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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WAVE HILL INCORPORATED.

Totals

Total revenue
$7,397,361
Total expenses
$8,735,890
Contributions and grants received
$5,293,880
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$566,014
Investment income
$919,164
Other revenue
$618,303
Total assets, end of year
$73,289,781
Total liabilities, end of year
$689,156
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$72,600,625
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,352,728
Management and general expenses
$1,645,207
Fundraising expenses
$737,955
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,352,728

Program services were 72.7% 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

    $193,492

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $678,432

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,086,619

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,335,337

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $165,792

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GATE ADMISSIONS

    total $216,442 · related or exempt $216,442

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FOOD SERVICE OPERATIONS

    total $164,252 · related or exempt $164,252

  • 2c · Program service revenue: COURSE AND WORKSHOPS

    total $98,412 · related or exempt $98,412

  • 2d · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIPS

    total $86,908 · related or exempt $86,908

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $608,923 · excluded $608,923

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $6,756,925

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

    securities $6,442,771 · other assets $3,913

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $314,154 · other assets -$3,913

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $310,241 · excluded $310,241

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $210,461

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

    $678,432

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $210,461

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $270,334

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $116,314

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $154,020 · related or exempt $154,020

  • 11a · Other revenue: LOCATION FEES & RENTAL

    total $380,912 · excluded $380,912

  • 11b · Other revenue: PARKING FEES

    total $83,371 · related or exempt $83,371

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $464,283

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $526,078 · program services $375,338 · management and general $99,370 · fundraising $51,370

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,945,422 · program services $2,826,344 · management and general $740,204 · fundraising $378,874

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $143,256 · program services $96,030 · management and general $29,751 · fundraising $17,475

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $862,938 · program services $658,409 · management and general $144,634 · fundraising $59,895

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $431,625 · program services $353,217 · management and general $43,385 · fundraising $35,023

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $399 · management and general $399

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $51,817 · management and general $51,817

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $118,635 · management and general $118,635

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $440,821 · program services $245,677 · management and general $157,053 · fundraising $38,091

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $30,589 · program services $24,799 · management and general $5,790

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $64,177 · program services $48,104 · management and general $4,891 · fundraising $11,182

  • 17 · Travel

    total $30,306 · program services $20,209 · management and general $8,994 · fundraising $1,103

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $320,861 · program services $316,171 · management and general $2,345 · fundraising $2,345

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $300,774 · program services $251,133 · management and general $35,689 · fundraising $13,952

  • 24a · Other expenses: FACILITY CONTRACT SERVI

    total $1,171,231 · program services $1,003,737 · management and general $52,792 · fundraising $114,702

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $202,415 · program services $53,170 · management and general $149,030 · fundraising $215

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER PRODUCTION COSTS

    total $94,546 · program services $80,390 · management and general $428 · fundraising $13,728

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,685,970 · end of year $1,161,137

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $4,450,940 · end of year $1,275,168

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,812,432 · end of year $1,755,775

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $124,530 · end of year $426,304

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $82,518 · end of year $102,558

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $201,703 · end of year $206,188

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

    $7,368,944

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

    $4,788,526

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,550,100 · end of year $2,580,418

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $8,024,809 · end of year $11,108,678

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $11,466,053 · end of year $11,348,943

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $30,610,838 · end of year $43,324,612

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $545,015 · end of year $689,156

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $26,788,330 · end of year $26,935,187

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $33,676,548 · end of year $45,665,438

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

28 ACRE PUBLIC GARDEN /CULTURAL CENTER DEDICATED TO THE ARTISTRY AND LEGACY OF ITS GARDENS/LANDSCAPES, TO PRESERVING ITS VIEW, AND EXPLORE THE WORLD OF NATURE THROUGH PROGRAMS IN HORTICULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, WOODLAND MANAGEMENT AND VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

CELEBRATE WAVE HILL'S GARDENS AND LANDSCAPES AND EXPLORE NATURE THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS.

