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Donnelly Gerard

Special Advisor · The Morton Arboretum

Special Advisor at The Morton Arboretum. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$235K

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Reported as Special Advisor of The Morton Arboretum, based in Lisle, IL.
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Received $235K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Gerard T. Donnelly, Ph.D., is a trained botanist and forest ecologist who served as President and CEO of The Morton Arboretum for 32 years (1990–2022), greatly expanding the organization's science, conservation, and education programs.

The $16.6 million Gerard T. Donnelly Grand Garden at the Arboretum was named in his honor upon retirement.

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Tenure here
1990-2022
Education
  • Ph.D. in Botany and Forest Ecology

Affiliations

Organizations

The Morton Arboretum Special Advisor · $57.8M revenue · Lisle, ILCOLLECT, STUDY, DISPLAY AND GROW TREES; TO ENCOURAGE THE PLANTING AND CONSERVATION OF TREES.pay $927K → $235KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$235Kreported comp

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