs. Roger H. CerneMr. and Mrs. Louis J. Cerny, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Louis ChaitenMr. and Mrs. Lee A. ChilcoteMaureen and Thomas ChristyMr. and Mrs. Thomas A. CicarellaElizabeth F. ClarkDr. Julie ClaymanJulia Heng and Duane ClemensKevin and Beth ClintonTony and Karen ColiniRudy and Mary ConradMr. and Mrs. Thomas J. CookMr. and Mrs. Fred B. CooperLinda M. CostelloDr. and Mrs. Dale H. CowanMr. and Mrs. Warren CoxMs. Carol A. CroweDr. Beverly B. Dahms, M.D.Margit K. DaleyMr. and Mrs. David G. DaviesAllen Denzine and Denella SingKrishna DevulapalliMr. and Mrs. Giovanni DicensoNancy J. Dilgren
Individual Giving
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DolesElizabeth Dreben and Hillel ChielDominick Durante and
Linda KuhnDavid J. Eichenmiller and
Alison W. GeeBrent English and Karen SkuntaDr. and Mrs. Caldwell B.
Esselstyn, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Chandler H. EverettDoreen Faidiga and
Terrie DobozeMr. and Mrs. Dennis R. FarmerDr. Carol F. Farver and
Dr. Robert D. NeedlmanFrank and Mary Ellen FecserBetty A. FarenchakMr. and Mrs. Rob FellingerMr. Robert S. FinkelhorMarlene and Larry FischerMr. and Mrs. George FornadleyMr. and Mrs. John H. Franklin Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Greg FrostMr. and Mrs. Frederick A. FruscellaMs. Sydney FrymireMr. and Mrs. Robert W. GelbachMr. and Mrs. Gregory GossMr. James D. Graham and
Mr. David M. DusekJennifer Grambo and Craig HuppLinda A. GrandstaffEllen and Erik GregorieScott and Kristin GregoryMr. and Mrs. David GriesingerMr. and Mrs. Charles GrossmanJanet and Douglas GroutMichael and Kimberly GuentherDr. Lauren Guren and
Mr. Zachary GurenMalou Gustavsson-Monago and
Fred MonagoMrs. John A. HaddenMr. and Mrs. Todd A. HaeflingNancy Halkerston BurchamRay and Dale HalliwillMr. and Ms. James HallmanMr. and Mrs. James R. HalloranMs. Susan HannaDr. and Mrs. Jon A. HardacreMartha S. HardingMr. and Mrs. Thomas F. HarveyMr. and Mrs. William S. Hawgood IIJohn A. HellmanMr. and Mrs. Oliver C. Henkel, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. William M. HenningMr. and Mrs. William HertelMr. and Mrs. Ben HimesMr. and Mrs. Ted J. HlavatyMrs. David H. Hoag
Mr. Edward G. HodinaMr. Michael T. CookMr. and Mrs. Ed HohertzDr. Richard and Linda HolzheimerMr. and Ms. Thomas KovachChristopher and
Christine HorsburghMr. and Mrs. Neal HuntingtonMac and Beth JenkinsAmrita John and
Shine Kochukunju RajuNancy JunglasDr. and Mrs. Michael W. KeithDr. Samuel KernsMr. and Mrs. Grant T. KloppmanMr. and Mrs. Edwin G. KoetheMr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Kolek, Jr.Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. KoonceMr. and Mrs. Joseph
Kovalcheck, Jr.Diana L. KunzeDr. Ning-Tsu Kuo and
Dr. Ronald PrzybylskiMrs. Mary Jo P. LackampMrs. Christine LakusMs. Jennifer A. LambeinMr. and Mrs. Ken LashutkaMr. James M. LawniczakMs. Elizabeth E. LehtolaRobert and Valerie LeibMr. and Mrs. Jason LeidichDr. Edith LernerMr. and Mrs. Morton LevinDr. and Mrs. Stephen B. Levine
Mr. and Mrs. Tim LittsKenneth and Anne LoveDr. and Mrs. James L. LowderMr. and Mrs. Anthony J. LucciDr. and Mrs. J. Donald LuckerReverend Richard H. LutzMs. Elizabeth R. Macgowan and
Mr. Robert FriedmanBetsy and Stephan MahlkeMr. and Mrs. Christopher
M. MahovlicMrs. Leslie ManzoMissy MarshallMerilee MarshallMs. Carol A. MarshallFrancis and Erica MartinJoseph and Susan
MastromonacoCharles Mathes and
Arlene GrastonMs. Patricia Maznik and
Mrs. Michelle DaveyCharlene A. McCarthyMr. and Mrs. Craig McDowellMs. Marti McHugh-Curtis and
Mr. Keith CurtisJack McMillanMr. and Mrs. Richard G. MecaskeyLola Yanic MeekDr. and Mrs. Geoffrey MendelsohnThe Merkel FamilyMr. and Mrs. John MichalakMr. Gerard and Mrs.
