2012-07-26T17:23:12-05:00 2011-12-31 Kundinger Corder & Engle PC 475 Lincoln St Ste 200 Denver CO 80203 990 2011-01-01 840440359 DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS INC DENV 7208653500 909 York Street Denver CO 802063751 Brian Vogt 7208653520 2012-07-26 1 Lori Anne Reinwald P01388434 3035345953 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z Brian Vogt 909 York Street Denver CO 802063751 14470995 0 X www.botanicgardens.org X 1951 CO See schedule O.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. 36 36 236 1900 0 0 18834762 7187052 5850017 5533396 5928 331 926004 1113276 25616711 13834055 0 0 0 0 7252888 7636790 0 0 797810 20433464 7377444 27686352 15014234 -2069641 -1180179 8061777 4650111 3187639 956152 4874138 3693959 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 9142635 1138772 See Schedule O.Horticulture: The Horticulture department is responsible for the management and maintenance of the living plant collections and horticultural garden displays, which includes 34,035 total plants belonging to 2,116 genera and 8,872 species. 3,256 new accessions were added to our living collections in 2011. Horticultural Therapy program served 34 facilities with approximately 350 participants in 40 sessions through the Winter Green and Summer Sensory Programs in 2011. As part of the Plant Exploration program, two staff members did a germplasm scouting trip to Argentina. The Index Seminum program received 54 orders from botanic gardens world-wide distributing 819 seed packets. We were one of six U.S. botanic gardens to partner in the creation of a National Botanic Garden in Haiti. 1676938 2510721 See Schedule O.Education and Public Programs: In 2011 Denver Botanic Gardens' Education programs reached over 34,000 children, delivering hands-on, standards-based lessons and experiences. More than 25,000 school children were served through over 700 school programs, and 29.5% of these programs were delivered through the aid of the In Full Bloom scholarship program. Denver Botanic Gardens expanded class and program offerings for adults, reaching an increased audience of over 7,000 registrants. The Botanical Art & Illustration program served nearly 1,200 registrants, and the Rocky Mountain Gardening certificate served over 900. Over 1,700 visitors to the Gardens enjoyed guided tours, including the Alan Houser Native Roots, Modern Form exhibition and tours as part of the Bonfils-Stanton Series.The Gardens continues to experience high levels of attendance with more than 801,000 visitors at its three facilities in 2011. 930913 2997510 See Schedule O.Attendance at Denver Gardens at Chatfield exceeded 100,000 for the third year in a row in 2011. Fall/Winter public events (Corn Maze,Pumpkin Festival, and the Trail of Lights) attracted more than 67,000 people. Nearly 55,000 visited the winter Blossoms of Light display at the York Street location. The summer concert series remained a big draw bringing nearly 30,000 music fans to both locations. The Community Supporting Agriculture Program attracted 155 subscribers while donating 4,188 pounds of produce to a variety of worthy causes in the Denver Metro area. Total amount of produce grown in 2011 was 45,009 pounds. Membership Services enjoyed a year of stable and continued support from it's membership, ending 2011 with 27,092 member households. The number of members at the Family level increased by 2,000 over 2010 levels, reflecting the obvious enjoyment of the Mordecai Children's Garden which opened in 2010. Always an engaged partner with the surrounding community, the Gardens donated 326 memberships to non-profit organizations to facilitate an even wider opportunity for access to the Gardens. Marketing and the Shop at the Gardens: The Shop at the Gardens opened in 2009, featuring products that are aligned with the Gardens'core value of sustainability. Sales at the Shop continued to increase year-over-year, on an annualized basis, in 2011. On the marketing side in support of the Gardens' core values of diversity and relevance, efforts were stepped up to reach a broader audience with varied messages. The Gardens' website (www.botanicgardens.org) experienced a record 3.12 million page views. Public relations efforts resulted in the Gardens being referenced in more than 2,500 articles. 662379 Research and Conservation: In 2011 the Gardens continues its work to conserve Colorado's biodiversity through documentation, seed collection, and monitoring/restoration efforts. The Gardens plays a lead role in organization of the bioblitz in South East Colorado. Seed collecting efforts result in the safe-guarding of Colorado's rarest species, some listed under the Endangered Species Act. Data from over 16 years of monitoring of the skiff milkvetch by the Gardens researchers was instrumental in the listing of the species under the Act. The Gardens remains active with the management of invasive species and providing best management practices in dealing with such threats as Tamarisk in Colorado's waterways. 662379 12412865 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 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 0 0 0 1 69 0 236 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X John C Calderhead 7208653500 909 York Street Denver CO 802063751 Andrew Boian 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Leanne Duncan 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Elliman 4.00 X 0 0 0 Kittie Hook 1.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Vaughn 5.00 X 0 0 0 Janet Mordecai 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dominic Lloyd 2.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Schotters 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Anna Maria Larsen 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Jan Chase 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christina Caulkins 1.00 X 0 0 0 Laura Higgins 1.00 X 0 0 0 Howard Pollack 1.00 X 0 0 0 Cynthia Scott 2.00 X 0 0 0 Shawn Simmons 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Steffan Tubbs 1.00 X 0 0 0 Dr Jandel Allen-Davis 1.00 X 0 0 0 Al Gerace 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Lee Chin 1.00 X 0 0 0 Teresa Taylor 1.00 X 0 0 0 Roger Armstrong 1.00 X 0 0 0 Barbara Baldwin 1.00 X 0 0 0 Janet Burgess 1.00 X 0 0 0 Edward Connors 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anita Cox 1.00 X 0 0 0 Audrey Coyle 1.00 X 0 0 0 Lauri Dannemiller 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Freyer 1.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Grawemeyer 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Kirk 1.00 X 0 0 0 Jerry Ladd 1.00 X 0 0 0 Beth McCann 1.00 X 0 0 0 Kevin Patterson 1.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Robson 1.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Sellers 1.00 X 0 0 0 Moras Shubert 1.00 X 0 0 0 Mrs Thomas Taplin 1.00 X 0 0 0 Chantal Unfug 1.00 X 0 0 0 Charles Woolley 1.00 X 0 0 0 Brian Vogt 40.00 X 211624 0 19997 Florence Welch 40.00 X 138954 0 12134 John Calderhead 40.00 X 39537 0 1838 Johanna Kelly 40.00 X 131770 0 22349 521885 0 56318 3 0 1 0 Gerald H Phipps Inc 5995 Greenwood Plaza Ste 100 Greenwood Village CO 80111 Construction services 1143622 Swingle Lawn Tree & Landscape Care 8585 East Warren Avenue Denver CO 80231 Landscape design 162121 Masterpiece International LTD 39 Broadway Suite 1410 New York NY 10006 Freight 147431 Rassman Design 2101 W 29th Ave Denver CO 80211 Marketing Design Services 112810 Catering by Design 11095 E 45th Ave Denver CO 80239 Food Catering 108805 5 124558 821458 4579833 1661203 7187052 Educ. & Hort. Programs 900099 3636227 3636227 Membership dues 900099 1897169 1897169 5533396 331 331 668729 177544 491185 491185 491185 65412 124558 65412 0 770290 393984 376306 376306 Concession income 900099 223609 223609 Miscellaneous 900099 22176 22176 245785 13834055 6155487 0 491516 424084 179506 215695 28883 5616187 4475105 668170 472912 247073 199131 30355 17587 859412 706167 92267 60978 490034 381040 69444 39550 12394 12394 48850 48850 1198239 1027049 171098 92 378515 27384 350705 426 611603 532915 40750 37938 213904 181758 18082 14064 1963384 1932630 13993 16761 194087 186981 4208 2898 57910 36132 14051 7727 35523 26404 5616 3503 77322 59262 11123 6937 Capital improvements 1487102 1487102 Supplies/materials-prog 453664 451422 2211 31 Printing & photography 272324 212705 25607 34012 Other 269389 226332 20588 22469 103234 71446 746 31042 15014234 12412865 1803559 797810 409712 832040 874184 222121 5102440 1958881 194738 148987 201158 55126 100916 448086 165625 233785 282461 418523 418523 624282 634011 8061777 4650111 3065757 798063 121882 158089 3187639 956152 X 2665086 2427201 2209052 1266758 4874138 3693959 8061777 4650111 -1180179 0 X X 0 1 1 X 0 X 5641676 10926738 12085553 17866913 5890366 52411246 3232650 3205962 2855916 3072485 3193855 15560868 8874326 14132700 14941469 20939398 9084221 67972114 67972114 628564 519195 540088 740418 914845 3343110 3208385 2787887 3338745 4582489 4471929 18389435 89704659 18389435 0.75770 0.77580 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 80959 42732 38227 367127 122893 244234 282461 Real estate 418523 C 418523 Cash restricted for supplemental lease payment fund 634011 634011 13834055 15014234 -1180179 -1180179 Part III, Line 1a: 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 deaccessions or insurance recoveries are reflected as increases in the appropriate net asset classes. Part III, Line 4: The Gardens' collections consist of living plants, herbarium, library and historical collections. The Gardens' living plant and herbarium collections are made up of approximately 34,000 types of 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, videos, and pamphlets. 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 educational, research, scientific, and curatorial purposes. Each of these collection 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 2011, de-accessioned items, primarily traded or donated to other botanical gardens, were not significant. Fete des Fleur 189970 124558 65412 13548 42327 5850 3687 189970 124558 65412 13548 42327 5850 3687 65412 0 X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Brian Vogt 211124 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 19997 0 231621 0 0 0 Florence Welch 60254 0 0 0 78700 0 0 0 12134 0 151088 0 0 0 Johanna Kelly 131270 0 500 0 0 0 0 0 22349 0 154119 0 0 0 Part I, Line 4a Florence Welch, CFO, was paid $78,700 in severance. 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 92140 Market value 0 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Form 990 was reviewed in detail by the finance committee and distributed 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 a 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 and 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 Annual Report, which includes the financial statements is available on the Gardens' website www.botanicgardens.org Form 990, Part XI, Line 2c The Gardens's audit committee selects the independent audit firm and provides oversight of the annual audit. The audit committee annually approves the selection of the audit firm and meets with the auditing firm upon the audit's conclusion. The audit firm presents to the committee for it's review the financial statements, internal control findings and recommendations, and all other required communications. There has been no change to this process for 2011. Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc 909 York Street Denver CO 80206 841202946 Supports Denver Botanic Gardens CO 501(c)(3) 11a 0 Plant Select CSU 1173 Campus Delivery Fort Collins CO 80523 260199189 Education & Research CO 501(c)(3) 11a 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Inc C 361283 FMV