Environment
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Corporation
BROOKLYN, NY
Total revenue
$36.2M
Total expenses
$29.4M
Net assets
$144.2M
Grants received
$13.7M
363 grants
EIN
112417338
Tax year
2024
Mission
An urban botanic garden that connects people to the world of plants (see schedule o).
Programs
3 programs
Horticulture: see schedule o.
Education and outreach programs: see schedule o.
Security, program enhancement, membership, admissions, and publications.security:security ensures that our garden and its living collections are protected and that our visitors' environment is safe.program enhancements:combining recreation with horticultural and ecological interpretation and education, the garden produces a variety of seasonal public programs that highlight the collections and the season and celebrate the cultural diversity of brooklyn. In the spring, the garden honors the japanese tradition of hanami: celebrating the cherry blossom season with dance, music, and performance. The garden celebrates summer and fall with programmed evenings, highlighting local artists and brooklyn culture. In addition, the garden enhances the experience of itsvisitors and patrons with various exhibitions and a comprehensive visitor services program.membership:membership enhances the garden visitor experience by providing year-round access to the garden, specialty after-hours garden events, brooklyn botanic garden corporation 11-2417338as well as additional educational materials. The membership program avails visitors of various garden and community discounts.admissions:the garden is committed to making its exhibitions, programs, and collections accessible to all who visit. To ensure accessibility, the garden maintains a community ticket program, where a portion of each days' tickets are set aside for those who need them. In addition to thecommunity ticket program, the garden participates in various complimentary or reduced priced admission programs.publications:the digital and print media department creates original, mission-driven media that informs the public about plants, ecology, and horticulture. Products include garden guides to a better planet, editorial services for all of the garden's interpretation and printed material, as well ascollection and management of photos documenting the garden's collections. The department also manages the garden's website, bbg.org, that offers gardening articles, a nature blog, historic images of the collections, and rich research resources.
Financials
FY 2024
Revenue
Expenses
People
45 listed
ADRIAN BENEPE
PRESIDENT
$382K
40 hrs/wk
DOROTA RASHID
CFO, VP OF FINANCE
$233K
40 hrs/wk
COURTNEY BROADWATER
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
LISA DONNESON
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
ELIZABETH GILE
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
DONALD A GOLDSMITH
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
KRYSTYNA HOUSER
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
MARSHALL MILLER
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
PRISCILLA NEWBURY
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
ELLEN PETERSEN
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
DONALD REED
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
SERGE VATEL
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
EARL D WEINER
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
ROBERT W WHITEFORD
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
SASHA BASS
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
EMME LEVIN DELAND
TRUSTEE
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5 hrs/wk
MIMI MORRIS
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
MADELINE CARSON
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
STEPHEN MERKEL
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
ADAM DURRETT
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
STEPHEN DIETZ
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
KEISHA DIXON
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
DIANE H STEINBERG
BOARD CHAIR
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5 hrs/wk
LAURA RICHARDS
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
SUSAN KRAMER
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
CONSTANCE R ROOSEVELT
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
JON SCHIPPERS
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
CHLOE THEVENOZ
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
JOHN SHAHEEN
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
SHARON VOLCKHAUSEN
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
MARK VAN ZANDT
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
DANA DIRICKSON
FORMER TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
NICOLE CARTER
FORMER TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
PARVIN MOYNE
TRUSTEE
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2 hrs/wk
JENNIFER ROGG EISENSTADT
VICE CHAIR
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5 hrs/wk
SUZANNE T MARQUARD
VICE CHAIR
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5 hrs/wk
LLOYD M METZ
VICE CHAIR
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5 hrs/wk
MARTHA MAST WATTS
TREASURER
—
5 hrs/wk
MARTIN BELL
SECRETARY
—
2 hrs/wk
FREDERICK BLAND
TRUSTEE
—
5 hrs/wk
LESLIE FINDLEN
SENIOR VP OF INSTITUTIONAL
$252K
40 hrs/wk
KATHRYN GLASS
CHIEF OF MARKETING AND VIS
$234K
40 hrs/wk
SONAL BHATT
VP OF EDUCATION
$160K
40 hrs/wk
TRACEY FAIRELAND
VP OF CAPITAL PROJECTS
$154K
40 hrs/wk
ROWAN BLAIK
VICE PRESIDENT OF HORTICUL
$147K
40 hrs/wk
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