Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Cultivating CONSERVATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 8
Cultivating EXPLORATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Statement of Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Mission
Bok Tower Gardens seeks to carry out Edward W. Bok’s founding inspiration:
Wherever your lives may be cast, make you the world a bit better
or more beautiful because you have lived in it.
Thank you,
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Cultivating our
GARDENS
Horticulture
Special Exhibits
December 2008: Poinsettias
We featured 15 brilliant cultivars, highlighting unique hybrids not typically seen
commercially. The Pinewood Estate courtyard was home to a display of 200 poinsettias.
January-February 2009: Tillandsia
The River of Stone area at the Visitor Center was the backdrop for a display of 20 different
species of Tillandsia (air plants) with plants available for sale in the Tower & Garden Gift
Shop. This proved to be one of the year’s most popular displays in the Gardens.
March 2009: Vegetables
In March we showcased a rare varietal display of vegetables and other edibles at the Visitor
Center and at the Pinewood Estate kitchen garden. Many of the vegetables were obtainable
only as seed and were all produced in-house.
Garden Projects
Irrigation
An electronic automatic irrigation system was installed to replace the antiquated, mostly
manual system that dated back to 1958. Thanks to gifts from the State of Florida, Board
member Nancy Davis, the J.N. McArthur Foundation and other generous donors, the entire
system was upgraded - from the well pumps, computer control panel, valves, lines, zone
controls, to the irrigation heads. The new automated system saves approximately 2,000 man
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hours and is much more effective and efficient in its water use.
The installation necessitated the digging of a network of water lines, electrical lines and
control lines throughout the grounds to a depth up to 4½ ft. deep. The disruption from the
digging was a great opportunity to renovate many of the lawns and shrub areas throughout
the Gardens.
Future Projects
During the summer of 2009, Nick Baker, director of horticulture, worked with landscape
architecture student and volunteer Michael Leckie on several blueprints for future projects:
• A GPS inventory of all the live oaks and cabbage palms in the
Gardens. From this inventory a tree canopy map was created, then was
electronically superimposed onto an area map of the grounds. This
added layer of data onto our area map will assist in future planning.
• A design for the front entry road between Burns Avenue and the Gate
House was created in preparation for plantings of trees and shrubs to
enhance this area. A grass glade for parking was created at Pinewood
Estate to increase the parking area for large events. This area over-
seeded Bahia grass, and is slated for use by the spring of 2010.
• Conceptual plans were drawn for a new garden area near the Visitor
Center.
On the Grounds
Tower Restoration
Restoration of the Tower continued with a $350,000 grant from the Florida’s Bureau of
Historic Preservation Division of Historical Resources, which will be matched by private
funds. This Phase IV pilot project, begun three years ago, addressed rusting structural steel
near the top of the Tower and at the tile grilles.
The engineering firm of Robert Silman Associates Structural Engineers conducted
architectural forensic research for more than a year before Structural Preservation Systems
(SPS) was selected. Their past work on historic architectural projects includes The
Guggenheim Museum, The John and Mable Ringling Museum and Miami’s Freedom Tower.
Work commenced in December 2009 and will continue through spring of 2010.
Other Projects
Facility upgrades and repairs are a constant at Bok Tower Gardens. We made the following
improvements this past year:
• The installation of a fish feeder for the koi at the Tower moat allows
visitors to interact up close with our giant koi. The feeders have been an
added source of revenue, generating more than $6,000 this past year.
• The entrance gate house was upgraded with a new look to reflect the
architectural style of Pinewood and the Visitor Center; likewise our
entrance sign was given a new look.
• New directional signs were place along local roads and highways in
coordination with county and state governmental agencies.
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Retail Services
Blue Palmetto Café, Tower & Gardens Gift Shop
Blue Palmetto Café revenue increased 18 percent during 2008-09. We exceeded budgeted
revenues by $44,817 and budgeted profits by $5,878. The addition of beer, wine and locally
produced agricultural products collectively contributed more than $20,000 in revenue for
the fiscal year.
Visitors were thrilled with the new café redesign as well as the quality of the food offered.
To enhance their dining experience even further we added a canvas awning to the outdoor
patio area, to protect diners from rain and sun. With the addition of LED lights, the patio is
growing in popularity as a site for hosting parties and wedding receptions.
Tower & Garden Gift Shop sales during 2008-09 also spiked. We exceeded budgeted
revenues by $15,614, and budgeted profits by $25,861. Plant sales were up over last year by
$21,949. Of this increase 70 percent was attributed to Tillandsia sales inspired by the special
courtyard display during January and February of 2009.
Pinewood Estate
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Pinewood Estate continued to draw
visitors for daily docent-guided tours, corporate events, receptions, concerts and overnight
guests. Once Upon a Time…A Storybook Christmas set the theme for the Christmas at
Pinewood Holiday Home Tour which hosted more than 9,000 visitors between November
28, 2008 and January 4, 2009 to view professional décor by area interior designers and the
volunteer decorating committee. More than 200 volunteers donated their time throughout
the month of December to staff the estate during this event.
Facility Rentals
Offering a wide range of rental spaces and a variety of wedding packages, the Gardens
continued to host a significant number of wedding ceremonies, receptions and business
events this year. These offerings, as well as fees received from professional special event
portraits and photography, provide a solid and growing revenue stream to the Gardens.
