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CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
CHICAGO HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY (EIN 36-2225482)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201703199349302295
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2017-11-15T16:04:29-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Plante & Moran PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line110 S RiversideAddressLine1Txt
CityChicagoCityNm
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EIN362225482EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Chicago Horticultural SocietyBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCHICBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8478355440PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11000 Lake Cook RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityGlencoeCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonThomas J NisslyPersonNm
Person TitleEx VP, Finance and AdminPersonTitleTxt
Signature2017-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonDavid LowenthalPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00376651PTIN
Phone3122071040PhoneNum
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Form 990 IRS990

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chicago Botanic GardenBusinessNameLine1Txt

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Jean M FranczykBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Gross Receipts$81,135,301GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.chicagobotanic.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionThe 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.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers2039TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Other Revenue$89,139CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Expenses$47,026,301CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,838,276PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,123,175CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$60,861,170TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$58,405,738TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$184,555,531NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$18,076,439ExpenseAmt
DescHORTICULTURAL 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 2016, THE PLANT COLLECTION OF THE GARDEN TOTALS 2,699,825 PLANTS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACTIVE ACCESSIONS (ACQUISITION RECORDS) IS 24,478 WITH TAXA IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTIONS NUMBERING 11,737. A TOTAL OF 247 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.Desc

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DescEDUCATIONAL 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.Desc

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$3,666,558$2,721,777VISITOR SERVICES: 1,074,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2016, 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.
$1,221,834MEMBERSHIP REVENUE
$495,072$483,263FACILITY RENTALS UBIT
$6,489,325GOVERNMENT GRANTS
$1,876,622VISITOR PARKING
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (true)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (true)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (true)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityGlencoeCityNm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (78 entries)

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Robert F Finke
Chair2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jill M Delaney
Secretary2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Catherine M Waddell
Vice Chair2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
David R Casper
Vice Chair2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John L Howard
Vice Chair2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nicole S Williams
Vice Chair2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Peter M Ellis
Vice Chair2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas E Lanctot
Vice Chair2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Timothy A Dugan
Vice Chair2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan A Willetts
Vice Chair & Immediate Past Chair2.0Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alec Litowitz
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Angela Korompilas
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne Loucks
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anne Pramaggiore
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anthony L Farino
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Arthur Gibson
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Benjamin F Lenhardt Jr
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Bob Probst
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Caryn L Harris
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Charles V Greener
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Collette Taylor
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Daniel I H Linzer
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Diane vS Levy
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Dorothy H Gardner
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ellis M Goodman
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Greg Smith
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Gregory K Jones
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Harrison I Steans
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
James W DeYoung
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jane Irwin
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jane S Park
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Janet Meakin Poor
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jennifer M Kasten
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John C Connery II
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John C Robak
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John H Buehler
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John K Greene
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Rugel
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Joseph P Gromacki
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Josephine P Louis
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Laura M Linger
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
M James Leider
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maria Smithburg
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael J Busch
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael J McMurray
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Nancy Gidwitz
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Neville F Bryan
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Pam F Szokol
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard L Thomas
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert D Hevey Jr
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert E Shaw
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robin T Colburn
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ryan S Ruskin
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sharon Brady
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Fradkin
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steven J Gavin
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Keller Canmann
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan L Regenstein
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas B Hunter III
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas C Freyman
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Todd Kaplan
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tom Skilling
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
William E Moeller
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
William J Hagenah
Board Member2.0Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jean M Franczyk
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Thomas J Nissly
Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO40.0Yes (X)$242,777$0$28,161
James F Boudreau
VP, Marketing and Development40.0Yes (X)$205,357$0$20,760
Harriet Resnick
Vice President, Visitor Exp & Business Develop40.0Yes (X)$157,044$0$18,445
Virginia Hotaling
Vice-President, Government Affairs40.0Yes (X)$106,945$0$15,542
Gregory Mueller
Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist40.0Yes (X)$176,830$0$19,191
Aida Giglio
Vice-President, Human Resources40.0Yes (X)$181,386$0$19,690
Kris Jarantoski
Executive Vice President and Director40.0Yes (X)$250,196$0$28,161
Schward Ballard
Vice President, Education and Community Programs40.0Yes (X)$129,263$0$16,631
Kayri Havens
Senior Director, Plant Science and Conservation40.0$125,894$0$16,589Yes (X)
Patrick S Herendeen
Senior Director of Academic Partnerships40.0$118,874$0$16,349Yes (X)
Stephen M Ball
Associate Vice President, Development40.0$123,364$0$16,462Yes (X)
Jennifer Napier
Senior Director, Marketing and Communications40.0$142,988$0$9,173Yes (X)
Andrew Bunting
Asst Dir of the Garden & Dir Plant Collection40.0$126,199$0$13,180Yes (X)
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsYes (true)CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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Turner Construction Co
55 E Monroe StSte 1430ChicagoIL60603PROJECT MGMT$1,079,622
Huen Electric Inc
1801 W 16th StBroadviewIL60155Electrical Services Contractor$751,353
Doherty Construction Inc
163 NValley Hill RdWoodstockIL60098Building Contractor$623,230
Therm Flo Inc
875 Busch ParkwayBuffalo GroveIL60089Building Contractor$598,412
Clauss Brothers Inc
12N330 Switzer RoadElginIL60124Building Contractor$431,634
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K24CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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Education Programs900099$1,886,919$1,886,919
Facilities Rentals531390$483,263$483,263
Visitor Parking Fees900099$1,876,622$1,876,622
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$35,534,000SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$30,177,722SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other$0OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Unrelated Business Revenue$203,444UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$5,152,834ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$506,665FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$856,981ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$301,438ExclusionAmt

