HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN (EIN 04-3695294)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-06-18
IRS object ID
202021709349301132
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,771,607CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$230,073CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,943,942CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,587,972CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,523,667CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,057,261TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$12,887,429SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$24,169,832PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,327CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,297CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,058CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$81,115CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$222,002CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$314,799TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$37,372,060TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.64670PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.55420PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$275,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$275,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$370,701OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$18,535DepreciationAmt
Book Value$352,166BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$61,043OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,079DepreciationAmt
Book Value$57,964BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,263,848OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$13,263,848BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$13,948,978TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Lannie BluethmanBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115707 Park Center WayAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77059ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityCapital campaignActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$7,559,803GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$34,750RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$7,525,053NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts$7,559,803TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors$34,750TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization$7,525,053TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesTXLicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Botannical BeginningsEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$579,648GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$548,748CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$30,900GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$69NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$7,903RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$24,021FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$3,548EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$25,446OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$579,648GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$548,748CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$30,900GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$69NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$7,903RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$24,021FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$3,548EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$25,446OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$60,987DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$30,087NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (true)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Claudia Gee Vassar
Pres & Gen Coun$206,143$27,000$7,110$5,047$245,300
Laura A Easton
VP Dev & Marketing$136,061$17,838$4,696$8,776$167,371

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,228,446NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesNYSEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe completed Form 990 is initially reviewed by the Treasurer and President. It is then submitted to the Finance Committee to review, discuss, and approve. The 990 is then presented to the entire Board and all members are invited to review and comment. The Board or the Executive Committee then reviews, discusses any comments, and approves the 990 for signature and filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsEach Board Member is provided a copy of the organization's conflict of interest policy annually. The policy requires each Board Member to disclose any potential conflicts. The Board follows the procedures for addressing a conflict of interest as set out in the conflict of interest policy. Conflicted persons may make a presentation to the board, but may not participate in deliberations or voting on the matter in conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe salary of the President was reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors after researching comparable positions in non-profit organizations and recognizing the unique aspect of this particular position.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableUpon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HBG Holding LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18205 N Bayou DrAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN834048111EIN
Primary ActivitiesHold real estatePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
End Of Year Assets$275,000EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Houston Botanic GardenBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesfalseSharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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