SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY AT STRYBING ARBORETUM

VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND OUTREACH - DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE GARDENS WELCOMED 1,211,165 VISITORS (53% VISITED FREE OF CHARGE) MAKING THE GARDENS AMONG THE MOST VISITED PUBLIC GARDENS IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THIS SAME PERIOD, 8,786 HOUSEHOLDS WERE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE GARDENS OPERATE A BOOKSTORE AND PLANT SHOP AND MANAGE ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS. PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE INCLUDES BOOKSTORE/PLANT SHOP SALES NET OF INVENTORY COSTS AND INCOME FROM PRIVATE EVENT RENTALS. IN ADDITION, THE GARDENS RECEIVES AN ALLOCATION OF NON-RESIDENT ADMISSION INCOME COMPRISED OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS TO RUN THE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM AND AN ALLOCATION FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. TOTAL ADMISSIONS RECEIPTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 WERE $7,994,196, WHICH SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GARDENS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND COVERS MOST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO RECREATION & PARK DEPARTMENT'S COSTS FOR HORTICULTURAL STAFF AND UPKEEP, AS WELL AS FACILITIES MAINTENANCE. OF THE TOTAL RECEIPTS, SFBGS EARNED APPROXIMATELY $1,456,466 IN REIMBURSED PERSONNEL AND OTHER OPERATING COSTS AND $704,590 TO OPERATE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS - SFBGS OFFERS YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, PROVIDES INTERPRETIVE SERVICES, AND MANAGES AN EXTENSIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND A HORTICULTURAL LIBRARY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, SFBGS SERVED 33,730 CHILDREN DIRECTLY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE GARDENS. SFBGS WELCOMED AND TRAINED 1557 VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED 22,631 HOURS TO PROJECTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF FLOWER PIANO, OUR LARGEST PUBLIC EVENT, SERVED 75,000 PEOPLE OVER A TEN-DAY PERIOD. PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE INCLUDES TICKETED COMMUNITY EVENTS, CLASS AND TRAINING FEES, AND REVENUE FROM BOOKS AND ART SOLD BY THE LIBRARY.