2017-11-13T08:29:35-08:00 2017-06-30 Fontana CPAS 13007 W Linebaugh Ave Tampa FL 33626 990 2016-07-01 591848965 The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc MARI 9413665731 811 South Palm Avenue Sarasota FL 342367726 JENNIFER ROMINIECKI CEO 9413665731 2017-10-20 true ERIC FONTANA 7277999533 2017-10-20 47.204.240.130 2017-11-13 08:29:23 PS P EFF87111418D20B0D240EAB28AF677D84964CE9E EFF87111418D20B0D240EAB28AF677D84964CE9E 2016 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z JENNIFER ROMINIECKI 811 South Palm Avenue Sarasota FL 34236 8280121 false X www.selby.org X 1978 FL Mission: To provide an oasis of inspiration and tranquility, while furthering the understanding and appreciation of plants, especially epiphytes. Vision: To touch as many people as possible through our urban waterfront garden that is the world leader in conservation and display of epiphytes. Visitors and volunteers alike experience the garden's beauty, gaining a better understanding and greater appreciation of the natural world. 14 13 67 1154 0 2842455 3681430 1229923 1680962 67095 -150489 1118317 1008409 5257790 6220312 0 0 2659603 2945170 0 650909 2093120 2622366 4752723 5567536 505067 652776 13215126 15066138 1432950 2441869 11782176 12624269 Mission: To provide an oasis of inspiration and false false 4175385 1999619 SELBY GARDENS IS A BOTANICAL GARDEN, IT MAINTAINS A SCIENTIFICALLY DOCUMENTED COLLECTION OF PLANTS, WHICH IT SHARES WITH THE WORLD THROUGH ITS DISPLAYS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS, AND OTHER OFFERINGS. THE GARDENS IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF EPIPHYTES, PLANTS THAT GROW UPON OTHER PLANTS RATHER THAN IN THE SOIL. SELBY GARDENS IS EQUALLY RESPECTED FOR THE QUALITY OF ITS BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. SELBY GARDENS INTRODUCES THE PUBLIC TO ITS WORK THROUGH AMBITIOUS PROGRAMS, INCLUDING TWO MAJOR ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS THAT FEATURE SELECTIONS FROM THE GARDENS' VAST LIVING AND PRESERVED COLLECTIONS. THE GARDENS CONTINUES TO CAPITALIZE ON ITS GROWTH IN VISITATION, REVENUES, AND MEMBERSHIP IT HAS EXPERIENCED IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. IN 2016, THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUED A VARIETY OF INFRASTRUCTURE ENHANCEMENTS THAT WILL IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE OF EVERY VISITOR, THE QUALITY OF ALL ITS PROGRAMS, AND ITS VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A CULTURAL ATTRACTION, EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION, AND A PLACE WHERE VISITORS CAN CONNECT WITH NATURE. SELBY GARDENS' HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT SHARES THE WONDER AND BEAUTY OF A RICH, DIVERSE, AND OFTEN EXTREMELY RARE COLLECTION OF TROPICAL PLANTS WITH VISITORS. HORTICULTURISTS CARE FOR AND DISPLAY THE GARDENS' LIVING COLLECTIONS OF PLANTS THROUGH OUTDOOR DISPLAYS COVERING SOME 15 ACRES AND PROTECTED IN EIGHT GREENHOUSES. SELBY GARDENS' LIVING COLLECTION HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AS A RESULT OF MORE THAN 200 RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS AND THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE GLOBE. IT IS WIDELY USED FOR RESEARCH BY OUR OWN BOTANISTS AND BY VISITING SCIENTISTS FROM AN ARRAY OF UNIVERSITIES, SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES MORE THAN 20,000 PLANTS REPRESENTING 5,000+ SPECIES, INCLUDING ONE THIRD OF THE PLANT FAMILIES FOUND ON EARTH. APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE LIVING COLLECTION IS WILD-COLLECTED, AND ABOUT A THIRD HOLDS A PROTECTED STATUS. THE GARDENS IS WIDELY RECOGNIZED AS HAVING THE WORLD'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE, SCIENTIFICALLY DOCUMENTED COLLECTION OF LIVING EPIPHYTES (PLANTS THAT LIVE UPON OTHER PLANTS WITHOUT PARASITIZING THE HOST). GARDENS' HORTICULTURISTS MUST BE SKILLED AT NURTURING A WIDE VARIETY OF PLANTS, MANY OF WHICH