Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,280,140
- Total expenses
- $4,672,843
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,724,299
- Grants paid
- $40,449
- Program service revenue
- $1,385,391
- Investment income
- $653,317
- Other revenue
- $517,133
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,211,350
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $890,401
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $30,320,949
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $3,652,620
- Management and general expenses
- $759,784
- Fundraising expenses
- $260,439
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $3,652,620
Program services were 78.2% 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
$578,945
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1c · Fundraising events
$29,623
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,115,731
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$492
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2a · Program service revenue: GARDEN OF LIGHTS
total $789,770 · related or exempt $789,770
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2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $343,297 · related or exempt $343,297
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2c · Program service revenue: GRAND GARDEN CONCERT
total $130,640 · related or exempt $130,640
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2d · Program service revenue: EDUCATION FEES
total $53,696 · related or exempt $53,696
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2e · Program service revenue: PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU
total $34,956 · related or exempt $34,956
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $33,032 · related or exempt $33,032
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3 · Investment income
total $30,886 · excluded $30,886
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6a · Gross rents
real property $386,074
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $386,074
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $386,074 · related or exempt $386,074
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $622,431
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $622,431
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $622,431 · excluded $622,431
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$19,784
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$29,623
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$10,747
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $9,037 · excluded $9,037
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$195,041
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$75,832
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $119,209 · related or exempt $60,228 · unrelated business $58,981
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11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME
total $2,813 · related or exempt $2,813
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11e · Other revenue, total
$2,813
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $40,449 · program services $40,449
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $174,772 · program services $17,477 · management and general $104,863 · fundraising $52,432
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,916,112 · program services $1,568,209 · management and general $247,640 · fundraising $100,263
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $49,816 · program services $37,683 · management and general $10,078 · fundraising $2,055
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $181,033 · program services $136,941 · management and general $36,626 · fundraising $7,466
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $152,630 · program services $101,152 · management and general $30,573 · fundraising $20,905
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11b · Fees: legal
total $3,723 · management and general $3,723
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $21,968 · management and general $21,968
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $47,754 · management and general $47,754
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11g · Fees: other
total $36,255 · program services $4,842 · management and general $11,413 · fundraising $20,000
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $82,378 · program services $82,378
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13 · Office expenses
total $175,825 · program services $31,804 · management and general $140,964 · fundraising $3,057
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14 · Information technology
total $102,469 · program services $93,121 · fundraising $9,348
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16 · Occupancy
total $197,828 · program services $166,317 · management and general $27,596 · fundraising $3,915
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17 · Travel
total $28,535 · program services $27,218 · fundraising $1,317
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $987,974 · program services $959,244 · management and general $26,069 · fundraising $2,661
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23 · Insurance
total $63,531 · program services $48,180 · management and general $10,711 · fundraising $4,640
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES
total $213,972 · program services $151,364 · management and general $34,375 · fundraising $28,233
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24b · Other expenses: HOSPITALITY AND ENTERTA
total $65,158 · program services $65,144 · fundraising $14
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24c · Other expenses: PLANT AND EQUIPMENT PUR
total $59,265 · program services $58,653 · management and general $612
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24d · Other expenses: COSTS OF GOODS
total $28,461 · program services $28,461
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24e · All other expenses
total $42,935 · program services $33,983 · management and general $4,819 · fundraising $4,133
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $671,755 · end of year $230,560
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $418,377 · end of year $459,133
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,085,610 · end of year $550,636
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $3,922 · end of year $2,304
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $28,015 · end of year $33,116
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $63,497 · end of year $166,507
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$23,922,430
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$7,336,720
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $17,182,448 · end of year $16,585,710
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13 · Investments: program-related
beginning of year $11,399,865 · end of year $12,789,714
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $393,670 · end of year $393,670
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $234,697 · end of year $224,916
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $638,859 · end of year $665,485
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $27,533,627 · end of year $27,138,670
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,839,976 · end of year $3,182,279
Mission and programs · 2024
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.
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HORTICULTURE/FACILITY CARE - NEARLY 184,000 VISITORS EXPERIENCED OVER 4,300 SPECIES/CULTIVARS, 27,000 ANNUALS, 314,000 BULBS, AND 101,000 PERMANENT PLANTS IN THE 47 ACRES THAT IS GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN.
Expenses $1,066,282
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GUEST SERVICES WELCOMED NEARLY 184,000 VISITORS, MEMBERS AND DONORS TO THE GARDEN; MEMBERSHIP HAD NEARLY 6,300 MEMBERS; THE GARDEN HAD OVER 800 VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED CARE FOR THE 47 ACRES OF GARDENS AND THOSE 184,000 VISITORS.
Expenses $569,141 · Revenue $41,637
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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 $998,595 · Revenue $1,225,689
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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 $1,018,602 · Grants $40,449 · Revenue $118,065
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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TOM ARNDT
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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SUSAN BARANCZYK
VICE CHAR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JOSE VILLA
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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TERRI TRANTOW
PAST-CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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NICOLE POLAREK
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KATIE BRAMSCHREIBER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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GAIL CARELS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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JUSTYNA CERMELI
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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BRAD CHARAPATA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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CHERI GALECKA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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LYNN GREEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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NORBERT HILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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TODD KANE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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BILL LARSEN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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KEITH PAMPERIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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TATUM QUACKENBOSS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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KATHLEEN RATTEREE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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SARA ROMENESKO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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JEREMIAH SCHOOL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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BILL WANGERIN
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0.5
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LAURA NELSON
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $167,765
- From this org
- $160,179
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,586
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,179
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,586
- Filer's total
- $167,765
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SUSAN GAROT LEFT MAY 2024
PRESIDENT & CEO
- Total calculated
- $16,975
- From this org
- $14,593
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $2,382
- Hours/week
- 40
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
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SCHOLARSHIPS
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 25 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202600589349301020
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