CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2225482)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-10-04
IRS object ID: 201322809349300207
Schema version: 2012v2.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule K
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-10-04T15:06:00-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVID LOWENTHAL PLANTE & MORAN PLLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10 S RIVERSIDE	AddressLine1
City	CHICAGO	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60606	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	362225482	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	CHIC	NameControl
Phone	8478355440	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 LAKE COOK ROAD	AddressLine1
City	GLENCOE	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60022	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	THOMAS J NISSLY	Name
Title	SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	8478355440	Phone
Date Signed	2009-07-20	DateSigned

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As DoingBusinessAs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	THOMAS J NISSLY	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 LAKE COOK ROAD	AddressLine1
City	GLENCOE	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60022	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	50825929	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	true	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.CHICAGOBOTANIC.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1890	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	IL	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MISSION OF THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN IS TO PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT UNDERSTANDING AND CONSERVATION OF PLANTS AND THE NATURAL WORLD.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	66	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	66	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	708	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	2092	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	377558	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	25758969	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	29073965	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	10333488	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	13072337	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	1778622	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	2629980	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	632371	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	33428	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	38503450	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	44809710	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	20146629	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	20879901	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	2524120	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	18142637	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	18478779	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	38289266	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	39358680	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	214184	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	5451030	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	183463419	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	192860986	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	59454747	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	60269980	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	124008672	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	132591006	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT UNDERSTANDING AND CONSERVATION OF PLANTS AND THE NATURAL WORLD.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	16071819	Expense
Description	HORTICULTURAL PROGRAMS - THE GARDEN COMPRISES 385 ACRES INCLUDING 81 ACRES OF LAKES AND WATERWAYS A 15 ACRE ILLINOIS PRAIRIE AND 100 ACRES OF NATIVE WOOD- LANDS. THERE ARE 26 DISPLAY GARDENS REPRESENTING UNIQUE DESIGNS SUCH AS THE ENGLISH WALLED GARDEN THE JAPANESE GARDEN AND THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ISLAND. IN 2012 THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2565103 PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACQUISITION RECORDS) IS 21563 WITH TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 9866. A TOTAL OF 238 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.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	5900712	Expense
Revenue	1308592	Revenue
Description	EDUCATIONAL 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 GREEN 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 100000 ARE REACHED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	5631663	Expense
Description	PLANT CONSERVATION - THE GARDEN IS RECOGNIZED AS AN IMPORTANT PLAYER IN INTERNATIONAL PLANT CONSERVATION AND A LEADER IN ORNAMENTAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT. ITS PLANT BREEDING EVALUATION AND INTRODUCTION EFFORTS ARE CREATING NEW AND IMPROVED PLANTS FOR MIDWEST GARDENS AND ITS DIVISION OF PLANT SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION IS WORKING ON THE MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME INCLUDING INVASIVENESS LOSS OF PLANT SPECIES BIODIVERSITY AND HABITAT CONSERVATION. CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PLANT SCIENCE RESEARCH CAMPUS HAS BEGUN AT THE GARDEN TO COORDINATE GLOBAL PLANT SCIENCE EFFORTS.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	4830369	Expense
Revenue	11763745	Revenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	32434563	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	true	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	true	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	true	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	true	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	true	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Info In Schedule O Part V	X	InfoInScheduleOPartV
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	307	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	708	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	true	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	true	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Form720 Filed	false	Form720Filed
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	66	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	66	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	true	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Own Website	X	OwnWebsite
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	THOMAS J NISSLY	NamePerson
Telephone Number	8478355440	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1000 LAKE COOK ROAD	AddressLine1
City	GLENCOE	City
State	IL	State
ZIP Code	60022	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (85 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployee
ROBERT F FINKE
CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
JOHN L HOWARD
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
THOMAS E LANCTOT
VICE CHAIR	2	X	X	0	0	0
BENJAMIN F LENHARDT JR
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM E MOELLER
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
CATHERINE M WADDELL
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
SUSAN A WILLETTS
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
ALEC LITOWITZ
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ANDREW ARMISHAW
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ANNE PRAMAGGIORE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ANTHONY L FARINO
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ARTHUR M WOOD JR
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
BARBARA A LUMPKIN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
CARYN L HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
CHRISTOPHER A DEVENY
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
COLLETTE TAYLOR
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
DANIEL I H LINZER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
DAVID R CASPER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
DONNA LA PIETRA
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
DOROTHY H GARDNER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
EDWARD MINOR
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ELLIS M GOODMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ERIC C LARSON
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
GEORGE A PEINADO
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
GREGORY K JONES
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
HARRISON I STEANS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
HOMI B PATEL
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JAMES J GLASSER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JAMES W DEYOUNG
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JANE IRWIN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JANET MEAKIN POOR
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JEANINE MCNALLY
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JEANNE K MASON
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JILL M DELANEY
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOAN M JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOHN D FORNENGO
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOHN F CREGAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOHN H BUEHLER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOHN K GREENE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOHN V CROWE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOSEPH A GREGOIRE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOSEPHINE P LOUIS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
LAURA M LINGER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
M JAMES LEIDER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
MARIA SMITHBURG
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
MARY ANN S MACLEAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL J BUSCH
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL J MCMURRAY
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
MICHELLE MCKENNA
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
NANCY GIDWITZ
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
NEVILLE F BRYAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
NICOLE S WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
PAM F SZOKOL
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
PETER B FOREMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
PETER M ELLIS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
PETER R CRANE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
RICHARD L THOMAS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ROBIN T COLBURN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SHARON BRADY
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
STEVE FRADKIN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
STEVEN J GAVIN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SUE L GIN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SUSAN KELLER CANMANN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SUSAN L REGENSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
THOMAS B HUNTER III
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
THOMAS C FREYMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
THOMAS F AICHELE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
TIMOTHY A DUGAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
TIMOTHY C COLEMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
TODD KAPLAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM J HAGENAH
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SOPHIA SISKEL
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40		X	360524	0	46349
KRIS S JARANTOSKI
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR	40		X	200783	0	25356
THOMAS J NISSLY
EXECUTIVE VP FINANCE AND ADMIN & TREASURER	40		X	200816	0	25964
WILLIAM W BROWN
VICE PRESIDENT FACILITIES AND PLANNING	40		X	165726	0	14223
PATSY BENVENISTE
VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS	40		X	126841	0	13350
HARRIET RESNICK
VP VISITOR EXP & BUSINESS DEVELOP	40		X	119739	0	13476
JAMES F BOUDREAU
VP MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT	40		X	185085	0	14895
GREGORY MUELLER
VICE PRESIDENT SCIENCE AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS	40		X	148408	0	13892
AIDA GIGLIO
VICE-PRESIDENT HUMAN RESOURCES	40		X	117778	0	11589
VIRGINIA HOTALING
VICE-PRESIDENT GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	30		X	73398	0	11967
PATRICK HERENDEEN
SENIOR SCIENTIST	40			110457	0	13004	X
KAYRI HAVENS
CO-DIRECTOR OF PLANT	40			113428	0	13102	X
ROBERT POLLACK
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS	40			118077	0	13049	X
PATRICIA M SHANAHAN
MAJOR GIFTS & PLANNED GIVING DIRECTOR	40			101001	0	12695	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	2142061	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	242911	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	13	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (5 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/City	StateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCode	Description Of ServicesDescriptionOfServices	CompensationCompensation
CONCEPT PLUMBING INC
554 W WOOD STREET	PALATINE	ID	60067	CONTRACTOR	122086
DRINKER BIDDLE REATH LLP
ONE LOGAN SQUARE	PHILADELPHIA	PA	19103	LEGAL	124597
FEATHERSTONE INC
4610 ROSLYN ROAD	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	PROJ MGMT	133550
MASONRY BY FERNANDO INC
PO BOX 883	LAKE FOREST	IL	60045	CONTRACTOR	133345
15 LETTERS INC
855 W BLACKHAWK SUITE 304	CHICAGO	IL	60642	SOFTWARE SERVICES	172950

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	8	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	3504214	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	962709	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	9499729	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	15107313	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	41200	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	29073965	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Business CodeBusinessCode	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue	ExclusionExclusionAmount
GOVERNMENT GRANTS	7974887	7974887
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	1308592	1308592
FACILITIES RENTALS	377558		531390	377558
VISITOR PARKING FEES	1358392				$1,358,392
VISITOR SERVICES	2052908	2052908

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	13072337	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1270207	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,270,207	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	6284896	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	4925123	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1359773	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1359773	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,359,773	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	767487	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	962709	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	1090197	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-322710	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	-$322,710	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	356138	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	356138	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	356138	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	44809710	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	11692525	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	377558	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$3,665,662	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2142061	Total
Program Services	1170467	ProgramServices
Management And General	797195	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	174399	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14757668	Total
Program Services	12580253	ProgramServices
Management And General	969816	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1207599	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	256960	Total
Program Services	209080	ProgramServices
Management And General	26867	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	21013	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2361663	Total
Program Services	1921603	ProgramServices
Management And General	246932	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	193128	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1361549	Total
Program Services	1107845	ProgramServices
Management And General	142362	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	111342	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	413255	Total
Program Services	143686	ProgramServices
Management And General	234234	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	35335	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	122806	Total
Program Services	73678	ProgramServices
Management And General	49128	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	81500	Total
Management And General	81500	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	100007	Total
Fundraising	100007	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2547258	Total
Program Services	2358795	ProgramServices
Management And General	140000	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	48463	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	426356	Total
Program Services	359391	ProgramServices
Fundraising	66965	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3436844	Total
Program Services	2869439	ProgramServices
Management And General	394592	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	172813	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	179366	Total
Program Services	35873	ProgramServices
Management And General	141446	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2047	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1009205	Total
Program Services	618273	ProgramServices
Management And General	195466	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	195466	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	362472	Total
Program Services	339409	ProgramServices
Management And General	5174	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	17889	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	98898	Total
Program Services	75895	ProgramServices
Management And General	14798	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8205	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1449832	Total
Program Services	1202204	ProgramServices
Management And General	247628	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7298673	Total
Program Services	6933740	ProgramServices
Management And General	218960	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	145973	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	426413	Total
Program Services	5600	ProgramServices
Management And General	420813	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	304530	262022	42508
MISCELLANEOUS	221364	167310	30578	23476

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	39358680	Total
Program Services	32434563	ProgramServices
Management And General	4399997	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2524120	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	743471	BOY
EOY	540921	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9431552	BOY
EOY	12864043	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12824912	BOY
EOY	11622965	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1331920	BOY
EOY	1761889	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1566252	BOY
EOY	137758	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	177001926	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	69867327	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	107311485	BOY
EOY	107134599	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	37005444	BOY
EOY	45977581	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12575447	BOY
EOY	12175354	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	672936	BOY
EOY	645876	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	183463419	BOY
EOY	192860986	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1582491	BOY
EOY	2236607	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	990399	BOY
EOY	906967	EOY

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	50000000	BOY
EOY	50000000	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6881857	BOY
EOY	7126406	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	59454747	BOY
EOY	60269980	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	78008992	BOY
EOY	85076507	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	24055220	BOY
EOY	22097208	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21944460	BOY
EOY	25417291	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	124008672	BOY
EOY	132591006	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	183463419	BOY
EOY	192860986	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	5451030	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	5244154	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
Reconcilation Other Changes	-2112849	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Info In Schedule O Part XII	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXII
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi
Contrib By Controlling Individual	false	ContribByControllingIndividual
Contribution By Related Party	false	ContributionByRelatedParty
Contrib By35 Controlled Entity	false	ContribBy35ControlledEntity

