Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,034,064
- Total expenses
- $1,366,491
- Contributions and grants received
- $788,764
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $106,393
- Investment income
- $74,983
- Other revenue
- $63,924
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,152,810
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $116,473
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $7,036,337
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,121,987
- Management and general expenses
- $189,915
- Fundraising expenses
- $54,589
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,121,987
Program services were 82.1% 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
$76,290
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1c · Fundraising events
$139,820
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$5,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$567,654
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$5,110
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $96,810 · related or exempt $96,810
-
2b · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM
total $9,583 · related or exempt $9,583
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3 · Investment income
total $75,033 · excluded $75,033
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6a · Gross rents
real property $3,245
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $3,245
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $3,245 · excluded $3,245
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,917,204
-
7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,917,254
-
7c · Gain or loss
securities -$50
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total -$50 · related or exempt -$50
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$86,368
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$139,820
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$36,666
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $49,702
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$54,496
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$43,519
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $10,977 · excluded $10,977
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $616,617 · program services $546,597 · management and general $70,020
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $51,968 · program services $46,611 · management and general $5,357
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11b · Fees: legal
total $6,973 · management and general $6,973
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $22,500 · management and general $22,500
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $38,439 · fundraising $38,439
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $1,276 · management and general $1,276
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11g · Fees: other
total $31,816 · program services $410 · management and general $29,084 · fundraising $2,322
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $64,202 · program services $44,941 · management and general $19,261
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13 · Office expenses
total $17,038 · management and general $8,924 · fundraising $8,114
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16 · Occupancy
total $2,601 · program services $2,601
-
17 · Travel
total $2,257 · program services $2,257
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20 · Interest
total $2,550 · management and general $2,550
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $196,997 · program services $187,147 · management and general $9,850
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23 · Insurance
total $40,220 · program services $37,405 · management and general $2,815
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24a · Other expenses: EQUIP AND FACILITY R&M
total $178,839 · program services $178,839
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24b · Other expenses: GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
total $56,842 · program services $56,842
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24c · Other expenses: TECHNOLOGY
total $16,539 · program services $8,270 · management and general $8,269
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24d · Other expenses: BANK MERCHANT FEES
total $7,405 · program services $5,088 · fundraising $2,317
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24e · All other expenses
total $11,412 · program services $4,979 · management and general $3,036 · fundraising $3,397
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $460,505 · end of year $139,356
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $515,082 · end of year $114,422
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $14,492 · end of year $7,845
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$7,305,594
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$1,059,256
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,130,629 · end of year $6,246,338
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,759,726 · end of year $538,559
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $566,927 · end of year $106,290
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $18,331 · end of year $6,135
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $1,620 · end of year $2,295
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24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable
beginning of year $93,276 · end of year $88,134
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $12,300 · end of year $19,909
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,264,567 · end of year $6,472,818
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $3,057,267 · end of year $563,519
Mission and programs · 2025
Mission
THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK STRIVES TO EXALT NATURE'S BEAUTY, TO DELIGHT AND EDUCATE VISITORS, AND TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF SUSSEX COUNTY AND DELMARVA. THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS HAS CREATED A UNIQUE, SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE GARDEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT.
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THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK HAS CREATED A UNIQUE, SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE GARDEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT.
Expenses $1,121,987 · Revenue $106,393
As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Stephen P LeaSTEPHEN P LEA
ED HORTICULT
- Total calculated
- $119,916
- From this org
- $119,916
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Samuel CashdollarSAMUEL CASHDOLLAR
DEPUTY ED GR
- Total calculated
- $105,353
- From this org
- $105,353
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Brent BakerBRENT BAKER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Dave BakerDAVE BAKER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Holly Fluty DempseyHOLLY FLUTY DEMPSEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Marco Antonio HernandezMARCO ANTONIO HERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Sabrina HillSABRINA HILL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Susan LyonsSUSAN LYONS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
-
Mike MasciandaroMIKE MASCIANDARO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
William McAvoyWILLIAM MCAVOY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ryan RevelRYAN REVEL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Michael E RiskaMICHAEL E RISKA
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
-
Raymond J SanderRAYMOND J SANDER
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 45
-
David SmallDAVID SMALL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Karen SteenhoudtKAREN STEENHOUDT
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sheryl J SwedSHERYL J SWED
ED - EXOFFIC
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 45
-
Scott ThomasSCOTT THOMAS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Ledee WakefieldLEDEE WAKEFIELD
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Alison WillocksALISON WILLOCKS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Carol ZonkoCAROL ZONKO
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 45
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
- 2025
- Filed
- 27 August 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2025v4.0
- Source object
- 202632399349301023
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