CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2225482)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-11-15
IRS object ID
202303199349321625
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)
Return2023-11-15T15:38:00-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PLANTE & MORAN PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line110 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN362225482EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8478355440PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 LAKE COOK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityGLENCOECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60022ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAUL P RAFACPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE VP & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8478355440PhoneNum
Signature2023-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstPAULPersonFirstNm
Person LastRAFACPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Phone3122071040PhoneNum
Preparation2023-11-13PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJEAN M FRANCZYKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 LAKE COOK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityGLENCOECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$260,468,955GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.CHICAGOBOTANIC.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1890FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionWE CULTIVATE THE POWER OF PLANTS TO SUSTAIN AND ENRICH LIFE. THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OPERATES THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN ON LAND OWNED BY THE FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body66VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent66VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee803TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers703TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,178,337TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$42,858,801PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$34,829,423CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$16,364,567PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$20,987,387CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$13,133,167PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$21,261,860CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$20,076PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$20,935CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$72,376,611PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$77,057,735CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$250,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$120,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$4,993,548CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$26,000,216PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$29,459,489CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$53,561,911PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$60,660,427CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$18,814,700PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$16,397,308CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$333,124,052TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$316,160,584TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$65,392,037TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$66,183,556TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$267,732,015NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$249,977,028NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionWE CULTIVATE THE POWER OF PLANTS TO SUSTAIN AND ENRICH LIFEMissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$17,362,440ExpenseAmt
Revenue$976,235RevenueAmt
DescHORTICULTURAL PROGRAMS - THE GARDEN COMPRISES 385 ACRES, INCLUDING 81 ACRES OF LAKES AND WATERWAYS, A 15 ACRE ILLINOIS PRAIRIE, AND 100 ACRES OF NATIVE WOODLANDS. THERE ARE 27 DISPLAY GARDENS REPRESENTING UNIQUE DESIGNS, SUCH AS THE ENGLISH WALLED GARDEN, THE JAPANESE GARDEN, AND THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ISLAND. IN 2022, THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2,782,237 LIVING PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACCESSION RECORDS) IS 28,202 WITH THE TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 14,467. A TOTAL OF 253 FAMILIES ARE REPRESENTED. THE PLANT COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE GARDEN OVERSEES THE ACQUISITION OF PLANTS AND SEEDS FROM NURSERIES, ARBORETA, BOTANIC GARDENS, PLANT BREEDING PROGRAMS, AND COLLECTING EXPEDITIONS TO MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$8,444,741ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,648,344RevenueAmt
DescPLANT CONSERVATION - THE GARDEN IS RECOGNIZED AS AN IMPORTANT PLAYER IN INTERNATIONAL PLANT CONSERVATION AND A LEADER IN ORNAMENTAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT. ITS PLANT BREEDING, EVALUATION, AND INTRODUCTION EFFORTS ARE CREATING NEW AND IMPROVED PLANTS FOR MIDWEST GARDENS, AND ITS DIVISION OF PLANT SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION IS WORKING ON THE MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME, INCLUDING INVASIVENESS, LOSS OF PLANT SPECIES BIODIVERSITY, AND HABITAT CONSERVATIONDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$11,883,161ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,011,370RevenueAmt
DescVISITOR SERVICES: 1,171,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2022, FROM THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGO AREA, THE MIDWEST, THE NATION AND THE WORLD. THE GARDEN FEATURES A WIDE VARIETY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITIONS.THE GARDEN ALSO HOSTS DOZENS OF FLOWER SHOWS AND SALES, AND IS THE SITE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND WEEKEND FAMILY CLASSESDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDescGrantGrantAmt
$8,341,455$3,005,644EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - THROUGH THE JOSEPH REGENSTEIN, JR. SCHOOL OF THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN AND A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE GARDEN SEEKS TO BECOME THE NATION'S PREEMINENT TEACHING GARDEN, WITH PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING CAMP CBG (FOR AGES 2-12), NATURE PRESCHOOL, AND SCIENCE FIRST, WINDY CITY HARVEST YOUTH FARM, AND COLLEGE FIRST (FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS). COLLEGE STUDENTS AND POST-GRADUATES PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS INTERN PROGRAMS, SOME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AREA UNIVERSITIES. FINALLY, HUNDREDS OF CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA, AND ELEVEN PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE JOSEPH REGENSTEIN, JR. SCHOOL. EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY 150,000 ARE REACHED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS.
