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BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC (EIN 75-2198196)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-11-07
IRS object ID
201403119349301575
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-11-07T14:49:36-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN750807999PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SPROLES WOODARD LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1777 MAIN STREET SUITE 3250AddressLine1
CityFORT WORTHCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code761025304ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN752198196EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXASBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBOTABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8173324441PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 UNIVERSITY DRIVEAddressLine1
CityFORT WORTHCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code76107ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAT HARRISONPersonNm
Person TitleINTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone8173324441PhoneNum
Signature2014-10-28SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBERT W DUKEPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00151313PTIN
Phone8173321328PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerPAT HARRISONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 UNIVERSITY DRIVEAddressLine1
CityFORT WORTHCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code761073400ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$16,293,531GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BRIT.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1987FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionBRIT'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE OUR NATURAL HERITAGE BY DEEPENING OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE PLANT WORLD AND ACHIEVING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUE PLANTS BRING TO LIFE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent28VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee59TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers320TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Contributions Grants$2,927,507PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$367,449CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$446,815PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$385,574CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$50,302PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$35,732CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$3,708,975PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$16,009,118CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$5,018,505PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,865,133CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,309,530PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$11,143,985CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$62,763,358TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$343,456TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$198,645TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$47,946,106NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$62,564,713NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS INC (BRIT) CONDUCTS RESEARCH AND PROVIDES EDUCATION IN ORDER TO CREATE AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PLANT WORLD AND INSPIRE THE PUBLIC INTO ACTION FOR A SUSTAINABLE PLANET. BRIT SERVES AS A THINK TANK AND CATALYST TO DEVELOP BOTANICAL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS GLOBALLY CHALLENGING PROBLEMS. BRIT INSPIRES LEARNING AND FORMS INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATIONS FOR CRITICAL RESEARCH WITHIN SCIENTIFIC, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND BUSINESS COMMUNITIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,082,910ExpenseAmt
Revenue$13,680RevenueAmt
DescRESEARCH. BRIT'S RESEARCH PROGRAM IS THE FOUNDATIONAL ACTIVITY UPON WHICH THE INSTITUTE ACHIEVES ITS MISSION. BRIT ACTS AS A CATALYST WITHIN THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS GLOBALLY CHALLENGING PROBLEMS BY USING VARIOUS BOTANICAL LENSES (TAXONOMY, ETHNOBOTANY, ECOLOGICAL/ENVIRONMENTAL, AND BIOMIMCRY). RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY BRIT MAKES THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE, SOMETIMES DIRECTLY THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS TO LIFE, AND SOMETIMES INDIRECTLY THROUGH INCREASING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE WORLD WHICH ALLOWS US TO BECOME MORE RESPONSIBLE CITIZENS OF THE PLANET.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,464,990ExpenseAmt
Revenue$54,507RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION. BRIT DEVELOPS AND PRESENTS NUMEROUS EDUCATION PROGRAMS COVERING VARIOUS TOPICS IN BOTANY, ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. PROGRAMS ARE PRESENTED TO VARIOUS GROUPS INCLUDING EDUCATORS, STUDENTS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE BRIT SEED (SCIENCE-BASED EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION DESIGN) SCHOOL FOR EDUCATORS INSPIRES AND SUPPORTS EDUCATORS IN CONNECTING CHILDREN TO NATURE THROUGH THE USE OF OUTDOOR CLASSROOMS, NATURE, AND URBAN ENVIRONMENTS. BRIT PROVIDES CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES THAT COMBINE SCIENCE RESEARCH-BASED BEST PRACTICES WITH HANDS-ON, REAL-WORLD LEARNING THROUGH OUTDOOR INQUIRY, PLACE-BASED EDUCATION, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHING.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$966,605ExpenseAmt
Revenue$385RevenueAmt
DescCOLLECTIONS. THE CORNERSTONE OF THE BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS IS ITS HERBARIUM AND BOTANICAL LIBRARY. BRIT'S HERBARIUM, A COLLECTION OF MORE THAN ONE MILLION DRIED PLANT SPECIMENS REPRESENTING MUCH OF EARTH'S PLANT DIVERSITY, IS AMONG THE LARGEST IN THE UNITED STATES. BRIT'S COLLECTIONS-BASED RESEARCH PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR CONSERVATION PURPOSES AND IS A RESOURCE FOR RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PLANT ENTHUSIASTS, GARDENERS, HOSPITALS, AND MANY OTHERS. BRIT'S PLANT COLLECTIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO HELP FULFILL OUR MISSION TO ACHIEVE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUE THAT PLANTS BRING TO LIFE.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses$3,893,521TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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IRP Document22IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee59EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Form1098 C Filed0Form1098CFiledInd
Excess Business Holdings0ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1REBECCA GRIMMERBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8173324441PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11700 UNIVERSITY DRIVEAddressLine1
CityFORT WORTHCity
StateTXState
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (33 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
MARION TAYLOR BADEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD BARNES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HARRY BARTEL
