PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS INC

OVERVIEW/HORTICULTURE: IN 2024, PHIPPS REMAINED IN THE FOREFRONT OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN MOVEMENT, LEADING WITH ITS REGENERATIVE OPERATING PROCEDURE - AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH THAT TURNS OBSTACLES INTO OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD A STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT ORGANIZATION. THIS VISION WAS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED WHEN PHIPPS WAS HONORED WITH THE IMLS NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUMS THE HIGHEST AWARD FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT IN THE MUSEUM FIELD AND THE EPA GREEN POWER LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION. FROM WORLD-CLASS EXHIBITS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION TO BOLD SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, PHIPPS DELIVERED INSPIRING EXPERIENCES AND MEANINGFUL PROGRAMS THAT ENRICH LIVES AND RESTORE THE NATURAL WORLD. SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.WE ARE GUIDED BY OUR CORPORATE DIRECTION STATEMENT WHERE "PHIPPS ILLUMINATES THE BEAUTY AND VITALITY OF NATURE AND INSPIRES US, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, TO EMBRACE AND NURTURE OURRELATIONSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITY TO THE EARTH AND ALL LIFE." HORTICULTURE: SINCE OPENING IN 1893 AS THE NATION'S FIRST LARGE-SCALE PERMANENT GARDEN CONSERVATORY - AND BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE FIRST TEACHING ONE IN 1901 - PHIPPS HAS REMAINED A LEADER IN CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE THROUGH THE BEAUTY AND SCIENCE OF PLANTS. TODAY, AS ONE OF THE FEW PUBLIC GARDENS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, PHIPPS CONTINUES TO SET THE STANDARD FOR HORTICULTURAL EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION.WITH FIVE MAJOR SEASONAL FLOWER SHOWS AND A ROTATING CALENDAR OF EXHIBITIONS, PHIPPS BRINGS THE CAPTIVATING WORLD OF PLANTS TO LIFE IN NEW AND INSPIRING WAYS - WELCOMING GUESTS FROM NEAR AND FAR TO EXPLORE THE POWER OF PLANTS IN SHAPING HEALTHIER LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. SITUATED IN THE HEART OF PITTSBURGH'S HISTORIC URBAN PARK DISTRICT AND ADJACENT TO ITS VIBRANT UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH HUB, PHIPPS SERVES AS A VITAL CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL DESTINATION WITHIN ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST INNOVATIVE CITIES. OUR DYNAMIC LEARNING AND INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM SPANS 14 INDOOR GLASSHOUSE ROOMS, EIGHT OUTDOOR GARDEN ROOMS, AND THREE HIGH-PERFORMANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BUILDINGS. THESE LIVING SPACES NOT ONLY DELIGHT THE SENSES BUT ALSO DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, REGENERATIVE LANDSCAPES, AND GROUNDBREAKING ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES. THROUGH THIS ECOSYSTEM, PHIPPS DELIVERS IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES THAT INSPIRE CURIOSITY, DEEPEN UNDERSTANDING, AND FOSTER STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL WORLD. EVERY EXHIBIT, PROGRAM, AND PLANTING AT PHIPPS REINFORCES A VITAL TRUTH: HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING ARE DEEPLY CONNECTED. OUR WORK IN HORTICULTURE IS NOT JUST ABOUT GARDENS - IT'S ABOUT GROWING A GREENER, MORE RESILIENT FUTURE FOR ALL.

GUEST SERVICES: PHIPPS CONSERVATORY CONTINUED TO WELCOME GUESTS INTO A WORLD WHERE NATURE, SCIENCE, ART, AND SUSTAINABILITY CAME TOGETHER IN TRANSFORMATIVE WAYS IN 2024. WITH VISITATION STEADILY APPROACHING PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS, OUR USE OF TIMED TICKETING HAS IMPROVED THE FLOW OF GUESTS THROUGHOUT THE DAY - CREATING A SAFER, MORE SPACIOUS, AND MORE ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE FOR ALL. THANKS TO PRUDENT PLANNING AND SCENARIO FORECASTING, PHIPPS LEADERSHIP HAS NAVIGATED SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC CHALLENGES WHILE POSITIONING THE ORGANIZATION FOR LONG-TERM GROWTH AND INNOVATION.SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.AS ONE OF THE REGION'S PREMIER CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GARDEN MUSEUM, PHIPPS IS A PLACE OF BOTH WONDER AND PURPOSE. EVERY VISIT OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD AND DISCOVER HOW SMALL ACTIONS - LIKE GROWING A GARDEN, CHOOSING SUSTAINABLE FOODS, OR LEARNING ABOUT BIODIVERSITY - CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. FROM OUR WORLD-CLASS FLOWER SHOWS AND IMMERSIVE TROPICAL FOREST EXHIBITS TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND HEALTHY LIVING INITIATIVES, PHIPPS BRINGS LIFE-ENHANCING EXPERIENCES TO GUESTS OF ALL AGES.GUESTS JOURNEY THROUGH SOARING GLASS PAVILIONS, EXPLORE DIVERSE BIOMES AND GLOBAL GARDEN TRADITIONS, AND ENCOUNTER INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS THAT REVEAL THE ASTONISHING COMPLEXITY OF PLANT LIFE. IN THE TROPICAL FOREST HAWAI'I EXHIBIT, CHILDREN RAISE THEIR ARMS TO MIMIC TOWERING TREES; IN THE SERENE OUTDOOR GARDEN ROOMS, FAMILIES STROLL THROUGH LANDSCAPES DESIGNED FOR BOTH REFLECTION, REFRESHMENT, AND REGENERATION.THE JOURNEY CONTINUES OUTDOORS ACROSS OUR 3.6-ACRE LIVING CAMPUS, HOME TO THREE OF THE WORLD'S GREENEST BUILDINGS. HERE, VISITORS SEE FIRSTHAND HOW HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ARE INTERCONNECTED, AND HOW THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CAN HARMONIZE WITH NATURE TO MODEL A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. THIS IS MORE THAN A GARDEN DISPLAY - IT'S A LIVING, BREATHING CLASSROOM, A RESTORATIVE DESTINATION, AND A FIRST-DAY TOURIST ATTRACTION. IT'S WHERE PITTSBURGH RESIDENTS AND GLOBAL TRAVELERS ALIKE FIND BEAUTY, INSPIRATION, AND PRACTICAL TOOLS TO LIVE IN GREATER HARMONY WITH THE PLANET.WHEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NAMED PITTSBURGH ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST DESTINATIONS, IT POINTED TO PHIPPS AS A SYMBOL OF THE CITY'S TRANSFORMATION - A PLACE WHERE HERITAGE MEETS INNOVATION AND WHERE THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING IS BEING SHAPED, EVERY DAY.