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	20703877	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	18678847	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	17130738	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	17520742	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	20341722	CurrentTaxYear
Total	94375926	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	8884229	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	9366636	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	9481491	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	9734799	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	9499729	CurrentTaxYear
Total	46966884	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	29588106	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	28045483	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	26612229	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	27255541	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	29841451	CurrentTaxYear
Total	141342810	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	4019855	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	137322955	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	668623	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	899550	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1123079	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	961411	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1647765	CurrentTaxYear
Total	5300428	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	282391	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	268163	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	245845	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	319451	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	356138	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1471988	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	148115226	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	44540133	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	.00927	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	.00942	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
Public Support Percentage509	0.0	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.0	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.0	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.0	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Facts And Circumstances Test	OTHER INCOME INCLUDES INCOME FROM UNRESTRICTED	FactsAndCircumstancesTest
General Explanation	BEQUESTS AND OTHER OPERATING INCOME. OTHER INCOME 2008 282391 2009 268163 2010 245845 2011 319451 2012 356138	GeneralExplanation

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	Volunteers
Paid Staff Or Management	false	PaidStaffOrManagement
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisements
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembers
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcast
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizations
Direct Contact Legislators	true	DirectContactLegislators
Direct Contact Legislators	$79,456	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	true	OtherActivities
Other Activities	$100,006	OtherActivitiesAmount
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	179462	TotalLobbyingExpendituresIIB
Not Described In501c3	false	NotDescribedIn501c3

Form990 Schedule C Part IV Form990ScheduleCPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	THE 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.	Explanation

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amts ArtPublicExhibitionAmts

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Assets In Part X	4224520	AssetsInPartX

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collect Used For Public Exhibition	X	CollectUsedForPublicExhibition
Collect Used For Scholar Research	X	CollectUsedForScholarResearch
Collect Used For Preservation	X	CollectUsedForPreservation
Collect Used For Loan Or Exch Prgrms	X	CollectUsedForLoanOrExchPrgrms
Solicited Assets For Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsForSale

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	54976000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	9355000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	7792000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	3351000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	68772000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	55091000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	4271000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-1281000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	3105000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	54976000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	45768000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	5584000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	6369000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	2630000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	55091000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	31836000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	8946000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	7322000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	2336000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	45768000	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	.52800	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	.36899	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	.10300	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule R	false	AreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Buildings Buildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	86618506	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	27699897	Depreciation
Book Value	58918609	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	71117745	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	32672177	Depreciation
Book Value	38445568	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	3359280	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2290034	Depreciation
Book Value	1069246	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	15906396	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	7205212	Depreciation
Book Value	8701184	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	107134607	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
HEDGE FUNDS	4724945	F
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS	4708589	F
REAL ESTATE FUNDS	2741820	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	12175354	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	NET INTANGIBLE ASSETS	Description
Book Value	645786	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	645786	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
ANNUITY PAYMENT LIABILITY	$457,994
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENT	$6,668,412

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	7126406	TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIII	X	FootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	50194995	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	5244154	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Other Revenues	141131	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	5385285	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	44809710	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	44809710	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	41307895	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	1949215	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	1949215	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	39358680	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	39358680	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	PART III. QUESTION 4 - DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION'S COLLECTIONS THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE RARE BOOKS PRINTS SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS THAT SERVE TO FURTHER ITS MISSION. PART V. QUESTION 4 - INTENDED USES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF 67 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. PART XI. QUESTION 2D - OTHER INCOME FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATE (FEIN 36-3621163) REPORTED ON SEPARATE FORM 990 141131 PART XII. QUESTION 2D - OTHER EXPENSES FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATE (FEIN 36-3621163) REPORTED ON SEPARATE FORM 990 130677 EXPENSES FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATE (FEIN 20-3720978) 1) REPORTED ON SEPARATE FORM 990 328352 2) LOSS ON CONVEYANCE OF LAND 989500 UNREALIZED LOSS ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENT 500687 PART X. QUESTION 2 - FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE THE 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 2009.	Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	false	GrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (5 entries)

RegionRegion	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	PLANT COLLECTIONS	6452
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES	PLANT COLLECTIONS	4026
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA	PROGRAM SERVICES		632
CENTRAL AMERICA	PASSIVE INVESTMENTS
EUROPE	PASSIVE INVESTMENTS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cont Number Of Employees	0	ContNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent	11110	SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Number Of Other Orgs	0	TotalNumberOfOtherOrgs
Transfer To Foreign Corp	false	TransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign Corp	false	OwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest Co	false	PassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign Partnership	false	ForeignPartnership
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountries

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agreement Ref Fundraising	false	AgreementRefFundraising

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	HARVEST BALL	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	492550	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	218350	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	274200	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	274167	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	SUMMER BENEFIT	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	419496	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	356396	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	63100	GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	261284	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	5	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	818149	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events	387963	CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	430186	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	554746	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	1730195	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	962709	CharitableContributionsTotal
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	1090197	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	1090197	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-322711	NetIncomeSummary

Gaming Information GamingInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteer Labor Bingo	false	VolunteerLaborBingo
Volunteer Labor Pull Tabs	false	VolunteerLaborPullTabs
Volunteer Labor Other Gaming	false	VolunteerLaborOtherGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Licensed	false	Licensed
License Suspended Etc	false	LicenseSuspendedEtc
Gaming With Nonmembers	false	GamingWithNonmembers
Member Of Other Entity	false	MemberOfOtherEntity
Contract With3rd Party For Gam Rev	false	ContractWith3rdPartyForGamRev
Charitable Distrib Required	false	CharitableDistribRequired

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	X	TravelForCompanions
Written Policy Re T And E Expenses	true	WrittenPolicyReTAndEExpenses
Substantiation Required	true	SubstantiationRequired
Compensation Committee	X	CompensationCommittee
Independent Consultant	X	IndependentConsultant
Form990 Of Other Organizations	X	Form990OfOtherOrganizations
Compensation Survey	X	CompensationSurvey
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	true	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException
Rebuttable Presumption Procedure	false	RebuttablePresumptionProcedure

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII (6 entries)

Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
SOPHIA N SISKEL
360524	36250	10099	406873
KRIS S JARANTOSKI
200783	15257	10099	226139
THOMAS J NISSLY
200816	15865	10099	226780
GREGORY MUELLER
148408	3793	10099	162300
JAMES BOUDREAU
185085	4796	10099	199980
WILLIAM BROWN
165726	4124	10099	179949

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	IL FINANCE AUTHORITY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Issuer EIN	861091967	IssuerEIN
CUSIP Number	45200FLX5	CUSIPNumber
Date Issued	2008-07-31	DateIssued
Issue Price	30000000	IssuePrice
Description Of Purpose	FINANCE CONSTRUCTION COSTS	DescriptionOfPurpose
Defeased	false	Defeased
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Pool Financing	false	PoolFinancing

Form990 Schedule K Part II Form990ScheduleKPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Total Proceeds	30176131	TotalProceeds
Issuance Costs From Proceeds	505224	IssuanceCostsFromProceeds
Capital Expenditures	29670907	CapitalExpenditures
Year Of Subst Completion	2009	YearOfSubstCompletion
Current Refunding	false	CurrentRefunding
Advance Refunding	false	AdvanceRefunding
Final Allocation Made	true	FinalAllocationMade
Adequate Books And Recds Maintaind	true	AdequateBooksAndRecdsMaintaind