DIRECTOR, CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
EDWARD P BASS
DIRECTOR, VICE CHAIRMAN1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JANE BASS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GREG BIRD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GUNHILD CORBETT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DWIGHT CUMMING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID H DIESSLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NOWELL DONOVAN
DIRECTOR, SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
RANDALL GIDEON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CRAIG HAMILTON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDLE HARWOOD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUIS JACOBS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GRANT JAMES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RATTANA MAO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN MEDINA
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB MITCHELL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY NEEDHAM
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DARREN NELSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOB O'KENNON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY PALKO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELAINE PETRUS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WALTER RAINWATER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG RENFRO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN STEVENSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GEORGE SUMNER
DIRECTOR, TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JERRI WATT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SEYMOUR SOHMER
PRESIDENT50.00$194,538$0$16,436Yes (X)
CONNIE JOHNSON
SECRETARY50.00$23,154$0$6,623Yes (X)
PATRICIA HARRISON
VICE PRESIDENT50.00$98,008$0$11,727Yes (X)
WILL MCCLATCHEY
VICE PRESIDENT50.00$105,988$0$6,708Yes (X)
REBECCA GRIMMER
CFO50.00$77,885$0$10,647Yes (X)
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Total Other Compensation$52,141TotalOtherCompensationAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising$131,613FundraisingAmt
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Noncash Contributions$119,471NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$15,291,827TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
PUBLICATION FEES511130$298,779$298,779
FIELD SCHOOL AND CAMP FEES712110$25,695$25,695
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FEES611430$18,825$18,825
RESEARCH SERVICES541712$13,203$13,203
EXHIBIT AND PROGRAM FEES712110$7,647$7,647

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

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Total Revenue Column$3,300TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$367,449TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$385,574TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$385,574ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$27,014RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$3,419RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$23,595RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$23,595ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$54,281SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$54,281SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$0SecuritiesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$103,818FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$65,190TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$65,190ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$62,951GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$57,705CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVENDING SNACK SALESDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$617TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$617ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$617OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$367,449RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$344,596ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$488,573TotalAmt
Program Services$323,188ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$127,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$37,935FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,332,749TotalAmt
Program Services$1,096,785ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$64,189ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$171,775FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$33,609ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,169ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,776FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$140,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,608FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,075TotalAmt
Program Services$114,277ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$16,031ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,767FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,581TotalAmt
Management And General$6,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,541TotalAmt
Management And General$23,541ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$61,349TotalAmt
Management And General$61,349ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,649TotalAmt
Program Services$4,213ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,522ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$35,914FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,737TotalAmt
Program Services$7,160ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$11,577FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,792TotalAmt
Program Services$129,441ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,614ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,737FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$53,873TotalAmt
Program Services$47,273ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,473ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,127FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$157,412TotalAmt
Program Services$157,412ProgramServicesAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$320,221TotalAmt
Program Services$281,300ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,382ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20,539FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,120TotalAmt
Program Services$138,923ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$123ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,074FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,675TotalAmt
Program Services$15,494ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$724ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,457FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,147,865TotalAmt
Program Services$1,043,409ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$59,689ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$44,767FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,149TotalAmt
Program Services$55,130ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,654ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,365FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
POSTAGE,PRINTING,DUPLIC$136,764$84,851$512$51,401
