2022-11-02T09:46:09-05:00 2021-12-31 133628255 CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2021-01-01 112417338 BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION BROO 7186237222 1000 WASHINGTON AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 112251008 ADRIAN BENEPE PRESIDENT 7186237222 2022-10-21 1 ADRIAN BENEPE XXX-XX-XXXX ALEXANDER LAZZARUOLO P01775353 2126617777 3 AAL1 IAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z ADRIAN BENEPE 1000 WASHINGTON AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 112251008 53781051 0 X WWW.BBG.ORG X 1977 NY AN URBAN BOTANIC GARDEN THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE WORLD OF PLANTS (SEE SCHEDULE O). 31 31 274 750 0 0 19658086 22597060 940752 4737877 -68382 -27187 339511 1273775 20869967 28581525 0 0 0 0 15434089 17055249 85350 73500 1339718 5469216 6690000 20988655 23818749 -118688 4762776 121330909 140872078 24459297 25571357 96871612 115300721 X SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 5010056 HORTICULTURE: SEE SCHEDULE O. 4903689 MAINTENANCE: SEE SCHEDULE O. 3271883 4737877 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS: SEE SCHEDULE O. 6586714 6586714 19772342 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 70 0 1 274 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X X DOROTA RASHID 7186237222 1000 WASHINGTON AVENUE BROOKLYN NY 11225 DIANE H STEINBERG BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER ROGG EISENSTADT VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SUZANNE T MARQUARD VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LLOYD M METZ VICE CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARTHA MAST WATTS TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH GILE SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JEB STUART ARMSTRONG TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SASHA BASS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK BLAND TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 COURTNEY BROADWATER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MADELINE CARSON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 EMME LEVIN DELAND TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN DIETZ TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DANA DIRICKSON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KEISHA DIXON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LISA DONNESON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM DURRETT TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD A GOLDSMITH TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KRYSTYNA HOUSER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN MERKEL TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHALL MILLER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MIMI MORRIS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 PRISCILLA NEWBURY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 RYAN O'CONNELL TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN PETERSEN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD REED TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RUIZ TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH STEINHARDT TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SERGE VATEL TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 EARL D WEINER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT W WHITEFORD TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BEVIN CLINE FORMER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS P NAUDON FORMER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL ROSENTHAL FORMER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIAN BENEPE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 350280 0 16369 DOROTA RASHID CFO/VP OF FINANCE 40.00 X 207918 0 30409 LESLIE FINDLEN SR. 