2026-04-09T16:37:19-05:00 2025-06-30 390859910 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP 2050 MAIN STREET SUITE 700 IRVINE CA 92614 990 2024-07-01 946050168 SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY AT STRYBING ARBORETUM SANF 4156611316 1199 9TH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94122 STEPHANIE LINDER CEO 4156611316 2026-04-03 1 0 BRIAN YACKER P00401346 9492222999 2026-04-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z GARDENS OF GOLDEN GATE PARK STEPHANIE LINDER 1199 9TH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94122 12979449 0 X WWW.SFBG.ORG X 1955 CA SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY CO-OPERATES THE CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS, JAPANESE TEA GARDEN, AND SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN FRANCISCO RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT. 23 22 131 1577 0 0 5089821 3885720 3214712 3226331 -270959 702834 50341 93449 8083915 7908334 6102209 0 0 0 4881978 5224373 0 0 1183251 3230039 3013766 14214226 8238139 -6130311 -329805 25232767 27345084 2121915 3049618 23110852 24295466 X GARDENS OF GOLDEN GATE PARK CONNECTS PEOPLE TO PLANTS, THE PLANET, AND EACH OTHER. THE GARDENS OFFER EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAMS FOR VISITORS AND ACTIVELY MANAGES THE LIVING COLLECTIONS. 0 0 3367754 2859717 VISITOR EXPERIENCE AND OUTREACH - DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE GARDENS WELCOMED 1,211,165 VISITORS (53% VISITED FREE OF CHARGE) MAKING THE GARDENS AMONG THE MOST VISITED PUBLIC GARDENS IN THE UNITED STATES. IN THIS SAME PERIOD, 8,786 HOUSEHOLDS WERE MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE GARDENS OPERATE A BOOKSTORE AND PLANT SHOP AND MANAGE ALL COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS. PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE INCLUDES BOOKSTORE/PLANT SHOP SALES NET OF INVENTORY COSTS AND INCOME FROM PRIVATE EVENT RENTALS. IN ADDITION, THE GARDENS RECEIVES AN ALLOCATION OF NON-RESIDENT ADMISSION INCOME COMPRISED OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS TO RUN THE ADMISSIONS PROGRAM AND AN ALLOCATION FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. TOTAL ADMISSIONS RECEIPTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025 WERE $7,994,196, WHICH SUPPORTS IMPROVEMENTS TO THE GARDENS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, AND COVERS MOST OF THE SAN FRANCISCO RECREATION & PARK DEPARTMENT'S COSTS FOR HORTICULTURAL STAFF AND UPKEEP, AS WELL AS FACILITIES MAINTENANCE. OF THE TOTAL RECEIPTS, SFBGS EARNED APPROXIMATELY $1,456,466 IN REIMBURSED PERSONNEL AND OTHER OPERATING COSTS AND $704,590 TO OPERATE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. 2003879 713036 PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS - SFBGS OFFERS YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, PROVIDES INTERPRETIVE SERVICES, AND MANAGES AN EXTENSIVE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM AND A HORTICULTURAL LIBRARY. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, SFBGS SERVED 33,730 CHILDREN DIRECTLY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS IN THE GARDENS. SFBGS WELCOMED AND TRAINED 1557 VOLUNTEERS WHO CONTRIBUTED 22,631 HOURS TO PROJECTS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION. THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF FLOWER PIANO, OUR LARGEST PUBLIC EVENT, SERVED 75,000 PEOPLE OVER A TEN-DAY PERIOD. PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE INCLUDES TICKETED COMMUNITY EVENTS, CLASS AND TRAINING FEES, AND REVENUE FROM BOOKS AND ART SOLD BY THE LIBRARY. 616284 4972 COLLECTIONS AND CONSERVATION - SFBGS FUNDS GARDEN IMPROVEMENTS AND PROVIDES CURATORIAL AND PLANT COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT CONSERVATORY OF FLOWERS, JAPANESE TEA GARDEN AND SAN FRANCISCO BOTANICAL GARDEN. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, THERE WERE 14,023 ACCESSIONS TO THE GARDEN'S LIVING COLLECTIONS, COMPRISED OF 10,561 DIFFERENT KINDS OF PLANTS, 10% OF WHICH ARE OF WILD COLLECTED ORIGIN. 5987917 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67 0 1 131 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 23 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X X WENDY BEAR 4156611316 1199 9TH AVENUE SAN FRANCISCO CA 94122 STEPHANIE LINDER CEO 40.00 X X 197385 0 26499 SARAH RYAN CHAIR OF THE BOARD 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CAROL IZUMI VICE CHAIR 4.