← PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $16,088,921
Total expenses: $18,068,207
Contributions and grants received: $7,814,529
Grants paid: $42,000
Program service revenue: $6,419,217
Investment income: $887,025
Other revenue: $968,150
Total assets, end of year: $80,326,747
Total liabilities, end of year: $5,445,265
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $74,881,482
Program services expenses (Part IX): $15,883,827
Management and general expenses: $1,427,862
Fundraising expenses: $756,518
Program service expenses (Part III): $15,883,827

Program services were 87.9% 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

$1,922,975
1c · Fundraising events

$223,570
1e · Government grants (contributions)

$3,879,963
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$1,788,021
2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS

total $5,789,713 · related or exempt $5,789,713
2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL TOURS/CLASSES

total $629,504 · related or exempt $629,504
3 · Investment income

total $431,719 · excluded $431,719
6a · Gross rents

real property $656,645
6b · Less rental expenses

real property $833,682
6c · Rental income or loss

real property -$177,037
6d · Net rental income or loss

total -$177,037 · excluded -$177,037
7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

securities $3,771,230
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

securities $3,315,924
7c · Gain or loss

securities $455,306
7d · Net gain or loss

total $455,306 · excluded $455,306
8a · Fundraising events: gross income

$57,950
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

$223,570
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

$116,307
8c · Net income from fundraising events

total -$58,357 · excluded -$58,357
10a · Gross sales of inventory

$2,622,332
10b · Cost of goods sold

$1,827,596
10c · Net income from sales of inventory

total $794,736 · related or exempt $524,504 · unrelated business $270,232
11a · Other revenue: SUBSIDIARY REIMBURSEMENTS

total $402,815 · excluded $402,815
11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

total $5,993 · excluded $5,993
11e · Other revenue, total

$408,808

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $42,000 · program services $42,000
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $1,050,903 · program services $923,736 · management and general $65,259 · fundraising $61,908
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $7,070,777 · program services $6,215,159 · management and general $439,080 · fundraising $416,538
8 · Pension plan contributions

total $353,063 · program services $310,340 · management and general $21,924 · fundraising $20,799
9 · Other employee benefits

total $924,905 · program services $812,985 · management and general $57,434 · fundraising $54,486
10 · Payroll taxes

total $564,725 · program services $496,389 · management and general $35,068 · fundraising $33,268
11b · Fees: legal

total $228,564 · management and general $228,564
11c · Fees: accounting

total $132,787 · management and general $132,787
11g · Fees: other

total $1,300,193 · program services $1,299,507 · fundraising $686
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $408,863 · program services $408,055 · fundraising $808
13 · Office expenses

total $1,017,937 · program services $723,306 · management and general $209,888 · fundraising $84,743
14 · Information technology

total $128,463 · program services $69,384 · management and general $58,281 · fundraising $798
16 · Occupancy

total $435,611 · program services $426,486 · management and general $1,567 · fundraising $7,558
17 · Travel

total $221,200 · program services $220,828 · fundraising $372
20 · Interest

total $101,101 · program services $85,936 · management and general $15,165
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $2,428,429 · program services $2,388,228 · management and general $40,201
23 · Insurance

total $288,591 · program services $284,524 · management and general $1,525 · fundraising $2,542
24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES

total $1,068,585 · program services $1,016,023 · fundraising $52,562
24b · Other expenses: DUES

total $117,706 · program services $89,637 · management and general $8,619 · fundraising $19,450
24c · Other expenses: BAD DEBT EXPENSE

total $112,500 · management and general $112,500
24d · Other expenses: UBI TAX

total $32,521 · program services $32,521
24e · All other expenses

total $38,783 · program services $38,783

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

beginning of year $7,658 · end of year $5,638
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $6,781,242 · end of year $5,470,118
3 · Pledges and grants receivable

beginning of year $3,252,397 · end of year $1,329,093
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $203,066 · end of year $216,626
8 · Inventories for sale or use

beginning of year $391,479 · end of year $579,654
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $256,537 · end of year $304,755
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$94,065,268
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$34,856,378
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $58,536,726 · end of year $59,208,890
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

beginning of year $8,132,411 · end of year $8,418,109
12 · Investments: other securities

beginning of year $2,395,751 · end of year $2,535,106
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $2,172,600 · end of year $2,258,758
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $2,142,871 · end of year $1,509,973
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $299,304 · end of year $389,738
24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

beginning of year $2,030,902 · end of year $2,806,253
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $626,763 · end of year $739,301
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $54,439,129 · end of year $53,797,355
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

beginning of year $22,590,898 · end of year $21,084,127

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

PHIPPS' MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE ALL WITH THE BEAUTY AND IMPORTANCE OF PLANTS, TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY AND PROMOTE HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING THROUGH ACTION AND RESEARCH, AND TO CELEBRATE ITS HISTORIC GLASSHOUSE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

PHIPPS IS THE PLACE WHERE PEOPLE DISCOVER THE BEAUTY OF HUMANITY LIVING IN HARMONY WITH NATURE.

