DENVER BOTANIC GARDEN INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
DENVER BOTANIC GARDEN INC (EIN 84-0440359)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-08-14
IRS object ID
201742269349302294
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-08-14T16:42:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN461497033PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1EKS&H LLLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line18181 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802372521ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN840440359EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DENVER BOTANIC GARDENSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDENVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7208653500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1909 YORK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802063751ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN VOGTPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7208653500PhoneNum
Signature2017-08-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDORI J EGGETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645252PTIN
Phone3037409400PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address208.42.238.132IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-08-14IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerBRIAN VOGTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1909 YORK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80206ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$30,661,865GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BOTANICGARDENS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1951FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, PROVIDING DELIGHT AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO EVERYONE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body39VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent39VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee320TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2383TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$7,108TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$7,108NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$11,221,922PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$17,136,421CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$6,339,494PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$7,521,456CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$27,971PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$60,850CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$1,208,556PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,265,483CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$18,797,943PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$25,862,510CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$3,000,000PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$862,169CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$7,893,330PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$11,437,927CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$21,273,250PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$22,929,529CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,475,307PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,932,981CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$7,904,031TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$11,000,566TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,780,815TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,944,369TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,123,216NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,056,197NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE MISSION OF DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, ESPECIALLY PLANTS FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION AND SIMILAR REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD, PROVIDING DELIGHT AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO EVERYONE.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,292,596ExpenseAmt
DescHORTICULTURE: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIVING PLANT COLLECTIONS AND HORTICULTURAL GARDEN DISPLAYS, WHICH INCLUDE MORE THAN 40,000 LIVING PLANTS, BELONGING TO 9,500+ SPECIES. IN 2016, WE INSTALLED THREE NEW GARDENS: THE STEPPE GARDEN, THE ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS GARDEN AND THE SENSORY GARDEN EXPANSION. OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE A CORNERSTONE IN THE GARDENS' MISSION AND INCLUDE HORTICULTURE THERAPY SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. OUR URBAN FOOD INTITIATIVES PROGRAMS PROVIDED FRESH PRODUCE TO LOCAL FOOD DESERT COMMUNITIES, DISTRIBUTING OVER 3,500 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS. THE GARDENS' CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE GARDENS' WORK AROUND THE GLOBE. SEE SCHEDULE O.IN 2016,WE PARTNERED WITH THE GLOBAL CROP DIVERSITY TRUST AND WORLD COFFEE RESEARCH TO DEVELOP THE GLOBAL CONSERVATION STRATEGY FOR COFFEE GENETIC RESOURCES. THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN ACTIONABLE STRATEGY TO SECURE COFFEE FOR THE FUTURE. HORTICULTURE WORKS HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE GARDENS' RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION STAFF.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,698,252ExpenseAmt
Revenue$952,745RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION: IN 2016, DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS' EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED 34,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN, PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, STANDARDS-BASED SCIENCE LESSONS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THE MARVELS OF THE PLANT WORLD. MORE THAN 16,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS WHILE THE MORDECAI CHILDREN'S GARDEN CONTINUED TO FLOURISH. ADULT CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS SERVED OVER 14,000 REGISTRANTS, INCLUDING CLASSES THROUGH THE GARDENS' SCHOOL OF BOTANICAL ART AND ILLUSTRATION. THE HELEN FOWLER LIBRARY WELCOMED 19,000 VISITING PATRONS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,202,962ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,963,220RevenueAmt
DescCHATFIELD FARMS: DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS CHATFIELD FARMS IS A 700-ACRE NATIVE PLANT REFUGE AND WORKING FARM LOCATED ALONG THE BANKS OF DEER CREEK IN SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. THE VETERAN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EXPAND IN ITS FOURTH YEAR WITH TWO SUMMER SESSIONS. FOUR FARMSTANDS CONTINUED TO SELL FRESH PRODUCE TO LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN FOOD DESERTS. THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 270 SUBSCRIBERS. THE OCTOBER PUMPKIN FESTIVAL HOSTED OVER 30,000 VISITORS. CORN MAZE AND HAUNTED CORN MAZE EARNED RECORD REVENUE IN 2016. RENTALS AND PRIVATE EVENTS CONTINUED WITH STRONG DEMAND AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DEER CREEK STABLES WAS COMPLETE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDescRevenueRevenueAmt
$799,985SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS CLOSELY LINKED TO EVERYTHING AT THE GARDENS. RESEARCH SCIENTISTS MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION BY MONITORING SPECIES NATIVE TO COLORADO. THE GARDENS' ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO REVERSE THE DEGRADATION AND DECLINE OF NATIVE FLORA THROUGH CONSERVATION, EXPERIMENTATION AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE. RESEARCH DEPARTMENT EFFORTS INCLUDE POPULATION MONITORING, SEED COLLECTION, GENETIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RARE SPECIES, HABITAT RESTORATION AND TRACKING PHENOLOGY (LIFE-HISTORY EVENTS) OF COMMON SPECIES. THE GARDENS DOCUMENTS PLANT AND FUNGAL DIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THROUGH OUR COLLECTING EFFORTS. THE KATHRYN KALMBACH VASCULAR PLANT HERBARIUM HOUSES 62,515 SPECIMENS WHILE THE SAM MITCHEL HERBARIUM OF FUNGI HOUSES 18,360 WELL-CURATED SPECIMENS FROM THE REGION. THE GARDENS CONTINUES TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS THROUGH A GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER.
