ASHEVILLE BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: ASHEVILLE BOTANICAL GARDEN INC (EIN 56-0845050)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-09-01
IRS object ID: 202212449349301011
Schema version: 2021v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-09-01T11:56:27-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271380715	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LEAH B NOEL CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	14 S PACK SQ 503	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28801	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	560845050	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UNIVERSITY BOTANICAL GARDENS	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	AT ASHEVILLE INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	UNIV	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8282525190	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	151 W T WEAVER BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28804	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GWEN WISLER	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER (INTERIM)	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8282525190	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-08-30	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	GWEN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	WISLER	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	LEAH B NOEL CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00844232	PTIN
Phone	8283334529	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-08-30	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BOTANICAL GARDENS AT ASHEVILLE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	ELAINE SMYTH	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12 JACKSON PARK LANE	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28804	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,040,799	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.ASHEVILLEBOTANICALGARDENS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1961	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PRESERVE AND DISPLAY NATIVE FLORA OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE APPALACHIAN REGION FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST AND CONCERN IN DEVELOPING METHODS OF CARING FOR HORTICULTURAL SPECIMENS OF THIS REGION.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	15	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$253,001	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$933,796	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$3,777	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$7,881	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$25,911	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$34,813	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$7,747	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$37,285	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$290,436	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,013,775	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$86,257	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$89,662	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$7,450	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$55,450	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$60,693	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$141,707	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$150,355	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$148,729	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$863,420	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,454,319	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,385,566	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$29,675	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$14,914	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,424,644	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,370,652	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PRESERVE AND DISPLAY NATIVE FLORA OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE APPALACHIAN REGION FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST AND CONCERN IN DEVELOPING METHODS OF CARING FOR HORTICULTURAL SPECIMENS OF THIS REGION.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$70,913	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$7,881	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLIC GARDEN DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY OF PLANTS AND HABITATS NATIVE TO THE SOUTHEAST FOR THE ENJOYMENT, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH OF THE PUBLIC AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, VISITED BY OVER 35,000 PEOPLE PER YEAR WITH NO ADMISSION CHARGE. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO MAINTAINS A LIBRARY OF BOOKS RELATED TO BOTANY, HORTICULTURE, ECOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CREATED A SELF-GUIDED WALKING TOUR PAMPHLET FOR THE USE OF VISITORS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$5,362	ExpenseAmt
Desc	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS RELATIVE TO THE SCIENCES OF BOTANY, HORTICULTURE AND WILDLIFE FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN DURING THE YEAR. THE PROGRAMS WERE PROMOTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND NEWSLETTER, IN THE LOCAL MEDIA, BY E-MAIL AND THROUGH PRINTED FLYERS DISTRIBUTED LOCALLY. THE ORGANIZATION AWARDED A SCHOLARSHIP TO A HORTICULTURAL CONFERENCE.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$76,275	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	3	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	15	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (true)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (true)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	Yes (true)	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	false	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	false	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	GWEN WISLER	PersonNm
Phone	8282525190	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	151 WT WEAVER BLVD	AddressLine1Txt
City	ASHEVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	28804	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JAY KRANYIK
GARDEN MANAG	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$48,333	$0	$0
ELAINE SMYTH
PRESIDENT	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUZANNE WODEK
VICE-PRESIDE	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GWEN WISLER
TREASURER (I	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHARON TURNER
SECRETARY	5.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BERNARD ARGHIERE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR DAVID CLARKE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARIANNE COTE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR LOUIS DWARSHUIS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LARRY FORWARD
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DAVID LOWE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANNA NAGY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE NORMAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
COLLIN PERRY
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DIANE PUCKETT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RIVES YOST
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$48,333	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues	$33,610	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$900,186	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$933,796	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
WEDDINGS	$5,800	$5,800
TOUR REGISTRATIONS	$1,510		$1,510
MEETINGS	$520		$520
EDUCATION - MISC REVENUE	$51		$51

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$7,881	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$34,626	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$34,626	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$187	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$187	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$187	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$187	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$64,309	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$27,024	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$37,285	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$37,285	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,013,775	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,081	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$77,898	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,333	TotalAmt
Program Services	$36,250	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,667	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,416	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,574	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,079	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$22,159	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$336	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,629	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$233	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,454	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,080	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$374	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,179	TotalAmt
Management And General	$5,994	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$185	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,100	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,680	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$210	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$210	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,505	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,251	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,127	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,368	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,529	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,331	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,508	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,191	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,662	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,059	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$502	TotalAmt
