2019-10-29T14:00:12-05:00 2018-12-31 381357951 Plante & Moran PLLC 10 S Riverside Chicago IL 60606 990 2018-01-01 362225482 Chicago Horticultural Society CHIC 8478355440 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 Thomas J Nissly Executive VP & CFO 2019-10-29 true Lu Ann Trapp P01506476 3122071040 2019-10-22 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Chicago Botanic Garden Jean M Franczyk 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 54656368 false X www.chicagobotanic.org X 1890 IL The Chicago Botanic Garden's mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. The Chicago Horticultural Society operates the Chicago Botanic Garden on land owned by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County. 57 57 738 2024 744955 0 31168269 34776517 13536015 10910777 4856464 3953168 197240 -323455 49757988 49317007 0 0 0 0 26679276 24882464 0 148346 4022900 22075772 22949022 48755048 47979832 1002940 1337175 252541559 249029271 57367828 62118015 195173731 186911256 X The Chicago Botanic Garden's mission: We cultivate the power of plants to sustain and enrich life. false false 13124852 HORTICULTURAL PROGRAMS - THE GARDEN COMPRISES 385 ACRES, INCLUDING 81 ACRES OF LAKES AND WATERWAYS, A 15 ACRE ILLINOIS PRAIRIE, AND 100 ACRES OF NATIVE WOODLANDS. THERE ARE 27 DISPLAY GARDENS REPRESENTING UNIQUE DESIGNS, SUCH AS THE ENGLISH WALLED GARDEN, THE JAPANESE GARDEN, AND THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE ISLAND. IN 2018, THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2,649,852 LIVING PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACQUISITION RECORDS) IS 27,061 WITH TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 13,325. A TOTAL OF 267 FAMILIES ARE REPRESENTED. THE PLANT COLLECTIONS DEPARTMENT AT THE GARDEN OVERSEES THE ACQUISITION OF PLANTS AND SEEDS FROM NURSERIES, ARBORETA, BOTANIC GARDENS, PLANT BREEDING PROGRAMS AND COLLECTING EXPEDITIONS TO MANY FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 9419731 2118378 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS - THROUGH THE JOSEPH REGENSTEIN, JR. SCHOOL OF THE CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN AND A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS, THE GARDEN SEEKS TO BECOME THE NATION'S PREEMINENT TEACHING GARDEN, WITH PROGRAMMING FOR STUDENTS OF ALL AGES, INCLUDING CAMP CBG (FOR AGES 2-12), NATURE PRESCHOOL, AND SCIENCE FIRST, WINDY CITY HARVEST YOUTH FARM, AND COLLEGE FIRST (FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS). COLLEGE STUDENTS AND POST-GRADUATES PARTICIPATE IN VARIOUS INTERN PROGRAMS, SOME IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AREA UNIVERSITIES. FINALLY, HUNDREDS OF CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, SYMPOSIA, AND ELEVEN PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE JOSEPH REGENSTEIN, JR. SCHOOL. EACH YEAR APPROXIMATELY 150,000 ARE REACHED THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS. 8450840 PLANT CONSERVATION - THE GARDEN IS RECOGNIZED AS AN IMPORTANT PLAYER IN INTERNATIONAL PLANT CONSERVATION AND A LEADER IN ORNAMENTAL PLANT DEVELOPMENT. ITS PLANT BREEDING, EVALUATION, AND INTRODUCTION EFFORTS ARE CREATING NEW AND IMPROVED PLANTS FOR MIDWEST GARDENS, AND ITS DIVISION OF PLANT SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION IS WORKING ON THE MOST PRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF OUR TIME, INCLUDING INVASIVENESS, LOSS OF PLANT SPECIES BIODIVERSITY, AND HABITAT CONSERVATION. 5961068 2651764 VISITOR SERVICES: 1,045,721 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2018, FROM THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGO AREA, THE MIDWEST, THE NATION AND THE WORLD. THE GARDEN FEATURES A WIDE VARIETY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITIONS. THE GARDEN ALSO HOSTS DOZENS OF FLOWER SHOWS AND SALES, AND IS THE SITE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND WEEKEND FAMILY CLASSES. 