$12,392,068OTHER$5,670,351
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Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$13,192,053TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$20,385,863TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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 AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsYes (1)TaxExemptBondsInd
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds0InvestTaxExemptBondsInd
Escrow Account0EscrowAccountInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntYes (1)RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document93IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee320EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN C CALDERHEADBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7208653500PhoneNum

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Address Line1909 YORK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (46 entries)

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JANDEL ALLEN-DAVIS
BOARD CHAIR1.001.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD CLARK
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PATRICIA LEPIANI
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN SIMMONS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAWN BOOKHARDT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINA CAULKINS
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY LEE CHIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD CONNORS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BJ DYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELEANOR EDWARDS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICKI EPPLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RHONDA FIELDS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL GERACE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE GRAWEMEYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEGRA HAYNES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY HODGSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL IMHOFF
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN JORDAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD KIRK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER KIRSCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY LADD
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TISH MAES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLYSON MENDENHALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANET MORDECAI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDI NEWMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MEG NICHOLS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISE NIEKERK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE O'SHAUGHNESSY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT RICHARDS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDY ROTHE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY SCHOTTERS
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA SCOTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY SELLERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH SHINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAROLD SMETHILLS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MRS THOMAS TAPLIN
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUE WEATHERMAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUEELLEN WHITE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLIE WOOLLEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN VOGT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER60.001.00Yes (X)$248,874$0$20,843
JOHN CALDERHEAD
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.001.00Yes (X)$150,166$0$15,443
JOHANNA KELLY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.001.00$149,511$0$22,021Yes (X)
JENNIFER RILEY-CHETWYND
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING40.00$124,245$0$26,365Yes (X)
SARADA KRISHNAN
DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE & GLOBAL40.00$106,659$0$12,743Yes (X)
MAGGI QUINN
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$104,777$0$10,720Yes (X)
MARY BRADLEY
DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP40.00$100,846$0$19,107Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K7IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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GH PHIPPS CONSTRUCTION CO
5995 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVDGREENWOOD VILLAGECO80111CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$1,672,527
AIA INDUSTRIES INC
290 E 56TH AVENUEDENVERCO80216CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$1,641,547
MENDEL AND COMPANY CONSTRUCTION INC
3735 S BROADWAYENGLEWOODCO80113CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$360,239
DAVIS PARTNERSHIP ARCHITECTS
2901 BLAKE STREET SUITE 100DENVERCO80205ARCHITECT SERVICES$321,740
SWINGLE LAWNTREE & LANDSCAPE CARE
8585 E WARREN AVEDENVERCO80231LANDSCAPE SERVICES$300,320
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K10CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Fundraising$163,773FundraisingAmt
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All Other Contributions$7,796,390AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Total Contributions$17,136,421TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEDUC & HORT PROGRAMSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$7,521,456RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$7,521,456TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$3,272ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,503TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4,503ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$780,669RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$584,549RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$196,120RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue-$7,108UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$203,228ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,489,263SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$3,553,385SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$64,122SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$64,122TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$64,122ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$80,780FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$163,773ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$80,780FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$1,255,933GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$580,641CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$675,292TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$675,292RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONCESSION INCOME900099$344,341$344,341
TOUR FEES900099$19,299$19,299
VOLUNTEER FEES900099$11,789$11,789

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$14,139TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$14,139RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$389,568OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$25,862,510TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$8,586,316RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$7,108UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$146,881ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$435,325TotalAmt
Program Services$202,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$206,065ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,972FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,140,920TotalAmt
Program Services$6,907,129ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$824,110ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$409,681FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$308,091TotalAmt
Program Services$256,527ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,693ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,871FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,971,633TotalAmt
Program Services$1,613,901ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$251,259ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$106,473FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$635,633TotalAmt
