Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $36,200,661
- Total expenses
- $29,425,221
- Contributions and grants received
- $27,022,857
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $6,065,476
- Investment income
- $1,018,348
- Other revenue
- $2,093,980
- Total assets, end of year
- $158,773,654
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $14,621,967
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $144,151,687
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $24,240,453
- Management and general expenses
- $3,318,522
- Fundraising expenses
- $1,866,246
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $24,240,453
Program services were 82.4% 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
$2,780,862
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1c · Fundraising events
$1,070,670
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$7,826,137
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$15,345,188
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$784,539
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2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSIONS
total $5,273,149 · related or exempt $5,273,149
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2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
total $688,269 · related or exempt $688,269
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2c · Program service revenue: LIGHTSCAPE
total $104,058 · related or exempt $104,058
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3 · Investment income
total $1,016,748 · excluded $1,016,748
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6a · Gross rents
real property $1,205,238
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $1,205,238
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $1,205,238 · excluded $1,205,238
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $50,008,760 · other assets $1,600
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $50,008,760 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $1,600
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,600 · excluded $1,600
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$145,183
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,070,670
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$574,720
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$429,537 · excluded -$429,537
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$190,993
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$41,750
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $149,243 · related or exempt $149,243
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11a · Other revenue: SPECIAL FEES - OTHER
total $1,317,234 · related or exempt $1,317,234
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11b · Other revenue: INVESTMENT IN LTD. PARTNERSHIPS
total -$148,198 · excluded -$148,198
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11e · Other revenue, total
$1,169,036
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $659,080 · program services $525,838 · management and general $83,713 · fundraising $49,529
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $13,768,828 · program services $10,952,156 · management and general $1,761,328 · fundraising $1,055,344
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $1,461,923 · program services $1,215,390 · management and general $167,210 · fundraising $79,323
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $3,702,948 · program services $3,078,496 · management and general $423,532 · fundraising $200,920
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $1,141,588 · program services $949,075 · management and general $130,571 · fundraising $61,942
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11b · Fees: legal
total $219,871 · program services $11,212 · management and general $170,138 · fundraising $38,521
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $78,000 · management and general $78,000
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $105,150 · fundraising $105,150
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $159,517 · management and general $159,517
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11g · Fees: other
total $3,259,462 · program services $2,531,104 · management and general $628,202 · fundraising $100,156
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $141,611 · program services $110,352 · management and general $28,621 · fundraising $2,638
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13 · Office expenses
total $334,042 · program services $294,276 · management and general $8,051 · fundraising $31,715
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14 · Information technology
program services $694,627 · management and general -$751,649 · fundraising $57,022
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16 · Occupancy
total $697,202 · program services $646,752 · management and general $48,270 · fundraising $2,180
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17 · Travel
total $207,826 · program services $143,691 · management and general $26,813 · fundraising $37,322
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $1,428,558 · program services $1,307,878 · management and general $120,680
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23 · Insurance
total $502,801 · program services $390,067 · management and general $73,865 · fundraising $38,869
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24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS
total $702,982 · program services $677,578 · management and general $20,562 · fundraising $4,842
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24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT
total $421,314 · program services $280,580 · management and general $140,421 · fundraising $313
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24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS
total $404,986 · program services $404,687 · management and general $299
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24d · Other expenses: BOOKS AND PERIODICALS
total $22,732 · program services $21,894 · management and general $378 · fundraising $460
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24e · All other expenses
total $4,800 · program services $4,800
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $5,294,918 · end of year $3,504,462
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $14,883,980 · end of year $10,991,732
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $2,862,168 · end of year $5,211,203
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $571,071 · end of year $318,770
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $303,636 · end of year $271,994
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$60,523,649
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$35,188,136
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $25,814,263 · end of year $25,335,513
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $78,598,035 · end of year $100,298,214
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $8,816,913 · end of year $12,841,766
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $4,310,415 · end of year $4,453,628
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $501,993 · end of year $401,993
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $9,699,321 · end of year $9,766,346
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $114,337,635 · end of year $134,617,518
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $8,295,620 · end of year $9,534,169
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Activities or mission (Part I)
AN URBAN BOTANIC GARDEN THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE WORLD OF PLANTS (SEE SCHEDULE O).
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MAINTENANCE: SEE SCHEDULE O.
Expenses $5,772,563
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HORTICULTURE: SEE SCHEDULE O.
Expenses $5,257,419
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EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS: SEE SCHEDULE O.
