Totals
- Total revenue
- $6,061,631
- Total expenses
- $8,785,087
- Contributions and grants received
- $3,906,650
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,897,353
- Investment income
- $88
- Other revenue
- $257,540
- Total assets, end of year
- $33,221,203
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,497,028
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $31,724,175
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $7,596,068
- Management and general expenses
- $655,888
- Fundraising expenses
- $533,131
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $7,596,068
Program services were 86.5% 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
$306,277
-
1c · Fundraising events
$532,215
-
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$3,068,158
-
1g · Noncash contributions included above
$124,065
-
2a · Program service revenue: Admission fees
total $1,897,353 · related or exempt $1,897,353
-
3 · Investment income
total $88 · excluded $88
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6a · Gross rents
real property $230,158
-
6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
-
6c · Rental income or loss
real property $230,158
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $230,158 · related or exempt $230,158
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$13,800
-
8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$532,215
-
8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$58,157
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$44,357 · excluded -$44,357
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$163,524
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$91,785
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $71,739 · related or exempt $71,739
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $401,508 · program services $225,211 · management and general $82,904 · fundraising $93,393
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,542,343 · program services $1,437,902 · management and general $88,118 · fundraising $16,323
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $13,112 · program services $12,354 · management and general $738 · fundraising $20
-
9 · Other employee benefits
total $195,522 · program services $171,229 · management and general $16,155 · fundraising $8,138
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $141,633 · program services $121,512 · management and general $12,365 · fundraising $7,756
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11b · Fees: legal
total $4,169 · management and general $4,169
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $121,737 · management and general $121,737
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $61,000 · fundraising $61,000
-
11g · Fees: other
total $859,739 · program services $746,061 · management and general $80,065 · fundraising $33,613
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $413,107 · program services $403,225 · fundraising $9,882
-
13 · Office expenses
total $195,543 · program services $62,038 · management and general $69,716 · fundraising $63,789
-
14 · Information technology
total $165,160 · program services $81,577 · management and general $41,630 · fundraising $41,953
-
16 · Occupancy
total $452,768 · program services $429,192 · management and general $14,488 · fundraising $9,088
-
17 · Travel
total $28,568 · program services $17,963 · management and general $10,508 · fundraising $97
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $72,264 · program services $45,584 · management and general $2,171 · fundraising $24,509
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $2,385,183 · program services $2,137,491 · management and general $98,618 · fundraising $149,074
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23 · Insurance
total $117,771 · program services $101,414 · management and general $10,052 · fundraising $6,305
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24a · Other expenses: Program expense
total $1,141,287 · program services $1,141,287
-
24b · Other expenses: Garden expenses
total $221,292 · program services $219,944 · management and general $629 · fundraising $719
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24c · Other expenses: Equipment expenses
total $220,446 · program services $217,732 · management and general $1,090 · fundraising $1,624
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24d · Other expenses: Membership dues
total $30,935 · program services $24,352 · management and general $735 · fundraising $5,848
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $2,666,389 · end of year $1,382,662
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $156,136 · end of year $10,080
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $639,059 · end of year $452,214
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $60,365 · end of year $61,684
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $33,311 · end of year $57,339
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $100,000
-
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$38,525,246
-
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$7,268,022
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $32,732,702 · end of year $31,257,224
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $1,758,035 · end of year $1,276,808
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $182,264 · end of year $220,220
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $33,096,034 · end of year $30,844,093
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,351,629 · end of year $880,082
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
To enrich life through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Enriching life through discovery, education, and conservation of the natural environment.
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The Houston Botanic Garden enriches lives through discovery, education, and the conservation of plants and the natural environment. The Garden's grand opening in September 2020 provided a major addition to Houston's cultural, educational, and scientific institutions and growing list of urban green spaces. Located a short distance from downtown, the 132-acre site is filled with horticultural displays, natural ecosystems, and walking trails. Through collections, interpretation, and education programs, the Garden provides a beautiful place for visitors to learn about plants, conservation, and nature; connects Houstonians across different cultures and ethnicities; and closes an existing gap in the world-class City's amenities for residents and tourists. See Schedule O.The Garden also participates in scientific research and the conservation of the planet's precious plant biodiversity.
Expenses $7,596,068 · Revenue $2,199,250
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Alberto P Cardenas Jr
Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 8
-
Melbern G Glasscock
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Emily Emmett
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Annise D Parker
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Nancy O'Connor Abendshein
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Carole Bailey
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Jack Bellows
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
John Eads
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Katie Grahmann
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Saundria Chase Gray
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Jennifer Patton Grosvenor
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Gail Hendryx
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Phillip Holder
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Lynne Hudson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Ruthie Lee-Esene
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Steven J Lindley
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Blair Richardson Loocke
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Ryan Martin
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Jose Rocha
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
James William Stewart Jr
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Kingslea von Helms
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Joy Warren
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Michael Watson
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
-
Claudia Gee Vasser
President & Gen. Counsel (to 6/23)
- Total calculated
- $153,459
- From this org
- $145,576
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $7,883
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,576
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $2,840
- Nontaxable benefits
- $5,043
- Filer's total
- $153,459
-
Katy Caldwell
Interim CEO (7/23 to 10/23)
- Total calculated
- $39,877
- From this org
- $39,877
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Jill M Barry
President & CEO (from 10/23)
- Total calculated
- $74,039
- From this org
- $72,993
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $1,046
- Hours/week
- 40
-
Chaundra Frank
Vice President of Finance
- Total calculated
- $134,133
- From this org
- $122,849
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,284
- 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
- 2 · Substantiation required before reimbursing expenses
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Written employment contract
- 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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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Houston Botanic Garden Endowment Fund
501(c)(3) · Support Houston Botanic Garden · TX
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.
Disregarded entities
Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.
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HBG Holdings LLC
Hold real estate · TX · income $0 · assets $275,028
Directly controlled by Houston Botanic Garden
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 3 February 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source object
- 202520349349301687
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