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← KEY WEST BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by KEY WEST BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$494,914
Total expenses
$556,101
Contributions and grants received
$284,158
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$160,450
Investment income
$34,397
Other revenue
$15,909
Total assets, end of year
$1,293,108
Total liabilities, end of year
$28,593
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,264,515
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$337,093
Management and general expenses
$203,780
Fundraising expenses
$15,228
Program service expenses (Part III)
$337,093

Program services were 60.6% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $25,437

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $25,156

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $233,565

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Admission & Related Sales

    total $159,781 · related or exempt $159,781

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Sales of Services

    total $669 · related or exempt $669

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $34,397 · related or exempt $34,397

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $15,765

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $15,765

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $15,765 · excluded $15,765

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $47,347

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $62,874

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$15,527

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $26,731

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $11,102

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $15,629 · unrelated business $2,084 · excluded $13,545

  • 11a · Other revenue: Sales Tax Collection Allowance

    total $42 · related or exempt $42

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $42

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $241,072 · program services $122,806 · management and general $118,266

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $387 · management and general $387

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $25,150 · program services $15,401 · management and general $9,738 · fundraising $11

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,900 · management and general $28,900

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $14,361 · program services $11,675 · management and general $1,686 · fundraising $1,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,318 · program services $1,867 · management and general $112 · fundraising $2,339

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,521 · program services $3,521

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $29,675 · program services $29,675

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $16,898 · management and general $16,898

  • 24a · Other expenses: Repairs & Maintenance

    total $46,855 · program services $46,702 · management and general $153

  • 24b · Other expenses: UBIT Overhead

    total $22,994 · program services $22,994

  • 24c · Other expenses: Contract Labor

    total $21,174 · program services $20,380 · fundraising $794

  • 24d · Other expenses: Utilities

    total $20,970 · program services $15,848 · management and general $5,122

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $79,826 · program services $46,224 · management and general $22,518 · fundraising $11,084

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $239,109 · end of year $155,491

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $72,996 · end of year $75,030

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $205,427 · end of year $177,509

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $6,234 · end of year $7,256

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,711 · end of year $8,633

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

    $2,023,597

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

    $1,931,880

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $117,603 · end of year $91,717

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $700,639 · end of year $777,472

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $21,665 · end of year $27,093

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $4,352 · end of year $1,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,325,702 · end of year $1,264,515

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

The purpose of this organization is to preserve, develop and expand the Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden as an arboretum, botanical garden, museum, wildlife refuge, habitat and educational center for threatened, endangered and endemic species of flora and fauna, both resident and migratory, of the Florida Keys, Cuba, and the Caribbean Basin; and it shall serve as a center for the study of and research into such flora and fauna so as to encourage the conservation and promote the benefits of native plants and wildlife.

  • Preservation: The Society preserves, develops and expands the Key West Tropical Forest and Botanical Garden as an arboretum, botanical garden, museum, wildlife refuge, habitat.

    Expenses $140,137

  • Public Awareness: The Society educates the public about the threatened, endangered and endemic flora and fauna of the Florida Keys, Cuba, and the Caribbean Basin through trips to ecological destinations, a speaker series, garden tours, electronic tour guides, guide books, newsletters, and community family oriented environmental events.The Society had approximately 150 volunteers during the year who logged approximately 4,000 hours of work for the Society in many different capacities.

    Expenses $130,669

  • Education: The Society educates children about the threatened, endangered and endemic flora and fauna of the Florida Keys, Cuba, and the Caribbean Basin. This education includes the importance of conservation, natural sciences, and the benefits of native plants and wildlife.

    Expenses $66,287

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Ed Cunningham

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Audrey Thompson

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Susan Beale

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Johns Rouge

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Chandler

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rezba Richard

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Carole Dehart

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joy Taylor

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Bernard Rasch

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robyn Myer

    Director

    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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
18 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202601389349301805

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