2017-08-14T16:42:25-05:00 2016-12-31 461497033 EKS&H LLLP 8181 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 600 DENVER CO 802372521 990 2016-01-01 840440359 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS DENV 7208653500 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 802063751 BRIAN VOGT CEO 7208653500 2017-08-11 1 DORI J EGGETT P00645252 3037409400 208.42.238.132 2017-08-14 16:41:47 MD P 32670C0CEFF2FC58E69BA761D48BD58B9C8D5F0B C006B3CC34B50687FBB9CB3907E5A42D7A8F06FA 2016 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z BRIAN VOGT 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 80206 30661865 0 X WWW.BOTANICGARDENS.ORG X 1951 CO TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, PROVIDING DELIGHT AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO EVERYONE. 39 39 320 2383 -7108 -7108 11221922 17136421 6339494 7521456 27971 -60850 1208556 1265483 18797943 25862510 3000000 0 0 0 10379920 11491602 0 0 862169 7893330 11437927 21273250 22929529 -2475307 2932981 7904031 11000566 1780815 1944369 6123216 9056197 X THE 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. 0 0 2292596 HORTICULTURE: 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. 2698252 952745 EDUCATION: 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. 2202962 1963220 CHATFIELD 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. 799985 SCIENTIFIC 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. 12392068 5670351 OTHER 13192053 5670351 20385863 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 93 0 1 320 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X JOHN C CALDERHEAD 7208653500 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 802063751 JANDEL ALLEN-DAVIS BOARD CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD CLARK VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA LEPIANI SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHAWN SIMMONS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DAWN BOOKHARDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA CAULKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LEE CHIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD CONNORS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BJ DYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELEANOR EDWARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKI EPPLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA FIELDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AL GERACE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE GRAWEMEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLEGRA HAYNES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY HODGSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL IMHOFF DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN JORDAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD KIRK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER KIRSCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY LADD DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 TISH MAES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLYSON MENDENHALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET MORDECAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDI NEWMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEG NICHOLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUISE NIEKERK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE O'SHAUGHNESSY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT RICHARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY ROTHE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY SCHOTTERS DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA SCOTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY SELLERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH SHINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HAROLD SMETHILLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS THOMAS TAPLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUE WEATHERMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUEELLEN WHITE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE WOOLLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN VOGT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 60.00 1.00 X 248874 0 20843 JOHN CALDERHEAD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 1.00 X 150166 0 15443 JOHANNA KELLY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 1.00 X 149511 0 22021 JENNIFER RILEY-CHETWYND DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40.00 X 124245 0 26365 SARADA KRISHNAN DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE & GLOBAL 40.00 X 106659 0 12743 MAGGI QUINN DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 104777 0 10720 MARY BRADLEY DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP 40.00 X 100846 0 19107 985078 0 127242 7 0 1 0 GH PHIPPS CONSTRUCTION CO 5995 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVD GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 1672527 AIA INDUSTRIES INC 290 E 56TH AVENUE DENVER CO 80216 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 1641547 MENDEL AND COMPANY CONSTRUCTION INC 3735 S BROADWAY ENGLEWOOD CO 80113 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 360239 DAVIS PARTNERSHIP ARCHITECTS 2901 BLAKE STREET SUITE 100 DENVER CO 80205 ARCHITECT SERVICES 321740 SWINGLE LAWNTREE & LANDSCAPE CARE 8585 E WARREN AVE DENVER CO 80231 LANDSCAPE SERVICES 300320 10 3024916 163773 845084 5306258 7796390 3668984 17136421 EDUC & HORT PROGRAMS 900099 7521456 7521456 7521456 3272 3272 4503 4503 780669 584549 196120 196120 -7108 203228 3489263 3553385 -64122 -64122 -64122 80780 163773 80780 0 1255933 580641 675292 675292 CONCESSION INCOME 900099 344341 344341 TOUR FEES 900099 19299 19299 VOLUNTEER FEES 900099 11789 11789 14139 14139 389568 25862510 8586316 -7108 146881 435325 202288 206065 26972 8140920 6907129 824110 409681 308091 256527 33693 17871 1971633 1613901 251259 106473 635633 532330 72261 31042 17778 4040 13738 40038 40038 1147031 1102738 38544 5749 410831 410831 872708 749397 55574 67737 386919 370430 9138 7351 3230250 3184958 11835 33457 210731 192853 13235 4643 257149 108361 24210 124578 62559 62559 181031 181031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 3489094 3489094 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 482832 479073 1357 2402 EXHIBIT FEES 88650 88650 COLLECTIONS 82636 82636 477690 367037 86440 24213 22929529 20385863 1681497 862169 0 1906023 3695706 5183771 1706398 1649828 590263 282731 298983 250556 145585 123933 1033602 543977 371072 489625 1096024 1114099 7904031 11000566 1353117 1492011 427698 452358 1780815 1944369 X 4395328 2659208 1727888 6396989 6123216 9056197 7904031 11000566 2932981 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7175770 6895173 14357983 4101308 12872708 45402942 3469308 3593683 3934420 4153456 4263713 19414580 10645078 10488856 18292403 8254764 17136421 64817522 64817522 681129 924905 992415 647177 788444 4034070 1288976 1365297 3027427 1777828 1581379 9040907 77892499 32160543 0.83210 0.77910 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: INVENTORY 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. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 24524382 540783 1832334 984341 25913158 22874642 3072339 -406688 1015911 24524382 22761622 260216 638450 785646 22874642 20134084 26720 3284089 683271 22761622 0.21950 0.32960 0.45090 0 1 1 134957 134957 80959 52852 28107 817686 491125 326561 489625 WATER RIGHTS 283566 SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE PAYMENT FUND 830533 1114099 X 26870893 343054 665329 1008383 25862510 0 25862510 23937912 343054 665329 1008383 22929529 0 22929529 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. FETE DES FLEURS 244553 163773 80780 69015 6715 5050 244553 163773 80780 69015 6715 5050 80780 0 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRIAN VOGT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 248874 0 0 0 0 0 14509 0 6334 0 269717 0 0 0 JOHN CALDERHEAD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 148366 0 1800 0 0 0 9109 0 6334 0 165609 0 0 0 JOHANNA KELLY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 147711 0 1800 0 0 0 9109 0 12912 0 171532 0 0 0 JENNIFER RILEY-CHETWYND DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 122445 0 1800 0 0 0 7575 0 18790 0 150610 0 0 0 A CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER 846000580 249183VC5 2018-11-12 17498416 CONSTRUCTION - PARKING 0 0 0 A 2045000 17562582 1793686 505234 267665 15039841 2011 0 0 1 1 A 0 0 0 0 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 A 0 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 3 THIS 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 4 THIS 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 V PRIOR 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. X 9 3553385 FMV X GARDEN SUPPLY 39 53908 FMV X GALA FOOD 26 49191 FMV X TRAVEL CREDITS 1 12500 FMV 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE 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 11B THE 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 12C THE 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 15 THE 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 19 THE 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 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 80206 841202946 SUPPORTS DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS CO 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS 1 PLANT SELECT CSU 1173 CAMPUS DELIVERY FORT COLLINS CO 80523 260199189 EDUCATION & RESEARCH CO 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC C 845084 FMV