2024-03-20T08:26:34-05:00 2023-09-30 141918990 TEMPLETON & COMPANY LLP 222 LAKEVIEW AVENUE SUITE 1200 WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401 990 2022-10-01 592418059 FRIENDS OF MOUNTS BOTANICAL GARDEN INC FRIE 5612331757 559 N MILITARY TRAIL WEST PALM BEACH FL 33415 REBECCA DOANE PRESIDENT 5612331757 2024-03-20 1 REBECCA DOANE 999009999 0 RICHARD JUBACK P00630706 5617989988 2024-03-20 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z REBECCA DOANE 559 N MILITARY TRAIL WPB FL 33415 1626324 0 X WWW.MOUNTS.ORG X 1983 FL ITS MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THROUGH NATURE. 14 14 14 193 0 0 575606 699826 1054472 843335 631 274 112320 26576 1743029 1570011 0 0 0 0 601127 900950 0 0 73318 1042706 743125 1643833 1644075 99196 -74064 1022656 1118590 161804 331802 860852 786788 X MISSION: TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THROUGH NATURE.VISION: WE ENVISION OUR PUBLIC GARDEN AS A NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ATTRACTION FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE. ITS CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES WILL DRAW ATTENDEES TO ENJOY, APPRECIATE AND LEARN FROM THIS OASIS OF TRANQUIL BEAUTY. 0 0 969764 510565 WITH A MISSION TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE THROUGH NATURE, MOUNTS BOTANICAL GARDEN (MBG) IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST PUBLIC GARDEN IN THE PALM BEACHES. THE NOW 20-ACRE TROPICAL OASIS IS HOME TO 25 DISPLAY GARDENS FEATURING A COLLECTION OF OVER 7,000 SPECIES OF TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL BOTANICALS. MBG WELCOMED OVER 88,127 GUESTS AND 3,453 MEMBER HOUSEHOLDS OVER THE MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR. UNIQUELY SETTING MBG APART FROM OTHER GARDENS, APPROXIMATELY 90% OF THE PLANTS AT MBG CAN BE EFFECTIVELY GROWN IN FLORIDA HOME GARDENS. THIS ALLOWS MBG TO PROVIDE VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY GROW THEIR OWN TROPICAL OASIS AT HOME. IN ADDITION, MBG'S NURSERY AND VINTAGE GARDEN THRIFT SHOP OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS TO PURCHASE SUITABLE PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND ACCESSORIES FOR THEIR PERSONAL GARDENS.CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN BEAUTIFYING THE GARDEN'S LANDSCAPE IS ANOTHER TOP PRIORITY. THIS INCLUDED 370 NEW PERMANENT PLANTINGS OVER THE PAST YEAR. MBG HAS ALSO BEGUN PLANTING HUNDREDS OF ADDITIONAL ORCHIDS THROUGHOUT THE GARDEN. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE GARDEN'S PROFESSIONAL HORTICULTURE STAFF, DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS GAVE OVER 5,800 PERSONAL HOURS TO THE GARDEN'S BEAUTIFICATION, INCLUDING PLANTING, PRUNING, PROPAGATING, AND EDUCATING. 25384 70171 EDUCATION:AS A CORNERSTONE TO ITS MISSION, MBG IS KNOWN AS A TEACHING AND LEARNING GARDEN, PROVIDING A WIDE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGES DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE WONDER AND APPRECIATION FOR THE NATURAL WORLD. OVER 330 PUBLIC PROGRAMS, CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, AND GUIDED TOURS TOOK PLACE THIS PAST YEAR, ATTRACTING OVER 3,450 ADULT PARTICIPANTS. THE GARDEN'S WIDE ARRAY OF PROGRAMMING INCLUDES HORTICULTURE, GARDENING, ART AND CULTURE, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN ADDITION TO ADULT PROGRAMMING, MBG OFFERS A ROBUST SPECTRUM OF YOUTH PROGRAMMING WHICH SERVED 10,650 STUDENTS AND CHILDREN LAST FISCAL YEAR. CHILDREN'S EXPERIENCES WITH NATURE FROM WILDERNESS BACKPACKING, TO PLANTS IN A PRESCHOOL, TO A WETLAND LESSON ARE PROVEN TO PROMOTE LEARNING. MBG'S ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PROGRAM 'AMBASSADORS OF THE WETLANDS' PROVIDES HANDS-ON DISCOVERY-BASED LEARNING TO SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. CURRENTLY IN ITS SIXTH YEAR, 'AMBASSADORS OF THE WETLANDS' HAS ENGAGED OVER 4,000 STUDENTS SINCE ITS INCEPTION, AND CONTINUES TO PROVIDE VALUABLE AND IMPACTFUL EDUCATION TO STUDENTS. MBG PROVIDES THIS EDUCATION PROGRAM AT NO CHARGE TO HIGH SCHOOLS, AND PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH COMPREHENSIVE LEARNING GUIDES. TEACHERS REPORT STUDENTS ENJOYED LEARNING IN THE FIELD USING VARIOUS INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS DIP NETS AND A POLLUTION TOLERANCE INDEX ENABLING THEM TO MAKE INFORMED JUDGMENTS ABOUT WATER QUALITY. DATA TRENDS REVEALED POSITIVE CHANGES IN STUDENTS' WILLINGNESS TO ADOPT WATER CONSERVATION BEHAVIORS. DURING MBG'S SUMMER AND HOLIDAY CAMPS, STUDENTS ENGAGE IN HANDS-ON AND DISCOVERY-BASED ACTIVITIES. CAMPERS EXPLORE THE GARDEN THROUGH TASTE, TOUCH, SMELL, AND AN ABUNDANCE OF CURIOSITY. PARTICIPANTS USE HIGH-LEVEL TECHNOLOGY, INCLUDING HANDHELD MICROSCOPES, IPADS, AND A HYDROPONIC GROWING SYSTEM, AMONG OTHERS. 322566 262599 MBG'S SEASONAL PLANT-A-PALOOZA PLANT SALES AND MAJOR EXHIBITS CONTINUE TO BE THE GARDEN'S MOST POPULAR EVENTS. HELD IN FEBRUARY, APRIL, SEPTEMBER, AND NOVEMBER, THE FOUR SEASONAL PLANT SALES FEATURE TOP GROWERS FROM THROUGHOUT FLORIDA DISPLAYING AND SELLING A WIDE VARIETY OF ORNAMENTALS, ORCHIDS, SUCCULENTS, CACTUS, BONSAI, BUTTERFLY/NATIVE PLANTS, SHRUBS, FRUIT TREES, HERBS, GARDEN ACCESSORIES, BASKETS, FINE CRAFTS, AND MORE. TO COMPLEMENT ITS LUSH TROPICAL LANDSCAPE, MBG HOUSES A NUMBER OF PERMANENT EXHIBITS AND COLLECTIONS. THE 'MOAI AT MOUNTS BOTANICAL GARDEN' EXHIBIT RECONNECTS VISITORS TO THE ANCIENT RAPA NUI CULTURE OF EASTER ISLAND, AND THE STORY OF PRESERVING AND PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING OUR POTABLE WATER, OCEAN AND SEA LIFE, FORESTS, NATIVE WILDLIFE, AND FERTILE FARMLANDS. MBG ALSO HOUSES AN ECLECTIC ART COLLECTION OF SCULPTURES PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED THROUGHOUT THE GARDEN. IN ADDITION, THROUGHOUT EACH YEAR, MBG PROVIDES VISITORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE FEATURED EXHIBITS. IN DECEMBER 2022, PATRICK DOUGHERTY BUILT HIS LAST OUTDOOR SCULPTURE "FIT FOR A KING", WHICH WILL BE ON DISPLAY UNTIL DECEMBER 2024. IN JANUARY 2024, MBG OPEN ITS LARGEST TRAVELING EXHIBIT TO DATE THAT RUNS THROUGH MAY 12, 2024. ORIGAMI IN THE GARDEN, BY SANTA FE ARTISTS JENNIFER AND KEVIN BOX, FEATURES MORE THAN 20 LARGER-THAN-LIFE METAL SCULPTURES LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE GARDEN. 1317714 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 23 0 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 FL X X LAURA STEVENSON 5612331757 559 N MILITARY TRAIL WEST PALM BEACH FL 33415 X MARY-THERESE DELATE DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DOROTHY JACKS DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN MARCUS DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ILENE PASSLER DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAWNA PRICE DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNE M GANNON DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA MENDOZA DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM WHELAN DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS RAMICCIO DIRECTOR AT LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 PATON WHITE PRESIDENT (FORMER) 4.