$3,258,488$350,083OTHER$120,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$120,000TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$3,355,727TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$49,290,285TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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 SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document182IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee803EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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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
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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 Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PAUL P RAFACBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8478355440PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 LAKE COOK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityGLENCOECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60022ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (81 entries)

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MICHAEL R ZIMMERMAN
BOARD CHAIR2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANA ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MATT BANHOLZER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL A BARNETT
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RUSSELL F BARTMES
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER LOWE BECKER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEGRA E BIERY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTHA D BOUDOS
CHAIR, FINANCE & INVESTMENT2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRENCE R BRADY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN H BUEHLER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUZANNE M BURNS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN COLBURN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL M DELANEY
CHAIR, BUILDINGS, GARDENS, AND VISTOR EXPERIENCE2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES W DEYOUNG
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TIMOTHY A DUGAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANA S FERGUSON
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT F FINKE
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVEN J GAVIN
CHAIR, NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE AND GENERAL COUNSEL2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY GIDWITZ
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER E GIRGENTI
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELLIS M GOODMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES V GREENER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH P GROMACKI
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM J HAGENAH
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN HAGERTY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE IRWIN
CHAIR, HUMAN RESOURCES & COMPENSATION2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SAMUEL S JACOBS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY K JONES
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER KEEHN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LYDIA R B KELLEY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA MALOTT KIZZIAH
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
R HENRY KLEEMAN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELENA KRAUS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS E LANCTOT
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BENJAMIN F LENHARDT JR
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE LEVENTRY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIANE S LEVY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA M LINGER
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE S LOUCKS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL J MCMURRAY
CHAIR, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MERRILL
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREGORY A MOERSCHEL
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOIS L MORRISON
CHAIR, SCIENCE & EDUCATION2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HENRY MUNEZ
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG NIEMANN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE S PARK
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE A PEINADO
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB PROBST
CHAIR, AUDIT AND GARDEN HERITAGE SOCIETY2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY B RICHARDSON-LOWRY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWNELLE RICHIE
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN C ROBAK
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN S RUSKIN
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANITA M SARAFA
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD SCIORTINO
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT E SHAW
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANDREW SINCLAIR
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIA SMITHBURG
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAM F SZOKOL
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNEST W TORAIN JR
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN Z TSAI
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE M WADDELL
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WANJIKU J WALCOTT
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN A WILLETTS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MELVIN F WILLIAMS JR
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE S WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ERNEST C WONG
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEAN M FRANCZYK
PRESIDENT & CEO40.000.00Yes (X)$474,224$0$11,330
PAUL RAFAC
EXECUTIVE VP & CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$312,451$0$19,054
FRED SPICER
EXECUTIVE VP & DIRECTOR38.002.00Yes (X)$299,320$0$10,428
AIDA GIGLIO
VICE-PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES40.000.00Yes (X)$252,578$0$758
GREGORY MUELLER
VICE-PRESIDENT, SCIENCE & ACADEMICS40.000.00Yes (X)$226,966$0$22,081
JENNIFER A SCHWARZ BALLARD
VICE-PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION40.000.00Yes (X)$211,984$0$10,146
GWEN VANDERBURG
VICE-PRESIDENT, MARKETING40.000.00Yes (X)$200,378$0$20,424
JENNIFER BELL
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$149,022$0$9,404
HARRIET RESNICK
VICE-PRESIDENT, VISITOR EXPERIENCE40.000.00Yes (X)$124,829$0$8,284
IVAN A ADAMS
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$78,555$0$74
KAYRI HAVENS
SR. DIRECTOR, PLANT SCIENCE & CONSERVATION40.000.00$167,241$0$23,420Yes (X)
PATRICK S HERENDEEN
SR. DIRECTOR, ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION40.000.00$159,723$0$12,037Yes (X)
PATRICIA M SHANAHAN
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT,40.000.00$155,351$0$10,590Yes (X)
TIMOTHY JOHNSON
SR. DIRECTOR HORTICULTURE40.000.00$134,317$0$11,193Yes (X)
YAO-CHUN STEPHAN
CONTROLLER40.000.00$137,744$0$950Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$3,084,683TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$170,173TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K35IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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CULTURE CREATIVE LIMITED
THE OLD MIDDLE SCHOOL WILLIAMS WAYBELFORDNORTHUMBERLANDUKNE70EVENT PRODUCTION$1,412,989
JOHN KENO AND COMANY INC
CONSTRUCTION$1,256,2388623 W BRYN MAWR AVE SUITE 501CHICAGOIL60631
TRELLIS GROUP LLC
CONSTRUCTION$858,8601710 N HERMITAGE AVECHICAGOIL60622
DOETSCH CONTRACTORS INC
CONSTRUCTION$797,2923501 16TH STZIONIL60099
BERGER EXCAVATING
CONSTRUCTION$752,7121205 N GARLAND RDWAUCONDAIL600841011
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K53CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$6,914,633MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$931,196FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$9,154,422GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$17,829,172AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$708,614NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$34,829,423TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
