2016-10-03T12:09:08-05:00 2015-12-31 461497033 EKS&H LLLP 7979 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 400 DENVER CO 802372521 990 2015-01-01 840440359 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS DENV 7208653500 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 802063751 BRIAN VOGT CEO 7208653500 2016-09-30 1 DORI J EGGETT P00645252 3037409400 2015 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z BRIAN VOGT 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 80206 19987397 0 X WWW.BOTANICGARDENS.ORG X 1951 CO TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, PROVIDING DELIGHT AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO EVERYONE. 39 39 291 2100 -6003 -6003 18292403 11221922 9356674 6339494 904 27971 2215339 1208556 29865320 18797943 0 3000000 0 0 9665605 10379920 0 0 841215 16701457 7893330 26367062 21273250 3498258 -2475307 10596703 7904031 1998180 1780815 8598523 6123216 X THE MISSION OF DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS IS TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, ESPECIALLY PLANTS FROM THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION AND SIMILAR REGIONS AROUND THE WORLD, PROVIDING DELIGHT AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO EVERYONE. 0 0 2210272 HORTICULTURE: 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. 2295593 883517 EDUCATION: 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. 2214019 1730096 CHATFIELD 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. 687243 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS CLOSELY LINKED TO EVERYTHING AT THE GARDENS. RESEARCH SCIENTISTS MAKE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION BY MONITORING SPECIES NATIVE TO COLORADO. THE GARDENS' ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO REVERSE THE DEGRADATION AND DECLINE OF NATIVE FLORA THROUGH CONSERVATION, EXPERIMENTATION AND THE DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE. 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. 11464674 3000000 4815894 12151917 3000000 4815894 18871801 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 51 0 1 291 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 39 39 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X JOHN C CALDERHEAD 7208653500 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 802063751 JANDEL ALLEN-DAVIS BOARD CHAIR 1.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD CLARK VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA LEPIANI SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHAWN SIMMONS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA BALDWIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN BOOKHARDT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY BUESE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LEE CHIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD CONNORS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BJ DYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELEANOR EDWARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 VICKI EPPLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RHONDA FIELDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN FREYER DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 AL GERACE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY GRANT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE GRAWEMEYER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLEGRA HAYNES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA HIGGINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY HODGSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN JORDAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD KIRK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER KIRSCH DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY LADD DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 TISH MAES DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET MANNING DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALLYSON MENDENHALL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET MORDECAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOUISE NIEKERK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY ROTHE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY SCHOTTERS DIRECTOR 1.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA SCOTT DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY SELLERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE O'SHAUGHNESSY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDITH SHINE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HAROLD SMETHILLS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS THOMAS TAPLIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEFFAN TUBBS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOYCE WALKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN VOGT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 60.00 X 226961 0 19888 JOHN CALDERHEAD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 40.00 X 138795 0 14775 JOHANNA KELLY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 145936 0 21643 JENNIFER RILEY-CHETWYND DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 40.00 X 120031 0 26122 631723 0 82428 4 0 1 0 GH PHIPPS CONSTRUCTION CO 5995 GREENWOOD PLAZA BLVD GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 339695 SWINGLE LAWNTREE & LANDSCAPE CARE 8585 EAST WARREN AVE DENVER CO 80231 LANDSCAPE SERVICES 226231 MARVEL CONCRETE INC 4965 MILLER STREET WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033 INSTALLATION SERVICES 143057 MILES RIVER DIRECT 19 BOARDMAN LANE HAMILTON MA 01982 MARKETING SERVICES 132736 BIF AL'S SECURITY TEAM 2649 E MULBERRY STREET UNIT A11 FORT COLLINS CO 80524 SECURITY SERVICES 130473 6 2962683 122265 873328 5146360 2117286 174396 11221922 EDUC & HORT PROGRAMS 900099 6339494 6339494 6339494 27971 27971 976 976 619206 501639 117567 117567 -6003 123570 102775 122265 102775 0 1282310 585040 697270 697270 CONCESSION INCOME 900099 297524 297524 DESIGN SERVICES 900099 70870 70870 24349 24349 392743 18797943 7429507 -6003 152517 3000000 3000000 400419 185137 190597 24685 7427492 6252690 776784 398018 283065 236427 30797 15841 1691394 1338766 242791 109837 577550 479424 69265 28861 28081 28081 1144849 1090910 29428 24511 383664 383664 939120 834479 54719 49922 325146 324731 415 2753363 2743082 4311 5970 187482 168320 14929 4233 298030 147458 17692 132880 118748 118748 155221 155221 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 570942 570942 OTHER EXPENSES 433055 344820 42891 45344 PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND MA 404363 404363 COLLECTIONS 81268 81268 69998 11351 57534 1113 21273250 18871801 1560234 841215 46205 5779916 3695706 1930536 1706398 1162508 590263 188685 298983 136330 145585 852490 481418 399167 371072 953356 1096024 10596703 7904031 1600710 1353117 427087 427698 -29617 0 1998180 1780815 X 7368399 4395328 1230124 1727888 8598523 6123216 10596703 7904031 -2475307 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 5890366 7175770 6895173 14357983 4101308 38420600 3193855 3469308 3593683 3934420 4153456 18344722 9084221 10645078 10488856 18292403 8254764 56765322 56765322 914845 681129 924905 992415 647177 4160471 4471929 1288976 1365297 3027427 1777828 11931457 72857250 28111205 0.77910 0.78530 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 22874642 3072339 -406688 1015911 24524382 22761622 260216 638450 785646 22874642 20134084 26720 3284089 683271 22761622 0.21970 0.34740 0.43290 0 1 1 134957 134957 80959 50828 30131 636574 430590 205984 371072 WATER RIGHTS 283566 SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE PAYMENT FUND 812458 1096024 X 16510508 108151 604414 712565 15797943 3000000 3000000 18797943 18985815 108151 604414 712565 18273250 3000000 3000000 21273250 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. FETE DES FLEURS 225040 122265 102775 92517 7311 2947 225040 122265 102775 92517 7311 2947 102775 0 1 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 80206 841202946 501(C)(3) 3000000 ENDOWMENT FUND GROWTH 1 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRIAN VOGT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 225961 0 1000 0 0 0 13555 0 6333 0 246849 0 0 0 JOHN CALDERHEAD CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 137295 0 1500 0 0 0 8441 0 6334 0 153570 0 0 0 JOHANNA KELLY DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT 144436 0 1500 0 0 0 8731 0 12912 0 167579 0 0 0 X 9 84973 FMV 0 1 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE PRESIDENT OR OTHER DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS SHALL BE AN EX-OFFICIO VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES: 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 11 THE FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED IN DETAIL BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND MADE AVAILABLE TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE GARDENS ADOPTED 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 15 THE GARDENS PARTICIPATES ANNUALLY IN SALARY SURVEYS AND USES THIS DATA AS GUIDANCE IN DETERMINING SALARY/WAGE RANGES FOR POSITIONS AND IN MAKING ADJUSTMENTS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. ADJUSTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GARDENS MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GARDENS' WEBSITE: WWW.BOTANICGARDENS.ORG DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 80206 841202946 SUPPORTS DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS CO 501(C)(3) LINE 11A, I 0 PLANT SELECT CSU 1173 CAMPUS DELIVERY FORT COLLINS CO 80523 260199189 EDUCATION & RESEARCH CO 501(C)(3) LINE 11A, I 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC C 873328 FMV DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS ENDOWMENT INC B 3000000 FMV