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Civic LeadershipBalboa Park TrustBalboa Park <strong>is</strong> our community’s greatest cultural asset. We have a responsibility <strong>to</strong>take care of it.Balboa Park Conservancy brochure.Balboa Park Trust Committee Members David Lynn, David Con<strong>to</strong><strong>is</strong>, Anthony Block, AlanSpec<strong>to</strong>r, Alyssa Wolven, Lesley Cohn, Felicia Shaw, Chair Darlene S. Carpenter andBetty Jo Fitger Williams.Since 1989, <strong>the</strong> Balboa Park Trust, a family of endowment funds managed by The <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> Foundation, hasprovided more than $1 million for <strong>the</strong> preservation, maintenance and beautification of Balboa Park. Each year,The Foundation’s Balboa Park Trust Committee, a group of dedicated volunteers, partners with o<strong>the</strong>r philanthropicgroups <strong>to</strong> provide critical gap funding for projects that keep <strong>the</strong> Park magnificent. Those include brick and mortarmaintenance projects, landscape enhancements, special events, public education, and research.Last year, <strong>the</strong> committee recommended more than $100,000 <strong>to</strong> support diverse projects that contribute <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong>Park’s vitality:Balboa Park ConservancyCommittee of 100provided $40,000 for operational a PuBliC BenefiT provided non-ProfiT $25,000 <strong>to</strong> help res<strong>to</strong>re <strong>the</strong>ConservanCy for BalBoa Parksupport for a new public-benefit, Panama-California Sculpture Court.1 | The Balboa Park Conservancynonprofit entity which will ass<strong>is</strong>t <strong>the</strong>Community Chr<strong>is</strong>tmas CenterCity of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> with governance,granted $590 <strong>to</strong> support <strong>the</strong> annualfundra<strong>is</strong>ing and park management.December Nights holiday d<strong>is</strong>plays.Friends of Balboa Parkgave $25,000 <strong>to</strong> construct a new parkinformation kiosk; $11,940 <strong>to</strong> installsix new dedicated benches in <strong>the</strong>park’s West Mesa area; and $1,800for seasonal Botanical Building florald<strong>is</strong>plays.$4 million+Total market value of<strong>the</strong> 23 Balboa Park Trustendowments.14 millionEstimated number ofv<strong>is</strong>i<strong>to</strong>rs <strong>to</strong> Balboa Parkeach year.2015<strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> will celebrate<strong>the</strong> Park’s 100-YearAnniversary.Source: The <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> FoundationSource: <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> Convention &V<strong>is</strong>i<strong>to</strong>rs Bureau32 | The <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> Foundation 2011 Annual Reportcivicleadership@sdfoundation.org
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