2022-08-04T16:45:12-05:00 2021-12-31 410746749 CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP 8390 EAST CRESCENT PARKWAY SUITE 300 GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 990 2021-01-01 840440359 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC DENV 7208653500 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 802063751 BRIAN VOGT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 7208653500 2022-07-29 1 BRIAN VOGT XXX-XX-XXXX SARAH HINTZ P00492291 3037795710 2022-07-29 0 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z BRIAN VOGT 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 802063751 47052432 0 X WWW.BOTANICGARDENS.ORG X 1951 CO TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, PROVIDING DELIGHT AND ENLIGHTMENT TO EVERYONE. 37 37 459 1272 -23151 0 15851944 31275010 5698864 12192792 14792 742 169427 2120501 21735027 45589045 0 0 0 0 15111840 17059281 0 0 1197478 16124272 9700505 31236112 26759786 -9501085 18829259 12242528 28176565 8222766 5327544 4019762 22849021 X THE MISSION OF DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, ESPECIALLY PLANTS FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION AND SIMILAR REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD, PROVIDING DELIGHT AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO EVERYONE. 0 0 4511487 0 0 HORTICULTURE, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION: DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LIVING PLANT COLLECTIONS AND HORTICULTURAL GARDEN DISPLAYS, WHICH INCLUDE MORE THAN 51,000 LIVING PLANTS, BELONGING TO 10,000+ SPECIES. OUR WIDE RANGE OF GARDENS ILLUSTRATE THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PLANTS AND PEOPLE. OUR DIVERSE COLLECTIONS FEATURE PLANTS FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD, FROM THE TROPICS TO THE TUNDRA. DISTINCTIVE GARDENS DEFINE AND CELEBRATE OUR REGIONAL SENSE OF PLACE IN OUR UNIQUE HIGH ALTITUDE, SEMI-ARID CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY. AS AN ACCREDITED MUSEUM, OUR DIVERSE COLLECTIONS ARE USED FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND PURE ENJOYMENT. AMONG OUR LIVING COLLECTIONS RESIDE TWO NATIONAL COLLECTIONS REGISTERED WITH THE NATIONAL PLANT COLLECTIONS NETWORK (PCN): OAKS (QUERCUS) AND ALPINES OF THE WORLD.SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS CLOSELY LINKED TO EVERYTHING AT THE GARDENS. THE CORE MOTIVATION OF OUR SCIENTIFIC WORK IS TO INVESTIGATE AND EXPLAIN BIODIVERSITY PATTERNS AND PROCESSES. WE ACTIVELY CONDUCT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, SERVE AS A RESOURCE OF SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE AND WORK TO TRAINTHE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS.OUR PROGRAMS INCLUDE POPULATION MONITORING, SEED COLLECTION, GENETIC INVESTIGATIONS FOR CONSERVATION OR TAXONOMIC CLARIFICATION, HABITAT RESTORATION, CITIZEN SCIENCE AND TRACKING PHENOLOGY (LIFE-HISTORY EVENTS) OF COMMON SPECIES. THE GARDENS DOCUMENTS PLANT AND FUNGALDIVERSITY WITH A FOCUS ON THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THROUGH OUR COLLECTING EFFORTS. THE KATHRYN KALMBACH VASCULAR PLANT HERBARIUM HOUSES NEARLY 80,000 SPECIMENS WHILE THE SAM MITCHEL HERBARIUM OF FUNGI HOUSES NEARLY 20,000 WELL-CURATED SPECIMENS FROM THE REGION. THE GARDENS CONTINUES TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS THROUGH GRADUATE STUDENT AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2021 WE CONNECTED WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY THROUGH THE DENVER ECOFLORA PROJECT, A CITIZEN SCIENCE-BASED PROJECT TO DOCUMENT PLANT DIVERSITY IN THE DENVER-METRO AREA USING THE APP INATURALIST. WE ALSO BEGAN EXPANDED RESTORATION STUDIES EXAMINING SEED MIXES AND INFLUENCE OF A WARMING CLIMATE ON PLANT SUCCESS THROUGH COMMON GARDEN STUDIES. OUR IMLS FUNDED COLLECTIONS HOUSING PROJECT CAME TO A CLOSE HAVING REHOUSED AND CATALOGED THE NON-LIVING COLLECTIONS HELD BY THE GARDENS.THE GARDENS' CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE GARDENS' WORK AROUND THE GLOBE. WE CONTINUED OUR COLLABORATION WITH INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGA AGROPECUARIA (INTA), ARGENTINA IN 2021.THIS COLLABORATION WAS DEVELOPED TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND CAPACITY ON PROPAGATION AND RESEARCH OF NATIVE FLORA OF BOTH ARGENTINA, PATAGONIA IN PARTICULAR, AND THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN AND PLAINS REGIONS OF COLORADO. IN 2020, WE JOINED THE AFGHAN FELLOWSHIP LEGACY PROJECT (AFLP) AND UNITED NATIONS INSTITUTE FOR TRAINING AND RESEARCH (UNITAR) TO FORM THE AFGHANISTAN BOTANICAL GARDEN NETWOK TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE IN DEVELOPING BOTANICAL GARDENS AT THREE AFGHAN UNIVERSITIES - KABUL UNIVERSITY, PAKTIA UNIVERSITY AND BAMYAN UNIVERSITY. 