Form990 Schedule K Part III Form990ScheduleKPartIII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedProperty
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangements
Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd Prprty	false	MngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty
Any Research Agreements	false	AnyResearchAgreements
Engage Bond Counsel Research	false	EngageBondCounselResearch
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Security Pay Test	false	BondIssMeetPrvtSecurityPayTest
Change In Use Bond Financed Prop	false	ChangeInUseBondFinancedProp
Prcntge Bond Financed Prop	0.0	PrcntgeBondFinancedProp
Remedial Action Taken	false	RemedialActionTaken
Non Qualified Bond Remed Procdrs	true	NonQualifiedBondRemedProcdrs

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Bond Reference	A	BondReferenceCd
Form8038 T Filed	false	Form8038TFiled
Variable Rate Issue	true	VariableRateIssue
Hedge Identified In Books And Recds	false	HedgeIdentifiedInBooksAndRecds

Name Of Hedge Provider NameOfHedgeProvider

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Superintegrated Hedge	false	SuperintegratedHedge
Hedge Terminated	false	HedgeTerminated
Gross Proceeds Invested In GIC	false	GrossProceedsInvestedInGIC

Name Of GIC Provider NameOfGICProvider

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvested
Written Proc To Monitor Reqs	true	WrittenProcToMonitorReqs

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV

Name Of Interested Person NameOfInterestedPerson

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PARTYTIME - HDO PRODUCTIONS INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	DIRECTOR	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	265813	AmountOfTransaction
Description Of Transaction	RENTAL OF PERSONAL PROPERTY	DescriptionOfTransaction
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenues

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	THE ORGANIZATION PURCHASES GOODS AND SERVICES FROM BUSINESS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ITS NORMAL COURSE OF BUSINESS. THESE GOODS AND SERVICES WERE PROVIDED AT RATES CONSISTENT WITH THE MARKET RATES FOR NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.	Explanation

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Description	AM AIRLINES	Description
Number Of Contributions	56	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	41200	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	true	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	PART III. QUESTION 4D. - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES VISITOR SERVICES(EXP 3228085 INCL GRANTS OF 0)(REV 2052908) 954796 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2012 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. FACILITY RENTALS UBIT(EXP 610206 INCL GRANTS OF 0)(REV 377558) MEMBERSHIP REVENUE(EXP 992078 INCL GRANTS OF 0)(REV OF 0) GOVERNMENT GRANTS(EXP 0 INCL GRANTS OF 0)(REV 7974887) VISITOR PARKING REVENUE(EXP 0 INCL GRANTS OF 0)(REV 1358392) PART VI. SECTION A. QUESTION 3 - DELEGATE MANAGEMENT DUTIES THE 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. PART XI. QUESTION 9-OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCE UNREALIZED LOSS ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENT ( 500687 ) NET INCOME FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATE (FEIN 36-3621163) REPORTED ON SEPARATE FROM 990 10456 EXTINGUISHMENT OF AMOUNT DUE FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATE (FEIN 20-3720978) (1622618) PART VI. SECTION B. QUESTION 11B - FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS THE 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. PART VI. SECTION B. QUESTION 12C - MONITOR CONFLICTS THE 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. PART VI. SECTION B. QUESTION 15B - COMPENSATION REVIEW THE 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 PRESIDENTCEO. 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. 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. PART VI. SECTION C. QUESTION 19 - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THE 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 MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.	Explanation

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (3 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatus	Business Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1	Controlled OrgControlledOrg	Direct Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA
CHICAGOLAND GROWS
1000 LAKE COOK ROAD	GLENCOE	IL	60022	363621163	PLANT INTRODUCTION PROGRAM	IL	501(C)(3)	11C	NA	false
NORTH LAWNDALE LAND CORPORATION NFP
1000 LAKE COOK ROAD	GLENCOE	IL	60022	203720978	ORGANIC VEGETABLE PRODUCTION	IL	501(C)(3)	11A	NA	false
FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY
69 W WASHINGTON	CHICAGO	IL	60602	366006543	FOREST PRESERVE	IL	501(C)(1)			false	N/A

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	false	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg