2019-08-14T18:38:56-05:00 2018-09-30 860271207 SCHMIDT WESTERGARD & COMPANY PLLC 77 WEST UNIVERSITY DRIVE MESA AZ 852015830 990 2017-10-01 860136925 DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INC DESE 4809411225 1201 N GALVIN PKWY PHOENIX AZ 85008 KENNETH J SCHUTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4809411225 2019-08-13 1 KELLY M WHITE P00622256 4808346030 216.27.213.138 2019-08-13 17:06:21 US P 5A10CBEFB2418C6649294E77357A2DBEC340BAC2 AABCA7D4A69FE23C4645447E4DBAE51B3FD989F2 2017 2020-04-17 16:48:07Z KENNETH J SCHUTZ 1201 N GALVIN PKWY PHOENIX AZ 85008 18793983 0 X WWW.DBG.ORG X 1937 AZ THE 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. 45 45 298 728 0 0 10971759 9536442 4732747 5505630 9450 5872 1881459 1859758 17595415 16907702 25000 0 0 0 8966944 9394283 0 0 1945001 6614949 7848177 15606893 17242460 1988522 -334758 30759764 32071036 4037129 5686767 26722635 26384269 X THE 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. 0 0 13045440 5616941 HORTICULTURE - 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. 13045440 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 192 0 1 298 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 45 45 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AZ X X MARGARET BURKE 4809411225 1201 N GALVIN PARKWAY PHOENIX AZ 85008 SHELLEY COHN PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JOHN BURNSIDE VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 TAMMY MCLEOD PRESIDENT ELECT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY FLOOD SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SCOTT T SCHAEFER TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CRISTA ABEL TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA AILES-FINE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA AUCH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE BAKER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JASON BARLOW TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT BURDICK TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DOUG CARTER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 HAROLD C DORENBECHER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DIRK ELLSWORTH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BARTON FABER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER GATELY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LORI HIGUERA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA HOFFNAGLE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 CARRIE HULBURD TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 HARRIET IVEY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BILL JACOBY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE KRAEMER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LANDY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBER L LANNING TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY LARKIN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL LOWE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 TAHNIA MCKEEVER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL MORELL TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY MUNSON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIANA MURRIETTA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN OMALLEY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAN PEREZ TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA MAC PERLICH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DARRA L RAYNDON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE ROBINSON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 RICK ROBINSON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN ROMAN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN SCHWALLIE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 GINGER SPENCER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANN STANTON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN TADDIE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE WEBER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMEY WETMORE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM F WILDER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBIN WOODWORTH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEN SCHUTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 300000 0 43104 KEITH COWAN THRU JAN 2019 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 51154 0 2062 MARYLYNN MACK DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 141245 0 15481 BEVERLY DUZIK DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 40.00 X 274564 0 30804 MICHAEL OLSON RETIRED 10117 FINANCE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 130059 0 18874 JOSEPH MCAULIFFE SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST 40.00 X 116320 0 26433 KIM MCCUE RESEARCH DIRECTOR 40.00 X 117891 0 17581 1131233 0 154339 10 0 1 0 180 DEGREES-COMMERCIAL INC 4955 N 7TH AVE PHOENIX AZ 85013 CONSTRUCTION 808011 VENUE BUILDERS 4650 E THOMAS RD PHOENIX AZ 85018 CONSTRUCTION 405718 BLUE FOX GROUP 8040 E MCDOWELL RD PHOENIX AZ 85018 IT SUPPORT 260649 PS STUDIOS 3002 NORTH THIRD STREET PHOENIX AZ 85012 GRAPHIC DESIGN 205218 FABULOUS FOOD PO BOX 81049 PHOENIX AZ 85069 CATERING 185756 12 3352783 2344846 406333 3432480 852490 9536442 ADMISSIONS 900099 4762735 4762735 GROUP SERVICES 900099 423223 423223 EDUCATIONAL CLASSES 611600 319672 319672 5505630 5872 5872 803780 803780 0 693305 2344846 693305 0 8800 3850 4950 4950 1983660 385346 1598314 1598314 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 145183 145183 GROUP SERVICES - 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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. DINNER ON THE DESERT 667259 489233 178026 178026 LUMINARIA 1410055 982738 427317 427317 7 960837 872875 87962 87962 3038151 2344846 693305 693305 693305 0 X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KEN SCHUTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 260000 0 40000 0 0 0 42000 0 1104 0 343104 0 0 0 MARYLYNN MACK DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 130180 0 11065 0 0 0 7273 0 8208 0 156726 0 0 0 BEVERLY DUZIK DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 139156 0 11828 0 123580 0 24000 0 6804 0 305368 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B KEN SCHUTZ - NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN THAT IS NON-ELIGIBLE UNTIL RETIREMENT. PART I, LINE 7 INCENTIVE 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. X 2939 FMV X 9256 585873 FMV X AUCTION ITEMS 1000 142743 FMV X SUPPLIES 48 53050 FMV X PLANTS/TREES 587 52035 FMV X EQUIPMENT 1 13000 FMV X RAFFLE ITEMS 3 2850 FMV 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION USES A BROKER TO SELL NON-CASH STOCK CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A ALL GARDEN MEMBER LEVELS HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES FOR BOARD POSITIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ALL MEMBER LEVELS CAN VOTE ON AND CONFIRM BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 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 12C CONFLICT 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 15 THE 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 19 THE 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. 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