OVERVIEW/HORTICULTURE: IN 2025, PHIPPS REMAINED AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN MOVEMENT AS ONE OF THE NATION'S SELECT CERTIFIED BOTANIC MUSEUMS, ADVANCING ITS REGENERATIVE OPERATING MODEL TO REINFORCE A MORE RESILIENT INSTITUTION. FOLLOWING ITS PRIOR RECEIPT OF THE IMLS NATIONAL MEDAL FOR MUSEUMS, THE FIELD'S HIGHEST HONOR FOR COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND THE EPA GREEN POWER LEADERSHIP AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATION, PHIPPS CONTINUED ITS NATIONAL ASCENT WHEN NEWSWEEK NAMED IT THE NATION'S BEST BOTANICAL GARDEN. FROM WORLD - CLASS EXHIBITS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION TO BOLD SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, PHIPPS DELIVERED INSPIRING EXPERIENCES AND MEASURABLE PROGRAMS THAT ENRICH LIVES AND RESTORE THE NATURAL WORLD. SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.AS A PREMIER CULTURAL DESTINATION, PHIPPS DRIVES REGIONAL TOURISM, STRENGTHENS PITTSBURGH'S CIVIC IDENTITY, AND CONTRIBUTES MEANINGFULLY TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY.HORTICULTURE: SINCE OPENING IN 1893 AS THE NATION'S FIRST LARGE-SCALE PERMANENT GARDEN CONSERVATORY - AND BEING RECOGNIZED AS THE FIRST TEACHING ONE IN 1901 - PHIPPS HAS REMAINED A LEADER IN CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE THROUGH THE BEAUTY AND SCIENCE OF PLANTS. TODAY, AS ONE OF THE FEW PUBLIC GARDENS ACCREDITED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, PHIPPS CONTINUES TO SET THE STANDARD FOR HORTICULTURAL EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION.WITH FIVE MAJOR SEASONAL FLOWER SHOWS AND A DYNAMIC CALENDAR OF ROTATING EXHIBITIONS, PHIPPS BRINGS THE WORLD OF PLANTS TO LIFE IN INNOVATIVE AND EDUCATIONAL WAYS, WELCOMING GUESTS FROM ACROSS THE REGION AND BEYOND TO EXPLORE HOW PLANTS CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTHIER LIVES AND COMMUNITIES. LOCATED IN THE HEART OF PITTSBURGH'S HISTORIC URBAN PARK DISTRICT AND ADJACENT TO LEADING UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, PHIPPS SERVES AS A SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE, CONTRIBUTING TO TOURISM, LIFELONG LEARNING, AND REGIONAL VITALITY WITHIN ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST FORWARD-LOOKING CITIES.PHIPPS' INTEGRATED LEARNING AND INNOVATION CAMPUS INCLUDES 14 INDOOR GLASSHOUSE ROOMS, EIGHT OUTDOOR GARDEN ROOMS, AND THREE HIGH-PERFORMANCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH BUILDINGS. THESE LIVING LABORATORIES DEMONSTRATE SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, REGENERATIVE LANDSCAPES, AND ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES WHILE PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE, PLANT-BASED EDUCATION TO DIVERSE AUDIENCES. THROUGH IMMERSIVE EXHIBITS, RESEARCH INITIATIVES, AND PUBLIC PROGRAMMING, PHIPPS FOSTERS CURIOSITY, STRENGTHENS ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY, AND PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF NATURAL RESOURCES - REINFORCING THE ESSENTIAL CONNECTION BETWEEN HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELLBEING AND ADVANCING A GREENER, MORE RESILIENT FUTURE FOR THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.

