COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS INC: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS INC (EIN 01-0476545)
Tax period
2022-04-01 to 2023-03-31
Filed
2024-02-05
IRS object ID
202400369349301065
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-02-05T10:48:33-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN010494526PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Baker Newman & NoyesBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 507AddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04112ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN010476545EIN

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Business Name Line1Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCOASBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2076334333PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 234AddressLine1Txt
CityBoothbayCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04537ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGretchen OstherrPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2076334333PhoneNum
Signature2024-02-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Phone2078792100PhoneNum
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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerGretchen OstherrPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 234AddressLine1Txt
CityBoothbayCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04537ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$20,695,361GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttps://www.mainegardens.org/WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1992FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo inspire connections among people and nature through horticulture, education, and research.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body22VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
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Total Employee121TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers196TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$16,233,499PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Program Service Revenue$5,640,424PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,074,589CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$130,706PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$442,780CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,276,359PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,276,471CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$23,280,988PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$19,371,398CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,640,080CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Total Expenses$10,425,042CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$14,472,818PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$8,946,356CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$58,317,312TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$65,222,638TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$15,538,305TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$13,662,600TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$42,779,007NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$51,560,038NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,758,864ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$6,379,081RevenueAmt
DescIncorporated as a non-profit in 1992, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) opened in 2007 as Maine's first major botanical garden. At 325 acres, seventeen of which include themed and ornamental gardens, woodland trails, with nearly a mile of tidal shorefront, it is the largest public garden in Northern New England. The Gardens feature the Lyn and Daniel Lerner Visitor Center, a curated garden shop, and a cafe and grab-and-go market. CMBG offers educational programs encompassing plant science, gardening, botanical arts, and environmental education in our LEED-platinum, net-zero Bosarge Family Educational Center. Each of the Gardens' buildings also house administrative offices. CMBG remains an economic engine for the State of Maine, attracting 319,430 visitors to the Boothbay region during this tax year.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,758,864TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document45IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee121EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Karen Bartholomew
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Bauman
Director (end 6/22)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stephen Blatt
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Geoff Chatterton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jon Fauver
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cynthia Hosmer
Director (end 6/22)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeff Long
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dyke Messler Jr
Director (end 6/22)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Keith Mestrich
Director (start 9/22)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Betsey Morrell
Director (end 6/22)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Helen Norton
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mark Osborn
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Kirsten Poler
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Margaret Reiser
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Beth Renyi
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Rines
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Errin Siagel
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tish Stoneburner
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Paula Swetland
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Warren Winslow
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Yardley
Director (end 6/22)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Mary Neal
Chair7.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Judy Parkhill
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Barbara Alfond
Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Paul Goodof
Vice Chair/Treasurer1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Ann Poole
Secretary1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
Gretchen Ostherr
President & CEO60.00$239,680$0$31,968Yes (X)
Jennifer McKane
VP of Philantropy & Marketing40.00$169,026$0$23,591Yes (X)
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Total Reportable Comp From Org$408,706TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Total Other Compensation$55,559TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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Resilient Philanthropy
PO Box 40646WashingtonDC20016Fundraising Consultant$150,000
Penmor Lithographers
PO Box 2003LewistonME04241Printing Services$129,392
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$302,728GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$12,274,830AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$136,933NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$12,577,558TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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Membership Dues713990$853,838$853,838
Educational Programs611600$138,311$138,311
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Total Program Service Revenue$5,074,589TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$448,318TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$10,551RealAmt
Personal$7,754PersonalAmt

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Real$45,196RealAmt
Personal$1,130PersonalAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Personal$6,624PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Exclusion-$28,021ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

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Other$5,538OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Other-$5,538OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Total Revenue Column-$5,538TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$5,538ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$2,576,591GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,272,099CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$1,304,492TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,304,492RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$19,371,398TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,379,081RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$414,759ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$271,648TotalAmt
Program Services$149,977ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,438ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,233FundraisingAmt

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Total$4,539,804TotalAmt
Program Services$2,506,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,210,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$822,783FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$56,069ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$18,406FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$503,618TotalAmt
Program Services$278,047ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$134,297ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,274FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$178,070ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,006ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$58,455FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Management And General$54,119ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Management And General$28,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Fundraising$159,500FundraisingAmt

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Total$30TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Program Services$83,271ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$131,920ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$85,229TotalAmt
Program Services$85,229ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$883,611TotalAmt
Program Services$526,055ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$357,231ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$325FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$55,074TotalAmt
Program Services$12,652ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$35,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,978FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$554,946TotalAmt
Program Services$147,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$406,437ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$793FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$136,479TotalAmt
Program Services$29,143ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,603ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,733FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$15,526TotalAmt
Program Services$3,213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,423FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

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Total$347,147TotalAmt
Program Services$163,482ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$183,665FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$1,864,903TotalAmt
Program Services$1,538,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$324,884ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,019FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$89,659TotalAmt
Management And General$89,659ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Garden programs$1,528$1,513$15

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,425,042TotalAmt
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Management And General$3,026,098ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,640,080FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$6,458,912BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$3,013,837BOYAmt
EOY$11,020,329EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$8,509,355BOYAmt
EOY$12,638,461EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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EOY$2,750EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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EOY$650,727EOYAmt

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BOY$127,478BOYAmt
EOY$156,677EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,355,647BOYAmt
EOY$34,772,873EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$7,006BOYAmt
EOY$20,532EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,223,009BOYAmt
EOY$5,960,289EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,317,312BOYAmt
EOY$65,222,638EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$546,687BOYAmt
EOY$997,703EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,628BOYAmt
EOY$265,570EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,405,203BOYAmt
EOY$3,889,058EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,346,787BOYAmt
EOY$8,510,269EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,538,305BOYAmt
EOY$13,662,600EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,950,172BOYAmt
EOY$21,379,350EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,828,835BOYAmt
EOY$30,180,688EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,779,007BOYAmt
EOY$51,560,038EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,317,312BOYAmt
EOY$65,222,638EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$8,946,356ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$465,325NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$300,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,146,570CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,890,061CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,275,847CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,233,499CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,577,558CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,123,535TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,146,570CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,890,061CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,275,847CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,233,499CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,577,558CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$44,123,535TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$16,507,346SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,616,189PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$332,813CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$271,257CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$178,887CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$139,329CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$448,318CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,370,604TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,410CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$1,410TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$45,495,549TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$21,747,894GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.60700PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.52490PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$13,000RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$404,959AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,775,975BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$235,654ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$253,058InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$264,360OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,494,211EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,906,154BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$519,982ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$474,359InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$124,520OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,775,975EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,765,629BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$52,959ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,261,396InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$173,830OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,906,154EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,246,291BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$222,354InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$258,308OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$3,765,629EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,417,512BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$31,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$126,134InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$328,355OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,246,291EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.28768BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.53863PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.17369TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,144,706OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,144,706BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,358,787OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,457,622DepreciationAmt
Book Value$15,901,165BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,037,869OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,615,209DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,422,660BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,005,343OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,475,290DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,530,053BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,774,289OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,774,289BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$34,772,873TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Beneficial interest in assets held by Maine Community Foundation$5,494,211
Sculptures and artwork$404,959
Unemployment trust$61,119
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$5,960,289TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescProgram related investment loan payableDesc
Amt$8,510,269Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$8,510,269TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,252,399TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$465,325NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$300,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$46,326OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$118,999RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$19,371,398RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$19,371,398TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,471,368TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$46,326OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$46,326ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$10,425,042ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$10,425,042TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part III, Line 4:Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens hosts many art and sculpture exhibits throughout its operating seasons. The Organization utilizes artwork, sculpture, and craft to build connections between the community and Garden visitors over ideas of nature and creativity, and to foster relationships between its members, staff, and visitors. Much of the Organization's artwork is available to enjoy as public exhibitions that are displayed throughout and included within the Gardens' facilities and campus. Additionally, the Organization encourages and sponsors patrons of the creative arts through artistic symposiums and programmatic events which meld together the Organization's own mission to preserve, feature, and advocate for the natural environment while also advancing other creative pursuits and the humanities. Sculptures and artwork are recognized on the Organization's balance sheet within Other Assets, and donations of Artwork are reported as non-cash contributions when received and when recognized as income in the Organization's financial statements.
Part V, Line 4:At March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Organization held donor restricted endowments of $3,913,647 and $3,987,805, and Board designated endowments of $1,580,564 and $1,788,170, respectively. The purpose of these endowment funds is to provide investment income and gains to further various activities of the Organization. A portion of the Organization's endowment funds are maintained within the Maine Community Foundation ("MCF"). Income from the endowment accounts held within MCF is typically distributed according to a distribution formula approved by the Organization's Board, which is currently 4% of a twelve quarter running average of endowment investments. Additional distributions may be requested by a 2/3 majority of the Board of Directors. Such requests will not be unreasonably withheld by the MCF. The Organization took endowment draws of $264,360 and $124,520 during the years ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The endowment accounts held within MCF are composed of investments spread across U.S. and global asset classes and are managed to produce long-term growth while minimizing volatility.
Part X, Line 2:The Organization is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Tax-exempt organizations could be required to record an obligation for income taxes as the result of a tax position they have historically taken on various tax exposure items, including unrelated business income or tax status. Under guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), assets and liabilities are established for uncertain tax positions taken or positions expected to be taken in income tax returns when such positions are judged to not meet the "more-likely-than-not" threshold, based upon the technical merits of the position. Estimated interest and penalties, if applicable, related to uncertain tax positions are included as a component of income tax expense. Management has evaluated the Organization's tax positions taken on its filed tax returns and concluded that the Organization has maintained its tax-exempt status, does not have any significant unrelated business income and has taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements.
Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 46,326.
Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:Rental expenses 46,326.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdActivityActivityTxtFundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsIndGross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmtRetained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmtNet To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
Resilient Philanthropy
PO Box 40646WashingtonDC20016Fundraising Consultant0$0$150,000$0
Stepwise Data Research LLC
PO Box 87YarmouthME04096Economic Impact Study0$0$9,500$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$159,500TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesMELicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceForm 990, Schedule G, Part I, Professional Fundraisers:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDuring the period covered by this Form 990, the Organization engaged Resilient Philanthropy and Stepwise Data Research to provide fundraising consulting and to perform an economic impact study, respectively. These engaged firms did not solicit contributions on behalf of the Organization, maintain or oversee any fundraising events, or engage or participate in any of the Organization's program services. Rather, the Organization independently utilized the data and insight provided by both entities to improve the Organization's own activities, programs, and fundraising capabilities and expertise. The services provided by Resilient Philanthropy and Stepwise Data Research were valuable and improved the Organization's ability to fundraise, but no gross receipts or donations received by the Organization can be connected to the services provided by these professionals. Accordingly, $0 is reported on this Form 990, Schedule G, Part I, Column iv.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Gretchen Ostherr
President & CEO$229,680$0$10,000$0$0$0$4,265$0$27,703$0$271,648$0$0$0
Jennifer McKane
VP of Philantropy & Marketing$134,026$0$35,000$0$0$0$2,046$0$21,545$0$192,617$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 7FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization may from time-to-time award bonuses and incentive compensation to employees who meet performance goals and who deliver high quality service. Bonuses and non-fixed payments are made in accordance with the Organization's existing compensation and benefit review procedures.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$13,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesGift Date FMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$805NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesGift Date FMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$36,695NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesGift Date FMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$86,433NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesGift Date FMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 32b:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Organization maintains relationships with various investment advisors and financial professionals who assist the Organization in timely processing, maintenance, and disposal (if any) of donated financial securities. Additionally, the Organization may incorporate donations of tangible property and artwork into its general operations, programs, and facilities, as applicable and as based on the quality and characteristics of the gift received.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared with the assistance of an independent CPA firm. The CPA firm coordinates with key officers and finance personnel of the Organization to prepare and review a draft of the Form 990 prior to its filing with the IRS. As these individuals consider the drafted Form 990, they are given the opportunity to ask questions and to address any concerns with the tax filing or otherwise, including the ability to meet and discuss the Form 990 with the engaged CPA firm. The Form 990 is filed with the IRS by the engaged CPA firm on behalf of the Organization once all relevant compliance and disclosure requirements are fully and accurately addressed, and only once the CPA firm receives final approval and confirmation by the Organization that all applicable persons have been provided a copy of the Form 990 for consideration prior to its submission.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe Organization defines an "Interested Persons" as any Director, Officer, or senior staff member of the Corporation who has a direct or indirect financial interest. The Organization requires that, in connection with any actual or possible conflicts of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of his or her financial interest to the Chair or President/CEO, as appropriate, and must be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the Directors and members of committees with Board-delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The President & CEO's performance is reviewed annually by the Personnel Committee, which then provides a recommendation on annual compensation to the Executive Committee. As part of its review, the Personnel Committee requests that market comparable compensation figures be prepared by the Organization's Director of Human Resources. Additionally, Personnel Committee members researched market comparable compensation data independently of the Organization's Director of Human Resources. Compensation data used in determining the CEO's wages and benefits included similar sized botanical gardens in the US, several New England institutions of higher education, and six other comparable Maine nonprofits. Final compensation for the Executive was based on the President & CEO meeting agreed upon annual goals from the prior year relative to reasonable and comparable data and figures.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The Organization maintains and makes available to the public upon request copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements. Financial and annual reports are available on the Organization's website at: https://www.mainegardens.org/annual-report/
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:During its 2022 tax year (year ending March 31, 2023), the Organization engaged a new independent public accounting firm, Baker Newman Noyes, to perform an audit of the Organization's financial statements and to assist in the subsequent preparation and filing of the Organization's annual Form 990. The audit was subject to the review and oversight of the Organization's Executive Director, finance and audit committees, and key financial and business personnel within the Organization. Additionally, the Organization's audited financial statements and Form 990 are subject to review by the Organization's independent Board of Directors prior to their issuance.

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