Annual Report2019–2020

Arboretum Foundation

Mission StatementThe Arboretum Foundation promotes, protects, and enhances the Washington Park Arboretum for current and future generations by strengthening and building a diverse and engaged community of donors, volunteers, and advocates.

Jason MorsePresident

Sherrey LuetjenVice President

Board of DirectorsPaul ‘Skip’ Vonckx

Vice PresidentTrina WherryVice President

Staff

Jenny WyattVice President

Jeanne PetersonSecretary

Missy WardTreasurer

Diane AdachiJoan Affleck-Smith

Steve AlleyShaun CorryJosh Dickson

Chris HarryCarol HoersterLarry Hubbell

Kat KorabJeff Lehman

Noriko PalmerPeter ReesMike Riley

Jan Kirkwood WaszakVision StatementThe Arboretum is a highly treasured, widely used community asset and a horticultural, environmental, recreational, and cultural resource for the region.

About the FoundationFounded in 1935, the non-profit Arboretum Foundation raises funds and manages membership and volunteer programs to promote, protect, and enhance the Washington Park Arboretum. The Foundation provides essential support for Arboretum operations and activities, including arboriculture, maintenance, education, and collection restoration. In 2016, the Foundation also assumed the primary support role for the Seattle Japanese Garden.

Visit Us Onlinewww.arboretumfoundation.orgwww.seattlejapanesegarden.org

Ex-Officio MembersJesús Aguirre

Superintendent, Seattle Parks and RecreationFred Hoyt

Director, UW Botanic GardensJane Stonecipher

Executive Director, Arboretum Foundation

Jane StonecipherExecutive Director

Lee BennerDevelopment Director

Matthew CoomerOperations Coordinator

Niall DunneCommunications Manager

Tess FortéEvents & Corp. Sponsorship Mgr.

Jessa GardnerJapanese Garden Programs

Manager

Alyssa HenryVolunteer Programs Manager

Chie IidaJapanese Garden Events

Coordinator

Kristen JohnsonVolunteer & Events Assistant

Caroline MaxwellDevelopment Associate

Ron SchmaltzGarden Stewards Coord.

Matt Schropp-LanceBookkeeper & Gift Shop

Coordinator

Yukari YamanoJapanese Garden Special

Projects Coord.

Jason Morse

President, Board of Directors

Since 1934, through boom years and busts, the Arboretum has been a haven for our community. During the current public health crisis, the Arboretum has again been a destination for those seeking solace, inspiration, and the restorative impact of nature. Yet we know that the coming months—and possibly years—will bring new financial and logistical challenges, making the work of the Arboretum Foundation to protect this special place more valuable than ever.

This past year, we saw remarkable progress in building a foundation for a greener future. Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz inspired our audience during a record-setting “Flower Power” Opening Night Party at the 2020 Northwest Flower and Garden Festival (see page 6). Our gold-medal-winning display garden—“Gateway to a Greener Earth”—featured endangered plants and highlighted the importance of biodiversity to a healthy planet.

It was another successful year in the Seattle Japanese Garden, which saw the completion of important maintenance on the North Pond, in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation. A wide and diverse audience enjoyed our free, high-quality cultural programming, and we expanded the ever-popular Moon Viewing event to two nights (see page 12).

The year 2020 marks two special anniversaries that have been woven into our programs and messaging: the 50th observance of Earth Day, and the 60th (Kanreki) Anniversary Season in the Japanese Garden. Like many others, we have needed to reimagine what these celebrations look like—kudos to the staff and our volunteers for their creativity and flexibility.

Looking ahead, one can imagine dead-ends or retreats from big ideas. However, with your ongoing support, we may only need to take detours—different paths to reach our destination. We are already in active conversation with our Arboretum partners at the City and UW to build greater resilience in our governance structure (see page 8).

We thank you, our dedicated supporters, now more than ever.3

Jane Stonecipher

Executive Director

Now More Than Ever

$ 29,500883,500 913,000

431,299

481,701

$ 1,411,036

$ 86,30513,655

2,730,4241,389,6711,445,5205,565,615

$ 5,665,575

Assets Cash in BankInvestment Account Funds:

GeneralEndowment

Promises to Give from DonorsOther Current AssetsProperty, net of depreciationTotal Assets

Balance Sheet

$ 395,894

1,654,7132,132,162

4,35998,177

0$ 4,285,305

FY 2019 FY 2018

Liabilities and Net AssetsAccounts Payable & Accrued LiabilitiesGrants PayableNet Assets

Unrestricted/Board RestrictedTemporarily RestrictedPermanently Restricted

Total Net Assets

Total Liabilities and Net Assets

Financial Statement

Revenue Support & Memberships - Unrestricted

Membership & DonorsEvents & Gift Shop, net of costsPrivate GrantsOther Revenues & In-Kind donations

Total

Revenue & Expenses

$ 1,189,425

402,003267,400311,887

$ 2,170,715

FY 2019 FY 2018

Operating Expenses:Program servicesGrants to UWBGFundraisingManagement & General

Total Operating ExpensesNet Gain (Loss) on InvestmentsChange in Net Assets - Operating Activities

$ 263,463663,932261,548221,310

1,410,253168,873

$ 929,335

Permanently & Temporarily Restricted Endowment Donations RevenueCapital Projects Revenue

Special Grants to Others Project and Fundraising Expenses Change in Net Assets - Non-Operating

Total Change in Net Assets

$ 355,176

2,288,3452,742,900

174,230104,924

0$ 5,665,575

$ 87,76042,966

1,907,189831,370

1,416,0204,154,579

$ 4,285,305

$ 511,291

349,727181,750261,193

$ 1,303,961

$ 423,289337,650230,618206,178

1,197,735209,662

$ 315,888

$ 31,000296,250 327,250

371,704

(44,545)

$ 271,434

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Snapshots 2019–2020

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Day of Caring2019

Seattle Japanese GardenMaple Festival Drummers

Gifts and Greens Galore

“Gateway to a Greener Earth” Garden

“Flower Power”Opening Night Party

Fall Plant Sale Shopper

This past year, Arboretum Foundation members and donors stood tall for trees—and for a greener future—by generously supporting our events, fundraising appeals, and programs. They enabled us to set many new records and advance our mission to preserve and enhance the Arboretum.

