2020-08-07T09:32:18-05:00 2019-12-31 381357951 PLANTE & MORAN PLLC 8181 E TUFTS AVE SUITE 600 DENVER CO 80237 990 2019-01-01 840440359 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC DENV 7208653500 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 802063751 BRIAN VOGT CEO 7208653500 2020-07-30 1 DORI J EGGETT P00645252 3037409400 2020-07-30 8.8.229.21 2020-07-30 16:46:25 MD P DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709 6D7DEFED018CF2873CD018F1EDDA82DAA3C108FA 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z BRIAN VOGT 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 80206 42429038 0 X WWW.BOTANICGARDENS.ORG X 1951 CO TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, PROVIDING DELIGHT AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO EVERYONE. 38 38 394 2966 -13002 -13002 22389774 29044021 9375194 9910448 172989 315255 1266403 1376054 33204360 40645778 0 0 0 0 13074693 14846244 0 0 1337210 14963125 38015415 28037818 52861659 5166542 -12215881 31333903 23190437 3884783 9669590 27449120 13520847 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 4338095 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. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS CLOSELY LINKED TO EVERYTHING AT THE GARDENS. RESEARCH SCIENTISTS MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION BY MONITORING SPECIES NATIVE TO COLORADO. THE GARDENS' ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO REVERSE THE DEGRADATION AND DECLINE OF NATIVE FLORA THROUGH CONSERVATION, EXPERIMENTATION AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE.SEE SCHEDULE O.RESEARCH DEPARTMENT EFFORTS INCLUDE POPULATION MONITORING, SEED COLLECTION, GENETIC INVESTIGATIONS OF RARE SPECIES, HABITAT RESTORATION, AND TRACKING PHENOLOGY (LIFE-HISTORY EVENTS) OF COMMON SPECIES. THE GARDENS DOCUMENTS PLANT AND FUNGAL DIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION THROUGH OUR COLLECTING EFFORTS. THE KATHRYN KALMBACH VASCULAR PLANT HERBARIUM HOUSES NEARLY 70,000 SPECIMENS WHILE THE SAM MITCHEL HERBARIUM OF FUNGI HOUSES NEARLY 19,000 OF 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.THE GARDENS' CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE GARDENS' WORK AROUND THE GLOBE. AS A COLLABORATOR OF THE PLANT COLLECTING COLLABORATIVE, A CONSORTIUM OF 19 BOTANIC GARDENS IN THE US AND OTHER COUNTRIES, THE GARDENS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT (TASHKENT ACCORD) WITH FOUR MIDDLE ASIAN COUNTRIES OF KAZAKHSTAN, KYRGYZSTAN, TAJIKISTAN AND UZBEKISTAN IN LATE 2018. IN 2019 TWO OF OUR STAFF CONDUCTED A PLANT EXPLORATION TRIP TO KAZAKHSTAN AND KYRGYZSTAN. AS PART OF OUR COLLABORATION WITH INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGIA AGROPECUARIA (INTA), ARGENTINA WE HOSTED TWO OF THEIR BOTANISTS IN 2019. 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. THE VISIT ALLOWED US TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRONG COLLABORATION BETWEEN OUR COLLEAGUES IN ARGENTINA IN THE MUTUAL PURSUIT TO BETTER UNDERSTAND STEPPE ECOSYSTEMS AND HOW TO PROPERLY STEWARD THEM IN A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT. 5091086 0 1274322 EDUCATION AND OUTREACH: IN 2019, DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS' EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED 29,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN, PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, STANDARDS-BASED SCIENCE LESSONS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THE MARVELS OF THE PLANT WORLD. OVER 9,000 OF THESE CHILDREN CAME FROM LOW-INCOME SCHOOLS AND BENEFITED FROM THE GARDENS' EDUCATIONAL ACCESS PROGRAM. SEE SCHEDULE O.MORE THAN 11,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS WHILE THE MORDECAI CHILDREN'S GARDEN CONTINUED TO FLOURISH. ADULT CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS SERVED 21,030 REGISTRANTS, INCLUDING CLASSES THROUGH THE GARDENS' SCHOOL OF BOTANICAL ART AND ILLUSTRATION. THE HELEN FOWLER LIBRARY SUCCESSFULLY OFFERED ELECTRONIC ACCESS DURING ITS MOVE TO TEMPORARY OFFSITE STORAGE. 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 OVER 3,500 POUNDS OF FRESH PRODUCE TO VARIOUS COMMUNITY GROUPS. THROUGH A GRANT FROM THE CLINTON FAMILY FUND, DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS GO2GARDENS COMMUNITY SHUTTLE PROVIDES FREE ADMISSION AND TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN VARIOUS DENVER METRO AREA CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY CENTERS AND RESIDENCES TO DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS YORK STREET, DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS CHATFIELD FARMS AND PLAINS CONSERVATION CENTER. 3079431 0 2177706 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. THE VETERAN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EXPAND IN ITS SEVENTH YEAR WITH TWO SUMMER SESSIONS. FOUR WEEKLY FARMSTANDS CONTINUED TO SELL FRESH PRODUCE TO LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN FOOD DESERTS. SEE SCHEDULE O.THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED TO 340 SUBSCRIBERS. IN OCTOBER, MORE THAN 39,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED PUMPKIN FESTIVAL WHILE 58,000+ VISITED THE CORN MAZE AND THE HAUNTED MAZE. THE FORTH ANNUAL LAVENDER FESTIVAL DREW NEARLY 6,000 PEOPLE TO ENJOY LAVENDER PRODUCTS, CRAFTS AND WORKSHOPS AS WELL AS MUSIC, FOOD AND DRINKS. 