This year is positively marked by a 30 percent rise in revenue in part through the addition
of new wedding/reception packages offering an all-inclusive experience. Sixty-two (62)
weddings attended by 3,142 people took place at Bok Tower Gardens, with 1,806 others
attending various other events during that same period.
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Cultivating
CONSERVATION
Rare Plant Introductions
Plants on the edge of extinction are being saved by Bok Tower Gardens’ Conservation
Program. In collaboration with state and federal agencies, biologists, conservation
organizations and nature preserves throughout Florida, we are actively involved in
preserving and propagating rare native plant species. The Gardens is a member institution
of the Center for Plant Conservation, a national organization of public gardens dedicated to
the preservation of endangered plant species.
As part of our effort we are raising these rare species to plant out on preserve lands where
they have been documented as growing (re-introductions) or on land where there is suitable
habitat but the species has not been documented growing (introductions). In order to protect
the genetic diversity of the species, we collect and preserve the germplasm (living material
such as seeds, cuttings, plants, etc.).
Many of these plants can be viewed in the Endangered Plant Garden located behind the
Visitor Center.
Florida Goldenaster (Chrysopsis floridana) is a species originally found in Manatee, Pinellas,
Hillsborough and Hardee counties.
• Introduction of 1,500 plants onto Manatee County preserve lands
• Growing of 500 plants for re-introduction onto Pinellas County
preserve lands
• Introduction of 773 plants in Pinellas County preserve lands at McKay
Creek
Scrub Lupine (Lupinus aridorum), a rapidly disappearing species that may go extinct, is
found in only five locations in Orange and Polk counties.
• Surveys to update and track population status
• Collection of seed for germplasm preservation
• Germination trials and first population introduction December 2008
onto preserve land in Auburndale, FL
• Re-introduction (second population) at Tibet-Butler Nature Preserve
in Orlando, FL
• Additional germination trials underway for introduction of the
species in spring 2010 into Wekiva Springs State Park
Four-petal pawpaw (Asimina tetramera) is being preserved through a partnership with
several organizations to augment a small population of this species in Jupiter, FL.
• December 2008: More than 200 seedlings outplanted within the
population
• Seeds collected in July 2009 from all known populations for
propagation in the Greenhouse for planting in early 2010
Partnerships in Conservation
For the 17th year, the Conservation Program co-hosted the annual Rare Plant Task Force
in April 2009 with Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Ten presentations covered areas of
Conservation Education, Rare Plant Research, Population Introduction and Partnerships,
with a field workshop to review techniques for surveying and monitoring an old growth
longleaf pine forest for the very rare American Chaffseed (Schwalbea americana).
Conservation Education
To promote rare plant issues as well as Bok Tower Gardens, the Conservation Program
gave 11 behind-the-scenes tours, 13 presentations to various groups, and manned four
educational display booths at various venues throughout Florida last year. Rare Native Plant
Curator Cindy Campbell has maintained the Endangered Plant Garden, adding 58 plants to
the garden since July 2008.
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Cultivating MUSIC & ART
Carillon
Bill De Turk continued seasonal concerts at 1 and 3 p.m., Moonlight Concerts, and
performed for special events such as the Easter Sunrise service, the 80th Anniversary
Celebration, and with the Imperial Symphony Orchestra and the Orlando Philharmonic
Orchestra. Tours were given to graduating seniors from local high schools, Bok Tower
Gardens Members, the Lake Wales High School Classes of 1958 and 1959, VIP visitors, staff
and volunteers.
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Cultivating EXPLORATION
Lifelong Learning
Bok Tower Gardens is a place of discovery. To that end, we offered a number of intriguing
adult learning opportunities in 2008 and 2009 as companions to the Gardens visitation
experience:
Hands-on gardening classes and workshops
• Azalea gardening
• Camellia gardening
• Organic gardening
• Japanese paperfolding workshop
• Watercolor classes
• Nature journal class
• Repoussé art workshop
• Painting on silk workshop
Lectures and previews
• Tiffany’s “Dream Garden” mural lecture
• Bob Patterson’s Florida: Tales from the Homeplace
• Travel with Bok Preview Nights
• Living History performances
• Lunch n’ Learn
Cultural excursions
• Bioluminescent night paddle
• Touring southeast Florida gardens and museums
• Key West
Guided nature hikes
• Wildlife Safari- Avon Park, Myakka State Park, Colt Creek State Park,
Lemon Bay watershed
• Night Hike at Brooker Creek
Overseas travel
• Egypt and China
Special Events
The 80th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, January 31, 2009 attracted 7,681 people
to Bok Tower Gardens. A designated free day at the Gardens, 80th Anniversary activities
included a commemorative ceremony with Derek Bok and Patsy Fawcett as guest speakers,
Crossing the Moat, artist workshops, greenhouse tours, a tree planting and free Pinewood
Estate tours.
Christmas at Pinewood 2009 experienced a 15 percent increase in attendance and 19 percent
increase in revenue over the previous year, confirming this event as a very well respected
and attended community tradition.
Earth Day Celebration 2009 was a fun-filled educational day for the general public and
schoolchildren that enjoyed great success in 2009. We enhanced the quality and quantity of
our exhibit vendors and attracted more sponsorships, resulting in a 34 percent increased
attendance and 100 percent increase in revenue.
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Cultivating our FRIENDS
Visitors
Bok Tower Gardens enjoyed a healthy 21 percent growth in visitor attendance to the
Gardens this year (148,438 visitors).
