Kruckeberg Botanic Garden Foundation

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Shoreline, WA501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 91-1997091Revenue $194K in FY2024

On file with the IRSkruckeberg.org20312 15th Ave Nw, 98177-2166 · Shoreline, WATax-exempt since Dec 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Maintain, preserve and enhance the botanic gardens comprising the Kruckeberg Gardens, Shoreline, WA in order to provide the community with a source of education, conservation and enrichment

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 80 volunteers and 5 employees.
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
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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $10K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $16K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$50K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$194K
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$218K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$316K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$194K
FY2024▲ +0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$299K
FY2022$197K
FY2023$193K
FY2024$194K
Expenses
$218K
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$227K
FY2022$261K
FY2023$207K
FY2024$218K
Net assets
$316K
FY2024▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$354K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$316K

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 Dec 1999.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $174K Management & general 11% · $25K Fundraising 9% · $19K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and enhances botanic gardens for community education, conservation, and enrichment.

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2 programs · $174K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community Services

community events are the primary focus of the Foundation through family oriented activities such as Solstice Stroll, Leprechaun Hunt, Garden Tots and Summer camps. Each year we provide the venue and partner with the Shorelake Arts Council for a free outdoor concert.

$118Kprogram expense
02

Botanical Garden

through the generous support of the community, we maintain, preserve and enhance our botanical garden and its collections.This enables our horticultural staff to continue the propagation of rare and unusual plants collected by the founders of the garden.

$56Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$16K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$194K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Money outPt IX
$218K
Ln 25
Programscol B$174K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$19K
Owns and owesPt X
$316K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$345K
Total assetsLn 16$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$97K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$33K
Total revenueLn 12$194K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$69K
SavingsLn 2$276K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$345K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K
Net assetsLn 32$316K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 680
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$328K$345K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$351K$366K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$50K
Net assetsLn 32$339K$316K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K$50K$15K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$60K$57K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$480$360
Payroll taxesLn 10$13K$10K$1K$1K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$5K$2K$827
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$253$239
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$1K$643
Information technologyLn 14$5K$4K$523$511
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K$123
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$1K$160$160
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$955$239
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$32K$338$136
All other expensesLn 24e$738$738
Total functional expensesLn 25$218K$174K$25K$19K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $194K$218K−$23K$316K 990 PDF
FY2023 $193K$207K−$14K$339K 990 PDF
FY2022 $197K$261K−$63K$354K 990 PDF
FY2021 $299K$227K$71K$417K 990 PDF
FY2020 $179K$201K−$22K$346K 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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Part I · Summary $194,298 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $99,765$97,236
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $56,833$55,699
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18,607$8,644
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,667$32,719
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $192,872$194,298
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $152,596$151,994
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $54,663$65,535
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $207,259$217,529
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,387−$23,231
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $194,298 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$17,542
VIII-1c Fundraising events$23,300
VIII-1e Government grants$40,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$16,394
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$97,236
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,699$55,699
VIII-3 Investment income$8,644
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$14,053
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$17,851
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)$815
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,699$194,298
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $217,529 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $50,114 · Management $15,420 · Fundraising $11,565$77,099
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $56,804 · Fundraising $2,990$59,794
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,560 · Management $480 · Fundraising $360$2,400
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,920 · Management $1,431 · Fundraising $1,350$12,701
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,960 · Management $2,480 · Fundraising $827$8,267
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,220$1,220
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,757 · Management $253 · Fundraising $239$2,249
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,505 · Management $1,287 · Fundraising $643$6,435
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,973 · Management $523 · Fundraising $511$5,007
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,342 · Fundraising $123$2,465
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,283 · Management $160 · Fundraising $160$1,603
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,582 · Management $955 · Fundraising $239$4,776
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $32,301 · Management $338 · Fundraising $136$32,775
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $738$738
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $173,839 · Management $24,547 · Fundraising $19,143$217,529
Part X · Balance sheet $366,280 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $19,201$68,976
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $308,475$275,899
X-4 Accounts receivable$147
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,751$19,148
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,110$2,110
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $350,537$366,280
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,243$8,741
X-19 Deferred revenue$41,475
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,243$50,216
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $339,294$316,064
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $339,294$316,064
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $350,537$366,280
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $316,064 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$194,298
XI-2 Total expenses$217,529
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,231
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$339,294
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$316,064

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