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← GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,803,637
Total expenses
$4,282,638
Contributions and grants received
$1,571,520
Grants paid
$21,213
Program service revenue
$1,501,325
Investment income
$239,626
Other revenue
$491,166
Total assets, end of year
$31,247,159
Total liabilities, end of year
$873,556
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$30,373,603
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,411,285
Management and general expenses
$648,302
Fundraising expenses
$223,051
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,411,285

Program services were 79.7% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $536,218

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $29,815

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,005,487

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $800

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GARDEN OF LIGHTS

    total $854,968 · related or exempt $854,968

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $394,482 · related or exempt $394,482

  • 2c · Program service revenue: GRAND GARDEN CONCERT

    total $145,097 · related or exempt $145,097

  • 2d · Program service revenue: EDUCATION FEES

    total $49,120 · related or exempt $49,120

  • 2e · Program service revenue: VISITOR SERVICES

    total $44,297 · related or exempt $44,297

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $13,361 · related or exempt $13,361

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $291,500 · excluded $291,500

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $325,258

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $325,258

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $325,258 · related or exempt $325,258

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

    securities $50,469 · other assets $1,405

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$50,469 · other assets -$1,405

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$51,874 · related or exempt -$1,405 · excluded -$50,469

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $18,014

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

    $29,815

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $12,143

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $5,871 · excluded $5,871

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $247,248

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $91,252

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $155,996 · related or exempt $72,126 · unrelated business $83,870

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $4,041 · related or exempt $4,041

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $4,041

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $21,213 · program services $21,213

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $156,118 · program services $15,612 · management and general $93,671 · fundraising $46,835

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,744,548 · program services $1,458,571 · management and general $189,127 · fundraising $96,850

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $46,429 · program services $34,634 · management and general $8,248 · fundraising $3,547

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $138,526 · program services $103,336 · management and general $24,609 · fundraising $10,581

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $137,110 · program services $104,901 · management and general $19,502 · fundraising $12,707

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $23,416 · management and general $23,416

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $42,070 · management and general $42,070

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $62,929 · program services $23,063 · management and general $27,493 · fundraising $12,373

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $73,476 · program services $73,476

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $43,447 · program services $39,257 · management and general $2,181 · fundraising $2,009

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,320 · program services $7,320

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $164,255 · program services $153,689 · management and general $10,382 · fundraising $184

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,714 · program services $15,306 · fundraising $408

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $17,287 · program services $14,163 · management and general $1,678 · fundraising $1,446

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $923,593 · program services $886,987 · management and general $29,441 · fundraising $7,165

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $52,086 · program services $45,372 · management and general $5,229 · fundraising $1,485

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $199,466 · program services $160,854 · management and general $26,291 · fundraising $12,321

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $139,676 · management and general $139,676

  • 24c · Other expenses: HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTA

    total $85,284 · program services $80,449 · fundraising $4,835

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOOKS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $79,836 · program services $71,277 · fundraising $8,559

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $108,839 · program services $101,805 · management and general $5,288 · fundraising $1,746

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $147,699 · end of year $671,755

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,442,047 · end of year $418,377

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,605,697 · end of year $1,085,610

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $3,922

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $29,169 · end of year $28,015

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $50,489 · end of year $63,497

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

    $23,534,986

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

    $6,352,538

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $15,663,262 · end of year $17,182,448

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $9,567,667 · end of year $11,399,865

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $245,648 · end of year $393,670

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $194,093 · end of year $234,697

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $436,301 · end of year $638,859

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,241,702 · end of year $27,533,627

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $15,879,582 · end of year $2,839,976

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH PLANTS BY PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR EVERYONE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENGAGES, INSPIRES AND REFRESHES.

  • HORTICULTURE/FACILITY CARE - OVER 209,000 VISITORS EXPERIENCED OVER 4,200 SPECIES/CULTIVARS, 19,700 ANNUALS, 314,000 BULBS, AND 92,600 PERMANENT PLANTS IN THE 47 ACRES THAT IS GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN.

    Expenses $953,864

  • GUEST SERVICES WELCOMED 209,873 VISITORS, MEMBERS AND DONORS TO THE GARDEN; MEMBERSHIP SURPASSED 6,700 MEMBERS; THE GARDEN HAD OVER 600 VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED CARE FOR THE 47 ACRES OF GARDENS AND THOSE 209,873 VISITORS.

    Expenses $523,077 · Revenue $791,866

  • MISSON-BASED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CHILDREN AND FAMILY EDUCATION, AS WELL AS EVENTS THAT ATTRACTED FAMILIES OF ALL AGES, HELPING THEM CONNECT TO THE WORLD OF PLANTS.

    Expenses $923,306 · Grants $21,213 · Revenue $1,107,164

  • ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUND DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONS HELPED ENSURE THE GARDEN WAS ABLE TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING THE OVERSIGHT NEEDED FOR COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY ISSUES, AS WELL AS ENSURE THE FUNDING WAS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE MISSION.

    Expenses $1,011,038 · Revenue $2,315

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Kathy Hartman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Susan Baranczyk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Gail Carels

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Bill Wangerin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Justyna Cermeli

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Todd Kane

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Mai J Lo Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Keith Pamperin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Nicole Polarek

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Diane Conway

    PAST CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Dr Laura Nelson

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kim Schanock

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Tom Arndt

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cheri Galecke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Norbert Hill

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Terri Trantow

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.3
  • Jose Villa

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Sarah Landwehr

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Judy Nagel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Murphy O'Hearn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Steven Taylor

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Susan Garot

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $162,039
    From this org
    $150,987
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,052
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,987
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,052
    Filer's total
    $162,039

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
PERFORMANCE IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY FOR THE CEO AND RAISES ARE GIVEN WITH EACH PERFORMANCE REVIEW. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
10 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540439349301609

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