2018-11-14T16:43:11-06:00 2017-12-31 381357951 Plante & Moran PLLC 10 S Riverside Chicago IL 60606 990 2017-01-01 362225482 Chicago Horticultural Society CHIC 8478355440 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 Thomas J Nissly Executive VP & CFO 2018-11-14 true David Lowenthal P00376651 3122071040 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Chicago Botanic Garden Jean M Franczyk 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 68605409 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. 59 59 814 2041 619509 0 29890490 31168269 13457906 13536015 6711941 4856464 89139 197240 50149476 49757988 0 0 0 0 25297780 26679276 0 0 3047442 21728521 22075772 47026301 48755048 3123175 1002940 242961271 252541559 58405738 57367828 184555533 195173731 X The Chicago Botanic Garden's mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. false false 12820842 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 2017, THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2,717,691 LIVING PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACQUISITION RECORDS) IS 25,184 WITH TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 12,173. A TOTAL OF 247 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. 9880959 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. 9439681 1850111 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. 5211057 2544476 VISITOR SERVICES: 1,111,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2017, 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. 1626313 MEMBERSHIP REVENUE 166915 439766 OTHER INCOME, BUSINESS CODE: 900099 6710158 GOVERNMENT GRANTS 7004285 9694400 39145767 true true false true false false false true false true true true false false true true false true false false true false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false true false false false true 271 0 true 814 true true true false false false false true true true false false false X 59 59 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false IL X X Thomas J Nissly 8478355440 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 X Robert F Finke Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Jill M Delaney Secretary 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Catherine M Waddell Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 David R Casper Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 John L Howard Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Nicole S Williams Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Peter M Ellis Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Thomas E Lanctot Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Timothy A Dugan Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Susan A Willetts Vice Chair & Immediate Past Chair 2.0 X 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 Charles V Greener Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Diane vS Levy Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Dorothy H Gardner Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Ellis M Goodman Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Angela Korompilas Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Anne Loucks Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Greg Smith Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jane Irwin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jane S Park Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Janet Meakin Poor Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer M Kasten Board Member 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 John K Greene Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Joseph P Gromacki Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Gregory K Jones Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Harrison I Steans Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 James W DeYoung Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Laura M Linger Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Michael J McMurray 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 Pam F Szokol Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Robert D Hevey Jr 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 Ryan S Ruskin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Sharon Brady Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Steve Fradkin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Steven J Gavin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Susan Keller Canmann Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Todd Kaplan Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Tom Skilling Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 William E Moeller Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 William J Hagenah Board Member 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 Michael J Busch Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Gillian Growdon Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Christopher Merrill Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 George A Peinado Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Lois L Morrison Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Daren Serrao Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Anne Leventry Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 James Robinson Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jonathan S Holloway Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Heidi B Capozzi Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Gregory Moerschel Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Andrew J Warzecha Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Arthur J Gibson Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jean M Franczyk President and Chief Executive Officer 40.0 X 411130 0 36297 Virginia Hotaling Vice-President, Government Affairs 40.0 X 69702 0 7633 Gregory Mueller Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist 40.0 X 186902 0 21623 Aida Giglio Vice-President, Human Resources 40.0 X 196331 0 22173 Kris Jarantoski Executive Vice President and Director 40.0 X 82652 0 4278 Jennifer Schwarz Ballard Vice President, Education and Community Programs 40.0 X 133799 0 18927 Thomas J Nissly Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO 40.0 X 263435 0 31008 James F Boudreau Executive VP, Marketing and Development 40.0 X 216095 0 23254 Harriet Resnick Vice President, Visitor Exp & Business Develop 40.0 X 166220 0 20881 Frederick R Spicer Jr Executive VP & Director 40.0 X 213546 0 21502 Kayri Havens Senior Director, Plant Science and Conservation 40.0 X 133606 0 18953 Patrick S Herendeen Senior Director of Academic Partnerships 40.0 X 124850 0 18703 Stephen M Ball Associate Vice President, Development 40.0 X 130296 0 18798 Andrew