Expenses $2,826,145
GUEST SERVICES: IN 2025, PHIPPS CONSERVATORY WELCOMED MORE THAN 420,000 ONSITE GUESTS FROM 46 COUNTRIES AND 1.6 MILLION VIRTUAL VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE NATION AND GLOBE INTO AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE NATURE, SCIENCE, ART, AND SUSTAINABILITY INTERSECT IN MEANINGFUL AND EDUCATIONAL WAYS. THROUGH PRUDENT PLANNING AND DISCIPLINED SCENARIO FORECASTING, PHIPPS NAVIGATED SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC PRESSURES WHILE MAINTAINING OPERATIONAL STABILITY AND POSITIONING THE ORGANIZATION FOR SUSTAINED GROWTH AND CONTINUED INNOVATION.SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.AS ONE OF THE REGION'S LEADING CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED GARDEN MUSEUM, PHIPPS PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR VISITORS TO CONNECT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD AND LEARN PRACTICAL AND INNOVATIVE APPPROACHES TO HEALTHIER, MORE SUSTAINABLE LIVING. EXHIBITS, SEASONAL FLOWER SHOWS, IMMERSIVE TROPICAL FOREST ENVIRONMENTS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING ENCOURAGE GUESTS OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE BIODIVERSITY, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.GUESTS JOURNEY THROUGH SOARING GLASS PAVILIONS, EXPLORE DIVERSE BIOMES AND GLOBAL GARDEN TRADITIONS, AND ENCOUNTER INTERACTIVE DISPLAYS THAT REVEAL THE ASTONISHING COMPLEXITY OF THE ROLE OF PLANTS IN THE WEB OF LIFE. IN THE NEW TROPICAL FOREST PANAMA EXHIBIT, CHILDREN RAISE THEIR ARMS TO MIMIC TOWERING TREES; IN THE SERENE OUTDOOR GARDEN ROOMS, FAMILIES STROLL THROUGH LANDSCAPES DESIGNED FOR BOTH REFLECTION, REFRESHMENT, REGENERATION, AND INSTRUCTION.THE JOURNEY CONTINUES OUTDOORS ACROSS OUR 3.6-ACRE LIVING CAMPUS, HOME TO THREE OF THE WORLD'S PIONEERING HIGH-PERFORMANCE GREEN BUILDINGS. HERE, VISITORS SEE FIRSTHAND HOW HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ARE INTERCONNECTED, AND HOW THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT CAN HARMONIZE WITH NATURE TO MODEL A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. THIS IS MORE THAN A GARDEN DISPLAY - IT'S A LIVING, BREATHING CLASSROOM, A RESTORATIVE DESTINATION, AND A FIRST-DAY TOURIST ATTRACTION. IT'S WHERE PITTSBURGH RESIDENTS AND GLOBAL TRAVELERS ALIKE FIND BEAUTY, INSPIRATION, AND PRACTICAL TOOLS TO LIVE IN GREATER HARMONY WITH THE PLANET.WHEN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC NAMED PITTSBURGH ONE OF THE WORLD'S BEST DESTINATIONS, IT POINTED TO PHIPPS AS EMBLEMATIC OF THE CITY'S TRANSFORMATION - A PLACE WHERE HERITAGE MEETS INNOVATION AND WHERE THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING IS BEING SHAPED, EVERY DAY.

Expenses $2,677,475 · Revenue $6,314,217
EDUCATION: AS AMERICA'S FIRST PUBLIC TEACHING CONSERVATORY, PHIPPS HAS BEEN AN INNOVATOR, COMMUNITY-ANCHOR, AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATOR SINCE 1893 - COMBINING THE BEAUTY OF GARDENS WITH THE POWER OF PLANT-BASED SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES TO SHAPE A BETTER FUTURE. TODAY, PHIPPS CONTINUES TO LEAD WITH BOLD VISION AND PURPOSE, OFFERING HANDS-ON, INQUIRY-BASED PROGRAMS THAT EMPOWER LEARNERS OF ALL AGES TO EXPLORE, CREATE, AND ACT.OUR APPROACH TO EDUCATION IS ROOTED IN A REGENERATIVE APPROACH AND MAKER MINDSET - WHERE IMAGINATION, EXPERIMENTATION, AND DISCOVERY DRIVE MEANINGFUL LEARNING. SEE CONTINUATION ON SCHEDULE O.EACH CALENDAR QUARTER, PHIPPS OFFERS MORE THAN 150 DYNAMIC CLASSES, SYMPOSIA, AND LECTURES, REACHING THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS THROUGH ON-SITE, VIRTUAL, AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING. FROM SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS TO NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED INITIATIVES LIKE THE FAIRCHILD CHALLENGE, AND THE ONE HEALTH ONE PLANET AND THE NATURE OF PLACE SYMPOSIA, PHIPPS CULTIVATES SCIENTIFIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY AND A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL WORLD.AS A LIVING LABORATORY, PHIPPS DEMONSTRATES SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES THROUGH EVERY FACET OF ITS OPERATIONS - PROVIDING AN IMMERSIVE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN ACTION. GUESTS LEARN FROM THREE OF THE WORLD'S GREENEST BUILDINGS, DINE ON HEALTHY MEALS MADE WITH FRESH INGREDIENTS, AND DISCOVER HOW ZERO-ENERGY DESIGN, ON-SITE SOLAR POWER, AND FULL CARBON OFFSETTING CAN BE ACHIEVED IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT.PHIPPS ALSO PLAYS A GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ROLE. OUR CLIMATE TOOLKIT NETWORK (CLIMATETOOLKIT.ORG) CONNECTS HUNDREDS OF MUSEUMS, GARDENS, ZOOS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS WORLDWIDE TO SHARE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS AND ACCELERATE IMPACT. WE ARE ADVANCING A MOVEMENT IN WHICH CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS BECOME POWERFUL DRIVERS OF BIODIVERSITY, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND SUSTAINABLE ACTION.THROUGH THE BOTANY IN ACTION FELLOWSHIP, PHIPPS SUPPORTS OUTSTANDING PH.D. STUDENTS CONDUCTING PLANT-BASED RESEARCH AROUND THE WORLD WHILE TRAINING THEM IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, BIA HAS SUPPORTED 85 DOCTORAL-LEVEL STUDENTS REPRESENTING 42 UNIVERSITIES AND WORKING IN 29 COUNTRIES, PRODUCING CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE WHILE DEEPENING PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION SKILLS.NINE YEARS AGO, PHIPPS LAUNCHED THE NATION'S FIRST INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHILIA AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, A BOLD INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES TRAINING, INTERNSHIPS, AND CERTIFICATIONS TO HELP SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS STUDY AND SHARE HOW CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE ENHANCE HUMAN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.EDUCATION AT PHIPPS EQUIPS FUTURE LEADERS, SCIENTISTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO PROMOTE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP, BIODIVERSITY PROTECTION, AND PUBLIC HEALTH - ADVANCING A MORE RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

Expenses $1,288,000 · Grants $42,000 · Revenue $629,504
INCLUDED IN OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES ARE DEPRECIATION, COSTS FOR MAINTAINING THE FACILITIES, INDIRECT LABOR AND OVERHEAD AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.

Expenses $9,092,207

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Erica Cochran-HameenERICA COCHRAN-HAMEEN

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Matthew MehalikMATTHEW MEHALIK

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Bill SlivkaBILL SLIVKA

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Patty Demarco PhDPATTY DEMARCO PHD

VICE CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Very Krekanova PhDVERY KREKANOVA PHD

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

5
Nathan BoxxNATHAN BOXX

TRUSTEE (EXIT 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Dorothy BoyerDOROTHY BOYER

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Fred BrownFRED BROWN

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Walter BurlackWALTER BURLACK

TRUSTEE (ENTER 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jeanne L Demoss DoJEANNE L DEMOSS DO

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Sherry DucarmeSHERRY DUCARME

TRUSTEE (EXITED 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Beverlynn ElliotBEVERLYNN ELLIOT

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Chad FitzgeraldCHAD FITZGERALD

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Marita GarrettMARITA GARRETT

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Mike HeraldMIKE HERALD

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jui JoshiJUI JOSHI

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Carole L KaminCAROLE L KAMIN

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Joanne KilgourJOANNE KILGOUR

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Joseph LaganaJOSEPH LAGANA

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Scott LammieSCOTT LAMMIE

TRUSTEE (EXITED 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Maureen Lichtveld MD MPHMAUREEN LICHTVELD MD MPH

TRUSTEE (ENTER 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Vivian LoftnessVIVIAN LOFTNESS

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Ryan MartinRYAN MARTIN

TRUSTEE (ENTER 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Tami MinnierTAMI MINNIER

TRUSTEE (ENTER 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Caroline MitchellCAROLINE MITCHELL

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Jennifer MuseJENNIFER MUSE

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Kelly NoelKELLY NOEL

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Mary OdomMARY ODOM

TRUSTEE (ENTER 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Reshma ParanjpeRESHMA PARANJPE

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Mike ParkinsonMIKE PARKINSON

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
John PollockJOHN POLLOCK

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Grand Ynga Chief Pomaj ChakmamGRAND YNGA CHIEF POMAJ CHAKMAM

YAJLAJI, TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Billy PorterBILLY PORTER

TRUSTEE (EXITED 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Anita PrizioANITA PRIZIO