More than 550 shoppers attended our volunteer-run Fall Plant Sale in early September, 2019. They helped us raise $8,500 in support of tree care, garden maintenance, and environmental education at the Arboretum—a new record for this event!

Gifts and Greens Galore in early December was also our best holiday sale to date, raising more than $18,000 in support of the Arboretum. A special thanks to our amazing event volunteers who did everything from crafting beautiful wreaths to hanging decorative swags on the rafters of Wisteria Hall.

More than 400 guests attended our 32nd annual Opening Night Party and Auction at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival in late February, 2020. They helped us raise over $370,000 for the Arboretum—breaking last year’s record by about

$50,000! Our theme was “Flower Power,” honoring the vibrant, creative movements of the Flower Power era that ushered in the first Earth Day in 1970. Dancers and singers in “flower children” garb entertained guests, while our featured speaker, WA State Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, inspired the crowd with an eloquent speech calling for the defense and preservation of our natural resources.

Party guests enjoyed a preview of the Garden Festival’s beautiful displays, including the Arboretum’s “Gateway to a Greener Earth,” an Earth Day 2020-themed garden representing the diversity of plants from around the world found in the park. Endangered specimen trees and shrubs in the display highlighted the important contributions to conservation made by the Arboretum. The garden won a judges’ Gold Medal, plus the awards for Best Use of Horticulture and Color.

Flower Children: Singers and dancers performing “Age of Aquarius” at Opening Night.

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Events and Contributions

We had a tremendous response to our fall 2019 appeal, which raised $82,306 for the Arboretum. This was by far the Foundation’s most successful end-of-year campaign to date!

Building and program closures at the Arboretum in response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of our Spring Plant Sale and the postponement of the annual Earth Day event, both scheduled for April 2020. During the initial months of our State’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order, the Arboretum grounds remained open and became a vital source of respite for many city residents. Our members and donors gave generously in support of urban nature during our GiveBIG 2020 spring appeal in May, helping us raise more than $60,000 in support of the Arboretum. One of the testimonials we received read, “As for so many people, the Arboretum is a sanctuary for me.”

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This chart breaks down the Arboretum Foundation’s funding to UW Botanic Gardens and Seattle Parks and Recreation in fiscal year 2020 to date.

Since 2001, the Foundation has given more than $10 million to our partners for Arboretum operations and special projects.

The Arborist Program is vital to the health and beauty of the trees and shrubs in the Arboretum. The UW Botanic Gardens’ two full-time arborists continually monitor our 230 acres, removing safety hazards, and tackling pests and diseases. They also perform strategic pruning to enhance our valued collection plants. In summer 2019, Arboretum Foundation members Alice and Blair Cunningham launched a three-year challenge to raise funds for the arborists. Joined by 13 others, they raised $70,000! The challenge goal for this coming fiscal year is $75,000! Thanks to Alice and Blair, and all our challenge donors.

The Arborist Challenge

Tree Doctors: Arboretum arborists Clif Edwards and Drew Foster on the job.

Supporting our Arboretum Partners

FY20 Support for Arboretum Partners: $620,764

GreenInfrastructure

4%

Education Programs17%

Capital Projects29%

HorticulturePrograms

50%

In August 2019, the Foundation was awarded a grant of $22,200 from the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods’ Neighborhood Matching Fund (NMF) for the addition of an environmentally friendly composting toilet near the Pacific Connections Garden. We are matching the NMF grant with an additional $12,000 and reached an agreement with the City about the management of the restroom. The solar-powered unit—the first of its kind in a Seattle park—will alleviate the lack of facilities at the south end of the Arboretum while reducing water waste.

In 2019–20, work continued on the Lake Washington Boulevard Corridor Restoration Project, thanks to continued funding from a longtime friend of the Arboretum. In August 2019, high school crews from the Student Conservation Association returned for a second year and helped UW and City project gardeners remove invasive plants and spread mulch along Arboretum Creek and in the newly created Loop Trail wetlands.

Many new plantings were installed as part of the Boulevard project this year, including native riparian trees and shrubs along the Creek, and ornamental shrubs and trees at the intersection of the Boulevard and Foster Island Road. We are delighted that our generous donor has renewed their commitment to the Arboretum with a March gift of $100,000.

Significant restoration and planting work took place in Rhododendron Glen as part of the multi-year rejuvenation project

Student Power: An SCA crew weeding and mulching along Arboretum Creek.

Master Plan Projects

Strengthening Our Partnership

Since 1935, UW Botanic Gardens, Seattle Parks and Recreation, and the Foundation have worked together to oversee the Arboretum. This year, to strengthen our dynamic partnership, the Foundation joined with UW and the City to charter a governance task force. As our Board President Jason Morse wrote in the Winter 2020 issue of the Arboretum Bulletin, we are discussing “how we can best work together in the future to bring value to our community—and to our planet—through this amazing community resource.”8

funded by Mary Ellen and Gordon Mulder. In summer 2019, some trees were thinned and several others removed or left as wildlife snags to increase sunlight for the understory collection plants. Rockeries were uncovered and declining shrubs pruned. In the fall, serious planting got underway in the upper section of the Glen with the addition of new species rhododendrons, companion shrubs, and woodland perennials.

Progress was also made on the stream and pond restoration components of the project. In summer 2019, the Arboretum partners hired Environmental Science Associates to conduct a wetland and watercourse reconnaissance in the larger Glen area. We also hired Berger Partnership to develop the design.

Berger is also designing a watershed improvement project at the lower Woodland Garden pond, which will make the channel

that flows out of the pond more functional, clean, and attractive. In addition, the Arboretum is supporting the work of the non-profit Friends of Arboretum Creek, which aims to reconnect the stream with parts of its historic watershed.Restoring the Glen: New plantings by the

Rhododendron Glen staircase.

Earth Day 2020 & Our Green FutureTo mark the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (April 2020), the Arboretum renewed its commitment to making a greener future. Our platform will guide our work in the coming years and consists of three key ideas:

1. Modelling sustainability, through our horticulture practices, green infrastructure, and watershed restoration.

2. Building climate resilience, through maintaining a biodiverse plant collection and protecting threatened species.

3. Fostering environmental stewardship, through innovative and inclusive education and volunteer programs.

We wove these ideas into Opening Night Party and our Garden Festival display, and produced a special Earth Day 2020 issue of the Arboretum Bulletin. We also created lively web content digitally celebrating the 50th anniversary. 9

Arboretum volunteers are part of a community—and like all communities, we’ve had some twists and turns in our year. We saw record-high plant sales at the Pat Calvert Greenhouse and Plant Donations Nursery, and record-breaking numbers of corporate group volunteers working on the Arboretum grounds. We also saw the unprecedented closure of our volunteer programs in March 2020, a necessary step to keep our community safe from COVID-19. It has been so heartening to watch our volunteers adapt in the face of this adversity—they are strong, compassionate, funny, and giving people, united by their deep love for the Arboretum.

Our volunteer programs bring together folks from all walks of life, with a wide variety of talents. They include the Mary Ellen Mulder Arboretum Gift Shop clerks, who help our visitors; the green thumbs, who grow and care for our greenhouse and nursery plants; and the events and office volunteers, who show up every time we host a fundraiser or send out a mailing.

The Arboretum has maintained its reputation as a great venue for corporate service projects! More than 130 volunteers from seven local companies took part in our annual

Weeding WarriorsThis past fiscal year, 35 Arboretum Garden Stewards donated more than 700 hours of work to the Arboretum! These volunteers are dedicated weeding warriors, wielding hori horis and knee pads and battling the buttercup, herb Robert, morning glory, and other weeds that threaten to overwhelm the collection plants. While we have not been able to benefit from their hard work and jovial presence so far in 2020, we know we can rely on their help as soon as it’s safe to bring them back in!

Group Project: Dropbox volunteers battling blackberry in the Arboretum in

October 2019.

Our Volunteer Community

Day of Caring event on September 13, 2019. And for the first year ever, we were able to host summer and fall corporate group weeding sessions--a huge help in battling weeds all year long. Spring is normally our busiest season for group weeding and mulching sessions. This year, with the program on hold, we have been strategizing about how we might bring back our longest-serving corporate partners in new capacities of volunteer service, or perhaps for smaller, more socially distant projects later in the season.

All of our volunteers have played a key role in sustaining the Arboretum. Despite the program closures in spring 2020, our fiscal-year numbers are strong. More than 600 volunteers dedicated over 8,800 hours. That’s the work of more than four full-time employees!

At our annual meeting in June of 2019, we honored Carolyn Kitchell with our Volunteer Legacy Award for her longstanding and passionate commitment to the Arboretum Foundation. This included six years on the Board, participating on our Major Gifts Committee, and co-chairing our wildly successful 2019 Opening Night Party.

In August 2019, in partnership with UW Botanic Gardens, we hosted our annual Volunteer Appreciation Party at the Graham Visitors Center. We honored two dedicated members of our community as Volunteers of the Year: Bill McGee, for his great work at both the Seattle Japanese Garden and Pat Calvert Greenhouse; and Barbara BonJour, for her 23 years of service to the Arboretum, including her recent work on our Display Garden team. We were sad to hear about Barbara’s passing this April and will miss her helping hands.

Volunteer Appreciation: Volunteers enjoy the annual party on the Visitors Center terrace.

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619 volunteers donated 8,880 hours to the Arboretum in FY20. This equals the annual work of over 4 full-time

employees!

With the hubbub and excitement over the Garden’s 60th anniversary this year, it’s easy to lose sight of the many accomplishments from our 2019 season.

It began with an exciting project many years in development—the North Pond renovation, which we described in last year’s Annual Report. The results of this hard work by our horticultural team were especially noticeable over the summer, when the pond was a clear and lovely blue not seen for several seasons. The second half of the project—addressing the central pond and suhama (rock peninsula)—will take place in the next few years.

As soon as the renovation was complete, we jumped right into an exciting season of events, including Tanabata in July, and Wandering and Wondering, in August. To accommodate more guests at September’s popular Moon Viewing, we extended the event from one to two evenings. Both sold out, and guests were treated to wonderful performances, a site-specific art installation, and a late appearance of the moon. Spectacular colors, origami, tea ceremonies, and many other cultural demonstrations were enjoyed by over 10,000 visitors during October’s Maple Festival.

Three years in and our regular Free First Thursday and Family Saturday proved more popular than ever. With exciting workshops and interactive presentations on subjects from Japanese indigo dyeing to pressed flower art to kamishibai storytelling, it’s no wonder why so many people are coming to visit.

It takes a great deal of effort to keep these special programs running, and we couldn’t do it without our volunteers! Every year, hundreds of volunteers help out during our full season of events. We appreciate them so much.

Artful Choreography: Butoh dancers performing during Moon Viewing.

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Japanese Garden Update

Story Telling: Street theater (kamishibai) performance in summer 2019.

We also can’t forget to acknowledge both our Niwa gardening volunteers and our Unit 86 volunteer guides and the countless hours they devote to the garden. In 2019, 15 new guides attended a three-day training to learn everything it takes to give a one-hour tour of the Garden—impressive!

