DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN (EIN 86-0136925)
Tax period
2012-10-01 to 2013-09-30
Filed
2014-08-08
IRS object ID
201432209349300968
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Timestamp2014-08-08T12:55:16-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

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Mission DescriptionAS A LIVING MUSEUM, THE ORGANIZATION'S PURPOSE IS FOR ADVANCING EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION, AND CONSERVATION OF DESERT PLANTS OF THE WORLD WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES, AND ENGAGING IN ANY LAWFUL ACT OR ACTIVITY NOT FOR PECUNIARY PROFIT FOR WHICH NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS MAY BE ORGANIZED, SO FAR AS IS OR MAY BE PERMITTED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE CODE.MissionDescription
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DescriptionHORTICULTURE - PROPAGATING & MAINTAINING A LIVING PLANT COLLECTION OF OVER 75,000 DESERT PLANTS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THOSE INHABITING THE SONORAN DESERT, MANY OF WHICH ARE ENDANGERED SPECIES. THIS PROGRAM ALSO WORKS TO PRESERVE DESERT PLANT LIFE OUTSIDE OF ITS COLLECTION BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE BEAUTY, VARIETY AND FRAGILITY OF DESERT PLANT LIFE BY DISPLAYING AND INTERPRETING ITS COLLECTION FOR THE PUBLIC AT ITS GARDEN IN PHOENIX, AZ WHICH IN THE CURRENT YEAR ATTRACTED APPROXIMATELY 440,000 VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. EDUCATION - PROVIDES PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND EDUCATORS THAT PROMOTE GREATER ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SONORAN DESERT. CLASSROOM OPPORTUNITIES FOR PRESCHOOLERS, IN-DEPTH CAMPS AND SERVICE-LEARNING TEEN PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED AS WONDERFUL RESOURCES TO STIMULATE A CONNECTION TO NATURE AND DISCOVERY OF THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.WE INTEGRATE A PLACE-BASED FOCUS ON SCIENCE, ART, MUSIC, LITERATURE AND SOCIAL STUDIES INTO ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND RELY ON THE EXPERTISE OF THE GARDEN'S ENTHUSIASTIC STAFF, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS, AND DIVERSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE HIGH-QUALITY OFFERINGS. INQUIRY-BASED SCHOOL PROGRAMS OFFER DESIGNED CURRICULUM FOR STUDENTS K-8 AND CORRELATE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND ARIZONA ACADEMIC STANDARDS. WE SERVED 23,343 PARTICIPANTS IN THE SCHOOL PROGRAM IN 2012-2013.PROGRAMMING FOR ADULTS INCLUDE WORKSHOPS, HIKES, TRIPS AND CERTIFICATION CLASSES, INCLUDING THE DESERT LANDSCAPING SCHOOL. OVER 3,200 PARTICIPANTS TOOK PART IN ADULT PROGRAMMING OPPORTUNITIES IN 2012-2013.COMMUNITY OUTREACH - INFORMING GARDEN MEMBERSHIP AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT ACCESSING HORTICULTURE AND PLANT INFORMATION; EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS, ADULTS AND OTHER LIFE-LONG LEARNERS; AND ONGOING EVENTS, EXHIBITS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE GARDEN. UTILIZING LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND TOURISM ADVERTISING, NEWS AND ENTERTAINMENT OUTLETS, THE GARDEN'S WEB SITE AND MEMBER PUBLICATIONS, WE ARE ABLE TO REACH MILLIONS OF RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO ARIZONA WITH IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DESERT PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. GARDEN PUBLICATIONS INCLUDE THE "SONORAN QUARTERLY" AND THE "CALENDAR OF EVENTS", EACH PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR, WITH AN AVERAGE CIRCULATION OF 28,064 AND 28,160 RESPECTIVELY. TWELVE ADDITIONAL SEASONAL MAILINGS ARE DISTRIBUTED EACH YEAR WITH AN AVERAGE CIRCULATION OF 28,000 AS WELL. THE GARDEN'S WEB SITE HAS MORE THAN 70,000 HITS PER MONTH. THE GARDEN ALSO STAFFS A PLANT HOTLINE THAT RESPONDS TO MORE THAN 1,800 CALLS AND EMAILS ANNUALLY. "ASK A GARDENER" RECEIVES MORE THAN 1,300 QUERIES ANNUALLY.RESEARCH - INVESTIGATING THE BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND CONSERVATION OF THE DESERT PLANTS AND ENVIRONMENT. THE GARDEN HAS AN EXTENSIVE HERBARIUM CONTAINING NEARLY 72,000 PLANT SPECIMENS AND A LIBRARY WITH OVER 7,000 BOOK TITLES AND 565 BOTANICAL JOURNALS AND NEWSLETTER TITLES TO ASSIST THE PUBLIC AND RESEARCHERS IN THEIR STUDIES. THE GARDEN IS ALSO A PRIMARY RESEARCH CENTER AND HAS A PERMANENT RESEARCH STAFF CONDUCTING A NUMBER OF ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS. DURING THE CURRENT YEAR, THE GARDEN PUBLISHED 13 PEER-REVIEWED PAPERS RESULTING FROM THEIR RESEARCH AND GAVE 10 PRESENTATIONS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS.Description
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Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