Program Services	$502	ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,371	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,612	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,759	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,014	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,007	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,007	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150,355	TotalAmt
Program Services	$76,275	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$66,630	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,450	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$146,548	BOYAmt
EOY	$248,726	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$282,305	BOYAmt
EOY	$104,738	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,620	BOYAmt
EOY	$212	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,974	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,580	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,205	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,304	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$547,916	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$472,639	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$83,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$75,277	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$611,948	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,611,163	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$283,322	BOYAmt
EOY	$304,526	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,750	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,040	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,454,319	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,385,566	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,683	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,517	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,397	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,675	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,914	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,424,644	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,520,652	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$850,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,424,644	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,370,652	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,454,319	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,385,566	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$863,420	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$82,588	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$94,959	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$131,801	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$114,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$253,001	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$933,796	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,528,522	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$94,959	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$131,801	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$114,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$253,001	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$933,796	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,528,522	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$1,528,522	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28,244	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$27,429	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$24,806	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$25,911	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$34,626	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$141,016	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,387	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,264	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,542	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$5,193	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$4,820	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,070	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$5,775	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,800	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$24,465	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,699,196	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$2,081	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.89960	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.49970	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, LINE 10	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	EXEMPT REAL ESTATE RENTAL - WEDDINGS 24,465	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$895,270	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$750,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$285,368	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,550	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$3,399	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$1,915,689	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$849,352	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,625	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$58,750	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$12,150	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,307	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$895,270	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$743,847	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,725	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$116,170	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$11,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,390	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$849,352	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$772,621	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$515	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$16,496	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,980	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,202	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$743,847	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$701,855	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,060	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$82,617	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$10,820	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,861	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$773,851	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.55630	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.44370	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	Yes (true)	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$23,144	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$23,144	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$324,303	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$273,220	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$51,083	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$30,275	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$29,225	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,050	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$170,194	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$170,194	DepreciationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$75,277	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CFWNC PASSIVE INVESTMENT POOL	Desc
Book Value	$304,526	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$304,526	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
ACCUED SICK LEAVE	$875
ACCRUED VACATION	$522

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$1,397	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4	THE ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS CONSIST PRIMARILY OF BOTANICAL BOOKS. THE COLLECTION IS USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES AND PERSONAL ENRICHMENT FOR VISITORS OF THE GARDENS.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	PERMANENT ENDOWMENT INVESTMENTS ARE TO BE HELD IN PERPETUITY. THE INCOME FROM PERMANENT AND BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT ASSETS CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S GENERAL ACTIVITIES.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TO PRESERVE AND DISPLAY NATIVE FLORA OF NORTH CAROLINA AND THE APPALACHIAN REGION FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS AND TO STIMULATE INTEREST AND CONCERN IN DEVELOPING METHODS OF CARING FOR HORTICULTURAL SPECIMENS OF THIS REGION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6	MEMBERSHIP IS OPEN TO THOSE WHO ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE OBJECTIVES OF THE ORGANIZATION AND PAY ANNUAL DUES. THE ORGANIZATION CONSISTS OF ALL CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS AND MEMBERSHIP CATEGORIES ARE CREATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A	NO LESS THAN FIVE DIRECTORS ARE ELECTED BY THE MEMBERSHIP FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ORGANIZATION, WHERE THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE ALSO ELECTED FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR OR UNTIL THEIR SUCCESSORS ARE ELECTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B	PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS THAT ARE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE MEMBERSHIP.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AND THEN THE PRESIDENT REVIEWS AND SIGNS IT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS' BYLAWS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST IN A NOTEBOOK MAINTAINED AT THE FRONT DESK. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A FINANCE COMMITTEE CHARGED WITH OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS.