AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (EIN 46-4411915)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-11-07
IRS object ID: 202513119349303951
Schema version: 2024v5.2
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-11-07T14:45:47-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	310800053	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4449 EASTON WAY SUITE 400	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLUMBUS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	43219	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	464411915	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	AMER	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6144871117	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2130 STELLA COURT	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLUMBUS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	43215	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAREN LIMBERT	PersonNm
Person Title	VP OF OPER. & FIN.	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6144871117	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-11-04	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	0	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JANE E PFEIFER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00014949	PTIN
Phone	6148852208	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-11-04	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	KAREN LIMBERT	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2130 STELLA COURT	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLUMBUS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	43215	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$7,518,871	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	HTTPS://AMERICANHORT.ORG/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	OH	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO UNITE, PROMOTE, AND ADVANCE OUR INDUSTRY THROUGH ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, CONNECTIVITY, EDUCATION, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	13	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	22	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	65	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$18,000	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$790,966	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$728,389	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,523,091	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$5,850,234	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$278,455	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$624,088	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$305,820	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$316,160	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$6,898,332	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$7,518,871	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$250,083	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$229,145	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,624,405	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,702,528	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$2,377,402	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$2,866,363	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$5,251,890	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$5,798,036	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,646,442	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,720,835	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$14,105,320	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$16,311,812	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$2,726,789	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$2,731,599	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$11,378,531	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$13,580,213	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	OUR MISSION IS TO UNITE, PROMOTE, AND ADVANCE OUR INDUSTRY THROUGH ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, CONNECTIVITY, EDUCATION, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	ON JANUARY 1, 2014, AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WAS BORN BY THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE AMERICAN NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION AND OFA-THE ASSOCIATION OF HORTICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS. WITH A COMBINED 220+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE WHOLE OF THE PLANT AND HORTICULTURE SERVICES INDUSTRY, AMERICANHORT WAS FORMED BY THE ANLA AND OFA MEMBERS TO UNIFY THE INDUSTRY, IMPROVE COLLABORATION, INCREASE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, AND EXPAND THE SUPPORT FOR THE INDUSTRY'S BUSINESSES. WITH THAT GOAL IN MIND, AMERICANHORT TRULY REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY, INCLUDING BREEDERS, GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY GROWERS, RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTORS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LANDSCAPERS, FLORISTS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE PART OF THE INDUSTRY MARKET CHAIN. IT IS THE LEADING NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE INDUSTRY.	Desc
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (1)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (1)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	38	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	22	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	Yes (1)	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri Discl	0	NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	13	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	0	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KAREN LIMBERT	PersonNm
Phone	6144871117	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2130 STELLA COURT	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLUMBUS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	43215	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (21 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
KEN FISHER
PRESIDENT & CEO	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$406,749	$0	$51,812
STEVE MOSTARDI
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
LYNDSI OESTMANN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KURT BECKER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATT EDMUNDSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KENT FULLMER
DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANN TOSOVSKY
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEREK CLARK
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRIAN LLOYD
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
EMILY SHOWALTER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ROB LANDO
CHAIRMAN/PAST CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JON REELHORN
PAST CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ED OVERDEVEST
VICE CHAIRMAN/ CHAIRMAN	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEN ALTMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
TOM FESSLER
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHRISTINE FORTMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KAREN LIMBERT
VP,OPERATION & FINANCE	40.00		Yes (X)	$160,608	$0	$40,496
MARY ELIZABETH COWARDIN
VP, MARKETING & MEMBER ENG	40.00		Yes (X)	$143,400	$0	$32,344
MATTHEW MIKA
VP, ADVOCACY & GOV AFFAIRS	40.00		Yes (X)	$222,462	$0	$32,217
HARVEY COTTEN
TREASURER	1.00		Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BILL BEHRENS
TRADE SHOW & EVENT MANAGER	40.00			$110,674	$0	$22,535	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,043,893	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$179,404	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER
400 NORTH HIGH STREET	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	TRADE SHOW CONVENTION CENTER	$304,132
FERN EXPOSITION SERVICES
645 LINN STREET	CINCINNATI	OH	45203	TRADE SHOW SERVICE CONTRACTOR	$215,895

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$728,389	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$728,389	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
CULTIVATE AND TRADE SH	900099	$4,527,732	$4,527,732
MEMBERSHIP DUES	900099	$1,054,502	$1,054,502
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE	900099	$268,000	$250,000	$18,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$5,850,234	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$516,052	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$516,052	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$108,036	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$108,036	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$108,036	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$108,036	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	ExclusionExclusionAmt
HOTEL REBATES	900099	$310,784	$310,784
MISCELLANEOUS	900099	$5,376	$5,376

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$316,160	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$7,518,871	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$5,832,234	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$18,000	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$940,248	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$229,145	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,090,088	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,152,066	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$95,413	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$164,701	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$200,260	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,176	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,000	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$172,800	TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,561	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$705,146	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$242,186	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,708	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$211,621	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$92,226	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$357,926	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$710,937	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,707	TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$37,511	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING	$119,179
MISCELLANEOUS	$77,896
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRA	$7,783

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,798,036	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$201,523	BOYAmt
EOY	$127,604	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,632,132	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,895,632	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,865	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$167,863	BOYAmt
EOY	$202,360	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$911,159	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$859,250	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$76,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$51,909	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,611,186	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,612,484	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$371,781	BOYAmt
EOY	$394,958	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,105,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,311,812	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$243,969	BOYAmt
EOY	$225,790	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,463,798	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,494,454	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,022	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,355	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,726,789	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,731,599	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,378,531	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,580,213	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,378,531	BOYAmt
EOY	$13,580,213	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$14,105,320	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,311,812	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,720,835	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$457,671	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$23,176	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	0	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	0	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments	$1,054,502	DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY	$299,996	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot	$299,996	NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Aggregate Reported Dues Ntc	$249,917	AggregateReportedDuesNtcAmt
Carried Over	$50,079	CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$488,829	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$488,829	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$191,323	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$187,696	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$3,627	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$190,500	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$166,059	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$24,441	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$40,507	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$16,666	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$23,841	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$51,909	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	FINANCE LEASE	Desc
Amt	$11,355	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$11,355	TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ENDOWMWNT FUND INC
2130 STELLA CT	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	521052547	501(C)(3)	$205,885	$0	SUPPORT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PROGRAM AND WOMEN IN HORTICULTURE PROGRAM AT CULTIVATE
AMERICA IN BLOOM
PO BOX 44005	COLUMBUS	OH	43204	010622507	510(C)(3)	$6,000	$0	SYMPOSIUM SPONSORSHIP

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AMERICANHORT EMPLOYEES ARE INVOLVED WITH THE PLANNING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THE EXECUTION OF THE HRI LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. THE EXPENSES OF THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ARE REPORTED TO AMERICANHORT MONTHLY. FOR AMERICA IN BLOOM WE DO FOLLOW THEIR PROGRESS AND REVIEW BEFORE CONTRIBUTION EACH YEAR.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
KEN FISHER
PRESIDENT & CEO	$366,749	$0	$40,000	$0	$0	$0	$31,026	$0	$20,786	$0	$458,561	$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW MIKA
VP, ADVOCACY & GOV AFFAIRS	$202,462	$0	$20,000	$0	$0	$0	$20,246	$0	$11,971	$0	$254,679	$0	$0	$0
KAREN LIMBERT
VP,OPERATION & FINANCE	$146,048	$0	$14,560	$0	$0	$0	$14,605	$0	$25,891	$0	$201,104	$0	$0	$0
MARY ELIZABETH COWARDIN
VP, MARKETING & MEMBER ENG	$130,400	$0	$13,000	$0	$0	$0	$12,520	$0	$19,824	$0	$175,744	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 3	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, ANNUALLY. THERE IS A FORMAL WRITTEN REPORT THAT INCLUDES ANALYSIS FROM ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SOURCES. OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES GO THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES AN EVALUATION AND RATING OF INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6	THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A	CLASS A MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE PRESIDENT AND CEO SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL TAX FILINGS ARE FILED IN A TIMELY AND ACCURATE MANNER. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO SHALL REVIEW AND CERTIFY THAT THE IRS FORM 990 IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. PRIOR TO SUBMISSION, A COPY OF THE IRS FORM 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	COMPLIANCE IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE ASKED TO DO SO.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, ANNUALLY. THERE IS A FORMAL WRITTEN REPORT THAT INCLUDES ANALYSIS FROM ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SOURCES. OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES GO THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES AN EVALUATION AND RATING OF INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OUTSOURCED SERVICES 705,146.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	EARNINGS FROM SUBSIDIARY 23,176.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2130 STELLA CT	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLUMBUS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	43215	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	521052547	EIN
Primary Activities	HORTICULTURE	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	OH	LegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section	501(C)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	LINE 7	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICANHORT SERVICES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2130 STELLA COURT SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	COLUMBUS	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	43215	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	311171287	EIN
Primary Activities	HORTICULTURE	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	OH	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$42,576	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$394,958	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1.00000	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	Yes (1)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (1)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	Yes (1)	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	Yes (1)	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (1)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
L	$250,000	FAIR MARKET VALUE
HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC
B	$205,885	CASH VALUE