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER PETERSEN TREASURER AND FC CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LISA SERWIN SECRETARY AND AC CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DELLE MAXWELL PAST CHAIR OF THE BOARD 1.00 X 0 0 0 DON BALDOCCHI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM GREENSPAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAIRE MYERS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRISTINA MANCINI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR JOANNE WHITNEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR JOSEPH C BARBACCIA DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR VANESSA HANDLEY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FEI TSEN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JANE CHIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUCY FISHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARY ELLEN HANNIBAL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH WILCOX DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAUL NADLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN HUNTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN ZETZER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TISH BROWN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ZANE GRESHAM DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 WENDY BEAR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 137885 0 16729 AHMAD ANDERSON DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE 40.00 X 146774 0 17129 JAMIE CHAN DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIP 40.00 X 140750 0 6788 VANESSA FAJARDO DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 40.00 X 141712 0 12830 BRENDAN LANGE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT 40.00 X 151835 0 7713 LYNN EVE KOMAROMI DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP GIVING 40.00 X 146315 0 16774 1062656 0 104462 7 0 1 0 SUNSET PIANO 514 KELLY AVE HALF MOON BAY CA 94019 PIANO RENTALS/CONSULTING 189996 1 559379 97049 3229292 152507 3885720 VISITOR EXPERIENCE 900099 2508323 2508323 PROGRAMS/PARTNERSHIPS 900099 713036 713036 COLLECTNS/CONSERVNS 900099 4972 4972 3226331 537007 537007 4538670 4372843 165827 165827 165827 54450 559379 331656 -277206 -277206 718010 366616 351394 351394 HOLIDAY MARKET 900099 14895 14895 REBATES 900099 3466 3466 SF ORCHID SOCIETY 900099 600 600 300 300 19261 7908334 3577725 0 444889 418921 125108 211811 82002 3983160 2959984 453970 569206 42018 36724 1781 3513 439519 339743 41724 58052 340755 245729 46734 48292 8135 5773 1177 1185 60197 42717 8711 8769 153738 153738 812229 642269 20530 149430 334709 270996 182 63531 478798 395920 17961 64917 435100 305522 48553 81025 188569 160648 27921 18847 13374 2727 2746 74082 53867 10074 10141 SUPPLIES 185910 185542 368 GARDEN PROJECTS & MAINT 173640 123799 14977 34864 LICENSES/FEES/TAXES 32034 30747 288 999 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 29568 24291 2223 3054 28210 25164 1521 1525 8238139 5987917 1066971 1183251 294759 2384275 3014198 1013098 1344748 713353 308434 1048372 67143 80106 208109 279290 1517017 747006 772432 770011 14568202 17966685 4421651 1901375 106000 106000 127091 1082519 25232767 27345084 764511 598948 460185 622191 897219 1828479 2121915 3049618 X 2896803 2653731 20214049 21641735 23110852 24295466 25232767 27345084 X -329805 1470832 43587 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3080334 5607294 3095931 5089821 3885720 20759100 3080334 5607294 3095931 5089821 3885720 20759100 3372383 17386717 114645 451150 288830 383729 537007 1775361 18944 2593 1696 7547 19261 50041 22584502 15126673 0.76990 0.78410 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: ADJUSTMENT - 2020 AMOUNT: $ 18,944. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 2,593. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 1,696. 2023 AMOUNT: $ 4,226. HOLIDAY MARKET - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 14,895. REBATES - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,855. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 3,466. SF ORCHID SOCIETY - 2024 AMOUNT: $ 600. REFUNDS - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 1,466. 2024 AMOUNT: $ 300. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 18710983 2091237 515000 153743 20133477 17360662 1785321 435000 18710983 16010205 1350457 17360662 19833645 220292 -2489795 1553937 16010205 53937 19779708 82339 82339 19833645 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 4780 4780 85841 77194 8647 691841 635062 56779 734555 34750 699805 770011 PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS 650974 F LP -SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY 651448 F BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 598953 F 1901375 DUE TO CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO 734519 LEASE LIABILITIES 1093960 1828479 X 9786540 1470832 185874 43587 1700293 8086247 153743 -331656 -177913 7908334 8601926 185874 331656 517530 8084396 153743 153743 8238139 PART V, LINE 4: DONOR RESTRICTED FUNDS SET ASIDE TO PROVIDE A SOURCE OF STABLE INCOME TO FUND GENERAL OPERATIONAL EXPENSES. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3) AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701D. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCOME TAXES IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. EACH YEAR, MANAGEMENT CONSIDERS WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION HAS ENGAGED IN ANY ACTIVITIES THAT COULD AFFECT THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX STATUS OR RESULT IN TAXABLE INCOME. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT ANY POSITIONS THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN ARE SUPPORTED BY SUBSTANTIAL AUTHORITY AND WOULD MORE LIKELY THAN NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING AUTHORITY. ACCORDINGLY, THERE ARE NO POTENTIAL LIABILITIES TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: RECONCILIATION DISCREPANCY FROM A PRIOR FISCAL YEAR 43,587. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE -331,656. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSE 331,656. GALA FOR THE GARDENS 613829 559379 54450 62765 39628 92393 5000 131870 613829 559379 54450 62765 39628 92393 5000 131870 331656 -277206 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 STEPHANIE LINDER CEO 197385 0 0 0 0 0 10322 0 16177 0 223884 0 0 0 AHMAD ANDERSON DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE AND CULTURE 146774 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17129 0 163903 0 0 0 LYNN EVE KOMAROMI DIRECTOR OF LEADERSHIP GIVING 146315 0 0 0 0 0 1880 0 14894 0 163089 0 0 0 BRENDAN LANGE DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT 151835 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 7654 0 159548 0 0 0 WENDY BEAR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 137885 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16729 0 154614 0 0 0 VANESSA FAJARDO DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 141712 0 0 0 0 0 2851 0 9979 0 154542 0 0 0 X 1 761 MARKET VALUE X 2891 MARKET VALUE X 7 127695 AVG OF HIGH AND LOW DATE X 5 11160 MARKET VALUE X KOI FISH 1 10000 MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS REPORTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE SAME FIRM CONDUCTING THE AUDIT FOR SFBGS FROM INFORMATION PROVIDED TO IT BY MANAGEMENT. A DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND CHANGES, AS NECESSARY, ARE COMPLETED. A FULL COPY OF THE REVISED DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, INCLUDING THE COMPLETE SCHEDULE B. UPON THE AUDIT COMMITTEE'S APPROVAL, THE FULL COPY OF THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE FULL BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ALL PERSONNEL AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND RELATED PARTY AFFILIATIONS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVING BOARD MEMBERS OR THE CEO ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. POTENTIAL CONFLICTS REGARDING OTHER PERSONNEL ARE REVIEWED BY THE CEO. THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS FULL TRANSPARENCY ON ALL RELATIONSHIPS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD DOES A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE CEO'S PERFORMANCE, REVIEWS A COMPENSATION SURVEY FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NON-PROFITS, AND DISCUSSES ANY CHANGES TO THE CEO'S SALARY IN THAT COMMITTEE. OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE SALARIES ARE MEASURED AGAINST A COMPENSATION SURVEY FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NON-PROFITS. THE BOARD APPROVES CHANGES IN SALARIES AS PART OF THE ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGET APPROVAL PROCESS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE AND THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE BY WRITTEN REQUEST. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO VIEW. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: RECONCILIATION DISCREPANCY FROM A PRIOR FISCAL YEAR 43,587. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT CHANGE ITS OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS DURING THE TAX YEAR.