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← COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COASTAL MAINE BOTANICAL GARDENS INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$12,789,794
Total expenses
$11,026,074
Contributions and grants received
$5,641,720
Grants paid
$6,400
Program service revenue
$5,119,394
Investment income
$702,767
Other revenue
$1,325,913
Total assets, end of year
$66,543,912
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,793,367
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$53,750,545
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$6,125,568
Management and general expenses
$3,411,564
Fundraising expenses
$1,488,942
Program service expenses (Part III)
$6,125,568

Program services were 55.6% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,423,731

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,217,989

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $332,513

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Admissions Revenue

    total $4,262,015 · related or exempt $4,262,015

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Membership Dues

    total $719,881 · related or exempt $719,881

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Educational Programs

    total $137,498 · related or exempt $137,498

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $743,067 · excluded $743,067

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $24,893

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $71,430

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property -$46,537

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total -$46,537 · excluded -$46,537

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

    other assets $40,300

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets -$40,300

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$40,300 · excluded -$40,300

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $2,720,971

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $1,348,521

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $1,372,450 · related or exempt $1,372,450

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $6,400 · program services $6,400

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $304,779 · program services $178,875 · management and general $81,415 · fundraising $44,489

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $4,674,948 · program services $2,743,733 · management and general $1,248,805 · fundraising $682,410

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $125,661 · program services $73,751 · management and general $33,567 · fundraising $18,343

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $649,971 · program services $381,469 · management and general $173,625 · fundraising $94,877

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $352,123 · program services $206,661 · management and general $94,062 · fundraising $51,400

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $30,560 · management and general $30,560

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,500 · management and general $26,500

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $158,000 · fundraising $158,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $318,521 · program services $134,058 · management and general $184,463

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $63,569 · program services $63,174 · management and general $395

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,018,731 · program services $618,141 · management and general $371,466 · fundraising $29,124

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $34,316 · program services $4,764 · management and general $21,226 · fundraising $8,326

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $671,873 · program services $194,643 · management and general $473,306 · fundraising $3,924

  • 17 · Travel

    total $202,462 · program services $52,862 · management and general $108,616 · fundraising $40,984

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $77,144 · program services $24,853 · management and general $29,065 · fundraising $23,226

  • 20 · Interest

    total $309,201 · management and general $136,159 · fundraising $173,042

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,752,751 · program services $1,437,255 · management and general $297,968 · fundraising $17,528

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $100,847 · program services $454 · management and general $100,366 · fundraising $27

  • 24a · Other expenses: Printing/publications

    total $143,242 · fundraising $143,242

  • 24b · Other expenses: Garden programs

    total $4,475 · program services $4,475

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $11,020,329 · end of year $12,515,781

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $12,638,461 · end of year $8,458,035

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $2,750 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $650,727 · end of year $827,304

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $156,677 · end of year $94,937

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

    $52,768,018

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

    $14,724,583

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $34,772,873 · end of year $38,043,435

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $20,532 · end of year $6,317

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $5,960,289 · end of year $6,598,103

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $997,703 · end of year $705,285

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $265,570 · end of year $408,591

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $3,889,058 · end of year $2,934,347

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $8,510,269 · end of year $8,745,144

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,379,350 · end of year $35,082,671

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $30,180,688 · end of year $18,667,874

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is to inspire meaningful connections among people, plants, and nature through horticulture, education, and research.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To inspire connections among people and nature through horticulture, education, and research.

  • Incorporated as a non-profit in 1992, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) opened in 2007 as Maine's first major botanical garden. At 325 acres, seventeen of which include themed and ornamental gardens, woodland trails, with nearly a mile of tidal shorefront, it is the largest public garden in Northern New England. The Gardens feature the Lyn and Daniel Lerner Visitor Center, a curated garden shop, and a cafe and grab-and-go market. CMBG offers educational programs encompassing plant science, gardening, botanical arts, and environmental education in our LEED-platinum, net-zero Bosarge Family Educational Center. Each of the Gardens' buildings also house administrative offices. CMBG remains an economic engine for the State of Maine, attracting 310,873 visitors to the Boothbay region during this tax year.

    Expenses $6,125,568 · Grants $6,400 · Revenue $6,491,844

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • John Auber

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Bartholomew

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Stephen Blatt

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Geoff Chatterton

    Director (end 5/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jon Fauver

    Director (end 5/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Abra Lee

    Director (start 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Long

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Keith Mestrich

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Helen Norton

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Luc Nya

    Director (start 11/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Osborn

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kirsten Poler

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Margaret Reiser

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Beth Renyi

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Rines

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Errin Siagel

    Director (end 5/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Tish Stoneburner

    Director (end 5/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paula Swetland

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Warren Winslow

    Director (end 5/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mary Neal

    Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7
  • Judy Parkhill

    Vice Chair (end 5/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paul Goodof

    Vice Chair/Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ann Poole

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gretchen Ostherr

    President & CEO

    Total calculated
    $304,778
    From this org
    $278,494
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,284
    Hours/week
    60

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $253,494
    Bonus
    $25,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,973
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,311
    Filer's total
    $304,778
  • Barbara Alfond

    Vice Chair (end 5/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer McKane

    VP of Philantropy & Marketing

    Total calculated
    $177,790
    From this org
    $151,220
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,570
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $151,220
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,385
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,185
    Filer's total
    $177,790
  • Amy Root

    Senior Philanthropy Advisor

    Total calculated
    $139,050
    From this org
    $113,211
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $25,839
    Hours/week
    40
  • Daniel Ungier

    VP of Guest Experience and Education

    Total calculated
    $134,645
    From this org
    $107,179
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,466
    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

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7
The Organization may from time-to-time award bonuses and incentive compensation to employees who meet performance goals and who deliver high quality service. Bonuses and non-fixed payments are made in accordance with the Organization's existing compensation and benefit review procedures.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
30 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530319349301648

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