Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by BOTANICAL GARDEN ASSOCIATION INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $632,585
- Total expenses
- $695,402
- Contributions and grants received
- $297,392
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $266,850
- Investment income
- $1,701
- Other revenue
- $66,642
- Total assets, end of year
- $825,019
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $49,672
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $775,347
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $574,480
- Management and general expenses
- $101,728
- Fundraising expenses
- $19,194
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $574,480
Program services were 82.6% 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
$128,358
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$92,277
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$76,757
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2a · Program service revenue: Special Events
total $23,018 · related or exempt $23,018
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2b · Program service revenue: Admission Fees
total $210,986 · related or exempt $210,986
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2c · Program service revenue: Workshops
total $32,846 · related or exempt $32,846
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3 · Investment income
total $1,701 · excluded $1,701
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5 · Royalties
total $1,675 · excluded $1,675
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6a · Gross rents
real property $25,698
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $3,859
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $21,839
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $21,839 · related or exempt $21,839
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$48,887
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$6,971
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $41,916 · excluded $41,916
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$26,497
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$26,339
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $158 · unrelated business $158
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11a · Other revenue: Misc Revenue
total $1,054 · related or exempt $1,054
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,054
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $0
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $434,526 · program services $345,847 · management and general $75,377 · fundraising $13,302
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $0
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $0
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $0
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $500 · management and general $500
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $0
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $6,353 · management and general $4,853 · fundraising $1,500
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13 · Office expenses
total $12,566 · program services $10,632 · management and general $1,652 · fundraising $282
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14 · Information technology
total $2,904 · program services $121 · management and general $2,783
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $38,038 · program services $32,912 · management and general $5,126
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17 · Travel
total $0
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $84 · program services $84
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20 · Interest
total $0
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $30,883 · program services $21,123 · management and general $5,857 · fundraising $3,903
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23 · Insurance
total $11,190 · program services $10,588 · management and general $602
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24a · Other expenses: Raptor Hallow
total $61,337 · program services $61,337
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24b · Other expenses: Grant Projects
total $49,683 · program services $49,683
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24c · Other expenses: Programming Expenses
total $43,785 · program services $38,600 · management and general $4,978 · fundraising $207
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24d · Other expenses: Miscellaneous
total $3,553 · program services $3,553
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24e · All other expenses
total $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $15,700 · end of year $13,195
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $51,659 · end of year $29,699
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year -$94
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $8,610 · end of year $8,610
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$1,177,569
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$403,807
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $780,335 · end of year $773,762
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $3,810 · end of year -$247
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $15,215 · end of year $9,500
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $27,306 · end of year $40,172
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $15,700 · end of year $13,195
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $801,799 · end of year $762,152
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Our vision is to educate, inspire, and connect people with nature therefore improving ones physical and mental helath and overall quality of life. We are open year-round with our educational activities, exhibits, experience areas changing with the seasons.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Our purpose for existence can be summed up in four words Education, Preservation, Recreation, Inspiration.
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Butterfly House and Garden - In mid June through mid September this facility provides the opprotunity to observe native Ohio butterflies in an open-air yet contained environment. Learning experiences include developement of habitats that attract butterflies and the life cycle of native Ohio butterflies. Surrounding the faciltiy are many native Ohio plantings in a garden-like setting as well as a playground of natural materials. All ages can enjoy this program and the facility is handicapped accessible. Revenue is derived from a modest admission fee over 35,000 visitors including groups or organizations visit the entire facility.
Expenses $4,933 · Revenue $210,986
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All programs, events, and workshops to help attract vistors to the center for certain events throughout the year. Examples Natures A-Glow, Camp, Williamsburg Wreath workshop, Christmas, Cool Adventures, Summer Exhibits, Workshops, and various other nature educational programs.
Expenses $14,943 · Revenue $55,864
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All other expenses are for the whole center. All of the programming encompasses the whole center so most expenses are not split out specifically for events. This is general expenses to run all programming which most are listed above.
Expenses $554,604
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Kaitlyn Cowley
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $48,923
- From this org
- $48,923
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 72
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Allison Allsopp
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert Frato
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeni Menegay
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Craig Sonntag
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jim Nero
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jeffrey Weltman
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Matthew Ramsey
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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David Campbell
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Jonathan Herman
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Robert George
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Abbey Chance
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Alaska Thompson
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 30 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503049349301820
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