37180273 0 7653970 VISITOR EXPERIENCE: IN 2019, 1,367,622 INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS. THREE EXHIBITIONS WERE PRESENTED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING HUMAN | NATURE: FIGURES FROM THE CRAIG PONZIO SCULPTURE COLLECTION AT THE GARDEN'S YORK STREET LOCATION AND ONE FELL SWOOP, A MONUMENTAL SITE-SPECIFIC WILLOW SCULPTURE BY ARTIST PATRICK DOUGHERTY AT THE CHATFIELD FARMS LOCATION. BLOSSOMS OF LIGHT, THE GARDENS' LARGEST EVENT, WELCOMED 136,555 VISITORS. THE GARDENS ALSO HOSTED GLOW AT THE GARDENS, DIA DE LOST MUERTOS, THE SPRING PLANT SALE, A WINTER GIFT MARKET AND THE FALL PLANT & BULB SALE. FREE DAYS OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THANKS TO FUNDING FROM THE SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL FACILITIES DISTRICT. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS: CAPITAL EXPENDITURES IN 2019 INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FREYER-NEWMAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE, ART & EDUCATION, SLATED TO OPEN IN SPRING 2020. CAPITAL EXPENSES ARE EXPENSED WHEN INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE GARDENS' COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER. THE CITY & COUNTY OF DENVER OWNS THE PROPERTIES OPERATED BY THE DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS. 37180273 0 7653970 49688885 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 128 0 1 394 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 38 38 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X JOHN C CALDERHEAD 7208653500 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 802063751 KATHY HODGSON BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WY LIVINGSTON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ABE RODRIGUEZ TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE IMHOFF VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD CLARK PAST CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANDEL ALLEN-DAVIS PAST CHAIR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN BOOKHARDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA CAULKINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LEE CHIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD CONNORS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAPA M DIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BJ DYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MELISSA ELIOT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA EPPLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA FIELDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AL GERACE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CATHERINE HANCE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLEGRA HAPPY HAYNES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DING WEN HSU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATRICIA LEPIANI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM LOCHHEAD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TISH MAES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLYSON MENDENHALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET MORDECAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDI NEWMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE O'SHAUGHNESSY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT RICHARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE SCHOMP DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY SCHOTTERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA SCOTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HAROLD SMETHILLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIANNE SULSER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS THOMAS TAPLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLIE WOOLLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH BLACK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CORY FREYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANETTE PRYOR DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGIE SOILEAU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN VOGT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 60.00 X 387424 0 23868 JOHN CALDERHEAD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 182250 0 26344 JOHANNA KELLY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 165467 0 25314 JENNIFER RILEY-CHETWYND DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40.00 X 149192 0 30056 SARADA KRISHNAN DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE 40.00 X 141603 0 15538 DAN DOMAGALA DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 40.00 X 137043 0 19992 SUZI LATONA DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 130135 0 15002 MARY BRADLEY DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP 40.00 X 126431 0 14684 1419545 0 170798 8 0 1 0 GH PHIPPS CONSTRUCTION CO 5995 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVD SUITE 10 GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 CONSTRUCTION 22597319 E2 OPTICS 76 INVERNESS DRIVE EAST SUITE A ENGLEWOOD CO 80112 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 816194 SAVATREE LLC 8585 EAST WARREN AVE DENVER CO 80231 LANDSCAPE 436442 DAVIS PARTNERSHIP ARCHITECTS 2901 BLAKE STREET SUITE 100 DENVER CO 80205 ARCHITECTURE 425641 CODE 4 SECURITY SERVICES LLC 1501 S LEMAY AVE SUITE 201 FORT COLLINS CO 80524 SECURITY 270038 5 3452796 208808 1068937 19486446 4827034 133672 29044021 EDUC & HORT PROGRAMS 900099 9910448 9910448 9910448 313451 313451 1930 1930 1093389 914815 178574 178574 -13002 191576 1804 0 1804 1804 1804 79722 208808 79722 0 1608961 788723 820238 820238 CONCESSION INCOME 900099 329687 329687 TOUR FEES 900099 21949 21949 23676 23676 375312 40645778 11105998 -13002 508761 805117 308468 270287 226362 9973137 9097049 535035 341053 512887 470431 25928 16528 2690810 2335798 220844 134168 864293 734649 86429 43215 45198 45198 2524834 2374630 100445 49759 410650 139198 271452 1168072 849047 28255 290770 895294 872053 23241 2323527 2153709 84909 84909 376159 363216 5039 7904 313175 164256 73392 75527 128692 128692 210921 183708 16251 10962 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 27211823 27211823 REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE 707422 707422 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 652850 652850 PLANTS & SEEDS 347227 341976 5251 699571 599910 48859 50802 52861659 49688885 1835564 1337210 5619597 6845159 13358700 7066882 9517002 5961494 370271 835286 333763 334051 225809 328918 1446425 867565 688882 578860 1219879 1239787 31333903 23190437 3207686 6873013 677097 2714711 0 81866 3884783 9669590 X 6374473 4119195 21074647 9401652 27449120 13520847 31333903 23190437 X -12215881 -1712392 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 4101308 12872708 19865233 21140045 23919804 81899098 4153456 4263713 4429136 4657267 5124217 22627789 8254764 17136421 24294369 25797312 29044021 104526887 7263878 97263009 647177 788444 923691 1019146 1408770 4787228 1777828 1581379 2027977 1967492 1984273 9338949 118653064 41894354 0.81970 0.78890 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: INVENTORY SALES AND MISCELLANEOUS - 2015 AMOUNT: $ 1,777,828. 2016 AMOUNT: $ 1,581,379. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 2,027,977. 2018 AMOUNT: $ 1,967,492. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 1,984,273. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 28209302 902186 5102644 1092127 33122005 30136358 547568 -1466957 1007667 28209302 25913158 1280452 3907147 964399 30136358 24524382 540783 1832334 984341 25913158 22874642 3072339 -406688 1015911 24524382 0.28520 0.71480 0 1 1 134957 134957 80959 58924 22035 1230509 808641 421868 578860 WATER RIGHTS 283566 SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE PAYMENT FUND 956221 1239787 DUE TO DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT 81866 81866 14596204 167712 994537 1162249 13433955 27211823 27211823 40645778 26812085 167712 994537 1162249 25649836 27211823 27211823 52861659 PART III, LINE 4: THE GARDENS' COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE GARDENS' INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE COMBINED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. 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 2019, 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 SET FORTH 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: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 79,722. RENTAL EXPENSES 914,815. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CAPITAL PROJECTS 27,211,823. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 79,722. RENTAL EXPENSES 914,815. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CAPITAL PROJECTS 27,211,823. FETE DES FLEURS 288530 208808 79722 67924 7400 4398 288530 208808 79722 67924 7400 4398 79722 0 X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 BRIAN VOGT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 344738 0 42686 0 0 0 16800 0 7068 0 411292 0 0 0 JOHN CALDERHEAD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 181250 0 1000 0 0 0 11134 0 15210 0 208594 0 0 0 JOHANNA KELLY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 163967 0 1500 0 0 0 10104 0 15210 0 190781 0 0 0 JENNIFER RILEY-CHETWYND DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 148192 0 1000 0 0 0 9089 0 20967 0 179248 0 0 0 SARADA KRISHNAN DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE 140603 0 1000 0 0 0 8470 0 7068 0 157141 0 0 0 DAN DOMAGALA DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 136043 0 1000 0 0 0 323 0 19669 0 157035 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 SOME PORTIONS OF THE BONUS POOL ARE DISCRETIONARY. A CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER 846000580 000000000 2017-02-16 15506673 REFUNDING OF ISSUE DTD 11/12/08 1 0 0 A 15690000 17302394 83420 302534 2011 0 1 1 1 A 0 0 0 0 0.00000 0.00000 0.00000 0 0 1 A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 A 1 DATE REBATE COMPUTATION PERFORMED ISSUER NAME: CITY AND 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 1000 FMV X 7 88395 FMV X EVENT FOOD 17 22156 FMV X GARDEN SUPPLY 23 22121 FMV 0 1 0 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: COLORADO FEDERATION OF GARDEN CLUBS; 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. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE GARDENS PARTICIPATES ANNUALLY IN SALARY SURVEYS AND USES THIS DATA AS GUIDANCE IN DETERMINING SALARY/WAGE RANGES FOR POSITIONS AND IN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. 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 XI, LINE 9: CUMULATIVE EFFECT OF CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLE -1,712,392. DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 80206 841202946 SUPPORTS DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS CO 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS 1 PLANT SELECT CSU 1173 CAMPUS DELIVERY FORT COLLINS CO 80523 260199189 EDUCATION & RESEARCH CO 501(C)(3) LINE 12A, I 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC C 1068937 FMV