2018-11-15T11:14:29-08:00 2017-12-31 911750522 GARAVENTA ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION 3573 CLAYTON ROAD CONCORD CA 94519 990 2017-01-01 680310041 RUTH BANCROFT GARDENS RUTH 9259449352 1552 BANCROFT ROAD WALNUT CREEK CA 94598 GRETCHEN BARTZEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9259449352 2018-08-24 true LES A GARAVENTA JR P01222063 9256763400 2018-11-12 69.42.29.20 2018-11-15 13:14:29 CS P 4B6CE0EEC8DCA396F8C76413249445D0C367E104 4B6CE0EEC8DCA396F8C76413249445D0C367E104 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z RICHARD HANSEN 569 CONTADA CIRCLE DANVILLE CA 94526 1888719 false X WWW.RUTHBANCROFTGARDEN.ORG X 1993 CA THE MAIN GOAL OF THE GARDEN IS TO PRESERVE THIS EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF GARDEN DESIGN AND TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ITS COLLECTION OF WATER-CONSERVING PLANTS FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. 14 14 28 185 0 1035702 1230596 74079 84687 1654 -1459 399715 367293 1511150 1681117 0 0 397675 510421 0 56962 306939 311851 704614 822272 806536 858845 1994377 2851084 25125 22987 1969252 2828097 THE MAIN GOAL OF THE GARDEN IS TO PRESERVE THIS EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF GARDEN DESIGN AND TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ITS COLLECTION OF WATER-CONSERVING PLANTS FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. false false 610723 72680 THE MAIN GOAL OF THE GARDEN IS TO PRESERVE THIS EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE OF GARDEN DESIGN AND TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ITS COLLECTION OF WATER-CONSERVING PLANTS FOR THE EDUCATION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC. THE GARDEN IS OPEN FOR TOURS, EVENTS AND PLANT SALES. THERE ARE ABOUT 10,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY. 5055 12007 THE GARDEN OFFERS A TWO-HOUR FIELD TRIP PROGRAM THAT MEETS THE CALIFORNIA CURRICULUM STANDARDS OF THIRD GRADE. THE GARDEN ALSO OFFERS AN ARRAY OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND SEMINARS FOR THE HOME GARDENER AND HORTICULTURAL/GREEN INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL. THESE PROGRAMS SERVE OVER 1,000 ADULTS AND LOCAL SCHOOL CHILDREN. 615778 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 true 28 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X RUTH BANCROFT GARDENS INC 9259449352 1552 BANCROFT ROAD WALNUT CREEK CA 94598 CAROL LAUGHLIN EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 105000 0 0 RUTH BANCROFT BOARD FOUNDE 4.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD HANSEN PRESIDENT 4.00 X 0 0 0 NINA BANCROFT DICKERSON VICE PRESIDE 4.00 X 0 0 0 GAIL GIFFEN TREASURER 4.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS CODDING BOARD SECRET 4.00 X 0 0 0 GRETCHEN BARTZEN EXECUTIVE DI 4.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN BLACKMAN GOV. COMMITT 4.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN HEWETT CHAPMAN GOV. COMMITT 4.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN FERRIERE FUNDRAISING/ 4.00 X 0 0 0 JANE FREEMAN COMMITTEE CH 4.00 X 0 0 0 BILLIE HOPPER GARDEN DIREC 4.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MITCHELL PROJECT MANA 4.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR NEUDEK FINANCE COMM 4.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RIPPEY FINANCE CHAI 4.00 X 0 0 0 GERRIANN SMITH FUNDRAISING& 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARY WALKER FUNDRAISING/ 4.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WATSON BLDG/GROUNDB 4.00 X 0 0 0 MONIQUE YOUNG FUNDRAISING/ 4.00 X 0 0 0 105000 1 false false false 96780 1133816 1230596 GARDEN ADMISSIONS 713990 72680 72680 WORKSHOP FEES 611600 11507 11507 OFFSITE PRESENTATIONS 611600 500 500 84687 2640 2640 1976 1976 8600 12699 -4099 -4099 -4099 149618 32853 116765 116765 410602 162050 248552 248552 1681117 331116 119405 X 456987 324461 95967 36559 7620 5410 1600 610 45814 32528 9621 3665 14077 9995 2956 1126 17024 12085 3576 1363 33114 23511 6954 2649 5480 3891 1151 438 565 401 119 45 413 293 87 33 28836 20473 6056 2307 VISITOR CENTER EXPENSES 39833 39833 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 23482 16672 4931 1879 UTILITIES 20328 14433 4269 1626 CREDIT CARD FEES 16379 11629 3440 1310 112320 100163 8805 3352 822272 615778 149532 56962 116355 54729 1152170 1066904 -890 32943 47223 2066985 384899 693799 1682086 142 1994377 2851084 25125 22987 25125 22987 X 1969252 2828097 1969252 2828097 1994377 2851084 858845 X false false X 303071 278497 800120 1035702 1230596 3647986 303071 278497 800120 1035702 1230596 3647986 3647986 41 18 1654 2640 4353 84732 89329 121685 162983 149618 608347 4260686 497265 0.85620 0.85540 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 458,729 58741 58741 58741 58741 58741 58741 false false 100 100 1581364 5138 125294 1461208 414915 200432 214483 65468 59173 6295 1682086 FUNDRAISING 149618 149618 32853 149618 149618 32853 32853 116765 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RUTH BANCROFT FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CHAIR OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS TO REVIEW THE 990 AS IS THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE - OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL MAKE COMMENTS AS APPROPRIATE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C WHEN A NEW BUSINESS AGREEMENT IS BEING DISCUSSED, MEMBERS ARE ASKED IF THEY HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A WHEN HIRING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITEE CONSULTS A STUDY OF WAGES AND SALARIES PAID BY LIKE ORGANIZATONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATIONS FORM 990'S ARE AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND POLICIES ARE MADE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24E WELL 15,016 0 0 VISITOR CENTER DESIGN SERVICES 13,334 0 0 OFFICE SUPPLIES 8,425 2,492 949 MARKETING & FUNDRAISING 11,257 0 0 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 4,393 1,299 495 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 3,322 983 374 SOUNDWALL/GATE 4,149 0 0 TELEPHONE 2,730 808 308 INTERNSHIP STIPEND 2,556 756 288 INTERNET 2,370 701 267 VISITOR CENTER COSTS 3,312 0 0 TEMP/OFFICE 2,979 0 0 VISTOR CENTER 2,888 0 0 TEMP OFFICE 2,683 0 0 TRACTOR 2,483 0 0 BARCODE PRINTER FOR NURSERY 2,092 0 0 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 1,227 363 138 UNIFORM EXPENSE 953 282 107 FENCE 1,237 0 0 STAFF & VOLUNTEER APPRE 763 226 86 GREENHOUSE 1,034 0 0 IMPROVEMENTS 1,009 0 0 LICENSES & PERMITS 689 204 78 BOTTLES WATER 688 203 77 PROPAGATION/GREENHOUSE-BEG. BAL 936 0 0 HOOPHOUSE 843 0 0 USE TAX PAYMENT 595 176 67 NEW LAPTOPS/SOFTWARE 621 0 0 MISC. EXPENSES 403 119 45 LAPTOP 480 0 0 PROPERTY TAX 330 98 37 VISITOR & EDUCATION CENTER 458 0 0 SIGNAGE 421 0 0 GARDEN EQUIPMENT-PUMP 390 0 0 PROPAGATION/GREENHOUSE 340 0 0 BANK SERVICE CHARGES 229 68 26 NURSERY UPGRADES 289 0 0 SHADE STRUCTURE 272 0 0 NUSERY UPGRADE-BENCHES 264 0 0 TEMPORARY OFFICE-BEG. BAL 263 0 0 POS SYSTEM 258 0 0 OTHER IMPROVEMENTS 215 0 0 GARDEN EQUIPMENT 208 0 0 PROPATATION/GREENHOUSE-DEPOSITS 135 0 0 WEB HOSTING 92 27 10 2 CREDIT CARD PROCESSING MACHIN 84 0 0 FENCE & GATE 58 0 0 TEMP OFFICE-TRAILER 58 0 0 GATE IMPROVEMENT 56 0 0 LAPTOP-BRIANNE 52 0 0 2 NEW COMPUTERS 47 0 0 CARD READERS 43 0 0 STORAGE BUILDING 37 0 0 LAPTOP-BRIAN 35 0 0 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 32 0 0 IMPROVEMENTS-ELITE DEALS 30 0 0 TOTAL 100,163 8,805 3,352 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT 0