2019-02-01T13:27:41-06:00 2018-09-30 590673514 BUNTING TRIPP & INGLEY LLP 230 EAST TILLMAN AVENUE LAKE WALES FL 338533714 990 2017-10-01 231352009 BOK TOWER GARDENS INC BOKT 8636761408 1151 TOWER BOULEVARD LAKE WALES FL 338533470 DAVID PRICE PRESIDENT 8636761408 2019-02-01 true ROGER A INGLEY P01276427 8636767981 2019-02-01 64.88.174.3 2019-02-01 13:27:41 CS P 72C1B5CCF24A52FA03E5818FAACE990E9489BA91 999D1C70832D6E6AB606C086D45A6062B8F6B372 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z BOK TOWER GARDENS DAVID PRICE 1151 TOWER BLVD LAKE WALES FL 33853 18812687 false X BOKTOWERGARDENS.ORG X 1925 DE THE MISSION OF BOK TOWER GARDENS IS TO INSPIRE A BETTER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD BY SHARING EDWARD BOK'S LEGACY. 15 15 141 612 0 3408636 2194707 2042136 2273175 1248725 2020793 1208826 1318394 7908323 7807069 0 0 3875740 4346332 0 392441 3133731 3084504 7009471 7430836 898852 376233 66130184 67617062 602789 364675 65527395 67252387 X THE MISSION OF BOK TOWER GARDENS IS TO INSPIRE A BETTER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD BY SHARING EDWARD BOK'S LEGACY. false false 4795032 1738463 BOK TOWER GARDENS OPERATES A 250 ACRE PUBLIC GARDEN, OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR, DESIGNED BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED JR, WHICH OFFERS VISITORS AND MEMBERS ENVIRONMENTAL, NATURAL, ART AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING. THE GARDENS HOST MUSIC CONCERTS, ART EXHIBITS, CLASSES AND LECTURES, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES, WITH A TOTAL VISITATION OF 229,535 VISITORS. 323129 198527 OPERATED A RARE PLANT CONSERVATION PROGRAM THAT INTEGRATES BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH; CURATED A COLLECTION OF RARE PLANT SPECIES OF CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA; RESCUED RARE PLANT POPULATIONS FROM DEVELOPMENT SITES; PERFORM CONSERVATION EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC AND WITH ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS; INTRODUCING NEW POPULATIONS ONTO PROTECTED LANDS; RESTORING CRITICAL HABITAT; AND MET FEDERAL RECOVERY OBJECTIVES FOR LISTED PLANT SPECIES. 291636 BOK TOWER GARDENS CONDUCTED DAILY CARILLON CONCERTS AT 1 & 3 P.M. WITH SHORT SELECTIONS PLAYED ON THE HOUR AND HALF-HOUR. THE CARILLON SCHEDULE FEATURES LIVE CONCERTS BY GEERT D'HOLLANDER MID-OCTOBER THROUGH MID-MAY, THURSDAY TO SUNDAY. RECORDINGS FROM THE ANTON BREES CARILLON LIBRARY COLLECTION CAN BE HEARD THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, AS WELL AS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS FROM MID-MAY TO MID-OCTOBER. CONCERTS CAN BE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE GARDENS AND THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL TICKET REQUIRED. 160144 336185 CONDUCTED SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS SUNSET AND SYMPHONY 2017, CHRISTMAS EVENTS, ROOTSTOCK 2017, EARTHDAY AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. 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COSTS OF MAINTAINING CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE EXPENSED AS THEY ARE INCURRED. CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ARE NOT RECORDED IN THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION BECAUSE THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY FUTURE FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO THE ORGANIZATION. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONSERVATION EASEMENTS ON 180 ACRES OF LAND ADJACENT TO, OR PROXIMATE TO, THE ORGANIZATION'S GARDEN GROUNDS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT ASSETS PROVIDE A PREDICTABLE STREAM OF FUNDING TO PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY ITS ENDOWMENT. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X BOK TOWER GARDENS, INC IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL OR STATE INCOME TAXES ON EXEMPT INCOME. IN ADDITION, IT QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A) (2). ALTHOUGH ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) PAY NO TAX ON THEIR EXEMPT FUNCTION INCOME, THEY CAN BE LIABLE FOR TAXES ON INCOME EARNED FROM ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE. FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 AND 2017, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGED IN NO ACTIVITIES THAT WERE NOT RELATED TO THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE. MANAGEMENT FOLLOWS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) 740-10 AS IT RELATES TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. WHEN APPLICABLE, ANY INTEREST OR PENALTIES RECOGNIZED AS ASSOCIATED WITH A TAX POSITION ARE CLASSIFIED AS CURRENT IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR ALL OPEN TAX YEARS. CURRENTLY, THE 2016-2018 TAX YEARS ARE OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER AUDIT, NOR HAS IT BEEN CONTACTED BY THE JURISDICTION. BASED ON THE EVALUATION OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITION, MANAGEMENT HAS MADE NO PROVISION FOR THE EFFECTS OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 AND 2017. false false false false false false false false false DAVID PRICE PRESIDENT 172467 13650 10849 196966 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE SERVICES TO VISITORS. ADDITIONALLY, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION. VOLUNTEERS DONATED 65,415 HOURS OF SERVICE. BOARD MEMBERS VOLUNTEERED APPROXIMATELY 1,280 HOURS PER YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CONDUCTED SPECIAL EVENTS SUCH AS SUNSET AND SYMPHONY 2017, CHRISTMAS EVENTS, ROOTSTOCK 2017, EARTHDAY AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT THESE SPECIAL EVENTS WAS 46,265. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND COPIES ARE PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY AFFIRM THE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT IS SET BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND BY REFERENCE TO SIMILAR SIZE PUBLIC GARDENS IN THE UNITED STATES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS IS SET BY THE PRESIDENT AND AFFIRMED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 COPIES OF ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 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