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X X X X X X X true DE ANNUAL DINNER 139119 63000 76119 17174 29661 FOLLY FROLIC 5225 200 5025 1616 144344 63200 81144 17174 31277 48451 32693 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK STRIVES TO EXALT NATURE'S BEAUTY, TO DELIGHT AND EDUCATE VISITORS, AND TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF SUSSEX COUTNY AND DELMARVA. THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDNES HAS CREATED A UNIQUE, SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE GARDEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT. FORM 990 THE ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES A PERCENTAGE OF EACH EMPLOYEES PAYROLL AND EMPLOYER TAXES TO A CAPITAL ASSET. TOTAL WAGES AND TAXES WERE 319,293 FOR 2022, OF WHICH, 58,917 WAS ALLOCATED TO PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT FOR 2022. VOLUNTEERS AMONG THE MANY UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS IS THE CENTRAL ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN EVERY FACET OF THE ORGANIZATION FROM MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT TO IMPLEMENTATION; FROM GARDEN DESIGN TO GARDEN PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE. HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SPECIALISTS VOLUNTEER, SUCH AS THE TREASURER AND THE PHOTOGRAPHER, WHO IS A LICENSED DRONE OPERATOR WHOSE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS HAVE DRAMATICALLY CAPTURED THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND BEAUTY OF THE GARDENS. IN 2022 THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS HAD ONLY FIVE PAID POSITIONS - DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, FINANCIAL MANAGER, SENIOR GARDENER AND HORTICULTURAL ASSISTANT. IN 2022 DBG HAD 85 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED 18,513 HOURS. THIS BRINGS OUR TOTAL VOLUNTEER HOURS FROM 2014 TO 2022 TO 128,964 VOLUNTEER HOURS. THESE VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF DBG. THESE HOURS EQUATE TO 62 WORK-YEARS OF EFFORT DONATED BY OUR VOLUNTEERS OVER THE LAST NINE YEARS. THE DBG VOLUNTEERS COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED TIME AND TALENT VALUED AT 3.44 MILLION AS ESTIMATED BY THE NONPROFIT, INDEPENDENT SECTOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. THE VITAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE DBG VOLUNTEERS WAS RECOGNIZED BY DELAWARE GOVERNOR JOHN CARNEY IN 2021 WHEN HE AWARDED THE GOVERNOR'S OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD TO THE DBG VOLUNTEERS. IN 2022 , THE 18,513 VOLUNTEER HOURS WERE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: - GARDEN PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE: 3244 - DOCENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING STAFFING EVENTS & TOURS: 4042 - IT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT: 438 - GRANT WRITING AND GRANT MANAGEMENT: 1182 - PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY: 516 - MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING FINANCES, HR, FUNDRAISING, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS: 9091 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RAY SANDER SHERYL SWED PRESIDENT EXEC. DIR. MARRIED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TREASURER AND THE FINANCIAL MANAGER REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 IN DETAIL WITH THE PRESIDENT. AFTER BOTH THE TREASURER AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE APPROVED THE DRAFT, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED WITH THE EXECTUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND ONE OTHER BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT UPON BEING APPOINTED TO THE BOARD AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS, THEN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MAKES THE INITIAL APPROVAL AND THE FULL BOARD MAKES THE FINAL APPROVAL. NO OFFICER RECEIVES COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 ERC 50,224 RESTATEMENT OF 2021 FINANCIALS FOR EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT FORM 990, PART XII THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PERFORM A COMPILATION OR AUDIT AT YEAR-END AND TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 TAX RETURN.