VISITOR SERVICES900099$11,979,592$1,011,370$10,968,222
GOVERNMENT GRANTS900099$5,633,175$5,633,175
EDUCATION PROGRAMS900099$1,997,048$1,997,048
FACILITIES RENTALS531390$1,028,886$1,028,886
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE900099$348,686$348,686
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$20,987,387TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$875,943TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$149,451UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$726,492ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,397TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,397RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$203,632,283SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$183,246,366SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$20,385,917SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$20,385,917TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$20,385,917ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$142,522FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$931,196ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$164,854FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$22,332TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$22,332ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$77,057,735TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,991,676RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,178,337UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$32,058,299ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$120,000TotalAmt
Program Services$120,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,560,045TotalAmt
Program Services$1,162,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,277,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$120,028FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,824,971TotalAmt
Program Services$19,099,488ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,381,398ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,344,085FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$461,127TotalAmt
Program Services$345,142ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$65,677ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$50,308FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,368,328TotalAmt
Program Services$2,682,766ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$389,128ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$296,434FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,866,467TotalAmt
Program Services$1,513,639ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$167,170ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$185,658FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,052,873TotalAmt
Program Services$2,228,886ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$627,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$196,726FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67,711TotalAmt
Program Services$27,920ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,791ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$109,900TotalAmt
Management And General$109,900ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$110,000TotalAmt
Fundraising$110,000FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$417,062TotalAmt
Management And General$417,062ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,549,884TotalAmt
Program Services$5,977,258ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$332,214ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$240,412FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$625,822TotalAmt
Program Services$15,656ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$393,553ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$216,613FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,123,144TotalAmt
Program Services$3,030,637ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$524,058ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$568,449FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$773,540TotalAmt
Program Services$472,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$146,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$154,639FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,247,517TotalAmt
Program Services$1,110,763ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$50,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$85,970FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$413,609TotalAmt
Program Services$393,852ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,482ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,275FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$261,822TotalAmt
Program Services$201,051ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,269ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$46,502FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,286,823TotalAmt
Program Services$1,111,790ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,466ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$71,567FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,296,350TotalAmt
Program Services$7,913,162ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$209,808ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$173,380FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$957,544TotalAmt
Program Services$735,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$94,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$127,494FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREPAIRS & MAINTENANCEDesc
Total$945,156TotalAmt
Program Services$927,817ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,365ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$974FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$220,732TotalAmt
Program Services$220,491ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$207ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,660,427TotalAmt
Program Services$49,290,285ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,376,594ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,993,548FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,879,369BOYAmt
EOY$7,096,069EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,418,717BOYAmt
EOY$24,913,055EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,882,883BOYAmt
EOY$11,079,908EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,501,123BOYAmt
EOY$6,365,476EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$868,753BOYAmt
EOY$774,328EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$271,121,568LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$144,463,342LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$122,913,546BOYAmt
EOY$126,658,226EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$66,731,146BOYAmt
EOY$949,337EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,928,515BOYAmt
EOY$137,117,355EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$1,206,830EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$333,124,052BOYAmt
EOY$316,160,584EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,554,565BOYAmt
EOY$7,618,876EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,384,270BOYAmt
EOY$7,173,626EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,597,664BOYAmt
EOY$49,624,724EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,855,538BOYAmt
EOY$1,766,330EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$65,392,037BOYAmt
EOY$66,183,556EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$156,977,635BOYAmt
EOY$154,729,171EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,754,380BOYAmt
EOY$95,247,857EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,732,015BOYAmt
EOY$249,977,028EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$333,124,052BOYAmt