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RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 82281904 4844738 13435910 3528612 97033940 73995135 7387837 7296578 6397646 82281904 66623295 4039143 10869952 7537255 73995135 73179996 1459536 -5109781 2906456 66623295 69037903 3957120 3307152 3122179 73179996 0.75500 0.08300 0.16200 0 0 9683898 2565944 7117954 36425773 25889387 10536386 4010818 3396731 614087 8942325 8942325 27210752 POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS 15231582 15231582 42172689 13434078 305844 13739922 28432767 148758 148758 28581525 23743580 73589 73589 23669991 148758 148758 23818749 PART III, LINE 4: THE BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION (THE "GARDEN") MAINTAINS A SET OF 1,280 RARE BOOKS, PERIODICALS, EPHEMERA AND MANUSCRIPTS ALL ON THE SUBJECT OF BOTANY AND HORTICULTURE. THE COLLECTION FURTHERS THE GARDEN'S EXEMPT PURPOSE AS IT SUPPORTS OUR MISSION TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH IN PLANT SCIENCES TO EXPAND HUMAN KNOWLEDGE OF PLANTS, AND DISSEMINATING THE RESULTS TO SCIENCE PROFESSIONALS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE GARDEN'S COLLECTIONS, WHICH CONSIST OF RARE BOOKS AND ARTWORK, ARE NOT CAPITALIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF ITEMS ARE EXPENSED IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PART V, LINE 4: THE GARDEN'S ENDOWMENTS CONSIST OF VARIOUS INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES. ITS ENDOWMENT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. AS REQUIRED BY ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE GARDEN TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON THE EXISTENCE OR ABSENCE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENTS INCLUDE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ESTABLISHED BY DONOR-RESTRICTED GIFTS THAT ARE MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE A SOURCE OF INCOME FOR EITHER A SPECIFIC PERIOD OF TIME OR UNTIL A SPECIFIC EVENT OCCURS (SEE SFAS 117 (ASC 958-205-45)), AS WELL AS ALL OTHER TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS HELD IN A DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT, INCLUDING UNAPPROPRIATED INCOME FROM PERMANENT ENDOWMENTS THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO A PERMANENT RESTRICTION. PERMANENT (TRUE) ENDOWMENTS ARE ENDOWMENT FUNDS THAT ARE ESTABLISHED BY DONOR-RESTRICTED GIFTS AND ARE MAINTAINED TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT SOURCE OF INCOME, WITH THE STIPULATION THAT PRINCIPAL MUST BE INVESTED AND KEPT INTACT IN PERPETUITY, WHILE ONLY THE INCOME GENERATED CAN BE USED BY THE ORGANIZATION. BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENTS, OR QUASI-ENDOWMENTS, ARE ENDOWMENTS ESTABLISHED BY THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF, EITHER FROM UNRESTRICTED DONOR OR ORGANIZATIONAL FUNDS, OVER WHICH THE ORGANIZATION ITSELF IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON THEIR USE, AND WHICH RESTRICTIONS CAN BE TEMPORARY OR PERMANENT IN NATURE. SEE SFAS 117 (ASC 958-205-45). A VERY SMALL PORTION OF OUR PERMANENT ENDOWMENT IS FOR THE PURPOSES OF CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. THE REMAINING BALANCE IS BOARD DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED FOR OPERATING GROWTH AND SUPPORT. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EFFECT OF POST-RETIREMENT ADJUSTMENT -85,142. COST OF GOODS SOLD 73,589. THIRD PARTY TRUST UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS), NET 342,397. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -25,000. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD 73,589. X X X X 1 MK DIRECT MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS LLC (MKDM) 612 EAST JEFFERSON ST 2ND FL CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902 MAIL, INTERNET AND EMAIL SOLICITATIONS 0 0 73500 -73500 73500 -73500 NY GALA 786465 728396 58069 88041 234630 DINNER IN THE GARDEN 137950 116590 21360 23813 21628 1 58770 39745 19025 19373 14650 983185 884731 98454 131227 270908 402135 -303681 X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ADRIAN BENEPE PRESIDENT 350280 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16369 0 366649 0 0 0 KATHRYN GLASS CHIEF OF MARKETING 219106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30409 0 249515 0 0 0 DOROTA RASHID CFO/VP OF FINANCE 207918 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30409 0 238327 0 0 0 LESLIE FINDLEN SR. V.P. OF INST. ADV. 224268 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11535 0 235803 0 0 0 ROWAN BLAIK V.P. OF HORTICULTURE 136872 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29779 0 166651 0 0 0 TRACEY FAIRELAND V.P. OF CAPITAL PROJECTS 140794 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11535 0 152329 0 0 0 X 37 1664581 FMV 0 0 0 PART I - LINE 1 PART III - LINE 1 BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN CORPORATION (THE "GARDEN") IS AN URBAN BOTANIC GARDEN THAT CONNECTS PEOPLE TO THE WORLD OF PLANTS, FOSTERING DELIGHT AND CURIOSITY WHILE INSPIRING AN APPRECIATION AND SENSE OF STEWARDSHIP OF THE ENVIRONMENT. IN THE GARDEN, IN ITS COMMUNITY, AND WELL BEYOND, THE GARDEN INSPIRES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES THROUGH THE CONSERVATION, DISPLAY, AND ENJOYMENT OF PLANTS; WITH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT EMPHASIZE LEARNING BY DOING; AND WITH RESEARCH FOCUSED ON UNDERSTANDING AND CONSERVING REGIONAL PLANTS AND PLANT COMMUNITIES. PART III - LINE 4A HORTICULTURE: THE FOUNDATION OF THE GARDEN IS ITS WORLD CLASS HORTICULTURE COLLECTION FEATURING MORE THAT 10,000 PLANT SPECIES AND CULTIVARS ON 52 ACRES. THE GARDEN PROTECTS, PRESERVES AND CATALOGS ITS LIVING COLLECTIONS FOR THE BEAUTY THEY OFFER THE PUBLIC AND FOR THEIR HORTICULTURAL, SCIENTIFIC, ECOLOGICAL AND EDUCATIONAL MERIT. SOME OF THE GARDEN'S RARE AND WORLD-CLASS LIVING PLANT COLLECTIONS INCLUDE BONSAI, ORCHIDS, TROPICAL PLANTS, CACTI & SUCCULENTS, WARM-TEMPERATE REGION PLANTS, CHERRIES, MAGNOLIAS, WATER LILIES AND NATIVE FLORA COLLECTION. NESTLED IN THE HEART OF ONE OF THE DENSEST URBAN SETTINGS IN NORTH AMERICA, THESE COLLECTIONS ARE LAID OUT IN THE ICONIC LANDSCAPE DISPLAY GARDENS, MANY OF WHICH WERE THE FIRST OF THEIR KIND, INCLUDING THE HISTORIC JAPANESE GARDEN, ROCK GARDEN, FRAGRANCE GARDEN, ROSE GARDEN, AND SHAKESPEARE GARDEN. THE GARDEN'S LIVING COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT INCLUDES RECORDING AND KEEPING DETAILED ACCESSION, ACQUISITION AND DISSEMINATION RECORDS ALIGNING WITH THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND PUBLIC INTERPRETATION, LABELS AND SIGNAGE. THE GARDEN WELCOMES APPROXIMATELY 850,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY. PART III - LINE 4B MAINTENANCE: THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT AT THE GARDEN OVERSEES THE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE OF ALL BUILDINGS AND OUTDOOR HARDSCAPE INFRASTRUCTURE. THE GARDEN'S INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE INCLUDES CUSTODIAL SERVICES, FLEET & GROUNDS EQUIPMENT SERVICES, IRRIGATION, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, HEATING, GEOTHERMAL, AND PHONE SYSTEMS. INTERDEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION AND CONTRACTOR MANAGEMENT FOR NEW CAPITAL AND RENOVATION PROJECTS IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT RESPONSIBILITY OF THE FACILITIES DEPARTMENT, AS IS SUPPORT FOR PRIVATE FUNCTIONS AND PUBLIC EVENTS. PART III - LINE 4C EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS: MORE THAN 150,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS ARE SERVED THROUGH A CONTINUUM OF PROGRAMS AIMED TO TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT THE SCIENCE AND CARE OF PLANTS, AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE FRAGILITY OF OUR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, AND HELP THE PEOPLE OF ALL OUR DIVERSE URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS AND THEIR DAILY LIVES THROUGH THE CULTIVATION AND ENJOYMENT OF PLANTS. PROGRAMS RANGE FROM SUPPLEMENTAL SCIENCE EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO LECTURES INTO CONTACT WITH THE BEAUTY AND HEALTH BENEFITS OF NATURE AS A VITAL FIRST STEP TO NOT ONLY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF ALL OUR LIVES, BUT TO HELP INSPIRE CURRENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO BE SIGNED BY ALL OFFICERS, TRUSTEES AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY, OR IF CONFLICT ARISES. ANY CONFLICT THAT ARISES IS BROUGHT IN FRONT OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FOR RESOLUTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 COMPENSATION IS ESTABLISHED THROUGH THE USAGE OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT, COMPENSATION SURVEYS/STUDIES OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS, AND APPROVED BY A BOARD COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GARDEN CURRENTLY PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE GARDEN POSTS ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND APPROVED IRS FORM 990 ON ITS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,009,395. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 678,953. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 375. TOTAL EXPENSES 2,688,723. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: EFFECT OF POST-RETIREMENT ADJUSTMENTS -85,142. THIRD PARTY TRUST UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS), NET 342,397. LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -25,000.