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Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,813,767TotalAmt
Program Services$713,332ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$890,811ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$209,624FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$18,457,737TotalAmt
Program Services$16,307,788ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$706,806ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,443,143FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,089TotalAmt
Program Services$250,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,491ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,304FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,283,420TotalAmt
Program Services$2,756,948ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$258,770ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$267,702FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,444,767TotalAmt
Program Services$1,213,110ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$113,863ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$117,794FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$692,208TotalAmt
Program Services$522,242ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$133,737ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,229FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$347,384TotalAmt
Program Services$2,810ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$344,574ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,500TotalAmt
Management And General$78,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$83,240TotalAmt
Fundraising$83,240FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,198,339TotalAmt
Program Services$2,426,192ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$625,280ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$146,867FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$439,300TotalAmt
Program Services$439,300ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,277,211TotalAmt
Program Services$3,529,633ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$422,745ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$324,833FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$147,966TotalAmt
Program Services$840ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$146,974ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$152FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$973,226TotalAmt
Program Services$583,936ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$194,645ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$194,645FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$622,341TotalAmt
Program Services$539,622ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,928ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$60,791FundraisingAmt

Pymt Travel Entrtnmnt Pub Ofcl PymtTravelEntrtnmntPubOfclGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$184,853TotalAmt
Program Services$172,626ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,189FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,788,936TotalAmt
Program Services$1,341,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$447,234ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,625,685TotalAmt
Program Services$7,244,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$228,771ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$152,514FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$586,773TotalAmt
Management And General$586,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
Repairs and Maintenance$623,551$608,187$15,364
Miscellaneous$59,008$48,562$6,589$3,857

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$47,026,301TotalAmt
Program Services$38,701,524ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,247,893ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,076,884FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$208,993BOYAmt
EOY$700,921EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,722,140BOYAmt
EOY$15,872,015EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,408,672BOYAmt
EOY$18,650,680EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,115,544BOYAmt
EOY$1,683,967EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$0EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$259,202BOYAmt
EOY$288,644EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$213,443,975LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$95,295,727LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$109,589,920BOYAmt
EOY$118,148,248EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,047,634BOYAmt
EOY$57,592,553EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,292,668BOYAmt
EOY$30,024,241EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$564,696BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$241,209,469BOYAmt
EOY$242,961,269EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,202,706BOYAmt
EOY$4,316,981EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,098,186BOYAmt
EOY$1,096,862EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$50,000,000BOYAmt
EOY$49,462,364EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,560,278BOYAmt
EOY$3,529,531EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$60,861,170BOYAmt
EOY$58,405,738EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$95,821,817BOYAmt
EOY$112,814,841EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$55,441,155BOYAmt
EOY$42,360,198EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,085,327BOYAmt
EOY$29,380,494EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$180,348,299BOYAmt
EOY$184,555,533EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$241,209,469BOYAmt
EOY$242,961,271EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,123,175ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$34,451NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$1,049,608OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$20,341,722CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,208,113CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,930,179CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,528,968CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,421,617CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$129,430,599TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,499,729CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,647,889CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,642,673CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,539,598CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,592,132CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$52,922,021TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$29,841,451CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$39,856,002CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$50,572,852CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$33,068,566CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$29,013,749CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$182,352,620TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,402,975SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$176,949,645PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,647,765CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,562,934CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,600,662CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,804,699CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,355,633CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,971,693TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$356,138CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$288,389CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$343,064CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$290,774CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$300,667CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,579,032TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$192,903,345TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$52,245,118GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.9173PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.9179PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other IncomeFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME FROM UNRESTRICTED BEQUESTS AND OTHER OPERATING INCOME, COLUMN A - 356138.0, COLUMN B - 288389.0, COLUMN C - 343064.0, COLUMN D - 290774.0, COLUMN E - 300667.0, COLUMN F - 1579032.0; DESCRIPTION - , COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - , COLUMN C - , COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - 0;ExplanationTxt

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersfalseVolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or ManagementfalsePaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media AdvertisementsfalseMediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersfalseMailingsMembersInd
Publications Or BroadcastfalsePublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other OrganizationsfalseGrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (true)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$110,966DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies DemonstrationsfalseRalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other ActivitiesYes (true)OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities$62,430OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures$173,396TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3falseNotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 Description of the activities reported on Lines 1A through 1IFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe Chicago Horticultural Society and its hired lobbyists contacted members and staff of the U.S. Congress, Federal Agencies, the Illinois General Assembly, Officials within the Illinois Governor's Office, the Cook County Board of Commissioners and Forest Preserve District of Cook County, and the City of Chicago in connection with annual operating and capital appropriation matters.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Art Public Exhibition Amounts ArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Included$4,348,520AssetsIncludedAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets SalefalseSolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$88,359,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$630,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$6,695,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$4,253,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$91,431,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$89,438,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,822,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$337,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,238,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$88,359,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$82,774,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$5,090,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$4,656,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$3,082,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$89,438,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$68,772,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$6,544,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$10,364,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$2,906,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$82,774,000EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$54,976,000BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$9,355,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,792,000InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$0GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$3,351,000OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$0AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$68,772,000EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.57BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.32PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.11TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$108,286,280InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$39,280,543DepreciationAmt
Book Value$69,005,737BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$81,891,066InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$45,864,746DepreciationAmt
Book Value$36,026,320BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$3,889,408InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,994,070DepreciationAmt
Book Value$895,338BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$19,377,221InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,156,368DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,220,853BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$118,148,248TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
Real Estate Funds$1,144,491F
Private Equity Funds$2,859,637F
Hedge Funds$12,056,143F
Fixed Income Commingled Fund$5,607,242F
Open-end Real Estate Fund$8,356,728F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$30,024,241TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Annuity Payment Liability$323,499
Derivative Instrument$3,206,032
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$3,529,531TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collectionsTHE 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 fundsTHE SOCIETY'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF 76 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) footnoteTHE 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.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
East Asia and the Pacific0Program ServicesSeminar Kyoyo$4,969
Central America and the Caribbean0Investments$7,005,288
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)0Investments$7,785
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)0Program ServicesPlant collections/Consulting/Rare books$61,767
North America (Canada & Mexico only)0Program Services$1,173
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$7,080,982SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$7,080,982TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (true)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp OwnershipYes (true)ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountriesInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Harvest BallEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$394,095GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$177,400CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$216,695GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$231,291OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2Summer BenefitEvent2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2$296,746GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2$290,246CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Gross Revenue Event2$6,500GrossRevenueEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2$225,476OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Gross Receipts Other Events$672,805GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events$389,335CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Gross Revenue Other Events$283,470GrossRevenueOtherEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Other Events$351,336OthDirectExpnssOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$1,363,646GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$856,981CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$506,665GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$808,103OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$808,103DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$301,438NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (true)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Jean M Franczyk
President and Chief Executive Officer$273,422$0$0$0$0$0$18,000$0$7,505$0$298,927$0$0$0
Thomas J Nissly
Executive VP, Finance and Admin & CFO$231,319$0$0$0$11,458$0$18,154$0$10,007$0$270,938$0$11,000$0
James F Boudreau
VP, Marketing and Development$205,357$0$0$0$0$0$10,753$0$10,007$0$226,117$0$0$0
Harriet Resnick
Vice President, Visitor Exp & Business Develop$157,044$0$0$0$0$0$8,438$0$10,007$0$175,489$0$0$0
Gregory Mueller
Vice President, Science and Chief Scientist$176,830$0$0$0$0$0$9,184$0$10,007$0$196,021$0$0$0
Aida Giglio
Vice-President, Human Resources$181,386$0$0$0$0$0$9,683$0$10,007$0$201,076$0$0$0
Kris Jarantoski
Executive Vice President and Director$239,406$0$0$0$10,790$0$18,154$0$10,007$0$278,357$0$10,500$0
Jennifer Napier
Senior Director, Marketing and Communications$142,988$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$9,173$0$152,161$0$0$0
Sophia Shaw
President and Chief Executive Officer$90,547$0$0$0$0$0$2,767$0$834$0$94,148$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 4b Supplemental nonqualified retirement planFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE PRESIDENT/CEO AND TWO EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPLEMENTAL NON-QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLAN AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 457 (f). TOTAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE YEAR WERE $0. DISTRIBUTIONS OF AMOUNTS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED/ACCRUED IN A PRIOR YEAR ARE INCLUDED IN PART II. 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 $89,803 and are included in Part II.ExplanationTxt

Schedule K IRS990ScheduleK

Tax Exempt Bonds Issues TaxExemptBondsIssuesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd

Issuer Name IssuerName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Illinois Finance AuthorityBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond Issuer EIN861091967BondIssuerEIN
CUSIP45200FLX5CUSIPNum
Bond Issued2008-07-31BondIssuedDt
Issue Price$30,176,131IssuePriceAmt
PurposeFinance Construction CostsPurposeDesc
DefeasedfalseDefeasedInd
On Behalf Of IssuerfalseOnBehalfOfIssuerInd
Pool FinancingfalsePoolFinancingInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Proceeds TaxExemptBondsProceedsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Retired$0RetiredAmt
Bond Defeased$0BondDefeasedAmt
Total Proceeds$30,176,131TotalProceedsAmt
In Reserve Fund$0InReserveFundAmt
Capitalized Interest$0CapitalizedInterestAmt
Refunding Escrow$0RefundingEscrowAmt
Issuance Costs From Proceeds$505,224IssuanceCostsFromProceedsAmt
Credit Enhancement$0CreditEnhancementAmt
Working Capital Expenditures$0WorkingCapitalExpendituresAmt
Capital Expenditures$29,670,907CapitalExpendituresAmt
Other Spent Proceeds$0OtherSpentProceedsAmt
Unspent$0UnspentAmt
Current RefundingfalseCurrentRefundingInd
Advance RefundingfalseAdvanceRefundingInd
Final Allocation MadeYes (true)FinalAllocationMadeInd
Adequate Books And Rec MaintYes (true)AdequateBooksAndRecMaintInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Private Bus Use TaxExemptBondsPrivateBusUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Owning Bond Financed PropertyfalseOwningBondFinancedPropertyInd
Any Lease ArrangementsfalseAnyLeaseArrangementsInd
Mgmt Contract Bond Fincd PropfalseMgmtContractBondFincdPropInd
Any Research AgreementsfalseAnyResearchAgreementsInd
Total Private Business Use0.0TotalPrivateBusinessUsePct
Bond Iss Meet Prvt Sec Pymt TestfalseBondIssMeetPrvtSecPymtTestInd
Change In Use Bond Financed PropfalseChangeInUseBondFinancedPropInd
Procs Nonqualified Bond RemdtdYes (true)ProcsNonqualifiedBondRemdtdInd

Tax Exempt Bonds Arbitrage TaxExemptBondsArbitrageGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Form8038 T FiledfalseForm8038TFiledInd
Exception To RebateYes (true)ExceptionToRebateInd
Variable Rate IssueYes (true)VariableRateIssueInd
Hedge Identified In Bks And RecfalseHedgeIdentifiedInBksAndRecInd
Gross Proceeds Invested In GICfalseGrossProceedsInvestedInGICInd
Gross Proceeds InvestedfalseGrossProceedsInvestedInd
Written Proc To Monitor ReqsYes (true)WrittenProcToMonitorReqsInd

Procedures Corrective Action ProceduresCorrectiveActionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Bond ReferenceABondReferenceCd
Procedures Corrective ActionYes (true)ProceduresCorrectiveActionInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule K, Part V Different Procedures to Undertake Corrective ActionFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIssuer name: Illinois Finance Authority Part IV, Line 2B: Issuer Name: Illinois Finance Authority - The Society met the two-year exception for construction issues.ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution131ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$3,617,417NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescMARKET VALUE OF DONATED BEVERAGES, PLANTS, TREE SERVICES, AIRLINE TRAVEL, LEGALDesc
Contribution23ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$514,481NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesMarket valueMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributionsFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSecurities - Publicly traded - NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS Other - MARKET VALUE OF DONATED BEVERAGES, PLANTS, TREE SERVICES, AIRLINE TRAVEL, LEGAL NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONSExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ 3,666,558 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 2,721,777) VISITOR SERVICES: 1,074,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE GARDEN IN 2016, 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 $ 1,221,834 including grants of $) MEMBERSHIP REVENUE
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ 495,072 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 483,263) FACILITY RENTALS UBIT
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ including grants of $)(Revenue $ 6,489,325) GOVERNMENT GRANTS
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services(Expenses $ including grants of $)(Revenue $ 1,876,622) VISITOR PARKING
Form 990, Part VI, Line 3 Delegation of management dutiesTHE 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 bodyTHE 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 policyTHE 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 officialTHE 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 employeesTHE 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 publicTHE 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 XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balancesCHANGE IN FAIR VALUE OF INTEREST RATE SWAPS - 993610; NET INCOME FROM CONTROLLED AFFILIATED (FEIN: 36-3621163) REPORTED ON SEPARATE FORM 990 - 55998;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHICAGOLAND GROWSBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11000 LAKE COOK ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityGLENCOECityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363621163EIN
Primary ActivitiesPLANT INTRODUCTIONPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (true)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd