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HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
HOUSTON BOTANIC GARDEN (EIN 04-3695294)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-15
IRS object ID
202213199349318421
Schema version
2021v4.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-11-15T14:25:00-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm EIN760269860PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Blazek & VetterlingBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12900 Weslayan Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN043695294EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlHOUSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7137159675PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonClaudia Gee VassarPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & General CounselPersonTitleTxt
Phone7137159675PhoneNum
Signature2022-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBarbara MurphyPreparerPersonNm
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Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerClaudia Gee VassarPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18205 N Bayou DrAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
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ZIP77017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,765,681GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.hbg.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
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Total Liabilities EOY$3,922,208TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Revenue$1,963,966RevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Phone7137159675PhoneNum

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James A Reeder Jr
Chair8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Melbern G Glasscock
Vice Chair4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alberto P Cardenas Jr
Treasurer4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancy S Thomas
Secretary4.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancy O'Connor Abendshein
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
David Baggett
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Carole Bailey
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peggy Bailey
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Drucie Chase
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cathy Fitzpatrick Cleary
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Eads
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Emily Emmett
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jorge Franz
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Saundria Chase Gray
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gail Hendryx
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lynne Hudson
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven J Lindley
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ryan Martin
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter R McStravick Jr
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Randall E Meyer
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Annise D Parker
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jose A Rocha
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert A Rowland III
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James William Stewart Jr
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joy Warren
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sharyn Aydam Weaver
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
W Temple Webber III
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Claudia Gee Vassar
President & General Counsel40.00Yes (X)$220,500$0$12,621
Emily Baker
Director of Finance (thru 05/21)40.00Yes (X)$41,920$0$3,329
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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DE Harvey Builders
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Sony Music Entertainment
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Landscape Art
2303 Dickinson AveLeague CityTX77573Grounds maintenance$121,105
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K3CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Management And General$19,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Management And General$57,195ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Fundraising$6,654FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$63,094ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$109,581ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Program Services$102,330ProgramServicesAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Management And General$25,630ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Management And General$10,885ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General$2,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,025FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Equipment expense$77,281$73,778$3,127$376
Membership dues$19,168$13,888$2,663$2,617

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Program Services$6,532,285ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$487,157ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$525,345FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,517BOYAmt
EOY$4,313,544EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$1,148,906BOYAmt
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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,675,633BOYAmt
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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$3,028BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$33,039,282BOYAmt
EOY$34,855,551EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,899,140BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,900BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,384,717BOYAmt
EOY$3,922,208EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,314,423BOYAmt
EOY$36,694,130EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$13,200,000BOYAmt
EOY$964,701EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,514,423BOYAmt
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,899,140BOYAmt
EOY$41,581,039EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$1,855,592ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$3,000,000PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,587,972CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,523,667CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,784,474CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,599,509CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,439,564TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$14,943,942CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,587,972CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,523,667CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,784,474CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,599,509CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$37,439,564TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$9,386,411SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$28,053,153PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,058CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$81,115CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$222,002CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,318CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$92,960CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$436,453TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$47,322CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,322TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$37,923,339TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$2,247,286GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.73970PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.72430PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$275,028OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$275,028BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$33,810,646OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,344,193DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,466,453BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$136,605OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$43,155DepreciationAmt
Book Value$93,450BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,146,283OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$125,663DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,020,620BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$34,855,551TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,689,195TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,689,195RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,689,195TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$7,544,787TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$7,544,787ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$7,544,787TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Annual LuncheonEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$201,252GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$181,752CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$19,500GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$5,745RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$16,563FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$11,754OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$201,252GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$181,752CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$19,500GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$5,745RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$16,563FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$11,754OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$34,062DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$14,562NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonClaudia Gee VassarPersonNm
TitlePresident & General CounselTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$220,500BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$6,558DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$6,063NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$233,121TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSteve LindleyPersonNm
Relationship With OrgDirectorRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeRestricted projectLoanPurposeTxt
Loan To OrganizationYes (X)LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal$150,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$150,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$150,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution2ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,074,269NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSuppliesDesc
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,190NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 1aThe Executive Committee consists of the Board Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Secretary. The Board Chair serves as the Chair of the Executive Committee. The Chair may (but is not required to) name a maximum of three additional Directors to serve on the Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has the power to perform all duties (not otherwise required by law or HBG's charter to be performed solely by the Board of Directors) when the Board of Directors is not in session. The Executive Committee has authority to make rules for the holding and conduct of its meetings, keeps records, and regularly reports its actions to the Board.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe completed Form 990 is initially reviewed by the Treasurer and President. It is then submitted to the Finance Committee to review, discuss, and approve. The 990 is then presented to the entire Board and all members are invited to review and comment. The Board or the Executive Committee then reviews, discusses any comments, and approves the 990 for signature and filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEach Board Member is provided a copy of the organization's conflict of interest policy annually. The policy requires each Board Member to disclose any potential conflicts of interest. The Board follows the procedures for addressing a conflict of interest as set out in the conflict of interest policy. Conflicted persons may make a presentation to the Board, but may not participate in deliberations or voting on the matter in conflict.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15The salary of the President was reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors after researching comparable positions in non-profit organizations and recognizing the unique aspect of this particular position. This process is also followed for other officers.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Available upon request.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HBG Holdings LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18205 N Bayou DrAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN834048111EIN
Primary ActivitiesHold real estatePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateTXLegalDomicileStateCd
End Of Year Assets$275,028EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Houston Botanic GardenBusinessNameLine1Txt