DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS INC (EIN 32-0371538)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-07-01
IRS object ID
202041839349301864
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Website AddressWWW.DELAWAREGARDENS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
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Activity Or MissionTHE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK STRIVES TO EXALT NATURE'S BEAUTY, TO DELIGHT AND EDUCATE VISITORS, AND TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF SUSSEX COUTNY AND DELMARVA. THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDNES HAS CREATED A UNIQUE, SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE GARDEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK STRIVES TO EXALT NATURE'S BEAUTY, TO DELIGHT AND EDUCATE VISITORS, AND TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF SUSSEX COUTNY AND DELMARVA. THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDNES HAS CREATED A UNIQUE, SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE GARDEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT.MissionDesc
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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Noncash Contributions$50,612NoncashContributionsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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BOY$375BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,902,505BOYAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$530,152CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$443,714CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$988,077CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$727,206CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,614,785TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$83,877CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$89,274CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$100,650CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$428,877TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Total$2,830TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$532,988CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year$857,918CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,046,492TotalAmt

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Total$270,479TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,151CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$110CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$5,555TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$534,139CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,088,837CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$875,868CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,067,611TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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Contributions$6,657ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,245InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$105AdministrativeExpensesAmt
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CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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Contributions$5,300ContributionsAmt
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Administrative Expenses$583AdministrativeExpensesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$6,164ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,604InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$289AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$18,322EndYearBalanceAmt

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Investment Earnings Or Losses$584InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$152AdministrativeExpensesAmt
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CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

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Investment Earnings Or Losses-$505InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$84AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$10,411EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$268,046OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$5,599DepreciationAmt
Book Value$262,447BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,914,640OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,072DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,887,568BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$291,781OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$44,826DepreciationAmt
Book Value$246,955BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$17,971OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$499DepreciationAmt
Book Value$17,472BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,414,442TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGENERAL ENDOWMENT FOR UNRESTRICTED USE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
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 Line1YORKSTON CONSULTINGBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 489AddressLine1Txt
CityHOCKESSINCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19707ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISERActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor$27,346RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$27,346NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$27,346TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$27,346TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FARM DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$263,490GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$155,515CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$107,975GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$30,000FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$27,251OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$263,490GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$155,515CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$107,975GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$30,000FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$27,251OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$57,251DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$50,724NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE G, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationYORKSTON CONSULTING FUNDRAISERExplanationTxt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGREGORY D TEPPERPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionOFFICERRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$20,171TransactionAmt
TransactionSERVICESTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE L, PART VFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGREG TEPPER IS A VOTING MEMBER OF THE ORGANIZATION AND AN EMPLOYEE. HIS SALARY IS SPLIT 70/30 TO CAPITAL ASSET AND EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution1ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$14,842NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescOTHERDesc
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$35,770NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesINVOICES FROM VENDORSMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
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 (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK STRIVES TO EXALT NATURE'S BEAUTY, TO DELIGHT AND EDUCATE VISITORS, AND TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF SUSSEX COUTNY AND DELMARVA. THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDNES HAS CREATED A UNIQUE, SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE GARDEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT.
FORM 990THE ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES A PERCENTAGE OF EACH EMPLOYEES PAYROLL AND EMPLOYER TAXES TO A CAPITAL ASSET. TOTAL WAGES AND TAXES WERE 140,272 FOR 2019, OF WHICH, 82,801 WAS ALLOCATED TO PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT FOR 2019. VOLUNTEERS AMONG THE MANY UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS IS THE CENTRAL ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN EVERY FACET OF THE ORGANIZATION FROM MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT TO IMPLEMENTATION; FROM GARDEN DESIGN TO GARDEN PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE. HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SPECIALISTS VOLUNTEER AS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR AND FINANCIAL DIRECTOR/TREASURER. THE VOLUNTEER PHOTOGRAPHER IS A LICENSED DRONE OPERATOR WHOSE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS HAVE DRAMATICALLY CAPTURED THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND BEAUTY OF THE GARDENS. BECAUSE THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS HAS ONLY THREE PAID POSITIONS-DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE, DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, AND SENIOR GARDENER-THE 76,158 HOURS DONATED BY OUR VOLUNTEERS (2016 - 2019) ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF DBG. THESE VOLUNTEER HOURS HAVE COLLECTIVELY CONTRIBUTED AN ESTIMATED 1.9 MILLION IN STAFF TIME THAT DBG WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE HAD TO RAISE. THIS ESTIMATE IS BASED ON THE AVERAGE HOURLY VALUE OF 25.38 FOR VOLUNTEERS IN DELAWARE (2018), AS REPORTED BY THE NONPROFIT GROUP INDEPENDENT SECTOR. THESE HOURS EQUATE TO MORE THAN 36 WORK-YEARS OF EFFORT DURING THE PERIOD 2016 TO 2019. IN 2019, THERE ARE 250 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS, AND WE USE A TOP RATED, ONLINE SOFTWARE SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND COORDINATING THE ACTIVITIES OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. IN 2019, VOLUNTEERS DONATED 23,702 HOURS: 7,401 TO GARDEN PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE 2,016 TO THE DOCENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING STAFFING EVENTS & TOURS 2,082 TO IT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT 754 TO GRANT WRITING AND GRANT MANAGEMENT 615 TO PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY 10,834 TO MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING FINANCES, FUNDRAISING, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2RAY SANDER SHERYL SWED PRESIDENT EXEC. DIR. MARRIED
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE TREASURER REVIEWS THE DRAFT 990 IN DETAIL WITH THE PRESIDENT. AFTER BOTH THE TREASURER AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE APPROVED THE DRAFT, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED WITH THE EXECTUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND ONE OTHER BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT UPON BEING APPOINTED TO THE BOARD AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS, THEN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MAKES THE INITIAL APPROVAL AND THE FULL BOARD MAKES THE FINAL APPROVAL. NO OFFICER CURRENTLY RECEIVES COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XIITHE ORGANIZATION USES A CPA FIRM TO DO THEIR DAILY, MONHTLY, AND YEAR END BOOKKEEPING. THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES A SECOND, INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PERFORM A COMPILATION AT YEAR-END AND TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 TAX RETURN.

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