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Pittsburgh Botanic Garden FY2020 filing

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Oakdale, PA501(c)(3)Youth DevelopmentEIN 25-1648405Revenue $4.6M in FY2020

On file with the IRSpittsburghbotanicgarden.org799 Pinkerton Run Rd, 15071-3007 · Oakdale, PATax-exempt since May 1991Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Pittsburgh Botanic Garden inspires people to value plants, Garden design and the natural world by cultivating plant collections of the allegheny plateau and temperate regions, creating display gardens, conducting educational programs and conserving the environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$155K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $356K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$155K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $15K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.5M
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
38
of 38 voting members
Looks good: 38 of 38 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.6M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
62%
Net assets
$20.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.6M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$4.2M
Net assets
$20.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$20.4M
FY2021$20.9M
FY2022$21.0M
FY2024$19.2M
FY2025$18.8M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1991.

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

Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $1.1M Management & general 22% · $380K Fundraising 16% · $264K

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

40 people listed on the 990; $155K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Keith Kaiser
Executive Director
$89,099Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Kapela
Finance Director
$66,106Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
John Mazur
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Keith Kaiser’s $136K as Executive Director is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1552 $1–10M youth development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Keith Kaiser$135,627$129,317$109,681$85,739$89,099
Tim Kapela———$31,110$66,106
Robert Mermelstein$63,191$65,366$60,706$37,500—

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 people to value plants and nature through gardens, education, and conservation.

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3 programs · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Horticulture

Pittsburgh botanic garden was first conceived in 1988 by horticulturists who envisioned a world class outdoor garden for southwest pennsylvania. In 1998, the garden signed a 99-YEAR lease with allegheny county for the development of a botanic garden.

$602Kprogram expense
02

Guest Experience

Since the garden was opened to the public in 2015, annual visitation has been steadily increasing. Nearly 125,000 visitors have enjoyed this cultivated outdoor space. Guests come to experience the garden's cultivated gardens and woodlands to connect with plants.

$295Kprogram expense
03

Enhancing the Garden

Pittsburgh botanic garden offers the beauty of its display gardens and woodlands through the garden of the five senses, heritage homestead, hillside pollinator garden, margaret lawrence simon dogwood meadow, allegheny plateau woodland, asian woodland and european woodland.

$122Kprogram 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
An Environmental Trust INCFY2025$15K
Martina C Hahn and Steve E Mader FoundationFY2025$300
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$254K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$380K
Fundraisingcol D$264K
Owns and owesPt X
$20.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
40
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a38
IndependentVI 1b38
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$2.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$254K
Total revenueLn 12$4.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$543K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.2M
Total assetsLn 16$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$20.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 661
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.2M$1.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13.3M$19.2M
Total assetsLn 16$18.8M$22.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M$2.5M
Net assetsLn 32$17.3M$20.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$420K$231K$118K$70K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$353K$201K$106K$45K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53K$21K$27K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$61K$30K$22K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$93K$29K$9K$56K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$51K$8K$42K
Office expensesLn 13$75K$23K$41K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$25K$16K$6K$3K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$313K$281K$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$46K$30K$9K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$184K$183K$63$499
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$491
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$380K$264K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$4.2M−$409K$18.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.7M$4.0M−$1.3M$19.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $3.3M$3.2M$119K$21.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.0M$2.5M$473K$20.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $4.6M$1.7M$2.9M$20.4M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,570,638 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,387,698$4,195,480
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $107,204$101,516
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42,488$19,880
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $631,504$253,762
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,168,894$4,570,638
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 $929,946$886,127
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $815,121$814,025
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,745,067$1,700,152
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,423,827$2,870,486
Part VI · Governance 38 of 38 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body38
VI-1b Independent voting members38
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 $4,570,638 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $25,698 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$100,589
VIII-1e Government grants$2,491,587
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,603,304
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,195,480
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $101,516$101,516
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $19,880$19,880
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $187,989$187,989
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $11,117$11,117
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $28,958$28,958
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $127,214 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $247,944$4,570,638
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,700,152 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $231,408 · Management $117,836 · Fundraising $70,467$419,711
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $201,421 · Management $105,914 · Fundraising $45,416$352,751
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,640 · Management $27,293 · Fundraising $5,207$53,140
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,912 · Management $22,111 · Fundraising $8,502$60,525
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,373$1,373
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,223$20,223
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,549 · Management $9,158 · Fundraising $55,756$93,463
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,030 · Fundraising $42,474$50,504
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,130 · Management $40,921 · Fundraising $10,513$74,564
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,976 · Management $5,943 · Fundraising $2,715$24,634
IX-20 InterestManagement $3,706$3,706
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $281,324 · Management $15,617 · Fundraising $15,617$312,558
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $29,654 · Management $9,114 · Fundraising $6,740$45,508
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $183,410 · Management $63 · Fundraising $499$183,972
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,029 · Management $491$3,520
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,056,483 · Management $379,763 · Fundraising $263,906$1,700,152
Part X · Balance sheet $22,875,604 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $430,717$543,031
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,733,432$1,038,447
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,212,953$2,021,489
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,877$9,677
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $13,877$13,332
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $12,543$12,274
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,348,454$19,237,354
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $18,759,853$22,875,604
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,177,792$645,600
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $237,519$359,295
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,415,311$2,463,927
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $13,280,127$19,438,117
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,064,415$973,560
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,344,542$20,411,677
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $18,759,853$22,875,604
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,411,677 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,570,638
XI-2 Total expenses$1,700,152
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,870,486
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,344,542
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$17,500
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$179,149
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,411,677

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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