  • MEMBERSHIP & COMMUNITY SERVICES - PROVIDING AMENITIES TO THE VISITING PUBLIC, SERVING WAVE HILL'S MEMBERSHIP BASE AND MARKETING OUTREACH THROUGH PRESS, PUBLICATIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA TO BUILD NEW AUDIENCES; OFFERING PUBLIC PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT; AND INTERPRETATIONOF WAVE HILL'S HISTORY TO THE PUBLIC. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS APPROXIMATELY 65,000 PEOPLE VISIT WAVE HILL, MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR SITES IN RIVERDALE.

    Expenses $1,594,697 · Revenue $488,551

  • FACILITIES MANAGEMENT - SECURITY, MAINTENANCE AND UTILITIES - MAINTENANCE OF GROUNDS AND DEVELOPMENT OF PLANT COLLECTIONS.

    Expenses $1,452,680

  • HORTICULTURE - WAVE HILL'S 28 ACRES OF GARDENS AND WOODLAND ARE ACCLAIMED FOR PLANTSMANSHIP, AESTHETIC SENSIBILITY AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF NATURE. THE GROUNDS INCLUDE A PERGOLA, FRAMING THE VIEWS OF THE HUDSON RIVER AND THE PALISADES BEYOND, THE PERGOLA IS SURROUNDED BY COLORFUL PLANTINGS DURING THE WARM MONTHS. WAVE HILLS GARDEN UNFOLDS FROM SEASON TO SEASON WITH INSPIRED COMBINATIONS OF PERENNIALS, ANNUAL BULBS AND SHRUBS AND HERBS AND ORNAMENTAL PLANTS WHICH FIND SHELTER IN THE TERRACED GARDENS.

    Expenses $1,438,093

  • EDUCATIONAL SERVICES - CONDUCT OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. ORGANIZE & OPERATE CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND OTHER PUBLIC PROGRAMS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

    Expenses $1,251,770 · Revenue $98,412

  • EXHIBITIONS - EXPERIENCE ARTWORKS AND PERFORMANCES INSPIRED BY WAVE HILL'S SITE, ECOLOGY AND THE NATURAL WORLD.

    Expenses $533,278 · Revenue $216,442

  • PERFORMING ARTS - WAVE HILL'S YEAR-ROUND PERFORMANCES FOCUS ON CREATING A DIVERSE AND INNOVATIVE SERIES IN AN EXTRAORDINARY ENVIRONMENT. HOSTED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS INDOORS AND OUTDOORS, THE EXQUISITE SCENERY CREATES INSPIRING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXPERIENCES FOR ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES.

    Expenses $82,210

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Karen Meyerhoff To 623

    PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $275,538
    From this org
    $248,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,749
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $248,789
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $26,749
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $275,538
  • Ezra Borut As Of 123

    CO-CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sara G Gund

    CO-CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Richard S Zinman Thru 1222

    CO-CHAIRPERSON

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • D Bryce O'Brien II

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lisa Cader

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robbie Oxnard Bent

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Andrew Berman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christopher P Chesney

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Anne G Fredericks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cynthia Hanawalt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • John D Hannick

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Susan Hinkson-Carling

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jeanne Jang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Maud Cabot Welch MacLean

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katie Michel

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Signe Nielsen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Grayson Rueckert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Pamela Fontaine Salvatore

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Yehunda Shmidman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jennifer P Speers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Janet Spitzer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Beatrice Welch

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Cathleen Harvey Wiggins Thru 922

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Audrey Z Zinman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Michele Rossetti

    VICE PRESIDENT/COO

    Total calculated
    $227,242
    From this org
    $179,896
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $47,346
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,896
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $27,000
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,346
    Filer's total
    $227,242
  • Barbara Giordano

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $180,475
    From this org
    $164,700
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,775
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,700
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $15,775
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $180,475
  • Cathy Deutsch

    DIRECOTR OF HORTICULTURE

    Total calculated
    $109,395
    From this org
    $109,395
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Robert Oddo

    DIRECTOR OF VISITOR SERVICES

    Total calculated
    $108,796
    From this org
    $108,796
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35
  • Frank Perrone

    DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES/MAINTENANCE

    Total calculated
    $106,556
    From this org
    $106,556
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    35

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 · 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
13 May 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202431349349308008

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