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DENVER BOTANIC GARDEN INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
DENVER BOTANIC GARDEN INC (EIN 84-0440359)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-03
IRS object ID
201612779349300421
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-10-03T12:09:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN461497033PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EKS&H LLLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17979 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802372521ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN840440359EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DENVER BOTANIC GARDENSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlDENVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7208653500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1909 YORK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802063751ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRIAN VOGTPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone7208653500PhoneNum
Signature2016-09-30SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDORI J EGGETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00645252PTIN
Phone3037409400PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRIAN VOGTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1909 YORK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80206ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$19,987,397GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.BOTANICGARDENS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1951FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, PROVIDING DELIGHT AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO EVERYONE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body39VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent39VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee291TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers2100TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI-$6,003TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$6,003NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$18,292,403PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$11,221,922CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$6,339,494CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$904PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$27,971CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,215,339PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$1,208,556CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$29,865,320PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$18,797,943CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Other Expenses$7,893,330CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$21,273,250CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$3,498,258PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$2,475,307CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$7,904,031TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,998,180TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,780,815TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$8,598,523NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,123,216NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE 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.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,210,272ExpenseAmt
DescHORTICULTURE: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIVING PLANT COLLECTIONS AND HORTICULTURAL GARDEN DISPLAYS, WHICH INCLUDE MORE THAN 40,000 LIVING PLANTS, BELONGING TO 9,500+ SPECIES. OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE A CORNERSTONE IN THE GARDEN'S 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. THE GARDENS' CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE GARDENS' WORK AROUND THE GLOBE: IN 2015 WE FINALIZED AN AGREEMENT WITH ARGENTINA FOR COLLABORATION ON PLANT EVALUATION AND RESEARCH.SEE SCHEDULE O.THE BOOK, "STEPPES: THE PLANTS AND ECOLOGY OF THE WORLD'S SEMI-ARID REGIONS" WAS PUBLISHED, AUTHORED BY FIVE STAFF EXPERTS, A RECOGNITION OF OUR EXPERTISE ON STEPPE FLORA OF THE WORLD. HORTICULTURE WORKS HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE GARDENS' RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION STAFF.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,295,593ExpenseAmt
Revenue$883,517RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATION: IN 2015, DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS' EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED 30,500 SCHOOL CHILDREN, PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, STANDARDS-BASED SCIENCE LESSONS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THE MARVELS OF THE PLANT WORLD. MORE THAN 500 CHILDREN'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED WHILE THE MORDECAI CHILDREN'S GARDEN CONTINUED TO FLOURISH. A TOTAL OF 600 ADULT CLASS AND WORKSHOPS WELCOMED OVER 14,000 PARTICIPANTS, INCLUDING THE GARDENS' SCHOOL OF BOTANICAL ART AND ILLUSTRATION.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$2,214,019ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,730,096RevenueAmt
DescCHATFIELD FARMS: DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS AT CHATFIELD CHANGED ITS NAME TO DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS CHATFIELD FARMS IN 2015 TO BETTER REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF AGRICULUTRUAL AND HORTICULTURAL ACTIVITIES THE FARM SUPPORTS. THE VETERAN REINTEGRATION PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EXPAND IN ITS THIRD YEAR WITH TWO SUMMER SESSIONS. THREE FARMSTANDS CONTINUED TO SELL FRESH PRODUCE TO LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN FOOD DESERTS. THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE (CSA) PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 260 SUBSCRIBERS. THE OCTOBER PUMPKIN FESTIVAL HOSTED OVER 30,000 VISITORS. CORN MAZE AND HAUNTED CORN MAZE EARNED RECORD REVENUE IN 2015. RENTALS AND PRIVATE EVENTS CONTINUED WITH STRONG DEMAND AND PLANS FOR A NEW RENTAL STRUCTURE WERE COMPLETED.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtDescDescGrantGrantAmtRevenueRevenueAmt
$687,243SCIENTIFIC 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. 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 56,674 SPECIMENS WHILE THE SAM MITCHEL HERBARIUM OF FUNGI HOUSES 17,681 OF WELL-CURATED SPECIMENS FROM THE REGION. THE GARDENS CONTINUES TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF SCIENTISTS THROUGH INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS AND A GRADUATE STUDENT PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER.
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$4,815,894TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$18,871,801TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Transaction With Control EntYes (1)TransactionWithControlEntInd
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IRP Document51IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee291EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN C CALDERHEADBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7208653500PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1909 YORK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP802063751ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (43 entries)

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JANDEL ALLEN-DAVIS
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RICHARD CLARK
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PATRICIA LEPIANI
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHAWN SIMMONS
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARBARA BALDWIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAWN BOOKHARDT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY BUESE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY LEE CHIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD CONNORS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BJ DYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ELEANOR EDWARDS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VICKI EPPLER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RHONDA FIELDS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN FREYER
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AL GERACE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY GRANT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTINE GRAWEMEYER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLEGRA HAYNES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA HIGGINS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY HODGSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEPHEN JORDAN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD KIRK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PETER KIRSCH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JERRY LADD
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
TISH MAES
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANET MANNING
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ALLYSON MENDENHALL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANET MORDECAI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LOUISE NIEKERK
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SANDY ROTHE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NANCY SCHOTTERS
DIRECTOR1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA SCOTT
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDY SELLERS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANE O'SHAUGHNESSY
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH SHINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
HAROLD SMETHILLS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MRS THOMAS TAPLIN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEFFAN TUBBS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOYCE WALKER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRIAN VOGT
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JOHN CALDERHEAD
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40.00Yes (X)$138,795$0$14,775
JOHANNA KELLY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT40.00$145,936$0$21,643Yes (X)
JENNIFER RILEY-CHETWYND
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GH PHIPPS CONSTRUCTION CO
5995 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVDGREENWOOD VILLAGECO80111CONSTRUCTION SERVICES$339,695
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8585 EAST WARREN AVEDENVERCO80231LANDSCAPE SERVICES$226,231
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4965 MILLER STREETWHEAT RIDGECO80033INSTALLATION SERVICES$143,057
MILES RIVER DIRECT
19 BOARDMAN LANEHAMILTONMA01982MARKETING SERVICES$132,736
BIF AL'S SECURITY TEAM
2649 E MULBERRY STREET UNIT A11FORT COLLINSCO80524SECURITY SERVICES$130,473
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K6CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEDUC & HORT PROGRAMSDesc
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$6,339,494TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$976ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$619,206RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$501,639RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$117,567RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$123,570ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$102,775FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
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Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cost Of Goods Sold$585,040CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

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DESIGN SERVICES900099$70,870$70,870

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$24,349RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$392,743OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$152,517ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,000,000TotalAmt
Program Services$3,000,000ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$400,419TotalAmt
Program Services$185,137ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$190,597ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,685FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,427,492TotalAmt
Program Services$6,252,690ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$776,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$398,018FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$283,065TotalAmt
Program Services$236,427ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$30,797ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$15,841FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,691,394TotalAmt
Program Services$1,338,766ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$242,791ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$109,837FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$577,550TotalAmt
Program Services$479,424ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$69,265ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$28,861FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,081TotalAmt
Management And General$28,081ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,144,849TotalAmt
Program Services$1,090,910ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$29,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,511FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$383,664TotalAmt
Program Services$383,664ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$939,120TotalAmt
Program Services$834,479ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$54,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$49,922FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325,146TotalAmt
Program Services$324,731ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$415ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,753,363TotalAmt
Program Services$2,743,082ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,311ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,970FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,482TotalAmt
Program Services$168,320ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,929ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,233FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$298,030TotalAmt
Program Services$147,458ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,692ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$132,880FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$118,748TotalAmt
Program Services$118,748ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$155,221TotalAmt
Program Services$155,221ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS$570,942$570,942
OTHER EXPENSES$433,055$344,820$42,891$45,344
PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND MA$404,363$404,363
COLLECTIONS$81,268$81,268

