Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by DANIEL JONATHAN STOWE CONSERVANCY.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $3,663,198
- Total expenses
- $4,621,466
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,740,331
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,511,792
- Investment income
- $1,500
- Other revenue
- $409,575
- Total assets, end of year
- $9,337,285
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,426,047
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,911,238
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,247,746
- Management and general expenses
- $1,006,870
- Fundraising expenses
- $366,850
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,247,746
Program services were 70.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1b · Membership dues
$206,746
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,533,585
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2a · Program service revenue: Admission and fees
total $1,129,938 · related or exempt $1,129,938
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2b · Program service revenue: Program Fees
total $381,854 · related or exempt $381,854
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,500
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,500
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,500 · related or exempt $1,500
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$372,881
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$166,219
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $206,662 · related or exempt $206,662
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11a · Other revenue: Other
total $202,913 · related or exempt $202,913
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11e · Other revenue, total
$202,913
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $102,564 · program services $55,385 · management and general $26,666 · fundraising $20,513
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,162,422 · program services $628,009 · management and general $301,281 · fundraising $233,132
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $114,916 · program services $61,230 · management and general $30,797 · fundraising $22,889
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $95,487 · program services $51,586 · management and general $24,755 · fundraising $19,146
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $0
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $319,383 · program services $45,505 · management and general $249,871 · fundraising $24,007
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $299,609 · program services $287,955 · management and general $2,247 · fundraising $9,407
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13 · Office expenses
total $0
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14 · Information technology
total $179,050 · program services $91,341 · management and general $86,772 · fundraising $937
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $205,252 · program services $140,508 · management and general $46,861 · fundraising $17,883
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17 · Travel
total $8,144 · program services $5,333 · management and general $1,585 · fundraising $1,226
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $7,707 · management and general $7,707
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,551,439 · program services $1,535,925 · management and general $15,514
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23 · Insurance
total $93,194 · program services $4,755 · management and general $86,674 · fundraising $1,765
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24a · Other expenses: Building & Grounds
total $329,436 · program services $282,107 · management and general $35,497 · fundraising $11,832
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24b · Other expenses: Bank Fees
total $73,785 · management and general $73,785
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24c · Other expenses: Equipment maintenance
total $44,650 · program services $44,650
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24d · Other expenses: Dues & Subscriptions
total $11,179 · program services $6,039 · management and general $2,898 · fundraising $2,242
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24e · All other expenses
total $23,249 · program services $7,418 · management and general $13,960 · fundraising $1,871
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $240,194 · end of year $352,477
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $22,800 · end of year $12,800
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $54,185 · end of year $218,051
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
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7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $106,049 · end of year $72,592
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $61,839 · end of year $25,542
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$34,545,384
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$26,389,147
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $8,979,082 · end of year $8,156,237
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $66,527 · end of year $78,535
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
beginning of year $401,934 · end of year $421,051
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15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $253,036 · end of year $460,693
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $546,793 · end of year $735,541
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23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable
beginning of year $279,430 · end of year $229,813
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,853,351 · end of year $7,911,238
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
To create an inspiring, unforgettable garden experience that instills a love of nature and its beauty.
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Horticulture - The horticulture staff is charged with the design, management, maintenance, preservation and presentation of the horticultural displays and collections. The horticulture department maintains an active plant database and ensures proper labeling of all plants for both tracking and public informational purposes.
Expenses $1,916,170
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Garden Events/Garden Store - The Garden provides a series of events annually that are open to the public and designed to attract new audience to the garden. The events are themed and are designed to encourage all guests to interact with the garden. Events range from a plant sale to themed children's events and targeted educational activities such as plant and environmentally themed products to all guests to extend their experience. These items range from activity kits for children to garden tools; the garden also offers unique and hard to find plants including those reproduced at the garden.
Expenses $746,982
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Education - The goal of the education department is to provide an array of plant based learning opportunities for a variety of audiences. School programs are offered for grades K through 12 with a focus on grades K to 5 curriculum developed to meet NC and SC standards. Community classes and lectures are developed to present horticultural practices to adult audiences. Interactive and education opportunities are developed for the daily guest and special tours and demonstrations are available for groups.
Expenses $584,594
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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John Searby
Executive Dir.
- Total calculated
- $102,564
- From this org
- $102,564
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Harding Stowe
Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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William Carstarphen
Vice Chairman
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Elizabeth Wren
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert Wren
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert Ragan
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert Stowe
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Tate Bowers
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Richmond Stowe
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JJ Bissell
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Gene Matthews
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Peter Willis Fleming
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Pat Rodgers
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Pam Warlick
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden Foundation
501C3 · Support · NC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 7 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202512809349300211
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