DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN (EIN 86-0136925)
Tax period
2017-10-01 to 2018-09-30
Filed
2019-08-14
IRS object ID
201902269349302390
Schema version
2017v2.3
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-08-14T18:38:56-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN860271207PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCHMIDT WESTERGARD & COMPANY PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line177 WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMESACityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP852015830ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN860136925EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDESEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4809411225PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 N GALVIN PKWYAddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85008ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKENNETH J SCHUTZPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4809411225PhoneNum
Signature2019-08-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKELLY M WHITEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00622256PTIN
Phone4808346030PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address216.27.213.138IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2020-04-17 16:48:07ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKENNETH J SCHUTZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 N GALVIN PKWYAddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85008ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$18,793,983GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.DBG.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1937FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateAZLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE GARDEN'S COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY IS TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION AND CONSERVATION OF DESERT PLANTS OF THE WORLD WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. WE WILL ENSURE THAT THE GARDEN IS ALWAYS A COMPELLING ATTRACTION THAT BRINGS TO LIFE THE MANY WONDERS OF THE DESERT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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PY Total Expenses$15,606,893PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$17,242,460CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,988,522PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$4,037,129TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,686,767TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$26,384,269NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE GARDEN'S COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY IS TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION AND CONSERVATION OF DESERT PLANTS OF THE WORLD WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. WE WILL ENSURE THAT THE GARDEN IS ALWAYS A COMPELLING ATTRACTION THAT BRINGS TO LIFE THE MANY WONDERS OF THE DESERT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$13,045,440ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,616,941RevenueAmt
DescHORTICULTURE - PROPAGATING & MAINTAINING A LIVING PLANT COLLECTION OF OVER 50,000 DESERT PLANTS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THOSE INHABITING THE SONORAN DESERT, MANY OF WHICH ARE ENDANGERED SPECIES. THIS PROGRAM ALSO WORKS TO PRESERVE DESERT PLANT LIFE OUTSIDE OF ITS COLLECTION BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE BEAUTY, VARIETY AND FRAGILITY OF DESERT PLANT LIFE BY DISPLAYING AND INTERPRETING ITS COLLECTION FOR THE PUBLIC AT ITS GARDEN IN PHOENIX, AZ WHICH IN THE CURRENT YEAR ATTRACTED APPROXIMATELY 495,000 VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.EDUCATION - PROVIDES PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND EDUCATORS THAT PROMOTE GREATER ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SONORAN DESERT. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING AT THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN PROMOTES A SCIENTIFICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY LITERATE COMMUNITY THROUGH HANDS-ON, NATURE-BASED LEARNING, AND GARDEN STAFF AND RESOURCES. THESE PLACE-BASED EXPERIENCES INSPIRE A CONNECTION TO THE UNIQUE WONDERS OF THE SONORAN DESERT, ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND IGNITE A LIFE-LONG APPRECIATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. INFORMAL PROGRAMS SPAN THE AGES OF INFANTS TO TEENAGERS ALONGSIDE THEIR CAREGIVERS THROUGH INQUIRY-BASED INVESTIGATIONS THAT INCORPORATE ART, SCIENCE, MUSIC, AND MUCH MORE. WE SERVED 1,028 CHILDREN IN FAMILY PROGRAMS IN 2017-2018. PROGRAMS SPECIFICALLY FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS ARE DESIGNED FOR PREK-8TH GRADE AND CORRELATE WITH ARIZONA'S COLLEGE AND CAREER READY STANDARDS. WE SERVED 17,191 PARTICIPANTS IN THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL PROGRAMS. RESEARCH - INVESTIGATING THE BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION OF THE DESERT PLANTS AND ENVIRONMENT. THE GARDEN HAS AN EXTENSIVE HERBARIUM CONTAINING NEARLY 88,000 PLANT SPECIMENS AND A LIBRARY WITH OVER 9,600 BOOK TITLES AND 500 BOTANICAL JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTER TITLES TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC AND RESEARCHERS IN THEIR STUDIES. THE GARDEN IS ALSO A PRIMARY RESEARCH CENTER AND HAS A PERMANENT RESEARCH STAFF CONDUCTING A NUMBER OF ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, THE GARDEN PUBLISHED 9 PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS RESULTING FROM THEIR RESEARCH AND GAVE 20 PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee298EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4809411225PhoneNum

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CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (52 entries)

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SHELLEY COHN
PRESIDENT10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN BURNSIDE
VICE PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAMMY MCLEOD
PRESIDENT ELECT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY FLOOD
SECRETARY5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT T SCHAEFER
TREASURER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRISTA ABEL
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
REBECCA AILES-FINE
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA AUCH
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE BAKER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JASON BARLOW
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT BURDICK
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG CARTER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAROLD C DORENBECHER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DIRK ELLSWORTH
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARTON FABER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER GATELY
