CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2225482)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-10-19
IRS object ID
201502929349300945
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe Chicago Botanic Garden's mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. The Chicago Horticultural Society operates the Chicago Botanic Garden on land owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Liabilities EOY$59,270,167TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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DescHORTICULTURAL PROGRAMS - THE GARDEN COMPRISES 385 ACRES, INCLUDING 81 ACRES OF LAKES AND WATERWAYS, A 15 ACRE ILLINOIS PRAIRIE, AND 100 ACRES OF NATIVE WOODLANDS. THERE ARE 26 DISPLAY GARDENS REPRESENTING UNIQUE DESIGNS, SUCH AS THE ENGLISH WALLED GARDEN, THE JAPANESE GARDEN, AND THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ISLAND. IN 2014, THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2,587,596 PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACQUISITION RECORDS) IS 21,519 WITH TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 9,694. A TOTAL OF 232 FAMILIES ARE REPRESENTED. THE PLANT COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE GARDEN OVERSEES THE ACQUISITION OF PLANTS AND SEEDS FROM NURSERIES, ARBORETA, BOTANIC GARDENS, PLANT BREEDING PROGRAMS AND COLLECTING EXPEDITIONS TO MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES.Desc

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DescEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - THROUGH THE JOSEPH REGENSTEIN, JR. SCHOOL OF THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN AND A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE GARDEN SEEKS TO BECOME THE NATION'S PREEMINENT TEACHING GARDEN, WITH PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING CAMP CBG (FOR AGES 2-12), AND SCIENCE FIRST, PRIMERO LA CIENCIA, WINDY CITY HARVEST YOUTH FARM, AND COLLEGE FIRST (FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS). COLLEGE STUDENTS AND POST-GRADUATES PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS INTERN PROGRAMS, SOME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AREA UNIVERSITIES. FINALLY, HUNDREDS OF CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA, AND ELEVEN PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE JOSEPH REGENSTEIN, JR. SCHOOL. EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY 100,000 ARE REACHED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS.Desc

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Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John L Howard
Vice Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas E Lanctot
Vice Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Catherine M Waddell
Vice Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicole S Williams
Vice Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan A Willetts
Vice Chair & Immediate Past Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter M Ellis
Secretary2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy A Dugan
Vice Chair2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas F Aichele
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Courtney Berlin
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Sharon Brady
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Neville F Bryan
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John H Buehler
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael J Busch
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Keller Canmann
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David R Casper
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robin T Colburn
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John C Connery II
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter R Crane
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John V Crowe
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jill M Delaney
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James W DeYoung
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anthony L Farino
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter B Foreman
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John D Fornengo
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Fradkin
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas C Freyman
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dorothy H Gardner
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven J Gavin
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancy Gidwitz
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sue L Gin (deceased)
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ellis M Goodman
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John K Greene
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles V Greener
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph P Gromacki
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William J Hagenah
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Caryn L Harris
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert D Hevey Jr
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas B Hunter III
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jane Irwin
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gregory K Jones
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd Kaplan
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
M James Leider
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Benjamin F Lenhardt Jr
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura M Linger
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel I H Linzer
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alec Litowitz
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne Loucks
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Josephine P Louis
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Barbara A Lumpkin
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeanne K Mason
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Molly C McKenna
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael J McMurray
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
William E Moeller
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Homi B Patel
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
George A Peinado
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janet Meakin Poor
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne Pramaggiore
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Probst
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan L Regenstein
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John Rugel
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ryan S Ruskin
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Robert E Shaw
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Skilling
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Maria Smithburg
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harrison I Steans
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pam F Szokol
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Collette Taylor
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Richard L Thomas
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James J Glasser
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jeanine McNally
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Arthur M Wood Jr
Board Member2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Aida Giglio
Vice-President, Human Resources40.00Yes (X)$183,495$0$12,667
Sophia Shaw
President and Chief Executive Officer40.00Yes (X)$481,894$0$44,281
Thomas J Nissly
Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO40.00Yes (X)$241,450$0$19,656
Patsy Benveniste
Vice President, Education and Community Programs40.00Yes (X)$137,881$0$11,508
Harriet Resnick
VP, Visitor Exp & Business Develop40.00Yes (X)$150,146$0$11,997
James F Boudreau
VP, Marketing and Development40.00Yes (X)$202,659$0$13,153
Gregory Mueller
Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist40.00Yes (X)$171,755$0$12,332
Kris S Jarantoski
Executive Vice President and Director40.00Yes (X)$242,020$0$19,656
Virginia Hotaling
Vice-President, Government Affairs40.00Yes (X)$111,534$0$10,815
Kayri Havens
Director, Plant Science and Conservation40.00$121,085$0$11,262Yes (X)
Stephen M Ball
Associate Vice President, Development40.00$125,291$0$11,204Yes (X)
Patrick S Herendeen
Senior Scientist, Director of Academic Partnerships40.00$116,094$0$11,167Yes (X)
Robert M Pollack
Director of Finance and Information Systems40.00$125,673$0$11,238Yes (X)
Jennifer Schwarz Ballard
Associate Vice President, Education40.00$118,764$0$11,196Yes (X)
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsYes (true)CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Booth Hansen LTD
333 S Des PlainesCHICAGOIL60661Architecture$586,713
Brown & Associates Inc
6600 N LeMai AvenueLincolnwoodIL60712PROJECT MGMT$556,301
Sexton's Landscape Concepts Inc
1112 ECulver AvSpringfieldIL62703Landscape Design$408,814
Prescient Solutions
1515 E Woodfield RSchaumburgIL60173Technology Services$353,450880
Elliot Construction Corp
21 W 171 Hill AveGlen EllynIL60137Concrete Contractor$261,407
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Fundraising$929,299FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations$0RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants$13,642,673GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$31,447,486AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Total Contributions$50,029,981TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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Education Programs900099$1,583,337$1,583,337
Facilities Rentals531390$456,352$456,352
Visitor Parking Fees900099$1,539,844$1,539,844
Visitor Services900099$2,391,592$2,391,592

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$16,540,735SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$13,324,969SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$3,215,766ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

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Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$343,064TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$343,064RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$343,064OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$66,185,119TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$9,621,121RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$456,352UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$6,077,665ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,038,997TotalAmt
Program Services$859,161ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$947,728ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$232,108FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,854,474TotalAmt
Program Services$13,822,081ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$695,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,336,909FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$240,711TotalAmt
Program Services$213,517ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,402ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$17,792FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,435,412TotalAmt
Program Services$2,027,639ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$201,386ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$206,387FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,271,140TotalAmt
Program Services$1,045,754ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$114,572ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$110,814FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$883,633TotalAmt
Program Services$520,077ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$120,460ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$243,096FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$122,833TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$122,833ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,000TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,845TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$69,845FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,608,662TotalAmt
Program Services$1,985,961ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$534,192ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$88,509FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$418,854TotalAmt
Program Services$382,009ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$36,845FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,661,357TotalAmt
Program Services$2,950,794ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$481,566ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$228,997FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$160,623TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$160,623ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,004,673TotalAmt
Program Services$602,803ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$200,935ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$200,935FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$468,310TotalAmt
Program Services$395,439ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,902ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$26,969FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$88,497TotalAmt
Program Services$74,985ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,550ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,962FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,668,661TotalAmt
Program Services$1,251,496ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$417,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,364,789TotalAmt
Program Services$6,996,549ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$220,944ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$147,296FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$500,007TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$500,007ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Repairs and Maintenance$701,517$685,569$15,948$0
Miscellaneous$85,479$41,067$41,067$3,345

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,730,474TotalAmt
Program Services$33,854,901ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,916,764ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,958,809FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$588,029BOYAmt
EOY$803,351EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,710,148BOYAmt
EOY$20,013,216EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,930,554BOYAmt
EOY$26,803,369EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,963,810BOYAmt
EOY$3,144,681EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$157,726BOYAmt
EOY$185,093EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$187,146,387LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$84,572,068LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,677,129BOYAmt
EOY$102,574,319EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,234,236BOYAmt
EOY$61,246,063EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,104,035BOYAmt
EOY$22,364,152EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$618,816BOYAmt
EOY$591,756EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$212,984,483BOYAmt
EOY$237,726,000EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,157,963BOYAmt
EOY$3,232,312EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$768,103BOYAmt
EOY$1,045,689EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$50,000,000EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,193,761BOYAmt
EOY$4,992,166EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,119,827BOYAmt
EOY$59,270,167EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$92,954,904BOYAmt
EOY$94,998,648EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,850,732BOYAmt
EOY$55,474,723EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$26,059,020BOYAmt
EOY$27,982,462EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$154,864,656BOYAmt
EOY$178,455,833EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$212,984,483BOYAmt
EOY$237,726,000EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$24,454,645ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$64,007NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$799,461OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

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$17,130,738CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,520,742CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,341,722CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,208,113CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,930,179CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$121,131,494TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,481,491CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,734,799CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,499,729CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,647,889CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,642,673CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$53,006,581TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$26,612,229CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,255,541CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,841,451CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$39,856,002CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$50,572,852CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$174,138,075TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$174,138,075PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,123,079CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$961,411CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,647,765CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,562,934CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,600,662CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,895,851TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$245,845CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$319,451CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$356,138CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$288,389CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$343,064CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,552,887TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$182,586,813TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$47,683,428GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.9537PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.9338PublicSupportPY170Pct
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 Other IncomeFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME FROM UNRESTRICTED BEQUESTS AND OTHER OPERATING INCOME, COLUMN A - 245845.0, COLUMN B - 319451.0, COLUMN C - 356138.0, COLUMN D - 288389.0, COLUMN E - 343064.0, COLUMN F - 1552887.0; DESCRIPTION - , COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 0;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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$102,149DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (true)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$69,845OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$171,994TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 Description of the activities reported on Lines 1A through 1IFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Chicago Horticultural Society and its hired lobbyists contacted members and staff of the U.S. Congress, Federal Agencies, the Illinois General Assembly, Officials within the Illinois Governor's Office, the Cook County Board of Commissioners and Forest Preserve District of Cook County, and the City of Chicago in connection with annual operating and capital appropriation matters.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$4,224,520AssetsIncludedAmt

Held Works Art HeldWorksArtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$0RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$0AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$82,774,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,090,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,656,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$3,082,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$89,438,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$68,772,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,544,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,364,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,906,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$82,774,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$54,976,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,355,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,792,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$3,351,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$68,772,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$55,091,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,271,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$1,281,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$3,105,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$54,976,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$45,768,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,584,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,369,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,630,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$55,091,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.57BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.31PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.12TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$89,854,930OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$34,235,860DepreciationAmt
Book Value$55,619,070BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$72,252,014OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$38,991,811DepreciationAmt
Book Value$33,260,203BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,530,946OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,745,001DepreciationAmt
Book Value$785,945BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$21,508,497OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$8,599,396DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,909,101BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$102,574,319TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Real Estate Funds$1,558,432F
Private Equity Funds$4,910,848F
Hedge Funds$6,658,404F
Fixed Income Commingled Fund$5,045,616F
Open-end Real Estate Fund$4,190,852F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$22,364,152TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuity Payment Liability$381,505
Derivative Instrument$4,610,661
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$4,992,166TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collectionsTHE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE RARE BOOKS, PRINTS, SCULPTURES, AND PAINTINGS THAT SERVE TO FURTHER ITS MISSION.
Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment fundsTHE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF 73 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES, PRIMARILY FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, AS WELL AS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS. IT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. AS REQUIRED BY GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON EXISTENCES OR ABSENCES OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnoteTHE SOCIETY'S APPLICATION OF GAAPUSA REGARDING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAD NO EFFECT ON ITS FINANCIAL POSITION AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE SOCIETY HAS NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES, INCLUDING ANY POTENTIAL RISK OF LOSS OF ITS EXEMPT STATUS. THE SOCIETY WOULD ACCOUNT FOR ANY POTENTIAL INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO POSSIBLE FUTURE LIABILITIES FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. THE SOCIETY IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL INCOME TAXES FOR PERIODS BEFORE 2011.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific0Program ServicesMycological Conference$845
Russia and the Newly Independent States0Program ServicesCONFERENCE ON FUNGAL CONSERVATION$1,216
Central America and the Caribbean0Investments$6,888,661
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)0Investments$12,104
Sub-Saharan Africa0FundraisingCONFERENCE ON FUNGAL CONSERVATION$410
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$6,903,236SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$6,903,236TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipfalseForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Harvest BallEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$378,725GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$215,300CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$163,425GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$192,943OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Summer BenefitEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$417,600GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$363,200CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$54,400GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$208,131OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Other Events$675,845GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$350,799CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$325,046GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$420,404OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,472,170GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$929,299CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$542,871GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$821,478OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$821,478DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$278,607NetIncomeSummaryAmt

