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Causes: Corporate Foundations, Philanthropy
Programs: Longwood gardens, inc. , located in kennett square, pennsylvania, is the living legacy of pierre s. Du pont, inspiring people through excellence in garden design, horticulture, education, and the arts. Longwood gardens is open year-round and during the year ended september 30, 2017 served in excess of 1. 5 million visitors. Longwood gardens sponsors an annual meeting of the visiting committee, which reviews the overall operation of the gardens and issues a consensus report offering various methods for improvement. Total expenses for direct charitable activities were $60,403,048. Longwood gardens also offers a wide variety of continuing education courses dealing with various horticultural subjects.