Nearly 8,000 people joined us for a day-long, admission-free celebration of our 80th
Anniversary on January 31, 2009. We also experienced increased attendance at our other
special events, Garden Campus programs, member visits and weddings/receptions. Group
sales continued to thrive in 2009 with 3,256 total group visitors; 26 percent of these group
visitors attended Christmas at Pinewood.
Membership
Membership grew by 461 members between 2007 and 2009:
• 3,375 members in FY2007
• 3,564 members in FY2008
• 3,836 members in FY2009
As of September 30, 2009, gifts from memberships totaled $305,927, an increase of 9 percent
over 2007.
Members enjoyed a number of wonderful behind-the-scenes privileges, such as Founder’s
Room tours, and took advantage of special discounts at the Gardens and with our reciprocal
cultural partners throughout the state.
The Share the Gift program continued strong in 2008-2009 with 86 complimentary
memberships provided to Lake Wales families and other groups throughout Polk County.
Communications
Seeds planted through our communications efforts have helped grow our visitation through
global promotions. Our focus on cultivating media relations has produced a rich harvest of
non-paid editorial coverage. Analyzing psychographic research helped us target audiences
living in densely populated areas within our 90-mile radius as well as internationally. We
maximized our budget by partnering with radio, TV, newspapers and magazines to promote
“staycations” and other travel trends. Being voted “Florida’s Best Garden” by readers of
Florida Monthly magazine added to the public’s increasing intrigue to discover what’s new
at the Gardens.
Hiring a full-time graphic designer enabled us to transform our brand and prepare for the
2010 launch of online marketing strategies including eTicket sales and an eCommerce gift
shop. Integrated marketing campaigns employ optimized news releases that go “viral”
and drive traffic online with videos that capture the kind of experiences that promote
increased visitation. The faces of smiling children add warmth to our new image reflected
in our marketing collateral including the 16-page newsletter, “The Garden Path,” monthly
eNewsletter, “What’s New” brochures, concert programs and educational flyers that provide
information about special projects.
An ever-changing media landscape has opened the door to opportunities to interact directly
with our visitors. With our new Web site, social media platforms, web-based advertising
strategies, search engine optimization techniques and analytical tracking information, we
can better understand and serve the needs of our customers.
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Board of Directors 2008-09 Administrative Staff 2008-09
Chair (p) = part-time
Robin Gibson, Senior Partner
Gibson & Valenti PA – Lake Wales, FL Administration & Finance
Vice Chair David Price, President
William G. Burns Rose Young, Executive Assistant/Human Resources Manager
Lake Wales, FL
Angela Harmon, Receptionist (p)
Treasurer Stephen Jolley, Controller
Hon. Patricia C. Fawsett, Chief Judge Emeritus
U.S. District Court – Orlando, FL Carlos Borja, Accountant
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Friends Ms. Linda Laskin
Mrs. Joan Wellhouse Newton
Cumulative Lifetime Donors
Mrs. Arva Moore Parks
Bok Tower Gardens gratefully acknowledges individuals,
organizations and foundations that have made cumulative gifts Dr. P. Phillips Foundation
and pledge commitments of more than $100,000 to the Gardens Mr. and Mrs. A. Bronson Thayer
as of September 30, 2009. The generous support provided by
these donors over the years is critical to the development and Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation
success of Bok Tower Gardens. United States Sugar Corporation
Vaughn-Jordan Foundation, Inc.
Edward W. Bok, Founder
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Wight Jr.
A. Friends’ Foundation Trust
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bryan IV
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Driscoll Edward Bok Society
Center for Plant Conservation Honoring the extraordinary gift of Edward W. Bok, a growing
number of friends support Bok Tower Gardens through their
The Ting Tsung and Wei Fon Chao Foundation
wills or other planned gifts to ensure the continuation of Edward
The George R. Cooley Estate Bok’s commitment to excellence. The Edward Bok Society was
Florida Department of State Bureau of Historic Preservation established to thank and recognize friends and members who wish
Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs to offer their support through deferred gifts to special programs,
the carillon, the endowment or to the permanent assets of the
The Olga Hernandez Estate
Gardens.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hubbard
J.N. McArthur Foundation Ms. H. Abigail Bok
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CHAIRMAN’S COUNCIL Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stokes Mr. & Mrs. J. Dean Eckersley
$5,000 and above Ms. Linda Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Randall Ellis
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Bepler Mr. Andy Thornal Mrs. Dale L. Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. Carnes Mr. & Mrs. Richard D. Wood Jr. Mr. Orion Fraiser
Mrs. Ruth M. Hubbard Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Fredrikson
SPONSORS Mr. & Mrs. Donald Frueh
PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL $500 - $999 Mr. & Mrs. John Garner
$2,500 - $4,999
Mr. & Mrs. Michael S. Aloian Mr. James M. Gillies
Mr. & Mrs. J. F. Bryan IV
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Anderson Mr. & Mrs. Richard V. Giordano
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Burns
Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. James G Guerdon
Mrs. Ruth F. Conn
Ms. H. Abigail Bok Mr. Gordon D. Henderson
Ms. Nancy J. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Terence P. Boyle Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Hines
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Freeman
Dr. & Mrs. Robert H. Cassell Mr. & Mrs. Richard Holgate
Mr. & Mrs. G. Arnold Haynes
