CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2225482)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-15
IRS object ID
202223199349314107
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-11-15T13:03:49-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN381357951PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 S RIVERSIDE PLAZA 9TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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 RAFAC EXECUTIVE VP CFOPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE VP & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8478355440PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstPAULPersonFirstNm
Person LastRAFAC EXECUTIVE VP CPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLU ANN TRAPPPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01506476PTIN
Phone3122071040PhoneNum
Preparation2022-11-11PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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$111,169,561GrossReceiptsAmt
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 Body60VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent60VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee690TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers536TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$886,503TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$36,974,348PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$42,858,801CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$10,894,470PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$16,364,567CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$5,240,583PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$13,133,167CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$474,218PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$20,076CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$53,583,619PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$72,376,611CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$250,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$23,706,682PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$27,311,695CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$4,476,622CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$22,535,087PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$26,000,216CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$46,241,769PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$53,561,911CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$7,341,850PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$18,814,700CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$311,583,095TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$333,124,052TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$72,130,625TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$65,392,037TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$239,452,470NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$267,732,015NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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$15,610,015ExpenseAmt
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 2021, THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2,770,208 LIVING PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACCESSION RECORDS) IS 27,836 WITH THE TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 14,300. A TOTAL OF 252 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$8,215,659ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,706,933RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL 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.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$8,638,997ExpenseAmt
Revenue$9,634,042RevenueAmt
DescVISITOR SERVICES: 1,139,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2021, 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.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDescGrantGrantAmt
$8,236,512PLANT 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 CONSERVATION
$2,952,589OTHER$250,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$11,189,101TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$250,000TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$43,653,772TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document174IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee690EmployeeCnt
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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members60GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member60IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
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