With over 120,000 visitors to the Garden, 2019 was an amazing year. We look forward to welcoming you all back here as soon as possible in 2020.

60th Anniversary SeasonThe year 2020 is an important anniversary for the Seattle Japanese Garden! June 5 marked 60 years since we first opened. In Japan, the 60th birthday is a very special one, celebrated as “Kanreki” and considered a rebirth or reentry into childhood.

This seems an especially fitting sentiment for the Garden, which is constantly renewing. Each visit to the Garden is unique and timeless, a singular experience no matter how many times you come to visit.

Much of the special programming for our 60th anniversary season, including a number of exciting art exhibits, has been rescheduled or converted to a digital format. Please visit the Garden website, www.seattlejapanesegarden.org, and sign up for our monthly eNews for the latest on 2020 events. You can also follow our Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for special daily content!

We want to extend a very special thank you to our 60th anniversary season sponsors:

Garden “Twist”: Painting by Michelle Kumata for an anniversary exhibit.

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4CultureAF Unit 86: Japanese Garden DocentsSteve Alley and Amy Scott

Bellevue Children’s AcademyGobo EnterprisesJapanese Garden Society

Noriko and Doug PalmerDavid & Chris Towne

In 2019–20, we welcomed three new members to the Arboretum Foundation staff.

Matt Schropp-Lance joined us in August 2019 as our new Bookkeeper and Gift Shop Coordinator. A flexible jack-of-all-trades, Matt assists with new Gift Shop merchandise, accounting, event preparation, and more. Previous jobs include laboring in law firms, managing marine biology summer camps, and teaching high school.

Matthew Coomer joined the Foundation in January 2020 as our new Operations Coordinator. He ensures our office runs smoothly and also assists with events. Matthew has worked at several environmental nonprofits, tackling issues such as marine habitat loss and animal-vehicle collisions.

Yukari Yamano joined the staff in February 2020 as our Special Projects Coordinator for the Seattle Japanese Garden. Under the government’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy,” Yukari has been engaging in social media outreach for the Garden. Prior to joining the Foundation, she lived in the San Francisco Bay area and worked as a user-interface designer, helping companies with website and web-application design.

Recognizing the Camellia CircleThe Camellia Circle embraces the idea of constant renewal within the Japanese Garden. These donors are committed to maintaining the beautiful design we were gifted and stewarding it into the future with thought and care.

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Joan Affleck-Smith & Nepier SmithSteve Alley & Amy ScottAF Unit 26AF Unit 86Patty & Michael BrawerSteve & Peggy GarberEstelle GiraudChase HermsenCarol & John HoersterJapanese Garden SocietyKathryn Korab & Alex HopmanBarbara KrekowSherrey & Doug LuetjenBill McGee & Lee HeckJohn McLaughlin

Kyoko Matsuda & Matthew GoldbachCindy MicleuElizabeth MosesNoriko & Doug PalmerChitra & Zak ParpiaJeanne PetersonLauren & John PollardPeter Rees & Lanie YoungRock BoxJane & Chuck StonecipherDavid & Chris TowneSkip Vonckx & Zanny MiloTim WarnerWalter Weber & Teri KoppMary Ann* & Bob WileyJennifer & Scott Wyatt

* Deceased

Matthew Coomer

Yukari Yamano

Staff Update

Matt Schropp-Lance

May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020

We deeply appreciate the generosity of the following donors whose gifts ensure that the Arboretum Foundation will continue to promote, enhance and protect the Washington Park Arboretum and Seattle Japanese Garden for current and future generations.

Legacy GiftsCarolyn H. BrinsmadeThe O.D. Fisher Charitable FoundationSusanne HubbachKevin M. RabeKaren Tatsch

$15,000+Anonymous (3)Alice Cunningham & Blair OsbornAlden Garrett & Charlie EriksenKathy GerlichDonald G. Graham, Jr.Dr. John & Darcy HalloranJapanese Garden Society

$10,000+AF Unit 86Debra BehrensLarry Hubbell & Shelley ButlerCarol & John HoersterFranny Ketcham & Casey MeadPendleton & Elisabeth Carey Miller Charitable FoundationCarol & Simon Ottenberg

Saltchuk Resources, Inc.

$5,000+AF Unit 16AF Unit 26John AlkireSteve Alley & Amy ScottAndrea BlackGordon DavidsonJosh & Brooke DicksonDocusignNicole & Tim EngleHugh & Jane Ferguson FoundationGobo EnterprisesJudith GwynnChris Hamilton & Marsha MacInnesPeter HiattJuniper FoundationDonna Kerr & Patricia DawsonJeff Lehman & Katrina RussellLucky Seven FoundationSherrey & Doug LuetjenJolene McCaw Family FoundationJay MullinsNoriko & Doug PalmerHeidi RichardsonJane & Chuck StonecipherEdie & John TennesonPeter & Shannon van OppenSkip Vonckx & Zanny MiloRobert WileyGregory Yen

$2,500+AF Unit 1/75AF Unit 95Anonymous (1)Joan Affleck-Smith & Nepier Smith

Bellevue Children’s AcademyBerger PartnershipKim BishopBarbara BonJourColumbia Pacific Wealth ManagementSarah & John CookNancy Lee CrosbyAllan & Barbara FerrinFreestone Capital ManagementAnne GittingerGary GleinJessica, Chris & Neva GleinTerry HayesTom Keane & Lara WagnerSusanne KellerElizabeth & Will KetchamKaren Koon & Brad EdwardsKathryn Korab & Alex HopmannEllen Look & Tony CavalieriMarshall & Sullivan, Inc.Colleen & Charles MillsNBBJParkshore Retirement CommunityMichael Riley & Robin ShapiroRoberts GroupSafeco InsuranceDavid & Chris TowneMichael Von Korff & Linda LeRescheMarylyn Ward & Jay JohnstonTrina WherryJan WherryJennifer & Scott Wyatt