Citizens Bank & Trust Mr. & Mrs. G. Ellis Hunt
Mr. Julien L. McCall
Dr. & Mrs. Frank Drake Mr. & Mrs. Stewart W. Hurst
Mrs. Joan Wellhouse Newton
Mr. & Mrs. Norman Eilertsen Mr. & Mrs. James A. Jahna
Estate of Captain Harold Shay
Mr. & Mrs. John Felker Mr. & Mrs. John Janusz
Mr. & Mrs. John W. Wight Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Jack M. Hollis Ms. Barbara M. Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Charles C. Hoover
BOK TOWER CLUB Mr. & Mrs. C. David Kennedy
$1,000 - $2,499 Mr. & Mrs. Emil R Jahna III Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Kuznicki
Mr. & Mrs. Edward C. Acker Mrs. Edward W. Lane Mr. & Mrs. Allen Langord
Mrs. Louise B. Adams Mr. Robert L. Miller Drs. Walter & Isabella Laude
Mr. & Mrs. J. D. Alexander Mr. & Mrs. John B. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Lewis
Mrs. Gale H. Arnold Mr. & Mrs. Dean Nourie Dr. & Mrs. Michael Matthews
Mr. & Mrs. Robert S. Birch Mr. & Mrs. George D. O’Neill Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. McCutcheon
Mr. Derek C. & Dr. Sissela A. Bok Mr. & Mrs. Clifford F. Perkall Mr. & Mrs. J. Marion Moorman
Dr. & Mrs. Tomas J. Bok Mr. & Mrs. Lee Rathbun Mr. & Mrs. Corneal B. Myers
Mr. & Mrs. J. Shepard Bryan Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Willis F. Sage Jr. Dr. & Mrs. David Neal
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Driscoll Mr. & Mrs. Jim Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Dean Nelson
Dr. & Mrs. Jim Christoph Mr. & Mrs. Richard N. Young Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Clement B. Newbold Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Collins Mr. George D. O’Neill Jr.
PATRONS
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Douglass Mrs. Pat H. Pierson
$250 - $499
Mr. & Mrs. James F. Doyle Judge & Mrs. Michael Raiden
Mr. G. Thomas Aydelotte
Mr. John F. Germany Mrs. Mariamne M. Rublee
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth G. Bartels
Mr. & Mrs. Robin Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Donald S. Schwartz
Mr. & Mrs. B.E. Beaston
Mrs. William H. Gray Mr. & Mrs. David Silsbee
Dr. & Mrs. Harvey Bender Jr.
Ben Hill Griffin Mrs. Lawrence E. Smith III
Mr. & Mrs. M. Hunt Berryman
Mr. & Mrs. Ben Hill Griffin IV Mr. & Mrs. Robert B. Strouse
Mr. & Mrs. Alan F. Blanchard
Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Hackl Mr. & Mrs. John B. Taylor
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Boyer
Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Hunt II Ms. Nancy Town
Dr. & Mrs. Roy Z. Braunstein
Mr. & Mrs. L. Patton Kline Mr. & Mrs. Richard Wagoner
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Brinkman
Mr. & Mrs. Hugh P. Lowenstein Mr. & Mrs. Marshall Whidden
Mr. Charles G. Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Boris E. Meditch Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Whitman
Mr. & Mrs. August Byllott
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Richard R. Williamson
Mr. & Mrs. James W. Carlin
Ms. Linda A. Peterson
Mr. & Mrs. Dave Connor
Mrs. Mary Pugliese DONORS
Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. D’Aprile III $125-$249
Sclafani Williams Court Reporters, Inc.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Draudt Mr. & Mrs. Bruce R. Abels
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Mr. & Mrs. James A. Abrahamson Mr. & Mrs. John J. Brine Mr. & Mrs. L. David Crews
Mr. & Mrs. Fred J. Adams Mrs. Rita Broadaway Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Croom
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Adams Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Broghammer Mr. & Mrs. Roy A. Crossman Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Agnew Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C .Brown Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Cummins
Mr. John M. Agraz Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brown Mr. & Mrs. George Cunningham
Mr. & Mrs. Dillon Alderman Mr. & Mrs. Fletcher Brown Mr. & Mrs. Preston H. Dalglish
Mr. & Mrs. Russell A. Allan Dr. & Mrs. Howard Bruggers Mr. & Mrs. Ronald D. Daniel
Ms. Chrystelle C. Allen Mrs. Rita M. Buckley Ms. Cora Daniels
Mr. Charles Allen Mr. & Mrs. Keith Bunce Mr. & Mrs. Grant Davis
Mr. & Mrs. William P. Allman Mr. & Mrs. James D. Bunch Mr. Robert E. Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Alvord Mr. & Mrs. Jim Burby Mr. Robert A. De Pue
Mrs. Norman L. Andersen Mr. & Mrs. Bernard B. Burklund Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Mark Deedrick
Mr. & Mrs. Larry L. Anderson Mr. Douglas P. Burton Mr. Ken Deigel
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Andrews Bert & Carolyn Buttriss Mr. & Mrs. Harry E. Deitelbaum
Mr. & Mrs. Bob Armington Dr. & Mrs. George Butz III Ms. Jane N. Dennie
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. D. Patrick Cain Mr. & Mrs. James S. Devlin
Mr. & Mrs. Dixon F. Armstrong Mr. & Mrs. Bradon P. Cain Mr. & Mrs. Gary W. DeWitt
Mrs. Marcia Arnold Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Callene Dr. Joan Dick
Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Arnold Mr. Bob Callison Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Dickey
Chris Asmus Mr. & Mrs. Ron Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Robert Dods
Ms. Diane Back Mr. Steve Carey Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. Drake
Mr. & Mrs. Michael G. Baker Mr. Robert A. Carlisle Mr. & Mrs. Robert M. Drew
Mr. Peter A. Banca Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Carter Mr. & Mrs. Tom Dryden
Chaplain & Mrs. Huston Jack Banton Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Cashel Mr. & Mrs. Alton F. Duke
Mrs. Joy M. Barranco Dr. & Mrs. Eduardo L. Casingal Mr. & Mrs. Peter Dzenutis
Mr. & Mrs. Aris Barton Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Castillo III Mr. & Mrs. J. Dixon Earley
Mr. & Mrs. Fran Baryza Dr. & Mrs. William Castle Mrs. Verna K. Echols
Mr. & Ms. James Bassham Mr. & Mrs. Dick Chandley Mr. & Mrs. Chris Eckes
Dr. & Mrs. William Baudendistel Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd R. Chase Mr. & Mrs. John W. Eden
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Bell Mr. & Mrs. Mike Cheek Mr. & Mrs. Paul Edmunds
