RUTH BANCROFT GARDEN INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: RUTH BANCROFT GARDEN INC (EIN 68-0310041)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-08-10
IRS object ID: 202132229349300523
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 D
Schedule G
Schedule L
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-08-10T15:25:25-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	680260103	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	REGALIA & ASSOCIATES CPAS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	103 TOWN COUNTRY DR STE K	AddressLine1Txt
City	DANVILLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94526	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	680310041	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Ruth Bancroft Gardens	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	Founded by Ruth Bancroft	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	RUTH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9259449352	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1552 Bancroft Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Walnut Creek	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94598	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Michael Rippey	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9259342241	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-08-10	SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Michael	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Rippey	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Douglas W Regalia	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00186389	PTIN
Phone	9253140390	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance Level	FAL1	FederatedAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Michael Rippey	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1552 Bancroft Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Walnut Creek	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94598	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,933,174	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	www.ruthbancroftgarden.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1993	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The mission of the Ruth Bancroft Gardens is to preserve this exceptional example of garden design and to continue to develop its collection of water-conserving plants for the education and enjoyment of the public.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	16	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	41	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	150	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$792,896	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$608,088	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$249,920	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$329,287	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$343	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$108	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$494,832	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$624,300	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$1,537,991	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,561,783	CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$648,487	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$844,503	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$190,930	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$457,947	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$556,396	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,106,434	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,400,899	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$431,557	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$160,884	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,490,912	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,549,087	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$477,400	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$374,691	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$5,013,512	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,174,396	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	The Ruth Bancroft Garden is a foremost example of the art of garden design with drought-tolerant plants, and it is known as one of the finest dry gardens in the world. See additional information on Schedule O.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$1,052,554	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$533,910	RevenueAmt
Desc	The Garden is open for tours, events and plant sales. There are about 10,000 visitors annually. The Garden offers a two-hour field trip program that meets the California curriculum standards of third grade. The Garden also offers an array of workshops, classes and seminars for the home gardener and horticultural/green industry professional. These programs serve over 1,000 adults and local school children.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,052,554	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	false	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (true)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	19	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	41	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	Yes (true)	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Form8282 Filed	0	Form8282FiledCnt
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	false	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	16	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (true)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	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	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Robyn Canevascini	PersonNm
Phone	9259449352	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1552 Bancroft Road	AddressLine1Txt
City	Walnut Creek	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94598	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Michael Rippey
President	5.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Earl Ruby
Vice President	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Hewett Chapman
Secretary	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bernie Rose
Treasurer	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nina Bancroft Dickerson
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Spencer Dress
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jane Freeman
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gail Giffen
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Carol Maerzke
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Rich Perona
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Julie Rose
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Susan Ruby
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Richard Turner
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Marco Vaticano
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mary Walker
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Monique Young
Director	4.00	0.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Gretchen Bartzen
Executive Dir.	24.00	0.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	false	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$135,000	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$473,088	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$13,542	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$608,088	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Admissions, member, wkshp	Desc
Business	712130	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$329,287	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$329,287	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$329,287	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$108	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$108	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$419,803	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$126	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$419,677	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$575,888	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$371,265	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$204,623	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$204,623	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,561,783	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$533,910	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion	$108	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

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

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

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

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

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

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$754,342	TotalAmt
Program Services	$558,213	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$67,890	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$128,239	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,053	TotalAmt
Program Services	$21,499	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,615	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,939	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$61,108	TotalAmt
Program Services	$45,220	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$10,388	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,888	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,790	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$693	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$405	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,980	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,488	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,995	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,497	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

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

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

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

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$150	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$102,351	TotalAmt
Program Services	$63,458	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,564	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$14,329	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$52,733	TotalAmt
Program Services	$32,694	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,656	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$7,383	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,752	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,706	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$661	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$385	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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

Travel TravelGrp

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

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

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

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,618	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,003	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$388	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$227	FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

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

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152,263	TotalAmt
Program Services	$152,263	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,042	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,274	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,493	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Utilities	$41,105	$25,485	$9,865	$5,755
Credit card and bank fees	$34,408	$21,333	$8,258	$4,817
Garden and nursery maintenance	$33,829	$33,829
Dues, license, tax, fees	$33,667	$20,874	$8,080	$4,713

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$55,843	TotalAmt
Program Services	$46,564	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,940	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,339	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,400,899	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,052,554	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$157,415	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$190,930	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$86,960	BOYAmt
EOY	$218,388	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,860	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,828	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$251,120	BOYAmt
EOY	$168,027	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