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,998TotalAmt
Program Services$11,351ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$57,534ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,113FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$21,273,250TotalAmt
Program Services$18,871,801ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,560,234ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$841,215FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,205BOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,779,916BOYAmt
EOY$3,695,706EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,930,536BOYAmt
EOY$1,706,398EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,162,508BOYAmt
EOY$590,263EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$188,685BOYAmt
EOY$298,983EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$136,330BOYAmt
EOY$145,585EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$852,490LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$481,418LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$399,167BOYAmt
EOY$371,072EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$953,356BOYAmt
EOY$1,096,024EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,596,703BOYAmt
EOY$7,904,031EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,600,710BOYAmt
EOY$1,353,117EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$427,087BOYAmt
EOY$427,698EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$29,617BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,998,180BOYAmt
EOY$1,780,815EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,368,399BOYAmt
EOY$4,395,328EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,230,124BOYAmt
EOY$1,727,888EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,598,523BOYAmt
EOY$6,123,216EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,596,703BOYAmt
EOY$7,904,031EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$2,475,307ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$5,890,366CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,175,770CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,895,173CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,357,983CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,101,308CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$38,420,600TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,193,855CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,469,308CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,593,683CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,934,420CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,153,456CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,344,722TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,084,221CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,645,078CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$10,488,856CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$18,292,403CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,254,764CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$56,765,322TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$56,765,322PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$914,845CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$681,129CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$924,905CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$992,415CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$647,177CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,160,471TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,471,929CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,288,976CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,365,297CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,027,427CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,777,828CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,931,457TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$72,857,250TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$28,111,205GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.77910PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.78530PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,874,642BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$3,072,339ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$406,688InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$1,015,911OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$24,524,382EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$22,761,622BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$260,216ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$638,450InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$785,646OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$22,874,642EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$20,134,084BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$26,720ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,284,089InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$683,271OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$22,761,622EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.21970BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.34740PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.43290TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgYes (1)EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Related Org List Sch RYes (1)RelatedOrgListSchRInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$134,957OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$134,957BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$80,959OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$50,828DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,131BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$636,574OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$430,590DepreciationAmt
Book Value$205,984BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$371,072TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
WATER RIGHTS$283,566
SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE PAYMENT FUND$812,458
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$1,096,024TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$16,510,508TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$108,151DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$604,414OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$712,565RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$15,797,943RevenueSubtotalAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$3,000,000OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$3,000,000RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$18,797,943TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$18,985,815TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$108,151DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$604,414OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$712,565ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$18,273,250ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Other Expenses Not Included$3,000,000OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$3,000,000ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$21,273,250TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
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 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DE-ACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE APPROPRIATE NET ASSET CLASSES. THE GARDENS' COLLECTIONS CONSIST OF LIVING PLANTS, HERBARIUM, LIBRARY, AND HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS. THE GARDENS' LIVING PLANT AND HERBARIUM COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF OVER 15,0000 TAXA OF PLANTS, 54,000 HERBARIUM SPECIMEN SHEETS, AND 18,000 PRESERVED AND DOCUMENTED NATIVE MUSHROOMS. THE GARDENS HAS 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 PHOTGRAPHS, LITHOGRAPHY DRAWINGS, MAPS, AND ENGRAVINGS, AN 60 PIECES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART IN THE FORM OF BRONZE AND STONE SCULPTURES. ADDITIONALLY, THE GARDENS HAS HISTORIC BUILDINGS, TOOLS, AND FARM IMPLEMENTS AT ITS CHATFIELD LOCATION. ALL OF THESE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC, AND CURATIONAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THESE COLLECTIONS ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND 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 2015, DEACCESSIONED ITEMS, PRIMARILY TRADED OR DONATED TO OTHER BOTANICAL GARDENS, WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT.
PART X, LINE 2:DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC 820, ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. AFTER EVALUATING THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, NONE ARE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCERTAIN; THEREFORE, NO AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015. IF INCURRED, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TAX POSITIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE PERIOD ASSESSED IN MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSE. NO INTEREST OR PENALTIES HAVE BEEN ASSESSED AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015. TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION INCLUDE 2012 THROUGH 2015.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 102,775. RENTAL EXPENSES 501,639.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DISTRIBUTION TO DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT 3,000,000.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 102,775. RENTAL EXPENSES 501,639.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DISTRIBUTION TO DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT 3,000,000.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1FETE DES FLEURSEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$225,040GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$122,265CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$102,775GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$92,517FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$7,311EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,947OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$225,040GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$122,265CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$102,775GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$92,517FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$7,311EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,947OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$102,775DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENTBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1909 YORK STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityDENVERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80206ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN841202946RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$3,000,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantENDOWMENT FUND GROWTHPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 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
BRIAN VOGT
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$225,961$0$1,000$0$0$0$13,555$0$6,333$0$246,849$0$0$0
JOHN CALDERHEAD
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$137,295$0$1,500$0$0$0$8,441$0$6,334$0$153,570$0$0$0
JOHANNA KELLY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$144,436$0$1,500$0$0$0$8,731$0$12,912$0$167,579$0$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution9ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$84,973NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE PRESIDENT OR OTHER DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE AN EX-OFFICIO VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: ASSOCIATES OF DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS; 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 11THE 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 12CTHE GARDENS ADOPTED A COMPREHENSIVE CODE OF ETHICS IN 2005 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 15THE 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 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE 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

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC
909 YORK STREETDENVERCO80206841202946SUPPORTS DENVER BOTANIC GARDENSCO501(C)(3)LINE 11A, I0
PLANT SELECT CSU
1173 CAMPUS DELIVERYFORT COLLINSCO80523260199189EDUCATION & RESEARCHCO501(C)(3)LINE 11A, I0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC
C$873,328FMV
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC
B$3,000,000FMV