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Diana Mrvos RathDIANA MRVOS RATH

TRUSTEE (ENTER 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Andre Samuel PhDANDRE SAMUEL PHD

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Krishna SharmaKRISHNA SHARMA

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Carlyn SheehanCARLYN SHEEHAN

TRUSTEE (ENTER 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Ginny SimmonsGINNY SIMMONS

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Tim SmithTIM SMITH

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
John StolzJOHN STOLZ

TRUSTEE (EXITED 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Ritu ThammanRITU THAMMAN

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Missy UnkovicMISSY UNKOVIC

TRUSTEE (ENTER 10/24)

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

2
Richard PiacentiniRICHARD PIACENTINI

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Total calculated

$714,763

From this org

$631,119

From related orgs

$0

Other

$83,644

Hours/week

40 + 2 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$444,654

Bonus

$127,744

Other

$58,721

Deferred

$73,100

Nontaxable benefits

$10,544

Filer's total

$714,763
Katherine LynchKATHERINE LYNCH

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Total calculated

$192,324

From this org

$163,659

From related orgs

$0

Other

$28,665

Hours/week

40 + 4 related

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$155,686

Bonus

$6,245

Other

$1,728

Deferred

$10,187

Nontaxable benefits

$18,478

Filer's total

$192,324
Gregory R DufourGREGORY R DUFOUR

DIRECTOR, CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS

Total calculated

$271,281

From this org

$246,938

From related orgs

$0

Other

$24,343

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$237,441

Bonus

$6,245

Other

$3,252

Deferred

$14,843

Nontaxable benefits

$9,500

Filer's total

$271,281
Joseph Reed Senior DirectorJOSEPH REED SENIOR DIRECTOR

OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS

Total calculated

$182,390

From this org

$163,447

From related orgs

$0

Other

$18,943

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$157,082

Bonus

$6,245

Other

$120

Deferred

$9,916

Nontaxable benefits

$9,027

Filer's total

$182,390
Karen Priore Senior DirectorKAREN PRIORE SENIOR DIRECTOR

OF SITE OPERATIONS (EXIT 5/25)

Total calculated

$170,264

From this org

$142,829

From related orgs

$0

Other

$27,435

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$135,838

Bonus

$6,245

Other

$746

Deferred

$9,146

Nontaxable benefits

$18,289

Filer's total

$170,264
Corinne Gibson Director OfCORINNE GIBSON DIRECTOR OF

REGENERATIVE CULTURE & CMTY ENGMT

Total calculated

$142,558

From this org

$126,385

From related orgs

$0

Other

$16,173

Hours/week

40
Sarah States Director OfSARAH STATES DIRECTOR OF

RESEARCH & SCIENCE ED. (EXIT 7/25)

Total calculated

$135,117

From this org

$125,805

From related orgs

$0

Other

$9,312

Hours/week

40
Peter Thomson Director OfPETER THOMSON DIRECTOR OF

FACILITIES & SUSTAIN. (ENTER 10/24)

Total calculated

$145,611

From this org

$119,555

From related orgs

$0

Other

$26,056

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

1a · Tax indemnification and gross-up payments
1b · Written policy on the line-1a expenses
2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
3 · Compensation committee
3 · Independent compensation consultant
3 · Written employment contract
3 · Compensation survey or study
3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7: THE FOLLOWING BONUSES WERE PAID IN 2024: PRESIDENT & CEO $127,744 DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL CAMPAIGNS $6,245 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER $6,245 SR. DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS $6,245 SR. DIRECTOR OF SITE OPERATIONS $6,245 SR. DIRECTOR OF REGENERATIVE CULTURE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT $6,245 DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & SCIENCE EDUCATION $6,245 DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND SUSTAINABILITY $6,245 THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S 2024 COMPENSATION INCLUDES TWO BONUS PAYMENTS DUE TO A ONE-TIME CHANGE IN PAYMENT TIMING (FROM FEBRUARY TO OCTOBER) ASSOCIATED WITH CONTRACT RENEWAL AND ALIGNMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR. THE AMOUNT REPORTED DOES NOT REFLECT AN INCREASE IN THE PRESIDENT & CEO'S ANNUAL BONUS.

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.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Related corporations and trusts

Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.

PHIPPS ENTERPRISES LLC

C · FOOD SERVICES · PA · 100% owned · share of income $818,086 · share of assets $17,338 · controlled entity

Directly controlled by PHIPPS CONSERVATORY AND BOTANICAL GARDENS

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2024
Filed: 20 July 2026
IRS schema version: 2024v5.5
Source object: 202602189349301535

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