$1,000+AF Unit 38AF Unit 80AF Unit 96

Anonymous (3)Tom Alberg & Judi BeckSteve & B. J. AndersonAndrea AndersonPhoebe AndrewNancy BainDella & Bruce BalickBanner BankLarry Benaroya Family FoundationMarie & Mike BenderAlan BlackElisabeth BodalMary & Bruce BohmkeMarj BombarJohn & Cait CableDr. & Mrs. Robert CalhounKent & Sandra CarlsonAngela & Christian ChabotBeth & Peter ChiarelliJoAnn & Rex ClarkDavid & Wendy CloseShaun CorryCynthia Creasey & Mack McCoyPat Crockett & Keith JohnsonShawn & Chris D’AmelioEliza Davidson & Randy UrmstonJohn DayJennifer DesrosierJames DieboldFred Drennan & Teresa MassagliJacob EngelsteinNeil Ericsson & Karen FloriniCharles FitzgeraldSteve & Peggy GarberCarol & Allen GownJay & Pamela GreenRichard & Betty HedreenSarah Henry

Mary Joan HerveyRyan Hester & Kara Main-HesterEmily HestonDiane HilmoShannon HofferGail HongladaromBill HorderJenefer & David HutchinsFred & Judy IsaacPeter & Susan JobsOwen JohnsonDan & Jill JohnsonMatt & Emily KaneJan Kirkwood Waszak & Steve WaszakCarolyn & Bob KitchellCindy & Terry KlettPamela Kraus & Austin DahlGretchen LambertElizabeth LeePeggy & Ronald LevinGreg & Corina LindenHarriet & Stanley Litt

Toni-Ann LupinacciLouisa & Scott MalatosHeather MalcolmMaple Bay FundAnne & Rick MatsenKyoko Matsuda & Matthew GoldbachCarlie & Ryan McAninchKeith & Mary Kay McCaw Family FoundationBill McGee & Lee HeckLisa McGimpseyShelley & Scott McIntyreJohn McLaughlinCindy MicleuPamela & Robert MillerMontlake Community ClubJason MorseElizabeth Ayrault MosesKarl & Tina NeidersCharles & Eleanor NolanAnn NykampDebra Perry

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Magnolia ‘Serene’

Donors

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Jeanne PetersonKathleen PierceJane & Mark QuehrnRBC Wealth ManagementPeter Rees & Lanie YoungMarlene & David RinkerThurston & Catherine RoachD&P Roberts Family FoundationOwen RobertsRock BoxMark & Ginny RowleyAnna Schafer Cohen & Larry CohenTeri SchuelkeMaureen SharmaCindy & Robert ShurtleffBarbara SnappGenie & Jack StewartJoan Suver & Jay DeckerKathryn SweyerRyan SynovecDavid & Nancy ThacherPatrick Ryan ThompsonSusie & Bill ThornessCraig Trueblood & Julie McAvoyTim WarnerBruce Watermann & Linda BurnettWalter Weber & Teri KoppKevin & Michelle WherryMike & Lynsey WherryJennifer WongBarbara Wright & Dwight GeeBarbara YasuiMarcia & Klaus Peter Zech

$500+AF Unit 98

Connie & Richard AlbrechtCatherine AllanJoan AllisonJean & Russell AmickDarlene BakerLee Benner & Richard KenagyPatti & Michael BrawerPhoebe Brockman & Marwan KashkoushCarol BurnsLeo Butzel & Robbie ReaberAlexandra CannonDiana CareyMichael CheeverTheodore & Patricia CollinsCaroline CorrElisabeth CoxMark Del Beccaro & Dawn CotterDeborah DeWolfe & Kate StewartSusannah & Aashish DhamdhereMaureen & Ron DiGiacomoDoug & Jeri DonnellyMartha & Richard DravesIlga Jansons & Michael DryfoosJae EasterbrooksSusan EggersPam Ellison & Jeff HoytChris & Leslie EvansGunilla & Jerry FinrowTess Forte & Carl BakerLibby GarrettCathy GasparErich GauglitzBrian Giddens & Steven RovigEstelle GiraudKristin & Todd GlandonMichael & Linda GoodrickFrederick & Denise Graham

Jeff Graham & John F. LongresKatherine Graubard & William CalvinVicki Halper & Gerry SmithSandy & Dave HanowerDonald & Gayle HarrisDean Hart & Michael ConnorsChase HermsenAnh Hoang & Michael WallentMarion HopkinsShaun Hubbard & Harold KawaguchiC. David HughbanksWanda HughesJim JorgensonJean & Kevin KellyAndrew & Polly KenefickBarbara KrekowMarcelle LaGrouMary & Robert LandauFrank Lawler & Ann McCurdyRalph LeightonDianne & Dave MarquardtBeth McAleerPat & Tom McCannDiane McDonaldNancy Neraas & Mike KingRichard Newman & Daniel JungDoug & Nancy NorbergRebecca NortonLisa OmalanzChitra & Zak ParpiaBarbara PetersonDina & Paul PigottLauren & John PollardDebra Prinzing & Bruce BrooksSara Raab McInerny & Tryg McInernyJim Reid & Richard SmithJoanna & Gatis Roze