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL DOCEKAL 1ST VICE PRESIDENT (FORMER) 2.00 X 0 0 0 GRETTA CURRY SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM BITTNER TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA DOANE PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT SCOVILL 1ST VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 232257 12955 86940 367674 66253 699826 FUNDRAISING 611710 510565 510565 GARDEN SHOP 459420 262599 262599 EDUCATION 459420 70171 70171 843335 517 517 243 -243 -243 -243 82646 12955 56070 26576 26576 1570011 843335 0 26850 781641 678365 85494 17782 60714 57377 3337 58595 50800 6468 1327 99538 29980 68292 1266 59439 49962 3984 5493 33876 23121 9761 994 61776 18440 16686 26650 19479 12751 6581 147 18289 6909 4194 7186 11979 10558 1386 35 25286 25286 GARDEN IMPROVEMENTS AND 129463 115677 9683 4103 EXHIBIT DISPLAY EXPENSE 115323 115323 COST OF GOODS SOLD 73084 73084 BANK SERVICE CHARGE 43464 39109 1193 3162 52129 36258 14035 1836 1644075 1317714 253043 73318 926863 710232 38067 35969 3334 69785 35509 191694 72798 12385 6294 60413 12589 17497 0 33000 1022656 1118590 60312 120907 101492 210895 161804 331802 X 533506 401758 327346 385030 860852 786788 1022656 1118590 -74064 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 442900 662088 618651 575606 828365 3127610 885819 572830 593889 1054472 773164 3880174 1328719 1234918 1212540 1630078 1601529 7007784 0 0 0 7007784 4261 4222 1591 631 517 11222 4261 4222 1591 631 517 11222 1332980 1239140 1214131 1630709 1602046 7019006 0.99840 0.99670 0.00160 0.00330 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 52293 12385 39908 20505 20505 60413 X 2429228 859217 859217 1570011 0 1570011 2503292 859217 859217 1644075 0 1644075 PART X, LINE 2: SCHEDULE D MANAGEMENT ANALYZES TAX POSITIONS IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT IS REQUIRED TO FILE INCOME TAX RETURNS. BASED ON ITS EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY TAX POSITIONS FOR WHICH IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE THAT THE TOTAL AMOUNTS OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE OR DECREASE.INTEREST AND PENALTIES ATTRIBUTABLE TO INCOME TAXES, IF ANY, ARE INCLUDED IN OPERATING EXPENSES. NO SUCH INTEREST OR PENALTIES WERE RECORDED FOR THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 2023 AND 2022. FRIENDS IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2020. SPRING BENEFIT 95601 12955 82646 56070 95601 12955 82646 56070 56070 26576 X 1 5014 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 2 61239 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL FORM 990 TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONFLICTS POLICY STATEMENTS ADOPTED BY THE ORGANIZATION AND WILL ADMINISTER THE ANNUAL QUESTIONNAIRE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR ITS OFFICERS AND/OR KEY EMPLOYEES BASED ON BENCHMARKS FROM SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. SALARIES ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. JOB DESCRIPTIONS AND SALARIES ARE DISCUSSED WITH OUTSIDE COUNSEL AS DEEMED NECESSARY BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ANNUAL FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE UPON SPECIFIC REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE EITHER ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.