Nonprofit · EIN 23-1352009
BOK TOWER GARDENS INC
Tax-exempt · LAKE WALES, FL 33853
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $9,542,040 | $8,542,126 | $999,914 | $87,579,663 | $929,197 | $86,650,466 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $10,450,371 | $8,247,850 | $2,202,521 | $83,940,420 | $939,778 | $83,000,642 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $8,544,333 | $7,872,412 | $671,921 | $72,256,173 | $913,318 | $71,342,855 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,695,135
- of which government grants
- $436,028
- Membership dues
- $1,264,569
- Program service revenue
- $2,553,545
- Investment income
- $3,466,294
- Net rental income
- $7,443
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,362,201
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $795,045
- Other revenue
- $827,066
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $499,080
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,465,752
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $4,944,309
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $9,701
- Accounting fees
- $55,414
- Occupancy
- $619,429
- Travel
- $19,835
- Depreciation
- $866,985
- Program services (functional)
- $4,351,471
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,618,550
- Fundraising (functional)
- $572,105
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $83,940,420
- Total assets, end of year
- $87,579,663
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $929,197
- Net assets, end of year
- $86,650,466
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $22,449,236
- Publicly traded securities
- $59,539,604
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $81,388,018
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $5,262,448
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$9,979
- Gross receipts
- $21,326,351
- Employees
- 122
- Volunteers
- 194
- Year formed
- 1925
- State of legal domicile
- DE
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID PRICE | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $253,604 | $24,690 |
| MELISSA ROBILLARD | CFO Officer | 40 | $148,849 | $24,920 |
| GEERT D'HOLLANDER | DIRECTOR OF CARILLON SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,162 | $10,094 |
| BRENDAN HUGGINS | DIRECTOR OF HORTICULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,289 | $11,302 |
| ERICA SMITH | DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $106,319 | $11,421 |
| MELISSA TYRONE | DIR. OF PHILANTHROPY & MEMBERSHIP Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,570 | $407 |
| JOSHUA C WEBB | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY ALEXANDER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMAS J BOK | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL COLLINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ALOIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY CULBREATH HELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JF BRYAN IV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE DIMMITT III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTT REDMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RANDY DEFOOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| HEATHER JORDAN-HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ED RUTLEDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID PRICE | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $240,000 | $40,317 |
| MELISSA ROBILLARD | CFO Officer | 40 | $129,410 | $39,308 |
| GEERT D'HOLLANDER | DIRECTOR OF CARILLON SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,314 | $18,513 |
| MELISSA TYRONE | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,403 | $8,171 |
| JOSHUA C WEBB | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMAS J BOK | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY ALEXANDER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL COLLINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ALOIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J F BRYAN IV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE DIMMITT III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER JORDAN-HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT REDMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY CULBREATH HELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RANDY DEFOOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ED RUTLEDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN DANA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID PRICE | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $230,752 | $30,523 |
| GEERT D'HOLLANDER | DIRECTOR OF CARILLON SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,509 | $18,385 |
| MELISSA ROBILLARD | CFO Officer | 40 | $120,688 | $31,101 |
| MELISSA TYRONE | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,254 | $7,866 |
| JOSHUA C WEBB | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DE SAINT PHALLE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL COLLINS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TOMAS J BOK | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CINDY ALEXANDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ALOIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J F BRYAN IV | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAWRENCE DIMMITT III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER JORDAN-HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT REDMON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN BRODERICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAY CULBREATH HELLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1151 TOWER BLVD, LAKE WALES, FL 33853-3470
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVID PRICE, 1151 TOWER BOULEVARD, LAKE WALES, FL 338533470
- Signed the 990
- MELISSA ROBILLARD, CFO
- Phone
- (863) 676-1408
- Website
- BOKTOWERGARDENS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO INSPIRE A BETTER AND MORE BEAUTIFUL WORLD BY SHARING EDWARD BOK'S LEGACY.
Program accomplishments
- BOK TOWER GARDENS OPERATES A 470+ ACRE PUBLIC GARDEN DESIGNED BY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED JR, OFFERING VISITORS AND MEMBERS ENVIRONMENTAL, NATURAL, ART AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES THROUGH A VARIETY OF PROGRAMMING. THE GARDENS HOSTED MUSIC CONCERTS, ART EXHIBITS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING FOR ALL AGES, WITH A TOTAL VISITATION OF 268,307 VISITORS IN 2025.Expenses $3,665,420 · revenue $2,508,780
- BOK TOWER GARDENS HOSTED A SERIES OF INTIMATE EVENING CONCERTS AND PRESENTED OUTDOOR/HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITS ACCENTING THE DAILY VISITATION EXPERIENCE.Expenses $468,079
- THE RARE PLANT CONSERVATION PROGRAM AT BOK TOWER GARDENS INTEGRATED BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH, CURATED A COLLECTION OF RARE PLANT SPECIES NATIVE TO CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA; RESCUED RARE PLANT POPULATIONS FROM DEVELOPMENT SITES; PERFORMED CONSERVATION EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC AND WITH ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS, INTRODUCED NEW POPULATIONS ONTO PROTECTED LANDS, RESTORED CRITICAL HABITATS, AND MET FEDERAL RECOVERY OBJECTIVES FOR LISTED PLANT SPECIES.Expenses $217,972 · revenue $44,765
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-1352009
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $87,579,663
- Income (IRS master file)
- $21,326,351
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $9,542,040 | $8,542,126 | $87,579,663 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2024 | $10,450,371 | $8,247,850 | $83,940,420 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2023 | $8,544,333 | $7,872,412 | $72,256,173 | XML |
| 990-T | September 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2022 | $6,715,239 | $7,120,751 | $67,832,423 | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-1352009).
Questions about BOK TOWER GARDENS INC
- What is the EIN of BOK TOWER GARDENS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BOK TOWER GARDENS INC is 23-1352009.
- Is BOK TOWER GARDENS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to BOK TOWER GARDENS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BOK TOWER GARDENS INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BOK TOWER GARDENS INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BOK TOWER GARDENS INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BOK TOWER GARDENS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names DAVID PRICE.
- Who are the officers and directors of BOK TOWER GARDENS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $253,604 (DAVID PRICE, PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does BOK TOWER GARDENS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,542,040, expenses of $8,542,126 and total assets of $87,579,663 at year end.
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