Georgette Mikus
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Miller IIMr. Osborne Mills, Jr. and
Ms. Loren E. BendallMr. and Mrs. Roy D. MinoffMr. and Mrs. David R. MitchellLisa A. MitchellMr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. MlynekMs. Theodora M. MoneganMs. Kathryn MookMs. Jane Ross MooreMr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. MorganMrs. Hikari MorikawaMrs. Nancy Mueller and
Dr. Howard CashMr. and Mrs. Brian F. MurphyMr. and Ms. Joseph MurphyMr. and Mrs. Richard L. MuselMr. and Mrs. Marvin W. NevansSally Neville+Mr. and Mrs. Bill NevisonMr. and Mrs. John M. Newman, Jr.Glenn and Christy NichollsMr. and Mrs. David O’HalloranTimothy P. and
Mariann OfftermattW. James and Susan OllingerLisa and Michael OrlandiSteve and Lea OsgoodMichael and Marcella OwensMr. and Mrs. Andrew PaineMs. Ferole L. ParmeleeMr. and Mrs. Ronald R. PeuraRonald PierreKermit and Joyce Pike
2017 Annual Report 19*Deceased
Individual Giving
John Pinkowski and Amy Weidman
Mrs. Gerri PitroneBill Podojil and Joe SchlesingerMr. and Mrs. Donald PokornyJohn and Marybeth PrimeauRichard and Linda ProfantMichael and Susan ProkopMs. Marie Burr and
Mr. John QuackenbushLute A. Quintrell and
Lynn R. QuintrellMrs. Alfred M. RankinMr. and Mrs. Phillip A. RanneyMr. Jeff RassieJohn and Joanne RathMr. and Mrs. Charles N. RichardsDr. and Mrs. Bradford J. RichmondDr. Shere Agaiby and
Dr. Maged RizkMr. and Mrs. Donald RobertsWilliam H. RobertsReinhold and Ginny RoedigMr. and Mrs. Harold A. RossMrs. Barbara RosskammMr. and Mrs. Robert RozicKatharine and Robert Ruhl
Lorraine and Richard RzepkaJohn and Delores SaadaMartin SaltzmanMr. and Mrs. Louis A. SalzaMr. and Mrs. Robert A. SantoroMr. Scott Savage and
Ms. Denise RuthenbergDoug and Lisa SchattingerMr. and Mrs. William G. ScheeleCharles and Susan SchenkelbergMr. and Mrs. William E. SchlagMs. Patricia Schraff and
Mr. Jerome MiccoMs. Susan J. Seman-McDaniel
and Mr. Michael W. McDanielDr. and Mrs. Michael SheahanMr. and Mrs. Gary ShoemakerMr. and Mrs. Robert F. SieckLinda Skok and Gretchen
Skok DiSantoMr. and Mrs. Hugh SlaterEd & Yvette SlusarskiMr. and Mrs. Judson E. SmithDave and Karen SmithDrs. Dennis and Ethelee SmithMr. and Mrs. Richey Smith
Ms. Patricia Snyder and Mr. Michael Frank
Mr. and Mrs. James Spallino, Jr.Jack and Claudia SpeakmanMr. Arthur SpectorSteve and Janice StanisaMr. and Mrs. William
W.T. StephansDr. and Mrs. Jason SternMs. Kathryn O’Connell and