Jim & Susan RuppSeattle Christchurch Sister City AssociationNancy & Rich SensenseyFrank & Suzanne ShawStephen Smith & Carla GranatAmie & Ron SmithPeyton & Megan SmithMichele SmithLori SomaDaniel Sparler & Jeffrey SchoutenElaine Springer & Walter PalmerMichael & Mary Jo StansburyPhil & Susan StollerRebecca & Marvin StrengeSatish Thatte & Vandana DatyeRahul Thombre & Margaret HayesUniversity House, WallingfordBill & Catherine VanderwiltTed & Iris WagnerJo Ann WaldronEllen WalkerElaine Walter & Doug SuhmDeborah & Neal WarnerBarbara WarrenMary Ellen & Jim WeberSusan WeinsteinLinda & Anthony WhatleyLyn & Tom WhiteDavid & Mary Ashley WilliamsBrandi & Chuck WilliamsonSteve & Mary WoodLaVerne WoodsAdam Zacks

$250+Anonymous (2)Chris & Diana AckerleyDiane Adachi

Elaine & Tom AdamsDavid Aggerholm & Gwen LundbergMelissa & John AlbertTony Allison & Nancy Fisher-AllisonJim Anderson & Michele KellettGretchen AnexBonnie AshlemanSusan & Stuart AshmunKim BaldwinPatricia BartheRita BauerDoug BayleyLinda Becker & Peter CostantiniLori BelknapJudith & Arnold BendichNat Bennett & Rachel SimonJim & Suzette BirrellLinda Boyd & Ravi PandyaDan BrownSally Browning & Richard PelmanDelia BurkeLucy BurklandSharon & Craig CampbellShelly CapelotoKevin CarrJennifer Macuiba & Kevin CarrabineSusan CarterJames CarterEugenia ChangLinda ClaphamSue & Hugh ClarkChristine CoeIlsa & Roger ColemanAnn CondonJohn & Carol CordyJulie Coryell & Seelye Martin

Paul CraneStephanie CristalliBetsy & Peter CurrieKim & Dennis DaugsRebecca Dietz & Michael DrumhellerDaniel & Roberta DowneyMiles & Elizabeth DrakeDropboxPatricia DrummondRobin EastonEclectec Innovations LLCJulie EitelTamsin EricksonPatricia EvansSue Ewens & Jim LubyJimmy FerraraTracie & Darin FishCarolyn FisherPat FooteDavid & Marlene FosterSusanne & Bruce FosterKathy & Ed FriesMichael GeriWendy GibbleAdeline GildowCameron & David GivenBonnie & Harold GorenTony & Jean GreenwaldMargaret & Jerome GrubaughRichard HansonStephanie & Michael HarringtonMatthew HastingsPeter & Pat HaugElizabeth HebertCarol HendersonLynn HoganPaul Hogle & Karen Malen-HogleLucy Homans & Hugh Bangasser

“As for so many people, the Arboretum is a sanctuary for me.” – 2020 GiveBIG donorDonors

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Rhododendron ‘Hiawatha’

May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020

David HoneywellHelen & Jim HorriganFred Hoyt & Michelle BarryJulie & Steven JohnsonDarlene & Jerry KenneyCynthia KimmeyMarjorie KinneyJulie KortingJulie KouhiaJohn & Laura KvasnoskyLake WA Garden Club Unit 3Michael Lamb & Adam GrutzKayla LaughlinPat & Jack LearyCandy Lee & Rocke KoreisLuanne Lemmer & Eric VeachCarla & Donald LewisDonna & Ben LipskyArni LittRenee LundStephen MarkowitzChrissie MarshallCandy & Richard MathesHelen MatzgerCatherine & Barry McConnellAndrea McIntoshLouis MillsAndy Mitton & Jesse JohnsonJohn MiyanoJohn & Lee NeffSue Nevler & Stephen GattisBarty NicholsonClark NolanMichael O’Malley & Jocelyn ScheintaubCathy O’RearJonathan & Stephanie OtisJennifer OttSusan Ott-RalphKaren Overstreet & John ReedVangie & Daniel PepperDavid & Kimberly Petersen

Lynn Phillips & Warren BakkenSusanna Steiff PinyuhArlen & Karen PlaisterRuth & Jim PowersJenny PramukKristen Pugsley-Onsager & David OnsagerMimi RichardsLaura Marie RiveraSpafford RobbinsDabney RohrbachHeidi RommanMillie & Craig RussellGlenda RyanAruna SannutiCandace SavageKatherine Hanson & Michael SchickJulie SchoenfeldElizabeth SchottAudrey & Bob SealeSeattle Garden ClubBrad & Linda ShallenbergerEric ShanklandDennis Shaw & Julie HoweMichael Shiosaki & Edward MurrayPaul Silver & Christina MarraDaniel SimonJonathan Smith & Sarah TarrJulleen SnyderElaine Starz-BrownRichie Steffen & Rick PetersonKay StimsonLinda & David StroutMarion SullivanJoanna & Krishna ThiagarajanBrian ThompsonAndrew ThompsonMichele Tiesse Gilb & Robert GilbMary Turner

Gregory VarverisCarol WallMeg & Ron WatsonChris WeinmannRichard Weller & Margaret AllenAnn WileyRoger & Connie WilliamsShirley & Scott WilsonCharles Price & Glenn WitheyMegan Wyatt & Jordan LandinDee Zimmerman

$100+Anonymous (3)AF Unit 74Donald AhlstromHiroko AikawaKevin AlberAvi AllisonSally AndersonGilbert & Mary Jane AndersonKaren & David AoyamaLyle & Betty ApplefordJoan ArnoldHarsha AshokBarbara Asmervig & Michael ThanemLaura & Forrest AustinTricia AveyAshley BallJeannine BannickGerrit & Pat BarrerePeter & Jane BarrettCecile BassenMichael Bauman & Tamar WolfEric & Laura BaumgartnerKate BayleyBarbara BeattyVirginia BeckNancy BeckettSarah Benner-Kenagy

Rachel Ben-ShmuelCassandra & Paul BenzDan BergerIrene BeuschleinInez Noble BlackMatthew BlankMarlin & Ellen BlizinskyRebecca BogardAndrea BolligerBrittney BooneMidge BowmanMarilyn BraarudDavid & Joyce BrewsterSandy BrooksGail Jackson BrownKatie BrowneEileen Bruce & Chris RennickAmy & Elias BruegmannWalt & Dona BubelisChristopher BujandaEmory Bundy & Noel AngellRhonda & Larry BushBarbara CainStella Caldwell

Bobbi CampbellDana Cannon & Jeremy PorterEllen CarnwathBradley CarrionAdam & Samantha ChapmanAmanda ChinAshley Clark & Christopher ManojlovicMarianna Clark & Charles SchaferRita Rae & Richard CloneyJuan Carlos CombarizaTeresa ConnorsSabra & Richard ContrerasBeth Cook & Ken SparksSam CookGeorge CorleyPatricia CoulterClaudia CrawfordJanet CritesDavid CrookerBarbee & James CrutcherSybrina Cuddy & Taka SogaJake Cusack

Diane DaggattJames DangChristine DavisChristine Davis-GoffEileen de la CruzWendy del ValleKaren DeLucasJaclyn DeveauJanice Dilworth & Gregory DentonStephan Doll & Julie D. AllenMarc & Beth DroppertElizabeth & Don DruryArthur DumaplinDiana DundoreMary DunneAndy DurlandSandy & Tom EichbaumSelma ElgabalawyJanet & Michael EndsleyJeff EnzlerAnn & David EschenbachDan & Nancy EvansNicolas FaconHelen FarrellDorothy FarrisClare FazackerleyJean FeaginSusan FergusonJoAnne FioritoRon FriedmanLynn FrinkTera GilesFran GoldmanLouise GoldmanKay GordonPat & Dennis GosslerLaura GowenSarah & George GregoryMaren Gribskov & David Sumrall

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Judy GrieselNancy GroutJudith HanceNancy HanfordAslaug Haraldsdottir & Matt BergeLawrence HardKarin HarderSusan HarneyLynne & Halstead HarrisonMeg & Chris HarryHeather Heide & Jonathan Heide-PointlTom Heinz and Denise Van HornLynn & Thomas HellerBarbara HieronymusGenie HigginsJuliane HillBill HochbergFrank HofmeisterHerb & Gerry HolleyTerry Holme & Jeanne IannucciElizabeth Holohan & Joe SlagelKaren Hume SmithAnnette HynesIkebana InternationalDavid ImberAnne IversonAutumn JohnsonKristen JohnsonShawn JohnsonPhil & Pedie JollyYvonne & David JonesStacey Jones & Thierry MouginKiah JonesGordon & Barbara JonsenChris & Suzanne JuneauAlexander KaniasGordon Keating

Claudia Keene & Stephen BurrBarbara KelleyTom KellyPatricia KievalVirginia KingAndrew KipperBarbara & Judd KirkVirginia Rives KitchellDale KleinMargaret Knight & James ReganVirginia & Len KoryckiStephen KosackAnne Kroeker & Richard LeedsNancy Kuehnoel & Mark ProulxTina KuhnleTerry Sheets & Anna KyddJosh & Colleen LaBelleDana LairdLake WA Garden Club Unit 2Mary & David LambMichael LandyGary LasaterScott & Mary Lasley

Jeanne Marie LeePenny LewisMichelle LilesLena LinJim LivingstonJoseph LockLoretta LopezRoger Lorenzen & John TakamiSheila LukehartCathy MacLeodMary & Gary MadsonKristi Mandt & Leanne NgGenny MangumJen MankoffBeverly & George MartinCarolyn MatternMarcia MaurycyWilliam McCahill Jr & Ying PuVirginia McDermott & Jim GaleAnne McDuffieJoseph McGeeMichael McGoodwinMark McKelveyDeanna Meine

Michael MeluskeyRamona MemmerDavid MersereauChong & Barbara MerzVera MetzMaksim MikossyanchikHattie MillerDavid MillerValerie MoehringEgon MolbakFrank & Mary MontgomeryKaren MorellNancy MorningstarBobbie & Larry MorrisTristan MounseyCharles Muller & Angela GinorioTheresa NaujackJane NelsonAndrew NessAndrew NgoMarilyn NicholCharles & Susan NovakEileen O’ConnorCharles OgburnMelbourne & Ann O’MeraAnn OrmsbyGloria & Dan OvergaardAnn OxriederKaren PageJackie PankoLinda ParkBill & Polly ParsonUrania PerezBertha PerrySusan & Michael PeskuraDavid PetersonChris & George PfeifferGary PhillipsCassandra & Doug PichaSusan PicquellePatricia Pirrello

Lisbeth PiskSophia PostleTerry Pottmeyer & Geoffrey TrowbridgeHeidi Powell & Andy JessupJulie RalphPranhitha ReddyJenifer ReesErin RickardJean RietschelKirk RobbinsHelen RobertsSteven RohrbachMorley & Jolene RolhiserMica RoodJo Anne & Donald RosenGeorge RosokAnita RoweChris RoyJudith RupertCarole Rush & Richard AndlerMeg & Dennis RyanMargaret SamuelsonMartha & Robert SanderBarbara SandsDiane SandwickDavyd SantosDeborah SawislakRoberta SaxonCharles SchaferPamela SchellPatti SchliepRon & Pat SchmaltzLynn & David SchuelerNorman ScottAlexander ScottDavid SeaterDon & Joan SeatonLawson & Robert SebrisChris & Bryce SeidlVirginia SenearLaura Shabe