EOY$316,160,584EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$16,397,308ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$38,320,213NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$4,167,918OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$25,877,380CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$57,729,285CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,853,599CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,736,280CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,675,001CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$170,871,545TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,445,780CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,125,312CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,120,749CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,122,521CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,154,422CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,968,784TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$35,323,160CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$66,854,597CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,974,348CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,858,801CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$34,829,423CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$216,840,329TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,500,161SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$205,340,168PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,763,473CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,860,101CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,720,148CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,075,397CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$877,286CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,296,405TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$383,543CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Total$383,543TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$225,520,277TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$73,396,737GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.91050PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90500PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$230,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$230,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$60,853,083FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$61,083,083FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$1,000,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$250,000FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$1,000,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$2,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$3,000,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$357,225CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$230,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$587,225TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1$250,000CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$500,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$750,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$4,341,753AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$167,902,769BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,375,375ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$17,478,284InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,658,930OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$147,140,930EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$150,844,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,365,455ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$20,199,612InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,506,298OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$167,902,769EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$131,267,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,282,368ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$13,377,905InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,083,273OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$150,844,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$97,233,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$21,920,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$16,625,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,511,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$131,267,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$102,497,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,022,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$4,096,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,190,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$97,233,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.52000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.37000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$139,212,820OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$63,900,386DepreciationAmt
Book Value$75,312,434BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$95,195,441OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,751,794DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,443,647BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$6,642,591OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,325,194DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,317,397BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$30,070,716OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,485,968DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,584,748BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$126,658,226TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
REAL ESTATE FUNDS$338,787F
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS$816,455F
HEDGE FUNDS$227,575F
MULTISTRATEGY LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS$135,489,184F
OPEN-END REAL ESTATE FUND$245,354F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$137,117,355TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ANNUITY PAYMENT LIABILITY$263,364
OTHER LIABILITIES$1,145,414
DUE TO RELATED ORGANIZATION$357,552
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,766,330TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE RARE BOOKS, PRINTS, SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS THAT SERVE TO FURTHER ITS MISSION.
PART V, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF 90 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES, PRIMARILY FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, AS WELL AS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS. IT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. AS REQUIRED BY GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON EXISTENCES OR ABSENCES OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY'S APPLICATION OF GAAP USA REGARDING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAD NO EFFECT ON ITS FINANCIAL POSITION, AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE SOCIETY HAS NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES, INCLUDING ANY POTENTIAL RISK OF LOSS OF ITS EXEMPT STATUS. THE SOCIETY WOULD ACCOUNT FOR ANY POTENTIAL INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO POSSIBLE FUTURE LIABILITIES FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)PROGRAM SERVICESASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP$11,054
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)PROGRAM SERVICESART & LANDSCAPE DESIGN & INSTALLATION$1,494,235
NORTH AMERICAPROGRAM SERVICESART & LANDSCAPE DESIGN & INSTALLATION$17,637
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)INVESTMENTS$835,194
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANINVESTMENTS$7,846,347
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$10,204,467SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$10,204,467TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (1)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipYes (1)ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BULB SALEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$92,871GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$92,871GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$54,550OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2LIGHTSCAPE PREVIEW PARTYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$980,847GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$931,196CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$49,651GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$110,304OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,073,718GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$931,196CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$142,522GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$164,854OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$164,854DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$22,332NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VOTE YES FOR CLEAN AIR CLEAN WATER AND WILDLIFE NFPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1411 S WELLS ST STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN872472803RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(4)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$120,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantCONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT BALLOT INITIATIVEPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY MADE A GRANT TO ANOTHER TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TO BE USED FOR LOBBYING RELATED TO PROMOTING AND ADVOCATING A BALLOT REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN FOR A TAX LEVY INCREASE FOR THE FOREST PRESERVES OF COOK COUNTY. THE PAYMENT WAS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE SOCIETY RECEIVES PERIODIC REPORTS/UPDATES REGARDING THE STATUS OF THIS PROJECT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentYes (1)SeverancePaymentInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 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
JEAN M FRANCZYK
PRESIDENT & CEO$453,724$0$0$0$20,500$0$0$0$11,330$0$485,554$0$0$0
PAUL RAFAC
EXECUTIVE VP & CFO$291,951$0$0$0$20,500$0$0$0$19,054$0$331,505$0$0$0
FRED SPICER
EXECUTIVE VP & DIRECTOR$278,317$0$0$0$21,003$0$0$0$10,428$0$309,748$0$0$0
AIDA GIGLIO
VICE-PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES$237,226$0$0$0$15,352$0$0$0$758$0$253,336$0$0$0
GREGORY MUELLER
VICE-PRESIDENT, SCIENCE & ACADEMICS$206,466$0$0$0$20,500$0$0$0$22,081$0$249,047$0$0$0
JENNIFER A SCHWARZ BALLARD
VICE-PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION$191,485$0$0$0$20,499$0$0$0$10,146$0$222,130$0$0$0
GWEN VANDERBURG
VICE-PRESIDENT, MARKETING$182,972$0$0$0$17,406$0$0$0$20,424$0$220,802$0$0$0
KAYRI HAVENS
SR. DIRECTOR, PLANT SCIENCE & CONSER$158,111$0$0$0$9,130$0$0$0$23,420$0$190,661$0$0$0
PATRICK S HERENDEEN
SR. DIRECTOR, ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION$145,180$0$0$0$14,543$0$0$0$12,037$0$171,760$0$0$0
PATRICIA M SHANAHAN
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT,$148,651$0$0$0$6,700$0$0$0$10,590$0$165,941$0$0$0
JENNIFER BELL
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$84,355$0$0$0$64,667$0$0$0$9,404$0$158,426$0$7,242$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE SOCIETY PROVIDES A SUBSIDY FOR HEALTH CLUB DUES VALUED AT $90 PER MONTH. SIX INDIVIDUALS ON THE COMPENSATION LIST RECEIVED THIS BENEFIT, FOR A TOTAL ANNUAL VALUE OF $6,480.
PART I, LINE 4APRIOR CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER RECEIVED A SEVERANCE PAYMENT OF $45,825 DURING 2022.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN861091967BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP45200FLX5CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2008-07-31BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$30,176,131IssuePriceAmt
PurposeFINANCE CONSTRUCTIONPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds$30,176,131TotalProceedsAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$505,224IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$29,670,907OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds0RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds0RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (1)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To RebateYes (1)ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate Due0NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (1)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecYes (1)HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE NORTHERN TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Term Of Hedge9.900000000000TermOfHedgePct
Superintegrated Hedge0SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated0HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (1)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (1)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V - DIFFERENT PROCEDURES TO UNDERTAKE CORRECTIVE ACTIONFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOCIETY MET THE TWO-YEAR EXCEPTION FOR CONSTRUCTION ISSUES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution26ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$533,028NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSUPPLIES AND MISC.Desc
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$175,585NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNUMBER OF DONATIONS RECEIVEDExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH SODEXO, INC. TO MANAGE AND OPERATE FOOD SERVICES AND EVENT NETWORK TO MANAGE AND OPERATE RETAIL SERVICES. THESE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS REPRESENT A MINOR SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE COMPLETED FORM 990, EXCLUDING THE SCHEDULE B LIST OF DONORS, WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER WAS REQUESTED TO REVIEW FORM 990, AND ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS, OFFER EDITS, AND PROVIDE APPROVAL. SUBSEQUENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE FINAL FORM 990 EXCLUDING THE SCHEDULE B LIST OF DONORS, WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. THE SCHEDULE B IS EXCLUDED FROM THE AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW TO HONOR THE WISHES OF CERTAIN LARGE DONORS WHO WISH TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THAT THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON CRITERIA, CONSIDERS COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, THEN DEBATES AND DOCUMENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE OTHER OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE AGAINST PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON CRITERIA, CONSIDERS COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, THEN DEBATES AND DOCUMENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION. IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS, THE SAME PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED AS FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE CEO'S EVALUATION OF THE STAFF'S PERFORMANCE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT AND SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL REPORTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GEVENT PRODUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,786,428. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 112. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,786,540. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,161,775. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 379,569. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 50,407. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,591,751. DESIGN & CREATIVE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 656,938. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 5,856. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 662,794. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 372,117. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES -53,211. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 189,893. TOTAL EXPENSES 508,799.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:INTEREST RATE SWAPS 4,167,918.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGOLAND GROWSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 LAKE COOK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityGLENCOECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363621163EIN
Primary ActivitiesPLANT INTRODUCTIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status12PublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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