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X X X X X X X true YORKSTON CONSULTING PO BOX 489 HOCKESSIN DE 19707 FUNDRAISER false 38439 -38439 38439 -38439 DE ANNUAL DINNER 226188 139820 86368 35022 1644 226188 139820 86368 35022 1644 36666 49702 SCHEDULE G, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) YORKSTON CONSULTING FUNDRAISER FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS AT PEPPER CREEK STRIVES TO EXALT NATURE'S BEAUTY, TO DELIGHT AND EDUCATE VISITORS, AND TO STUDY AND PRESERVE THE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS OF SUSSEX COUNTY AND DELMARVA. THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS HAS CREATED A UNIQUE, SUSTAINABLE, INSPIRATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE GARDEN FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ENJOYMENT. FORM 990 THE ORGANIZATION ALLOCATES A PERCENTAGE OF EACH EMPLOYEES PAYROLL AND EMPLOYER TAXES TO A CAPITAL ASSET. TOTAL WAGES AND TAXES WERE 721,198 FOR 2025, OF WHICH, 52,613 WAS ALLOCATED TO PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT FOR 2025. VOLUNTEERS AMONG THE MANY UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS IS THE CENTRAL ROLE OF VOLUNTEERS IN EVERY FACET OF THE ORGANIZATION FROM MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT TO IMPLEMENTATION; FROM GARDEN DESIGN TO GARDEN PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE. HIGHLY EXPERIENCED SPECIALISTS VOLUNTEER, SUCH AS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR AND THE TREASURER. THE VOLUNTEER PHOTOGRAPHER IS A LICENSED DRONE OPERATOR WHOSE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS HAVE DRAMATICALLY CAPTURED THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND BEAUTY OF THE GARDENS. IN 2025, THE DELAWARE BOTANIC GARDENS HAD ONLY SEVEN FULL-TIME PAID POSITIONS - DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR HORTICULTURE, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR GROUNDS & FACILITIES, DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE, GARDEN CURATOR, A HORTICULTURALIST AND A HORTICULTURAL ASSISTANT. IN 2025 DBG HAD 78 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED 16,465 HOURS WITH A VALUE OF 549,272 IN 2025 (VALUE WAS DETERMINED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS). THESE VOLUNTEER HOURS ARE THE LIFEBLOOD OF DBG. FROM 2014 TO 2025, DBG HAS RECEIVED 181,862 VOLUNTEER HOURS. THESE HOURS EQUATE TO 87 WORK-YEARS OF EFFORT DONATED BY OUR VOLUNTEERS OVER THE LAST ELEVEN YEARS. THE VITAL CONTRIBUTION OF THE DBG VOLUNTEERS WAS RECOGNIZED BY DELAWARE GOVERNOR JOHN CARNEY IN 2021 WHEN HE AWARDED THE GOVERNOR'S OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER SERVICE AWARD TO THE DBG VOLUNTEERS. IN 2025, THE 16,465 VOLUNTEER DONATED HOURS WERE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: - GARDEN PLANTING AND MAINTENANCE: 2,183 - DOCENT PROGRAM, INCLUDING STAFF EVENTS & TOURS: 2,143 - EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT INCLUDING FINANCES, FUNDRAISING, MARKETING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS: 12,139 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RAY SANDER SHERYL SWED PRESIDENT EXEC. DIR. MARRIED FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE TREASURER AND THE FINANCIAL MANAGER REVIEW THE DRAFT 990 IN DETAIL WITH THE PRESIDENT. AFTER BOTH THE TREASURER AND THE PRESIDENT HAVE APPROVED THE DRAFT, THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED WITH THE EXECTUTIVE COMMITTEE, WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY, TREASURER, DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, AND ONE OTHER BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE ORGANIZATION REQUIRES EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO REVIEW AND SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATEMENT UPON BEING APPOINTED TO THE BOARD AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS, THEN THE BUDGET COMMITTEE MAKES THE INITIAL APPROVAL AND THE FULL BOARD MAKES THE FINAL APPROVAL. NO OFFICER RECEIVES COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII THE ORGANIZATION ENGAGES AN INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM TO PERFORM A COMPILATION, REVIEW, OR AUDIT AT YEAR-END AND TO PREPARE THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 TAX RETURN.