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New YORK Botanical Garden

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990990-T FY2023
Environment · BRONX, NY · EIN 13-1693134

About

The new YORK botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. It is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the relationships between plants and people. It is also the garden's mission to expand humanity's knowledge of plants and how they are utilized.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Environment
Employees
935
Volunteers
0

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-06-30
Revenue
$110.4M
Expenses
$102.0M
Assets
$659.2M
Liabilities
$52.1M

Financial history

$110.4M$55.2M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $110.4M · Avg: $95.2M

Foreign activity (Schedule F)

Total spent abroad$25.2M
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestYes
Foreign trust interestNo
RegionActivitySpent
NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES
EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM
SOUTH AMERICA - ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR,
CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$155K
Grants Given
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Address

2900 Southern BLVD
Bronx, NY, 10458-512

Governance

Voting board members60
Independent members59
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsYes
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo

Financial detail (Schedule D)

Board-designated %11.9%
Permanent endowment %68.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo

Fundraising activity (Schedule G)

Uses professional fundraisersYes
Gross fundraising receipts$3.5M
Net to org$3.2M
Retained by contractors$254K
ChannelsIn-person · Grant solicitation
Public records
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