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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDEN.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,663,058
Total expenses
$4,276,369
Contributions and grants received
$2,452,255
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,258,907
Investment income
$247,281
Other revenue
$704,615
Total assets, end of year
$25,554,636
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,234,356
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$20,320,280
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,692,972
Management and general expenses
$202,550
Fundraising expenses
$380,847
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,692,972

Program services were 86.4% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $155,530

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $685,500

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,611,225

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $79,301

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GENERAL ADMISSION

    total $995,160 · related or exempt $995,160

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $238,617 · related or exempt $238,617

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $25,130 · related or exempt $25,130

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $103,888 · excluded $103,888

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $406,475

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $406,475

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $406,475 · excluded $406,475

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $227,095

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $83,702

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $143,393

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $143,393 · excluded $143,393

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $15,780

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $155,530

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $30,605

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$14,825 · excluded -$14,825

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $349,930

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $158,988

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $190,942 · unrelated business $101,202 · excluded $89,740

  • 11a · Other revenue: COMMISSIONS

    total $122,023 · excluded $122,023

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $122,023

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $346,773 · program services $278,931 · management and general $29,489 · fundraising $38,353

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,317,710 · program services $1,059,916 · management and general $112,057 · fundraising $145,737

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $38,495 · program services $30,964 · management and general $3,274 · fundraising $4,257

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $159,841 · program services $128,570 · management and general $13,593 · fundraising $17,678

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $155,587 · program services $125,148 · management and general $13,231 · fundraising $17,208

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $36,249 · program services $29,157 · management and general $3,083 · fundraising $4,009

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $47,500 · fundraising $47,500

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $159,136 · program services $81,354 · management and general $3,501 · fundraising $74,281

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $82,931 · program services $73,394 · management and general $4,064 · fundraising $5,473

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $75,490 · program services $60,721 · management and general $6,420 · fundraising $8,349

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $120,478 · program services $119,490 · management and general $429 · fundraising $559

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $493,463 · program services $489,570 · management and general $1,692 · fundraising $2,201

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,039 · program services $836 · management and general $88 · fundraising $115

  • 20 · Interest

    total $9,529 · program services $7,665 · management and general $810 · fundraising $1,054

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $797,486 · program services $790,946 · management and general $2,843 · fundraising $3,697

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $102,681 · program services $101,839 · management and general $366 · fundraising $476

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAMS AND OUTREACH

    total $133,779 · program services $133,779

  • 24b · Other expenses: HORTICULTURE SUPPLIES

    total $66,081 · program services $66,081

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $132,121 · program services $114,611 · management and general $7,610 · fundraising $9,900

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year -$105,867 · end of year $289,255

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,125,037 · end of year $593,057

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $76,484 · end of year $763,956

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $173,143 · end of year $60,859

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $56,156 · end of year $46,214

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $48,127 · end of year $37,035

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $25,046,122

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $5,956,105

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,568,861 · end of year $19,090,017

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $136,671 · end of year $158,179

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,232,411 · end of year $4,516,064

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $749,782 · end of year $833,757

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $398,460 · end of year $408,505

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $403,840 · end of year $3,896,674

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $111,917 · end of year $95,420

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,688,281 · end of year $17,470,566

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,958,743 · end of year $2,849,714

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

EXPLORING, EXPLAINING AND CELEBRATING THE WORLD OF PLANTS.

  • MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS AGO, COMMUNITY LEADERS SAW THE NEED FOR AN URBAN GARDEN IN THE HEART OF DES MOINES AND AFTER YEARS OF PERSISTENCE, THEIR VISION CAME TO LIFE WITH THE OPENING OF THE (FORMERLY NAMED) BOTANICAL CENTER IN 1979. THE ORIGINAL BOTANICAL CENTER WAS PART OF THE CITY OF DES MOINES' PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, AND OPERATED AS SUCH WITH THE DOMED CONSERVATORY, HOUSING A TROPICAL PLANT COLLECTION, AND A COUPLE OF CLASSROOMS. MUNICIPAL OVERSIGHT OF THE BOTANICAL CENTER CONTINUED THROUGH THE EARLY 2010'S. AT THAT TIME, FOUR COMMUNITY LEADERS FORMER DES MOINES MAYOR TOM URBAN, BUZ BRENTON, FRED WEITZ, AND JANIS RUAN LED THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE BOTANICAL CENTER INTO THE GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDEN. THIS TRANSFORMATION RESULTED IN THE CLOSURE OF ROBERT D. RAY DRIVE SO THAT OUTDOOR GARDENS COULD BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG THE DES MOINES RIVER. THE GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDEN OPENED AS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN 2013, AND REMAINS IN A STRONG PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF DES MOINES TODAY.OVER 40 YEARS SINCE ORIGINALLY OPENING, TODAY'S GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDEN IS A VIBRANT, 12-ACRE PUBLIC GARDEN, INCLUDING NEARLY FOUR ACRES OF FREE PUBLIC GARDEN SPACE, IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN DES MOINES. THE MISSION OF THE BOTANICAL GARDEN IS TO EXPLORE, EXPLAIN AND CELEBRATE THE WORLD OF PLANTS. AS AN INFLUENTIAL ARTS AND CULTURE DESTINATION, THE BOTANICAL GARDEN BRINGS TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TOURISTS, CHILDREN, FAMILIES, HORTICULTURISTS, AND MORE IN A UNIQUE DESTINATION THAT PROMOTES EDUCATION AND ECOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP. WE BELIEVE EDUCATION IS A LIFE-LONG PURSUIT AND THROUGH THE FUSION OF ART, HORTICULTURE, AND LEARNING, WE ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PLANTS, PEOPLE, AND THE NATURAL WORLD FOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND VISITORS FROM ACROSS OUR STATE AND AROUND THE WORLD.IN 2023, THE GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDEN REACHED A MAJOR MILESTONE, MARKING ONE DECADE SINCE TRANSITIONING TO AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT AS THE BOTANICAL GARDEN (AS DESCRIBED ABOVE). IN JUST OVER TEN YEARS, WE HAVE GROWN OUR PHYSICAL GARDEN SPACES TO TWELVE BEAUTIFULLY DEVELOPED ACRES, OUR PLANT COLLECTIONS TO NEARLY 3,400 SPECIES, OUR WORKFORCE TO MORE THAN 30 EMPLOYEES AND MORE THAN 400 VOLUNTEERS, AND OUR COMMUNITY TO INCLUDE 3,699 MEMBERS, AND 60+ COMMUNITY PARTNERS. 2023 ALSO MARKED ANOTHER MILESTONE RECORD HIGH VISITOR ADMISSION OF 148,852 FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 25 INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS! WE OFFERED MORE EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAN EVER BEFORE, SOLD OUT OF SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH, AND HAD RECORD BREAKING HIGH ATTENDANCE FOR SPRING BREAK PROGRAMMING. THE BOTANICAL GARDEN INCREASED THE NUMBER OF PRIVATE RENTALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, ENHANCED WELLNESS PROGRAMS, AND OPENED THE INAUGURAL NATURE PLAY, OUR FIRST OUTDOOR NATURAL PLAYSCAPE FOR CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. THE GREATER DES MOINES BOTANICAL GARDEN IS MORE THAN A DOME. IT'S THE CONNECTION POINT BETWEEN PLANTS, PEOPLE, AND THE NATURAL WORLD, IT'S A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BE WHO YOU ARE, DO THE THINGS YOU LOVE, AND SPEND TIME WITH THE PEOPLE WHO MATTER MOST. A PLACE WHERE ANYONE CAN EXPLORE, CREATE, CONNECT, AND EMBRACE THEIR TRUE NATURE.

    Expenses $3,692,972 · Revenue $1,258,907

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kimberley Perez

    PRESIDENT/CEO

    Total calculated
    $207,317
    From this org
    $175,648
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,669
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,136
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $512
    Deferred
    $2,862
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,807
    Filer's total
    $207,317

  • Whitney Bouma

    CHIEF PROGRAMMING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $116,638
    From this org
    $112,158
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,480
    Hours/week
    40

  • Ed Kenny

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.75

  • Mike Abbott

    VICE CHAIR/CHAIR ELECT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.54

  • Chris Hensley

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5

  • Jennifer Bryant

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.42

  • Jessica Zaugg

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.48

  • Sara Boese

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29

  • Jean Clabaugh

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.04

  • Mell Meredith Frazier

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.17

  • Graham Gillette

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.21

  • Jen Hanks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.44

  • Kim Lien

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.29

  • Proctor Lureman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.6

  • Everett Miles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.33

  • Ben Page

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.31

  • Randy Ramundt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.68

  • Claudia Schabel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.29

  • Travis Sheets

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.48

  • Mike Simonson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.56

  • Jill Stevenson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3.34

  • Doug Van Zanten

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.37

  • Linda Westergaard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.19

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
18 December 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433539349300328

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