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

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,283	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,440	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,751,851	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$691,447	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,074,689	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,060,404	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

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

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

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

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,490,912	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,549,087	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$138,600	BOYAmt
EOY	$87,866	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$333,800	BOYAmt
EOY	$281,825	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,000	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$477,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$374,691	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	$4,959,901	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,136,343	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,611	BOYAmt
EOY	$38,053	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,013,512	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,174,396	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,490,912	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,549,087	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$160,884	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	false	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,035,702	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,230,596	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,971,617	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$792,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$608,088	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,638,899	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

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

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

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

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,035,702	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,230,596	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$2,971,617	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$792,896	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$608,088	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,638,899	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,715,554	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,923,345	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,654	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,640	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,813	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$343	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$108	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$6,558	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

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

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$6,645,457	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$1,102,722	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.74090	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.78480	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$100	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$100	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,158,200	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$399,309	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,758,891	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$169,870	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$60,118	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$109,752	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$77,131	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$58,911	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$18,220	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$346,550	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$173,109	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$173,441	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,060,404	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	false	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	Annual Gala	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$419,803	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$419,803	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$126	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total	$419,803	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$419,803	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$126	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$126	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	$419,677	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Mary Walker	PersonNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	Board Member	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$17,457	TransactionAmt
Transaction	Digital Marketing	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et	Directors Julie Rose and Bernie Rose are married.Directors Gretchen Bartzen and Mike Rippey are in a partnership.Directors Earl Ruby and Susan Ruby are married.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. THE FORM IS THEN REVIEWED BYTHE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT, AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THIS GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS THEN DISCUSSES THE CONTENTS OF THE RETURN WITH THE OUTSIDE TAX PROFESSIONAL. AFTER A FULL REVIEW, THE FINAL VERSION OF THE TAX RETURN IS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S VOTING BODY. A REPRESENTATIVE OF MANAGEMENT AUTHORIZES THE FINAL FORM 990 WHICH IS THEN E-FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AT LEAST ANNUALLY. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE (IN WRITING) POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND ANY RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS. LOANS BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS FULL TRANSPARENCY ON ALL RELATIONSHIPS. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS (IN FACT OR APPEARANCE) ARE DISCUSSED OPENLY AND RESOLVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE COMPENSATION OF ALL HIGH-LEVEL PERSONNEL PERIODICALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS RULES AND REGULATIONS. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO SECURE COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SALARIES. EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE PROCESS IS THOROUGH AND TRANSPARENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH IRS GUIDELINES AND THE ORGANIZATION'S POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees	COMPENSATION OF OTHER PERSONNEL AND KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED PERIODICALLY BY MEMBERS OF MANAGEMENT. EFFORTS ARE MADE TO SECURE COMPENSATION DATA FROM INDUSTRY SOURCES IN ORDER TO DETERMINE COMPETITIVENESS AND APPROPRIATENESS OF SALARIES AND ALL RELATED BENEFITS. ALL DECISIONS ARE THEN DOCUMENTED IN PERSONNEL FILES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	No documents available to the public.
Additional Background	The Garden displays an expansive collection of plants from the worlds desert and Mediterranean climates, collected by Ruth Bancroft for over 60 years. Every season offers something new in the Garden and visitors will find themselves in awe at the boldness and beauty of Ruths work. Our world-renowned drought tolerant Ruth Bancroft Garden and Nursery opened the new Coit Family Visitor and Education Center on June 26th, 2019, at a public Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for over 300 Garden members, donors and guests. The $5 million Coit Family Visitor and Education Center was completed with the support of over 400 individuals and private foundations. The new 5,000 square foot Center, the first permanent building ever constructed at the Garden, will help welcome the over 15,000 people who visit the Garden year-round and provide a much-needed generous indoor multi-purpose classroom, community meeting space and special event site, as well as office space for the Garden staff. The Coit Family Visitor and Education Center will help the Garden: * Provide more workshops, tours, classes and educational symposia to strengthen Gardens reputation in the scientific and landscaping community. * Expand education programs for children and students of all ages. * Expand space for classes, member and community events, and private event rentals. * Provide ADA accessible restroom facilities and access to the Garden via a new paved and decomposed granite paths. * Provide landscape inspiration, advice, and connection to designers and photographers.A larger presence in the community will help spread the word about sustainable low-water landscaping something that will make a huge difference in the changing environment. Community members will be able to rent the facility for private events, such as weddings and corporate retreats, which will bring additional revenue and visitors to the Garden.