Business Name BusinessName

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 (75 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ROBERT FINKE
BOARD CHAIR (THRU 07/21)2.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL R ZIMMERMAN
BOARD CHAIR (STARTING 07/21)2.000.00Yes (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
ALLEGRA E BIERY
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (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
MARTHA D BOUDOS
CHAIR, FINANCE & INVESTMENT2.000.00Yes (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 VISITOR 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
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
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
BARBARA MALOTT KIZZIAH
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
JOHN C ROBAK
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES ROBINSON
BOARD MEMBER2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN S RUSKIN
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
CATHERINE M WADDELL
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)$419,258$0$29,765
PAUL RAFAC
EXECUTIVE VP & CFO40.000.00Yes (X)$291,436$0$33,276
FRED SPICER
EXECUTIVE VP & DIRECTOR40.000.00Yes (X)$253,459$0$23,688
AIDA GIGLIO
VICE-PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES40.000.00Yes (X)$231,123$0$5,199
HARRIET RESNICK
VICE-PRESIDENT, VISITOR EXPERIENCE & BUSINESS DEVE40.000.00Yes (X)$174,217$0$33,577
GREGORY MUELLER
VICE-PRESIDENT, SCIENCE & ACADEMIC PROGRAMS40.000.00Yes (X)$202,924$0$26,350
GWEN VANDERBURG
VICE-PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS40.000.00Yes (X)$173,194$0$24,123
JENNIFER BELL
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER40.000.00Yes (X)$152,369$0$25,187
JENNIFER A SCHWARZ BALLARD
VICE-PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS40.000.00Yes (X)$163,740$0$21,916
KAYRI HAVENS
SR. DIRECTOR, PLANT SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION40.000.00$140,533$0$26,453Yes (X)
PATRICK S HERENDEEN
SR. DIRECTOR, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION40.000.00$129,508$0$32,608Yes (X)
YAO-CHUN STEPHAN
CONTROLLER40.000.00$134,033$0$2,412Yes (X)
PATRICIA M SHANAHAN
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT40.000.00$131,740$0$13,252Yes (X)
JAMES AULT
SR. DIRECTOR, ORNAMENTAL PLANT RESEARCH40.000.00$128,132$0$1,565Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$2,725,666TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$299,371TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K23IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd
CULTURE CREATIVE LIMITED
THE OLD MIDDLE SCHOOL WILLIAMS WAYBELFORDNORTHUMBERLANDUKNE70EVENT PRODUCTION$1,161,900
SEXTON'S LANDSCAPE CONCEPTS INC
LANDSCAPE CONSTRUCTION$965,4231112 ECULVER AVSPRINGFIELDIL62703
PRESCIENT SOLUTIONS
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY$511,185PO BOX 94444CHICAGOIL60690
MEDIACURRENT INTERACTIVE SOLUTION LLC
WEBSITE DESIGN$494,4783180 NORTH POINT PKWY SUITE 208ALPHARETTAGA30005
BERGER EXCAVATING
CONSTRUCTION$438,4881205 N GARLAND RDWAUCONDAIL600841011
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K35CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$5,403,013MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$942,326FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$14,109,468GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$22,403,994AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$2,670,113NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$42,858,801TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
VISITOR SERVICES900099$9,634,042$2,227,255$7,406,787
GOVERNMENT GRANTS900099$3,730,476$3,730,476
EDUCATION PROGRAMS900099$1,706,933$1,706,933
FACILITIES RENTALS531390$852,352$852,352
MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE900099$440,764$440,764
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$16,364,567TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,072,572TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$34,151UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,038,421ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,825TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,825RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$49,717,000SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$38,656,405SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$11,060,595SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$11,060,595TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$11,060,595ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$153,796FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$942,326ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$136,545FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$17,251TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$17,251ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$72,376,611TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,108,253RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$886,503UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$20,523,054ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$250,000TotalAmt
Program Services$250,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,324,665TotalAmt
Program Services$918,734ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,317,153ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88,778FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,320,691TotalAmt
Program Services$17,030,929ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,073,519ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,216,243FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$297,443TotalAmt
Program Services$221,480ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,472FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,721,545TotalAmt
Program Services$2,174,641ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$234,506ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$312,398FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,647,351TotalAmt
Program Services$1,327,889ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$148,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$170,599FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,324,309TotalAmt
Program Services$1,128,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$176,278ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$19,562FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,922TotalAmt
Program Services$8,673ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,249ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,800TotalAmt
Management And General$81,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$107,225TotalAmt
Fundraising$107,225FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$239,681TotalAmt
Management And General$239,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,851,958TotalAmt
Program Services$5,954,379ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$599,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$298,265FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$590,725TotalAmt
Management And General$439,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$150,782FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,263,250TotalAmt
Program Services$2,232,851ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$498,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$531,959FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$648,556TotalAmt
Program Services$433,531ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$98,803ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$116,222FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,202,317TotalAmt
Program Services$1,066,265ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,535ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$84,517FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$150,441TotalAmt
Program Services$149,634ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$662ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$145FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,949TotalAmt
Program Services$19,593ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General-$1,691ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,047FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,288,459TotalAmt
Program Services$1,133,093ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$95,284ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,082FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,261,182TotalAmt
Program Services$7,873,529ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$213,166ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$174,487FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$879,781TotalAmt
Program Services$694,904ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$76,068ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$108,809FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescREPAIRS & MAINTENANCEDesc
Total$830,727TotalAmt
Program Services$803,244ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,453ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,934TotalAmt
Program Services$231,934ProgramServicesAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,561,911TotalAmt
Program Services$43,653,772ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,431,517ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,476,622FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,770,395BOYAmt
EOY$6,879,369EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,714,819BOYAmt
EOY$24,418,717EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,555,977BOYAmt
EOY$16,882,883EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,246,075BOYAmt
EOY$1,501,123EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$486,240BOYAmt
EOY$868,753EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$259,080,162LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$136,166,616LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$126,559,312BOYAmt
EOY$122,913,546EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$54,444,692BOYAmt
EOY$66,731,146EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,805,585BOYAmt
EOY$92,928,515EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$311,583,095BOYAmt
EOY$333,124,052EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,394,870BOYAmt
EOY$5,554,565EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,390,043BOYAmt
EOY$5,384,270EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$49,570,604BOYAmt
EOY$49,597,664EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,239,200BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,535,908BOYAmt
EOY$4,855,538EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$72,130,625BOYAmt
EOY$65,392,037EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,951,872BOYAmt
EOY$156,977,635EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,500,598BOYAmt
EOY$110,754,380EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$239,452,470BOYAmt
EOY$267,732,015EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$311,583,095BOYAmt
EOY$333,124,052EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$18,814,700ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$7,461,581NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$2,003,264OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$21,732,642CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,877,380CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$57,729,285CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$27,853,599CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,736,280CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$166,929,186TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,412,216CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,445,780CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,125,312CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,120,749CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,122,521CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$46,226,578TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$31,144,858CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35,323,160CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,854,597CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36,974,348CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,858,801CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$213,155,764TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$11,438,864SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$201,716,900PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,495,243CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,763,473CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,860,101CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,720,148CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,075,397CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,914,362TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$439,764CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$383,543CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$823,307TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$222,893,433TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$62,409,350GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90500PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.90010PublicSupportPY170Pct
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$357,225FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$357,225FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$53,561,911FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$53,919,136FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

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$1,000,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,000,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,500,000LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$357,225CurrentYearAmt
Total$357,225TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$250,000CurrentYearAmt
Total$250,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$375,000GrassrootsCeilingAmt

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$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$91,431,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,350,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$13,267,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,551,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$102,497,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.54000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.29000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.17000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$139,081,866OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$59,706,246DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,375,620BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$84,370,209OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$62,060,382DepreciationAmt
Book Value$22,309,827BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,970,661OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$4,009,566DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,961,095BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$29,657,426OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$10,390,422DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,267,004BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$122,913,546TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (7 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
REAL ESTATE FUNDS$259,058F
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS$1,329,346F
HEDGE FUNDS$9,475,856F
FIXED INCOME COMMINGLED FUND$60,819,893F
OPEN-END REAL ESTATE FUND$10,942,405F
EQUITY COMMINGLED FUND$4,932,026F
CORE INFRASTRUCTURE COMMINGLED FUND$5,169,931F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$92,928,515TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
ANNUITY PAYMENT LIABILITY$274,355
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENT$2,961,088
OTHER LIABILITIES$1,353,551
DUE TO RELATED ORGANIZATION$266,544
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,855,538TotalLiabilityAmt
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 (4 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN00INVESTMENTSHEDGE FUND & FIXED INCOME COMMINGLED FUND$5,129,122
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICESART & LANDSCAPE DESIGN & INSTALLATION$1,231,226
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICESSOFTWARE AND DATA ANALYSIS$44,372
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)00PROGRAM SERVICESWEATHER INSURANCE$70,091
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$6,474,811SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$6,474,811TotalSpentAmt
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 (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 3:ACCRUAL
PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BULB SALEEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$81,357GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$81,357GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$50,523OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2LIGHTSCAPE PREVIEW PARTYEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$1,014,751GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$942,326CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$72,425GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$85,622OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$1,096,108GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$942,326CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$153,782GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$136,145OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$136,145DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$17,637NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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$250,000CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of GrantCONTRIBUTION TO SUPPORT BALLOT INITIATIVEPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org0Total501c3OrgCnt
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 Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed 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$399,758$0$0$0$19,500$0$18,435$0$11,330$0$449,023$0$0$0
PAUL RAFAC
EXECUTIVE VP & CFO$271,937$0$0$0$19,499$0$14,202$0$19,074$0$324,712$0$0$0
FRED SPICER
EXECUTIVE VP & DIRECTOR$233,959$0$0$0$19,500$0$13,260$0$10,428$0$277,147$0$0$0
AIDA GIGLIO
VICE-PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES$225,935$0$0$0$5,188$0$4,555$0$644$0$236,322$0$0$0
GREGORY MUELLER
VICE-PRESIDENT, SCIENCE & ACADEMIC P$184,801$0$0$0$18,123$0$4,269$0$22,081$0$229,274$0$0$0
HARRIET RESNICK
VICE-PRESIDENT, VISITOR EXPERIENCE &$167,699$0$0$0$6,518$0$3,962$0$29,615$0$207,794$0$0$0
GWEN VANDERBURG
VICE-PRESIDENT, MARKETING AND COMMUN$165,895$0$0$0$7,299$0$3,699$0$20,424$0$197,317$0$0$0
JENNIFER A SCHWARZ BALLARD
VICE-PRESIDENT, COMMUNITY EDUCATION$152,505$0$0$0$11,235$0$3,469$0$18,447$0$185,656$0$0$0
JENNIFER BELL
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER$144,074$0$0$0$8,295$0$8,295$0$16,892$0$177,556$0$0$0
KAYRI HAVENS
SR. DIRECTOR, PLANT SCIENCE AND CONS$136,060$0$0$0$4,473$0$3,089$0$23,364$0$166,986$0$0$0
PATRICK S HERENDEEN
SR. DIRECTOR, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATI$119,866$0$0$0$9,642$0$2,976$0$29,632$0$162,116$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE 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.ExplanationTxt

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
Contribution39ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,192,582NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 ITEMS 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 11GOTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 3,479,083. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 598,194. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 160,967. TOTAL EXPENSES 4,238,244. EVENT PRODUCTION: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,813,972. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,813,972. CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 303,962. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 120. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 135,948. TOTAL EXPENSES 440,030. DESIGN & CREATIVE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 357,362. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 1,000. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 1,350. TOTAL EXPENSES 359,712.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:INTEREST RATE SWAPS 2,269,808. CHICAGOLAND GROWS NET ASSETS -266,544.
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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