Bok Tower Gardens INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 23-1352009)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$7.6M
FY2021	$7.5M
FY2022	$6.7M
FY2023	$8.5M
FY2024	$10.5M
FY2025	$9.5M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$6.6M
FY2021	$6.1M
FY2022	$7.1M
FY2023	$7.9M
FY2024	$8.2M
FY2025	$8.5M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$70.0M
FY2021	$76.7M
FY2022	$66.9M
FY2023	$71.3M
FY2024	$83.0M
FY2025	$86.7M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

51 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

51%

42%

Program services 51% · $4.4M Management & general 42% · $3.6M Fundraising 7% · $572K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

19 people listed on the 990; $884K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

David Price

President

$253,604Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Robillard

CFO

$148,849Pt VII · Sec A

Geert D'Hollander

Director of Carillon Services

$146,162Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Tyrone

Dir. of Philanthropy & Membership

$115,570Pt VII · Sec A

Brendan Huggins

Director of Horticulture

$113,289Pt VII · Sec A

Erica Smith

Director of Business Development

$106,319Pt VII · Sec A

Jf Bryan IV

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

John Dana

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
David Price	$253,604	$240,000	$230,752	$227,661	$219,448	$217,371
Melissa Robillard	$148,849	$129,410	$120,688	$127,035	$105,215	$105,747
Geert D'Hollander	$146,162	$140,314	$135,509	$132,659	$107,596	$109,116
Melissa Tyrone	$115,570	$111,403	$109,254	$113,492	—	—
Brendan Huggins	$113,289	—	—	—	—	—
Erica Smith	$106,319	—	—	$101,320	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Inspires a better world by sharing Edward Bok's legacy.

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3 programs · $4.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

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.

$3.7Mprogram expense

02

Bok tower gardens hosted a series of intimate evening concerts and presented OUTDOOR/HORTICULTURAL exhibits accenting the daily visitation experience.

$468Kprogram expense

03

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…

$218Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Center for Plant Conservation INCFY2025$18K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$9.5M

Ln 12

Investment incomeLn 3$3.5M

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M

Money outPt IX

$8.5M

Ln 25

Programscol B$4.4M

Managementcol C$3.6M

Fundraisingcol D$572K

Owns and owesPt X

$86.7M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.1M

Total assetsLn 16$87.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$929K

PeoplePt VI, VII

19

listed · VII A

PaidVII A6

Voting boardVI 1a13

IndependentVI 1b13

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$436K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$392K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.6M

Investment incomeLn 3$3.5M

Other incomeLn 4–11$827K

Gains on assetsLn 7$2.4M

Total revenueLn 12$9.5M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$483K

SavingsLn 2$3.6M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$59.5M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22.4M

Other assetsLn 15$24K

Total assetsLn 16$87.6M

LiabilitiesLn 26$929K

Net assetsLn 32$86.7M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5132

VolunteersI 6141

Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$2.8M	$4.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$56.4M	$59.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$22.4M	$22.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$83.9M	$87.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$940K	$929K
Net assetsLn 32	$83.0M	$86.7M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$499K	$279K	$220K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$3.5M	$1.7M	$1.5M	$311K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$179K	$90K	$69K	$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$520K	$288K	$195K	$38K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$280K	$145K	$114K	$22K
Legal feesLn 11b	$10K		$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$55K		$55K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$123K		$123K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$205K	$12K	$188K	$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$554K	$432K	$111K	$11K
Office expensesLn 13	$169K	$35K	$101K	$32K
Information technologyLn 14	$136K	$47K	$85K	$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$619K	$315K	$286K	$18K
TravelLn 17	$20K	$18K	$2K	$565
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$25K	$10K	$11K	$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$867K	$816K	$51K
InsuranceLn 23	$407K		$407K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$326K	$147K	$72K	$107K
All other expensesLn 24e	$82K	$23K	$59K	$326
Total functional expensesLn 25	$8.5M	$4.4M	$3.6M	$572K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$9.5M	$8.5M	$1000K	$86.7M	990 PDF
FY2024	$10.5M	$8.2M	$2.2M	$83.0M	990 PDF
FY2023	$8.5M	$7.9M	$672K	$71.3M	990 PDF
FY2022	$6.7M	$7.1M	−$406K	$66.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$7.5M	$6.1M	$1.4M	$76.7M	990 PDF
FY2020	$7.6M	$6.6M	$968K	$70.0M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $9,542,040 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,311,431$2,695,135

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,362,525$2,553,545

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,000,013$3,466,294

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $776,402$827,066

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,450,371$9,542,040

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $4,791,457$4,944,309

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,456,393$3,597,817

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,247,850$8,542,126

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,202,521$999,914

Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13

VI-1b Independent voting members13

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,542,040 across 11 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $795,045 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$1,264,569

VIII-1e Government grants$436,028

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$994,538

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$391,972

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,695,135

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,553,545$2,553,545

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,104,093$1,104,093

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business $4,156 · Excluded from tax $3,287$7,443

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,362,201$2,362,201

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $24,578$24,578

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,553,545 · Unrelated business −$9,979 · Excluded from tax $4,303,339$9,542,040

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,542,126 across 19 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $278,878 · Management $220,202$499,080

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,696,240 · Management $1,458,869 · Fundraising $310,643$3,465,752

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $90,077 · Management $69,461 · Fundraising $19,370$178,908

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $288,006 · Management $194,542 · Fundraising $37,628$520,176

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $144,530 · Management $113,802 · Fundraising $22,061$280,393

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $9,701$9,701

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $55,414$55,414

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $122,549$122,549

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,918 · Management $187,989 · Fundraising $4,900$204,807

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $431,789 · Management $111,375 · Fundraising $10,810$553,974

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,264 · Management $101,438 · Fundraising $31,864$168,566

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,856 · Management $85,152 · Fundraising $4,388$136,396

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $314,863 · Management $286,273 · Fundraising $18,293$619,429

IX-17 TravelPrograms $17,655 · Management $1,615 · Fundraising $565$19,835

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $9,542 · Management $11,473 · Fundraising $3,846$24,861

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $815,745 · Management $51,240$866,985

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $406,668$406,668

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $147,243 · Management $71,762 · Fundraising $107,411$326,416

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $22,865 · Management $59,025 · Fundraising $326$82,216

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,351,471 · Management $3,618,550 · Fundraising $572,105$8,542,126

Part X · Balance sheet $87,579,663 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $207,383$482,597

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,585,596$3,598,260

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $942,764$439,140

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,085,435$598,953

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $292,055$297,937

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $96,393$150,106

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $22,352,962$22,449,236

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $56,353,832$59,539,604

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,000$23,830

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $83,940,420$87,579,663

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $297,695$315,515

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $642,083$613,682

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $939,778$929,197

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $77,740,869$81,388,018

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,259,773$5,262,448

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $83,000,642$86,650,466

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $83,940,420$87,579,663

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $86,650,466 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$9,542,040

XI-2 Total expenses$8,542,126

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$999,914

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$83,000,642

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$2,527,361

XI-7 Investment expenses$122,549

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$86,650,466

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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