Amarillo Botanical Gardens FY2021 filing

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Amarillo, TX501(c)(3)Since 1957EnvironmentEIN 75-0968821

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To inspire people to connect with plants through education, experience, and enjoyment

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$75K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $162K a year · 27% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 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
$75K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $53K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$57K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$549K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$667K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$5.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$549K
FY2021▲ +22%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$449K
FY2021$549K
FY2022$681K
FY2024$719K
FY2024$968K
Expenses
$667K
FY2021▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$653K
FY2021$667K
FY2022$776K
FY2024$950K
FY2024$894K
Net assets
$5.7M
FY2021▲ +0.7%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$5.7M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2024$5.4M
FY2024$5.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending August 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1957.

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% · $416K Management & general 19% · $127K Fundraising 18% · $123K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $75K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$75,000Pt VII · Sec A
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Greg Lusk’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 57th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Greg Lusk$75,000$75,000$75,000$75,000—
Greg Lusk————$75,000

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 connect with plants through education, experience, and enjoyment.

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1 program service account for $416K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Providing a botanical garden, youth and adult education

$416Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$549K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Other incomeLn 4–11$172K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Money outPt IX
$667K
Ln 25
Programscol B$416K
Managementcol C$127K
Fundraisingcol D$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$146K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$194K
Investment incomeLn 3$37K
Other incomeLn 4–11$172K
Total revenueLn 12$549K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$55K
SavingsLn 2$19K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$57K
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$130K$74K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.7M$2.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.9M$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$5.7M$5.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K$57K
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$5.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$15K$30K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$96K$34K$33K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$16K$15K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$0$12K$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$17K$0$17K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$0$7K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$31K$30K$934$622
Information technologyLn 14$9K$0$9K$0
OccupancyLn 16$98K$95K$3K$0
InterestLn 20$341$0$341$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$122K$122K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$50K$49K$496$496
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$95K$46K$0$50K
Total functional expensesLn 25$667K$416K$127K$123K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $719K$950K−$232K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $681K$776K−$95K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $549K$667K−$118K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 $449K$653K−$204K$5.7M 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
See the full FY2021 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $548,606 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $27,965 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$17,225
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$128,730
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$145,955
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$193,603
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$37,495
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $87,672$87,672
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,073$6,073
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $40,400 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9,443$49,843
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $387,135 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $15,516$548,606
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $666,730 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $15,000 · Management $30,000 · Fundraising $30,000$75,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,461 · Management $32,547 · Fundraising $28,717$95,725
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,113 · Management $15,218 · Fundraising $13,429$44,760
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $11,932 · Fundraising $0$11,932
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $17,347 · Fundraising $0$17,347
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $6,798 · Fundraising $0$6,798
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,076 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,076
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,563 · Management $934 · Fundraising $622$31,119
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $8,807 · Fundraising $0$8,807
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $95,105 · Management $2,942 · Fundraising $0$98,047
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $341 · Fundraising $0$341
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $121,740 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$121,740
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $48,569 · Management $496 · Fundraising $496$49,561
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,810 · Management $0 · Fundraising $49,667$95,477
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $416,437 · Management $127,362 · Fundraising $122,931$666,730
Part X · Balance sheet $5,768,491 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,026$55,075
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $92,699$19,003
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,915,968$2,793,719
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,485,859$2,815,698
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $185,344$84,996
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,718,896$5,768,491
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,728$16,145
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $40,400$40,922
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,128$57,067
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,078,701$2,791,727
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,591,067$2,919,697
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,669,768$5,711,424
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,718,896$5,768,491
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,711,424 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$548,606
XI-2 Total expenses$666,730
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$118,124
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,669,768
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$159,780
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,711,424

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