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI HIGUERA
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA HOFFNAGLE
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CARRIE HULBURD
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRIET IVEY
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL JACOBY
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLE KRAEMER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK LANDY
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBER L LANNING
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KIMBERLY LARKIN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL LOWE
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TAHNIA MCKEEVER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL MORELL
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY MUNSON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ADRIANA MURRIETTA
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROLYN OMALLEY
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAN PEREZ
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA MAC PERLICH
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARRA L RAYNDON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAWRENCE ROBINSON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICK ROBINSON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN ROMAN
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN SCHWALLIE
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GINGER SPENCER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANN STANTON
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHLEEN TADDIE
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRUCE WEBER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMEY WETMORE
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM F WILDER
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN WOODWORTH
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEN SCHUTZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40.00Yes (X)$300,000$0$43,104
KEITH COWAN THRU JAN 2019
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$51,154$0$2,062
MARYLYNN MACK
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$141,245$0$15,481Yes (X)
BEVERLY DUZIK
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR40.00$274,564$0$30,804Yes (X)
MICHAEL OLSON RETIRED 10117
FINANCE DIRECTOR40.00$130,059$0$18,874Yes (X)
JOSEPH MCAULIFFE
SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST40.00$116,320$0$26,433Yes (X)
KIM MCCUE
RESEARCH DIRECTOR40.00$117,891$0$17,581Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$154,339TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K10IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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180 DEGREES-COMMERCIAL INC
4955 N 7TH AVEPHOENIXAZ85013CONSTRUCTION$808,011
VENUE BUILDERS
4650 E THOMAS RDPHOENIXAZ85018CONSTRUCTION$405,718
BLUE FOX GROUP
8040 E MCDOWELL RDPHOENIXAZ85018IT SUPPORT$260,649
PS STUDIOS
3002 NORTH THIRD STREETPHOENIXAZ85012GRAPHIC DESIGN$205,218
FABULOUS FOOD
PO BOX 81049PHOENIXAZ85069CATERING$185,756
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K12CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$3,352,783MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$2,344,846FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$406,333GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$3,432,480AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$852,490NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$9,536,442TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
ADMISSIONS900099$4,762,735$4,762,735
GROUP SERVICES900099$423,223$423,223
EDUCATIONAL CLASSES611600$319,672$319,672
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,505,630TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$5,872ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$803,780SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$803,780SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$8,800GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$3,850GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,950TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,950ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,983,660GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$385,346CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,598,314TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,598,314ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtExclusionExclusionAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MISCELLANEOUS900099$145,183$145,183
GROUP SERVICES - OTHER900099$111,311$111,311
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$256,494OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$16,907,702TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,616,941RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,754,319ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$735,551TotalAmt
Management And General$735,551ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,926,037TotalAmt
Program Services$5,554,890ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$402,977ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$968,170FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$302,654TotalAmt
Program Services$218,567ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,756ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$38,331FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$896,699TotalAmt
Program Services$728,303ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,469ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$98,927FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$533,342TotalAmt
Program Services$392,975ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$70,837ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69,530FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,652TotalAmt
Program Services$9,632ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,020ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$51,300TotalAmt
Management And General$51,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$367,167TotalAmt
Program Services$313,881ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$44,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,236FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$235,156TotalAmt
Program Services$186,724ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$48,432FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$532,837TotalAmt
Program Services$350,355ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91,194ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$91,288FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,814TotalAmt
Program Services$23,814ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$944,668TotalAmt
Program Services$615,852ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$154,271ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$174,545FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$299,939TotalAmt