Mr. Mark GervelisMr. Steven G. StreitelMr. and Mrs. E. R. SuttellBrian Syktich and Deb LandrseoMr. and Mrs. William W. TaftMr. and Mrs. Courtenay O. TaplinBarbara and Frank TercekMr. and Mrs. Joseph H. ThomasJeff and Margaret ThresherMr. and Mrs. Perry TonniMr. David TrevarthenDr. Joan E. Trey and
Dr. Daniel J. BrusteinMs. Tara TurnerMr. and Mrs. Mark A. TylerDonald Valentine and
Caroline Kovac
Dr. and Mrs. Robert H. VaughnMs. Kathy Presciano and
Mr. Paul VincentLinda and Les VinneyCarolyn and Raymond VoelkerRobert Wagner and
Mary Gavin WagnerMr. and Mrs. John P. WaltonMr. and Mrs. John T. WebsterDrs. Miriam and Daniel WeissMr. and Mrs. Frederick L.
Wenham IIIMr. and Mrs. Barry WheelerMr. and Mrs. Richard P. WhitePeter and Cathy WhitehouseFred and Marilyn WilderMr. and Mrs. Steven WoodsDrs. Woznicki and LampingBill and Ruth WulfhoopMr. and Mrs. Peter C. WykoffJohn and Lori YanosichSharon Yarnell and John ListonJames and Kathleen YoungMr. and Mrs. Donald A. ZitoDonna Marie Znidarsic
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OPERATING RESULTS2017 2016
SUPPORT & REVENUE $ % $ %
Contributions 4,473,216 32% 3,721,391 28%
Government Grants 520,951 4% 525,216 4%
Holden Arboretum Trust 4,171,125 4,536,192
Special Events (Net) 173,629 1% 260,038 2%
Admissions, Courses, Parking, Store and Other 3,246,684 23% 3,305,206 25%
Endowment Income Available for Operations 1,314,000 9% 705,640 5%
Operating Investment Income 199,204 1% 205,218 2%
Total Support & Revenue 14,098,809 100% 13,258,901 100%
EXPENSES
Comp., Benefits & Staff Development 7,442,169 48% 7,422,706 49%
Maintenance 974,993 6% 1,095,596 7%
Professional Services 1,732,895 11% 1,014,240 7%
Advertising 159,198 1% 192,863 1%
Utilities, Insurance & Real Estate Taxes 924,082 6% 1,039,871 7%
Education, Research, & Membership 1,242,197 8% 1,237,567 8%
Supplies & Postage 148,805 1% 149,631 1%
Depreciation 2,486,687 16% 2,379,047 16%
Technology 27,702 0% 30,752 0%
Projects & Other 459,642 3% 601,684 4%
Interest - 0% 1,822 0%
Total Expenses 15,598,370 100% 15,165,779 100%
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets from Operations (1,499,561) (1,906,878)
PROGRAM EXPENSES
Horticulture and Conservation 4,234,840 27% 4,179,754 28%
Research 1,635,897 10% 1,519,814 10%
Education 2,451,280 16% 2,392,052 16%
Guest Relations 3,592,231 23% 3,425,185 23%
Facilities, Management and Administrative Overhead 2,364,326 15% 2,493,807 16%
Development 1,319,796 8% 1,155,167 8%
15,598,370 100% 15,165,779 100%
Holden Forests & Gardens Financial Report
Data in this reporting format includes the Unrestricted General Fund and the Temporarily Restricted Fund.
