2013-07-30T09:56:26-05:00 2012-12-31 461497033 EKS&H LLLP 7979 E TUFTS AVENUE SUITE 400 DENVER CO 802372521 990 2012-01-01 840440359 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC DENV 7208653500 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 802063751 BRIAN VOGT 7208653500 2013-07-29 1 CRAIG R CHOUN P00173718 3037409400 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z BRIAN VOGT 909 YORK STREET DENVER CO 80206 17046894 0 X WWW.BOTANICGARDENS.ORG X 1951 CO TO CONNECT PEOPLE WITH PLANTS, PROVIDING DELIGHT AND ENLIGHTENMENT TO EVERYONE. 36 36 229 2298 -16516 -16516 7187052 10645078 5533396 4431711 331 238 1113276 1098849 13834055 16175876 0 0 0 0 7636790 8194067 0 0 748088 7377444 7254321 15014234 15448388 -1180179 727488 4650111 5524884 956152 1207437 3693959 4317447 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 2143424 HORTICULTURE: THE HORTICULTURE DEPT. IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LIVING PLANT COLLECTIONS AND HORTICULTURAL GARDEN DISPLAYS, WHICH INCLUDE APPROXIMATELY 36,000 LIVING PLANTS. OUTREACH PROGRAMS ARE A CORNERSTONE IN THE GARDEN'S MISSION AND INCLUDE HORTICULTURE THERAPY SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE GARDENS' NEW CENTER FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE GARDENS' WORK AROUND THE GLOBE: IN 2012 GARDENS STAFF TRAVELED TO THE SOUTH SUDAN, MADAGASCAR, AND THE AMAZON, COLLABORATING WITH SCIENTISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD IN CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROJECTS. HORTICULTURE WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH DBG'S SCIENTIFIC STAFF. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS SEE SCHEDULE O. 1970784 734495 EDUCATION: IN 2012, DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS EDUCATION PROGRAMS REACHED OVER 36,380 CHILDREN, PROVIDING HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES, STANDARDS-BASED SCIENCE LESSONS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO EXPLORE THE MARVELS OF THE PLANT WORLD. MORE THAN 523 SCHOOL PROGRAMS WERE DELIVERED, SERVING OVER 28,000 SCHOOL CHILDREN. EXPANDED CLASS AND PROGRAM OFFERINGS FOR ADULTS REACHED AN AUDIENCE OF OVER 12,000, THE LARGEST NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ON RECORD. OVER 600 CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND ADULT PROGRAMS WERE SUCCESSFULLY OFFERED BY THE GARDENS. IN ADDITION, THE GARDENS' RENOWNED SCHOOL OF BOTANICAL ART AND ILLUSTRATION PROGRAM OFFERED A RECORD 149 COURSES IN 2012. THESE INCLUDED A NEW DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION, WHERE CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED ONLINE AND ON-SITE. 1471104 1322667 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS AT CHATFIELD CONTINUES TO GROW, FROM THE COMMUNITY SUPPORTING AGRICULTURE (CSA) PROGRAM TO SPECIAL EVENTS. TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT CHATFIELD INCLUDING ALL EVENTS AND CLASSES WAS MORE THAN 125,000, A 20% INCREASE OVER 2011. SIMILARLY, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS INVOLVED AT CHATFIELD ROSE FROM 822 IN 2011 TO 1,185 IN 2012. THE CSA PROGRAM'S EXPANDED ACREAGE FOR VEGETABLE CROPS, SERVED 275 SUBSCRIBERS, AND ALLOWED THE GARDENS TO DONATE 1,700 LBS. OF FRESH VEGETABLES TO MEALS ON WHEELS, HOUSE OF HOPE AND THE GATHERING PLACE. THE 2012 PUMPKIN FESTIVAL DREW OVER 28,000 ATTENDEES IN JUST THREE DAYS. 608858 231827 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IS CLOSELY LINKED TO EVERYTHING AT THE GARDENS. IN 2012 THE SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT ADDED A NUMBER OF VERY TALENTED SCIENTISTS TO ITS STAFF. THE INCREASED SCIENTIFIC CAPACITY NOW MEANS 11 STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT, WITH FOUR PH.DS AND SIX M.S.-LEVEL SCIENTISTS. THE SAM MITCHEL HERBARIUM OF FUNGI IS THE LARGEST AND BEST CURATED MYCOLOGICAL COLLECTION OF THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION, WITH APPROXIMATELY 14,000 PRESERVED AND DOCUMENTED SPECIMENS OF MUSHROOMS AND OTHER FUNGI. AS PART OF THE RARE PLANT CONSERVATION INITIATIVE STEERING COMMITTEE, GARDENS RESEARCH DIRECTOR DR. JENNIFER NEALE RECEIVED THE PRESTIGIOUS US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE RECOVERY CHAMPION AWARD, ALONG WITH THREE COLLEAGUES, AS RECOGNITION OF THEIR EFFORTS TO PROTECT RARE PLANTS IN COLORADO. 7274183 2142722 OTHER PROGRAMS 7883041 2374549 13468353 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 57 0 1 229 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 36 36 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 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW BOIAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAWN BOOKHARDT 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA CAULKINS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LEE CHIN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RICHARD CLARK 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEANNE DUNCAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 AL GERACE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA HIGGINS 1.00 X 0 0 0 KITTIE HOOK 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA MARIA LARSEN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE MATTHEWS 1.00 X 0 0 0 KEITH MONTOYA 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANET MORDECAI 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY SCHOTTERS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA SCOTT 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWN SIMMONS 1.00 X X 0 0 0 TERESA TAYLOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEFFAN TUBBS 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER ARMSTRONG 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE GRAWEMEYER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER KIRSCH 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLES WOOLLEY 1.