Program Services$148,535ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$116,445ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,959FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,365TotalAmt
Program Services$31,365ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,584,946TotalAmt
Program Services$1,584,946ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,901TotalAmt
Program Services$82,264ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,805ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,832FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
OUTSIDE SERVICES$2,870,412$2,219,461$407,377$243,574
BEVERAGE EXPENSE$243,741$92,558$151,183
SPECIAL EVENTS & EXHIBI$113,148$113,148
PLANT EXPENSE$95,249$95,249

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$302,882TotalAmt
Program Services$282,921ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,967ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$994FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,242,460TotalAmt
Program Services$13,045,440ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,252,019ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,945,001FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,876,682BOYAmt
EOY$3,841,762EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$147,886BOYAmt
EOY$571,445EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,522,612BOYAmt
EOY$1,426,179EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$253,207BOYAmt
EOY$194,904EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,254BOYAmt
EOY$47,807EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$202,422BOYAmt
EOY$1,572,311EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$45,462,460LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$21,276,512LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,332,314BOYAmt
EOY$24,185,948EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$272,039BOYAmt
EOY$131,907EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$73,858BOYAmt
EOY$73,858EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,490BOYAmt
EOY$24,915EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,759,764BOYAmt
EOY$32,071,036EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,369,628BOYAmt
EOY$1,930,625EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,930,118BOYAmt
EOY$2,641,092EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$737,383BOYAmt
EOY$1,115,050EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,037,129BOYAmt
EOY$5,686,767EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$22,877,434BOYAmt
EOY$23,983,805EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,784,601BOYAmt
EOY$2,355,440EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,600BOYAmt
EOY$45,024EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,722,635BOYAmt
EOY$26,384,269EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,759,764BOYAmt
EOY$32,071,036EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$334,758ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$3,608OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,844,938CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,395,323CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,273,823CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$7,554,563CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,183,659CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$32,252,306TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,471,581CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,979,175CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,203,088CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,923,648CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,663,029CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$57,240,521TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,316,519CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,374,498CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,476,911CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,478,211CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,846,688CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,492,827TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$817,719CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$775,801CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,979,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$932,872CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,293,410CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,798,891TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$57,684CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$945,528CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,003,212TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$817,719CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$775,801CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,979,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$990,556CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,238,938CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,802,103TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$82,690,724PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$100,756CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$21,702CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$116,105CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$102,749CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$145,183CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$486,495TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$22,417,275CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$14,396,200CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,593,016CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,580,960CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$15,991,871CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$89,979,322TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.91900PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.93410PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$16,581,687BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$249,902ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$796,983InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$619,972AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$17,008,600EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$15,222,711BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$73,482ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,783,936InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$498,442AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$16,581,687EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,320,722BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,477,775ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$978,038InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$553,824AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$15,222,711EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$11,450,587BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$22,729ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$632,990InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$519,604AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$10,320,722EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$10,451,623BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$731,430ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$758,599InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$491,065AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$11,450,587EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY1.