CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2225482)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-11-15
IRS object ID: 202123199349314307
Schema version: 2020v4.0
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-11-15T13:33:15-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	381357951	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Plante & Moran PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 S Riverside	AddressLine1Txt
City	Chicago	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362225482	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Chicago Horticultural Society	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CHIC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8478355440	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 Lake Cook Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Glencoe	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60022	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Paul P Rafac	PersonNm
Person Title	Executive VP & CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2021-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Paul P	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Rafac	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Lu Ann Trapp	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01506476	PTIN
Phone	3122071040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-11-12	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	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	Chicago Botanic Garden	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Jean M Franczyk	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 Lake Cook Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Glencoe	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60022	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$68,371,795	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.chicagobotanic.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1890	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The Chicago Botanic Garden's mission: We 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 Body	64	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	64	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	657	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	600	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$121,248	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$57,399,157	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$36,974,348	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$14,719,796	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$11,324,987	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$16,265,810	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$5,240,583	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	-$66,074	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$43,701	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$88,318,689	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$53,583,619	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$24,863,089	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$23,706,682	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$3,896,010	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$24,044,158	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$22,535,087	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$48,907,247	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$46,241,769	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$39,411,442	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$7,341,850	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$289,912,332	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$311,583,095	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$64,897,279	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$72,130,625	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$225,015,053	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$239,452,470	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	The Chicago Botanic Garden's mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (true)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$14,530,748	ExpenseAmt
Desc	HORTICULTURAL 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 2020, THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2,685,544 LIVING PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACCESSION RECORDS) IS 27,574 WITH THE TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 14,152. 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$6,950,372	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,229,318	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATIONAL 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$7,490,817	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$5,227,335	RevenueAmt
Desc	VISITOR SERVICES: 814,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2020, 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 CLASSES.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (5 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmt	DescDesc	RevenueRevenueAmt
$6,965,097	PLANT 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.
$2,142,322	COMMUNICATIONS
	OTHER INCOME, BUSINESS CODE: 900099	$432,171
	GOVERNMENT GRANTS	$2,935,856
	MEMBERSHIP REVENUE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$9,107,419	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$3,368,027	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$38,079,356	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
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	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	Yes (true)	TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	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	132	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	657	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (true)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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	64	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	64	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (true)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	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	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Paul P Rafac	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8478355440	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 Lake Cook Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Glencoe	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60022	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (79 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Robert F Finke
Board Chair	2.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Allegra E Biery
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Andrew Sinclair
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Anne Leventry
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Anne Loucks
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Arthur J Gibson
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Benjamin F Lenhardt Jr
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Bob Probst
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Carol A Barnett
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Catherine M Waddell
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Charles V Greener
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Christopher E Girgenti
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Christopher Merrill
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Craig Niemann
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dana Anderson
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Diane vS Levy
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ellis M Goodman
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ernest C Wong
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
George A Peinado
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gillian Growdon
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gregory A Moerschel
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gregory K Jones
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Heidi B Capozzi
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Henry Munez
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James Robinson
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
James W DeYoung
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jane Irwin
Chair, Human Resources & Compensation	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jane S Park
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jill M Delaney
Chair, Buildings, Gardens & Visitor Exp.	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John C Robak
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
John H Buehler
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jonathan S Holloway
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Joseph P Gromacki
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kathleen Hagerty
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Laura M Linger
Chair, Audit & Garden Heritage Society	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lois L Morrison
Chair, Science & Education	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
M James Leider
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Maria Smithburg
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Martha D Boudos
Chair, Finance & Investment	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary B Richardson-Lowry
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Matt Banholzer
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Melvin F Williams Jr
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael J Busch
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael J McMurray
Chair, Government Affairs	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Michael R Zimmerman
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nancy Gidwitz
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Neville F Bryan
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nicole S Williams
Vice Chair, Audit Committee	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Pam F Szokol
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter Keehn
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Peter M Ellis
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
R Henry Kleeman
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard Sciortino
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robert E Shaw
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Robin T Colburn
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Russell F Bartmes
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Ryan S Ruskin
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Steven J Gavin
Chair, Nominating & Governance	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan A Willetts
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Suzanne M Burns
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Terrence R Brady
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Thomas E Lanctot
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Timothy A Dugan
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
William J Hagenah
Board Member	2.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Aida Z Giglio
Vice-President, Human Resources	40.0		Yes (X)	$209,903	$0	$2,567
Frederick R Spicer Jr
Executive VP & Director	40.0		Yes (X)	$235,483	$0	$15,277
Gregory M Mueller
Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist	40.0		Yes (X)	$193,461	$0	$23,285
Gwendolyn VanderBurg
Vice President, Marketing and Communications	40.0		Yes (X)	$146,377	$0	$19,209
Harriet Resnick
Vice President, Visitor Exp & Business Develop	40.0		Yes (X)	$165,219	$0	$30,339
James F Boudreau
Executive VP, Marketing and Development	40.0		Yes (X)	$215,205	$0	$32,797
Jean M Franczyk
President and Chief Executive Officer	40.0		Yes (X)	$387,055	$0	$23,296
Jennifer A Schwarz Ballard
Vice President, Education and Community Programs	40.0		Yes (X)	$150,597	$0	$22,644
Paul R Rafac
Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO	40.0		Yes (X)	$195,754	$0	$15,765
Thomas J Nissly
Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO	40.0		Yes (X)	$113,970	$0	$15,299
Angela Mason
Associate Vice President, Urban Agriculture	40.0			$117,790	$0	$11,714	Yes (X)
Kayri Havens-Young
Senior Director, Plant Science and Conservation	40.0			$133,551	$0	$23,906	Yes (X)
Patricia M Shanahan
Associate Vice President, Development	40.0			$125,324	$0	$11,324	Yes (X)
Patrick S Herendeen
Sr. Director, Ecology and Conservation	40.0			$121,630	$0	$32,845	Yes (X)
Yao-Chun Stephan
Controller	40.0			$119,023	$0	$600	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,630,342	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$280,867	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	20	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	Province Or StateContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
Berger Excavating
1205 N Garland Rd	Wauconda	IL	600841011	Construction	$2,647,538
Culture Creative Limited
				Event Design & Production	$622,097	8 Linnet Court	Alnwick	Nothumberland	UK	NE662GD
Commercial Material Solutions LLC
2206 N Main St	Wheaton	IL	60187	Construction	$597,047
Lorig Construction Company
250 E Touhy Ave	Des Plaines	IL	60018	Construction	$574,125
Sexton's Landscape Concepts Inc
1112 ECulver Ave	Springfield	IL	62703	Landscape Construction	$565,479

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	33	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$3,910,780	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$875,653	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$9,120,749	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$23,067,166	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$617,707	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$36,974,348	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
Government Grants	900099	$2,935,856	$2,935,856
Education Programs	900099	$1,229,318	$1,229,318
Facilities Rentals	531390	$75,197		$75,197
Visitor Services	900099	$6,654,099	$5,227,335		$1,426,764

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$430,517	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$430,517	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$11,324,987	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,718,494	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$46,051	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,672,443	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,654	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$1,654	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$18,154,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$14,631,911	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$3,522,089	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,522,089	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$3,522,089	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$198,312	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$875,695	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$156,265	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$42,047	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$42,047	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income	$0	GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses	$0	GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$0	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$53,583,619	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,824,680	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$121,248	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,663,343	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,967,156	TotalAmt
Program Services	$773,422	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,082,206	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$111,528	FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,272,775	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,685,995	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$846,907	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,739,873	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$273,867	TotalAmt
Program Services	$204,647	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,795	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$33,425	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,831,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,312,538	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$253,777	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$264,845	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,361,724	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,113,593	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$118,647	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$129,484	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$808,082	TotalAmt
Program Services	$763,199	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,708	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,175	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,773	TotalAmt
Program Services	$698	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,075	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$99,700	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$99,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$107,690	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$107,690	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$222,983	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$222,983	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,818,317	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,026,526	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$521,912	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$269,879	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$495,949	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$325,967	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$169,982	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,771,286	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,965,649	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$323,368	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$482,269	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$578,910	TotalAmt
Program Services	$321,688	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$117,252	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$139,970	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,085,654	TotalAmt
Program Services	$961,336	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,326	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$81,992	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$196,201	TotalAmt
Program Services	$180,115	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,594	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,492	FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,926	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,027	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,624	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,275	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,366,466	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,184,172	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$116,169	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$66,125	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,124,098	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,881,893	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$63,225	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$178,980	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$794,415	TotalAmt
Program Services	$637,282	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61,107	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$96,026	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Repairs and Maintenance	Desc
Total	$923,137	TotalAmt
Program Services	$912,212	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,925	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$90,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$123,364	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	-$32,864	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$46,241,769	TotalAmt
Program Services	$38,079,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,266,403	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,896,010	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,439,091	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,770,395	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,999,860	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,714,819	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,229,748	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,555,977	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,816,864	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,246,075	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$480,952	BOYAmt
EOY	$486,240	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$254,513,901	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$127,954,589	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,872,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$126,559,312	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$47,946,194	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,444,692	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$62,126,663	BOYAmt
EOY	$80,805,585	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,912,332	BOYAmt
EOY	$311,583,095	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,255,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,394,870	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,193,403	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,390,043	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$49,543,544	BOYAmt
EOY	$49,570,604	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,239,200	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,905,243	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,535,908	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,897,279	BOYAmt
EOY	$72,130,625	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	$130,804,070	BOYAmt
EOY	$141,951,872	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$94,210,983	BOYAmt
EOY	$97,500,598	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$225,015,053	BOYAmt
EOY	$239,452,470	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$289,912,332	BOYAmt
EOY	$311,583,095	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$7,341,850	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$8,650,824	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$1,555,257	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit Performed	Yes (true)	FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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	$19,421,617	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$21,732,642	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$25,877,380	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$57,729,285	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$27,853,599	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$152,614,523	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,592,132	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$9,412,216	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$9,445,780	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,125,312	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,120,749	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$46,696,189	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$29,013,749	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$31,144,858	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$35,323,160	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$66,854,597	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$36,974,348	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$199,310,712	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$11,530,157	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$187,780,555	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,355,633	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,495,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,763,473	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,860,101	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,720,148	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,194,598	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$300,667	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$439,764	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$383,543	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,123,974	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$208,629,284	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$50,820,789	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.9001	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.8912	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	Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME FROM UNRESTRICTED BEQUESTS AND OTHER OPERATING INCOME, COLUMN A - 300667.0, COLUMN B - 439764.0, COLUMN C - 383543.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 0.0, COLUMN F - 1123974.0; DESCRIPTION - , COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 0;	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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$107,690	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$107,690	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND ITS HIRED LOBBYISTS CONTACTED MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE U.S. CONGRESS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OFFICIALS WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN CONNECTION WITH ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL APPROPRIATION MATTERS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included	$0	RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included	$4,341,753	AssetsIncludedAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch Prog	Yes (X)	CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$131,267,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$10,282,368	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$13,377,905	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,083,273	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$150,844,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$97,233,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$21,920,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$16,625,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,511,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$131,267,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$102,497,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$4,022,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$4,096,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$5,190,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$97,233,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$91,431,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$2,350,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$13,267,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,551,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$102,497,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$88,359,000	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$630,000	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$6,695,000	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$0	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,253,000	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$0	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$91,431,000	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.5	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.37	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.13	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$139,196,338	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$55,479,751	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$83,716,587	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$83,815,017	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$59,028,029	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$24,786,988	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,440,123	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$3,765,704	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$1,674,419	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$26,062,423	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$9,681,105	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$16,381,318	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$126,559,312	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
Real Estate Funds	$461,367	F
Private Equity Funds	$1,540,850	F
Hedge Funds	$13,088,109	F
Fixed Income Commingled Fund	$50,092,515	F
Open-end Real Estate Fund	$9,657,703	F
Equity Commingled Fund	$5,965,041	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$80,805,585	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Annuity Payment Liability	$305,012
Derivative Instrument	$5,230,896

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$5,535,908	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collections	THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE RARE BOOKS, PRINTS, SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS THAT SERVE TO FURTHER ITS MISSION.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds	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.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	THE SOCIETY'S APPLICATION OF GAAPUSA 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 (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	0	0	Investments	HEDGE FUND INVESTMENT	$9,544,952
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	0	Program Services,Garden design	Landscape design, program installation, data analysis, event insurance	$338,633

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	0	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$9,883,585	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$0	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$9,883,585	TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	Yes (true)	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Bulb Sale	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$105,325	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$105,325	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1	$0	CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1	$0	NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$0	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1	$0	FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1	$0	EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$52,373	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	Lightscape Preview Party	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$967,190	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$875,695	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2	$91,495	GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Cash Prizes Event2	$0	CashPrizesEvent2Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event2	$0	NonCashPrizesEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$0	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$0	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2	$0	EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$98,022	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$1,492	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$0	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events	$1,492	GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Other Events	$0	CashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Other Events	$0	NonCashPrizesOtherEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Other Events	$0	RentFcltyCostsOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$0	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events	$0	EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events	$5,870	OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$1,074,007	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$875,695	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$198,312	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events	$0	CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events	$0	NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$0	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$0	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events	$0	EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$156,265	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$156,265	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$42,047	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Jean M Franczyk
President and Chief Executive Officer	$379,930	$0	$0	$0	$7,125	$0	$12,607	$0	$10,689	$0	$410,351	$0	$0	$0
Frederick R Spicer Jr
Executive VP & Director	$229,706	$0	$0	$0	$5,777	$0	$4,567	$0	$10,710	$0	$250,760	$0	$0	$0
James F Boudreau
Executive VP, Marketing and Development	$209,578	$0	$0	$0	$5,627	$0	$2,224	$0	$30,573	$0	$248,002	$0	$0	$0
Aida Z Giglio
Vice-President, Human Resources	$204,790	$0	$0	$0	$5,113	$0	$2,021	$0	$546	$0	$212,470	$0	$0	$0
Paul R Rafac
Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO	$195,754	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$14,265	$0	$211,519	$0	$0	$0
Gregory M Mueller
Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist	$188,669	$0	$0	$0	$4,792	$0	$1,894	$0	$21,391	$0	$216,746	$0	$0	$0
Harriet Resnick
Vice President, Visitor Exp & Business Develop	$160,773	$0	$0	$0	$4,446	$0	$1,757	$0	$28,582	$0	$195,558	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer A Schwarz Ballard
Vice President, Education and Community Programs	$146,705	$0	$0	$0	$3,892	$0	$1,539	$0	$21,105	$0	$173,241	$0	$0	$0
Gwendolyn VanderBurg
Vice President, Marketing and Communications	$143,153	$0	$0	$0	$3,224	$0	$0	$0	$19,209	$0	$165,586	$0	$0	$0
Kayri Havens-Young
Senior Director, Plant Science and Conservation	$130,084	$0	$0	$0	$3,467	$0	$1,370	$0	$22,536	$0	$157,457	$0	$0	$0
Patrick S Herendeen
Sr. Director, Ecology and Conservation	$118,289	$0	$0	$0	$3,341	$0	$1,321	$0	$31,524	$0	$154,475	$0	$0	$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Illinois Finance Authority	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN	861091967	BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP	45200FLX5	CUSIPNum
Bond Issued	2008-07-31	BondIssuedDt
Issue Price	$30,176,131	IssuePriceAmt
Purpose	Finance Construction Costs	PurposeDesc
Defeased	false	DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing	false	PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Retired	$0	RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased	$0	BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds	$30,176,131	TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund	$0	InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest	$0	CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow	$0	RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	$505,224	IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement	$0	CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures	$0	WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures	$29,670,907	CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds	$0	OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent	$0	UnspentAmt
Refunding Tax Exempt Bonds	false	RefundingTaxExemptBondsInd
Refunding Taxable Bonds	false	RefundingTaxableBondsInd
Final Allocation Made	Yes (true)	FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec Maint	Yes (true)	AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop	false	MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements	false	AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test	false	BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	false	ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd	Yes (true)	ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	false	Form8038TFiledInd
Exception To Rebate	Yes (true)	ExceptionToRebateInd
Variable Rate Issue	Yes (true)	VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec	Yes (true)	HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd

Hedge Provider Name HedgeProviderName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	The Northern Trust	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Term Of Hedge	9.9	TermOfHedgePct
Superintegrated Hedge	false	SuperintegratedHedgeInd
Hedge Terminated	false	HedgeTerminatedInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	Yes (true)	WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action	Yes (true)	ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule K, Part V Different Procedures to Undertake Corrective Action	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Issuer name: Illinois Finance Authority Part IV, Line 2B: Issuer Name: Illinois Finance Authority - The Society met the two-year exception for construction issues.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	50	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$617,707	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Securities - Publicly traded - NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (15 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 3 Significant changes in program services	On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of a respiratory disease caused by a new coronavirus as a "pandemic". First identified in late 2019 and known now as COVID-19, the outbreak has impacted millions of individuals worldwide. In response, many countries have implemented measures to combat the outbreak, which have impacted global business operations. In response to the pandemic declaration, the Society temporarily closed its facilities to the public for approximately three months. The temporary closure resulted in an overall decrease of visitor programs and operations, membership, and education fees revenues.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 6,965,097 including grants of $) PLANT 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.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 2,142,322 including grants of $) COMMUNICATIONS
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ including grants of $)(Revenue $ 432,171) OTHER INCOME, BUSINESS CODE: 900099
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ including grants of $)(Revenue $ 2,935,856) GOVERNMENT GRANTS
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ including grants of $) MEMBERSHIP REVENUE
Form 990, Part VI, Line 3 Delegation of management duties	THE 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, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	THE COMPLETED FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, 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, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, AND ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS, OFFER EDITS, AND PROVIDE APPROVAL. SUBSEQUENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE FINAL FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THE 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, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS 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.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE 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, HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE CEO'S EVALUATION OF THE STAFF'S PERFORMANCE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	THE 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 VIII, Line 2f Other Program Service Revenue	Horticulture consulting - Total Revenue: 430517, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 430517, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ;
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	Other - Total Expense: 4818317, Program Service Expense: 4026526, Management and General Expenses: 521912, Fundraising Expenses: 269879;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS - -1631976; NET REVENUE OF RELATED ORGANIZATION CHICAGOLAND GROWS - 76719;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHICAGOLAND GROWS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 LAKE COOK ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	GLENCOE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60022	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	363621163	EIN
Primary Activities	PLANT INTRODUCTION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	IL	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	false	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (true)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (true)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd