Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees in Saint Louis, Missouri (MO)

Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees
Employer Identification Number (EIN)	430666759
Name of Organization	Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees
In Care of Name	Board Of Trustees
Address	PO BOX 299, Saint Louis, MO 63166-0299
Activities	Other school related activities, Museum, zoo, planetarium, etc.
Subsection	Educational Organization
Ruling Date	08/1937
Deductibility	Contributions are deductible
Foundation	Organization which receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or the general public
Organization	Trust
Exempt Organization Status	Unconditional Exemption
Tax Period	12/2013
Assets	$50,000,000 to greater
Income	$50,000,000 to greater
Filing Requirement	990 (all other) or 990EZ return
Asset Amount	$217,728,170
Amount of Income	$61,818,846
Form 990 Revenue Amount	$45,820,006
National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE)	Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification: Botanical Gardens, Arboreta and Botanical Organizations

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Amount of income in 2013: $61,818,846

This organization:	$61,818,846
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$857,802

Assets in 2013: $217,728,170

This organization:	$217,728,170
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$2,225,033

Expenses in 2013: $43,154,453

Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees:	$43,154,453
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	$503,867

Income to expenses ratio in 2013: 1.4

Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees:	1.4
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	1.3

Expenses allocated to program services in 2007: 72.8%

Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees:	72.8%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	74.4%

Number of employees in 2013: 509

This organization:	509
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	14

Employees paid over $100,000 in 2013: 4.1%

Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees:	4.1%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	0.0%

Grants share in income in 2013: 82.2%

Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees:	82.2%
Other organizations performing similar types of work:	56.9%

Financial snapshot ($)

Revenue for 2013

Assets at the end of 2013

Functional expenses for 2013

Support schedule

	2012	2013
Checklist
Is the organization described in section 501(c)(3) or 4947(a)(1) (other than a private foundation)?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization required to complete Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization engage in direct or indirect political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to candidates for public office?	No	No
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities, or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization that receives membership dues, assessments, or similar amounts as defined in Revenue Procedure 98-19?	No	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds or any similar funds or accounts for which donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts?	No	No
Did the organization receive or hold a conservation easement, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas, or historic structures?	No	No
Did the organization maintain collections of works of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for escrow or custodial account liability; serve as a custodian or provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No	No
Did the organization, directly or through a related organization, hold assets in temporarily restricted endowments, permanent endowments, or quasi-endowments?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for land, buildings, and equipment?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report an amount for investments-other securities that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for investments-program related that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other assets that is 5% or more of its total assets?	No	No
Did the organization report an amount for other liabilities?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization's separate or consolidated financial statements for the tax year include a footnote that addresses the organization's liability for uncertain tax positions under FIN 48 (ASC 740)?	No	No
Did the organization obtain separate, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	No	No
Was the organization included in consolidated, independent audited financial statements for the tax year?	Yes	Yes
Is the organization a school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an office, employees, or agents outside of the United States?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have aggregate revenues or expenses of more than $10,000 from grantmaking, fundraising, business, investment, and program service activities outside the United States, or aggregate foreign investments valued at $100,000 or more?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for any foreign organization?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of aggregate grants or other assistance to or for foreign individuals?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report a total of more than $15,000 of expenses for professional fundraising services?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 total of fundraising event gross income and contributions?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization report more than $15,000 of gross income from gaming activities?	No	No
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities?	No	No
Did the organization attach a copy of its audited financial statements?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to any domestic organization or domestic government?	No	No
Did the organization report more than $5,000 of grants or other assistance to or for domestic individuals?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization answer 'Yes' about compensation of the organization's current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a tax-exempt bond issue with an outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000 as of the last day of the year, that was issued after December 31, 2002?	No	No
Did the organization invest any proceeds of tax-exempt bonds beyond a temporary period exception?	No	No
Did the organization maintain an escrow account other than a refunding escrow at any time during the year to defease any tax-exempt bonds?	No	No
Did the organization act as an 'on behalf of' issuer for bonds outstanding at any time during the year?	No	No
Did the organization engage in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person during the year?	No	No
Is the organization aware that it engaged in an excess benefit transaction with a disqualified person in a prior year, and that the transaction has not been reported on any of the organization's prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ?	No	No
Did the organization report any amount for receivables from or payables to any current or former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, or disqualified persons?	No	No
Did the organization provide a grant or other assistance to an officer, director, trustee, key employee, substantial contributor or employee thereof, a grant selection committee member, or to a 35% controlled entity or family member of any of these persons?	No	No
Was the organization a party to a business transaction with one of the following parties
A current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
A family member of a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee?	No	No
An entity of which a current or former officer, director, trustee, or key employee (or a family member thereof) was an officer, director, trustee, or direct or indirect owner?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization receive more than $25,000 in non-cash contributions?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization receive contributions of art, historical treasures, or other similar assets, or qualified conservation contributions?	No	No
Did the organization liquidate, terminate, or dissolve and cease operations?	No	No
Did the organization sell, exchange, dispose of, or transfer more than 25% of its net assets?	No	No
Did the organization own 100% of an entity disregarded as separate from the organization under Regulations sections 301.7701-2 and 301.7701-3?	No	No
Was the organization related to any tax-exempt or taxable entity?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?	Yes	Yes
Did the organization conduct more than 5% of its activities through an entity that is not a related organization and that is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes?	No	No

	2011	2012	2013
Statements Regarding Other IRS Filings and Tax Compliance
The number reported in Box 3 of Form 1096		157	157
The number of Forms W-2G		0	0
Did the organization comply with backup withholding rules for reportable payments to vendors and reportable gaming (gambling) winnings to prize winners?		Yes	Yes
The number of employees reported on Form W-3, Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements, filed for the calendar year ending with or within the year covered by this return		563	509
Did the organization file all required federal employment tax returns?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year?	No	No	No
Has it filed a Form 990-T for this year?		No	No
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in, or a signature or other authority over, a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?		No	No
Was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction at any time during the tax year?		No	No
Did any taxable party notify the organization that it was or is a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?		No	No
Did the organization file Form 8886-T?		No	No
Does the organization have annual gross receipts that are normally greater than $100,000, and did the organization solicit any contributions that were not tax deductible as charitable contributions?		No	No
Did the organization include with every solicitation an express statement that such contributions or gifts were not tax deductible?		No	No
Did the organization receive a payment in excess of $75 made partly as a contribution and partly for goods and services provided to the payor?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization notify the donor of the value of the goods or services provided?		Yes	Yes
Did the organization sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of tangible personal property for which it was required to file Form 8282?		No	No
Did the organization receive any funds, directly or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
Did the organization, during the year, pay premiums, directly or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of qualified intellectual property, did the organization file Form 8899 as required?		No	No
If the organization received a contribution of cars, boats, airplanes, or other vehicles, did the organization file a Form 1098-C?		Yes	No
Did a donor advised fund maintained by the sponsoring organization have excess business holdings at any time during the year?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?		No	No
Did the sponsoring organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?		No	No
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from members or shareholders	$0	$0	$0
Gross income from other sources	$0	$0	$0
Is the organization filing Form 990 in lieu of Form 1041?		No	No
The amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the year		$0	$0
Is the organization licensed to issue qualified health plans in more than one state?		No	No
The amount of reserves the organization is required to maintain by the states in which the organization is licensed to issue qualified health plans		$0	$0
The amount of reserves on hand		$0	$0
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the tax year?		No	No
Has it filed a Form 720 to report these payments?		No	No

	2012	2013
Compensation of Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, Highest Compensated Employees, and Independent Contractors
Officers, Directors, Trustees, Key Employees, and Highest Compensated Employees
Total reportable compensation from the organization	$1,946,948	$1,952,443
Total reportable compensation from related organizations	$0	$0
Total estimated amount of other compensation from the organization and related organizations	$213,384	$221,286
Total number of individuals who received more than $100,000 of reportable compensation from the organization	13	13
Total number of independent contractors who received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization	7	8

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Revenue
Total revenue	$64,865,783	$47,283,375	$45,820,006
Contributions, Gifts, Grants and Other Similar Amounts	$58,038,275	$37,726,317	$37,680,698
Program Service Revenue	$3,357,336	$6,314,891	$4,777,156
900099		$4,978,837	$3,017,994
611600		$305,281	$411,087
900099		$416,697	$349,919
Periodical Publishers		$274,057	$305,229
900099		$264,571	$260,150
All other program service revenue		$75,448	$432,777
Other Revenue
Investment income (including dividends, interest, and other similar amounts)	$1,253,227	$1,364,449	$1,525,112
Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds	$0	$0	$0
Royalties	$0	$0	$0
Net rental income	$31,506	$32,191	$34,500
Gross rents (Real / Personal)	$31,506 / $0	$32,191 / $0	$34,500 / $0
Less: rental expenses (Real / Personal)	$0 / $0	$0 / $0	$0 / $0
Rental income or (loss) (Real / Personal)	$31,506 / $0	$32,191 / $0	$34,500 / $0
Net gain/loss from sales of assets other than inventory	$366,744	$49,780	$343,557
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory (Securities / Other)	$21,149,778 / $0	$14,857,517 / $0	$14,540,979 / $0
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses (Securities / Other)	$20,783,034 / $0	$14,800,926 / $6,811	$14,197,422 / $0
Gain or (loss) (Securities / Other)	$366,744 / $0	$56,591 / $-6,811	$343,557 / $0
Net income/loss from fundraising events	$28,070	$-45,318	$86,019
Gross income from fundraising events	$106,255	$91,995	$184,568
Less: direct expenses	$78,185	$137,313	$98,549
Net income/loss from gaming activities	$0	$0	$0
Net income/loss from sales of inventory	$634,243	$1,213,450	$944,754
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$2,457,874	$2,926,520	$2,647,623
Less: cost of goods sold	$1,823,631	$1,713,070	$1,702,869
Miscellaneous Revenue	$1,156,382	$627,615	$428,210
722210		$116,288	$109,415
900099		$165,389	$150,094
722210		$278,764	$113,869
All other revenue		$67,174	$54,832

	2011	2012	2013
Statement of Functional Expenses
Total functional expenses	$44,172,829	$44,195,276	$43,154,453
Grants and other assistance to domestic organizations and domestic governments		$0	$0
Grants and other assistance to domestic individuals		$57,200	$47,794
Grants and other assistance to foreign organizations, foreign governments, and foreign individuals		$27,300	$266,755
Benefits paid to or for members		$0	$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$1,154,938	$1,171,346	$1,266,817
Compensation not included above, to disqualified persons		$0	$0
Other salaries and wages	$17,225,720	$17,187,509	$17,242,883
Pension plan accruals and contributions		$1,757,002	$319,812
Other employee benefits		$2,178,663	$2,114,506
Payroll taxes	$1,322,251	$1,331,423	$1,313,741
Fees for services (non-employees)
Management		$0	$0
Legal		$129,544	$158,517
Accounting		$87,250	$88,000
Lobbying		$71,208	$56,041
Professional fundraising services	$352,224	$239,214	$227,548
Investment management fees		$77,869	$89,436
Other		$3,887,648	$4,901,460
Advertising and promotion		$639,503	$516,819
Office expenses		$3,816,630	$3,152,127
Information technology		$453,567	$446,893
Royalties		$0	$0
Occupancy		$1,706,047	$2,103,797
Travel		$1,095,984	$988,350
Payments of travel or entertainment expenses for any federal, state, or local public officials		$0	$0
Conferences, conventions, and meetings		$69,028	$117,928
Interest		$0	$0
Payments to affiliates		$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		$4,153,391	$4,293,301
Insurance		$410,272	$434,804
Other expenses		$1,004,128	$1,552,448
Other expenses		$839,514	$310,550
Other expenses		$332,528	$231,983
Other expenses		$472,050	$213,259
Other expenses		$999,458	$698,884

	2011	2012	2013
Balance Sheet
Total assets	$180,795,558	$202,713,716	$217,728,170
Cash - non-interest-bearing		$1,063,351	$628,579
Savings and temporary cash investments		$10,661,269	$12,271,426
Pledges and grants receivable, net		$21,691,274	$19,734,134
Accounts receivable, net		$1,869,763	$1,932,914
Loans and other receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, and highest compensated employees		$0	$0
Loans and other receivables from other disqualified persons, persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B), and contributing employers and sponsoring organizations of section 501(c)(9) voluntary employees' beneficiary organizations		$0	$0
Notes and loans receivable, net		$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use		$1,332,247	$1,237,646
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges		$663,782	$510,637
Land, buildings, and equipment: cost or other basis		$71,169,911	$69,401,359
Investments - publicly traded securities		$94,262,119	$112,011,475
Investments - other securities		$0	$0
Investments - program-related		$0	$0
Intangible assets		$0	$0
Other assets		$0	$0
Total liabilities	$16,871,466	$15,146,578	$14,490,119
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		$7,301,967	$7,804,385
Grants payable		$0	$0
Deferred revenue		$0	$3,145,143
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0
Escrow or custodial account liability		$0	$0
Loans and other payables to current and former officers, directors, trustees, key employees, highest compensated employees, and disqualified persons		$0	$0
Secured mortgages and notes payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Unsecured notes and loans payable to unrelated third parties	$0	$0	$0
Other liabilities (including federal income tax, payables to related third parties, and other liabilities)		$7,844,611	$3,540,591
Total net assets or fund balances	$163,924,092	$187,567,138	$203,238,051
Unrestricted net assets		$73,635,165	$72,689,076
Temporarily restricted net assets		$43,269,436	$55,315,638
Permanently restricted net assets		$70,662,537	$75,233,337
Capital stock or trust principal, or current funds		$0	$0
Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building, or equipment fund		$0	$0
Retained earnings, endowment, accumulated income, or other funds	$0	$0	$0

Reason for Public Charity Status (for 2013)
The organization is not a private foundation because it is:	An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
Number of organizations supported	0
Sum of amounts of support	$0

	2009 - 2013 Total
Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) (for 2009 - 2013)
Public Support	$187,467,703
Subtotal Support	$206,643,985
Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received	$206,643,985
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge	$0
The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) that exceeds 2% of the total support	$19,176,282
Total Support	$215,161,972
Public Support	$206,643,985
Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources	$8,517,987
Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on	$0
Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets	$0
Gross receipts from related activities, etc.	$36,696,146

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
Total revenue	$30,700,386	$52,500,177	$46,003,291	$33,159,702	$35,186,836	$38,992,147	$41,079,065	$38,861,811
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received	$22,003,023	$46,352,464	$39,880,519	$30,127,910	$29,972,211	$33,141,527	$30,236,604	$31,465,237
Contributions to donor advised funds							$0	$0
Direct public support	$13,431,937	$37,490,436	$30,433,070	$19,723,481	$20,557,507	$21,225,123	$17,977,654	$18,235,259
Indirect public support	$7,083,869	$6,811,908	$6,810,831	$6,500,319	$7,400,331	$8,914,240	$9,300,000	$9,500,000
Government contributions (grants)	$1,487,217	$2,050,120	$2,636,618	$3,904,110	$2,014,373	$3,002,164	$2,958,950	$3,729,978
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts	$1,692,413	$2,139,363	$1,906,838	$1,887,251	$2,331,610	$2,613,911	$6,034,448	$3,091,647
Membership dues and assessments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	$14,705	$15,194	$7,362	$15,854	$30,216	$60,098	$318,645	$426,486
Dividends and interest from securities	$2,436,520	$1,952,882	$1,539,420	$1,534,068	$1,436,160	$1,344,753	$1,282,903	$1,598,625
Net rental income or (loss)	$38,645	$48,450	$43,696	$42,723	$58,536	$46,551	$54,702	$57,477
Gross rents	$51,755	$55,997	$60,585	$45,218	$58,536	$46,551	$54,702	$57,477
Less: rental expenses	$13,110	$7,547	$16,889	$2,495	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other investment income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	$3,197,603	$413,866	$1,282,388	$-1,667,604	$-486,711	$-61,722	$351,585	$543,930
Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory	$71,369,887	$187,803,606	$61,641,759	$21,342,737	$19,922,711	$7,202,210	$19,677,395	$12,564,574
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses	$68,172,284	$187,389,740	$60,359,371	$23,010,341	$20,409,422	$7,263,932	$19,325,810	$12,020,644
Net income or (loss) from special events and activities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross revenue	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	$672,720	$750,836	$631,481	$696,242	$959,505	$1,172,159	$1,995,483	$984,821
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances	$1,743,611	$1,796,745	$1,481,028	$1,625,921	$2,074,236	$2,546,618	$4,948,155	$2,605,586
Less: cost of goods sold	$1,070,891	$1,045,909	$849,547	$929,679	$1,114,731	$1,374,459	$2,952,672	$1,620,765
Other revenue	$644,757	$827,122	$711,587	$523,258	$885,309	$674,870	$804,695	$693,588
Total expenses	$26,903,956	$30,056,846	$33,149,155	$34,397,587	$35,474,079	$35,416,086	$39,752,335	$41,118,669
Program services	$15,834,460	$17,645,575	$24,342,622	$26,476,420	$26,904,612	$26,922,881	$29,289,332	$29,944,917
Management and general	$10,175,507	$11,203,216	$7,333,821	$6,505,046	$7,082,788	$6,706,611	$8,262,837	$9,391,241
Fundraising	$893,989	$1,208,055	$1,472,712	$1,416,121	$1,486,679	$1,786,594	$2,200,166	$1,782,511
Payments to affiliates	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Net assets or fund balances at end of year	$122,371,737	$143,655,583	$154,980,013	$147,829,662	$149,694,036	$152,085,431	$153,017,629	$150,639,318
Excess or (deficit) for the year	$3,796,430	$22,443,331	$12,854,136	$-1,237,885	$-287,243	$3,576,061	$1,326,730	$-2,256,858
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year	$119,232,751	$122,371,737	$143,655,583	$154,980,013	$147,829,662	$149,694,036	$152,085,431	$153,017,629
Other changes in net assets or fund balances	$-657,444	$-1,159,485	$-1,529,706	$-5,912,466	$2,151,617	$-1,184,666	$-394,532	$-121,453

	Total	Program services	Management and general	Fundraising
Statement of Functional Expenses (for 2007)
Total functional expenses	$41,118,669	$29,944,917	$9,391,241	$1,782,511
Grants paid from donor advised funds		$0
Other grants and allocations		$0
Specific assistance to individuals		$0
Benefits paid to or for members		$0
Compensation of current officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$547,882	$0	$464,793	$83,089
Compensation of former officers, directors, key employees, etc.	$0	$0	$0	$0
Compensation and other distributions, not included above, to disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)	$0	$0	$0	$0
Salaries and wages of employees not included above	$18,313,903	$12,229,934	$5,291,743	$792,226
Pension plan contributions not included above	$28,139	$17,349	$9,539	$1,251
Employee benefits not included above	$2,438,204	$1,608,643	$753,522	$76,039
Payroll taxes	$1,240,423	$795,851	$390,553	$54,019
Professional fundraising fees	$19,487	$0	$0	$19,487
Accounting fees	$82,300	$0	$82,300	$0
Legal fees	$97,113	$4,042	$93,071	$0
Supplies	$1,175,384	$869,582	$297,518	$8,284
Telephone	$190,593	$84,145	$105,812	$636
Postage and shipping	$392,864	$135,871	$224,789	$32,204
Occupancy	$2,679,180	$1,850,668	$753,345	$75,167
Equipment rental and maintenance	$917,556	$352,655	$564,871	$30
Printing and publications	$938,603	$464,541	$417,094	$56,968
Travel	$1,026,357	$921,710	$100,855	$3,792
Conferences, conventions, and meetings	$67,063	$27,049	$35,780	$4,234
Interest	$26	$26	$0	$0
Depreciation, depletion, etc.	$3,905,398	$3,719,164	$155,123	$31,111
Other expenses not covered above	$7,058,194	$6,863,687	$-349,467	$543,974

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Balance Sheets
Total assets	$133,780,741	$153,163,611	$166,429,506	$160,575,983	$164,048,719	$166,789,632	$166,587,311	$164,451,549
Cash - non-interest-bearing	$1,193,196	$2,000,431	$3,794,248	$10,276,410	$7,037,024	$3,054,109	$3,736,932	$6,106,196
Savings and temporary cash investments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Accounts receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$1,590,551	$488,016	$1,277,685	$1,624,021	$3,001,230	$3,371,389	$6,257,150	$756,387
Pledges receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$2,393,838	$9,281,226	$11,204,784	$10,741,025	$10,838,311	$8,704,908	$6,165,318	$6,846,275
Grants receivable	$1,470,504	$1,462,963	$1,424,610	$466,590	$1,568,324	$2,987,647	$2,563,063	$1,500,837
Receivables from current and former officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Receivables from other disqualified persons (as defined under section 4958(f)(1)) and persons described in section 4958(c)(3)(B)							$0	$0
Other notes and loans receivable less allowance for doubtful accounts	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Inventories for sale or use	$1,131,314	$1,209,103	$954,081	$1,075,060	$1,046,504	$1,019,347	$1,265,451	$1,739,202
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - publicly-traded securities							$72,715,632	$75,905,988
Investments - other securities	$66,914,189	$79,630,665	$88,174,696	$75,346,471	$74,913,817	$76,229,448	$0	$0
Investments - land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Investments - other	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Land, buildings, and equipment less accumulated depreciation	$58,540,956	$58,630,393	$58,657,208	$60,078,515	$64,743,444	$70,367,736	$73,185,608	$71,322,700
Other assets, including program-related investments	$546,193	$460,814	$942,194	$967,891	$900,065	$1,055,048	$698,157	$273,964
Total liabilities	$11,409,004	$9,508,028	$11,449,493	$12,746,321	$14,354,683	$14,704,201	$13,569,682	$13,812,231
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$3,696,914	$9,180,521	$10,239,196	$9,393,364	$11,002,766	$11,742,492	$4,257,201	$4,279,969
Grants payable	$0	$0	$900,703	$0	$2,984,728	$2,961,709	$3,682,894	$3,594,970
Deferred revenue	$225,512	$327,507	$292,576	$294,906	$227,972	$0	$0	$0
Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and key employees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax-exempt bond liabilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Mortgages and other notes payable	$500,000	$0	$17,018	$189,223	$139,217	$0	$0	$0
Other liabilities	$6,986,578	$0	$0	$2,868,828	$0	$0	$5,629,587	$5,937,292
Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances	$133,780,741	$153,163,611	$166,429,506	$160,575,983	$164,048,719	$166,789,632	$166,587,311	$164,451,549
Total net assets or fund balances	$122,371,737	$143,655,583	$154,980,013	$147,829,662	$149,694,036	$152,085,431	$153,017,629	$150,639,318

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Revenue per Audited Financial Statements With Revenue per Return
Total revenue	$30,700,386	$52,500,177	$46,003,291	$33,159,702	$35,186,836	$38,992,147	$41,079,065	$38,861,811
Total revenue, gains, and other support per audited financial statements	$30,145,445	$43,095,236	$32,610,125	$47,178,421	$42,802,170	$43,669,968	$52,467,952	$43,566,776
Other expenses	$-337,280	$-8,803,392	$-12,912,392	$14,461,412	$7,971,607	$5,127,268	$12,082,231	$5,720,612
Net unrealized gains on investments	$643,188	$-8,426,400	$-12,681,881	$13,162,561	$6,598,135	$3,752,809	$9,007,448	$3,933,151
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$137,052	$154,921
Recoveries of prior year grants	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$-980,468	$-376,992	$-230,511	$1,298,851	$1,373,472	$1,374,459	$2,937,731	$1,632,540
Other revenue	$217,661	$601,549	$480,774	$442,693	$356,273	$449,447	$693,344	$1,015,647
Investment expenses	$217,661	$252,687	$124,819	$93,192	$80,180	$77,690	$77,500	$77,623
Other	$0	$348,862	$355,955	$349,501	$276,093	$371,757	$615,844	$938,024

	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Reconciliation of Expenses per Audited Financial Statements With Expenses per Return
Total expenses	$26,903,956	$30,056,846	$33,149,155	$34,397,587	$35,474,079	$35,416,086	$39,752,335	$41,118,669
Total expenses and losses per audited financial statements	$25,705,827	$29,577,774	$32,930,588	$36,209,331	$37,214,612	$36,902,162	$42,574,694	$42,338,802
Other revenue	$0	$659,695	$895,993	$2,254,437	$2,096,806	$1,935,523	$3,515,703	$2,235,780
Donated services and use of facilities	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$137,052	$154,921
Prior year adjustments	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Losses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$659,695	$895,993	$2,254,437	$2,096,806	$1,935,523	$3,378,651	$2,080,859
Other expenses	$1,198,129	$1,138,767	$1,114,560	$442,693	$356,273	$449,447	$693,344	$1,015,647
Investment expenses	$217,661	$252,687	$124,819	$93,192	$80,180	$77,690	$77,500	$77,623
Other	$980,468	$886,080	$989,741	$349,501	$276,093	$371,757	$615,844	$938,024

Average hours per week devoted to position	Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation plans	Expense account and other allowances
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
40	$84,586	$11,295	$0
40	$343,789	$32,282	$0
40	$119,507	$12,621	$0

Total number of officers, directors, and trustees permitted to vote on organization business at board meetings	22
Are any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, related to each other through family or business relationships?	No
Do any officers, directors, trustees, or key employees listed in Form 990, Part V-A, or highest compensated employees listed in Schedule A, Part I, or highest compensated professional and other independent contractors listed in Schedule A, Part II-A or II-B, receive compensation from any other organizations, whether tax exempt or taxable, that are related to the organization?	No
Does the organization have a written conflict of interest policy?	Yes

Other Information
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year?	No
Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year?	No
Is the organization related (other than by association with a statewide or nationwide organization) through common membership, governing bodies, trustees, officers, etc., to any other exempt or nonexempt organization?	Yes
Direct and indirect political expenditures	$0
Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year?	No
Were substantially all dues nondeductible by members?
Did the organization make only in-house lobbying expenditures of $2,000 or less?
Dues, assessments, and similar amounts from members	$0
Section 162(e) lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Aggregate nondeductible amount of section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices	$0
Taxable amount of lobbying and political expenditures	$0
Does the organization elect to pay the section 6033(e) tax on the amount above?
If section 6033(e)(1)(A) dues notices were sent, does the organization agree to add the amount above to its reasonable estimate of dues allocable to nondeductible lobbying and political expenditures for the following tax year?
Initiation fees and capital contributions	$0
Gross receipts for public use of club facilities	$0
At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912	$0
Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955	$0
Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year?	No
Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958	$0
Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization	$0
At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction?	No
Did the organization acquire a direct or indirect interest in any applicable insurance contract?	No
Did the supporting organization, or a fund maintained by a sponsoring organization, have excess business holdings at any time during the year?	No
Number of employees employed in the pay period that includes March 12, 2006	491

	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		Related or exempt function income
Analysis of Income-Producing Activities (for 2007)
	Business code	Amount	Exclusion code	Amount	Related or exempt function income
Total		$0		$2,707,067	$4,689,507
Program service revenue
Program service revenue 1	000000	$0	00	$0	$1,790,645
Program service revenue 2	000000	$0	00	$0	$438,177
Program service revenue 3	000000	$0	00	$0	$435,994
Program service revenue 4	000000	$0	00	$0	$341,799
Program service revenue 5	000000	$0	00	$0	$85,032
Medicare/Medicaid payments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Fees and contracts from government agencies	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Membership dues and assessments	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$426,486	$0
Dividends and interest from securities	000000	$0	Dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, annuities, income from notional principal contracts, loan commitment fees, and other substantially similar income from ordinary and routine investments excluded by section 512(b)(1)	$1,598,625	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from real estate
debt-financed property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
not debt-financed property	000000	$0	Real property rental income that does not depend on the income or profits derived by the person leasing the property and is excluded by section 512(b)(3)	$57,477	$0
Net rental income or (loss) from personal property	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Other investment income	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory	000000	$0	Gain (or loss, to the extent allowed) from the sale of investments and other non-inventory property and from certain property acquired from financial institutions that are in conservatorship or receivership (sections 512(b)(5) and 512(b)(16)(A))	$543,930	$0
Net income or (loss) from special events	000000	$0	00	$0	$0
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory	000000	$0	00	$0	$984,821
Other revenue	000000	$0	Section 501(c)(3) organization - Income from an activity carried on primarily for the convenience of the organization's members, students, patients, visitors, officers, or employees (hospital parking lot or museum cafeteria, for example) (section 513(a)(2))	$80,549	$613,039

EIN of corporation, partnership, or disregarded entity	Percentage of ownership interest	Total income	End-of-year assets
Information Regarding Taxable Subsidiaries and Disregarded Entities (for 2007)
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0
000000000	0%	$0	$0

Compensation	Contributions to employee benefit plans & deferred compensation	Expense account and other allowances
Compensation of the Five Highest Paid Employees Other Than Officers, Directors, and Trustees (for 2007)
$212,167	$14,161	$0
$170,460	$19,004	$0
$144,434	$12,953	$0
$139,458	$16,854	$0
$119,943	$11,495	$0

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000	68

Total number of other employees paid over $50,000

Statements About Activities (for 2007)
Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities	$129,387
Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures?	No
Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services?	No
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds?	No
Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966?	No
Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person?	No
The total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year	$0
The total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts	$0
The aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year	$0

Reason for Non-Private Foundation Status
The organization is not a private foundation because it is	Organization that receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public

	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Support Schedule
Total	$25,408,268	$28,282,355	$52,790,905	$45,231,384	$35,409,979	$36,512,185	$40,056,571	$43,371,196
Gifts, grants, and contributions received	$17,604,011	$22,003,023	$46,352,464	$39,880,519	$30,127,910	$29,972,211	$33,141,527	$30,236,604
Membership fees received	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose	$5,167,700	$3,656,147	$4,257,387	$3,554,993	$3,511,911	$4,781,853	$5,083,325	$10,995,404
Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975	$2,636,557	$2,623,185	$2,181,054	$1,795,872	$1,770,158	$1,758,121	$1,831,719	$2,139,188
Net income from unrelated business activities not included above	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Other income	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Lobbying Expenditures by Electing Public Charities (for 2007)
Total exempt purpose expenditures	$38,459,943
Total lobbying expenditures	$129,387
Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grassroots lobbying)	$0
Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying)	$129,387
Other exempt purpose expenditures	$38,330,556
Lobbying nontaxable amount	$1,000,000
Grassroots nontaxable amount	$250,000

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Id	Name	Address	State	Established	Total Income
Organizations performing similar types of work
1	Missouri Botanical Garden Board Of Trustees	PO BOX 299, Saint Louis, MO 63166-0299	MO	1937-08	$61,818,846
2	Stonecrop Gardens Inc	81 Stone Crop Ln, Cold Spring, NY 10516-3664	NY	1973-11	$16,887,869
3	San Francisco Botanical Garden Society At Strybing Arboretum	1199 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94122-2370	CA	1959-04	$3,509,787
4	Toledo Botanical Garden Board Inc	5403 Elmer Dr, Toledo, OH 43615-2803	OH	1982-03	$2,192,555
5	Yakima Area Arboretum A Nonprofit Corporation	1401 Arboretum Dr, Yakima, WA 98901-8513	WA	1967-12	$2,100,626
6	Tucson Botanical Gardens	2150 N Alvernon Way, Tucson, AZ 85712-3153	AZ	1970-01	$1,917,159
7	South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation Inc	26300 Crenshaw Blvd, Pls Vrds Pnsl, CA 90274-2515	CA	1962-03	$1,515,474
8	Sonnenberg Gardens	151 Charlotte St, Canandaigua, NY 14424-1363	NY	1970-12	$1,311,476
9	Martin Luther King Gardens Inc, King Gardens	72 Dubois Ct, Englewood, NJ 07631-3408	NJ	2007-08	$1,179,848
10	Staten Island Botanical Garden Inc	1000 Richmond Terr, Staten Island, NY 10301-1114	NY	1966-10	$1,045,154
11	Rotary Gardens Inc	1455 Palmer Dr, Janesville, WI 53545-5215	WI	1994-06	$947,343
12	Virgil A Place Arboretum & Botanical Garden Inc	PO BOX 44555, Kawaihae, HI 96743-4555	HI	1996-10	$746,214
13	South Texas Botanical Gardens & Nature Center	8545 S Staples St, Corp Christi, TX 78413-5900	TX	1984-02	$699,744
14	Sawtooth Botanical Garden Inc	PO BOX 928, Sun Valley, ID 83353-0928	ID	1995-02	$245,015
15	Western Kentucky Botanical Garden	PO BOX 22562, Owensboro, KY 42304-2562	KY	1994-04	$180,127
16	University Botanical Gardens At Asheville Inc	151 Wt Weaver Blvd, Asheville, NC 28804-3414	NC	1966-03	$163,859
17	Western Colorado Botanical Society	641 Struthers Avenue, Grand Junction, CO 81501	CO	1986-03	$132,268
18	San Mateo Arboretum Society Inc	101 9th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401-4202	CA	1976-02	$65,675
19	Water Garden Society Of Greater Kansas City	10014 E 63rd St, Raytown, MO 64133-5102	MO	1996-07	$48,307
20	University Of Tennessee Arboretum Society	Po Box 5382, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-5382	TN	1966-12	$26,988

Number of organizations performing similar types of work

Alaska	1
Alabama	3
Arkansas	1
Arizona	3
California	12
Colorado	3
Connecticut	1
District of Columbia	1
Delaware	1
Florida	7
Georgia	2
Hawaii	5
Iowa	3
Idaho	2
Illinois	4
Indiana	2
Kansas	3
Kentucky	2
Louisiana	1
Massachusetts	3
Maryland	1
Maine	3

Michigan	3
Minnesota	1
Missouri	2
Mississippi	1
North Carolina	6
Nebraska	1
New Jersey	6
New Mexico	1
New York	15
Ohio	8
Oklahoma	2
Oregon	6
Pennsylvania	3
South Carolina	2
Tennessee	1
Texas	8
Virginia	2
Washington	2
Wisconsin	3
Wyoming	1
International	1

Total

139

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