HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN (EIN 04-3695294)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-09-25
- IRS object ID
- 201332689349200103
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-09-25T07:00:56-07:00 | 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 | Blazek & Vetterling | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 770275132 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 043695294 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Houston Botanic Garden | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | HOUS | NameControl |
| Phone | 7137159675 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3701 Kirby Drive | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77098 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Jeff Ross | Name |
| Title | President & CEO | Title |
| Date Signed | 2013-09-25 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Jody Blazek | Name |
| PTIN | P00072674 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7134395739 | Phone |
| Self Employed | X | SelfEmployed |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Web Site | www.houstonbotanicgarden.org | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 191422 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 190962 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Investment Income | 460 | InvestmentIncome |
| Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses | 0 | CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses |
| Fundraising Gross Income | 0 | FundraisingGrossIncome |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | 0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpenses |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 0 | CostOfGoodsSold |
| Total Revenue | 191422 | TotalRevenue |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 197140 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 71814 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 15630 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 346 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 35179 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 320109 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -128687 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 488703 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 360016 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | X | InfoInScheduleOPartII |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 421817 | BOY |
| EOY | 291114 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 70785 | BOY |
| EOY | 70785 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 492602 | BOY |
| EOY | 361899 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 3899 | BOY |
| EOY | 1883 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 488703 | BOY |
| EOY | 360016 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To establish and sustain a premier botanic garden in order to promote public appreciation and understanding of plants, gardens, and conservation of the natural world through education, conservation, and scientific inquiry. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Service Accom | In 2012, the Houston Botanic Garden continued its search for a site that met its criteria for selection. There were four sites identified of interest and one was eliminated by year end. Strategies were developed for the pursuit of the three remaining sites. The HBG also began a grant application program and submitted applications to various foundations for operational financial support. A database of individual future potential contributors was built, and a business plan for the organization was researched and prepared. New members were recruited to the Advisory Council in anticipation of future recruitment to the Board of Directors. | DescriptionProgramServiceAccom |
| Grants And Allocations | 233885 | GrantsAndAllocations |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 233885 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
| Info In Schedule O Part IV | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIV |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (16 entries)
| TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation | Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Ross | |||
| President & CEO | 40.00 | 158250 | 13362 |
| Bass Wallace | |||
| Director | 1.00 | 0 | |
| Nancy Thomas | |||
| Director | 1.00 | 0 | |
| Bob Nicholas | |||
| Director | 1.00 | 0 | |
| Richard McDugald | |||
| Director | 1.00 | 0 | |
| Odette Mace | |||
| Director | 1.00 | 0 | |
| Margarette Jones | |||
| Director | 1.00 | 0 | |
| John Craddock | |||
| Director | 1.00 | 0 | |
| Drucie Chase | |||
| Director | 1.00 | 0 | |
| Jeanie Carter | |||
| Director | 1.00 | 0 | |
| Peggy Bailey | |||
| Director | 2.00 | 0 | |
| Peter McStravick | |||
| Treasurer | 2.00 | 0 | |
| Robert Rowland III | |||
| Secretary | 2.00 | 0 | |
| Nancy Abendshein | |||
| Vice Chair | 8.00 | 0 | |
| Nancy Abendshein | |||
| Chair at 9/12 | 8.00 | 0 | |
| Zinkie Benton deceased | |||
| Chair to 9/12 | 10.00 | 0 | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | X | InfoInScheduleOPartV |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | false | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990T |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year | false | DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Initiation Fees And Capital Contri | 0 | InitiationFeesAndCapitalContri |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | 0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUse |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Jeff E Ross | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3701 Kirby Drive Ste 992 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Houston | City |
| State | TX | State |
| ZIP Code | 77098 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 7137159675 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | false | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | false | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvided |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720Filed |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction With Control Entity | false | TransactionWithControlEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | false | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | false | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | false | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | false | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Related Org Section527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSection527Org |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
| Filed Schedule A | true | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 23350 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 78915 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 280607 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 185882 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 190962 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 759716 | Total |
Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 23350 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 78915 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 280607 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 185882 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 190962 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 759716 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 554774 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 204942 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 3851 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 1140 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 267 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 781 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 460 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 6499 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 766215 | TotalSupport |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.26750 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.34320 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests PY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsPY170 |
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 O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26.1001 | Total Liabilities.1001 | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $3899 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $1883 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24.1012 | Other Assets.1012 | Intangible Assets - Beginning $70785 Intangible Assets - Ending $70785 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.2 | Other Expenses.2 | Dues & subscriptions $179 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1012 | Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $5606 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1007 | Other Expenses.1007 | Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $5340 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1005 | Other Expenses.1005 | Travel $4226 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1003 | Other Expenses.1003 | Information Technology $1785 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1002 | Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $10851 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16.1001 | Other Expenses.1001 | Advertising and Promotion $7192 |
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