PLANTING FIELDS FOUNDATION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

C114

Classification

2000

Street

PO BOX 660

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Mission and programs · 2024

• HISTORIC LANDSCAPE: THE FOUNDATION PRESERVES AND ENHANCES THE 409-ACRE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE OF PLANTING FIELDS, ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING INTACT GOLD COAST ESTATES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. IN 2024, WITH SUPPORT FROM PARKS AND TRAILS NEW YORK, THE FOUNDATION IMPLEMENTED A SITEWIDE WAYFINDING AND INTERPRETIVE SIGNAGE PROJECT. IN COLLABORATION WITH NEW YORK STATE PARKS, THE BUREAU OF HISTORIC SITES, AND INTERNATIONAL DESIGN FIRM WIEDEMANN LAMPE, THE INITIATIVE DELIVERED 120 CUSTOM SIGNS, 10 INTERPRETIVE DISTRICTS, AND A NEW COLOR-CODED VISITOR MAP AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND CHINESE, BOTH ON-SITE AND ONLINE. THIS PROJECT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED NAVIGATION, BROADENED CIRCULATION, AND ENHANCED VISITOR ENGAGEMENT WHILE PRESERVING THE HISTORIC INTEGRITY OF THE LANDSCAPE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NYSOPRHP, IN 2023, THE FOUNDATION COMPLETED THE RESTORATION OF THE ORIGINAL OLMSTED BROTHERS OAK ALLEE, REMOVING DISEASED TREES ALONG THE MAIN ENTRANCE DRIVE AND REPLANTING 101 NATIVE CHINKAPIN AND WHITE OAKS. THIS PROJECT RESTORED A HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DESIGN FEATURE WHILE ALSO IMPROVING BIODIVERSITY, WATERSHED HEALTH, AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION. THE WORK WAS SUPPORTED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL GIVING AND MAJOR GIFTS. WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION FUND SUPPORT, THE FOUNDATION ALSO INSTALLED 2,000 LINEAR FEET OF ADA-COMPLIANT PATHWAYS LINKING THE MAIN PARKING AREA TO KEY GARDENS, DRAMATICALLY IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY AND EQUITABLE PUBLIC ACCESS.

  Expenses $716,219

• EDUCATIONAL AND VISITOR EXPERIENCE: FESTIVALS AND PUBLIC EVENTS REMAINED A CORNERSTONE OF ENGAGEMENT, WELCOMING OVER 7,000 VISITORS TO CELEBRATIONS SUCH AS ARBOR DAY, THE CAMELLIA FESTIVAL, AND HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING EXPANDED WITH JUNIOR RANGER FIELD TRIPS ALIGNED WITH NYS CURRICULUM STANDARDS, AS WELL AS THE INAUGURAL SENSORY CELEBRATION WEEK, WHICH INTRODUCED TAILORED EXPERIENCES FOR NEURODIVERSE YOUTH. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF PARTNERS, THE FOUNDATION MADE ITS ANNUAL CAMELLIA FESTIVAL FREE OF CHARGE IN 2025, REDUCING BARRIERS TO ACCESS AND EXPANDING PUBLIC ENJOY- MENT OF PLANTING FIELDS' RENOWNED CAMELLIA COLLECTION. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO OFFER GUIDED AND SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF THE HISTORIC MAIN HOUSE AND INTRODUCED HISTORIC LANDSCAPE TOURS IN EARLY 2025.

  Expenses $587,116 · Revenue $268,572

• COLLECTIONS, ARCHIVES, AND EXHIBITS: IN 2024, THE FOUNDATION ADVANCED THE ACCESSIBILITY AND STEWARDSHIP OF ITS ARCHIVAL HOLDINGS THROUGH IMPROVEMENTS IN COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE FUNDED BY THE PEGGY M. GERRY CHARITABLE TRUST. THE ARCHIVES WERE RELOCATED TO A NEWLY DESIGNED FACILITY THAT ENHANCES PRESERVATION AND SUPPORTS INTERNAL RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY ACCESS, AND EXPANDED DIGITAL AVAILABILITY. THE FOUNDATION ALSO CONTINUED ITS CATALYST PROGRAM, COMMISSIONING SITE-SPECIFIC CONTEMPORARY WORKS IN DIALOGUE WITH THE HISTORIC SITE. THE 2024 COMMISSION, FOLLIES: A BOTANICAL BACKSTORY BY PROCESSIONAL ARTS WORKSHOP, ENGAGED DIVERSE AUDIENCES AND REINFORCED THE PROGRAM'S ROLE IN LINKING HISTORIC PRESERVATION WITH CONTEMPORARY ARTISTIC PRACTICE. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)IN 2025, THE FOUNDATION WAS AWARDED ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS, A DISTINCTION ACHIEVED BY ONLY 3% OF MUSEUMS NATIONWIDE.

  Expenses $453,726

• HISTORIC STRUCTURE MAINTENANCE: THE FOUNDATION ADVANCED THE PRESERVATION OF PLANTING FIELDS' HISTORIC STRUCTURES, MOST NOTABLY COMPLETING PHASE I OF THE TEA HOUSE RESTORATION. EVERGREENE ARCHITECTURAL ARTS CONSERVED EVERETT SHINN'S TWO LUNETTE MURALS, PAINTED FURNITURE, LATTICE MILLWORK, FIREPLACE, AND MARBLE FLOOR, REVITALIZING A SPACE ONCE DESCRIBED AS "A STRING OF PEARLS IN A SHOEBOX." THIS MARKED THE FIRST MAJOR INTERVENTION SINCE THE 1980S, ENSURING THE TEA HOUSE'S ARTISTIC AND HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. IN ADDITION, IN 2025, WITH FUNDING FROM THE GREATER HUDSON HERITAGE NETWORK, THE FOUNDATION CONSERVED AN ORIGINAL MOUNTED ELK HEAD IN THE MAIN HOUSE'S GREAT HALL. THE TREATMENT STABILIZED AND PRESERVED THIS ARTIFACT, MAINTAINING THE HISTORIC CHARACTER OF THE MANSION AND INTEGRITY OF ITS DECORATIVE ARTS COLLECTION.

  Expenses $417,159

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2024

  Revenue

  $1,700,881

  Expenses

  $2,950,759

  Contributions

  $1,218,921

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,807,047

  Expenses

  $3,597,347

  Contributions

  $1,262,403

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $1,258,081

  Expenses

  $2,928,179

  Contributions

  $893,724

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2024 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2023 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2022 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $5,569,454

  Expenses

  $2,172,370

  Assets (EOY)

  $32,216,909

• 2021 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,054,105

  Expenses

  $1,755,383

  Assets (EOY)

  $28,898,888

• 2020 · 990-T

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  — not reported

  Assets (EOY)

  — not reported

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,540,543

  Expenses

  $1,856,870

  Assets (EOY)

  $26,682,763

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,307,023

  Expenses

  $2,122,902

  Assets (EOY)

  $25,194,059

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,017,530

  Expenses

  $1,948,461

  Assets (EOY)

  $26,932,511

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND

  $300,000

  2022 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND

  $147,500

  2023 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• THE BESSEMER GIVING FUND

  $120,150

  2024 · GENERAL SUPPORT

• PARKS & TRAILS NEW YORK INC

  $108,129

  2024 · Preservation

• NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  $69,670

  2024 · HISTORY

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $39,750

  2024 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

  $31,800

  2023 · FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE

  $25,000

  2022 · EDUCATION IN HORTICULTURE

• COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF JACKSON HOLE

  $25,000

  2023 · EDUCATION IN HORTICULTURE

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $20,400

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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