Program Services$532,330ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72,261ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$31,042FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,778TotalAmt
Program Services$4,040ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,038TotalAmt
Management And General$40,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,147,031TotalAmt
Program Services$1,102,738ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,544ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,749FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$410,831TotalAmt
Program Services$410,831ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$872,708TotalAmt
Program Services$749,397ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$55,574ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$67,737FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$386,919TotalAmt
Program Services$370,430ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,138ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,351FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,230,250TotalAmt
Program Services$3,184,958ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,835ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,457FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$210,731TotalAmt
Program Services$192,853ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,235ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,643FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,149TotalAmt
Program Services$108,361ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$24,210ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$124,578FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$62,559TotalAmt
Program Services$62,559ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$181,031TotalAmt
Program Services$181,031ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS$3,489,094$3,489,094
PROGRAM SUPPLIES$482,832$479,073$1,357$2,402
EXHIBIT FEES$88,650$88,650
COLLECTIONS$82,636$82,636

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$477,690TotalAmt
Program Services$367,037ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$86,440ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,213FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,929,529TotalAmt
Program Services$20,385,863ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,681,497ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$862,169FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,906,023EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,695,706BOYAmt
EOY$5,183,771EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,706,398BOYAmt
EOY$1,649,828EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$590,263BOYAmt
EOY$282,731EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$298,983BOYAmt
EOY$250,556EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,585BOYAmt
EOY$123,933EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,033,602LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$543,977LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$371,072BOYAmt
EOY$489,625EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,096,024BOYAmt
EOY$1,114,099EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,904,031BOYAmt
EOY$11,000,566EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,353,117BOYAmt
EOY$1,492,011EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$427,698BOYAmt
EOY$452,358EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,780,815BOYAmt
EOY$1,944,369EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,395,328BOYAmt
EOY$2,659,208EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,727,888BOYAmt
EOY$6,396,989EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,123,216BOYAmt
EOY$9,056,197EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,904,031BOYAmt
EOY$11,000,566EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,932,981ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,175,770CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,895,173CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,357,983CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,101,308CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,872,708CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,402,942TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,469,308CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,593,683CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,934,420CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,153,456CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,263,713CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,414,580TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,645,078CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,488,856CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$18,292,403CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$8,254,764CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,136,421CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$64,817,522TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$64,817,522PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$681,129CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$924,905CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$992,415CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$647,177CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$788,444CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,034,070TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,288,976CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,365,297CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,027,427CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,777,828CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,581,379CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,040,907TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$77,892,499TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$32,160,543GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.83210PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.77910PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINVENTORY SALES AND MISCELLANEOUS - 2012 AMOUNT: $ 1,288,976. 2013 AMOUNT: $ 1,365,297. 2014 AMOUNT: $ 3,027,427. 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,777,828. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,581,379.ExplanationTxt

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$24,524,382BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$540,783ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,832,334InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$984,341OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$25,913,158EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,874,642BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,072,339ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$406,688InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,015,911OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$24,524,382EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,761,622BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$260,216ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$638,450InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$785,646OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$22,874,642EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,134,084BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$26,720ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,284,089InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$683,271OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$22,761,622EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.21950BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.32960PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.45090TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
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$134,957OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$134,957BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$80,959OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$52,852DepreciationAmt