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$18,546,713OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,917,272DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,629,441BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$22,872,569OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,318,296DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,554,273BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,043,178OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,040,944DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,002,234BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$24,185,948TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
CHASE BANK$540,000
OTHER LIABILITIES$75,050
BANK LINE OF CREDIT$500,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,115,050TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,925,185TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$472,530DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$1,059,561OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,532,091RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$16,393,094RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$514,608OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$514,608RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,907,702TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$17,821,062TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$472,530DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$106,072OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$578,602ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$17,242,460ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$17,242,460TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:COLLECTIONS INCLUDE THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY AND LIVING PLANT COLLECTION, WHICH ARE ON DISPLAY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED BY THE GARDEN. THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY CONSISTS OF OVER 500 BOTANICAL PERIODICALS AND OVER 9,600 RARE BOOKS, INCLUDING FLORISTIC, ECOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL WORKS THAT RELATE TO THE DESERTS OF THE WORLD. THE LIBRARY ALSO INCLUDES MATERIALS ON BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION, PLANT TAXONOMY AND NOMENCLATURE, EDIBLE AND USEFUL PLANTS, RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANTS, AND DESERT ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. THE LIVING PLANT COLLECTION CONSISTS OF PLANTS THAT ARE RARE AND DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. THE GARDEN EMPLOYS HORTICULTURISTS TO ENSURE THAT THE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED. BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT STUDY CONDUCTED IN 2005 BY AN ADVISOR FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, A VALUE OF $20 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH UNPROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN AND A VALUE OF $35 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH PROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN. ADJUSTING THESE AMOUNTS IN 2018 FOR THE ANNUAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ("CPI"), THE GARDEN ESTIMATES THAT THE VALUE OF EACH UNPROCESSED SPECIMEN IS APPROXIMATELY $26 AND THE PROCESSED SPECIMEN VALUE IS APPROXIMATELY $44, FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF HERBARIUM SPECIMENS OF APPROXIMATELY $4,100,000. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY GARDENS, SPECIMENS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GARDEN ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. COSTS OF PURCHASING COLLECTION ITEMS ARE INCLUDED AS A CHANGE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN "PROGRAM EXPENSE" IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, ACQUISITIONS AND DE-ACCESSIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT.
PART III, LINE 4:COLLECTIONS INCLUDE THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY AND LIVING PLANT COLLECTION, WHICH ARE ON DISPLAY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED BY THE GARDEN. THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY CONSISTS OF OVER 500 BOTANICAL PERIODICALS AND OVER 9,600 RARE BOOKS, INCLUDING FLORISTIC, ECOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL WORKS THAT RELATE TO THE DESERTS OF THE WORLD. THE LIBRARY ALSO INCLUDES MATERIALS ON BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION, PLANT TAXONOMY AND NOMENCLATURE, EDIBLE AND USEFUL PLANTS, RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANTS, AND DESERT ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. THE LIVING PLANT COLLECTION CONSISTS OF PLANTS THAT ARE RARE AND DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. THE GARDEN EMPLOYS HORTICULTURISTS TO ENSURE THAT THE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED. BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT STUDY CONDUCTED IN 2005 BY AN ADVISOR FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, A VALUE OF $20 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH UNPROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN AND A VALUE OF $35 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH PROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN. ADJUSTING THESE AMOUNTS IN 2018 FOR THE ANNUAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ("CPI"), THE GARDEN ESTIMATES THAT THE VALUE OF EACH UNPROCESSED SPECIMEN IS APPROXIMATELY $26 AND THE PROCESSED SPECIMEN VALUE IS APPROXIMATELY $44, FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF HERBARIUM SPECIMENS OF APPROXIMATELY $4,100,000. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY GARDENS, SPECIMENS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GARDEN ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. COSTS OF PURCHASING COLLECTION ITEMS ARE INCLUDED AS A CHANGE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN "PROGRAM EXPENSE" IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, ACQUISITIONS AND DE-ACCESSIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT IS HELD BY THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION AND ITS INTENDED USE IS TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT WITH INVESTMENT INCOME AVAILABLE FOR THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE GARDEN.
PART X, LINE 2:THE GARDEN IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "IRC") AND SIMILAR STATE PROVISIONS. IN ADDITION, THE GARDEN QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170 OF THE IRC AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. INCOME DETERMINED TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME WOULD BE TAXED. THE GARDEN FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, U.S. FEDERAL INFORMATION RETURNS FOR YEARS ENDED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 AND STATE RETURNS FOR YEARS ENDED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 WERE CLOSED TO ASSESSMENT. INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ARE ACCRUED AS A COMPONENT OF ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES WHEN ASSESSED. THE GARDEN FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ("FASB") RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE GARDEN ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON WHETHER IT IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY UPON EXAMINATION. THE GARDEN ROUTINELY EVALUATES POTENTIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GARDEN HAS IDENTIFIED ITS STATUS AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS A TAX POSITION; HOWEVER, THE GARDEN HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITION DOES NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY THAT REQUIRES RECOGNITION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:REVENUE REPORTED ON DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION EIN: 26-3305761 1,044,048. TRANSFER OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO FOUNDATION 15,513.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RECEIVABLE DISCOUNT 3,608. TRANSFER FROM DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION 511,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSES REPORTED ON DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION EIN: 26-3305761 106,072.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1DINNER ON THE DESERTEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$667,259GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$489,233CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$178,026GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$178,026OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2LUMINARIAEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$1,410,055GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$982,738CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$427,317GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$427,317OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total7OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events$960,837GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$872,875CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$87,962GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$87,962OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$3,038,151GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$2,344,846CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$693,305GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$693,305OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$693,305DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (1)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KEN SCHUTZ
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$260,000$0$40,000$0$0$0$42,000$0$1,104$0$343,104$0$0$0
MARYLYNN MACK
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$130,180$0$11,065$0$0$0$7,273$0$8,208$0$156,726$0$0$0
BEVERLY DUZIK
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR$139,156$0$11,828$0$123,580$0$24,000$0$6,804$0$305,368$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 4BKEN SCHUTZ - NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN THAT IS NON-ELIGIBLE UNTIL RETIREMENT.
PART I, LINE 7INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, ALTHOUGH LINKED TO PRE-DETERMINED COMBINATIONS OF SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS, IS NOT A SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT NOR IS IT A PERCENTAGE OF EARNINGS.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Books And Publications BooksAndPublicationsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,939NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9256ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$585,873NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (5 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)AUCTION ITEMS1000$142,743FMV
Yes (X)SUPPLIES48$53,050FMV
Yes (X)PLANTS/TREES587$52,035FMV
Yes (X)EQUIPMENT1$13,000FMV
Yes (X)RAFFLE ITEMS3$2,850FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION USES A BROKER TO SELL NON-CASH STOCK CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL GARDEN MEMBER LEVELS HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES FOR BOARD POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BALL MEMBER LEVELS CAN VOTE ON AND CONFIRM BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE REVIEW OF FORM 990 IS DELEGATED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, A SUB-GROUP OF THE BOARD. THE COMPLETED 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SIGNED UPON ACCEPTANCE TO THE BOARD, AND RETURN OF FORMS IS TRACKED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR. ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN THE FORMS ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PERFORMED ANNUALLY BY THE MEMBERS OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND A NON-BOARD MEMBER WHO SERVES AS A HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANT. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE USES COMPARABLE DATA TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION BY CALLING OTHER NON-PROFITS OF EQUAL SIZE AND ALSO USES TOOLS SUCH AS GUIDESTAR AND OTHER PERSONNEL BASED WEB SITES AND REVIEW OF FORM 990 OF ORGANIZATIONS. THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED AN UPDATED COMPENSATION STUDY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GARDEN POSTS ITS FORMS 990 AND ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE WWW.DBG.ORG, AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. ANNUAL REPORTS ARE FILED WITH AZ CORPORATION COMMISSION, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:RECEIVABLE DISCOUNT -3,608.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DBG AGAVE LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 N GALVIN PKWYAddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85008ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesRECEIVING AND HOLDING CONTRIBUTED INTERESTS IN REAL ESTATE.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateAZLegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$0TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$0EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 N GALVIN PKWYAddressLine1Txt
CityPHOENIXCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85008ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263305761EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO MANAGE ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateAZLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status11APublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (1)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeSTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$511,000InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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