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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL ARBORETUM INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,080,993
Total expenses
$2,938,067
Contributions and grants received
$2,493,300
Grants paid
$123,949
Program service revenue
$237,687
Investment income
$221,734
Other revenue
$128,272
Total assets, end of year
$4,407,403
Total liabilities, end of year
$247,271
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,160,132
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,900,554
Management and general expenses
$677,028
Fundraising expenses
$360,485
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,900,554

Program services were 64.7% 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

    $77,636

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $205,622

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $679,675

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,530,367

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $35,136

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Services

    total $26,130 · related or exempt $26,130

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Fairs & Festivals

    total $109,903 · related or exempt $109,903

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Other Event Income

    total $101,654 · related or exempt $101,654

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $217,202 · excluded $217,202

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $172,496

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $172,496

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $172,496 · excluded $172,496

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $10,063

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

    securities $5,531

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,532

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,532 · excluded $4,532

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $51,417

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

    $205,622

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $96,987

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$45,570 · excluded -$45,570

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other Income

    total $1,346 · related or exempt $1,346

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,346

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $123,949 · program services $123,949

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $177,672 · program services $98,329 · management and general $44,283 · fundraising $35,060

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,117,370 · program services $618,384 · management and general $278,497 · fundraising $220,489

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $45,684 · program services $22,341 · management and general $13,020 · fundraising $10,323

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $131,428 · program services $77,550 · management and general $33,159 · fundraising $20,719

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $106,445 · program services $58,728 · management and general $26,816 · fundraising $20,901

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $2,227 · program services $2,227

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $131,606 · management and general $131,606

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $9,422 · management and general $9,422

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $587,350 · program services $500,279 · management and general $65,316 · fundraising $21,755

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,242 · program services $3,397 · management and general $9 · fundraising $836

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $226,547 · program services $155,666 · management and general $44,061 · fundraising $26,820

  • 17 · Travel

    total $36,769 · program services $35,017 · management and general $500 · fundraising $1,252

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $73,027 · program services $67,773 · management and general $3,526 · fundraising $1,728

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $10,450 · program services $7,068 · management and general $3,382

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $31,469 · program services $11,514 · management and general $19,955

  • 24a · Other expenses: Garden & Program Supplies

    total $110,486 · program services $110,486

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank & Merchant Fees

    total $11,924 · program services $7,846 · management and general $3,476 · fundraising $602

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,355,568 · end of year $1,197,019

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $275,074 · end of year $264,971

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $27,137 · end of year $28,540

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $14,861 · end of year $17,444

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

    $133,872

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

    $122,510

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $19,063 · end of year $11,362

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,635,274 · end of year $2,884,373

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,442 · end of year $3,694

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $205,177 · end of year $119,782

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $140,108 · end of year $123,750

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $11,527

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $6,499 · end of year $3,739

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $295,524 · end of year -$21,959

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,674,584 · end of year $4,182,091

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

See Schedule O.

  • Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

    Expenses $998,431 · Grants $5,031

  • Projects and activities: FONA holds numerous temporary and permanently restricted funds given for various purposes to benefit the U.S. National Arboretum. Every year, in consultation with the Arboretum leadership and staff, FONA releases funds from these restricted assets or general operating funds to the Arboretum to achieve a designated purpose. FONA then works with the Arboretum staff, often over a multi-year period, to ensure that the donors objective for each project or activity is fulfilled in a timely and cost-effective manner. For example, in recent years, FONA has collaborated with the Arboretum on the following projects and activities: -Updating the Arboretums Master Plan and identifying follow-on campaigns and related activities. -Cleanup and restoration as well as ongoing monitoring of Springhouse Run along with monitoring of Hickey Run, two crucial watercourses that traverse the Arboretum, emptying into the Anacostia River and ultimately into the Chesapeake Bay. -Completion of the Flowering Tree Walk, a universal access walkway providing magnificent views of the Arboretums great meadow and Capitol Columns. -Preservation and maintenance of the Arboretums heritage collections, which include the azalea, boxwood, and associated collections; and for general support of all the Arboretum gardens and collections, including funding for interpretive signage. -Funding support for many internships, including: those working in the azalea, boxwood, Asia valley, introduction garden, and other heritage collections and on research. -Luncheon and plant sales as well as promotional support for the annual Lahr Native Plant Symposium. -Evaluating opportunities to support repair of the Capitol Columns and fund their care in perpetuity.

    Expenses $589,497 · Grants $118,918

  • Annual Garden Fair and Plant Sale Event: The Garden Fair is held in early spring and typically attracts 10,000 people to the grounds of the Arboretum. Traditionally, the National Arboretum curators serve as plant experts providing advice for novice as well as experienced gardeners.

    Expenses $253,809

  • Membership and outreach: FONA runs an active outreach program designed to broaden and expand the visibility of, and to provide public support for, the Arboretum locally, nationally, and internationally, as well as to increase the Arboretums visitor base. For example, FONA hosts numerous public programs such as forest bathing, yoga classes, family programs, and community events. FONA also partners with other Arboretum stakeholders, interest groups, and community organizations for the betterment of the Arboretum. FONA staff and board members continually reach out to the media, government officials, community leaders, and industry associations, and maintain ongoing relationships with these and other key decision-makers and influential organizations and citizens. FONA also maintains an active public presence via its website and through social media such as Facebook and Instagram. In addition, FONA runs a membership program to recruit and serve 1,000+ members and supporters each year with member events and activities, volunteer opportunities, and weekly enewsletter with updates on Arboretum News, and other member benefits.

    Expenses $58,817

As filed on the 2024 return. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Craven Rand

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $200,376
    From this org
    $177,672
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,704
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $177,672
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,107
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,597
    Filer's total
    $200,376

  • Catherine Kerkam

    Dir PhilanthropyCommunication

    Total calculated
    $153,031
    From this org
    $130,346
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,685
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,346
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,046
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,639
    Filer's total
    $153,031

  • Michael Stevens

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Robert Bartlett

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Zandra Chestnut

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melinda Peters

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth M Dugan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chandler Goule

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jennifer Hatcher

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anne MacMillan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Bill Matuszeski

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Eric Michael

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Vaughn Perry

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Melissa Pflieger

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Lucy S Rhame

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Catherine Robbins

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Keith Sellars

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Barbara Shea

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Louis Slade

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Peggy Strand

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Tuckie Westfall

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Martha Van Dale

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Virginia Kromm

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • John Dillard

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Amy A Titus

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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

  • US National Arboretum

    $123,949

    Program Support

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 April 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533119349304133

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