Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1988.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
20 people listed on the 990.
Kevin Flores’s $13K as Treasurer is at the 1st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1852 $1–10M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Bass Thru 73120 | — | — | — | $73,557 |
| Kevin Flores | $12,998 | $21,663 | — | — |
| Rick Herrman | — | — | $18,000 | $12,500 |
| Richard Herrman | — | $11,757 | — | — |
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
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
Educates communities on horticulture and environmental topics through service.
Questions for Santa Fe Botanical Garden
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Museum Hill Botanical Garden
In just its second year, la luz de las noches - an annual holiday event - has become one of the garden's most important fundraising activities. La luz 2024 attracted nearly 4,500 visitors to the garden and grossed over 100,000 in revenue.
Art in the Garden
Presentation of the arts is an important component of the SFBG'S mission. In 2024 the SFBG opened the exhibition "elements of the earth: contemporary native sculpture" features fifteen sculptures by some of the most prominent indigenous artists working in the southwest today, including doug hyde (assiniboine, nez pearce, chippewa), cliff…
Educational Programs
Educational and outreach programs of the SFBG engage diverse audiences of all ages through classes, workshops, lectures, and nature activities. In 2024, the SFBG partnered with the santa fe garden club to co-host DR.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.2M | $1.1M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $156K | $219K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $4.3M | $4.2M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $5.7M | $5.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $792K | $819K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $4.9M | $4.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $628K | $414K | $169K | $44K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $7K | $4K | $2K | $463 |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $23K | $15K | $6K | $2K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $56K | $37K | $15K | $4K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $18K | $18K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $4K | $4K | $639 | $165 |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $34K | $31K | $344 | $3K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $24K | $17K | $6K | $986 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $12K | $8K | $3K | $588 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $71K | $51K | $16K | $4K |
| TravelLn 17 | $2K | $981 | $981 | $171 |
| InterestLn 20 | $6K | $6K | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $217K | $157K | $50K | $11K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $12K | $9K | $3K | $488 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $89K | $55K | $26K | $8K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $47K | $30K | $3K | $14K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $1.2M | $839K | $319K | $91K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $1.0M | $1.2M | −$219K | $4.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $73K | $4.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $1.3M | $823K | $486K | $4.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $1.0M | $632K | $414K | $4.4M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $1.1M | $922K | $190K | $4.0M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,030,418 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,030,418 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,249,455 across 16 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $5,523,329 assets, 15 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,704,447 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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