CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2225482)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-10-23
IRS object ID: 201242979349300244
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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	2012-10-23T16:38:00-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-12-31	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	2011-01-01	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	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	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	44493899	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	76	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	75	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	708	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	2109	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	280635	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	25811345	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	25758969	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	10133589	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	10333488	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	1908336	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	1778622	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-63195	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	632371	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	37790075	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	38503450	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	19762931	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	20146629	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	3033543	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	18970281	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	18142637	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	38733212	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	38289266	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-943137	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	214184	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	186070075	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	183463419	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	55229101	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	59454747	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	130840974	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	124008672	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	16308907	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 24 DISPLAY GARDENS REPRESENTING UNIQUE DESIGNS SUCH AS THE ENGLISH WALLED GARDEN THE JAPANESE GARDEN AND THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ISLAND. IN 2011 THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2459224 PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACQUISITION RECORDS) IS 19795 WITH TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 9084. A TOTAL OF 229 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	5321159	Expense
Revenue	1236880	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	4995123	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	4254059	Expense
Revenue	9096608	Revenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	30879248	TotalProgramServiceExpense
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Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
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
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Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
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Number Forms Transmitted With1096	293	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	true	ForeignFinancialAccount
Name Of Foreign Country	BD	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	CJ	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	NL	NameOfForeignCountry
Name Of Foreign Country	EI	NameOfForeignCountry
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	76	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	75	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 (86 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
SUSAN A WILLETTS
CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
JAMES W DEYOUNG
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
ROBERT F FINKE
VICE CHAIR	2	X	X	0	0	0
BENJAMIN F LENHARDT JR
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
JOHN L HOWARD
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
THOMAS E LANCTOT
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
SOPHIA SISKEL
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	40	X	X	344559	0	15213
THOMAS F AICHELE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ANDREW C ARMISHAW
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SHARON BRADY
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOSEPH BRICKMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
NEVILLE F BRYAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOHN H BUEHLER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
MICHAEL J BUSCH
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SUSAN KELLER CANMANN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
BARBARA WHITNEY CARR
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
TIMOTHY C COLEMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
PETER R CRANE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOHN F CREGAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOHN V CROWE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
CHRISTOPHER A DEVENY
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SUZANNE S DIXON
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
PETER M ELLIS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
PETER B FOREMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOHN D FORNENGO
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
THOMAS C FREYMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
DOROTHY H GARDNER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
NANCY GIDWITZ
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SUE L GIN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JAMES J GLASSER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ELLIS M GOODMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOHN K GREENE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOSEPH A GREGOIRE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
WILLIAM J HAGENAH
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
MARK W HALLER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
CARYN L HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
MARY HILL
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
EDWARD HINES
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
THOMAS B HUNTER III
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JANE IRWIN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOAN JOHNSON
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
KITTY KIRBY
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
POSY L KREHBIEL
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
DONNA LAPIETRA
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ERIC C LARSON
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
M JAMES LEIDER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
LAURA M LINGER
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JOSEPHINE P LOUIS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
BARBARA A LUMPKIN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
MARY ANN S MACLEAN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ROBERT H MALOTT
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JEANNE K MASON
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
GLORIA MASTERSON
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
MARY L MCCORMACK
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JEANINE MCNALLY
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
EDWARD MINOR
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JANE S O'NEIL
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
RILEY O'NEIL
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
HOMI B PATEL
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
GEORGE A PEINADO
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
JANET MEAKIN POOR
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
TONI PRECKWINKLE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ARNOLD RANDALL
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SUSAN L REGENSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ANNE O SCOTT
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
KATHLEEN KELLY SPEAR
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
HARRISON I STEANS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
SUSAN STONE
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
PAM F SZOKOL
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
RICHARD L THOMAS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
HOWARD J TRIENENS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
WAYNE WATSON
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
NICOLE S WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER	2	X		0	0	0
ARTHUR M WOOD JR
VICE CHAIRMAN	2	X	X	0	0	0
KRIS S JARANTOSKI
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR	40		X	194383	0	13994
THOMAS J NISSLY
EXECUTIVE VP FINANCE AND ADMIN & TREASURER	40		X	194266	0	14123
WILLIAM W BROWN
VICE PRESIDENT FACILITIES AND PLANNING	40		X	164855	0	13190
PATSY BENVENISTE
VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS	40		X	125000	0	12305
HARRIET RESNICK
VP VISITOR EXP & BUSINESS DEVELOP	40		X	115331	0	12405
JAMES F BOUDREAU
VP MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT	40		X	176833	0	13705
GREGORY MUELLER
VICE PRESIDENT SCIENCE AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS	40		X	147126	0	12849
PATRICK HERENDEEN
SENIOR SCIENTIST	40			109768	0	11969	X
KAYRI HAVENS
CO-DIRECTOR OF PLANT	40			116459	0	12071	X
ROBERT POLLACK
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS	40			100782	0	11719	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	1789362	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	143543	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	11	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
FEATHERSTONE INC
912 HIGHLAND	DOWNERS GROVE	IL	60515	PROJ MGMT	314886
BROWN ASSOC
6600 N LINCOLN STE 302	LINCOLNWOOD	IL	60712	PROJ MGMT	458030
BOOTH HANSEN LTD
333 SOUTH DESPLAINES STREET	CHICAGO	IL	60661	ARCHITECTURE	480038
OEHME VAN SWEDEN ASSOCIATES
800 G STREET SE	WASHINGTON	DC	20003	LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS	155912
WESTERN ARCHITECTURAL IRON
3455 N ELSTON AVE	CHICAGO	IL	60618	CONTRACTOR	134380

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	9	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Membership Dues	3314204	MembershipDues
Fundraising Events	387972	FundraisingEvents
Government Grants	9734799	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	12321994	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	52300	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	25758969	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome	Business CodeBusinessCode	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenue	ExclusionExclusionAmount
GOVERNMENT GRANTS	5546965	5546965
EDUCATION PROGRAMS	1236880	1236880
FACILITIES RENTALS	280635		531390	280635
VISITOR PARKING FEES	1290770				$1,290,770
VISITOR SERVICES	1978238	1978238

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	10333488	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	743861	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$743,861	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	5841558	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	4806797	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1034761	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1034761	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$1,034,761	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	1496572	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	387972	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	1183652	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	312920	TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	319451	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	319451	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	319451	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	38503450	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	8772494	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	280635	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$3,069,392	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1789362	Total
Program Services	1061338	ProgramServices
Management And General	639607	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	88417	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14572438	Total
Program Services	12065153	ProgramServices
Management And General	956364	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1550921	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	258187	Total
Program Services	213765	ProgramServices
Management And General	16944	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	27478	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2129528	Total
Program Services	1763129	ProgramServices
Management And General	139757	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	226642	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1397114	Total
Program Services	1156731	ProgramServices
Management And General	91690	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	148693	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	448411	Total
Program Services	133080	ProgramServices
Management And General	246101	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	69230	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	107480	Total
Program Services	3000	ProgramServices
Management And General	104480	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	78400	Total
Management And General	78400	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	156751	Total
Fundraising	156751	Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2150888	Total
Program Services	1923834	ProgramServices
Management And General	181368	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	45686	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	380172	Total
Program Services	315128	ProgramServices
Fundraising	65044	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3221398	Total
Program Services	2590999	ProgramServices
Management And General	402221	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	228178	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	134451	Total
Program Services	26890	ProgramServices
Management And General	60503	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	47058	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1041330	Total
Program Services	639284	ProgramServices
Management And General	201023	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	201023	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	392722	Total
Program Services	354864	ProgramServices
Management And General	14472	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	23386	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	67116	Total
Program Services	49096	ProgramServices
Management And General	9782	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8238	Fundraising

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1796738	Total
Program Services	1282358	ProgramServices
Management And General	514380	ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7196217	Total
Program Services	6812599	ProgramServices
Management And General	240195	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	143423	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	417792	Total
Management And General	417792	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE	532658	476969	55689
MISCELLANEOUS	20113	11031	5707	3375

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	38289266	Total
Program Services	30879248	ProgramServices
Management And General	4376475	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3033543	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	375769	BOY
EOY	743471	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6747947	BOY
EOY	9431552	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	16019696	BOY
EOY	12824912	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2757087	BOY
EOY	1331920	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	112748	BOY
EOY	1566252	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	169912996	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	62601511	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	107877303	BOY
EOY	107311485	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	37389465	BOY
EOY	37005444	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	14090064	BOY
EOY	12575447	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	699996	BOY
EOY	672936	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	186070075	BOY
EOY	183463419	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1265150	BOY
EOY	1582491	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1054634	BOY
EOY	990399	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	2909317	BOY
EOY	6881857	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	55229101	BOY
EOY	59454747	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	85309982	BOY
EOY	78008992	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	24182107	BOY
EOY	24055220	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	21348885	BOY
EOY	21944460	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	130840974	BOY
EOY	124008672	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	186070075	BOY
EOY	183463419	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	214184	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	-7046486	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
Financial Statement Consolidated	X	FinancialStatementConsolidated
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	24115413	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	20703877	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	18678847	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	17130738	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	17520742	CurrentTaxYear
Total	98149617	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	8611510	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	8884229	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	9366636	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	9481491	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	9734799	CurrentTaxYear
Total	46078665	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	32726923	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	29588106	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	28045483	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	26612229	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	27255541	CurrentTaxYear
Total	144228282	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	2719117	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	141509165	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	977193	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	668623	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	899550	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1123079	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	961411	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4629856	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	220380	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	282391	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	268163	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	245845	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	319451	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1336230	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	150194368	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	38652341	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	.00942	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	.00946	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 BEQUESTS AND OTHER OPERATING INCOME. OTHER INCOME 2007 220380 2008 282391 2009 268163 2010 245845 2011 319451	FactsAndCircumstancesTest

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	$74,882	DirectContactLegislatorsAmount
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrations
Other Activities	true	OtherActivities
Other Activities	$156,751	OtherActivitiesAmount
Total Lobbying Expenditures IIB	231633	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	55091000	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	4271000	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-1281000	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	3105000	OtherExpenditures
End Of Year Balance	54976000	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

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 Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

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	.50800	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	.39900	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	.09300	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	86602438	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	24443175	Depreciation
Book Value	62159263	BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	60614202	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	29733459	Depreciation
Book Value	30880743	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	3270449	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	2039827	Depreciation
Book Value	1230622	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	19425907	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	6385050	Depreciation
Book Value	13040857	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	107311485	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Book ValueBookValue	Method Of ValuationMethodOfValuation
HEDGE FUNDS	4416456	F
PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS	5208408	F
REAL ESTATE FUNDS	2950583	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities	12575447	TotalOfBookValueSecurities

Other Assets OtherAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	NET INTANGIBLE ASSETS	Description
Book Value	672936	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	672936	TotalBookValueOtherAssets

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
ANNUITY PAYMENT LIABILITY	$714,132
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENT	$6,167,725

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	6881857	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	38503450	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	38289266	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	214184	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Unrealized GL On Investments	-3042559	NetUnrealizedGLOnInvestments
Other	-$4,003,927	OtherAmount
Total Adjustments	-7046486	TotalAdjustments
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	-6832302	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	38633086	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Revenues	129636	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	129636	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	38503450	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	38503450	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	46607529	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	8318263	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	8318263	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	38289266	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	38289266	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIV Form990ScheduleDPartXIV

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 69 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 8 - OTHER NET GAIN FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATE (FEIN 36-3621163) REPORTED ON SEPARATE FORM 990 (2194) UNREALIZED LOSS ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENT (4001733) PART XII. QUESTION 2D - OTHER INCOME FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATE (FEIN 36-3621163) REPORTED ON SEPARATE FORM 990 129636 PART XIII. QUESTION 2D - OTHER EXPENSES FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATE (FEIN 36-3621163) REPORTED ON SEPARATE FORM 990 131830 EXPENSES FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATE (FEIN 20-3720978) REPORTED ON SEPARATE FORM 990 1142141 UNREALIZED LOSS ON DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENT 4001733 NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS 3042559 PART X. QUESTION 2 - FIN 48 (ASC 740) FOOTNOTE THE SOCIETYS 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 2007.	Explanation

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (4 entries)

RegionRegion	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConducted	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvided	Total ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC	PROGRAM SERVICES	PLANT COLLECTIONS	5268
EUROPE	PROGRAM SERVICES	PLANT COLLECTIONS	6634
CENTRAL AMERICA	INVESTMENTS
EUROPE	INVESTMENTS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Amount Spent	11902	SubtotalAmountSpent
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	500184	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	122500	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	377684	GrossRevenueEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	316276	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Name Of Event2	SUMMER BENEFIT	NameOfEvent2
Gross Receipts Event2	465927	GrossReceiptsEvent2
Charitable Contributions Event2	94600	CharitableContributionsEvent2
Gross Revenue Event2	371327	GrossRevenueEvent2
Other Direct Expenses Event2	299471	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2
Total Number Of Other Events	5	TotalNumberOfOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Other Events	918433	GrossReceiptsOtherEvents
Charitable Contrib Other Events	170872	CharitableContribOtherEvents
Gross Revenue Other Events	747561	GrossRevenueOtherEvents
Other Direct Expenses Other Events	567905	OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents
Gross Receipts Total	1884544	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	387972	CharitableContributionsTotal
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	1183652	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	1183652	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	312920	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)
Housing Allowance Or Residence	X	HousingAllowanceOrResidence
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	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrg	Deferred Comp Filing OrgDeferredCompFilingOrg	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrg	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrg
SOPHIA N SISKEL
319559	25000	36125	9088	389772
KRIS S JARANTOSKI
194383		14801	9088	218272
THOMAS J NISSLY
194266		15285	9088	218639
WILLIAM W BROWN
164855		4102	9088	178045
GREGORY MUELLER
147126		3761	9088	159975
JAMES BOUDREAU
176833		4617	9088	190538

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Form990 Schedule K Part I Form990ScheduleKPartI

Issuer Name IssuerName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ILLINOIS 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)
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)
Owning Bond Financed Property	false	OwningBondFinancedProperty
Any Lease Arrangements	false	AnyLeaseArrangements
Mngment Cntrct Bond Financd Prprty	false	MngmentCntrctBondFinancdPrprty
Engage Bond Counsel Contracts	false	EngageBondCounselContracts
Any Research Agreements	false	AnyResearchAgreements
Engage Bond Counsel Research	false	EngageBondCounselResearch
Post Issuance Compliance Procdrs	true	PostIssuanceComplianceProcdrs

Form990 Schedule K Part IV Form990ScheduleKPartIV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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)
Regulatory Safe Harbor Satisfied	false	RegulatorySafeHarborSatisfied
Gross Proceeds Invested	false	GrossProceedsInvested
Exception To Rebate	true	ExceptionToRebate

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	HDO	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship	DIRECTOR	Relationship
Amount Of Transaction	255678	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	52300	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 2919524 INCL GRANTS OF 0)(REV 1978238) 953864 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2011 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 345866 INCL GRANTS OF 0)(REV 280635) MEMBERSHIP REVENUE(EXP 988669 INCL GRANTS OF 0)(REV OF 0) GOVERNMENT GRANTS(EXP 0 INCL GRANTS OF 0)(REV 5546965) VISITOR PARKING REVENUE(EXP 0 INCL GRANTS OF 0)(REV 1290770) 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 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
WINDY CITY HARVEST
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
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
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