Bunting Asst Dir of the Garden & Dir Plant Collection 40.0 X 133140 0 15413 Jennifer Stahl Associate VP Finance and Information Systems 40.0 X 124788 0 15242 2586492 0 294685 20 false true false Rough Brothers Inc 5513 Vine St Cincinatti OH 45217 Construction 1554474 Excel Electric Inc 24 Sangmeister Rd Frankfort IL 60423 Electrical Services Contractor 1205780 Turner Construction Co 55 E Monroe St Ste 1430 Chicago IL 60603 Project Management 614555 FE Moran Inc 2265 Carlson Drive Northbrook IL 60062 Plumbing Services 551615 CR Leonard Plumbing & Heating Inc 2231 Oakleaf Street Joliet IL 60436 Plumbing and HVAC 448481 31 0 4691536 1009900 0 9412216 16054617 3434783 31168269 Government Grants 900099 6710158 6710158 Education Programs 900099 1850111 1850111 Facilities Rentals 531390 618314 618314 Visitor Services 900099 4357432 2544476 1812956 0 0 0 0 0 0 13536015 1496438 1195 1495243 0 0 21647000 18285779 3361221 0 3360026 3360026 319116 1009900 561642 -242526 -242526 Other Income 439766 439766 0 0 0 0 439766 49757988 11544511 619509 6425699 1926586 783119 978944 164523 19498959 17233444 746500 1519015 306350 257607 24671 24072 3418843 2874876 275327 268640 1528538 1285335 123096 120107 706968 434969 132209 139790 387898 387898 74850 74850 90768 90768 0 0 2886402 2085067 715223 86112 572060 561877 10183 3855676 3152813 370649 332214 223076 46024 177052 1107590 1107590 682912 627917 22870 32125 221253 204865 3166 13222 1718589 1718589 8088715 7684280 242661 161774 598872 598872 Repairs and Maintenance 794669 783768 10901 Miscellaneous 65474 22216 -41639 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300667.0, COLUMN E - 439764.0, COLUMN F - 1662658.0; DESCRIPTION - , COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 0; false false false false false false true 70813 false true 68076 138889 false 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. 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 91431000 2350000 13267000 0 4551000 0 102497000 88359000 630000 6695000 0 4253000 0 91431000 89438000 1822000 337000 0 3238000 0 88359000 82774000 5090000 4656000 0 3082000 0 89438000 68772000 6544000 10364000 0 2906000 0 82774000 0.56 0.3 0.14 false false 126368704 43071378 83297326 81891066 49331263 32559803 4339720 3161523 1178197 16410439 7712643 8697796 125733122 Real Estate Funds 1031424 Private Equity Funds 2272375 Hedge Funds 12742435 Fixed Income Commingled Fund 6673264 Open-end Real Estate Fund 8859897 31579395 Annuity Payment Liability 291800 Derivative Instrument 2215693 2507493 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 80 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 Plants & seeds 8568 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments HEDGE FUND INVESTMENT 6593000 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services Plant collections/Consulting/Rare books 48265 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Investments PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENT 2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 6651833 0 6651833 false false true false false false Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 METHOD TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES ON ORG'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN: ACCRUAL EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC: ACCRUAL EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND): ACCRUAL SUMMER BENEFIT 847714 696414 151300 361799 ALL ABOARD HOLIDAY PARTY 353911 281486 72425 117036 2 127391 32000 95391 82807 1329016 1009900 319116 561642 561642 -242526 X true true X X X X X false true false false false false false false false Jean M Franczyk President and Chief Executive Officer 411130 0 0 0 0 0 24180 0 12117 0 447427 0 0 0 Gregory Mueller Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist 186902 0 0 0 0 0 9506 0 12117 0 208525 0 0 0 Aida Giglio Vice-President, Human Resources 196331 0 0 0 0 0 10056 0 12117 0 218504 0 0 0 Jennifer Schwarz Ballard Vice President, Education and Community Programs 133799 0 0 0 0 0 6810 0 12117 0 152726 0 0 0 Thomas J Nissly Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO 251546 0 0 0 11889 0 18891 0 12117 0 294443 0 11375 0 James F Boudreau Executive VP, Marketing and Development 216095 0 0 0 0 0 11137 0 12117 0 239349 0 0 0 Harriet Resnick Vice President, Visitor Exp & Business Develop 166220 0 0 0 0 0 8764 0 12117 0 187101 0 0 0 Frederick R Spicer Jr Executive VP & Director 213546 0 0 0 0 0 10394 0 11108 0 235048 0 0 0 Kayri Havens Senior Director, Plant Science and Conservation 133606 0 0 0 0 0 6836 0 12117 0 152559 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions THE SPOUSES OF THE PRESIDENT AND ONE VICE PRESIDENT WERE PROVIDED TRAVEL AND LODGING FOR ONE INSTANCE INVOLVING A BONE FIDE BUSINESS TRAVEL PURPOSE. THE BENEFIT WAS TREATED AS NON-TAXABLE COMPENSATION. Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan AN EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT RECEIVED A PAYMENT FROM A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 457 (f). TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR WERE $0. DISTRIBUTIONS OF AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED/ACCRUED IN A PRIOR YEAR ARE INCLUDED IN PART II. THE PRESIDENT/CEO, VICE PRESIDENTS, AND CERTAIN OTHER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 457 (b). TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR WERE $87,182 AND ARE INCLUDED IN PART II. 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 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 13175 Market value X 62 2438076 Market value X MARKET VALUE OF DONATED BEVERAGES, PLANTS, TREE SERVICES, AIRLINE TRAVEL, HOTEL, LEGAL 20 983532 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 TRAVEL, HOTEL, LEGAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Books and publications - NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 5,211,057 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 2,544,476) VISITOR SERVICES: 1,111,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2017, 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. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 1,626,313 including grants of $) MEMBERSHIP REVENUE Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 166,915 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 439,766) OTHER INCOME, BUSINESS CODE: 900099 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ including grants of $)(Revenue $ 6,710,158) GOVERNMENT GRANTS 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 - 990339; NET INCOME FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATED (FEIN: 36-3621163) REORTED ON SEPARATE FORM 990 - 62083; 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