Aaron ShepherdMichelle ShortPeter ShoudyMary & Richard ShraderMargaret SigleyMarcia & Peter SillMargaret SkowMani & Karen SomaClark Sorensen & Susan WayRachel SottileBen SpicerElsie SpinningHelen & Thomas SpiroR.F. StettlerDorothy StrongJean & John SullivanJohn SullivanChristine SutterSwansons NurseryJessica SweeneyTom Sykes & Sarah ThomasTacoma Garden ClubSheila TaftReba TamMay TanCarolyn TempleKim & Scott TennicanBill ThielemanSusan ThomasBarbara White ThompsonNathan ThompsonColleen ThorpeMyrna & Don TorriePamela TrojanoskiRemy Trupin & Sharon GraysonChristiane TsounguiMolly & Dirk van der BurchAlan VeigelCatherine VenierJennifer VeningaLori Veres

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The Arboretum Foundation is most grateful to our donors and members.Donors

May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020

Shivi VermaAdrienne WalkerEllen & Bill WanlessJon WarnRuth & Charles WattsSharlene & Herbert WelshDiane WheelerChristine & Bruce WhiteKaren WhitneyJames Whitson & Patricia AdamsCarolyn WhittleseyChristine WhittleseyJana WilkinsSusan Winokur & Paul LeachThomas Winter & Corinne ThwingDouglas & Susan WoodsJoseph WrightDiane Zahn & Mark McDermottLouis & Corinne ZibelliBeth Zirngible

Commemorative Benches*Benches have been dedicated in honor of the following:

All the caretakers of the ArboretumDorys AlkirePatrick Wilson BehrensAlice H. Ding MDMacMilton PartnershipKae Y MullinsMargory Radke

Commemorative Trees*Trees have been dedicated in honor of the following:

Harriet Van BurenForrestProf. Tom Daniel at UWJoan Delores Synovec & Eugene SynovecVonne Wu Wang and Shih Rong Wang

Gifts in Honor*Gifts have been received in honor of the following:

Donna BeasleyXian Zhou & John CanningPeggy CorleySusan DohrmannJohn & Lora FordSusanne FosterChristy GamrathCarol GeballeFran GoldmanGeorge HughesBeth & Will Ketcham Sherrey LuetjenLen LewickiJennie LounsberryBill McGeeSylvia & Jim MusielewiczKate NelsonZeke & Lexie RobbinsWestneat FamilyJohn WottOren Watson

Gifts in Memory*Gifts have been received in honor of the following:

Elizabeth “Betty” AngellMary A. AslanianSigrid BrorsonCormacCaroline Feiss

Lenore HedeenJoanne HochbergGeorge W. HughesDavid HutchinsMarjorie Illman Luanna IversonSally JarvisRebecca C. McGoodwinDr. Meredith Parks (Buz) SmithAllen MosesCharlotte PaineJane PellyEllie PollockBetty RubinLou Watne

Gifts in Kind5th Avenue TheaterAW Pottery Northwest Inc.ACT TheaterAegis on MadisonAF Unit 1/75AF Unit 95Agua Verde Paddle ClubAlaska AirlinesDarren AlmondAmazon SpheresAMC TheatersAnthony’s RestaurantArgosy CruisesArts West ProductionsBelle EpicureanBellevue Art MuseumBig Trees Inc.Dr. Ned & Mrs. Jean BrockenbroughBrooklyn Botanical GardenWalt BubelisMargaret & Kay BullittCarl BlechenJohn Braseth & Shannor

HofferChateau Ste. Michelle WineryCiscoe MorrisClif BarCookin’ at Madison ParkElliot Bay Brewing CompanyElliot Bay Book Company Emerald DownsEthan StowellFairmont Olympic HotelFiggins Estate VineyardFremont Brewing Kathy & Ed FriesGlass DistilleryGobo Enterprises Henry Art GalleryHeritage DistillingHeyday FarmHoodsport WineryHope Springs PhotographyLarry HubbellL.W. Sundstrom Inc.Illani Casino Inn at Cannon BeachInn at Port LudlowJazz AlleyKaleidoscope Landscape Professionals Kat Korab & Alex HopmanJeff Lehman & Katrina RussellSherrey & Doug LuetjenMartha E. Harris Flowers & GiftsMaurice Estates Mayflower Park HotelMcMenamins Michelle Quesada ArchitectModernist Cuisine and Modernist Cuisine GalleryMoPOPJason MorseMuseum of Flight

Museum of GlassNashi OrchardsOola DistilleryOregon Beach VacationsParkshore Senior Community Services Pacific Northwest BalletPacific Science CenterParamount TheaterPeggy WashburnPortland Trailblazers Quilceda Creek WineryRiz ReyesSail Sandpoint Seattle AquariumSeattle Bouldering ProjectSeattle Repertory TheaterSeattle Storm Seattle UniversitySIFFStarbucksAmy StewartJane & Chuck StonecipherSwansons NurseryTacoma Art MuseumThe Benaroya Company The Grand Cinema, TacomaThe Lodge at SuncadiaThe Oregon ZooThe Pike Brewing CompanyEva & Arthur WahlWestland DistilleryJennifer & Scott WyattWyatt RegencyWillows LodgeWoodland Park Zoo Woodside Braseth Gallery

Matching Gift CompaniesAdobe Matching Gift Program

AirBnBApple, Inc.Autodesk FoundationBill & Melinda Gates FoundationBoeingChubbDocusignGoogleIBM International FoundationJohnson & Johnson FoundationLucky Seven FoundationMicrosoft CorporationNordstrom CaresSaltchuk Resources, Inc.T-Mobile USA, Inc.University House, WallingfordUniv. of WA Medical Center

Every effort has been made to ensure that our donor lists are accurate. If you have a correc-tion to this donor list, please contact us at 206-325-4510.

Photo & Image CreditsFeatured photos by Arboretum Foundation staff, except for:

Larry Hubbell: page 9 (top right/Bulletin cover)Michelle Kumata (michelleku-mata.com): page 13 (bottom right)David Rosen (slickpixpho-tography.com): page 5 (top center), page 6, page 12 (top left)

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