1865728 MEMBERSHIP REVENUE -80394 383543 OTHER INCOME, BUSINESS CODE: 900099 3410204 GOVERNMENT GRANTS 7746402 6445511 38741825 true true false true false false true false true true true false false true true false true false false true false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 210 0 true 738 true true true false false false false true true true false false false false false X 57 57 false true false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false IL X X Thomas J Nissly 8478355440 1000 Lake Cook Road Glencoe IL 60022 Robert F Finke Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Jill M Delaney Secretary 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Catherine M Waddell Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 David R Casper Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 John L Howard Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Nicole S Williams Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Peter M Ellis Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Thomas E Lanctot Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Timothy A Dugan Vice Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Susan A Willetts Vice Chair & Immediate Past Chair 2.0 X X 0 0 0 Benjamin F Lenhardt Jr Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Bob Probst Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Charles V Greener Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Diane vS Levy Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Anne Loucks Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jane Irwin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jane S Park Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Jennifer M Kasten Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 John C Robak Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 John H Buehler Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Dorothy H Gardner Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Ellis M Goodman Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Angela Korompilas Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 John K Greene Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 James W DeYoung Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Laura M Linger Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Michael J McMurray Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Nancy Gidwitz Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Neville F Bryan Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Pam F Szokol Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Robert E Shaw Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Joseph P Gromacki Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Gregory K Jones Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Harrison I Steans Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Robin T Colburn Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Steven J Gavin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Todd Kaplan Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Tom Skilling Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 William E Moeller Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 William J Hagenah Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 M James Leider Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Maria Smithburg Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Ryan S Ruskin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Sharon Brady Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Steve Fradkin Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Michael J Busch Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Lois L Morrison Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Gillian Growdon Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Christopher Merrill Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 George A Peinado Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Daren Serrao Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Heidi B Capozzi Board Member 2.0 X 0 0 0 Gregory Moerschel Board 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Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND ITS HIRED LOBBYISTS CONTACTED MEMBERS OF STAFF OF THE U.S. CONGRESS, FEDERAL AGENCIES, THE ILLINOIS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OFFICIALS WITHIN THE DISTRICT OF COOK COUNTY AND THE CITY OF CHICAGO IN CONNECTION WITH ANNUAL OPERATING AND CAPITAL APPROPRIATION MATTERS. 0 4341753 X X X X false 102497000 4022000 -4096000 0 5190000 0 97233000 91431000 2350000 13267000 0 4551000 0 102497000 88359000 630000 6695000 0 4253000 0 91431000 89438000 1822000 337000 0 3238000 0 88359000 82774000 5090000 4656000 0 3082000 0 89438000 0.54 0.35 0.11 false false 136490662 47087707 89402955 82112839 52701249 29411590 4460584 3408019 1052565 17987090 8426436 9560654 129427764 Real Estate Funds 791056 Private Equity Funds 2086854 Hedge Funds 13337132 Fixed Income Commingled Fund 6719582 Open-end Real Estate Fund 10666411 33601035 Annuity Payment Liability 324977 Derivative Instrument 1396368 1721345 X Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collections THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS INCLUDE RARE BOOKS, PRINTS, SCULPTURES AND PAINTINGS THAT SERVE TO FURTHER ITS MISSION. Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds THE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF 82 INDIVIDUAL FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR A VARIETY OF PURPOSES, PRIMARILY FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, AS WELL AS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS. IT INCLUDES BOTH DONOR RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS AND FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS. AS REQUIRED BY GAAP, NET ASSETS ASSOCIATED WITH ENDOWMENT FUNDS, INCLUDING FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FUNCTION AS ENDOWMENTS, ARE CLASSIFIED AND REPORTED BASED ON EXISTENCES OR ABSENCES OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote THE SOCIETY'S APPLICATION OF GAAPUSA REGARDING UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS HAD NO EFFECT ON ITS FINANCIAL POSITION AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE SOCIETY HAS NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES, INCLUDING ANY POTENTIAL RISK OF LOSS OF ITS EXEMPT STATUS. THE SOCIETY WOULD ACCOUNT FOR ANY POTENTIAL INTEREST OR PENALTIES RELATED TO POSSIBLE FUTURE LIABILITIES FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX LIABILITIES AS INCOME TAX EXPENSE. East Asia and the Pacific 0 0 Program Services,Conference Travel Plants & seeds collecting 14916 Central America and the Caribbean 0 0 Investments HEDGE FUND INVESTMENT 7050093 Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland) 0 0 Program Services,Conference Travel,Garden design Plant collections/illustrations/program speakers 99841 North America (Canada & Mexico only) 0 0 Conference Travel Attend conference related to program services 485 Russia and Neighboring States 0 0 Conference Travel Attend conference related to program services 176 South America 0 0 Program Services Lab supply transport 243 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Conference Travel Attend conference related to program services 279 0 0 0 0 0 0 7166033 0 7166033 false false true false false false X X X X X X X true CAMPBELL & COMPANY CAMPAIGN CONSULTING false 0 69979 -69979 PJH & ASSOCIATES INC 205 W WACKER DR SUITE 1400 CHICAGO IL 60606 FUNDRAISING FOR SUMMER BENEFIT EVENT false 0 78367 -78367 0 148346 -148346 IL Summer Benefit 810984 792984 18000 0 0 0 0 0 352428 All Aboard Holiday Party 309035 244260 64775 0 0 0 0 0 95334 3 162017 35950 126067 0 0 0 0 0 84535 1282036 1073194 208842 0 0 0 0 0 532297 532297 -323455 Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b(ii) Describe the custody or control arrangement. CAMPBELL & COMPANY-CONSULTING ONLY. FUNDRAISER DID NOT DIRECTLY SOLICIT DONATIONS;PJH & ASSOCIATES, INC.-CONSULTING ONLY. FUNDRAISER DID NOT DIRECTLY SOLICIT DONATIONS; X X X X X false true false false false false false false false Jean M Franczyk President and Chief Executive Officer 419167 0 0 0 0 0 25418 0 9129 0 453714 0 0 0 Gregory Mueller Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist 189150 0 0 0 0 0 9586 0 27529 0 226265 0 0 0 Thomas J Nissly Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO 255879 0 0 0 0 0 19075 0 27156 0 302110 0 0 0 James F Boudreau Executive VP, Marketing and Development 219097 0 0 0 0 0 11229 0 26984 0 257310 0 0 0 Harriet Resnick Vice President, Visitor Exp & Business Develop 167076 0 0 0 0 0 8851 0 10689 0 186616 0 0 0 Aida Giglio Vice-President, Human Resources 204537 0 0 0 0 0 10156 0 9070 0 223763 0 0 0 Jennifer Schwarz Ballard Vice President, Education and Community Programs 134959 0 0 0 0 0 6845 0 19349 0 161153 0 0 0 Frederick R Spicer Jr Executive VP & Director 241180 0 0 0 0 0 11500 0 10658 0 263338 0 0 0 Stephen M Ball Associate Vice President, Development 127798 0 0 0 0 0 6736 0 19462 0 153996 0 0 0 Kayri Havens Senior Director, Plant Science and Conservation 135350 0 0 0 0 0 6902 0 19882 0 162134 0 0 0 Gwen VanderBurg Sr. Director, Marketing and Communications 141995 0 0 0 0 0 1798 0 26463 0 170256 0 0 0 Schedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan THE PRESIDENT/CEO, VICE PRESIDENTS, AND CERTAIN OTHER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 457 (b). TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR WERE $88,828 AND ARE INCLUDED IN PART II. A Illinois Finance Authority 861091967 45200FLX5 2008-07-31 30176131 Finance Construction Costs false false false A 0 0 30176131 0 0 0 505224 0 0 29670907 0 0 false false true true A false false false false 0.0 false false true A false true true true The Northern Trust 9.9 false false false false