REPRESENTATION & PROGRA$73,599$31,064$759$41,776
COMPUTER COSTS$53,238$50,993$827$1,418
MARKETING,MEDIA & GRAPH$50,578$27,436$28$23,114

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$139,264TotalAmt
Program Services$111,101ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,353ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$23,810FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,865,133TotalAmt
Program Services$3,893,521ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$434,675ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$536,937FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,766,046BOYAmt
EOY$3,242,486EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$9,978,240EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,608,565BOYAmt
EOY$4,500,700EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,723BOYAmt
EOY$49,254EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,153BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,078BOYAmt
EOY$30,365EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$26,560,718LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$4,055,383LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,606,873BOYAmt
EOY$22,505,335EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,253,124BOYAmt
EOY$22,456,978EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,289,562BOYAmt
EOY$62,763,358EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$330,334BOYAmt
EOY$190,955EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,122BOYAmt
EOY$7,690EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$343,456BOYAmt
EOY$198,645EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$27,073,546BOYAmt
EOY$25,654,670EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,580,736BOYAmt
EOY$7,121,487EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,291,824BOYAmt
EOY$29,788,556EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,946,106BOYAmt
EOY$62,564,713EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,289,562BOYAmt
EOY$62,763,358EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$11,143,985ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$3,474,622NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type3 Func IntYes (X)SupportingOrgType3FuncIntInd
CertificationYes (X)CertificationInd
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITYBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN750800689EIN
Organization Type2OrganizationTypeDesc
Governing Document ListedYes (1)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Supported Org NotifiedYes (1)SupportedOrgNotifiedInd
US OrganizedYes (1)USOrganizedInd
Support$968,000SupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$968,000SupportSumAmt

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART 1, LINE 11(H)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationBRIT IS AN INTERNATIONAL BOTANICAL RESOURCE CENTER AND SUPPORTS THE HERBARIUM AND THE BOTANICAL LIBRARY KNOWN AS THE LLOYD H. SHINNERS COLLECTIONS IN SYSTEMATIC BOTANY WHICH IS ON PERMANENT LOAN TO BRIT FROM SMU. THESE COLLECTIONS AND OTHERS THAT BRIT MAY OBTAIN BY GIFT, LOAN, PURCHASE, EXCHANGE OR FIELD COLLECTION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AND THE PUBLIC AS TOOLS FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND CULTURAL ENHANCEMENT. WITHOUT BRIT, SMU WOULD HAVE HAD TO MAINTAIN THESE COLLECTIONS IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM ACCESSIBLE TO THE SCIENTIFIC AND PUBLIC COMMUNITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$19,300,363BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$13,496,732ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,795,645InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$630,027OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$35,962,713EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$17,825,278BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$514ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,178,571InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$704,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$19,300,363EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$13,459,473BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,009,618ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$82,270InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$561,543OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$17,825,278EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$12,364,183BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$324ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,487,773InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$392,807OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$13,459,473EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$9,941,484BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$486ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,767,213InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$345,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$12,364,183EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.83000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.17000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$23,640,682OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,125,971DepreciationAmt
Book Value$21,514,711BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,920,036OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,929,412DepreciationAmt
Book Value$990,624BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$22,505,335TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLONG TERM ASSETSDesc
Book Value$22,456,978BookValueAmt
Method ValuationFMethodValuationCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$22,456,978TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$19,538,517TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$3,474,622NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$58,675DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$57,451OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$3,590,748RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,947,769RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$61,349InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$61,349RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$16,009,118TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,919,910TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$58,675DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$57,451OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$116,126ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,803,784ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$61,349InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$61,349ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,865,133TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSE ITEMS RELATED TO RENTAL INCOME 3,419. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS INCLUDED AS REVENUE ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 54,032.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:EXPENSE ITEMS RELATED TO RENTAL INCOME 3,419. EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENTS INCLUDED AS REVENUE ON AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 54,032.
