2020-11-16T12:01:44-06:00 2019-12-31 381357951 Plante & Moran PLLC 10 S Riverside Chicago IL 60606 990 2019-01-01 362225482 Chicago Horticultural Society CHIC 8478355440 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 Paul P Rafac Executive VP & CFO 2020-11-16 true David Lowenthal P00378651 3122071040 2020-11-05 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z Chicago Botanic Garden Jean M Franczyk 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 104285430 false X www.chicagobotanic.org X 1890 IL 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. 61 61 730 2185 738322 0 34776517 57399157 10910777 14719796 3953168 16265810 -323455 -66074 49317007 88318689 0 0 0 0 24882464 24863089 148346 0 4415165 22949022 24044158 47979832 48907247 1337175 39411442 249029271 289912332 62118015 64897279 186911256 225015053 X The Chicago Botanic Garden's mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. false false 15888454 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 2019, THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2,652,236 LIVING PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACCESSION RECORDS) IS 26,552 WITH THE TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 13,144. A TOTAL OF 256 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. 7394017 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. 6991354 5868872 VISITOR SERVICES: 1,276,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2019, 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. 6716371 2331413 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. 2897590 OTHER INCOME, BUSINESS CODE: 900099 3758817 GOVERNMENT GRANTS MEMBERSHIP REVENUE 9613961 6090230 39887786 true true false true false false true false true true true false false true true false true false false true false false false true true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 181 1 true 730 true true true false false false false true true false false false false false false X 61 61 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false IL X X Paul P Rafac 8478355440 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 Robert F Finke Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Allegra E Biery Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Andrew Sinclair Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Anne Leventry Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Anne Loucks Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Arthur J Gibson Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Benjamin F Lenhardt Jr Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Bob Probst Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Carol A Barnett Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Catherine M Waddell Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Charles V Greener Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Christopher E Girgenti Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Christopher Merrill Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Craig Niemann Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Dana Anderson Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 David R Casper Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Diane vS Levy Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Ellis M Goodman Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 George A Peinado Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Gillian Growdon Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Gregory A Moerschel Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Gregory K Jones Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Heidi B Capozzi Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Henry Munez Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 James Robinson Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 James W DeYoung Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jane Irwin Vice Chair 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jane S Park Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jill M Delaney Vice Chair 2.0 X 0 0 0 John C Robak Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 John H Buehler Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jonathan S Holloway Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Joseph P Gromacki Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Laura M Linger Vice Chair 2.0 X 0 0 0 Lois L Morrison Vice Chair 2.0 X 0 0 0 M James Leider Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Maria Smithburg Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Martha D Boudos Vice Chair 2.0 X 0 0 0 Mary B Richardson-Lowry Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Matt Banholzer Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Melvin F Williams Jr Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Michael J Busch Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Michael J McMurray Vice Chair 2.0 X 0 0 0 Michael R Zimmerman Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Nancy Gidwitz Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Neville F Bryan Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Nicole S Williams Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Pam F Szokol Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Peter Keehn Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Peter M Ellis Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 R Henry Kleeman Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Robert E Shaw Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Robin T Colburn Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Russell F Bartmes Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Ryan S Ruskin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Steven J Gavin Vice Chair 2.0 X 0 0 0 Susan A Willetts Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Suzanne M Burns Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Terrence R Brady Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Thomas E Lanctot Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Timothy A Dugan Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 William J Hagenah Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Aida Z Giglio Vice-President, Human Resources 40.0 X 210016 0 8158 Frederick R Spicer Jr Jr Executive VP & Director 40.0 X 237511 0 17289 Gregory M Mueller Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist 40.0 X 187630 0 26532 Harriet Resnick Vice President, Visitor Exp & Business Develop 40.0 X 165817 0 34245 James F Boudreau Executive VP, Marketing and Development 40.0 X 216395 0 37497 Jean M Franczyk President and Chief Executive Officer 40.0 X 418386 0 33057 Jennifer A Schwarz Ballard Vice President, Education and Community Programs 40.0 X 153820 0 25594 Thomas J Nissly Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO 40.0 X 252151 0 37292 Gwendolyn VanderBurg Sr. Director, Marketing and Communications 40.0 X 138810 0 20795 Kayri Havens-Young Senior Director, Plant Science and Conservation 40.0 X 134265 0 26554 Nina Antonetti Associate Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Relations 40.0 X 122264 0 1385 Patricia M Shanahan Associate Vice President, Development 40.0 X 125817 0 10927 Patrick S Herendeen Sr. Director, Ecology and Conservation 40.0 X 123921 0 34829 2486803 0 314154 19 false true false Rough Brothers Inc 5513 Vine St Cincinatti OH 45217 Construction 893809 Okeh Electric Company 825 University Drive Arlington Heights IL 600041821 Electrical 566220 Prescient Solutions PO Box 5450 Carol Stream IL 60197 Information Systems Consulting and Service 530452 Culture Creative 8 Linnet Court Alnwick Nothumberland UK NE662GD Event Design & Production 445651 Frost Lighting 830 W 40th Street Chicago IL 60609 Event Production 396566 30 0 4648938 853298 0 9125312 42771609 6615995 57399157 Government Grants 900099 3758817 3758817 Education Programs 900099 2331413 2331413 Facilities Rentals 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Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY 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. 0 4341753 X X X X false 97233000 21920000 16625000 0 4511000 0 131267000 102497000 4022000 -4096000 0 5190000 0 97233000 91431000 2350000 13267000 0 4551000 0 102497000 88359000 630000 6695000 0 4253000 0 91431000 89438000 1822000 337000 0 3238000 0 88359000 0.46 0.46 0.08 false false 138117253 51256656 86860597 82112839 55934182 26178657 4980362 3632938 1347424 18467193 8980911 9486282 123872960 Real Estate Funds 698286 F Private Equity Funds 1714615 F Hedge Funds 13886491 F Fixed Income Commingled Fund 34485540 F Open-end Real Estate Fund 11341731 F 62126663 Annuity Payment Liability 306323 Derivative Instrument 3598920 3905243 X 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. East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services,Conference Travel Plants & seeds collecting 2993 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments HEDGE FUND INVESTMENT 7046771 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services,Conference Travel,Garden design Plant collections/illustrations/program speakers 708363 North America (Canada & Mexico only) 0 0 Conference Travel Attend conference related to program services 4250 Russia and Neighboring States 0 0 Program Services Plant and seed collection. 10200 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Conference Travel 2500 0 0 0 0 0 0 7775077 0 7775077 false false true false false false SUMMER BENEFIT 619424 546724 72700 0 0 0 0 0 224417 LIGHTSCAPE PREVIEW PARTY 324781 252861 71920 0 0 0 0 0 88889 4 267318 53713 213605 0 0 0 0 0 110993 1211523 853298 358225 0 0 0 0 0 424299 424299 -66074 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16200 0 12343 0 0 false 16200 0 12343 0 0 12343 3857 IL true false false false 1.0 0.0 Anna Rossi 1000 LAKE COOK RD GLENCOE IL 60022 false Linda Pedian 0 Managed raffle at fundraising event. X false 0 X true true X X X X X false false false false false false false false false Jean M Franczyk President and Chief Executive Officer 418386 0 0 0 0 0 23290 0 9767 0 451443 0 0 0 Aida Z Giglio Vice-President, Human Resources 210016 0 0 0 0 0 7800 0 358 0 218174 0 0 0 Frederick R Spicer Jr Jr Executive VP & Director 237511 0 0 0 0 0 5879 0 11410 0 254800 0 0 0 Gregory M Mueller Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist 187630 0 0 0 0 0 7326 0 19206 0 214162 0 0 0 Harriet Resnick Vice President, Visitor Exp & Business Develop 165817 0 0 0 0 0 6786 0 27459 0 200062 0 0 0 James F Boudreau Executive VP, Marketing and Development 216395 0 0 0 0 0 8596 0 28901 0 253892 0 0 0 Jennifer A Schwarz Ballard Vice President, Education and Community Programs 153820 0 0 0 0 0 5968 0 19626 0 179414 0 0 0 Thomas J Nissly Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO 252151 0 0 0 0 0 10490 0 26802 0 289443 0 0 0 Kayri Havens-Young Senior Director, Plant Science and Conservation 134265 0 0 0 0 0 5293 0 21261 0 160819 0 0 0 Patrick S Herendeen Sr. Director, Ecology and Conservation 123921 0 0 0 0 0 5100 0 29729 0 158750 0 0 0 Gwendolyn VanderBurg Sr. Director, Marketing and Communications 138810 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20795 0 159605 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions THE SPOUSE OF ONE VICE PRESIDENT WAS PROVIDED TRAVEL AND LODGING FOR ONE INSTANCE INVOLVING A BONE FIDE BUSINESS TRAVEL PURPOSE. THE BENEFIT WAS TREATED AS NON-TAXABLE COMPENSATION A Illinois Finance Authority 861091967 45200FLX5 2008-07-31 30176131 Finance Construction Costs false false false A 0 0 30176131 0 0 0 505224 0 0 29670907 0 0 false false true true A false false false false 0.0 false false true A false true true true The Northern Trust 9.9 false false false false true A true Schedule K, Part V Different Procedures to Undertake Corrective Action Issuer name: Illinois Finance Authority Part IV, Line 2B: Issuer Name: Illinois Finance Authority - The Society met the two-year exception for construction issues. X 66 5688196 Market value X MARKET VALUE OF DONATED BEVERAGES, PLANTS, TREE SERVICES, AIRLINE, HOTEL, LEGAL, SECURITY EQUIPMENT 34 927799 Market value 0 false true false Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions Securities - Publicly traded - NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Other - MARKET VALUE OF DONATED BEVERAGES, PLANTS, TREE SERVICES, AIRLINE, HOTEL, LEGAL, SECURITY EQUIPMENT NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 6,716,371 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 2,331,413) 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. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 2,897,590 including grants of $) OTHER INCOME, BUSINESS CODE: 900099 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ including grants of $)(Revenue $ 3,758,817) 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 XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS - -2202552; NET REVENUE OF RELATED ORGANIZATION CHICAGOLAND GROWS - 45882; Form 990, Part XI, Line 8 Prior period adjustments IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT ASU NO. 2016-02, LEASES (TOPIC 842), THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY RESTATED ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2018. THE RESULT WAS A $167,828 ADJUSTMENT TO NET ASSETS FOR THE PRIOR PERIOD. CHICAGOLAND GROWS 1000 LAKE COOK ROAD GLENCOE IL 60022 363621163 PLANT INTRODUCTION IL 501(c)(3) NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false