2024-05-15T16:22:30-05:00 2023-06-30 860558065 HEINFELD MEECH & CO PC 10120 NORTH ORACLE ROAD TUCSON AZ 85704 990 2022-07-01 860438592 TOHONO CHUL PARK INC TOHO 5207426455 7366 N PASEO DEL NORTE TUCSON AZ 857044415 JAMIE MASLYN LARSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5207426455 2024-05-15 1 JAMIE MASLYN LARSON 999009999 0 JIM REBENAR CPA P01783358 5207422611 0 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JAMIE MASLYN LARSON 7366 N PASEO DEL NORTE TUCSON AZ 857044415 4770484 0 X WWW.TOHONOCHUL.ORG X 1982 AZ TO ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES BY CONNECTING THEM WITH THE WONDERS OF NATURE, ART AND CULTURE IN THE SONORAN DESERT REGION AND INSPIRING WISE STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL WORLD. 7 7 51 419 5099 0 2878081 1097329 806108 1008781 -77960 96014 1302369 1407897 4908598 3610021 0 0 0 0 1385585 2101564 0 0 589527 1710068 1927386 3095653 4028950 1812945 -418929 11364222 10953863 597342 465760 10766880 10488103 X TO ENRICH PEOPLE'S LIVES BY CONNECTING THEM WITH THE WONDERS OF NATURE, ART AND CULTURE IN THE SONORAN DESERT REGION AND INSPIRING WISE STEWARDSHIP OF THE NATURAL WORLD. 0 0 524735 79241 ARTS AND ENGAGEMENT - TOHONO CHUL'S ART AND CULTURAL OFFERINGS CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH AN EYE TO THE INTERACTIONS OF THESE CULTURES WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT. TOHONO CHUL OFFERS YEAR-ROUND CHANGING CULTURAL AND ART EXHIBITS, REGIONAL MUSIC, YEAR-ROUND LECTURE SERIES, WORKSHOPS, AND TRAVEL ED-VENTURES, AS WELL AS THREE MUSEUM SHOPS WHICH ENABLE THE VISITOR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OR TAKE HOME WITH THEM THINGS THEY HAVE SEEN WHILE VISITING. AMONG THE CHANGING CULTURAL/ART EXHIBITS IN OUR MAIN GALLERY THIS PAST YEAR WERE: THE ELEMENTS FIRE AND WATER: THE CULMINATION OF THE FOUR-PART EXHIBITION SERIES REVEALED HOW ARTISTS UTILIZE THE ELEMENTS OF EARTH, FIRE, WATER, AND AIR AS MEDIUMS, PROCESSES, AND SUBJECTS. AND HOW, AS SUBJECTS, THESE ELEMENTS REFLECT SOME OF THE SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, POLITICAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ARIZONA CURRENTLY FACES. PRESCIENCE REMAINS : THE FIRST TWO-PERSON EXHIBITION IN THE MAIN GALLERY. FEATURING THE WORK OF TUCSON ICONS, BARBARA ROGERS AND KATE BREAKEY.THE EXOTIC SUBLIME | LAND AND SKY : THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF A SERIES WHICH EXAMINED THE ROMANTIC SONORAN LANDSCAPE AS VIEWED FROM NEAR AND FAR - MAGNIFIED OR MOURNED FROM ARM'S LENGTH, FROM DISTANT VISTAS, FROM OUT OF THIS WORLD. THE SMALLER ENTRY AND WELCOME GALLERIES HOSTED A VARIETY OF EXHIBITIONS. SOLO EXHIBITIONS OF ARIZONA ARTISTS INCLUDED TAMARA HASTIE, PAUL WAID, REBECCA BISH, AND GAVIN HUGH TROY AND SELECTIONS FROM THE ROY J. KURTZ COLLECTION OF AMERICAN INDIAN ART . WE ALSO HOSTED ART TALKS WITH EXHIBITING ARTISTS KATE BREAKEY, BARBARA ROGERS, KATE LONG HODGES, AND TED WADE SPRINGER, ALONG WITH A PRESENTATION/TRUNK SALE OF NAVAJO TEXTILES BY AMERICAN INDIAN ART EXPERT TERRY DEWALD AND A VERY SPECIAL MEET THE ARTIST EVENT WITH TOHONO O'ODHAM ARTIST, MICHAEL CHICAGO IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION GATHERING THAT BROUGHT TOGETHER TOHONO O'ODHAM OBJECTS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION TO ACCENT THE FIRST EXHIBITION OF THE ENTIRE CYCLE OF PAINTINGS CHICAGO CREATED ESPECIALLY FOR TOHONO CHUL'S SAGUARO LOOP TRAIL.COMMUNITY AND NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS ENABLE US TO FOSTER BOTH OUR ARTS & CULTURE AND NATURAL HISTORY PROGRAMS AND HELPED US REACH OVER 20,000 CHILDREN AND ADULTS DURING NORMAL YEARS. OUR TOURS, CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, FIELD TRIPS AND APPEARANCES AT SPECIAL EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. AMONG THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE:WE CONTINUE TO OFFER A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS IN MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION ALONG WITH ON-SITE CLASSES IN TAI CHI AND YOGA IN AN EFFORT TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS.OUR PARTICIPATION IN BOTH NEA'S BLUE STAR MUSEUMS PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TO ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, AND ACT ONE'S CULTURE PASS PROGRAM, PROVIDING LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME PIMA COUNTY LIBRARY USERS WITH FREE ADMISSION FOR TWO, ALLOWS US TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS US. 1325418 1169651 GARDEN AND FACILITIES - DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023, WE SAW LOCAL SCHOOLS RETURN TO VISITING THE GARDEN FOLLOWING SUSPENSION DURING THE PANDEMIC. 15 SCHOOL GROUPS WHICH INCLUDED 517 STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND CHAPERONES VISITED THE GARDENS. FISCAL YEAR 2023 ALSO SAW THE CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN BIOBLITZ, A COMMUNAL CITIZEN-SCIENCE EVENT THAT DOCUMENTS, USING THE INATURALIST APP, AS MANY SPECIES AS CAN BE DISCOVERED IN THE GARDENS OVER A FOUR-DAY PERIOD. THE SECOND COMMUNITY DAY, A FREE DAY FOR FAMILIES TO EXPERIENCE ALL-AGES EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AND PERFORMANCES BY TOHONO CHUL'S PANTOMIME TROUPE - DESERT PLAYERS AND FAMILY MUSICAL FAVORITE - MR. NATURE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION'S (APGA) GO PUBLIC GARDENS AN EVERGREEN INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO DRIVE THE PUBLIC TO VISIT, VALUE, AND VOLUNTEER AT PUBLIC GARDENS IN THEIR AREA AND WHEN THEY TRAVEL. A FULL SLATE OF CLASSES, LECTURES, AND WORKSHOPS AND THE RETURN OF ED-VENTURES DAY TRIPS BRINGING PEOPLE TO ENGAGING AND SOMETIMES HARD TO GET TO PLACES THEY MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE EXPLORE ALONE: WHITEWATER DRAW TO EXPERIENCE SANDHILL CRANES, ORGAN PIPE NATIONAL MONUMENT TO REVEL IN DESERT WILDFLOWERS, THE HEARD MUSEUM FOR THEIR SPECTACULAR 65TH ANNUAL INDIAN MARKET, AND THE LAND WITH NO NAME SANCTUARY (TLWNNS) FOR A HIGH DESERT SCULPTURE TOUR AND AN ENLIGHTENING SEGMENT OF TOHONO O'ODHAM CONVERSATIONS WITH TLWNNS BOARD MEMBER AND WORKSHOP LEADER, THOMASA RIVAS.37.5 OF THE SITE'S 49 ACRES HAVE BEEN LEFT AS UNDISTURBED SONORAN DESERT. NATURE TRAILS WIND THROUGH THESE AREAS ALLOWING THE VISITOR A GENTLE EXPERIENCE WITH WHAT IS TO MANY FOREIGN SURROUNDINGS, ENJOY BIRD WATCHING, OR ENCOUNTER ONE OF THE PARK'S OTHER MANY RESIDENTS (LIZARDS, SNAKES, JAVELINA, RABBITS COTTONTAIL AND JACK, BOBCAT, AND FOX TO NAME A FEW). PART OF THE "DISTURBED" AREAS ARE DEVOTED TO A SERIES OF GARDENS AND OUTDOOR DISPLAYS, SUCH AS THE DEMONSTRATION GARDENS, ETHNOBOTANICAL GARDEN, GARDEN FOR CHILDREN, SPANISH COLONIAL GARDEN, CACTUS/SUCCULENT AND PINCUSHION RAMADAS, GEOLOGY WALL, SAGUARO DISCOVERY TRAIL, SIN AGUA GARDEN, DESERT PALM OASIS, CHANGING WILDFLOWER DISPLAYS, ENTRY PATH WINDING PAST A SUCCULENT GARDEN AND MESQUITE BOSQUE, AS WELL AS A DESIGNATED MONARCH WAY STATION/BUTTERFLY GARDEN.AS PART OF ITS EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE THE USE OF NATIVE PLANTS (AND OTHER ARID-ADAPTED, LOW-WATER USE PLANTS) IN LANDSCAPING, TOHONO CHUL CONDUCTS A PROGRAM TO PROPAGATE HARD-TO-FIND NATIVE PLANT SPECIES. CURRENTLY, 200 SPECIES ARE UNDER PROPAGATION. OF THESE,190 SPECIES ARE FOR SALE AT THE RETAIL GREENHOUSE; 70 OF WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVE TO TOHONO CHUL. THE GOAL IS TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THESE NATIVE PLANTS, THEREBY HELPING TO CREATE A DEMAND FOR THEM THAT WILL INTEREST COMMERCIAL GROWERS IN PUTTING THESE PLANTS INTO PRODUCTION. THIS GOAL IS FURTHER SUPPORTED BY OUR BI-ANNUAL PLANT SALES IN SPRING AND FALL, AND A SPECIAL SUMMER MONSOON MADNESS EVENT THAT PUTS THE FOCUS ON THE MANY LOCAL SPECIALTY GROWERS OF SPECIMEN AND HARD-TO-FIND DESERT ADAPTED PLANTS. ON THE NIGHT OF THE BLOOM OF OUR COLLECTION OF PENIOCEREUS GREGGII THE GROUNDS REMAIN OPEN PAST MIDNIGHT SO VISITORS CAN EXPERIENCE THE SPLENDOR AND FRAGRANCE OF THESE UNASSUMING CACTI. 