Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
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About this organization
Mission
Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden promotes botany, conservation and horticulture to inspire, inform and educate the public and the scientific community about California's native flora. The Garden is devoted to the collection, cultivation, study and display of native California plants and to graduate training and research in plant systematics and evolution. Through all its programs, the Garden makes significant contributions to the appreciation, enjoyment, understanding and thoughtful utilization of our natural heritage.
About
RESEARCH, LIBRARY AND HERBARIUM - THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A COMPREHENSIVE LIVING COLLECTION OF CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANTS, AN EXTENSIVE DRIED SPECIMEN COLLECTION IN THE HERBARIUM, AND A WIDE-RANGING COLLECTION OF BOTANY VOLUMES HELD IN ITS LIBRARY. NO COST HAS BEEN CAPITALIZED FOR THESE COLLECTIONS AS IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO DETERMINE THEIR VALUE DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF ITEMS AND THE LONG SPAN OF YEARS IT HAS TAKEN TO CREATE THE COLLECTIONS. IN ADDITION, CAPITALIZING COLLECTIONS CONTRADICTS STANDARDS OF COLLECTIONS STEWARDSHIP AND IS COUNTER TO THE ETHICAL STANDARDS SET FORTH BY THE MUSEUM FIELD. LIBRARY AND ARCHIVE - THE RESEARCH LIBRARY CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 VOLUMES AND 750 CURRENT JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS. ACQUISITIONS INCREASE YEARLY AND INCLUDE BOUND JOURNALS AND PERIODICALS. THE LIBRARY ALSO HOUSES THE ARCHIVES WHICH INCLUDE THE MARCUS JONES ARCHIVES AND COLLECTION, AS WELL AS THE SAMUEL PARISH COLLECTIONS; BOTH MEN WERE LOCAL BOTANISTS IN THE LATE 19H CENTURY. HERBARIUM - THE COMBINED HERBARIUM OF RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN IS ABOUT THE TENTH LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE THIRD LARGEST IN THE WESTERN UNITED STATES, WITH CURRENT HOLDINGS TOTALING OVER 1,100,000 SPECIMENS REPRESENTING PLANT DIVERSITY WORLDWIDE AND WITH SUPERLATIVE STRENGTHS IN HOLDING OF PLANTS FROM CALIFORNIA AND OTHER MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE REGIONS.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as stated in the filing, is “Rancho santa ana botanic garden promotes botany, conservation, and horticulture to inspire, inform and educate the public and scientific community about california's native flora. the garden is devoted to the collection, cultivation, study, and display of native california plants and to graduate training and research in plant systematics and evolution. through all its programs, the garden makes significant contributions to the appreciation, enjoyment, understanding, and thoughtful utilization of our natural heritage.”.
When referring to its actions, they were outlined as: “Rsabg aims to inspire, inform and educate the public and scientific community about california's native flora.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal obligations by reporting their state of operation as CA.
- The non-profit's address in 2020 is noted in the filing as 1500 N COLLEGE AVE, CLAREMONT, CA, 91711.
- The non-profit's form for 2020 reports a total of 101 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$435,033.
- The organization has 15 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1976.
- The organization pays $3,424,302 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $341,476 in fundraising expenses.
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