ARE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO GROW OUTSIDE THEIR NATIVE HABITATS. IN ADDITION TO CARING FOR THIS DIVERSE COLLECTION, SELBY GARDENS' EXHIBITION TEAM HAS IMPLEMENTED AN IMMERSIVE ART AND HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION PROGRAM. RECENTLY, SELBY'S SECRET GARDEN, AN ARTISTIC DISPLAY OF OUR VICTORIAN-ERA BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND PRESERVED COLLECTIONS IN THE MUSEUM ALONGSIDE A VICTORIAN- THEMED DISPLAY WITHIN THE CONSERVATORY ENGAGED MORE THAN 25,000 GUESTS IN OUR CORE MISSION. THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY OUR INAUGURAL MASTERWORK EXHIBITION, CHAGALL: FLOWERS AND THE FRENCH RIVIERA WHICH LED TO AN INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE, REVENUE AND MEMBERSHIP. HORTICULTURISTS ALSO GAVE LECTURES AND TAUGHT CLASSES, APPEARED IN TELEVISION SEGMENTS, WROTE ARTICLES, PROVIDED VOLUNTEER TRAINING, PARTICIPATED IN EVENTS, AND PARTICIPATED IN BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND INVENTORY EXPEDITIONS TO BELIZE, RESULTING IN HUNDREDS OF NEW LIVING SPECIMENS FOR OUR COLLECTION. SELBY GARDENS' HORTICULTURISTS HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON INTERPRETATION OF OUR COLLECTION. THE HORTICULTURE DIRECTOR WORKS WITH THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND VISITOR ENGAGEMENT TO CREATE AND DISSEMINATE ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIVING COLLECTION, AND HE HAS BEEN A MAJOR RESOURCE FOR SCHOOL CURRICULA, SIGNAGE, PLANT EXHIBITIONS, AND OTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMS. THE HORTICULTURE DEPARTMENT ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO ORGANIZATIONAL FUNDRAISING THROUGH PLANT SALES, EVENTS, CLASSES, AND BY PROVIDING THE PLANTS AND LANDSCAPES THAT CREATE OUR VISITOR EXPERIENCE. SELBY GARDENS' BOTANY DEPARTMENT IS INTERNATIONALLY RESPECTED FOR ITS EXPERTISE, NOTABLY IN REGARD TO EPIPHYTES (PLANTS THAT LIVE UPON OTHER PLANTS). THE GARDENS' BOTANISTS ARE ESPECIALLY VALUED FOR TWO REASONS - AS TOP-NOTCH TAXONOMISTS (SCIENTISTS WHO CAN IDENTIFY AND CLASSIFY PLANTS, A DISCIPLINE WHICH REQUIRES DECADES OF STUDY TO MASTER), AND AS FIELD BOTANISTS WHO WORK IN LABORATORIES AND WHO ALSO REGULARLY ORGANIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN BOTANICAL EXPEDITIONS IN THE WILD. THE BOTANY DEPARTMENT CARES FOR THE GARDENS' PRESERVED PLANT COLLECTIONS: AN HERBARIUM WITH SOME 113,000 DOCUMENTED, DRIED SPECIMENS; AND THE WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST SPIRIT COLLECTION, COMPRISED OF MORE THAN 28,000 ORCHIDS AND OTHER FLOWERS PRESERVED IN ALCOHOL. ADDITIONALLY, THE BOTANY DEPARTMENT MANAGES THE GARDENS' INFORMATION RESOURCES INCLUDING A 7,000 VOLUME RESEARCH LIBRARY, HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF IMAGES, AND A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF MORE THAN 40,000 FILES DOCUMENTING THE PLANT SPECIES IN WHICH SELBY GARDENS SPECIALIZES; ORCHIDS, BROMELIADS, AND GESNERIADS. THESE RESOURCES ARE REGULARLY CONSULTED BY VISITING SCIENTISTS FROM MAJOR INSTITUTIONS AND UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING THE SMITHSONIAN, KEW GARDENS, AND MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. THE KNOWLEDGE AND COLLECTIONS THAT RESIDES IN THE BOTANY DEPARTMENT ARE A MAJOR RESOURCE FOR SELBY GARDENS' PROGRAMS OF EDUCATION AND HORTICULTURAL DISPLAY, AS WELL. BOTANISTS PROVIDE RESOURCES AND INFORMATION USED IN SCHOOL CURRICULA, EXHIBITIONS, AND OTHER PROGRAMS, AS WELL AS INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS SUCH AS SIGNAGE AND THE DOCENT AND TOUR GUIDE PROGRAMS. THE GARDENS' UNIQUE LIVING COLLECTION, MUCH OF IT ASSEMBLED ON RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS BY SELBY BOTANISTS, IS A MAJOR SOURCE FOR THE BEAUTIFUL AND FASCINATING PLANT EXHIBITIONS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE GARDENS, INCLUDING WITHIN THE STORIED TROPICAL CONSERVATORY, ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SELBY