2012-08-08T13:18:34-05:00 2011-12-31 EDWARDS FAUST & SMITH 716 UNION ST BANGOR ME 044013156 990 2011-01-01 010476545 COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENSINC COAS 2076334333 PO BOX 234 BOOTHBAY ME 045370234 TOM BOUDIN 2076334333 2012-07-25 true SCOTT E EDWARDS 2079474575 2012-08-01 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z WILLIAM CULLINA PO BOX 234 BOOTHBAY ME 04537 4666571 false X WWW.MAINEGARDENS.ORG X 1992 ME THE MISSION OF COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS IS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE THE BOTANICAL HERITAGE AND NATURAL LANDSCAPES OF COASTAL MAINE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 25 25 81 575 0 5284804 1921587 886205 1025115 12056 28013 367197 339831 6550262 3314546 0 0 893607 972201 0 437108 1285877 1517705 2179484 2489906 4370778 824640 19652626 21081652 1817981 2468188 17834645 18613464 X THE MISSION OF COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS IS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE THE BOTANICAL HERITAGE AND NATURAL LANDSCAPES OF COASTAL MAINE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. false false 1749332 SEE SCHEDULE O MISSION THE MISSION OF COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS IS TO PROTECT, PRESERVE, AND ENHANCE THE BOTANICAL HERITAGE AND NATURAL LANDSCAPES OF COASTAL MAINE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. VALUES EXCELLENCE AMONG THE GARDENS OF THE WORLD RESPECT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION OF OUR COASTAL PROPERTY ACCESSIBILITY MAKING A GARDEN EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE TO ALL LASTING FINANCIAL STRENGTH A PASSION TO SHARE THE INSPIRATION, SERENITY, TRANQUILITY, AND THE AESTHETICISM OF MAINES COASTAL NATURAL EXPERIENCE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFE LONG LEARNING COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS (CMBG) WAS FOUNDED IN 1991 WITH THE MISSION TO PROTECT AND SHOWCASE THE BOTANICAL HERITAGE OF COASTAL MAINE,DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABLE AND ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE GARDENING PRACTICES AND FOSTER STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT. AFTER YEARS OF CAREFUL PLANNING, CMBG OFFICIALLY OPENED IN 2007 AS MAINES FIRST MAJOR BOTANICAL GARDEN. IT IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC GARDEN IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH 248-ACRES INCLUDING TEN DEVELOPED ACRES OF ORNAMENTAL GARDENS, WOODLAND TRAILS, AND VISITOR FACILITIES. SINCE ITS GRAND OPENING CMBG HAS OFFERED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COVERING PLANT SCIENCE, GARDENING, BOTANICAL ARTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. IT HAS ALSO EXPANDED ITS WOODLAND TRAILS AND DEVELOPED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE ACRES WITH TWO PREMIER SPECIALTY GARDENS. IN 2011 CMBG OPENED A LEED PLATINUM - NET ZERO EDUCATION CENTER CONTAINING THREE LARGE CLASSROOMS CAPABLE OF CONVERTING TO A SINGLE 175 PERSON AUDITORIUM AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. ANNUAL ADMISSIONS WERE 84,839 IN 2011 AND MEMBERSHIP HAS REACHED A PEAK AT 4,675. THE CMBG CONTINUES TO BE A LARGE REGIONAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS, ATTRACTING MANY VISITORS TO THE BOOTHBAY REGION. 1749332 true true false false false false false true false true true false false false true false true false false false false false false true true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false true 38 0 true 81 true false false false false true true false false false false false X 25 25 false false true false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false ME X X TOM BOUDIN 2076334333 PO BOX 234 BOOTHBAY ME 045370234 SUSAN RUSSELL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD O'CONNOR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MARGARET REISER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NICK HURD 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT BOYD 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICK COPELAND 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH H GILES 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS J GLEASON 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL HANCOCK 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL Q HANEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA HEALD 1.00 X 0 0 0 INA HEAFITZ 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEE LAPOINTE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUISE MCILHENNY 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY NEAL MD 