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Bradley E. Turner, Chairman Robert R. Galloway, Secretary Constance N. AbbeyPaul R. AbbeyThomas D. AndersonVictoria U. BroerBarbara Brown, Ph.D.Andrew Coleman
William E. ConwayJonathan E. DickPaul E. DiCorletoSarah L. GriesDebra H. GurenPeter S. HellmanJoseph P. KeithleyVerne D. Klunzinger
Stephen J. Knerly, Jr.Joseph J. MahovlicMichael C. MarinoCynthia Moore-HardyEllen W. Jones NordellDeidrea L. OttsJane Q. OutcaltGary W. Poth
Erin Kennedy RyanRobin D. SchachatLynn C. ShiverickRuth M. StaffordK.K. SullivanCharles F. Walton
*As of July 31, 2018
Holden Forests & Gardens Board of Directors*
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Tim AhlbornDon AllenYolanda AndersonHank AndrewsGeorgia AnetzbergerDianne ArcherSusan Ash-SanfordDonna AtwellJennifer AultBob AustinVirginia BackusAriel BaconLeslie BaeuerlenBrian BairdJanis BakerMariella BanezLynn BangoJoan BaniaAnthony BarabaniTom BartloElaine BaylessRichard BeckSusan BeckRylee BeltranMargaret BenicPamela BenkoPatrick BiliterJack BlackwellRoger BlatnickJoan BraunMary BrennanDebbie BreslawMcKenzie BrizesJane BrockwayGeorge BrownRich BurandMarge BurnettDeb CalvinDorrie CarrollSue ChalfinKristy ChambersAlice ChessarRodrick ChimaJohn ChristieAnn ClarkMaesyn ClarnoSandra CobbLenore CohnSharon CollinsJudy ConradEdith ConzettFred CooperTracy CorsoAlfred CowgerKwanita CoxDavid CryorBeverly DahmsDeangelo Davis
Mary Jo DeucherMary Kay DoleshMaxine DonlonWilliam DonlonDick DouglasVicki DouglasLinda DrakeWallene DucmanasKathleen DuganJ.B. DunnNamita DurveSuzanne EarleKatherine ElderCarol FarroniDarlene FarryDona Fatibeno
SingermanRose Ann ForsterSally FrantzDebra FreemanPatti GabbAndrew GeraceDavid GildersleeveDave GilsonMeena GokhaleAmy GoletzDeborah GoliasMelda GravesScott GrissoArdeth GuntonElina GurneyQaisra HaiderDale HalliwillRay HalliwillHollis HamiltonAlbert HanesSusan HannaSally HanrahanCarol HarmonDebbie HaswellKristie HawleyGrace HayesXiaojie (Dora) HeConstance HerronLillian HouserHap HowleJim HuntMary HurleyGale JacobsohnGloria JacobsonSusan JohnsonLinda JusticeDonna KautzJan KearneyJeff KeithPat KeithRichard KennellyDonald Killeen
Mary Ellen KleinJeanne KnudtsenJoseph KoonceFrank G. KossEnid KrausChristine LakusRobert LeibRobert LemmoSteve LevitanBonnie LiasSusan LombardoLinda LozziBarbara MayMarcia MayerLaurel MazorowDavid McGrathSister Pat McHaleRamesh MehtaPhilip MellonJeanette MetcalfLarry MillerSally MillerBarbara MilterAubrey MixonMichael MizenYvonne MorbitzerKenron MorganDavid MorrowDonna NassGeoff NavaghMaria NavasBarbara NebeMary Ann NegenbornClement NesnadnyDonna NicastroDon NikolaiBob NolandGlenn NovotnyCindy OakleyPatricia O’ConnorDan O’DonnellColette OndrakeGreg OndrakeKaren OpalkaFred OrenicsRebecca PachlhoferCarol PaeNancy PaeFerole ParmeleeAllison PatrickJeanne PearlStuart PearlPaulette PelusoDonna PetersenAnnette PizzinoNancy PolkCarol PowersFrancis Raishart
Marilyn RaishartDoug RalstonTod ReddingAndrew RevilleHelen RhynardAnthony RobbGinny RoedigRachel RouwenhorstNancy RoyDenise RuthenbergMary Jane RuttingerLorri RzepkaMary SalomonRyan SamkoTom SamplinerSue SandeSherry SchmidtBetty SchmiermundBob SchmiermundFranz SchubertSherry SchubertBrenda SchultzMatias SchwartzmanPolly SemsBarbara ShambergerLynn ShiverickDevorah SilvermanBeth SimonHoward SimonJudi SlackRenee SlembarskiMeghan SlusarskiYvette SlusarskiCaitlin SmithDebbie SmithJoyce SmithLia SmithDavid W. SnyderMary Kay SnyderHelena SouffrantJan SpaldingSarah SperoffTom SpringerMary-Ann StankyMaria StannekEva StephansMarianne SternRobert SternSue StrombergZita StungysRonald SulikDaysha SullivanMelissa SullivanGary SwinehartSusan SwisherJudy SzaboEllen TimmsGregory Tomaro
Louise ToutantJoan TreyCindy TuckerBrad TurnerPeter UsaytoChristine Van DusenDanielle VeonBob WagnerMary Ann WagnerBetty WallisKay WellmanMarilyn WhiteDavid WhittakerMatalie WhittakerLori WhittingtonLinda WiestVanessa WillardLeroy Wilson, JrKate WitoskyElaine WolanChristina WoodsonAnnette YamadaValdone Ziedonis
Thank You to Our Volunteers!
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Department Hours Hours Value Visits Individual
Volunteer Count
Arboretum Education & Community Engagement Tour Guides, School Guides, Library, Tree Tale Tellers, Garden Partners, Habitat Hut
3,408 $79,508.64 1,243 102
Arboretum Guest Services & Special Events Visitor Center Receptionists, Special Events, Canopy Walk & Tower Interpreters
4,782.05 $111,565.23 1,323 380
Arboretum Horticulture & Conservation Gardeners, Bluebird & Purple Martin Project, Goose Management, Land Stewardship, Plant Records, Phenology, Arbor Care
4,258 $99,339.14 1,748 171
Arboretum Lantern Court Private Event Assistants, Jelly Makers
208.25 $4,858.47 67 15
Arboretum Police Department Trail Monitors & Deer Management
208.25 $4,858.47 89 13
Botanical Garden Education & Community Engagement School Guides, Hershey Children's Garden, Public Programs, Library, Green Corps, Therapeutic Horticulture, Garden Naturalist, Glasshouse Interpreters, Events
7,118.95 $166,085.10 1,474 586
Botanical Garden Guest Services & Special Events Glow, Big Spring, Nature Connects, Retail Assistants, Group Tour Guides, Visitor Services Representatives, Gourmets in the Garden, Hoppy Hour, Special Events
5,056.45 $117,966.98 1,381 364
Botanical Garden Horticulture Gardeners, Glasshouse Horticulture, Animal Care, Plant Documentation
2,512.25 $58,610.79 796 46
Administration Office Support, Volunteer Orientations, Training, Capacity Building
930.25 $21,702.73 348 126
Advancement Office Support, Donor & Member Events, Benefit Event, Membership Services
1,556 $36,301.48 457 82
Governance Board of Trustees
447 $10,428.51 180 30
Marketing & Communications Photography, Green Team Outreach
287.25 $6,701.54 95 59
Research Lab Assistant, Vacant to Vibrant
1,082 $25,243.06 307 14
Grand Total 31,854.7 $74,3170.14* 9,508 1,392
*Based on Independent Sector Index of Volunteer Time at $23.33 per hour in 2017
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Our Mission: Advance and inspire a deeper understanding of plants to enhance life.
Our Vision: Vibrant green communities and diverse native forests of the Great Lakes region will flourish and sustain life.
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