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← BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$27,136,057
Total expenses
$27,058,021
Contributions and grants received
$20,146,299
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$4,987,833
Investment income
$218,100
Other revenue
$1,783,825
Total assets, end of year
$121,883,790
Total liabilities, end of year
$16,898,357
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$104,985,433
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$22,732,508
Management and general expenses
$2,924,922
Fundraising expenses
$1,400,591
Program service expenses (Part III)
$22,732,508

Program services were 84.0% 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

    $2,452,345

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $926,343

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $9,255,615

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $7,511,996

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $269,429

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

    total $4,477,271 · related or exempt $4,477,271

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

    total $513,490 · related or exempt $513,490

  • 2c · Program service revenue: LIGHTSCAPE

    total -$2,928 · related or exempt -$2,928

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $346,116 · excluded $346,116

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,905,109

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,905,109

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,905,109 · excluded $1,905,109

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $17,548,873

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

    securities $17,676,889

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$128,016

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$128,016 · excluded -$128,016

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $118,200

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

    $926,343

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $490,205

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$372,005 · excluded -$372,005

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $235,450

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $51,395

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $184,055 · related or exempt $184,055

  • 11a · Other revenue: SPECIAL FEES - OTHER

    total $150,607 · related or exempt $150,607

  • 11b · Other revenue: INVESTMENT IN LTD. PARTNERSHIPS

    total -$83,941 · unrelated business -$83,941

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $66,666

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $670,704 · program services $548,848 · management and general $79,592 · fundraising $42,264

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,178,865 · program services $9,949,265 · management and general $1,451,168 · fundraising $778,432

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $1,288,634 · program services $1,079,515 · management and general $144,184 · fundraising $64,935

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $3,353,759 · program services $2,809,512 · management and general $375,251 · fundraising $168,996

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $978,863 · program services $820,014 · management and general $109,524 · fundraising $49,325

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $153,316 · program services $10,361 · management and general $120,921 · fundraising $22,034

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,957 · management and general $61,957

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $93,607 · fundraising $93,607

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $152,287 · management and general $152,287

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,541,143 · program services $2,884,502 · management and general $651,504 · fundraising $5,137

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $301,415 · program services $270,499 · management and general $29,497 · fundraising $1,419

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $424,493 · program services $333,373 · management and general $15,326 · fundraising $75,794

  • 14 · Information technology

    program services $503,968 · management and general -$541,939 · fundraising $37,971

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $699,153 · program services $686,925 · management and general $8,605 · fundraising $3,623

  • 17 · Travel

    total $142,747 · program services $81,050 · management and general $37,773 · fundraising $23,924

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,397,294 · program services $1,330,174 · management and general $67,120

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $369,483 · program services $282,637 · management and general $59,886 · fundraising $26,960

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS

    total $691,537 · program services $658,135 · management and general $27,572 · fundraising $5,830

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $343,996 · program services $270,126 · management and general $73,608 · fundraising $262

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS

    total $164,497 · program services $163,411 · management and general $1,086 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: BOOKS AND PERIODICALS

    total $50,271 · program services $50,193 · management and general $0 · fundraising $78

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $10,371,845 · end of year $9,170,935

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,057,720 · end of year $2,092,781

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,475,849 · end of year $4,310,436

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,505,339 · end of year $1,008,100

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $7,185 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $473,779 · end of year $106,974

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

    $59,875,600

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

    $33,249,356

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $27,210,752 · end of year $26,626,244

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $91,009,529 · end of year $73,014,474

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $3,760,080 · end of year $5,553,846

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $5,969,400 · end of year $4,787,825

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $3,855 · end of year $1,801,116

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $4,366,520 · end of year $544,255

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $15,231,582 · end of year $9,765,161

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $91,562,457 · end of year $81,810,521

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $23,738,264 · end of year $23,174,912

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

SEE SCHEDULE O

Activities or mission (Part I)

AN URBAN BOTANIC GARDEN THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE WORLD OF PLANTS (SEE SCHEDULE O).

  • MAINTENANCE: SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $5,212,221

  • HORTICULTURE: SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $5,205,313

  • EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS: SEE SCHEDULE O.

    Expenses $4,591,301 · Revenue $513,490

  • SECURITY:SECURITY ENSURES THAT OUR GARDEN AND ITS LIVING COLLECTIONS ARE PROTECTED AND THAT OUR VISITORS' ENVIRONMENT IS SAFE. PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS:COMBINING RECREATION WITH HORTICULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION, THE GARDEN PRODUCES A VARIETY OF SEASONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE COLLECTIONS AND THE SEASON AND CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF BROOKLYN. IN THE SPRING, THE GARDEN HONORS THE JAPANESE TRADITION OF HANAMI: CELEBRATING THE CHERRY BLOSSOM SEASON WITH DANCE, MUSIC, AND PERFORMANCE. THE GARDEN CELEBRATES SUMMER AND FALL WITH PROGRAMMED EVENINGS, HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL ARTISTS AND BROOKLYN CULTURE. IN ADDITION, THE GARDEN ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE OF ITS VISITORS AND PATRONS WITH VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS AND A COMPREHENSIVE VISITOR SERVICES PROGRAM. MEMBERSHIP: MEMBERSHIP ENHANCES THE GARDEN VISITOR EXPERIENCE BY PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND ACCESS TO THE GARDEN, SPECIALTY AFTER-HOURS GARDEN EVENTS, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM AVAILS VISITORS OF VARIOUS GARDEN AND COMMUNITY DISCOUNTS. ADMISSIONS:THE GARDEN IS COMMITTED TO MAKING ITS EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND COLLECTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL WHO VISIT. TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY, THE GARDEN MAINTAINS A COMMUNITY TICKET PROGRAM, WHERE A PORTION OF EACH DAYS' TICKETS ARE SET ASIDE FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM. IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY TICKET PROGRAM, THE GARDEN PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS COMPLIMENTARY OR REDUCED PRICED ADMISSION PROGRAMS. PUBLICATIONS:THE DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA DEPARTMENT CREATES ORIGINAL, MISSION-DRIVEN MEDIA THAT INFORMS THE PUBLIC ABOUT PLANTS, ECOLOGY, AND HORTICULTURE. PRODUCTS INCLUDE GARDEN GUIDES TO A BETTER PLANET, EDITORIAL SERVICES FOR ALL OF THE GARDEN'S INTERPRETATION AND PRINTED MATERIAL, AS WELL AS COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PHOTOS DOCUMENTING THE GARDEN'S COLLECTIONS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE GARDEN'S WEBSITE, BBG.ORG, THAT OFFERS GARDENING ARTICLES, A NATURE BLOG, HISTORIC IMAGES OF THE COLLECTIONS, AND RICH RESEARCH RESOURCES. CAPITAL CAMPAIGN:IN THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GARDEN RENEWAL EFFORT SINCE ITS FOUNDING IN 1910, THE GARDEN HAS COMPLETED A ITS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN. WITH PROJECTS EFFECTING VIRTUALLY EVERY PART OF THE GARDEN AND EXTENDING BEYOND ITS BORDERS, THESE ENHANCEMENTS WILL HELP THE GARDEN MEET THE RAPIDLY CHANGING NEEDS OF ITS AUDIENCE, FOSTER A LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PLANTS AND THE NATURAL WORLD AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS.

    Expenses $7,723,673 · Revenue $4,474,343

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Diane H Steinberg

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jennifer Rogg Eisenstadt

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Suzanne T Marquard

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lloyd M Metz

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Martha Mast Watts

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Elizabeth Gile

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sasha Bass

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Martin Bell

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Frederick Bland

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Courtney Broadwater

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Madeline Carson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Emme Levin Deland

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephen Dietz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Dana Dirickson

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Keisha Dixon

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Adam Durrett

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Donald A Goldsmith

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Krystyna Houser

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Stephen Merkel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Marshall Miller

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Mimi Morris

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Parvin Moyne

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Priscilla Newbury

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ellen Petersen

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Donald Reed

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Laura Richards

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Michael Ruiz

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Judith Steinhardt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Serge Vatel

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Earl D Weiner

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Robert W Whiteford

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Ryan O'Connell

    FORMER TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Lisa Donneson

    FORMER TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jeb Stuart Armstrong

    FORMER TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Adrian Benepe

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $401,770
    From this org
    $388,286
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,484
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $360,286
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $28,000
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,484
    Filer's total
    $401,770
  • Dorota Rashid

    CFO/VP OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $268,934
    From this org
    $237,671
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,263
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,671
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $21,000
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,263
    Filer's total
    $268,934
  • Leslie Findlen

    SR. V.P. OF INST. ADV.

    Total calculated
    $270,269
    From this org
    $258,408
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,861
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,908
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22,500
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,861
    Filer's total
    $270,269
  • Kathryn Glass

    CHIEF OF MARKETING

    Total calculated
    $276,942
    From this org
    $245,679
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,263
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $223,679
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $22,000
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,263
    Filer's total
    $276,942
  • Tracey Faireland

    V.P. OF CAPITAL PROJECTS

    Total calculated
    $172,710
    From this org
    $160,849
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,861
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,349
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $14,500
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,861
    Filer's total
    $172,710
  • Rowan Blaik

    V.P. OF HORTICULTURE

    Total calculated
    $189,459
    From this org
    $158,801
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,658
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,301
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $14,500
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $30,658
    Filer's total
    $189,459
  • Sonal Bhatt

    V.P. OF EDUCATION & INTERPRE

    Total calculated
    $165,796
    From this org
    $165,796
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,296
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $14,500
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $165,796

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 committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 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
2022
Filed
15 September 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323069349302682

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