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Van Der Brohe Arboretum INC

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Two Rivers, WI501(c)(3)Environment EIN 83-2011268Revenue $184K in FY2024

On file with the IRSvanderbrohearboretum.org3800 Lincoln Ave, 54241-1805 · Two Rivers, WITax-exempt since Oct 2019Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Van Der Brohe Arboretum inculcates a vibrant bond between trees, nature, art, and people. IT is a place where contemplation and discovery are fostered. Committed to the support of sylicculture, migratory stopover, stewardship of the landscape, artisitic expression, and education, Van Der Brohe Arboretum intimately links visitors with the natual environment through the grounds, exhibitions, and programming.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
21¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $268K a year · 56% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
21%
of spending
Concern: 21% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
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
2
named funders · $166K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$184K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$467K
To programs
21%
Net assets
$938K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$184K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$125K
FY2021$107K
FY2021$39K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$193K
FY2024$184K
Expenses
$467K
FY2024▲ +289%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$53K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$467K
Net assets
$938K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$92K
FY2021$100K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$938K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2019.

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

Where the money goes

21 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 21% · $98K Management & general 78% · $366K Fundraising 1% · $4K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
John S Durbrow
Chairperson
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Roberts
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects people with nature, art, and trees through grounds, exhibitions, and programming.

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1 program · $98K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Expenditures to convert a golf course into an ecological center focused on providing an environment for cultivation and display of trees and species.

$98Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$156K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$166K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$184K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Investment incomeLn 3$104
Money outPt IX
$467K
Ln 25
Programscol B$98K
Managementcol C$366K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$938K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$939K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$104
Total revenueLn 12$184K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$40K
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$888K
Total assetsLn 16$939K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$938K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$378K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$842K$888K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$939K
LiabilitiesLn 26$268$1K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$938K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$32K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$48K$48K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$365K$41K$323K
All other expensesLn 24e$13K$8K$1K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$467K$98K$366K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $184K$467K−$283K$938K 990 PDF
FY2023 $193K$120K$73K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$53K$1.0M$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $107K$100K 990 PDF
FY2020 $125K$92K 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
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Part I · Summary $183,860 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $200,350$204,878
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $311$104
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,776−$21,122
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $192,885$183,860
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 $4,009$34,007
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $115,985$433,189
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $119,994$467,196
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $72,891−$283,336
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $183,860 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$58,943
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$145,935
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,878
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $104$104
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$21,353−$21,353
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $231$231
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $231 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$21,249$183,860
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $467,196 across 8 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $31,590$31,590
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $2,417$2,417
IX-11a Management feesManagement $2,555$2,555
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,621$1,621
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,606$2,606
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $48,156$48,156
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,406 · Management $323,454$364,860
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,386 · Management $1,429 · Fundraising $3,576$13,391
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $97,948 · Management $365,672 · Fundraising $3,576$467,196
Part X · Balance sheet $939,114 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $367,925$40,027
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,917$11,238
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$150
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $842,359$887,699
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,220,201$939,114
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$124
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $268$1,126
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $268$1,250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,219,933$937,864
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,219,933$937,864
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,220,201$939,114
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $937,864 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$183,860
XI-2 Total expenses$467,196
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$283,336
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,219,933
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,267
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$937,864

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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