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNNE C NORDHOFF 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEVE O'BRIEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY PUGH 1.00 X 0 0 0 S MELVIN RINES 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN SCHREIBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH SCHUBERT 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA SWETLAND 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY D TINDAL 1.00 X 0 0 0 J COLBY WALLACE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN WHITEHOUSE 1.00 X 0 0 0 J COLBY WALLACE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN WHITEHOUSE 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA HUTCHESON 1.00 X 0 0 0 BETSY KELLY 1.00 X 0 0 0 POLLY GIBSON 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN ABBOTT 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA ALFOND 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN BARTHOLOMEW 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAIRD CLEAVER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RALPH DOERING 1.00 X 0 0 0 BLYTHE EDWARDS 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID EMERY 1.00 X 0 0 0 CINDY B FITCH 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN HAMILTON 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAIRE HUNT PH D 1.00 X 0 0 0 DANIEL M LERNER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HELEN A NORTON 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY PARKHILL 1.00 X 0 0 0 SALLY JEFFORDS RADCLIFFE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS A RENYI 1.00 X 0 0 0 J P SMITH 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE TOWNLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL CULLINA 40.00 X 72516 0 10212 THOMAS BOUDIN 40.00 X 65487 0 6372 MAUREEN HEFFERNAN 40.00 X 101420 0 7937 239423 24521 1 true false false HP CUMMINGS CONSTRUCTION CO PO BOX 297 WINTHROP ME 04364 CONSTRUCTION 2550893 JORGENSEN INC PO BOX 762 BATH ME 04530 CONSTRUCTION 145194 GNOME LANDCAPE DESIGN PO BOX 66803 FALMOUTH ME 04103 CONSTRUCTION 106100 3 1921587 213178 1921587 ADMISSION REVENUES 599726 599726 MEMBERSHIP DUES 352724 352724 TICKET SALES, FEES & TOURS 72665 72665 1025115 33210 33210 740329 745526 -5197 -5197 -5197 238924 90572 148352 148352 10856 2595 8261 8261 619798 513332 106466 106466 RENTAL INCOME 45390 45390 SPONSORSHIPS 27251 27251 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 2660 2660 1451 1451 76752 3314546 1203136 189823 154585 33091 90578 30916 109357 43743 43743 21871 566223 562428 5162 -1367 6452 4678 1135 639 63980 53759 6399 3822 71604 55627 11682 4295 22489 22489 31905 18750 13155 59080 36700 20208 2172 108193 51666 21513 35014 11439 2507 8932 44983 44983 22968 20547 2014 407 6839 6094 530 215 582094 553537 18544 10013 23488 20220 3268 CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COSTS 257174 257174 MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 105287 68607 10242 26438 GROUNDS AND GARDENS 69691 69691 LECTURE AND SPEAKER FEES 38887 19638 19249 133188 83066 23872 26250 2489906 1749332 303466 437108 1334458 31491 200 6132 2975100 1787915 50690 3268 36417 49151 11274 29160 18313493 2091924 13237348 16221569 1860397 2683146 146742 269820 19652626 21081652 368961 178050 16000 52500 1377306 2187000 55714 50638 1817981 2468188 X 11935755 14734740 4184960 1624574 1713930 2254150 17834645 18613464 19652626 21081652 824640 -45821 X false true true X false X 3390035 3289124 2384605 5284804 1921587 16270155 3390035 3289124 2384605 5284804 1921587 16270155 6411549 9858606 27601 9312 9814 14246 33210 94183 163176 135218 155613 454007 16818345 1721665 0.58620 0.60530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false false false 164420 X false false false 1739432 891677 4811 -33210 -10829 2591881 967750 604681 191458 -14865 -9592 1739432 673927 152078 157354 -9610 -5999 967750 0.24260 0.03850 0.71890 true false false 1456428 1456428 7736132 580932 7155200 8123089 1019566 7103523 997844 491426 506418 16221569 PRESENT VALUE OF LIFE ANNUITIES 50638 50638 3314546 2489906 824640 -45821 -45821 778819 3268725 -45821 -45821 3314546 3314546 2489906 2489906 2489906 INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 IT IS THE ORGANIZATIONS LONG TERM PLAN TO GROW ITS ENDOWMENT FUND TO APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES ANNUAL CASH OPERATING COSTS. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE ENDOWMENT TO BE USED IN OPERATIONS ARE CALCULATED AT APPROXIMATELY 4% OF A TWELVE QUARTER RUNNING AVERAGE OF ENDOWMENT INVESTMENTS. false AUCTION 146278 146278 90572 OTHER SPECIAL E 92646 92646 238924 238924 90572 90572 148352 false false false false false false false false false MAUREEN HEFFERNAN 101420 7937 109357 X 1 100000 AUCTION HOUSE MARKETVALUE X AUCTION IN-KIND 16 113178 COST OR APPRAISED VALUE false true false SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II AUCTION IN-KIND DONATIONS ARE RECEIVED AND THEN SOLD AT THE ANNUAL AUCTION. IN 2011, A 16TH CENTURY TAPESTRY WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ORGANIZATION. THE TAPESTRY IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN STORAGE AND IS EXPECTED TO BE SOLD AT AUCTION IN 2013. THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS SALE WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE OVERALL CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING TOTALS AT THAT TIME. THE MARKET VALUE OF THE TAPESTRY HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BY THE AUCTION HOUSE AS OF MAY 11, 2012 AT BETWEEN 100,000 AND 150,000, AND THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECORDED THE GIFT AT 100,000. FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A AESTHETICISM OF MAINES COASTAL NATURAL EXPERIENCE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFE LONG LEARNING COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS (CMBG) WAS FOUNDED IN 1991 WITH THE MISSION TO PROTECT AND SHOWCASE THE BOTANICAL HERITAGE OF COASTAL MAINE,DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABLE AND ECOLOGICALLY RESPONSIBLE GARDENING PRACTICES AND FOSTER STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT. AFTER YEARS OF CAREFUL PLANNING, CMBG OFFICIALLY OPENED IN 2007 AS MAINES FIRST MAJOR BOTANICAL GARDEN. IT IS THE LARGEST PUBLIC GARDEN IN NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND WITH 248-ACRES INCLUDING TEN DEVELOPED ACRES OF ORNAMENTAL GARDENS, WOODLAND TRAILS, AND VISITOR FACILITIES. SINCE ITS GRAND OPENING CMBG HAS OFFERED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COVERING PLANT SCIENCE, GARDENING, BOTANICAL ARTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION. IT HAS ALSO EXPANDED ITS WOODLAND TRAILS AND DEVELOPED AN ADDITIONAL FIVE ACRES WITH TWO PREMIER SPECIALTY GARDENS. IN 2011 CMBG OPENED A LEED PLATINUM - NET ZERO EDUCATION CENTER CONTAINING THREE LARGE CLASSROOMS CAPABLE OF CONVERTING TO A SINGLE 175 PERSON AUDITORIUM AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES. ANNUAL ADMISSIONS WERE 84,839 IN 2011 AND MEMBERSHIP HAS REACHED A PEAK AT 4,675. THE CMBG CONTINUES TO BE A LARGE REGIONAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS, ATTRACTING MANY VISITORS TO THE BOOTHBAY REGION. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FORM 990, PART VI BYLAW AMENDMENTS THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ALL THE POWERS OF THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXCEPT AS LIMITED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND EXCEPT FURTHER THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT HAVE THE POWER TO: 1. AMEND THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; 2. ADOPT A PLAN OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION; 3. RECOMMEND THE SALE, PLEDGE, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE PROPERTY AND ASSETS OF THE CORPORATION OTHER THAN IN THE USUAL COURSE OF ITS BUSINESS; 4. RECOMMEND VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF THE CORPORATION OR REVOCATION OF SUCH DISSOLUTION. 5. AMEND THE BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION 6. REMOVE OR APPOINT DIRECTORS OR OVERSEERS, OR MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES, OR FILL VACANCIES IN ANY OF THOSE POSITIONS; 7. REPEAL ANY PRIOR RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; 8. AUTHORIZE PAYMENT OF ANY PART OF THE INCOME OR PROFIT OF THE CORPORATION TO ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, OR OVERSEERS, OR 9. HIRE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 THE BY-LAWS WERE UPDATED. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW THE 990, WHICH IS THEN PROVIDED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER COMPLETES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE ANNUALLY, AND ANY CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE, WHO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THEIR FINDINGS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY, LOOKING AT COMPARABLE DATA FROM THREE SOURCES, WHICH IS SUBSTANTIATED. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B ANNUAL EVALUATIONS OF TOP MANAGEMENT ARE PERFORMED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE HELD IN THE OFFICE AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING STANDARD BUSINESS HOURS. THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GARDENS' WEBSITE.