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 PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsYes (true)AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 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
Aida Giglio
Vice-President, Human Resources$173,495$0$10,000$0$0$0$4,386$0$8,281$0$196,162$0$0$0
Sophia Shaw
President and Chief Executive Officer$401,060$0$35,000$0$45,834$0$36,000$0$8,281$0$526,175$0$30,000$0
Thomas J Nissly
Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO$215,477$0$15,000$0$10,973$0$11,375$0$8,281$0$261,106$0$10,250$0
Harriet Resnick
VP, Visitor Exp & Business Develop$140,146$0$10,000$0$0$0$3,716$0$8,281$0$162,143$0$0$0
James F Boudreau
VP, Marketing and Development$192,659$0$10,000$0$0$0$4,872$0$8,281$0$215,812$0$0$0
Gregory Mueller
Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist$161,755$0$10,000$0$0$0$4,051$0$8,281$0$184,087$0$0$0
Kris S Jarantoski
Executive Vice President and Director$216,603$0$15,000$0$10,417$0$11,375$0$8,281$0$261,676$0$9,895$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement planTHE PRESIDENT/CEO AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 457 (f). TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR WERE $58,750 AND THESE AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPORTED/ACCRUED IN A PRIOR YEAR. SEE DETAILS IN PART II.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed paymentsIn 2014, the Garden's Executive Committee of the Board of Directors approved a one-time payment to selected staff based on performance and the financial results of the organization.

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Illinois Finance AuthorityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN861091967BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP45200FLX5CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2008-07-31BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$30,176,131IssuePriceAmt
PurposeFinance Construction CostsPurposeDesc
DefeasedfalseDefeasedInd
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool FinancingfalsePoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$0RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased$0BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds$30,176,131TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$0InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest$0CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow$0RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$505,224IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement$0CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures$0WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures$29,670,907CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$0OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent$0UnspentAmt
Current RefundingfalseCurrentRefundingInd
Advance RefundingfalseAdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (true)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (true)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed PropertyfalseOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease ArrangementsfalseAnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropfalseMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research AgreementsfalseAnyResearchAgreementsInd
Total Private Business Use0.0TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestfalseBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed PropfalseChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (true)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T FiledfalseForm8038TFiledInd
Exception To RebateYes (true)ExceptionToRebateInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (true)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecfalseHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Term Of Hedge0.0TermOfHedgePct
Gross Proceeds Invested In GICfalseGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds InvestedfalseGrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (true)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (true)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule K, Part V Issuer name: Illinois Finance AuthorityFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE SOCIETY MET THE TWO-YEAR EXCEPTION FOR CONSTRUCTION ISSUES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution77ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$8,018,299NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescDonated BeveragesDesc
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$68,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number on contributionsSecurities - Publicly traded: Number of contributions Other: number of contributions
Schedule M, Part I, Line 9 Number of contributions or items contributedNumber of contributions
Schedule M, Part I Number of contributions or items contributednumber of contributions

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
CoreFormPartIII_PartIIILine4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ 3,126,817 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 2,391,592) VISITOR SERVICES: 1,058,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2014, FROM THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGO AREA, THE MIDWEST, THE NATION AND THE WORLD. THE GARDEN FEATURES A WIDE VARIETY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITIONS. THE GARDEN ALSO HOSTS DOZENS OF FLOWER SHOWS AND SALES, AND IS THE SITE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND WEEKEND FAMILY CLASSES.
CoreFormPartIII_PartIIILine4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ 1,041,237 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 0) MEMBERSHIP REVENUE
CoreFormPartIII_PartIIILine4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ 521,285 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 456,352) FACILITY RENTALS UBIT
CoreFormPartIII_PartIIILine4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 5,303,128) GOVERNMENT GRANTS
CoreFormPartIII_PartIIILine4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 1,539,844) VISITOR PARKING REVENUE
Form 990, Part VI, Line 3 Delegation of management dutiesTHE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH SODEXO, INC. TO MANAGE AND OPERATE FOOD SERVICES AND EVENT NETWORK TO MANAGE AND OPERATE RETAIL SERVICES. THESE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS REPRESENT A MINOR SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing bodyTHE COMPLETED FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER WAS REQUESTED TO REVIEW FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, AND ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS, OFFER EDITS, AND PROVIDE APPROVAL. SUBSEQUENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE FINAL FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policyTHE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THAT THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management officialTHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON CRITERIA, CONSIDERS COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, THEN DEBATES AND DOCUMENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employeesTHE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE AGAINST PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON CRITERIA, CONSIDERS COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, THEN DEBATES AND DOCUMENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION. IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS, THE SAME PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED, HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE CEO'S EVALUATION OF THE STAFF'S PERFORMANCE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the publicTHE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT AND SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL REPORTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balancesChange in fair value of interest rate swaps - -838387; Net income from controlled affiliate (FEIN: 36-3621163) Reported on Separate Form 990 - 38926;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGOLAND GROWSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 LAKE COOK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityGLENCOECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363621163EIN
Primary ActivitiesPLANT INTRODUCTIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusType III-FIPublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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