Plant Select EIN 26-0199189 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Provides top plants for Western gardens and landscapes. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $503K in revenue, $442K in expenses, and $468K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Supporting organization · Environment
Location
Fort Collins, CO
Website
www.plantselect.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$503KFY2024
Expenses
$442K
Net assets
$468K
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  26-0199189 Supporting organization Fort Collins, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Provides top plants for Western gardens and landscapes.
Leadership
Gene Pielin · President
Money in and out
$503K revenue, $442K expenses
Bottom line
+12% net inflow
Money in and out · FY2024
Total revenue
$503K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$442K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$468K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $60K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Net inflow
+12%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +513% vs prior filing year
Pass-through gifts
19%
of revenue from contributions▲ +393% vs prior filing year
Program spending
72%
of expenses reach stated programs▲ +0.6% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$503K
FY2024▲ +21%
Expenses
$442K
FY2024▲ +3%
Total assets
$475K
FY2024▲ +15%
Total liabilities
$7K
FY2024▲ +36%
Total revenue
$503K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$442K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$468K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$60K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$475K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPlant Select
EINHdr · item D26-0199189
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Collins, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.plantselect.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C41)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2008

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bd Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $318K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Education of the public and professionals in the nursery and landscape industry regarding garden and landscape plants that thrive in the rocky mountain region. Distributed 1500 booklets (48 pages) and more than 24,000 brochures through independent garden centers, presentations, colorado state university, denver botanic gardens and…

$273Kprogram expense
02

Research and development of new plants and identification of current plants that thrive in the rocky mountain region

$45Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$394K · 78%
Contributions & grants$95K · 19%
Investment income$19K · 4%
Program service revenue78%$394K
Contributions & grants19%$95K
Investment income4%$19K
Total revenueLn 12$503K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.28
Program services72%$318K
Management & general28%$124K
Total functional expensesLn 25$442K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$69K
Total assetsLn 16$475K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$7K
Total net assetsLn 32$468K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $424K · Operating expenses/yr $442K
11.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $318K · Total expenses $442K
72%
Management & General
Management & general $124K · Total expenses $442K
28%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $442K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $58K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $95K · Total revenue $503K
19%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $503K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $394K · Total revenue $503K
78%
Investment reliance
Investment income $19K · Total revenue $503K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $394K · Total expenses $442K
89%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $503K · Prior year $417K
+21%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $290K · FY2024 $503K
+15%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $468K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $503K · Expenses $442K
+12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $475K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $468K · Total assets $475K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $356K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $475K
75%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gene Pielin · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $442K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $121K · Total expenses $442K
27%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 72%
Overhead ratio 28%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 21%
Legal fee ratio 4%
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$90K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $282K · 2020–2024
Denver Botanic Gardens INCCO · FY2024$29,000
Colorado State UniversityFY2024$16,090
Denver Botanic Gardens INCCO · FY2023$39,000
Colorado State UniversityFY2023$19,680
Denver Botanic Gardens INCCO · FY2022$39,000
Colorado State UniversityFY2022$20,630
Denver Botanic Gardens INCCO · FY2021$39,000
Colorado State UniversityFY2021$19,677
Denver Botanic Gardens INCCO · FY2020$41,000
Colorado State UniversityFY2020$18,890

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$503K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$417K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$423K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$347K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$290K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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