DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS INC (EIN 32-0371538)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-08-27
IRS object ID
202632399349301023
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2026-08-27T12:10:22-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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EIN320371538EIN

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Phone2022569501PhoneNum

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PersonRAYMOND J SANDERPersonNm
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Phone2022569501PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-27SignatureDt

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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
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Gross Receipts$3,031,503GrossReceiptsAmt
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Website AddressWWW.DELAWAREGARDENS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2012FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK STRIVES TO EXALT NATURE'S BEAUTY, TO DELIGHT AND EDUCATE VISITORS, AND TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF SUSSEX COUNTY AND DELMARVA. THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS HAS CREATED A UNIQUE, SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE GARDEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTHE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK STRIVES TO EXALT NATURE'S BEAUTY, TO DELIGHT AND EDUCATE VISITORS, AND TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF SUSSEX COUNTY AND DELMARVA. THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS HAS CREATED A UNIQUE, SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE GARDEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT.MissionDesc
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DAVID SMALL
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KAREN STEENHOUDT
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LEDEE WAKEFIELD
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ALISON WILLOCKS
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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$4,264,567BOYAmt
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BOY$3,057,267BOYAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$192,761CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$856,003TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$54,496CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$249,274TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,624,314CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,036,021CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,692,289TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$49,381TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$49,381TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$7,642,908PublicSupportTotal509Amt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,341CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years-$2,349CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$94,655CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$98,782CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$75,033CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$273,462TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$107CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$2,245CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,352TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,613,195CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,611,635CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$906,878CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,723,096CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,113,299CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,968,103TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.95920PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97080PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$85,268BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,204ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$13,013InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,195AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$106,290EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$71,206BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$7,261ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,863InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$1,062AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$85,268EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$53,270BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$8,385ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,394InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$843AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$71,206EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$52,647BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$10,077ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$8,771InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$683AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$53,270EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$41,749BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$4,814ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,753InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$669AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$52,647EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgYes (true)EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$377,606OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$64,186DepreciationAmt
Book Value$313,420BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,914,640OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$601,464DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,313,176BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$291,781OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$133,944DepreciationAmt
Book Value$157,837BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$4,721,567OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$259,662DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,461,905BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,246,338TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED PAYROLLDesc
Amt$19,909Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$19,909TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationGENERAL ENDOWMENT FOR UNRESTRICTED USE BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone SolicitationsYes (X)PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising EventsYes (X)SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (true)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1YORKSTON CONSULTINGBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 489AddressLine1Txt
CityHOCKESSINCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19707ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityFUNDRAISERActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of FundsfalseFundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Retained By Contractor$38,439RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization-$38,439NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$38,439TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization-$38,439TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed StatesDELicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL DINNEREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$226,188GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$139,820CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$86,368GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$35,022FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,644OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$226,188GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$139,820CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$86,368GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$35,022FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,644OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$36,666DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$49,702NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE G, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationYORKSTON CONSULTING FUNDRAISERExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK STRIVES TO EXALT NATURE'S BEAUTY, TO DELIGHT AND EDUCATE VISITORS, AND TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF SUSSEX COUNTY AND DELMARVA. THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS HAS CREATED A UNIQUE, SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE GARDEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT.
FORM 990THE ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES A PERCENTAGE OF EACH EMPLOYEES PAYROLL AND EMPLOYER TAXES TO A CAPITAL ASSET. TOTAL WAGES AND TAXES WERE 721,198 FOR 2025, OF WHICH, 52,613 WAS ALLOCATED TO PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT FOR 2025. VOLUNTEERS AMONG THE MANY UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS IS THE CENTRAL ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN EVERY FACET OF THE ORGANIZATION FROM MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT TO IMPLEMENTATION; FROM GARDEN DESIGN TO GARDEN PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE. HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SPECIALISTS VOLUNTEER, SUCH AS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER. THE VOLUNTEER PHOTOGRAPHER IS A LICENSED DRONE OPERATOR WHOSE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS HAVE DRAMATICALLY CAPTURED THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND BEAUTY OF THE GARDENS. IN 2025, THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS HAD ONLY SEVEN FULL-TIME PAID POSITIONS - DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HORTICULTURE, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR GROUNDS & FACILITIES, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE, GARDEN CURATOR, A HORTICULTURALIST AND A HORTICULTURAL ASSISTANT. IN 2025 DBG HAD 78 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED 16,465 HOURS WITH A VALUE OF 549,272 IN 2025 (VALUE WAS DETERMINED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS). THESE VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF DBG. FROM 2014 TO 2025, DBG HAS RECEIVED 181,862 VOLUNTEER HOURS. THESE HOURS EQUATE TO 87 WORK-YEARS OF EFFORT DONATED BY OUR VOLUNTEERS OVER THE LAST ELEVEN YEARS. THE VITAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE DBG VOLUNTEERS WAS RECOGNIZED BY DELAWARE GOVERNOR JOHN CARNEY IN 2021 WHEN HE AWARDED THE GOVERNOR'S OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD TO THE DBG VOLUNTEERS. IN 2025, THE 16,465 VOLUNTEER DONATED HOURS WERE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: - GARDEN PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE: 2,183 - DOCENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING STAFF EVENTS & TOURS: 2,143 - EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT INCLUDING FINANCES, FUNDRAISING, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS: 12,139
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2RAY SANDER SHERYL SWED PRESIDENT EXEC. DIR. MARRIED
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE TREASURER AND THE FINANCIAL MANAGER REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 IN DETAIL WITH THE PRESIDENT. AFTER BOTH THE TREASURER AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE APPROVED THE DRAFT, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED WITH THE EXECTUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND ONE OTHER BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT UPON BEING APPOINTED TO THE BOARD AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BTHE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS, THEN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MAKES THE INITIAL APPROVAL AND THE FULL BOARD MAKES THE FINAL APPROVAL. NO OFFICER RECEIVES COMPENSATION.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XIITHE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PERFORM A COMPILATION, REVIEW, OR AUDIT AT YEAR-END AND TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 TAX RETURN.

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