true A true Schedule K, Part V Different Procedures to Undertake Corrective Action Issuer name: Illinois Finance Authority Part IV, Line 2B: Issuer Name: Illinois Finance Authority - The Society met the two-year exception for construction issues. X 44 2682082 Market value X MARKET VALUE OF DONATED BEVERAGES, PLANTS, TREE SERVICES, AIRLINE TRAVEL, HOTEL, LEGAL, AV EQUIPMENT 14 1343738 Market value 0 false true false Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions Securities - Publicly traded - NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Other - MARKET VALUE OF DONATED BEVERAGES, PLANTS, TREE SERVICES, AIRLINE TRAVEL, HOTEL, LEGAL, AV EQUIPMENT NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 5,961,068 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 2,651,764) VISITOR SERVICES: 1,045,721 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2018, FROM THROUGHOUT THE CHICAGO AREA, THE MIDWEST, THE NATION AND THE WORLD. THE GARDEN FEATURES A WIDE VARIETY OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR EVENTS, ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMMING AND EXHIBITIONS. THE GARDEN ALSO HOSTS DOZENS OF FLOWER SHOWS AND SALES, AND IS THE SITE OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES AND WEEKEND FAMILY CLASSES. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ 1,865,728 including grants of $) MEMBERSHIP REVENUE Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $- 80,394 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 383,543) OTHER INCOME, BUSINESS CODE: 900099 Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services (Expenses $ including grants of $)(Revenue $ 3,410,204) GOVERNMENT GRANTS Form 990, Part VI, Line 3 Delegation of management duties THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY CONTRACTS WITH SODEXO, INC. TO MANAGE AND OPERATE FOOD SERVICES AND EVENT NETWORK TO MANAGE AND OPERATE RETAIL SERVICES. THESE MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS REPRESENT A MINOR SHARE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE COMPLETED FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW. EACH COMMITTEE MEMBER WAS REQUESTED TO REVIEW FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, AND ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS, OFFER EDITS, AND PROVIDE APPROVAL. SUBSEQUENT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE FINAL FORM 990, INCLUDING SCHEDULES, WAS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY HAS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. EACH BOARD MEMBER MUST FILL OUT AN ANNUAL DECLARATION STATING THAT THEY HAD NO CONFLICTS OR IDENTIFYING THE NATURE OF THEIR INTERESTED PARTY TRANSACTION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE AGAINST PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON CRITERIA, CONSIDERS COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, THEN DEBATES AND DOCUMENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE (THE COMMITTEE) OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE INDEPENDENT IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION PERFORMANCE AGAINST PREVIOUSLY AGREED UPON CRITERIA, CONSIDERS COMPARABLE MARKET DATA, THEN DEBATES AND DOCUMENTS ITS RECOMMENDATION OF REASONABLE COMPENSATION. IN DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS, THE SAME PROCEDURES ARE PERFORMED, HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THE CEO'S EVALUATION OF THE STAFF'S PERFORMANCE. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PRODUCES AN ANNUAL REPORT AND SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL REPORTS WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE. Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2f Other Program Service Revenue Bequest - Total Revenue: 383543, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 383543, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances CHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS - 819325; NET REVENUE OF RELATED ORGANIZATION CHICAGOLAND GROWS - 50022; Form 990, Part XI, Line 8 Prior period adjustments IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT ASU NO. 2014-09, REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS (TOPIC 606), THE CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY RESTATED ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2017. THE RESULT WAS A ($2,573,396) ADJUSTMENT TO NET ASSETS FOR THE PRIOR PERIOD. CHICAGOLAND GROWS 1000 LAKE COOK ROAD GLENCOE IL 60022 363621163 PLANT INTRODUCTION IL 501(c)(3) NA false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false