Pittsburgh Botanic Garden: FY2022 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 25-1648405)

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

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
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

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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 · $2.3M · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

Visitor Experience

Through its facilities, gardens and woodlands, and programs, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden strives to increase the number of individuals exposed to the natural beauty of the Allegheny Plateau region.

$1.3Mprogram expense

02

Horticulture

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.

$770Kprogram expense

03

Education

With education a cornerstone of its mission, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is able to use its restoration of former coal mining land as a living laboratory for adults and children to engage in environmental stewardship and develop a conservation mindset.Exposure to nature in a beautiful and safe environment through guidance of mentors helps…

$214Kprogram 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

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs

Year ending Dec 2019 · $925K federal money spent

Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation (amlr) ProgramDepartment of the Interior · ALN 15.252 · Through Pennsylvania Department of Enviornmental Protection$901K

Not-For-Profit Amd ReclamationDepartment of the Interior · ALN 15.253 · Direct$24K

The auditor reported 1 finding: a material weakness in money controls.

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.3M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Other incomeLn 4–11$823K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$239K

Money outPt IX

$3.2M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.3M

Managementcol C$587K

Fundraisingcol D$290K

Owns and owesPt X

$21.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M

Total assetsLn 16$22.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M

PeoplePt VI, VII

44

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a34

IndependentVI 1b34

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M

Government grantsLn 1e$247K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$92K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$74K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$239K

Investment incomeLn 3$1K

Other incomeLn 4–11$823K

Gains on assetsLn 7$591

Total revenueLn 12$3.3M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$965K

SavingsLn 2$964K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19.4M

Total assetsLn 16$22.2M

LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M

Net assetsLn 32$21.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 529

VolunteersI 661

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

Abroad and in kindSch F, M

Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$92K

4Year over year

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

Line	Start FY22	End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.8M	$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$20.0M	$19.4M
Total assetsLn 16	$22.4M	$22.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$1.6M	$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32	$20.9M	$21.0M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$209K	$79K	$105K	$25K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.0M	$805K	$145K	$81K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$49K	$41K	$4K	$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$94K	$67K	$19K	$8K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K		$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$29K		$29K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$43K	$32K	$4K	$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$181K	$144K	$4K	$33K
Office expensesLn 13	$288K	$108K	$158K	$22K
OccupancyLn 16	$128K	$92K	$36K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$762K	$749K	$8K	$5K
InsuranceLn 23	$66K	$3K	$62K	$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$167K	$164K		$2K
All other expensesLn 24e	$138K	$24K	$12K	$102K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.2M	$2.3M	$587K	$290K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Feb 2, 2026	$3.8M	$4.2M	−$409K	$18.8M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jan 27, 2025	$2.7M	$4.0M	−$1.3M	$19.2M	990 PDF
FY2023	Not on file
FY2022 ViewingFiled with the IRS Jun 20, 2023	$3.3M	$3.2M	$119K	$21.0M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 6, 2022	$3.0M	$2.5M	$473K	$20.9M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jun 25, 2021	$4.6M	$1.7M	$2.9M	$20.4M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

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

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Part I · Summary $3,305,605 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,111,526$2,242,697

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $220,202$238,790

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,593$1,219

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $637,510$822,899

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,972,831$3,305,605

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 $1,109,915$1,381,901

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

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,389,795$1,804,653

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,499,710$3,186,554

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $473,121$119,051

Part VI · Governance 34 of 34 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body34

VI-1b Independent voting members34

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 $3,305,605 across 13 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $137,676 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$201,699

VIII-1c Fundraising events$73,518

VIII-1e Government grants$246,705

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,720,775

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$91,500

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,242,697

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $238,790$238,790

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $628$628

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $708,607$708,607

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $591$591

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$28,147−$28,147

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $4,763$4,763

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $238,790 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $824,118$3,305,605

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,186,554 across 14 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,652 · Management $105,251 · Fundraising $24,630$208,533

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $804,755 · Management $144,628 · Fundraising $81,016$1,030,399

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $41,158 · Management $3,931 · Fundraising $3,941$49,030

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $67,434 · Management $18,512 · Fundraising $7,993$93,939

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,597$2,597

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,616$28,616

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $32,478 · Management $3,500 · Fundraising $7,231$43,209

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $144,408 · Management $4,096 · Fundraising $32,733$181,237

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $107,841 · Management $158,388 · Fundraising $21,862$288,091

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $92,152 · Management $35,693$127,845

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $749,366 · Management $8,487 · Fundraising $4,629$762,482

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,799 · Management $61,804 · Fundraising $1,369$65,972

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $164,418 · Fundraising $2,188$166,606

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $23,868 · Management $11,636 · Fundraising $102,494$137,998

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,309,329 · Management $587,139 · Fundraising $290,086$3,186,554

Part X · Balance sheet $22,198,703 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,095,217$964,870

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $704,582$963,757

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $570,672$749,226

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $16,803$53,652

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $20,999$45,416

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $19,179$29,404

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,002,846$19,392,378

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $22,430,298$22,198,703

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $535,332$361,999

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $544,667$472,732

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,561,511$1,198,815

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,862,348$19,450,663

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,006,439$1,549,225

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $20,868,787$20,999,888

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $22,430,298$22,198,703

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,999,888 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$3,305,605

XI-2 Total expenses$3,186,554

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$119,051

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$20,868,787

XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$12,050

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,999,888

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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