4574057 0 837619 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: IN 2021, DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS' EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED 7,814 SCHOOL CHILDREN, PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, STANDARDS-BASED SCIENCE LESSONS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THE MARVELS OF THE PLANT WORLD, BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. MANY OF THESE CHILDREN CAME FROM LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS AND BENEFITED FROM THE GARDENS' EDUCATIONAL ACCESS PROGRAM. MORE THAN 7,184 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS WHILE THE MORDECAI CHILDREN'S GARDEN CONTINUED TO FLOURISH. ADULT CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS SERVED 6,259 REGISTRANTS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF CONTENT AREAS. THE HELEN FOWLER LIBRARY OFFERED ELECTRONIC ACCESS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND SUCCESSFULLY REOPENED TO PUBLIC, IN-PERSON ACCESS THREE DAYS A WEEK.OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE A CORNERSTONE IN THE GARDENS' MISSION AND INCLUDE HORTICULTURE THERAPY SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND VETERANS. OUR URBAN FOOD INTITIATIVES PROGRAMS PROVIDED FRESH PRODUCE TO LOCAL FOOD DESERT COMMUNITIES, DISTRIBUTING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS. 2882511 0 2648157 CHATFIELD FARMS: THE MISSION OF DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS CHATFIELD FARMS IS TO INSPIRE THE PUBLIC TO BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT BY CONNECTING PEOPLE TO OUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE RELATIONSHIPS WITH PLANTS OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION. CHATFIELD FARMS IS A 700-ACRE NATIVE PLANT REFUGE AND WORKING FARM LOCATED ALONG THE BANKS OF DEER CREEK IN SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. ATTENDANCE AT EVENTS AND DAILY VISITOR NUMBERS REBOUNDED EXTREMELY WELL IN 2021. CHATFIELD FARMS HAD JUST OVER 173,400 VISITORS FOR THE YEAR. LAVENDER FESTIVAL HOSTED 7,300 ATTENDEES AFTER BEING POSTPONED IN 2020. CORN MAZE WAS ANOTHER GREAT SUCCESS WITH 30,000 VISITORS DURING SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. PUMPKIN FESTIVAL HOSTED 35,667 ATTENDEES AND 23,000 PUMPKINS WERE PURCHASED. TRAIL OF LIGHTS HAD A BREAKOUT YEAR WITH CLOSE TO 40,000 ATTENDEES! THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING AGRICULTURE PROGRAM GREW OVER 71,000 POUNDS OF 100 DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS DISTRIBUTED TO 330 PAYING SHAREHOLDERS IN 2021. THE PROGRAM DONATED 9000 POUNDS OF PRODUCE TO NUMEROUS NOT-FOR PROFITS AND FOODBANKS SERVING 800 FAMILIES AND 200 SINGLES EVERY MONTH DURING THE GROWING SEASON. 10755791 0 9902247 VISITOR EXPERIENCE: IN 2021, 1,262,176 INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS. THE GARDENS PRESENTED TEN ART EXHIBITIONS TO FURTHER CONNECT VISITORS WITH THE NATURAL WORLD. THESE INCLUDED AN OUTDOOR AUGMENTED REALITY EXHIBITION, SEEING THE INVISIBLE, AND NINE EXHIBITIONS PRESENTED IN THE FREYER NEWMAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE, ART & EDUCATION: PRIMA LINGUA: FIRST WORDS OF THE EARTH, DREAMS IN BLOOM: PHOTOS BY FARES MICUE, RADIANT SEASON: PAINTINGS BY KEVIN SLOAN, SALVADOR DALI: GARDENS OF THE MIND, GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY: BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION, OF SKY AND GROUND: YOSHITOMO SAITO, FERVOR: ANA MARIA HERNANDO, ALEBRIJE: XOLOTL, SBAI GRADUATE SHOWCASE, THE INDELIBLE GARDEN: PRINTS BY TAIKO CHANDLER. BLOSSOMS OF LIGHT, THE GARDENS' LARGEST EVENT, WELCOMED 162,040 VISITORS. THE GARDENS ALSO HOSTED EVENINGS AL FRESCO AND GLOW AT THE GARDENS IN ADDITION TO AN ONLINE SPRING PLANT SALE & FALL PLANT & BULB SALE. 849977 0 0 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS: THE GARDENS' LAND AND BUILDINGS ARE OWNED BY THE CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER AT ITS DENVER LOCATION, AND THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AT ITS CHATFIELD LOCATION. 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PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED ON THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES MAY BE USED FOR NEW COLLECTIONS OR THE DIRECT CARE OF OTHER COLLECTIONS AND ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. THE GARDENS' COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF LIVING PLANTS, HERBARIUM, A LIBRARY AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS. THE GARDENS' LIVING PLANT AND HERBARIUM COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF OVER 18,000 TAXA OF PLANTS, 63,000 HERBARIUM SPECIMEN SHEETS AND 18,000 PRESERVED AND DOCUMENTED NATIVE MUSHROOMS. THE GARDENS HAS A LIBRARY CONSISTING OF OVER 30,000 BOOKS, PERIODICALS, SEED AND NURSERY CATALOGS, SLIDES AND PAMPHLETS. THE GARDENS HAS OVER 1,400 TWO-DIMENSIONAL WORKS OF ART IN AN ARRAY OF MEDIA INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, LITHOGRAPHY DRAWINGS, MAPS, AND ENGRAVINGS, AND 60 PIECES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART IN THE FORM OF BRONZE, GLASS AND STONE SCULPTURES. ADDITIONALLY, THE GARDENS HAS HISTORIC BUILDINGS, TOOLS AND FARM IMPLEMENTS AT ITS CHATFIELD FARMS LOCATION. ALL OF THESE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THESE COLLECTION ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, CARED FOR AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. THE COLLECTIONS ARE SUBJECT TO A POLICY THAT REQUIRES PROCEEDS FROM THEIR SALES TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE GARDENS' COLLECTIONS. DURING 2021, DEACCESSIONED ITEMS, PRIMARILY TRADED OR DONATED TO OTHER BOTANICAL GARDENS, WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT. PART V, LINE 4: ENDOWMENT FUNDS SHALL BE USED BY DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS FOR PURPOSES SETFORTH BY THE ENDOWMENT DONOR(S). SUCH USES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION, SCIENCE OR GENERAL SUPPORT. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DBG ENDOWMENT INCOME 5,780,611. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CONTRIBUTION FROM DBG ENDOWMENT 1,213,564. RENT EXPENSES REPORTED AS REVENUE -662,469. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: DBG ENDOWMENT EXPENSES 27,771. RENT EXPENSES INCLUDED IN REVENUE 662,469. FETE DES FLEURS 337548 307068 30480 20260 6850 3370 337548 307068 30480 20260 6850 3370 30480 0 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRIAN VOGT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 354370 0 32000 0 0 0 17400 0 10821 0 414591 0 0 0 JOHN CALDERHEAD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 215155 0 1000 0 0 0 13230 0 25477 0 254862 0 0 0 JOHANNA KELLY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 178611 0 1000 0 0 0 10974 0 25420 0 216005 0 0 0 JENNIFER RILEY-CHETWYND DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 165457 0 1000 0 0 0 10231 0 29045 0 205733 0 0 0 DAN DOMAGALA DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 142959 0 1000 0 0 0 9127 0 35540 0 188626 0 0 0 SARADA KRISHNAN DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE & CFGI 165981 0 1000 0 0 0 10014 0 10340 0 187335 0 0 0 MARY BRADLEY DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP 147123 0 1000 0 0 0 8930 0 13813 0 170866 0 0 0 SUZI LATONA DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 144958 0 1000 0 0 0 9074 0 15047 0 170079 0 0 0 A CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER 846000580 000000000 2017-02-16 15506673 REFUNDING OF ISSUE DTD 11/12/08 1 0 0 A 15690000 17302394 302534 2011 0 1 1 1 A 0 0 0 0 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 0 A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 A 1 DATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMED ISSUER NAME: CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER DATE THE REBATE COMPUTATION WAS PERFORMED: 11/12/2013 SCHEDULE K, PART I IN 2008 THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER ENTERED INTO A LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT IN AN AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $17,735,000 WITH CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION (2008 COPS) EXECUTED AND DELIVERED IN A CORRESPONDING AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT TO CONSTRUCT A PARKING FACILITY TO BE OWNED BY THE CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS (DBG). AT THE TIME OF DELIVERY OF THE 