MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EIN: 430666759 501(c)(3) Environment

ST LOUIS, MO

Total Revenue
$75,291,273
Total Expenses
$59,451,399
Total Assets
$398,407,077
Net Assets
$391,503,663
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Organization Details

Formation Year
1859
Legal Domicile
MO
Principal Officer
DR LUCIA LOHMANN
Phone
3145775100
Tax Period
2023-10-01 to 2024-09-30

MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES, founded in 1859, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $75.3M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 36% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $15.8M, a strong 21% operating margin.

Mission

TO DISCOVER AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PLANTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AND ENRICH LIFE.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $15,957,113 Revenue: $7,515,075

HORTICULTURE: THE GARDEN'S HORTICULTURE PROGRAM DEVELOPS PLANT COLLECTIONS AND MAINTAINS LANDSCAPES FOR DISPLAY, HOME GARDENING DEMONSTRATIONS AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, AND IN SUPPORT OF...

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HORTICULTURE: THE GARDEN'S HORTICULTURE PROGRAM DEVELOPS PLANT COLLECTIONS AND MAINTAINS LANDSCAPES FOR DISPLAY, HOME GARDENING DEMONSTRATIONS AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, AND IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AND EX-SITU CONSERVATION. . THE GARDEN'S SEED BANK, LOCATED AT SHAW NATURE RESERVE, HOLDS 35 PERCENT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI'S NATIVE FLORA. OUR PLANT COLLECTIONS INCLUDED 17,511 TAXA AND 8,903 SPECIES. THE GARDEN'S 79 ACRES FEATURE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PLANT DISPLAYS THAT ATTRACTED 1,074,815 VISITORS IN 2024. HOME GARDENERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD REGULARLY USE THE GARDEN'S ON-SITE AND DIGITAL RESOURCES. THERE WERE MORE THAN 6.2 MILLION VIEWS OF GARDENING WEB RESOURCES IN 2024.

Program 2
Expenses: $15,278,322 Revenue: $119,812

SCIENCE: THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN IS A WORLD LEADER IN PLANT DISCOVERY AND PLANT CONSERVATION AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2024 GARDEN SCIENTISTS ONCE AGAIN DISCOVERED ROUGHLY 200 NEW PLANT SPECIES...

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SCIENCE: THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN IS A WORLD LEADER IN PLANT DISCOVERY AND PLANT CONSERVATION AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2024 GARDEN SCIENTISTS ONCE AGAIN DISCOVERED ROUGHLY 200 NEW PLANT SPECIES, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 10 PERCENT OF ALL NEW PLANTS DISCOVERED EACH YEAR WORLDWIDE. OUR HERBARIUM, WITH 8 MILLION SPECIMENS, IS AMONG THE LARGEST AND SERVES AS A GLOBAL DATABASE OF PLANTS USED TO MAKE EVALUATIONS ON CONSERVATION STATUS. BY KNOWING WHAT PLANTS ARE THREATENED, WE CAN IDENTIFY AREAS OF HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE WHERE PROTECTING LANDSCAPES MAY SAVE THREATENED SPECIES. THE GARDEN ALSO CONTINUES TO ADD ITS TROPICOS DATABASE, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS AROUND THE GLOBE TO DIGITALLY DOCUMENT ALL KNOWN PLANT LIFE THROUGH WORLD FLORA ONLINE.

Program 3
Expenses: $6,348,690 Revenue: $349,777

EDUCATION: THE GARDEN TAKES SERIOUSLY ITS MISSION TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. IN 2024 1312,485 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES LED BY...

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EDUCATION: THE GARDEN TAKES SERIOUSLY ITS MISSION TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. IN 2024 1312,485 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES LED BY THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, FROM COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS TO ON-SITE AND VIRTUAL CLASSES AND EVENTS TO YEAR-LONG PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS. OF THIS NUMBER, 29,770 WERE PREK-GRADE 12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO CONNECTED WITH THE GARDEN IN WAYS THAT DEEPENED THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR PLANTS, NATURE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING SUSTAINABLY. IN THE COMMUNITY, THE GARDEN IS A LEADER IN EDUCATING AND ACTIVATING THE PUBLIC TO STEWARD LOCAL LANDS AND WATERS, FROM CREATING MORE BIODIVERSE HOME LANDSCAPES TO HELPING STEWARD LOCAL PARKS, TRAILS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER GREEN SPACE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $59,499,886
Program Service Revenue $9,209,339
Investment Income $4,242,954
Other Revenue $2,339,094
TOTAL REVENUE $75,291,273

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $864,557
Salaries & Benefits $32,684,534
Fundraising Expenses $2,284,864
Program Expenses $46,183,811
Other Expenses $25,902,308
TOTAL EXPENSES $59,451,399

Year-over-Year Comparison

2023 2022 Change
Revenue $75,291,273 $55,513,182 +0.4%
Expenses $59,451,399 $57,170,058 +0.0%
Net Income $15,839,874 $-1,656,876 -10.6%
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Grants to Organizations Grants to Individuals Lobbying Political Activity Foreign Activities Donor Advised Fund Schedule B Required
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Governance

Voting Members
33
Independent Members
33
Employees
570
Volunteers
1680

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
3
$548,723
Total Directors
33
$0
Key Employees
7
$1,703,003
Highest Compensated
5
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
DR MICHAEL K STERN CHAIR 2.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
WARD M KLEIN VICE CHAIR 1.50
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
GABRIELA BURIAN TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DANIEL A BURKHARDT TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JIAMIN L DIERBERG TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LELIA J FARR TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JUNE MCALLISTER FOWLER TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVID M HOLLO TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
TINA HREVUS TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DAVID W KEMPER TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
CHRISTOPHER A KOSTER TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOHN LEMKEMEIER TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
W STEPHEN MARITZ TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
BRIAN A MURPHY TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JAMES R NOWICKE TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
NICHOLAS L REDING TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
MICHAEL W RINEY TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
NANCY ROSS TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
LORI SAMUELS TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOHN SAUNDERS TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SCOTT C SCHNUCK TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
REX A SINQUEFIELD TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
JOSEPH SIVEWRIGHT TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ANDREW C TAYLOR TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
ANTOINETTE COUSINS TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
BISHOP DEON JOHNSON TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
TISHAURA JONES TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DR TONI M KUTCHAN TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DR ANDREW MARTIN TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
SAM PAGE TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DR FRED P PESTELLO TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DR JEFF L PITTMAN TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DR KRISTIN SOBOLIK TRUSTEE 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
DR PETER WYSE JACKSON PRESIDENT 40.00
Officer
$489,171 $59,552 $548,723
KEITH ARCHER COO 40.00
Key Emp
$283,127 $27,199 $310,326
GUNTER FISCHER VP SCIENCE & CONSERVATION 40.00
Key Emp
$202,007 $19,245 $221,252
PATTY REARDON ARNOLD VP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEME 40.00
Key Emp
$250,961 $20,914 $271,875
CHARLES MILLER VP INFO TECH & CIO 40.00
Key Emp
$229,882 $19,651 $249,533
TERESA CLARK VP HUMAN RESOURCES 40.00
Key Emp
$211,445 $12,126 $223,571
ANDREW WYATT VP HORTICULTURE 40.00
Key Emp
$202,039 $21,027 $223,066
VICKIE CAMPBELL VP VISITOR OPERATIONS 40.00
Key Emp
$185,963 $17,417 $203,380
DENIZ PISKIN VP FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTI 40.00
Highest
$185,623 $11,074 $196,697
PETE LOWRY DIRECTOR AFICA & MADAGASCA 40.00
Highest
$151,971 $18,163 $170,134
SEAN DOHERTY VP EDUCATION 40.00
Highest
$149,058 $11,035 $160,093
CARRIE RICHTER CONTROLLER 40.00
Highest
$138,102 $3,248 $141,350
GLENDA ABNEY VP SUSTAINABILITY 40.00
Highest
$141,641 $14,924 $156,565
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2024 $75,291,273 $59,451,399 $398,407,077 $15,839,874
2023 $55,513,182 $57,170,058 $351,495,504 $-1,656,876
2022 $58,454,514 $52,901,391 $339,030,685 $5,553,123
2021 $58,989,201 $43,338,423 $365,170,993 $15,650,778
2020 $53,221,753 $48,376,028 $316,136,284 $4,845,725
2018 $50,712,840 $45,945,265 $239,738,926 $4,767,575
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