MEERKERK RHODODENDRON GARDENS: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
MEERKERK RHODODENDRON GARDENS (EIN 73-1648558)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-07-07
IRS object ID
202601899349300205
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Activity Or MissionMeerkerk Gardens is a premier destination garden featuring a collection of rhododendrons in a peaceful woodland setting and offering a year-round experience with horticultural, environmental, educational, recreational and cultural opportunities.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionMeerkerk Gardens is a 10 acre botanical garden featuring a world class collection of hybrid and species rhododendrons, surrounded by 43 acres of native forest preserve. Our gardens, nursery, educational and cultural programs draw visitors of all ages and backgrounds.MissionDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,501BOYAmt
EOY$17,633EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,917,607BOYAmt
EOY$2,160,880EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,917,607BOYAmt
EOY$2,160,880EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,966,108BOYAmt
EOY$2,178,513EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$177,109ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$66,164NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$354,568CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$277,012CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$396,909CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$424,476CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$400,936CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,853,901TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$180,688CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$294,730CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$172,261CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$140,845CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$194,458CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$982,982TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$535,256CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$571,742CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$569,170CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$565,321CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$595,394CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,836,883TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$2,836,883PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,953CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,811CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,146CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,970CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,496CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$149,376TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$17,953CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,811CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$32,146CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,970CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,496CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$149,376TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$553,209CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$593,553CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$601,316CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$610,291CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$627,890CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,986,259TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.94998PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.94917PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.05002InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.05083InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$884,861BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$197,966ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$97,037InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$220,727OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$4,512AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$954,625EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,078,651BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$317,775ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$124,816InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$633,385OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,996AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$884,861EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$887,840BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$311,030ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$98,519InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$17,967GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$198,224OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,547AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$1,078,651EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$537,897BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$487,743ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$52,535InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$84,236OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,029AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$887,840EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$451,415BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$42,202ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$69,392InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$22,512OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$2,600AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$537,897EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.18BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.82PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$95,960OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$95,960BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,122,463OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$304,058DepreciationAmt
Book Value$818,405BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$241,384OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$95,407DepreciationAmt
Book Value$145,977BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$98,894OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$63,890DepreciationAmt
Book Value$35,004BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,095,346TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part V, Line 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe purpose of the permanent endowment funds is to provide a long-term revenue stream to support Meerkerk Garden programs and operations. The Board designated funds are earmarked for specific capital improvement projects and for providing grants to support native plants.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Mothers Day ConcertEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$9,032GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$0CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$9,032GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$0NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$0FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,674OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Bluegrass FestivalEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$7,951GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$0CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$7,951GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2$0CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2$0NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$0RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$0FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$0EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$3,615OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total0OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Total$16,983GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$0CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$16,983GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$0NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$0RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$0FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$0EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$6,289OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$6,289DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$10,694NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe Form 990 was compiled by the organization's Treasurer. Prior to filing, a draft was reviewed by the Board President and Bookkeeper. Their changes and comments were incorporated into the final Form 990, which was circulated to the organization's Board prior to filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe written Conflict of Interest Policy is presented at the first Board meeting of the year and also when each new Board member receives orientation. Each Board member must sign the policy annually. The Governance Committee is responsible for monitoring and tracking compliance.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The organization does not make its governing documents, policies, or financial statements generally available to the public, except as listed in Form 990, Part VI, Section (C)18.

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