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Bell Mr. & Mrs. Roger L. Christianson Mr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Edwards Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Bender Ms. Gaye Ciesinski Mr. & Mrs. Tom Elliot
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Benes Mr. & Mrs. John R. Clark Ms. Carol Emery
Mr. & Mrs. V. Paul Benner Ms. Jennifer Clark Mr. Kenneth T. Endline
Ms. Charlene Bennett TJ Coburn Mr. & Mrs. Robert Engel
Mrs. Nancy Benz Mrs. I.W. Colburn Dr. & Mrs. Edward E. Etheredge
Mr. & Mrs. David M. Bernella Mr. & Mrs. Robert Colton Ms. Cynthia Evans
Mr. & Mrs. John Berry Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Combs Mr. & Mrs. Walter A. Faiks
Mrs. Ann C. Berry Mrs. Molly N. Comerford Ms. Nicole Farmer
Dr. Mary K. Beyrer Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Confoy Mr. & Mrs. Clarence E. Fauber
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Bique Ms. Claudia G. Conn Judge Patricia Combs Fawsett
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Black Ms. Lorraine Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Larry Felton
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Blackmon Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Arthur E. Copeland Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James E. Fidler
Mr. Kenneth L. Blair Mr. & Mrs. Charles Costello Mr. & Mrs. George Fischer
Dr. & Mrs. Jake Booker Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Cotman Mr. & Mrs. Paul Fitzenrider
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Borglund Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cove Mr. Donald C Flagg
Mrs. Jane Bower Mr. & Mrs. Bill Cownie Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth E. Flaglor
Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Bowlby Mr. & Mrs. Roy A. Craig Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Flynn
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Braatz Mr. & Mrs. James D. Craig Mr. & Mrs. John B. Frederick
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Bradish Mr. & Mrs. John A. Craig Ms. Bobbi Freeman
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Ms. Jane Fronappel Mr. & Mrs. Horace F. Herndon Mr. & Mrs. Les Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Tim Gabbard Mr. Michael C. Herr Ms. Beverly Jones
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Galke Mr. & Mrs. Fernando A. Herrera Mr. & Mrs. Gerard T. Kane
Ms. Brenda S. Garza Mr. & Mrs. John Higgins Mrs. Lois Kelch
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Gauert Mr. & Mrs. Elmer C. Hill Mr. & Mrs. Jack A. Kelly
Mr. & Mrs. Chester Gladkowski Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Hilton Mr. & Mrs. Carl Kelsey
Dr. Jeffrey L. Glickman Mr. J. Emerson Hirsch Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Kennedy
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Gonser Mrs. Beverly Hoeweler RN Mr. & Mrs. James P. Killebrew
Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Good Mr. Walter Hoffman Mr. & Mrs. Bill Kitchens
Mr. Edward Gorrill Mr. Roger Hollowell Mr. & Mrs. David J. Kleczek
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Gossard Ms. Hildred Hoofnagle Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey D. Kline
Mr. & Mrs. Walter Gower Mr. & Mrs. D. Paul Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. Howard Knox
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Grane Mr. & Mrs. Kurt Hoppe Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Kordek
Mr. Alan S. Greber Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Horn Mr. I. Michael Kost
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Gregg Mr. & Mrs. James Horton Dr. & Mrs. Dan Krezenski
Mr. & Mrs. Herbert J. Griffith Mr. & Mrs. David Housel Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Kroeger
Mrs. William R. Griffith Mr. Ken Houston Mr. & Mrs. Norman Kuehn
Mrs. Mary A. Griffiths Mrs. Lorena D. Howe Ms. Betty C. Kunke
Dr. & Mrs. Gerald W. Griner Mr. & Mrs. Dick Howell Mr. & Mrs. Jurgen Kurschner
Mr. & Mrs. Phil Griner Ms. Nancy Hale Hoyt Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Kuzma
Mr. & Mrs. Gene Grose Mr. & Mrs. Joseph W. Hudzinski Mr. Edward La Fleur
Mrs. Jeanne B. Grumme Mr. & Mrs. Richard Huggins Pastor & Mrs. Hugh Lackey
Mr. William Guggenheim III Mr. & Mrs. James Hullender Mr. & Mrs. James L. Lambert
Mr. Keith Gunter Mr. & Mrs. Robert L Humphrey Ms. Lynn Lang
Mr. & Mrs. John B. Hackler Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Hunt Mr. & Mrs. Richard M. Larrabee
Mrs. Nancy Haight Mr. & Mrs. George M. Hunt Ms. Olive A. Larson
Dr. & Mrs. A.H. Halliburton Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Herman E. Hunt Mr. & Mrs. Charles Larson
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Hamil Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Hunt Mrs. Virginia G. Lassiter
Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Hamilton Ms. Kathleen Hunt Mr. & Mrs. Leon F. LaVene
Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hammel Mrs. Gloria Hunt Mr. & Mrs. David L. Laviana
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Hammond Mr. & Mrs. Frank M. Hunt III Mr. & Mrs. Ken Lawler
Mr. & Mrs. James Hancock Mr. David Hurgeton Jr. Mrs. Catherine Ruth Layne
Mr. & Mrs. Marty R. Hancock Dr. Harry R. Hurst Mr. & Mrs. John Layton
Dr. J. Richard Hankins Mr. & Mrs. Paul D. Hutzelman Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Leah
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Hankins Mr. & Mrs. Leo G. Imes Lt. Col. & Mrs. Thomas Leavey
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Hanrahan Mr. & Mrs. Rusty A. Ingley Jr. Mrs. Loomis Leedy Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Hanzek Ms. Cheryl L. Isaac Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. LeFiles
Mr. & Mrs. John A. Hardy Jr. Mr. & Mrs. George P. Jackson Dr. & Mrs. George D. Leidel
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hargett Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Charles M. Jacoby Mrs. Janet Lentz
Dr. & Mrs. Ben K. Harned Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Jack James Mr. & Mrs. William R. LePere Sr.