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD CONNORS 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD KIRK 1.00 X 0 0 0 MORAS SHUBERT 1.00 X 0 0 0 MRS THOMAS TAPLIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 BARBARA BALDWIN 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY LADD 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY SELLERS 1.00 X 0 0 0 AUDREY COYLE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURI DANNEMILLER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEAN DERR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LINDSAY DODGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN FREYER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANETTE PRYOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN VOGT 60.00 X 216465 0 19769 JOHN CALDERHEAD 40.00 X 128876 0 10099 JOHANNA KELLY 40.00 X 133932 0 22728 JENNIFER RILEY-CHETWYND 40.00 X 111216 0 28879 590489 0 81475 4 0 1 0 SPECTRUM GENERAL CONTRACTORS 5135 E 38TH AVE DENVER CO 80207 CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 798624 SWINGLE LAWNTREE & LANDSCAPE CARE 8585 EAST WARREN AVE DENVER CO 80231 LANDSCAPE DESIGN 146804 CATERING BY DESIGN 11095 E 45TH AVE DENVER CO 80239 FOOD CATERING 113012 MUNDUS BISHOP DESIGN 2601 BLAKE ST SUITE 300 DENVER CO 80205 ARCHITECTURE 103884 4 2205212 144240 653464 4533561 3108601 179059 10645078 EDUC & HORT PROGRAMS 900099 4431711 4431711 4431711 238 238 680891 355557 325334 325334 -16516 341850 83510 144240 83510 0 926311 431951 494360 494360 CONCESSION INCOME 900099 155357 155357 DESIGN SERVICES 900099 104500 104500 19298 19298 279155 16175876 5205226 -16516 342088 375209 177176 174410 23623 5908376 4911089 570617 426670 287570 242945 20341 24284 1166948 1000775 100456 65717 455964 370663 55270 30031 47670 47377 293 53300 53300 2362 2362 1319363 1191452 31472 96439 407835 407799 36 445353 361751 69036 14566 131257 110871 20386 2299288 2277658 6157 15473 169077 160416 7441 1220 39535 39535 88417 88417 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS 1178990 1178990 PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND MA 431391 428587 370 2434 PRINTING AND PHOTOGRAPH 227127 205000 5310 16817 IN-KIND GOODS 179059 179059 234297 88793 114690 30814 15448388 13468353 1231947 748088 69587 31303 762453 1525025 1958881 2061202 222121 238526 201158 237579 100916 112514 590306 205160 417418 385146 917577 933589 4650111 5524884 798063 781853 158089 417344 0 8240 956152 1207437 X 2427201 3065501 1266758 1251946 3693959 4317447 4650111 5524884 X 727488 -104000 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 10926738 12085553 17866913 5890366 7175770 53945340 3205962 2855916 3072485 3193855 3469308 15797526 14132700 14941469 20939398 9084221 10645078 69742866 69742866 519195 540088 740418 914845 681129 3395675 2787887 3338745 4582489 4471929 1288976 16470026 89608567 4431711 0.77830 0.75770 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 134957 134957 80959 44756 36203 374390 160404 213986 385146 WATER RIGHTS 283566 SUPPLEMENTAL LEASE PAYMENT FUND 650023 933589 DUE TO ENDOWMENT 8240 8240 X 16850489 235546 235546 16614943 -439067 -439067 16175876 16123001 235546 439067 674613 15448388 0 15448388 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 APPROXIMATELY 36,000 LIVING PLANTS, 48,000 HERBARIUM SPECIMEN SHEETS, AND 24,000 PRESERVED AND DOCUMENTED NATIVE MUSHROOMS. THE GARDENS HAS A LIBRARY CONSISTING OF OVER 30,000 BOOKS, PERIODICALS, SEED AND NURSERY CATALOGS, SLIDES, PAMPHLETS, AND VIDEOS. THE GARDENS HAS OVER 1,700 TWO DIMENSIONAL WORKS OF ART IN AN ARRAY OF MEDIA INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHS, LITHOGRAPHY DRAWINGS, MAPS, ENGRAVINGS, AND 50 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 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS AT CHATFIELD LOCATION. ALL OF THESE COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH, SCIENTIFIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THESE COLLECTION ITEMS IS CATALOGUED, 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 2012, DE-ACCESSIONED ITEMS, PRIMARILY TRADED OR DONATED TO OTHER BOTANICAL GARDENS, WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: 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, 2012. 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, 2012. TAX YEARS THAT REMAIN SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION INCLUDE 2009 THROUGH 2012. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES -83,510. RENTAL EXPENSES -355,557. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES 83,510. RENTAL EXPENSES 355,557. FETE DES FLEUR 227750 144240 83510 12146 55738 6755 8871 227750 144240 83510 12146 55738 6755 8871 83510 0 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 BRIAN VOGT 215965 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 19769 0 236234 0 0 0 JOHANNA KELLY 133432 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 22728 0 156660 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ALONG WITH ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION, RECEIVED A $500 YEAR-END BONUS UPON SATISFACTORILY COMPLETING THE ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. X 11 139059 FMV X SOLARIUM 1 40000 FMV 1 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 PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 8 THE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT OF $104,000 WAS TO RECORD 2011 DEFERRED REVENUE RELATED TO FACILITY RENTAL INCOME. 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