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BOY600000BOY
EOY600000EOY

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY550000BOY
EOY470000EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY100000BOY
EOY100000EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY907965BOY
EOY1254351EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY4601806BOY
EOY5859073EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY12596005BOY
EOY11855862EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY3831106BOY
EOY5962833EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY16427111BOY
EOY17818695EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY21028917BOY
EOY23677768EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses1328409ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest-43ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Other Changes63218ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XIIXInfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited1FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement ConsolidatedXFinancialStatementConsolidated
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee1AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years3189180CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years3342443CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3278757CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year5020363CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year7141754CurrentTaxYear
Total21972497Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years13546529CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years8535928CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years8157008CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year8303613CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year7771428CurrentTaxYear
Total46314506Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years16735709CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years11878371CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years11435765CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year13323976CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year14913182CurrentTaxYear
Total68287003Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years549748CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years817561CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years941185CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2278162CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1837052CurrentTaxYear
Total6423708Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1344309CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years641669CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years250000CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year411015CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1116476CurrentTaxYear
Total3763469Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years1894057CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1459230CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1191185CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2689177CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year2953528CurrentTaxYear
Total10187177Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total50958099826PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years654694CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years9079CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3207CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year127CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year218CurrentTaxYear
Total667325Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years654694CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years9079CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years3207CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year127CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year218CurrentTaxYear
Total667325Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years202461CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years152091CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years96858CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year134905CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year161251CurrentTaxYear
Total747566Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years17592864CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years12039541CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years11535830CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year13459008CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year15074651CurrentTaxYear
Total69701894Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.83350PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.81030PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.00960InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.02210PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public ExhibitionXCollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar ResearchXCollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For PreservationXCollectUsedForPreservation
Solicited Assets For Sale0SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance9715876BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions216224Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses1026065InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses506542AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance10451623EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance9327182BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions-379198Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses1338225InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses570333AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance9715876EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance9218659BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions108523Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses-494099InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses-494099AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance9327182EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance6719079BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions2499580Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses748412InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses748412AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance9218659EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions6719079Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses288123InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Administrative Expenses288123AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance6719079EndOfYearBalance
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance1.00000PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs0EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs1EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R1AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis14449876OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation5168657Depreciation
Book Value9281219BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis15862586OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation7434787Depreciation
Book Value8427799BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis2919597OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2560312Depreciation
Book Value359285BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings18068303TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionAmountAmount
BANK LINE OF CREDIT$750,000
NOTE PAYABLE MERIDIAN BANK$135,000
INTER-COMPANY PAYABLE - ENDOWMENT$19,351
NOTE PAYABLE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$350,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts1254351TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt15178962TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments-43NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities481731DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Other Revenues1036252OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F9901517940RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal13661022RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included545428OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt545428RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form99014206450TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt13246468TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities481731DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Other Expenses Included45095OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990526826ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal12719642ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included158399OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt158399ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form99012878041TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (8 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
PART III, LINE 1A:COLLECTIONS INCLUDE THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY AND LIVING PLANT COLLECTION, WHICH ARE ON DISPLAY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED BY THE GARDEN. THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY CONSISTS OF OVER 565 BOTANICAL PERIODICALS AND OVER 7,000 RARE BOOKS, INCLUDING FLORISTIC, ECOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL WORKS THAT RELATE TO THE DESERTS OF THE WORLD. THE LIBRARY ALSO INCLUDES MATERIALS ON BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION, PLANT TAXONOMY AND NOMENCLATURE, EDIBLE AND USEFUL PLANTS, RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANTS, AND DESERT ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. THE LIVING PLANT COLLECTION CONSISTS OF PLANTS THAT ARE RARE AND DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. THE GARDEN EMPLOYS HORTICULTURISTS TO ENSURE THAT THE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED. BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT STUDY CONDUCTED IN 2005 BY AN ADVISOR FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, A VALUE OF $20 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH UNPROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN AND A VALUE OF $35 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH PROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN, FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF HERBARIUM SPECIMENS OF $2,520,000. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY GARDENS, SPECIMENS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GARDEN ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. COSTS OF PURCHASING COLLECTION ITEMS ARE INCLUDED AS A CHANGE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN "PROGRAM EXPENSE" IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, ACQUISITIONS AND DE-ACCESSIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT.
PART III, LINE 4:COLLECTIONS INCLUDE THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY AND LIVING PLANT COLLECTION, WHICH ARE ON DISPLAY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED BY THE GARDEN. THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY CONSISTS OF OVER 565 BOTANICAL PERIODICALS AND OVER 7,000 RARE BOOKS, INCLUDING FLORISTIC, ECOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL WORKS THAT RELATE TO THE DESERTS OF THE WORLD. THE LIBRARY ALSO INCLUDES MATERIALS ON BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION, PLANT TAXONOMY AND NOMENCLATURE, EDIBLE AND USEFUL PLANTS, RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANTS, AND DESERT ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. THE LIVING PLANT COLLECTION CONSISTS OF PLANTS THAT ARE RARE AND DIFFICULT TO REPLACE. THE GARDEN EMPLOYS HORTICULTURISTS TO ENSURE THAT THE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE PRESERVED AND PROTECTED. BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT STUDY CONDUCTED IN 2005 BY AN ADVISOR FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, A VALUE OF $20 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH UNPROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN AND A VALUE OF $35 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH PROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN, FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF HERBARIUM SPECIMENS OF $2,520,000. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY GARDENS, SPECIMENS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GARDEN ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. COSTS OF PURCHASING COLLECTION ITEMS ARE INCLUDED AS A CHANGE IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN "PROGRAM EXPENSE" IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, ACQUISITIONS AND DE-ACCESSIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT.
PART V, LINE 4:THE ENDOWMENT IS HELD BY THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION AND ITS INDENDED USE IS TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT ENDOWMENT WITH INVESTMENT INCOME AVAILABLE FOR THE OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE GARDEN.DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS:
PART X, LINE 2:THE GARDEN IS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION EXEMPT FROM BOTH FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (THE "IRC") AND SIMILAR STATE PROVISIONS. IN ADDITION, THE GARDEN QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170 OF THE IRC AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. INCOME DETERMINED TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME WOULD BE TAXED. THE GARDEN FILES INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2013, U.S. FEDERAL INFORMATION RETURNS FOR YEARS ENDED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND STATE RETURN FOR YEARS ENDED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 WERE CLOSED TO ASSESSMENT. INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ARE ACCRUED AS A COMPONENT OF ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES WHEN ASSESSED. THE GARDEN FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ("FASB") RELATED TO ACCOUNTING FOR INCOME TAX UNCERTAINTIES. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE GARDEN ACCOUNTS FOR THE EFFECT OF ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON WHETHER IT IS "MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT" THAT THE POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED BY THE TAXING AUTHORITY UPON EXAMINATION. THE GARDEN ROUTINELY EVALUATES POTENTIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GARDEN HAS IDENTIFIED ITS STATUS AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS A TAX POSITION; HOWEVER, THE GARDEN HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITION DOES NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY THAT REQUIRES RECOGNITION.DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48:
REVENUE REPORTED ON DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION EIN: 26-3305761 1,036,252.PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
RECEIVABLE DISCOUNT -63,218. IN-KIND AUCTION ITEMS 158,399. GRANTS FROM DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION 450,247.PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
EXPENSES REPORTED ON DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION EIN: 26-3305761 45,095.PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:
IN-KIND AUCTION ITEMS 158,399.PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1DINNER ON THE DESERTNameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1645398GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1489963CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1155435GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1155435OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2LUMINARIANameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event21010899GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2624721CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2386178GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2386178OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events8TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events320933GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events386683CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events-65750GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events-65750OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total1977230GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total1501367CharitableContributionsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events475863GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events475863OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events475863DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary0NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeXCompensationCommittee
Independent ConsultantXIndependentConsultant
Compensation SurveyXCompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee ApprovalXBoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment0SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan1SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement1EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org1CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org1CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs0CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments1AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonKEN SCHUTZNamePerson
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Base Compensation Filing Org186736BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Comp Based On Related Orgs0CompBasedOnRelatedOrgs
Bonus Filing Org50000BonusFilingOrg
Bonus Related Orgs0BonusRelatedOrgs
Other Compensation Filing Org0OtherCompensationFilingOrg
Other Compensation Related Orgs0OtherCompensationRelatedOrgs
Deferred Comp Filing Org22500DeferredCompFilingOrg
Deferred Comp Related Orgs0DeferredCompRelatedOrgs
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org900NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg
Nontaxable Benefits Related Orgs0NontaxableBenefitsRelatedOrgs
Total Compensation Filing Org260136TotalCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Related Orgs0TotalCompensationRelatedOrgs
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org0CompReportPrior990FilingOrg
Comp Report Prior990 Related Orgs0CompReportPrior990RelatedOrgs

