Plant Select FY2021 filing

Fort Collins, CO · Supporting organization · Environment

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$347K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$318K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$444K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$347K
FY2021▲ +20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$290K
FY2021$347K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$417K
FY2024$503K
Expenses
$318K
FY2021▲ +14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$278K
FY2021$318K
FY2022$410K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$442K
Net assets
$444K
FY2021▲ +8%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$410K
FY2021$444K
FY2022$406K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$468K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CPlant Select
EINHdr · item D26-0199189
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2008
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CFort Collins, CO
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C41)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.plantselect.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.36
Program services64%$204K
Management & general36%$113K
Total functional expensesLn 25$318K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Net inflow
+8%
revenue over expenses, this year
Pass-through gifts
1%
of revenue from contributions
Program spending
64%
of expenses reach stated programs

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$456K
FY2021▲ +11%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$412K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$414K
FY2024$475K
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2021▲ +606%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$2K
FY2021$12K
FY2022$42K
FY2023$5K
FY2024$7K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$29K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$456K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$168K
Total assetsLn 16$456K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$444K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$328K · 95%
Investment income$13K · 4%
Contributions & grants$4K · 1%
Program service revenue95%$328K
Investment income4%$13K
Contributions & grants1%$4K
Other revenue$1K
Total revenueLn 12$347K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $455K · Operating expenses/yr $318K
17.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $204K · Total expenses $318K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $113K · Total expenses $318K
36%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $318K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $8K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4K · Total revenue $347K
1%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $347K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $328K · Total revenue $347K
95%
Investment reliance
Investment income $13K · Total revenue $347K
+4%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $328K · Total expenses $318K
103%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $347K · Prior year $290K
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $444K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $347K · Expenses $318K
+8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $456K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $444K · Total assets $456K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $287K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $456K
63%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Gene Pielin · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $318K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $100K · Total expenses $318K
31%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%——
Overhead ratio 36%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 20%——
Legal fee ratio 3%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 6Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 2Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides top plants for Western gardens and landscapes.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $204K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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 4500 booklets (48 pages) and more than 35,000 brochures through independent garden centers, presentations, colorado state university, denver botanic gardens and…

$146Kprogram expense
02

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

$59Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

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

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $503K$442K+21% 990 PDF
FY2023 $417K$429K-1% 990 PDF
FY2022 $423K$410K+22% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $347K$318K+20% 990 PDF
FY2020 $290K$278K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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