PART III, LINE I:HERBARIA AND LIBRARY COLLECTIONS: THE ORIGINAL COLLECTIONS FROM SMU ARE HELD UNDER THE TERMS OF A PERMANENT LOAN ARRANGEMENT FROM THAT UNIVERSITY, AND THE ORIGINAL COLLECTIONS FROM VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ARE AN OUTRIGHT GIFT AS STATED IN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THAT INSTITUTION. ALL COLLECTIONS ACCUMULATED ASIDE FROM THE ADDITIONS OF THOSE COLLECTIONS, AND DESIGNATED AS "BRIT", ARE GOVERNED ENTIRELY BY THE PROTOCOLS OF BRIT AS APPROVED BY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND RESEARCH RATHER THAN FOR FINANCIAL GAIN. THESE COLLECTIONS ARE PROTECTED, CARED FOR, AND PRESERVED BY BRIT. AS THESE COLLECTIONS ARE CONSIDERED BOTANICAL TREASURES, A FAIR VALUE IS NOT READILY DETERMINABLE AND, THEREFORE, COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED AND ARE EXCLUDED FROM THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. ANY EXPENDITURES RELATED TO PURCHASES, SALES, OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE REPORTED SEPARATELY IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THEY OCCUR.
PART V, ENDOWMENT FUNDS, LINE 4:BRIT'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS, RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE INSTITUTION.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty0AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1AWARD OF EXCELLENCENameOfEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Event1$141,810GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$83,570CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$58,240GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$4,216RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$48,691FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,555EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$3,778OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Name Of Event2FETE AUCTIONNameOfEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Event2$93,621GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$48,043CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$45,578GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2$16,317RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$21,728FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$2,500EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$70,223OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$235,431GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$131,613CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$103,818GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$20,533RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$70,419FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$4,055EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$74,001OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$169,008DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$65,190NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSEYMOUR SOHMERPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$174,538BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$20,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$9,788DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,648NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$210,974TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,150NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$54,281NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (3 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)TRAVEL/ENTERT28$37,190FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)FOOD/BEVERAGE45$18,850FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)JEWELRY1$8,000FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHIRD PARTY STOCK BROKER IS USED TO SELL SECURITIES RECEIVED AS CONTRIBUTIONS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D:IN ADDITION TO THE SPECIFIC PROGRAMS DESCRIBED ON LINES 4A, 4B, AND 4C, BRIT PUBLISHES THE JOURNAL OF BOTANICAL RESEARCH OF TEXAS (JBRIT), WHICH PRESENTS RESEARCH FROM BRIT RESEARCHERS AS WELL AS LEADING RESEARCHERS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. BRIT ALSO PUBLISHES MONOGRAPHS AND BOTANICAL BOOKS SUCH AS THE ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF NORTH TEXAS AND THE ILLUSTRATED FLORA OF EAST TEXAS WHICH ARE LEADING WORKS IN BOTANICAL EDUCATION IN TEXAS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BRIT'S FORM 990 AND SUPPORTING SCHEDULES ARE REVIEWED IN DETAIL AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FOLLOWING APPROVAL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBRIT ANNUALLY REVIEWS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY WITH ALL DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES. ALL ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A STATEMENT EITHER AFFIRMING NO POTENTIAL CONFLICTS EXIST OR DETAILING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS AND THE LATTER ARE ALL INVESTIGATED AND APPROPRIATE ACTION TAKEN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ANNUAL SALARY ADJUSTMENTS FOR OFFICERS ARE REVIEWED BY AN INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. CURRENT COMPENSATION INFORMATION IS GATHERED FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OR THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE. PERIODICALLY AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTING FIRM IS ENGAGED TO REVIEW THE INSTITUTION'S SALARY STRUCTURE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS AT THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.