2025-02-17T11:01:29-06:00 2024-09-30 341884125 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 4722 N 24TH ST STE 300 PHOENIX AZ 85016 990 2023-10-01 860136925 DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN INC DESE 4809411225 1201 N GALVIN PARKWAY PHOENIX AZ 85008 MARGARET BURKE CFOO 4809411225 2025-02-14 1 1 AMY A O'LOUGHLIN P00869687 6022646835 2025-02-14 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KENNETH J SCHUTZ 1201 N GALVIN PARKWAY PHOENIX AZ 85008 28813472 0 X WWW.DBG.ORG X 1937 AZ THE GARDEN'S COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY IS TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION AND CONSERVATION OF DESERT PLANTS OF THE WORLD WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SONORAN DESERT. WE WILL ENSURE THAT THE GARDEN IS ALWAYS A COMPELLING ATTRACTION THAT BRINGS TO LIFE THE MANY WONDERS OF THE DESERT. 44 44 250 526 0 0 8874756 9207059 12838689 12413271 198300 621422 4809027 4421850 26720772 26663602 0 0 0 0 13269929 14381520 0 0 4145466 8352405 9255451 21622334 23636971 5098438 3026631 75155805 81853927 6470273 6651717 68685532 75202210 X THE GARDEN'S COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY IS TO ADVANCE EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION, RESEARCH, EXHIBITION AND CONSERVATION OF DESERT PLANTS OF THE WORLD WITH EMPHASIS ON THE SONORAN DESERT. WE WILL ENSURE THAT THE GARDEN IS ALWAYS A COMPELLING ATTRACTION THAT BRINGS TO LIFE THE MANY WONDERS OF THE DESERT. 0 0 16951119 15163809 HORTICULTURE - PROPAGATING & MAINTAINING A LIVING PLANT COLLECTION OF OVER 50,000 DESERT PLANTS WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THOSE INHABITING THE SONORAN DESERT, MANY OF WHICH ARE ENDANGERED SPECIES. THIS PROGRAM ALSO WORKS TO PRESERVE DESERT PLANT LIFE OUTSIDE OF ITS COLLECTION BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE BEAUTY, VARIETY AND FRAGILITY OF DESERT PLANT LIFE BY DISPLAYING AND INTERPRETING ITS COLLECTION FOR THE PUBLIC AT ITS GARDEN IN PHOENIX, AZ WHICH IN THE CURRENT YEAR ATTRACTED OVER 520,000 VISITORS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. EDUCATION - PROVIDES PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS, AND EDUCATORS THAT PROMOTE GREATER ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SONORAN DESERT. CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING AT THE DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN PROMOTES A SCIENTIFICALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY LITERATE COMMUNITY THROUGH HANDS-ON, NATURE-BASED LEARNING, AND GARDEN STAFF AND RESOURCES. THESE PLACE-BASED EXPERIENCES INSPIRE A CONNECTION TO THE UNIQUE WONDERS OF THE SONORAN DESERT, ENCOURAGE CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND IGNITE A LIFE-LONG APPRECIATION FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. INFORMAL PROGRAMS SPAN THE AGES OF INFANTS TO TEENAGERS ALONGSIDE THEIR CAREGIVERS THROUGH INQUIRY-BASED INVESTIGATIONS THAT INCORPORATE ART, SCIENCE, MUSIC, AND MUCH MORE. IN FY2024, CACTUS CLUBHOUSE OPENED IN THE FALL THURSDAY-SUNDAY, 9:00AM-3:30PM AND REMAINED OPEN THROUGH MAY 12, 2024. THROUGH FY2024, THE CLUBHOUSE ENGAGED WITH 17,551 VISITORS, INCLUDING ALMOST 9,000 CHILDREN. CACTUS CLUBHOUSE ADMISSION WAS INCLUDED WITH GARDEN ADMISSION AND MEMBERSHIP. AN ADDITIONAL 3,800 VISITORS ENGAGED WITH THE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION TEAM ON COMMUNITY DAYS AT NO CHARGE. THESE PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN THE BINNS PAVILION AND INCLUDED PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-WIDE ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS AZ ROOTS AND SHOOTS, TEMPE PUBLIC LIBRARY, PHOENIX HERPETOLOGICAL SANCTUARY, AND MORE. THE CHILDREN AND FAMILY DEPARTMENT RAN ADDITIONAL PROGRAMMING IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EVENTS DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING THE PLANTS AND PEOPLE OF THE SONORAN DESERT FESTIVAL AND STRANGE GARDEN EVENT IN THE FALL, AND LUMINARIA PROGRAMMING IN DECEMBER. DBG-LED FIELD TRIPS REMAINED CANCELLED THROUGH FY24, BUT SCHOOLS WERE ABLE TO VISIT THE GARDEN FOR SELF-GUIDED TOURS, WITH OVER 500 STUDENTS AND CHAPERONES PARTICIPATING. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CHILDREN AND FAMILY DEPARTMENT WORKED WITH FOUR NEIGHBORING TITLE I SCHOOLS TO REDESIGN OUR GUIDED FIELD TRIP PROGRAM AND CREATE A CURRICULUM FOR THIRD GRADE STUDENTS THAT WAS DISTRIBUTED IN MAY 2024. ALMOST 300 STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN THESE GUIDED FIELD TRIP VISITS IN FALL 2024. SUMMER CAMP CAME BACK FOR THE SECOND YEAR POST-COVID, WITH 89 CHILDREN PARTICIPATING IN CAMP SESSIONS OVER 5 WEEKS IN JUNE AND JULY. ALSO RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE SPRING AND SUMMER WAS A WEEKLY STORYTIME ACTIVITY IN THE CLUBHOUSE. THE BOOKS AND ACTIVITIES WERE CENTERED AROUND THEMES SPECIFIC TO THE FLORA AND FAUNA OF THE SONORAN DESERT AND ENGAGED 450 CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS OVER FIVE MONTHS. DURING THE PEAK SPRING SEASON, STORY TIME ATTENDANCE OFTEN REACHED MAXIMUM CAPACITY IN THE CLUBHOUSE. THE CHILDREN'S EDUCATION TEAM ALSO PARTNERED WITH MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS SERVING UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN TO PROVIDE A DAY OF ENGAGEMENT AT THE GARDEN. ADMISSION WAS FREE UNDER THE CAECOM COMMUNITY PASS PROGRAM, AND ACTIVITIES WERE DEVELOPED AND FACILITATED BY DBG STAFF. ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDED: ATABEY OUTDOORS, BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, FREE ARTS FOR ABUSED CHILDREN OF ARIZONA, ASU'S MIGRATORY STUDENT SUMMER ACADEMY, AND MORE. THESE FACILITATED ACTIVITIES HELPED ENRICH THE LIVES OF OVER 350 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. 16951119 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 277 0 1 250 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 44 44 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN TX UT VA WA WV WI X X MARGARET BURKE CFOO 4809411225 1201 N GALVIN PARKWAY PHOENIX AZ 85008 AMANDA BURKE VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 AMY FLOOD IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT 5.00 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN EWEN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ANN STANTON VICE PRESIDENT 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BARRY K FINGERHUT TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BILL RUBIN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE MACDONOUGH TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRIS KLINE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAN PEREZ TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID MARTINEZ III TRUSTEE 5.00 5.00 X 0 0 0 DIANA GREGORY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 EDGARDO RIVERA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 GERI MINGURA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 HAROLD C DORENBECHER PRESIDENT 10.00 X X 0 0 0 JAMEY WETMORE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAN LEWIS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JANE JOZOFF TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOE COLIANNI TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOETTE SCHMIDT TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN BURNSIDE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 JULIE WILLIAMS TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATE BAKER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN TADDEI TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY MUNSON TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA A LO BIANCO SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LINDA ELLIOTT TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA NORQUIST TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LORI A HIGUERA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 LUIS AVILA TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARK LANDY TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARTIN HARVIER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARY HOVDEN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 MELANIE STUCKENBERG TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL J MOUNTAIN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 QUINTIN BOYCE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 REA MAYER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA AILES-FINE TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT S REDER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SARA SCHAEFER TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT BURDICK TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SHELLEY COHN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS R JONES TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 TIMOTHY LONG TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 URSULA GANGADEAN TRUSTEE 5.00 X 0 0 0 KENNETH SCHUTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 486947 0 30110 MARGARET BURKE CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER 40.00 X 253310 0 43346 ELAINE MCGINN CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER 40.00 X 193413 0 21918 JAMES GENTILE SR DIRECTOR IT (TERM 11/15/23) 40.00 X 150300 0 15667 KIMBERLIE MCCUE CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER 40.00 X 182762 0 36027 MIKE REMEDI CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 40.00 X 222876 0 29034 TINA WILSON SR DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE 40.00 X 159851 0 20260 1649459 0 196362 18 0 1 0 180 DEGREES 4955 N 7TH AVE PHOENIX AZ 85013 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION COSTS RELATED TO 5649521 KITCHELL PEREZ LLC 4450 N 12TH STREET SUITE 234 PHOENIX AZ 85014 CONSTRUCTION AND WORK PERFORMED RELATED 1261748 MASTERCORP COMMERCIA SERVICES P O BOX 440126 NASHVILLE TN 37214 OUTSIDE JANITORIAL SERVICES 350608 LANE TERRALEVER 645 E MISSOURI AVE SUITE 400 PHOENIX AZ 85012 MARKETING 159522 LAUNCH PM 8715 E CAMELBACK RD SCOTTSDALE AZ 85251 PROJECT MANAGEMENT FEES RELATED TO HAZEL 142364 23 1470540 284650 731417 693707 6026745 132990 9207059 ADMISSIONS 900099 9398033 9398033 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 2266966 2266966 GROUP SERVICES 900099 627922 627922 EDUCATIONAL CLASSES 611600 120350 120350 12413271 425202 425202 457985 0 261765 457985 -261765 196220 196220 3044227 284650 1372915 1671312 1671312 3250964 515190 2735774 2735774 OTHER INCOME 900099 14764 14764 14764 26663602 15163809 0 2292734 X 816297 599429 78514 138354 11128767 8176370 1077825 1874572 412136 295039 39620 77477 1136813 849909 95906 190998 887507 659193 72516 155798 44077 44077 51488 51488 2503703 1573891 47542 882270 591969 514375 38734 38860 1050922 726687 26658 297577 492540 328418 13264 150858 329689 168369 106215 55105 23827 23827 1409683 1212328 140968 56387 362268 311550 36227 14491 MERCHANT AND PERMIT FEE 595155 71048 517458 6649 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE 475243 309911 43706 121626 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 369351 324197 32253 12901 UTILITIES 322438 275398 28954 18086 633098 555007 24634 53457 23636971 16951119 2540386 4145466 8541839 9977926 8098660 3971321 5318917 2758412 171495 165208 36167 24821 1609752 1753788 55786238 26100355 22766609 29685883 11559290 11313411 892396 233858 1360858 16819218 19949903 75155805 81853927 2789391 3358581 2650522 2503763 738755 631124 291605 158249 6470273 6651717 X 37355570 40461293 31329962 34740917 68685532 75202210 75155805 81853927 X 3026631 426772 3063275 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 7105439 7884947 14268300 9327927 9207059 47793672 7105439 7884947 14268300 9327927 9207059 47793672 5766607 42027065 22671 352 11203 212576 425202 672004 14764 14764 48480440 83369936 0.86690 0.89300 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: OTHER INCOME - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 14,764. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X X 0 16085445 24610 3627515 736816 19000754 14906516 15855 1896955 733881 16085445 19127527 34111 -3539058 716064 14906516 16798399 69668 2941702 682242 19127527 16398168 20916 1130296 750981 16798399 1.00000 0 1 1 21540055 9464324 12075731 20268051 13156982 7111069 3413243 2947727 465516 10564889 531322 10033567 29685883 CASH SURRENDER VALUE OF LIFE INSURANCE 24820 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF DBG FOUNDATION 19587955 RIGHT-OF-USE OPERATING LEASE ASSET 337128 19949903 ANNUITY PAYMENT LIABILITY 21121 RIGHT-OF-USE OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 137128 158249 X 31093041 426772 677627 261765 1366164 29726877 -3063275 -3063275 26663602 24314598 677627 677627 23636971 0 23636971 PART III, LINE 1A: COLLECTIONS INCLUDE THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY AND LIVING PLANT COLLECTION, WHICH ARE ON DISPLAY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED BY THE GARDEN. THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY CONSISTS OF OVER 500 BOTANICAL PERIODICALS AND OVER 8,879 RARE BOOKS, INCLUDING FLORISTIC, ECOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL WORKS THAT RELATE TO THE DESERTS OF THE WORLD. THE LIBRARY ALSO INCLUDES MATERIALS ON BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION, PLANT TAXONOMY AND NOMENCLATURE, EDIBLE AND USEFUL PLANTS, RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANTS, AND DESERT ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. THE HERBARIUM COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND RESEARCHERS GLOBALLY. BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT STUDY CONDUCTED IN 2005 BY AN ADVISOR FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, A VALUE OF $20 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH UNPROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN AND A VALUE OF $35 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH PROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN. ADJUSTING THESE AMOUNTS IN 2024 FOR THE ANNUAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ("CPI"), THE GARDEN ESTIMATED THAT THE VALUE OF EACH UNPROCESSED SPECIMEN IS APPROXIMATELY $31 AND THE PROCESSED SPECIMEN VALUE IS APPROXIMATELY $54, FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF HERBARIUM SPECIMENS IN THE APPROXIMATE VALUE OF $5,710,000. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY GARDENS, SPECIMENS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GARDEN ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. COSTS OF PURCHASING COLLECTION ITEMS ARE INCLUDED AS A CHANGE IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN PROGRAM EXPENSE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS. THE GARDEN'S POLICY IS TO NOT DISPOSE OR OTHERWISE SELL COLLECTION ITEMS, HOWEVER SHOULD SUCH NEED ARISE, THE GARDEN'S POLICY IS TO USE THE PROCEED FROM DEACCESSIONED COLLECTION ITEMS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEW COLLECTION ITEMS AND/OR THE DIRECT CARE OF EXISTING COLLECTIONS. THE GARDEN DEFINES DIRECT CARE AS AN INVESTMENT THAT ENHANCES THE LIFE, USEFULNESS, OR QUALITY OF A GARDEN'S COLLECTIONS. DURING THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023, PURCHASED ACQUISITIONS AND DE-ACCESSIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT. PART III, LINE 4: COLLECTIONS INCLUDE THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY AND LIVING PLANT COLLECTION, WHICH ARE ON DISPLAY FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THESE COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT CAPITALIZED BY THE GARDEN. THE GARDEN'S LIBRARY CONSISTS OF OVER 500 BOTANICAL PERIODICALS AND OVER 8,879 RARE BOOKS, INCLUDING FLORISTIC, ECOLOGICAL AND HORTICULTURAL WORKS THAT RELATE TO THE DESERTS OF THE WORLD. THE LIBRARY ALSO INCLUDES MATERIALS ON BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION, PLANT TAXONOMY AND NOMENCLATURE, EDIBLE AND USEFUL PLANTS, RARE AND ENDANGERED PLANTS, AND DESERT ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION. THE HERBARIUM COLLECTION IS AVAILABLE FOR USE BY STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, AND RESEARCHERS GLOBALLY. BASED ON AN INDEPENDENT STUDY CONDUCTED IN 2005 BY AN ADVISOR FROM ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY, A VALUE OF $20 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH UNPROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN AND A VALUE OF $35 WAS ESTIMATED FOR EACH PROCESSED HERBARIUM SPECIMEN. ADJUSTING THESE AMOUNTS IN 2024 FOR THE ANNUAL CONSUMER PRICE INDEX ("CPI"), THE GARDEN ESTIMATED THAT THE VALUE OF EACH UNPROCESSED SPECIMEN IS APPROXIMATELY $31 AND THE PROCESSED SPECIMEN VALUE IS APPROXIMATELY $54, FOR AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF HERBARIUM SPECIMENS IN THE APPROXIMATE VALUE OF $5,710,000. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PRACTICE FOLLOWED BY MANY GARDENS, SPECIMENS CONTRIBUTED TO THE GARDEN ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. COSTS OF PURCHASING COLLECTION ITEMS ARE INCLUDED AS A CHANGE IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IN PROGRAM EXPENSE IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGE IN NET ASSETS. THE GARDEN'S POLICY IS TO NOT DISPOSE OR OTHERWISE SELL COLLECTION ITEMS, HOWEVER SHOULD SUCH NEED ARISE, THE GARDEN'S POLICY IS TO USE THE PROCEED FROM DEACCESSIONED COLLECTION ITEMS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF NEW COLLECTION ITEMS AND/OR THE DIRECT CARE OF EXISTING COLLECTIONS. THE GARDEN DEFINES DIRECT CARE AS AN INVESTMENT THAT ENHANCES THE LIFE, USEFULNESS, OR QUALITY OF A GARDEN'S COLLECTIONS. DURING THE YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023, PURCHASED ACQUISITIONS AND DE-ACCESSIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS WERE NOT SIGNIFICANT. PART V, LINE 4: THE GARDEN'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF FUNDS ESTABLISHED FOR THE FUTURE PROSPERITY OF THE GARDEN. THE ENDOWMENT INCLUDES ONLY DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS - HELD IN PERPETUITY. IT IS HELD AND ADMINISTERED BY DESERT BOTANICAL GARDEN FOUNDATION, A RELATED SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION. PART X, LINE 2: DBG AND THE FOUNDATION QUALIFY AS TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND, ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. IN ADDITION, DBG AND THE FOUNDATION QUALIFY FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170 OF THE IRC AND HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE NOT PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS. DBG AGAVE IS A DISREGARDED ENTITY FOR TAX PURPOSES. INCOME DETERMINED TO BE UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME WOULD BE TAXABLE. DBG AND THE FOUNDATION FILE INFORMATION RETURNS IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND IN CERTAIN STATE AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS WHEN THERE IS TAXABLE INCOME. AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, U.S. FEDERAL INFORMATION RETURNS FOR YEARS ENDED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 AND STATE RETURNS FOR YEARS ENDED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 WERE CLOSED TO ASSESSMENT. INTEREST AND PENALTIES, IF ANY, ARE ACCRUED AS A COMPONENT OF ADMINISTRATION EXPENSES WHEN ASSESSED. THE GARDEN ACCOUNTS FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF FASB ASC 740, INCOME TAXES BY APPLYING A MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD TO THE RECOGNITION AND DE-RECOGNITION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS IN EARNINGS IN THE YEAR OF SUCH CHANGE. THE GARDEN EVALUATES POTENTIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, IF ANY, ON A CONTINUAL BASIS THROUGH REVIEW OF THEIR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, REVIEW OF THEIR REGULAR TAX FILINGS, AND DISCUSSIONS WITH OUTSIDE EXPERTS. THE GARDEN HAS IDENTIFIED ITS STATUS AS AN EXEMPT ORGANIZATION AS A TAX POSITION; HOWEVER, THE GARDEN HAS DETERMINED THAT SUCH TAX POSITION DOES NOT RESULT IN AN UNCERTAINTY THAT REQUIRES RECOGNITION. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GAIN/LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT 261,765. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN NET ASSETS OF DBG FOUNDATION -3,063,275. EUROPE 0 AUTHOR FOR BOOK FEATURED IN DBG BOOK CLUB REIMBURSED AUTHOR'S TRAVEL EXPENSES TO PARTICIPATE IN DBG BOOK CLUB 1885 AUSTRALIA 0 CONTRACTED SERVICES REIMBURSED AUTHOR TRAVEL EXPENSES TO PARTICIPATE IN DBG BOOK CLUB 935 0 0 0 0 0 0 2820 0 2820 0 0 0 0 0 0 LUMINARIA 1692052 0 1692052 466802 DINNER IN THE DESERT 817814 170750 647064 319465 3 819011 113900 705111 586648 3328877 284650 3044227 1372915 1372915 1671312 X X X X X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 KENNETH SCHUTZ EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 486947 0 0 0 0 0 16500 0 13610 0 517057 0 0 0 MARGARET BURKE CHIEF FINANCIAL & OPERATING OFFICER 253310 0 0 0 0 0 13337 0 30009 0 296656 0 0 0 MIKE REMEDI CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 222876 0 0 0 0 0 10500 0 18534 0 251910 0 0 0 KIMBERLIE MCCUE CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER 182762 0 0 0 0 0 9728 0 26299 0 218789 0 0 0 ELAINE MCGINN CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER 193413 0 0 0 0 0 9728 0 12190 0 215331 0 0 0 TINA WILSON SR DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE 159851 0 0 0 0 0 8050 0 12210 0 180111 0 0 0 JAMES GENTILE SR DIRECTOR IT (TERM 11/15/23) 150300 0 0 0 0 0 4577 0 11090 0 165967 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4B THE GARDEN HAS A 457(B) NON-QUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION RETIREMENT PLAN (THE "NON-QUALIFIED 457(B) PLAN") COVERING THE CURRENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE NON-QUALIFIED 457(B) PLAN PROVIDES FOR EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS. AN EMPLOYEE IS 100% VESTED IN ANY ELECTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NON-QUALIFIED 457(B) PLAN, PLUS ANY INVESTMENT EARNINGS OR LOSSES. AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2024 AND 2023, WHILE THE GARDEN HAS SET ASIDE APPROXIMATELY $299,000 AND $231,000, RESPECTIVELY, IN A SEPARATE ACCOUNT (REPRESENTING ACCUMULATED PARTICIPANT CONTRIBUTIONS, PLUS EARNINGS THEREON), THESE FUNDS REMAIN AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL CREDITORS OF THE GARDEN. PART I, LINE 7 INCENTIVES ARE EARNED WHEN MEETING ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND ARE APPROVED BY MANAGEMENT. X PLANTS/TREES/SUPPLIES 16 88601 FMV 0 1 1 PART I, LINE 32B: THE ORGANIZATION USES A BROKER TO SELL NON-CASH STOCK CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 ANY PERSON, FIRM, CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION OR OTHER ORGANIZATION SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE CORPORATION. SUCH PERSONS AND ORGANIZATIONS MAY BECOME MEMBERS BY PAYING DUES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING, MEMBERS SHALL ELECT THAT PORTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHOSE TERMS HAVE EXPIRED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE REVIEW OF FORM 990 IS DELEGATED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, A SUB-GROUP OF THE BOARD. THE COMPLETED 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORMS ARE SIGNED UPON ACCEPTANCE TO THE BOARD, AND RETURN OF FORMS IS TRACKED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR. ALL BOARD MEMBERS SIGN THE FORMS ANNUALLY. NO CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND ONE OR MORE OF ITS TRUSTEES OR OFFICERS, OR BETWEEN THE CORPORATION AND ANY OTHER CORPORATION, FIRM, ASSOCIATION OR ENTITY IN WHICH A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION IS A TRUSTEE OR OFFICER OR IS FINANCIALLY INTERESTED, SHALL BE EITHER VOID OR VOIDABLE BECAUSE OF SUCH RELATIONSHIP OR INTEREST OR BECAUSE SUCH TRUSTEES OR OFFICERS ARE PRESENT AT OR PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF WHICH AUTHORIZES, APPROVES OR RATIFIES SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION, OR BECAUSE HIS OR HER OR THEIR VOTES ARE COUNTED FOR SUCH PURPOSE, IF: (1) THE FACT OF SUCH RELATIONSHIP OR INTEREST AND THE FACTS AS TO THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION ARE DISCLOSED OR KNOWN TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR COMMITTEE WHICH AUTHORIZES, APPROVES OR RATIFIES THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION BY A VOTE OR CONSENT SUFFICIENT FOR THE PURPOSE WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTES OR CONSENTS OF SUCH INTERESTED TRUSTEES OR OFFICERS; OR (2) THE FACT OF SUCH RELATIONSHIP OR INTEREST AND THE FACTS AS TO THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION ARE DISCLOSED OR KNOWN TO THE MEMBERS ENTITLED TO VOTE AND THEY AUTHORIZE, APPROVE OR RATIFY SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION BY VOTE OR WRITTEN CONSENT; OR (3) THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE TO THE CORPORATION AT THE TIME THE CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION IS AUTHORIZED, APPROVED OR RATIFIED, IN THE LIGHT OF CIRCUMSTANCES KNOWN TO THOSE ENTITLED TO VOTE THEREON AT THAT TIME. INTERESTED TRUSTEES MAY BE COUNTED IN DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF A QUORUM AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OR A COMMITTEE THEREOF WHICH AUTHORIZES, APPROVES OR RATIFIES SUCH CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS PERFORMED ANNUALLY BY THE MEMBERS OF THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, A COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND A NON-BOARD MEMBER WHO SERVES AS A HUMAN RESOURCE CONSULTANT. THE PERSONNEL COMMITTEE USES COMPARABLE DATA TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION BY CONTACTING OTHER NON-PROFITS OF EQUAL SIZE, USING TOOLS SUCH AS GUIDESTAR AND OTHER PERSONNEL BASED WEB SITES, AND ALSO BY REVIEWING THE FORM 990 OF COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS. THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR INCLUDED AN UPDATED COMPENSATION STUDY. THE DETERMINATION OF COMPENSATION FOR OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE GARDEN IS PART OF THE ANNUAL BUDGETING PROCESS. 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