Form990 Schedule J Part III Form990ScheduleJPartIII (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
PART I, LINES 4B-CKEN SCHUTZ $25,000 NONQUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN THAT IS NON-ELIGIBLE UNTIL RETIREMENT.
PART I, LINE 5INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, ALTHOUGH LINKED TO PRE-DETERMINED COMBINATIONS OF SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS, IS NOT A SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT NOR IS IT A PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE OR EARNINGS.
PART I, LINE 6INCENTIVE COMPENSATION, ALTHOUGH LINKED TO PRE-DETERMINED COMBINATIONS OF SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL RESULTS, IS NOT A SPECIFIC DOLLAR AMOUNT NOR IS IT A PERCENTAGE OF REVENUE OR EARNINGS.
PART I, LINE 7PERFORMANCE BASED BONUS PLAN

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loan Table LoanTable (13 entries)

Purpose Of LoanPurposeOfLoanLoan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationOriginal PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmountBalance DueBalanceDueDefaultDefaultApproved By BoardApprovedByBoardWritten AgreementWrittenAgreement
KATE BAKER
DBG OPERATINGX$25,0000011
LEE COHN
DBG OPERATINGX$75,0000011
CLIFF DOUGLAS
DBG OPERATINGX$100,000100000011
ARDIESTEVE EVANS
DBG OPERATINGX$50,00050000011
BART FABER
DBG OPERATINGX$25,00025000011
MIKE GILMAN
DBG OPERATINGX$25,00025000011
BILL HUIZINGH
DBG OPERATINGX$75,00075000011
TED LAGREID
DBG OPERATINGX$50,00050000011
BRUCE MACDONOUGH
DBG OPERATINGX$50,00045000011
MARTA MORANDO
DBG OPERATINGX$25,00025000011
DON OTTOSEN
DBG OPERATINGX$25,00025000011
BOB TANCER
DBG OPERATINGX$25,00025000011
NANCY SWANSON
DBG OPERATINGX$25,00025000011
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due470000TotalBalanceDue

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Works Of Art WorksOfArt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions3NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99043500NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Books And Publications BooksAndPublications

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Noncash Contribs Rptd F9902814NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxXNonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions12NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F99078418NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxDescriptionDescriptionNumber Of ContributionsNumberOfContributionsNoncash Contribs Rptd F990NoncashContribsRptdF990Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenues
XAUCTION ITEMS167131175FMV
XTRAV.VOUCHERS117750CASH VALUE
XPLANTS/EXHIBITS5147499FMV
XSOFTWARE 100+100142347FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of8283 Received1NumberOf8283Received
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts1ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used1ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierTHIRD PARTY USE:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 32B:ReturnReference
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION UTILIZES A FINANCIAL BROKER TO SELL NON-CASH STOCK CONTRIBUTIONS.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanationIdentifierIdentifier
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL GARDEN MEMBERSHIP LEVELS HAVE VOTING PRIVILEGES FOR BOARD POSITIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7BALL MEMBERSHIP LEVELS CAN VOTE ON AND CONFIRM BOARD MEMBER ELECTIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE REVIEW OF THE FORM 990 IS DELEGATED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, A SUBGROUP OF THE BOARD AND THEN THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CCONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SIGNED UPON ACCEPTANCE TO THE BOARD, AND RETURN OF FORMS IS TRACKED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR. ALL BOARD MEMBERS REVIEW THE POLICY ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PERFORMED ANNUALLY BY THE MEMBERS OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND A NON-BOARD MEMBER WHO SERVES AS A HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANT. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE USES COMPARABLE DATA TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION BY CALLING OTHER NON-PROFITS OF EQUAL SIZE AND ALSO USES TOOLS SUCH AS GUIDESTAR AND OTHER PERSONNEL BASED WEB SITES. THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED AN UPDATED COMPENSATION STUDY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GARDEN POSTS ITS FORMS 990 AND ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON ITS WEBSITE WWW.DBG.ORG, AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. ANNUAL REPORTS ARE FILED WITH AZ CORPORATION COMMISSION, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WEB.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:RECEIVABLE DISCOUNT 63,218.CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES:
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 2C:NO CHANGE IN THE CURRENT YEAR.EXPLANATION TO DESCRIBE ANY CHANGES TO PROCESS OF OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDIT:

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part I Form990ScheduleRPartI

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DBG AGAVE LLCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 N GALVIN PKWYAddressLine1
CityPHOENIXCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code85008ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary ActivitiesRECEIVING AND HOLDING CONTRIBUTED INTERESTS IN REAL ESTATE.PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateAZLegalDomicileState
Total Income0TotalIncome
EOY Assets0EOYAssets

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

Name Of Disregarded Entity NameOfDisregardedEntity

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 N GALVIN PKWYAddressLine1
CityPHOENIXCity
StateAZState
ZIP Code85008ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN263305761EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO MANAGE ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN.PrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateAZLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status11APublicCharityStatus

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled Org0ControlledOrg
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org0GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization0DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org1ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeCTransactionType
Amount Involved450247AmountInvolved
Method Of Amt DeterminationCASHMethodOfAmtDetermination

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