Ms. Margaret Harris Mr. & Mrs. T. Edison James Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Levert
Dr. & Mrs. Robert D. Hartman Mr. & Mrs. Fred Janke Mr. & Mrs. William Levit Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald T. Hartwig JBT FoodTech Ms. Ursula Lewis
Mrs. Jane Hawkins Mr. & Mrs. William Jefferies Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Lilly
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Haynes Mr. Charles J. Jeffers Mrs. Linda L. Lindsay
Mr. Charles F. Hayward Dr. & Mrs. William G. Jeffrey Mr. & Mrs. Max E. Linton
Mr. & Mrs. William A. Heink Mr. & Mrs. James Jenkins Mr. & Mrs. Jack W. Little
Mr. James Helm Mr. Arthur F. Jenkins Mr. Richard Littleton
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Henry Mr. & Mrs. Ron Johnson Ms. Carla S. Love
Ms. Barbara J. Henry Mr. & Mrs. John R. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. Luing
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Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Luther Mr. & Mrs. Wendell B. Mullis Ms. Lisanne Renner
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Lyle Mr. Robin H. Murphy Mr. Bruce Retel
Dr. & Mrs. George D. Lyle Mr. & Mrs. Donald Nanney Mr. Tod Ribardo
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Maddock Dr. & Mrs. William J. Neff Mr. & Mrs. Gary F. Richards
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Maffett Ms. Daune Neidig Mr. & Mrs. John B. Richards
Mr. & Mrs. John R. Maggard Mr. & Mrs. Chris Neilson Ridge Printing Company
Mr. & Mrs. Sean Maloney Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Newell Mr. & Mrs. Ray W. Riggsbee
Ms. Clare Maltese Mr. Richard S. Nopar Mr. & Mrs. B. Earle Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. Terry Mann Mr. & Mrs. Max Norman Mr. & Mrs. Douglas Roberts
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Mann Mr. & Mrs. Raymond L. Nottingham Mrs. Elma S. Robertson
Mr. Francis C. Marsano Dr. David Nunez Mr. & Mrs. Steve Robertson
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Scott Nyhof Mr. & Mrs. Larry P. Robinson
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Robert Oakman Ms. Karen D. Robinson
Mr. Leon Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Lewis Obourn Rev. & Mrs. David M. Rockness
Ms. Jane Martin Ms. Jill O’Brien Ms. Linda L. Rogers
Mr. & Mrs. John Mastropietro Mr. & Mrs. Gary Okrepkie Mr. Ron Romanowicz
Mr. & Mrs. John Matteson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen G. Olsen Ms. Helga Ronco
Mr. & Mrs. David McCall Mr. & Mrs. John E. Olson Mr. & Mrs. Roger M. Rose
Mr. Robert McCollough Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ouellette Jr. Mrs. Lawanda L. Ross
Mr. & Mrs. Paul L. McCord Mr. & Mrs. Peter Ousley Mr. & Mrs. Ernie Roubos
Ms. Mary Ann McCoy Mr. & Mrs. J. Clyde Parlier Mrs. Helen Rutherford
Mr. & Mrs. James L. McCutchen Mr. & Mrs. Dave Parrish Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Sabo
Mr. & Mrs. Charles McGowen Mr. & Mrs. Eldon F. Parrott Ms. Patricia Sacks
Mr. & Mrs. C. Linden McIlvaine Jr. Mr. Joe L. Parsons Jr. Mrs. Ann C. Sasser
Mrs. Lorie McKnight Ms. Pamela Patton Dr. & Mrs. John L. Sawyers
Mr. & Mrs. Charles L. McMicking Ms. Barbara C. Pearson Mr. & Mrs. Stephen P. Schaffer
Mr. Edward W. McNeil Mr. & Mrs. Brian Peddie Ms. Kay Scheuerman
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McQuaid Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Phaneuf Mr. & Mrs. Earl Schmelling
Mr. & Mrs. Billie M. Meadors Mr. & Mrs. Larry W. Pilsbury Mrs. Helen Schmidt
Mr. & Mrs. Oswald G. Mechsner Mr. & Mrs. George J. Pinkerton Mr. & Mrs. Barry Schneider
Mr. & Mrs. Vince Mee Mr. & Mrs. Pete A. Piotrowski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schoening
Mr. & Mrs. George G. Melonson Mr. & Mrs. Jack W. Pitt Ms. Carol Schofield
Mr. & Mrs. Garry Metcalf Mr. Matthew Poller Mr. & Mrs. Gary Schum
Mrs. Susan Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Lansing W. Poole Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schwendler
Dr. & Mrs. Murray J. Miller Ms. Carol Porinchak Ms. Yarda L. Scudder
Ms. Diana Miller Ms. Tracy M. Porter Mrs. Jo W. Seaton
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Milner Dr. & Mrs. H. Leonard Porter III Mr. & Mrs. Gene Sebastian
Mr. George Milovich Mr. D. Todd Prather Mr. & Mrs. Samuel W. Setliff
Dr. & Mrs. David Misch Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Pratt Mr. & Mrs. Eddie Sharrett
Mr. Mark Miser Mr. & Mrs. Richard V. Pratt Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Shaw
Mr. & Mrs. James Monahan Mr. Dwayne Prifogle Mr. & Mrs. Dan Shaw
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Moore Mr. & Mrs. Edward W. Probert Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Sheldon
Dr. & Mrs. John W. Moore Ms. A. Jane Purdy Mr. & Mrs. W. Stevens Sheppard
Col. & Mrs. Sam P. Morgan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Robert Quam Jr. Ms. Betty M. Shinn
Mr. & Mrs. Tom Morse Mr. & Mrs. John D. Raulerson Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James E. Shively
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Mosley Mr. & Mrs. Lance Raybould Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Sichler III
Mr. & Mrs. Charles E. Moss Mr. & Mrs. William A. Read Mr. & Mrs. Robert Silhan
Ms. Patti A. Mosser Mrs. Barbara C. Reeves Mr. & Mrs. John Simpson
Dr. & Mrs. James G. Moyer Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard E. Reilly Mrs. T. Glenn Simpson
Mrs. Jodie Moyer Mr. & Mrs. Allen Remp Mr. & Mrs. J. Donald Sims
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Ms. Debbie Sipes Mr. Rory Trumbore Dr. Paul J. Wirth
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Sirbaugh Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Trumbull Mr. & Mrs. Tom Wodrich
Mr. & Mrs. Craig A. Smelser Ms. Anne P. Turner Ms. Merri Wolf
Mr. & Mrs. C. David Smith Mr. & Mrs. Lee Turnquist Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Wolf
Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Solliday Mr. Roy J. Tyson Mr. & Mrs. John H. Wood Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Charlie Soule Mr. Arthur Ubbens Mrs. Kitty Wood
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin Spaun Mr. & Mrs. David C. Ullman Ms. Debra Ann Worley
Mr. & Mrs. Roger Spofford Mr. & Mrs. Larry Umstadter Mr. & Mrs. Darrell E. Wright
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Spohn Mr. & Mrs. Samuel D. Updike Dr. & Mrs. Rudolf Wunsch
Rev. Marilyn Spry Mr. & Mrs. Manny Valladares Mr. & Mrs. William Wyse
Mr. Bob Stamps Mr. Dan Vanderberg Mr. & Mrs. David R. Zwicker
Mr. & Mrs. Carmine Stango Mr. & Mrs. Julian Vault
Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Staton Mr. & Mrs. Robert Visturino
In-Kind Donors
Ms. Willa Stauffer Mr. & Mrs. Keith H. Wadsworth
Gifts received between October 1, 2008 and
Mr. & Mrs. Lester Stewart Mr. & Mrs. Mark J. Walker September 30, 2009.
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph P. Stine Mr. & Mrs. John Wallace
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph C. Stoeckle Mr. & Mrs. John Walsh Robin Austin
Mr. & Mrs. Collins Stoll Mr. & Mrs. William H. Walters Beverly Buchanan
Mr. & Mrs. A. Kevin Stoppello Mr. & Mrs. Carl Walters Best Western Admiral’s Inn & Conference
Center
Mr. & Mrs. Bill Storm Capt. & Mrs. Larry Walters
Bob Evans Restaurant
Mr. Kyle Story Mrs. Madalyn Walton
Bunting, Tripp & Ingley
Miss Jan Strojie Mr. & Mrs. Wayne B. Ward
Lee Cobb
Mr. & Mrs. Mark D. Stroup Mr. & Mrs. Paul Warsaw
Diana Dean & Ben McBeth
Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Stucker Mr. & Mrs. Qube Gene Watford
Victoria de Lissovoy
Ms. Heather Stump-Ochalek Mr. & Mrs. S. Edgar Watson Jr.
William De Turk
Mr. & Mrs. Will Swaine Mr. & Mrs. Dan Weatherly
Edison & Ford Winter Estates
Mr. Robert J. Sylvia Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Weaver
Explorations V Children’s Museum
Mrs. Margit Szvoboda Mr. & Mrs. Mark R. Weber
Fantasy of Flight
Mr. & Mrs. William M. Taff Dr. Dorothy A. Wedge
Fletcher Electric Service
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis T. Talbott Mr. & Mrs. Charles P. Welborn
The Florida Aquarium
Mr. Walter E. Tate Mr. Frank E. Welch
Florida Holocaust Museum
Mr. & Mrs. David Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Frederick L. Wettering
Florida’s Natural Growers
Dr. Billye Taylor Mrs. Robert Wetzel
Hampton Inn & Suites
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Curt Wheeler
Harry P. Leu Gardens
Mr. Kenion A. Thompson II Mr. J. Paul Whitaker
Heathcote Botanical Gardens
Mr. & Mrs. Edwin W. Thompson Jr. Ms. Michelle Whitmire
Henry B. Plant Museum
Mr. & Mrs. Clyde Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Denis E. Wickham
Historic Spanish Point
Ms. Cathy Thornhill Mr. & Mrs. Eric H. Wieler
Martha E. Loyd
Mr. & Mrs. Fredrick L. Thornton Sr. Mrs. June C. Wiggins
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens
Ms. Kimberly Thrasher Mr. & Mrs. Guilford M. Wiley
Gerald Martindale
Rev. Marion F. Thullbery Ms. Marjorie Will
Dr. Laura J. Meilink-Hoedemaker
Mr. Alfred C Thullbery Jr. Ms. Margaret Williams
Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Melichar
Mrs. Shirley M Tiedjens Mr. & Mrs. James C. Williams
Ms. Alyson Michael
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas S. Tilghman Mr. & Mrs. Donald D. Williams Jr.
Museum of Arts and Sciences
Ms. Patricia Titer Mrs. Mary Ruth Wilson
Milford Myhre
Mr. & Mrs. Francis J. Todosciuk Mrs. Pat Wilson
Naples Botanical Garden
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Tortorella Mr. Fred Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Towles Mr. & Mrs. Wilburn Wilson
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Treister Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Windom
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Trull Ms. Shirley C. Wingfield
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Perkins Restaurant Lilly O’Toole & Brown, LLP Mrs. Lisa Brees Elrod
Annette Ruschmann Marion Nelson Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. George E. Greene III
James B. Slater Max 98.3
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Mountain Lake Corporation In Memory of Mrs. Marjorie (Midge) Stevens
Edwards
Donald Traser P & C Collins Fund
John Wight Parakeet Park, Inc. Lake Wales High School Class of ‘57
Crazy Fish Restaurant The Kenneth Douglass Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Ferguson Peters
CSX Corporation The News Chief Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Scholfield
Deemer Technical Research, Inc. The Prudential Foundation
Designbasis, Inc. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service In Memory of Betsy Nesbitt-Kreds
Douglass Foundation Urban Trust Bank Mr. & Mrs. John Felker
Durham Investments WEDU-TV/3
In Memory of Dr. Howard W. Pfeifer
Eli Lilly & Co. Foundation WFTV-TV/9
Winter Haven Hospital Mrs. Sue A. Roule
IBM International Foundation
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund WUSF
In Memory of Mary Ann Riehl
First Help Urgent Care Clinic
Dr. Janice A. Egeland
Florida Coalition of Christian Private
School Assoc. Inc. Honor Memorials
In Memory of Mrs. Naomi Tucker Sexton
Fletcher Electric Service Gifts received between October 1, 2008 and
September 30, 2009. Lake Wales High School Class of ‘57
Florida Artist Blacksmith Association
Florida Refuse Services
In Memory of Capt. Harold Shay
GrayRobinson, P.A. In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Rawson Atwood
Estate of Captain Harold Shay
Holland & Knight Charitable Foundation, Hon. John Atwood
Inc. Ms. Joan Kunzelmann In Memory of Mrs. Helen Wright
IBM International Foundation
Mrs. Vangeline Jernstrom
J.N. McArthur Foundation In Memory of Mr. David Brees
JBT FoodTech Col. & Mrs. Anton D. Brees, Ret.
Kohl & Company Mr. Christopher B. Brees
Lake Wales Chamber of Commerce
Mr. & Mrs. David D. Brees Jr.
Lake Wales Medical Center
Mr. & Mrs. Irwin A. Y. Brees
Lake Wales Veterinary Hospital
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Brees
Leighton’s Honey, Inc.
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Statement of Financial Position
Year Ended September 30, 2009
ASSETS
Cash $358,810
Receivables $110,463
Restaurant and gift shop inventories $242,714
Prepaid expenses and deposits $86,787
Property and equipment, net $9,119,725
Long-term investments, including designated/
restricted for endowments $33,245,222
Other assets $43,957
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $294,823
Line of credit $151,335
Refundable advances $4,014
NET ASSETS
Unrestricted $36,632,274
Temporarily restricted $91,917
Permanently restricted $6,033,315
The Statement of Financial Position and the Statement of Activities which are a part
of this annual report were summarized from the audited financial statements. A copy
of the audited financial statements with accompanying notes, which were audited
by Bunting, Tripp & Ingley, LLP, is available on request to the Foundation. The
Foundation’s 990F return also is available upon request, as provided by law.
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Statement of Activities
Year Ended September 30, 2009
EXPENSES
Horticultural and grounds maintenance $848,100
Endangered plant program $190,284
Carillon $261,042
Pinewood Estate and gardens $155,442
Visitor services $427,321
Food and retail services $837,274
Educational programs $115,235
Development and membership $125,484
Facilities and operations $314,521
Communications $317,955
Administrative $785,281
Depreciation $357,216
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