1121543 652445 GUEST SERVICES - IN 2023, TOHONO CHUL PARK WELCOMED A RECORD 140,088 VISITORS. TO DIVERSIFY OUR AUDIENCE AND FOSTER AN INCLUSIVE ATMOSPHERE, WE FOCUSED ON CREATING NEW PROGRAMMING WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING EXISTING PROGRAMS SUCH AS: BRINGING THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM ORO VALLEY TO TOHONO CHUL; PARTICIPATION IN THE MUSEUMS FOR ALL PROGRAMS, WHICH OFFERS REDUCED ADMISSION RATES FOR SNAP AND WIC BENEFICIARIES, INTRODUCTION OF A SUMMER CAMP, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SOUTHERN ARIZONA RESEARCH, SCIENCE, AND ENGINEERING FOUNDATION (SARSEF).TOHONO CHUL PARK HAS EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT GROWTH THANKS TO OUR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN ONGOING PROGRAMS WHILE ALSO INTRODUCING EXCITING NEW PUBLIC EVENTS. THIS APPROACH NOT ONLY BOOSTED OUR VISITOR NUMBERS BUT ALSO LED TO A REMARKABLE INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIPS. FROM 6,652 MEMBERS IN 2019, OUR MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS SOARED TO A RECORD 9,561 IN 2023. THIS SURGE IS LARGELY DUE TO OUR SUCCESS IN BOTH SUSTAINING BELOVED EVENTS AND LAUNCHING NEW ONES, WHICH HAVE ATTRACTED NEW AUDIENCES. SPECIFICALLY, LOOKING AT OUR YOUNGER VISITORS, WE SAW A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN ENGAGEMENT. FROM 2022 TO 2023, THERE WAS A 71% RISE IN ATTENDANCE AMONG CHILDREN AGED 0-17, AND AN EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE 91.8% INCREASE IN ATTENDANCE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 5. THE ADDITION OF A CHILDREN'S MUSEUM AND MORE FAMILY-FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN THIS GROWTH, DRAWING IN FAMILIES LOOKING FOR EDUCATIONAL AND ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCES. 2971696 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 61 0 1 51 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X X THE ORGANIZATION 5807426455 7366 N PASEO DEL NORTE TUCSON AZ 85704 SASHA CASE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE CORDES VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JACQUELYN MINGLE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PENNY CRUTCHFIELD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDY SWARTHOUT MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PENNY POYNTER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL RACY MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE MASLYN LARSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 50.00 X 129499 0 3395 NICOLLETTE DALY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 45.00 X 0 0 0 129499 0 3395 1 0 0 0 PAINTED PLATE CULINARY CONCEPTS 5290 E GOLDER RANCH DRIVE TUCSON AZ 85739 CATERING FOR EVENTS 284124 1 1097329 25021 1097329 MEMBERSHIPS 900099 495278 495278 ADMISSIONS 900099 364271 364271 PUBLIC EVENTS 900099 106145 106145 EDUCATION 900099 43087 43087 1008781 96014 96014 863315 355941 507374 507374 507374 1702177 804522 897655 892556 5099 2868 2868 2868 3610021 1901337 5099 606256 X 246257 80245 131193 34819 1596627 1299432 49226 247969 125061 100674 7415 16972 133619 99990 13679 19950 2500 2500 110143 110143 29222 29222 492874 370368 11691 110815 57023 32213 24810 314137 201745 73925 38467 44270 22135 8854 13281 245641 240626 3846 1169 5309 1689 3443 177 305535 300952 3055 1528 40814 40202 408 204 CREDIT CARD FEES 83278 61181 22097 PRINTING AND POSTAGE 81923 40071 5282 36570 EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES 45109 33066 7554 4489 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 33524 13138 5586 14800 36084 33969 705 1410 4028950 2971696 467727 589527 193001 103494 2278115 1788103 5116 9597 22707 128953 121766 45790 15179 11568176 5938583 5687259 5629593 3002088 3267905 19419 11364222 10953863 206931 199452 334766 238674 55645 27634 597342 465760 X 9992556 9593763 774324 894340 10766880 10488103 11364222 10953863 -418929 140152 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 889067 898250 1173117 2878081 1097329 6935844 889067 898250 1173117 2878081 1097329 6935844 2628666 4307178 329355 275007 173032 468324 603388 1849106 5637 8664 870 3725 5099 23995 1618 9969 1005 150 2868 15610 8824555 6915450 0.48810 0.57720 X PART II, LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME DETAIL THE PARK HAD MISCELLANEOUS INCOME OF $2,868. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 2008540 35000 114094 2157634 368941 177293 -39963 506271 281643 30000 57298 368941 257871 25000 -1228 281643 119193 125000 13678 257871 0.74492 0.25508 0 0 1667224 1667224 5140877 2447716 2693161 3633947 2588100 1045847 1046569 902767 143802 79559 79559 5629593 REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS 27634 27634 X 3724981 140152 4030 -29222 114960 3610021 0 3610021 4003758 4030 4030 3999728 29222 29222 4028950 PART III, LINE 1A: THE PARK HAS VARIOUS COLLECTIONS OF LIVING SPECIES AND CULTURAL ARTIFACTS ACQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE PARK'S MISSION. THE PARK'S PRIMARY INTEREST IS TO DISPLAY THE COLLECTIONS IN THE EXHIBIT GALLERY. THE PARK HAS ADOPTED A POLICY OF NOT CAPITALIZING COLLECTIONS IN ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ACCORDINGLY, NO COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS, WHETHER THEY ARE PURCHASED OR RECEIVED AS A DONATION. PART III, LINE 4: THE PARK'S COLLECTIONS EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON THE CULTURE AND ART UNIQUE TO THE SOUTHWEST AND SONORAN DESERT. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THE TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN, IF ANY, ON ITS EXEMPT ORGANIZATION FILINGS, AND THE LIKELIHOOD THAT UPON EXAMINATION THOSE POSITIONS WOULD BE SUSTAINED. BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THIS EVALUATION, MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES PART V, LINE 4 THE INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT IS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE LONG-TERM HEALTH, SUCCESS AND SUSTAINABILITY OF THE PARK. X 14 25021 FMV 0 1 0 SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B): TOHONO CHUL PARK, INC. RECEIVED 14 SHARES OF STOCK. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE DRAFT 990 WILL BE EMAILED TO EACH MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO REVIEW BEFORE FILING THE 990 WITH THE IRS. ONCE THE DRAFT 990 HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND CHANGES IF ANY ARE MADE, THEN A FINAL COPY OF THE 990 WILL BE EMAILED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD REQUIRES MEMBERS TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE PREPARES A BENCHMARKING OF COMPARABLE SALARIES. THE BOARD DOES A BI-ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO DECIDE SALARY WHICH INCLUDES A DISCUSSION AND VOTE BY THE FULL BOARD. ALL OTHER TOP MANAGMENT EMPLOYEES ARE EVALUATED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND IF BUDGET PERMITS, WILL RECEIVE A CHANGE IN SALARY BASED ON BENCHMARKING OF COMPARABLE SALARIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR AND UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 370,368. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 11,691. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 110,815. TOTAL EXPENSES 492,874. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.