GARDENS EXPERIENCE. DURING THE 2017 FISCAL YEAR, SELBY GARDENS' BOTANISTS CONDUCTED RESEARCH AND COLLECTING EXPEDITIONS TO BRAZIL'S ATLANTIC FOREST AND BELIZE, ADDING IMPORTANT NEW ACCESSIONS TO THE PRESERVED AND GREENHOUSE COLLECTIONS. SELBY BOTANISTS ALSO LECTURED AT MORE THAN 23 VENUES INTERNATIONALLY, AND PUBLISHED POPULAR AND SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES ABOUT THEIR WORK IN A WIDE ARRAY OF JOURNALS. THE BOTANY DEPARTMENT CONTINUES WORKING ON THE RESCUE OF ENDANGERED NATIVE BROMELIADS FROM FAKAHATCHEE STRAND PRESERVE STATE PARK AND CONDUCTED BOTANICAL INVENTORIES OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE LANDS IN LEE, SARASOTA, AND MANATEE COUNTIES. TWO NEW PH.D. LEVEL STAFF WERE ADDED, BOLSTERING OUR WORK PARTICULARLY IN ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. SELBY GARDENS' EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS CHARGED WITH ENGAGING EVERY VISITOR IN SELBY GARDENS' MISSION AND IMPORTANCE. SELBY GARDENS' EDUCATORS STRIVE TO INSPIRE VISITORS WITH A PASSION FOR NATURE AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES. THE ANN GOLDSTEIN CHILDREN'S RAINFOREST GARDEN (AGCRG) HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN OUR FAMILY AND SCHOLASTIC PROGRAMS. THIS OUTDOOR EXHIBITION IS A SIMULATED TROPICAL RAINFOREST, WHICH SERVES AS BOTH A SELF-GUIDED ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND AN OUTDOOR CLASSROOM WHERE STUDENTS ENGAGE IN HANDS- ON LEARNING. THE AGCRG TEACHES VISITORS ABOUT BIODIVERSITY, THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE RAINFOREST HABITAT, THE LIVES OF PEOPLE INDIGENOUS TO RAINFORESTS, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS AS SOURCES OF FOOD, MEDICINE, AND RAW MATERIALS, AND THE CRITICAL ROLE RAINFORESTS PLAY IN OUR PLANET'S NATURAL SYSTEMS. A GAME-CHANGER FOR ENGAGING FAMILIES, IT HAS TRANSFORMED THE WAY SELBY SHARES ITS COLLECTIONS AND TELLS ITS STORY. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS NOW USING THIS MODEL OF THE INTERPRETIVE DISPLAYS INTRODUCED IN THE AGCRG IN OTHER LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GARDENS TO CREATE A MORE IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HAS A WIDE VARIETY OF RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDING THE SCHOOL FIELD STUDIES PROGRAM; CREATION AND OVERSIGHT OF SIGNAGE, EXHIBITIONS (INCLUDING ART EXHIBITS), AND OTHER INTERPRETIVE ELEMENTS; OVERSIGHT OF THE GUIDES PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES MUSEUM DOCENTS, TOUR GUIDES, SCHOOL GUIDES, AND CONSERVATORY GUIDES; AND COMMUNITY CLASSES. NON-SCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN INCLUDE "LITTLE SPROUTS", A THRICE MONTHLY PROGRAM TO ENGAGE PRESCHOOLERS WITH NATURE, "KIDS CORNER", AND "SELBY SUMMER CAMP LOOKOUT". LECTURES AND THE INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM ARE ALSO PART OF EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. EDUCATORS CONTINUE TO INCREASE OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY, SERVING MORE SCHOOL TOUR PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. THEY WORK WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS AND TITLE I SCHOOLS AS WELL AS CREATE DEDICATED PROGRAMS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN FROM OAK PARK SCHOOL AND FRUITVILLE ELEMENTARY'S AUTISM PROGRAM, HEAD START, EASTER SEALS, AND OTHERS. THE EDUCATION PROGRAM OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY INCREASED PARTICIPATION BY 20%, INTRODUCING MORE STUDENTS TO OUR MISSION OF CONSERVATION. THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IS ALSO INVOLVED IN THE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND INTERPRETATION OF INTERDISCIPLINARY ART AND HORTICULTURE EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING SELBY'S SECRET GARDEN AND CHAGALL: FLOWERS AND THE FRENCH RIVIERA. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THE ORCHID SHOW AND WARHOL: FLOW 4175385 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true false true false false true false false false false false false false false true 48 0 true 67 true false false false false false true true false false false false X 14 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false FL X X JACINTA KAVANAUGH 9413665731 811 South Palm Avenue Sarasota FL 34236 MICHAEL WILSON Chair 6.00 X X 0 0 0 PAULINE WAMSLER JOERGER Vice Chair 6.00 X X 0 0 0 ARTHUR WOOD Treasurer 6.00 X X 0 0 0 J ALLISON ARCHBOLD Secretary 6.00 X X 0 0 0 BEVERLY BARTNER Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW ECONOMOS Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN WEIDNER GOLDSTEIN Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 TERI A HANSEN Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE A MARTUCCI Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 WAYNE ROLLINS Trustee 4.00 X 0 0 0 SHARYN WEINER Trustee 4.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET WISE Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL MCDONALD Trustee 2.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ROMINIECKI President and CEO 40.00 X X 225000 0 6420 225000 6420 1 false true false 0 1174920 188862 2317648 76638 3681430 Admissions 713990 1587590 Community Programs 713990 91130 Scientific Publications 511120 2242 1680962 63234 63234 584231 517000 280954 67231 -280954 -213723 -213723 1536498 846746 689752 689752 732834 415109 317725 317725 Miscellaneous Income 900099 932 932 932 6220312 1999619 539263 X 231420 172618 26739 32063 2296768 1708706 268197 319865 9957 8341 747 869 220943 179893 16019 25031 186082 140026 20170 25886 2385 1897 262 226 45200 35958 4961 4281 569568 453106 62515 53947 139805 124448 1422 13935 122105 91316 16193 14596 143225 78698 47264 17263 90420 55479 17235 17706 23446 12883 7737 2826 485604 408886 57538 19180 206736 115026 67163 24547 Telephone 35939 19747 11860 4332 Equipment Rental 10347 5732 3381 1234 Postage 72875 40040 24051 8784 Books 6040 6040 0 0 668671 516545 87788 64338 5567536 4175385 741242 650909 657456 1609447 808401 1156849 1006 120170 99860 53985 75485 14935135 5651828 8946811 9283307 2626953 2838834 1350 1350 13215126 15066138 347685 534297 440188 1299318 85280 73474 559797 534780 1432950 2441869 X 8446107 9340533 295544 239826 3040525 3043910 11782176 12624269 13215126 15066138 652776 189317 X false true X true false X 0 0 0 3006477 2144897 3196952 2842455 3681430 14872211 2021131 2629974 2958928 3309350 3951226 14870609 5027608 4774871 6155880 6151805 7632656 29742820 719586 63519 443300 769588 755125 2751118 719586 63519 443300 769588 755125 2751118 26991702 71019 76204 56490 67095 63234 334042 71019 76204 56490 67095 63234 334042 30076862 0.89740 0.91090 0.01110 0.01280 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X false 2524609 2524609 2247611 276998 2524609 2247611 2247611 2197611 50000 2247611 2197611 2197611 1.00000 true false 3419256 3419256 10435497 4972489 5463008 1080382 679339 401043 9283307 Term Loan 534780 534780 X 6825503 189317 134920 324237 6501266 -280954 -280954 6220312 5983410 134920 280954 415874 5567536 5567536 Pt III, Line 1a The Gardens' collections including herbarium specimens, living specimens (donated, grown, and collected) and donated books, are not recognized on the statement of financial position. The specimen and rare book collections, which are held for educational, research, scientific and curatorial purposes, are substantial and determination of value is not practical. The collections are catalogued, preserved and cared for, and activities verifying their existence and assessing their condition are performed continuously. Pt X, Line 2 The Gardens is a not-for-profit organization that is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. However, income from certain activities not directly related to the Gardens' tax-exempt purpose is subject to taxation as unrelated business income. There was no taxable income for the year ended June 30, 2017. Management has evaluated the effect of an accounting standard relating to accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. Management has determined that the Garden had no uncertain income tax positions that could have a significant effect on the financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2017. The Garden's federal income tax returns are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service, generally for three years after the federal income tax returns were filed. Pt XI, Line 4b Losses on disposal of assets Pt III, Line 4 The specimen and rare book collections are held for educational, research, scientific and curatorial purposes. Pt V, Line 4 Endowment funds are used for a variety of research and educational projects, property maintenance, and exhibit and display areas. Lights In Bloom 318875 318875 137838 Orchid Ball 484350 484350 303658 733273 733273 405250 1536498 1536498 846746 846746 689752 X X false false false false false false false false false JENNIFER ROMINIECKI 225000 6420 231420 SANDY REDERER Former Trustee Remodeling X 120000 73474 false true true 73474 STEPHEN HAZELTINE Former Trustee 30720 Provided architectural lighting & landscaping serv false EMILY WALSH Former Trustee 17156 Advertising false X 110 FMV X 13020 FMV X 1 6000 FMV X Software 1 9400 FMV X Maintenance Items 3 14750 FMV X Gift Cards & Food/Bev 155 15358 FMV X Auction & Gift Bag Items 6 18000 FMV false true false Pt VI, Line 11b The process for reviewing the 990 before it is filed is as follows: Staff review of the document, it is presented to the board for review, and at a duly noted meeting of the board of trustees, the document is presented and approved. Pt VI, Line 12c The board reviews the policy annually and at that time queries each board member as to compliance and obtains written confirmation of compliance (or other issues). Pt VI, Line 15a 1) Review individual performance against previously determined annual goals 2) Collect comparative data on compensation packages among non-profit organizations 3) Determine the organization's capacity for staff compensation based on the foregoing, and budget accordingly 4) Decision made for key employees and overall staff, the CEO determines pay levels and compensation packages subject to the foregoing 5) Appropriate documentation is submitted to the accounting department for payroll processing. Pt VI, Line 15b 1) Review individual performance against previously determined annual goals 2) Collect comparative data on compensation packages among non-profit organizations 3) Determine the organization's capacity for staff compensation based on the foregoing, and budget accordingly 4) Decision made for the CEO, the executive committee recommends levels to the board of trustees, who then make the final determination 5) Appropriate documentation is submitted to the accounting department for payroll processing. Pt VI, Line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public through two primary means (i) the 990 is posted to Guidestar to ensure public access, and (ii) related financial information is available upon request, in compliance with the organization's bylaws. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Gardening Supplies 177745. 177745. 0. 0. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Repairs and Maintenance 132852. 126048. 6722. 82. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Subscriptions and Memberships 20580. 12983. 4202. 3395. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Printing and Publications 117317. 110661. 240. 6416. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e In-Kind Supplies 76638. 4831. 33216. 38591. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Real Estate Taxes 11327. 6224. 3738. 1365. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Credit Card Charges 120212. 66053. 39670. 14489. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Miscellaneous 12000. 12000. 0. 0.