Expenses $4,850,586 · Revenue $688,269
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SECURITY, PROGRAM ENHANCEMENT, MEMBERSHIP, ADMISSIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS.SECURITY:SECURITY ENSURES THAT OUR GARDEN AND ITS LIVING COLLECTIONS ARE PROTECTED AND THAT OUR VISITORS' ENVIRONMENT IS SAFE.PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS:COMBINING RECREATION WITH HORTICULTURAL AND ECOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION, THE GARDEN PRODUCES A VARIETY OF SEASONAL PUBLIC PROGRAMS THAT HIGHLIGHT THE COLLECTIONS AND THE SEASON AND CELEBRATE THE CULTURAL DIVERSITY OF BROOKLYN. IN THE SPRING, THE GARDEN HONORS THE JAPANESE TRADITION OF HANAMI: CELEBRATING THE CHERRY BLOSSOM SEASON WITH DANCE, MUSIC, AND PERFORMANCE. THE GARDEN CELEBRATES SUMMER AND FALL WITH PROGRAMMED EVENINGS, HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL ARTISTS AND BROOKLYN CULTURE. IN ADDITION, THE GARDEN ENHANCES THE EXPERIENCE OF ITSVISITORS AND PATRONS WITH VARIOUS EXHIBITIONS AND A COMPREHENSIVE VISITOR SERVICES PROGRAM.MEMBERSHIP:MEMBERSHIP ENHANCES THE GARDEN VISITOR EXPERIENCE BY PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND ACCESS TO THE GARDEN, SPECIALTY AFTER-HOURS GARDEN EVENTS, BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION 11-2417338AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. THE MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM AVAILS VISITORS OF VARIOUS GARDEN AND COMMUNITY DISCOUNTS.ADMISSIONS:THE GARDEN IS COMMITTED TO MAKING ITS EXHIBITIONS, PROGRAMS, AND COLLECTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO ALL WHO VISIT. TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY, THE GARDEN MAINTAINS A COMMUNITY TICKET PROGRAM, WHERE A PORTION OF EACH DAYS' TICKETS ARE SET ASIDE FOR THOSE WHO NEED THEM. IN ADDITION TO THECOMMUNITY TICKET PROGRAM, THE GARDEN PARTICIPATES IN VARIOUS COMPLIMENTARY OR REDUCED PRICED ADMISSION PROGRAMS.PUBLICATIONS:THE DIGITAL AND PRINT MEDIA DEPARTMENT CREATES ORIGINAL, MISSION-DRIVEN MEDIA THAT INFORMS THE PUBLIC ABOUT PLANTS, ECOLOGY, AND HORTICULTURE. PRODUCTS INCLUDE GARDEN GUIDES TO A BETTER PLANET, EDITORIAL SERVICES FOR ALL OF THE GARDEN'S INTERPRETATION AND PRINTED MATERIAL, AS WELL ASCOLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PHOTOS DOCUMENTING THE GARDEN'S COLLECTIONS. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO MANAGES THE GARDEN'S WEBSITE, BBG.ORG, THAT OFFERS GARDENING ARTICLES, A NATURE BLOG, HISTORIC IMAGES OF THE COLLECTIONS, AND RICH RESEARCH RESOURCES.
Expenses $8,359,885 · Revenue $5,377,207
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Diane H SteinbergDIANE H STEINBERG
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Jennifer Rogg EisenstadtJENNIFER ROGG EISENSTADT
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Suzanne T MarquardSUZANNE T MARQUARD
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Lloyd M MetzLLOYD M METZ
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Martha Mast WattsMARTHA MAST WATTS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Martin BellMARTIN BELL
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Frederick BlandFREDERICK BLAND
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Courtney BroadwaterCOURTNEY BROADWATER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Lisa DonnesonLISA DONNESON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Elizabeth GileELIZABETH GILE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Donald A GoldsmithDONALD A GOLDSMITH
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Krystyna HouserKRYSTYNA HOUSER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Marshall MillerMARSHALL MILLER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Priscilla NewburyPRISCILLA NEWBURY
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Ellen PetersenELLEN PETERSEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Donald ReedDONALD REED
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Serge VatelSERGE VATEL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Earl D WeinerEARL D WEINER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Robert W WhitefordROBERT W WHITEFORD
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Sasha BassSASHA BASS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Emme Levin DelandEMME LEVIN DELAND
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Mimi MorrisMIMI MORRIS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Madeline CarsonMADELINE CARSON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Stephen MerkelSTEPHEN MERKEL
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Adam DurrettADAM DURRETT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Stephen DietzSTEPHEN DIETZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Keisha DixonKEISHA DIXON
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Parvin MoynePARVIN MOYNE
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Laura RichardsLAURA RICHARDS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Susan KramerSUSAN KRAMER
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Constance R RooseveltCONSTANCE R ROOSEVELT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jon SchippersJON SCHIPPERS
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Chloe ThevenozCHLOE THEVENOZ
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
John ShaheenJOHN SHAHEEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Sharon VolckhausenSHARON VOLCKHAUSEN
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Mark Van ZandtMARK VAN ZANDT
TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Dana DiricksonDANA DIRICKSON
FORMER TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Nicole CarterNICOLE CARTER
FORMER TRUSTEE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Adrian BenepeADRIAN BENEPE
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $393,327
- From this org
- $381,703
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,624
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $381,703
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $11,624
- Filer's total
- $393,327
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Dorota RashidDOROTA RASHID
CFO, VP OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $265,753
- From this org
- $233,270
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,483
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $233,270
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,483
- Filer's total
- $265,753
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Leslie FindlenLESLIE FINDLEN
SENIOR VP OF INSTITUTIONAL
- Total calculated
- $264,167
- From this org
- $251,795
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,372
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $251,795
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,372
- Filer's total
- $264,167
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Kathryn GlassKATHRYN GLASS
CHIEF OF MARKETING AND VIS
- Total calculated
- $266,810
- From this org
- $234,327
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,483
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $234,327
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,483
- Filer's total
- $266,810
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Sonal BhattSONAL BHATT
VP OF EDUCATION
- Total calculated
- $160,348
- From this org
- $160,348
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $160,348
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $160,348
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Tracey FairelandTRACEY FAIRELAND
VP OF CAPITAL PROJECTS
- Total calculated
- $166,068
- From this org
- $153,696
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $12,372
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $153,696
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,372
- Filer's total
- $166,068
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Rowan BlaikROWAN BLAIK
VICE PRESIDENT OF HORTICUL
- Total calculated
- $179,785
- From this org
- $147,302
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $32,483
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $147,302
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $32,483
- Filer's total
- $179,785
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 · Independent compensation consultant
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 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.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 30 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202523039349303307
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