WEST MICHIGAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
WEST MICHIGAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY INC (EIN 38-2394044)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-08-03
IRS object ID
202632159349300373
Schema version
2024v5.5
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-08-03T12:23:54-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN994260840PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DOEREN MAYHEWBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line156 CESAR E CHAVEZ AVE SW STE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN382394044EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEST MICHIGAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2DBA FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENSBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6169657497PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 E BELTLINE NEAddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49525ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHEATHER ZAK CPAPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone6169657497PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROXANNE M PAGE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00292926PTIN
Phone6162355200PhoneNum
Preparation2026-07-16PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AND SCULPTURE PARKBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerHEATHER ZAK CPAPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 E BELTLINE NEAddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49525ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$42,905,020GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MEIJERGARDENS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1981FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF GARDENS, SCULPTURE, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS TO ALLOW GUESTS TO EXPERIENCE HORTICULTURE AND ART.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body38VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent37VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee446TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers690TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$3,816,022TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$11,313,875PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$12,952,319CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$15,395,540PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$18,458,521CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,617,200PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,941,361CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$4,501,127PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$4,703,793CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$32,827,742PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$38,055,994CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$13,649,830PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$16,193,389CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,685,896CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$19,743,207PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$23,252,527CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$33,393,037PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$39,445,916CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$565,295PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,389,922CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$416,075,576TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$424,536,178TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,521,092TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$7,841,871TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$408,554,484NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$416,694,307NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PROMOTE THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF GARDENS, SCULPTURE, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY IS TO ALLOW GUESTS TO EXPERIENCE HORTICULTURE AND THE ARTS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$22,767,359ExpenseAmt
Revenue$12,095,531RevenueAmt
DescCOLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS: THE FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS & SCULPTURE PARK (MEIJER GARDENS) PROMOTES THE ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF GARDENS, SCULPTURE, THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, GUESTS EXPERIENCE EXHIBITIONS ON THEIR OWN, THROUGH A GUIDED TOUR, A TRAM RIDE OR WITH A DOWNLOADABLE TOUR. PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS INCLUDE INDOOR DISPLAY GARDENS (TROPICAL CONSERVATORY, ARID GARDEN, VICTORIAN GARDEN, AND CARNIVOROUS PLANTS), ACRES OF OUTDOOR GARDENS AND A WORLD RENOWNED SCULPTURE COLLECTION.TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS GENERALLY INCLUDE UP TO THREE SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS PER YEAR, THE FRED AND DOROTHY FICHTER BUTTERFLIES ARE BLOOMING (MARCH AND APRIL), THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH -WEST CHRISTMAS AND HOLIDAY TRADITIONS (THANKSGIVING THROUGH THE NEW YEAR), CHRYSANTHEMUMS & MORE (SEPT/OCT), AND AN EVER-CHANGING SEASONAL DISPLAY. DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, ARTISTS PERFORM CONCERTS IN OUR OUTDOOR AMPHITHEATER. WINTER INCLUDES OUR HOLIDAY LIGHT SHOW THAT RUNS IN CONJUNCTION WITH UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH WEST CHRISTMAS & HOLIDAY TRADITIONS. GUEST COUNT IS APPROXIMATELY 843,501Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$6,517,717ExpenseAmt
Revenue$7,203,731RevenueAmt
DescCULINARY ARTS & EVENTS: THE CULINARY ARTS & EVENTS OF MEIJER GARDENS INCLUDES TASTE OF THE GARDENS CAFE, AS WELL AS THE ABILITY TO ENJOY SOCIAL OR CORPORATE FUNCTIONS IN ONE OF OUR EVENT SPACES. EVENT GATHERINGS MAY BE ENHANCED WITH OUR ON SITE AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES AND OUR CATERING AND BEVERAGE SERVICE. CULINARY ARTS & EVENTS OFFERINGS ALSO INCLUDE CONCESSIONS FOOD AND BEVERAGE AT OUTDOOR ARTISTIC EVENTS SUCH AS CONCERTS AND WINTER LIGHT SHOW.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,538,094ExpenseAmt
Revenue$129,115RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION: MEIJER GARDENS OFFERS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS AND PERMANENT DISPLAYS THROUGH INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE, GUIDED TOURS, LOOKING GUIDES, FILMS, DOWNLOADABLE TOURS AND INTERACTION WITH KNOWLEDGEABLE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS. ADDITIONAL OFFERINGS INCLUDE CLASSES, CAMPS, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES, SCHOOL TOURS AND PROGRAMS. BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT LEARNING SHOULD BE FUN AND THAT THE MOST EFFECTIVE EDUCATION SPARKS CURIOSITY, VIRTUALLY ALL OF OUR EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS ARE INNOVATIVE AND INTERACTIVE. APPROXIMATELY 30,560 CHILDREN INTERACTED WITH OUR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$790,935ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,690,495RevenueAmt
DescMEMBERSHIP DEVELOPMENT: ALLOWS OUR GUESTS TO PURCHASE A MEMBERSHIP WHICH ALLOWS THEM ANNUAL ACCESS TO OUR ORGANIZATION TO ENJOY ALL OF THE SEASONAL CHANGES THAT OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WITH THIS ACCESS COMES BENEFITS SUCH AS CERTAIN DISCOUNTS, EDUCATIONAL CLASSES AND CAMPS, INVITATIONS TO EXHIBITION RELATED EVENTS, AND OUR MEMBERSHIP MAGAZINE, SEASONS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$790,935TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$3,690,495TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$31,614,105TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsYes (1)ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionYes (1)DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document124IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee446EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members38GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member37IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HEATHER ZAK CPA EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFOBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6169657497PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 E BELTLINE NEAddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49525ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (47 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
TIM LIANG
VICE CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CANDACE MATTHEWS
CHAIRPERSON1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
TERRI GASKEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK GURNEY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOE JONES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RANDY THELEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL VANDERBERG
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD WINN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DANIEL PERSINGER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GUILLERMO CISNEROS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROSALYNN BLISS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHUCK CHRISTMAS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY ASSENMACHER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HANNA TUZZOLINO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
THOMAS MERCHANT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JACKIE DEL RASO
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
WILLIAM PADNOS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHANNON WILSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RYAN PODVIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER BALDWIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL GOULET
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL TOTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY MCLOUGHLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN JEAKLE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOANNE PERKINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE DANDRIDGE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PEACOCK III
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILL WALCOTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TREVOR WOLFE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN VOGEL-VANDERSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BETH SNYDER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD DOAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOY FOSSEL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES BURKE
PRESIDENT/CEO40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$417,738$0$14,639
LINDA CHAMBERLAIN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALISON MAST
TREASURER & VICE CHAIRPERSON STARTING FEB 20251.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
COLIN SEEGMILLER
VICE CHAIR STARTING FEB 20251.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DUANE SHIELDS DAVIS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HEATHER ZAK
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO STARTING JAN 202540.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL KENDRA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$260,298$0$5,953
DAWN KIBBEN
FORMER EXEC VP & CFO ENDING JAN 202540.00Yes (X)$313,702$0$23,018
STEVE LAWARRE
SENIOR VP OF HORTICULTURE40.00$225,890$0$21,891Yes (X)
SARAH ZEVALKINK
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF TALENT40.00$160,118$0$6,847Yes (X)
JULIA VAN FLEET
VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT ENDING APR 202540.00$151,054$0$6,787Yes (X)
SUZANNE RAMLJAK
VP OF COLLECTIONS & CURATO40.00$165,920$0$17,791Yes (X)
PETE CRAWFORD
VP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVE40.00$168,159$0$20,294Yes (X)
ALEX WINN
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GUEST RELATIONS ENDING JULY 20240.00$136,839$0$11,682Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,999,718TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$128,902TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K15IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCdServicesServicesDescCompensationCompensationAmt
CROSBY COUGHLIN FINE ART
2740 RIDGE RD PO BOX 66EAST BURKEVT05832ARTWORK$1,200,000
OWENS-AMES-KIMBALL CO
126 IONIA AVE NW SUITE 600GRAND RAPIDSMI49503CONSTRUCTION$1,163,146
UPSTAGING INC
821 PARK AVENUESYCAMOREIL601782419WINTER LIGHTING EVENT$1,107,438
DK SECURITY
PO BOX 888843GRAND RAPIDSMI49588SECURITY GUARDS$821,508
TOM OTTERNESS
112 STANTON STNEW YORKNY10002ARTWORK$471,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K33CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$447,083MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising$584,811FundraisingAmt
Government Grants$30,950GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$11,889,475AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$901,272NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$12,952,319TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
ADMISSIONS713990$6,282,375$6,282,375
EVENTS713990$5,746,797$5,746,797
MEMBERSHIP DUES713990$3,690,495$3,690,495
CULINARY ARTS & EVENTS532000$2,609,739$355,111$2,254,628
EDUCATION713990$129,115$129,115
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$18,458,521TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,864,084TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,864,084ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$421,833RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$59,632RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$362,201RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$362,201TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$362,201ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,670,000SecuritiesAmt
Other$27,718OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,620,441SecuritiesAmt
Other$0OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$49,559SecuritiesAmt
Other$27,718OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$77,277TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$77,277ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$38,505FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$584,811ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$358,304FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$319,799TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$319,799ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gaming Gross Income$2,400GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Gaming Direct Expenses$1,360GamingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGamingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,040TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$1,040ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$6,403,281GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$1,809,289CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$4,593,992TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,032,598RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,561,394UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business711130BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$66,359TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$66,359RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$66,359OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38,055,994TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$19,302,850RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$3,816,022UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,984,803ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,306,850TotalAmt
Program Services$502,328ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$663,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$140,966FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,420,209TotalAmt
Program Services$9,479,066ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,315,741ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$625,402FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$392,017TotalAmt
Program Services$178,579ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$199,891ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,547FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,033,081TotalAmt
Program Services$795,903ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$177,843ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$59,335FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,041,232TotalAmt
Program Services$792,469ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$193,681ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$55,082FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,339TotalAmt
Program Services$69,847ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$128,322ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$170FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$66,855TotalAmt
Management And General$66,855ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,048,738TotalAmt
Program Services$2,578,378ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$464,399ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,961FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,068,230TotalAmt
Program Services$1,028,960ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,270ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,114,575TotalAmt
Program Services$978,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$105,484ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$30,629FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,721,274TotalAmt
Program Services$2,883,128ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$774,026ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$64,120FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$843,960TotalAmt
Program Services$329,925ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$109,999ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$404,036FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,567,538TotalAmt
Program Services$5,563,331ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$774,590ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$229,617FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$791,439TotalAmt
Program Services$679,464ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$106,444ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,531FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
TAXES$106,864$106,864
EVENTS$4,148,161$4,148,161
EXHIBITIONS$688,463$688,463
BANK FEES$530,145$460,927$17,738$51,480

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$357,946TotalAmt
Program Services$349,850ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$8,076ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$20FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,445,916TotalAmt
Program Services$31,614,105ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,145,915ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,685,896FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,110,540BOYAmt
EOY$20,663,034EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,881,404BOYAmt
EOY$1,643,923EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$388,101BOYAmt
EOY$434,799EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$191,276BOYAmt
EOY$245,025EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,306,646BOYAmt
EOY$1,089,919EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$182,566,437LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$70,062,214LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,963,280BOYAmt
EOY$112,504,223EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,767,276BOYAmt
EOY$26,467,133EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$249,467,053BOYAmt
EOY$261,488,122EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$416,075,576BOYAmt
EOY$424,536,178EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,624,901BOYAmt
EOY$3,734,913EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,856,191BOYAmt
EOY$4,106,958EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,000BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,521,092BOYAmt
EOY$7,841,871EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$214,117,040BOYAmt
EOY$214,020,071EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,437,444BOYAmt
EOY$202,674,236EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$408,554,484BOYAmt
EOY$416,694,307EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$416,075,576BOYAmt
EOY$424,536,178EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,389,922ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$9,529,745NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,922,765CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,145,009CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,025,327CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,313,875CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,952,319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,359,295TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$11,922,765CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,145,009CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,025,327CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,313,875CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$12,952,319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,359,295TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$32,402,794SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$27,956,501PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$263,309CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$261,502CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$813,234CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,798,347CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,285,917CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,422,309TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$156,992CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$94,798CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$110,784CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$160,999CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,905CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$564,478TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$66,346,082TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$72,752,836GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.42140PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.43670PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSPECIAL EVENT INCOME AND GAMING INCOMEExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Protection Natural HabitatYes (X)ProtectionNaturalHabitatInd
Total Easements2TotalEasementsCnt
Total Acreage1.82TotalAcreageCnt
Historic Structure Easements0HistoricStructureEasementsCnt
Historic Strctr Easements Aftr0HistoricStrctrEasementsAftrCnt
Modified Easements0ModifiedEasementsCnt
States Easements Held1StatesEasementsHeldCnt
Written Policy Monitoring0WrittenPolicyMonitoringInd
Staff Hours Spent Enforcement0.00StaffHoursSpentEnforcementCnt
Expenses Incurred Enforcement$0ExpensesIncurredEnforcementAmt

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Revenues Included$1,758,186RevenuesIncludedAmt
Assets Included$62,362,832AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$189,723,909BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$9,401,381InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$199,125,290EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$163,250,169BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$26,473,740InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$189,723,909EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$143,354,220BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,732,132ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$14,163,817InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$163,250,169EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$172,096,206BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$11,000,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$39,741,986InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$143,354,220EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$136,877,855BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$273,054ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$34,945,297InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$172,096,206EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.67030PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.32970TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,956,752OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$19,956,752BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$94,905,090OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$27,309,405DepreciationAmt
Book Value$67,595,685BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$67,704,595OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,752,809DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,951,786BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$112,504,223TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
COLLECTIONS$62,362,832
BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN PERPETUAL ENDOWMENT FUND$199,125,290
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$261,488,122TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$49,776,664TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$9,529,745NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$21,972DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$2,168,953OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$11,720,670RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$38,055,994RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$38,055,994TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$41,636,841TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$21,972DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$2,168,953OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$2,190,925ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$39,445,916ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$39,445,916TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART II, LINE 9:THE FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS AND SCULPTURE PARK DID NOT RECORD REVENUE OR INCUR EXPENSE RELATING TO ITS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE INCLUDED IN LAND ON THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION.
PART III, LINE 4:COLLECTIONS AND RELATION TO EXEMPT PURPOSE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS OF FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS & SCULPTURE PARK ARE DEVOTED TO SCULPTURAL TRADITIONS OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY PERIODS FORWARD FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT.
PART V, LINE 4:INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS THE FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS AND SCULPTURE FOUNDATION FUNDS SUPPORT THE FREDERIK MEIJER GARDENS AND SCULPTURE PARK IN PERPETUITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DONOR INTENT.
PART X, LINE 2:MEIJER GARDENS IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO MEIJER GARDENS' TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. TAX POSITIONS TAKEN ARE ASSESSED FOR UNCERTAINTY AND A PROVISION MAY BE RECORDED IF A TAX POSITION IS NOT LIKELY TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 359,664. COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 1,809,289.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 1,809,289. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 359,664.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GREAT GARDENS GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$423,491GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$411,241CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$12,250GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$7,971NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$55,975FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$12,760EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$165,024OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2SPARKLE FUNDRAISEREvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$199,825GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$173,570CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$26,255GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2$39,636FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Entertainment Event2$7,700EntertainmentEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$69,238OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Total$623,316GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$584,811CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$38,505GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$7,971NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$95,611FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$20,460EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$234,262OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$358,304DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$319,799NetIncomeSummaryAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
States Where Gaming ConductedMIStatesWhereGamingConductedCd
LicensedYes (1)LicensedInd
License Suspended Etc0LicenseSuspendedEtcInd
Gaming With Nonmembers0GamingWithNonmembersInd
Member Of Other Entity0MemberOfOtherEntityInd
Cntrct With3rd Prty For Game Rev0CntrctWith3rdPrtyForGameRevInd
Charitable Distribution Rqr0CharitableDistributionRqrInd

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CHARLES BURKE
PRESIDENT/CEO$387,738$0$30,000$0$0$0$13,571$0$1,068$0$432,377$0$0$0
DAWN KIBBEN
FORMER EXEC VP & CFO ENDING JAN 2025$209,407$0$104,295$0$0$0$10,620$0$12,398$0$336,720$0$0$0
CAROL KENDRA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$202,938$0$57,360$0$0$0$5,123$0$830$0$266,251$0$0$0
STEVE LAWARRE
SENIOR VP OF HORTICULTURE$162,790$0$63,100$0$0$0$7,516$0$14,375$0$247,781$0$0$0
PETE CRAWFORD
VP OF STRATEGIC INITIATIVE$127,419$0$40,740$0$0$0$5,919$0$14,375$0$188,453$0$0$0
SUZANNE RAMLJAK
VP OF COLLECTIONS & CURATO$140,180$0$25,740$0$0$0$5,393$0$12,398$0$183,711$0$0$0
SARAH ZEVALKINK
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF TALENT$134,469$0$25,649$0$0$0$5,779$0$1,068$0$166,965$0$0$0
JULIA VAN FLEET
VICE PRESIDENT OF ADVANCEMENT ENDING$135,254$0$15,800$0$0$0$0$0$6,787$0$157,841$0$0$0
ALEX WINN
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF GUEST RELATIONS E$121,678$0$15,161$0$0$0$4,842$0$6,840$0$148,521$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (7 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)MEDIA ADVERTISERS26$470,781MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)LIGHTING EQUIPMENT2$217,514MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)FURNISHINGS & EQUIPMENT8$94,582MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)GIVEAWAYS178$60,123MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)PLANTS/FISH27$33,722MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)GALA EVENT DONATED ITEMS10$22,340MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)EMPLOYEE MERCHANDISE9$2,210MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE MEIJER FOUNDATION HAS THE RIGHT UNILATERALLY TO APPOINT WITHOUT TERM LIMITATION, AND TO REMOVE, TWO MEMBERS OF THE WEST MICHIGAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, INC. GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THAT RECONCILE TO THE RETURNS. IF MAJOR CHANGES WITH THE ORGANIZATION OR RETURN OCCUR, THESE CHANGES WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THEN INCORPORATED INTO THE RETURN PRIOR TO FILING. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, FINANCE COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE INFORMED OF THE FILING AND MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THE FILING. THE CFO AND/OR THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS AVAILABLE IF ANYONE FROM THE BOARD OR A COMMITTEE MEMBER WANTS GREATER DESCRIPTION, ANSWERING QUESTIONS OR PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION OF SUPPORT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND EMLOYEES ARE ALL COVERED UNDER THE CURRENT POLICY. THE UPPER MANAGEMENT MAKES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS FOR EMPLOYEES AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MAKES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS FOR THE BOARD. FOR EMPLOYEES THE CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED BY UPPER MANAGEMENT AND CONFLICTS DEALING WITH THE BOARD ARE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE REVIEWS PROSPECTIVE BOARD MEMBERS FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE DECISION TO PROCEED WITH A CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST RELATIONSHIP SHALL BE MADE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. DISCUSSION AND VOTING CONCERNING THE PROPOSED RELATIONSHIP WILL OCCUR WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE MEMBER INVOLVED. THIS WOULD ALSO PERTAIN TO CONVERSATIONS, DECISIONS AND AGREEEMENTS MADE GOING FORWARD ONCE THE RELATIONSHIP EXISTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ANNUALLY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, COMPRISED OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, MEETS IN CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS CEO REVIEW AND COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ACTS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REPORTS TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND IS MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THIS REVIEW IS BASED ON THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR PERFORMANCE, COMPARABLE DATA AND BUDGET LIMITATIONS. AFTER THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES, THE BOARD CHAIR REVIEWS WITH THE CEO. ALL APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTATION THAT IS RECEIVED IS DOCUMENTED IN THE PERSONNEL FILE. ALL EMPLOYEE WAGE INCREASES ARE APPROVED THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. THE SUGGESTED INCREASE IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AS WELL AS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.

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