Book Value$28,107BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$817,686OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$491,125DepreciationAmt
Book Value$326,561BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$489,625TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
WATER RIGHTS$283,566
SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE PAYMENT FUND$830,533
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,114,099TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,870,893TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$343,054DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$665,329OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,008,383RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$25,862,510RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$25,862,510TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$23,937,912TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$343,054DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$665,329OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$1,008,383ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$22,929,529ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$22,929,529TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 4:THE GARDENS' COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE GARDENS' INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DE-ACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. THE GARDENS' COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF LIVING PLANTS, HERBARIUM, LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS. THE GARDENS' LIVING PLANT AND HERBARIUM COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF OVER 17,0000 TAXA OF PLANTS, 62,000 HERBARIUM SPECIMEN SHEETS AND 18,000 PRESERVED AND DOCUMENTED NATIVE MUSHROOMS. THE GARDENS HAS A LIBRARY CONSISTING OF OVER 30,000 BOOKS, PERIODICALS, SEED AND NURSERY CATALOGS, SLIDES AND PAMPHLETS. THE GARDENS HAS OVER 1,400 TWO-DIMENSIONAL WORKS OF ART IN AN ARRAY OF MEDIA INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, LITHOGRAPHY DRAWINGS, MAPS, ENGRAVINGS AND 60 PIECES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART IN THE FORM OF BRONZE AND STONE SCULPTURES. ADDITIONALLY, THE GARDENS HAS HISTORIC BUILDINGS, TOOLS AND FARM IMPLEMENTS AT ITS CHATFIELD FARMS LOCATION. ALL OF THESE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THESE COLLECTION ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, CARED FOR AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR SALES TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE GARDENS' COLLECTIONS. DURING 2016, DEACCESSIONED ITEMS, PRIMARILY TRADED OR DONATED TO OTHER BOTANICAL GARDENS, WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT.
PART V, LINE 4:ENDOWMENT FUNDS SHALL BE USED BY DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS FOR PURPOSES SET FORTH BY THE ENDOWMENT DONOR(S). SUCH USES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION, SCIENCE OR GENERAL SUPPORT.
PART X, LINE 2:DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 820, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. AFTER EVALUATING THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016. IF INCURRED, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE PERIOD ASSESSED IN MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 80,780. RENTAL EXPENSES 584,549.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 80,780. RENTAL EXPENSES 584,549.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FETE DES FLEURSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$244,553GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$163,773CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$80,780GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$69,015FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$6,715EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,050OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$244,553GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$163,773CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$80,780GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$69,015FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$6,715EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$5,050OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$80,780DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
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 Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
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 Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 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
BRIAN VOGT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$248,874$0$0$0$0$0$14,509$0$6,334$0$269,717$0$0$0
JOHN CALDERHEAD
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$148,366$0$1,800$0$0$0$9,109$0$6,334$0$165,609$0$0$0
JOHANNA KELLY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$147,711$0$1,800$0$0$0$9,109$0$12,912$0$171,532$0$0$0
JENNIFER RILEY-CHETWYND
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING$122,445$0$1,800$0$0$0$7,575$0$18,790$0$150,610$0$0$0

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN846000580BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP249183VC5CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2018-11-12BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$17,498,416IssuePriceAmt
PurposeCONSTRUCTION - PARKINGPurposeDesc
Defeased0DefeasedInd
On Behalf Of Issuer0OnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool Financing0PoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$2,045,000RetiredAmt
Total Proceeds$17,562,582TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$1,793,686InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest$505,234CapitalizedInterestAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$267,665IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Capital Expenditures$15,039,841CapitalExpendituresAmt
Substantial Completion2011SubstantialCompletionYr
Current Refunding0CurrentRefundingInd
Advance Refunding0AdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (1)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (1)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property0OwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease Arrangements0AnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd Prop0MgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research Agreements0AnyResearchAgreementsInd
Private Bus Use By Others0.00000PrivateBusUseByOthersPct
Private Bus Concerning UBI0.00000PrivateBusConcerningUBIPct
Total Private Business Use0.00000TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt Test0BondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop0ChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond Remdtd0ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed0Form8038TFiledInd
Rebate Not Due Yet0RebateNotDueYetInd
Exception To Rebate0ExceptionToRebateInd
No Rebate DueYes (1)NoRebateDueInd
Variable Rate Issue0VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And Rec0HedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC0GrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds Invested0GrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs0WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective Action0ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE K, PART I,IN 2008 THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER ISSUED BONDS TOTALING $17.4M TO CONSTRUCT A PARKING FACILITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS (DBG). AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE, DBG AND THE CITY ENTERED INTO A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMNET WHEREBY DBG WOULD REIMBURSE THE CITY FOR THE BONDS THROUGH AN AGREED UPON SCHEDULE OF LEASE PAYMENTS. THE CITY OWNS THE LAND AND ASSETS OF DBG. AS SUCH, THE PARKING FACILITY IS NOT AN ASSET ON THE BOOKS OF DBG. THE OUTSTANDING BOND PRINCIPAL IS NOT INCLUDED AS A LIABILITY DUE TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT. IN FEBRUARY 2017, THE DBG REFINANCED THE PARKING FACILITY LEASE WITH A THIRD PARTY.
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 3THIS AMOUNT IS THE TOTAL OF THE SALES PROCEEDS ($17,498,416) PLUS INVESTMENT PROCEEDS ($64,166) DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD.
SCHEDULE K, PART II, LINE 4THIS AMOUNT IS THE TOTALOF THE BASE RENTALS RESERVE FUND ($1,749,849) PLUS INVESTMENT EARNINGS ($43,844) THROUGH 12/31/2016.
SCHEDULE K, PART III, LINE 9, PART IV, LINE 7, AND PART VPRIOR TO 2017, DBG RELIED ON THE WRITTEN PROCEDURES OF THE CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER TO ENSURE PROPER COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL TAX REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS. EFFECTIVE IN 2017, DBG ADOPTED WRITTEN POLICIES TO ENSURE ONGOING COMPLIANCE WITH SECTIONS 141 AND 148 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,553,385NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)GARDEN SUPPLY39$53,908FMV
Yes (X)GALA FOOD26$49,191FMV
Yes (X)TRAVEL CREDITS1$12,500FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE PRESIDENT OR OTHER DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE AN EX-OFFICIO VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: ASSOCIATES OF DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS; COLORADO FEDERATION OF GARDEN CLUBS; DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT, INC.; DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS GUILD; DENVER DEBUTANTE BALL; AND THE GARDEN CLUB OF DENVER. EACH AFORESAID ORGANIZATION SHALL DESIGNATE AN INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT LEAST TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE GARDENS' FISCAL YEAR IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE BRIEFED BY THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER OR, AT THE ELECTION AND PLEASURE OF THE MAYOR, THE MANAGER OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER SHALL ALSO BE AN EX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE GARDENS ADOPTED A COMPREHENSIVE CODE OF ETHICS IN 2005 WHICH INCLUDES CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHISTLE BLOWING AND DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICIES WHICH WERE SUBSEQUENTLY INCORPORATED INTO THE EMPLOYEE GUIDELINES MANUAL AND THE VOLUNTEER HANDBOOK. THE CODE WAS DESIGNED AS A CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING DOCUMENT. THE CODE APPLIES TO ALL REPRESENTATIVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GARDENS, INCLUDING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, NON-TRUSTEE MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS AND OFFICIALLY AFFILIATED GROUPS. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO DECLARE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE DECLARATIONS ARE REVIEWED, AND IF A CONFLICT ARISES ANYONE INVOLVED IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DECISIONS OR ACTIONS SURROUNDING THE AREA OF CONFLICT. THE CODE IS REVIEWED WHENEVER ORIENTATIONS ARE HELD, WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODIC REVIEWS BEING CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE GARDENS PARTICIPATES ANNUALLY IN SALARY SURVEYS AND USES THIS DATA AS GUIDANCE IN DETERMINING SALARY/WAGE RANGES FOR POSITIONS AND IN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GARDENS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GARDENS' WEBSITE: WWW.BOTANICGARDENS.ORG

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC
909 YORK STREETDENVERCO80206841202946SUPPORTS DENVER BOTANIC GARDENSCO501(C)(3)LINE 12A, IDENVER BOTANIC GARDENSYes (1)
PLANT SELECT CSU
1173 CAMPUS DELIVERYFORT COLLINSCO80523260199189EDUCATION & RESEARCHCO501(C)(3)LINE 12A, I0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
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 Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionTypeTxt
Involved$845,084InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount DeterminationFMVMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt

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