San Francisco Botanical Garden Society at Strybing Arboretum

Visitor experience and outreach - between july 1, 2021 and june 30, 2022, the Garden welcomed a record-breaking 539,294 visitors, 58% of which were free of charge. Sfbgs operates the Garden bookstore and gift shop and manages all community outreach efforts on behalf of the Garden. Program service revenue includes bookstore/gift shop sales and admissions income. Admissions income from non-residents is comprised of reimbursed costs to operate the program, as well as an allocation of the Garden's admissions receipts. Total admissions receipts in fiscal year 2022 were $1,824,435, all of which supports Garden improvements and programs.

Plant collections, propagation and Garden support - San Francisco Botanical Garden Society (sfbgs) funds Garden improvements and provides curatorial and plant collections management services. As of june 30, 2022, there were 12,098 accessions in the Garden's living collections, comprised of 7,732 different kinds of plants, 11.9% of which are of wild collected origin. Program service revenue includes plant sales and the previous year saw more than 7,587 plants sold to the community.

Learning and engagement - sfbgs maintains a horticultural library, offers year-round educational and community programming, and manages an extensive volunteer program. Between july 1, 2021 and june 30, 2022, sfbgs hosted 12,345 children interacting with nature through school-year, summer and family programs. Sfbgs engaged 410 total volunteers who contributed approximately 10,583 hours to virtually every aspect of the Garden's operations. Volunteer docents served 4,109 visitors. Program service revenue includes ticketed community events, class and training fees, as well as books and art sold by the library.