2008 COPS, DBG AND THE CITY ENTERED INTO A THIRD AMENDMENT OF A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH DBG OPERATES THE PARKING FACILITY AS THE CITY'S AGENT. IN 2017 THE CITY ENTERED INTO AN AMENDED AND RESTATED LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT (2017 LEASE) IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $15,506,673 TO REFINANCE THE 2008 LEASE AND 2008 COPS. THE CITY OWNS THE LAND AND ASSETS OF DBG. AS SUCH, THE PARKING FACILITY IS NOT AN ASSET ON THE BOOKS OF DBG AND THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE 2017 LEASE PURCHASE AGREEMENT ARE NOT THE OBLIGATION OF THE DBG AND THEREFORE IS NOT INCLULDED AS A LIABILITY OF DBG. X 2870 FMV X 17 195386 FMV X 3 4528 FMV X 1 420 FMV X EQUIPMENT 5 14500 FMV X PLANTS 4 13695 FMV 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED WAS USED FOR SECURITIES DONATED, NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS WERE USED FOR ALL OTHER NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS IN PART I. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BETWEEN MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, EXCEPT AS PROHIBITED BY STATUTE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE PRESIDENT OR OTHER DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE AN EX-OFFICIO VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT, INC.; DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS GUILD; DENVER DEBUTANTE BALL; AND THE GARDEN CLUB OF DENVER. EACH AFORESAID ORGANIZATION SHALL DESIGNATE AN INDIVIDUAL TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT LEAST TWO MONTHS PRIOR TO THE END OF THE GARDENS' FISCAL YEAR IN ORDER FOR THEM TO BE BRIEFED BY THE NOMINATING AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. IN ADDITION, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER OR, AT THE ELECTION AND PLEASURE OF THE MAYOR, THE MANAGER OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER SHALL ALSO BE AN EX-OFFICIO VOTING TRUSTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE GARDENS ADOPTED AN UPDATED COMPREHENSIVE CODE OF ETHICS IN 2017 WHICH INCLUDES CONFLICT OF INTEREST, WHISTLE BLOWING AND DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICIES WHICH WERE SUBSEQUENTLY INCORPORATED INTO THE EMPLOYEE GUIDELINES MANUAL AND THE VOLUNTEER HANDBOOK. THE CODE WAS DESIGNED AS A CONTINUOUSLY EVOLVING DOCUMENT. THE CODE APPLIES TO ALL REPRESENTATIVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE GARDENS, INCLUDING THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, NON-TRUSTEE MEMBERS ON THE COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND OFFICIALLY AFFILIATED GROUPS. BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO DECLARE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE DECLARATIONS ARE REVIEWED, AND IF A CONFLICT ARISES ANYONE INVOLVED IS REQUIRED TO RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DECISIONS OR ACTIONS SURROUNDING THE AREA OF CONFLICT. THE CODE IS REVIEWED WHENEVER ORIENTATIONS ARE HELD, WITH ADDITIONAL PERIODIC REVIEWS BEING CONDUCTED. ALL DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED IN THE BOARD MINUTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 ANNUALLY, THE DBG BOARD OF TRUSTEES CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE CEO FOR THE PRIOR CALENDAR YEAR. THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS A REVIEW COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF THE CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR, TO GATHER AND REVIEW INPUT FROM THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, CONSIDER AND DISCUSS THE INPUT, ANALYZE MARKET DATA, AND MEET WITH THE CEO TO PROVIDE THE PERFORMANCE REVIEW, COMMENSURATE COMPENSATION, AND PERFORMANCE BONUS DETAILS. THE COMPENSATION PACKAGE IS APPROVED BY THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE GARDENS PARTICIPATES ANNUALLY IN SALARY SURVEYS AND USES THIS DATA AS GUIDANCE IN DETERMINING SALARY/WAGE RANGES FOR ALL POSITIONS AND IN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE LAST YEAR THIS PROCESS WAS COMPLETED WAS IN 2021. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GARDENS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GARDENS' WEBSITE: WWW.BOTANICGARDENS.ORG FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS FOR OVERSEEING AND SELECTING AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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