2026-04-16T16:39:22-05:00 2025-06-30 860558065 HEINFELD MEECH & CO PC 10120 NORTH ORACLE ROAD TUCSON AZ 85704 990 2024-07-01 860438592 TOHONO CHUL PARK INC TOHO 5207426455 7366 N PASEO DEL NORTE TUCSON AZ 857044415 JAMIE MASLYN LARSON CEO 5207426455 2026-04-16 1 0 JIM REBENAR CPA P01783358 5207422611 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JAMIE MASLYN LARSON 7366 N PASEO DEL NORTE TUCSON AZ 857044415 6518858 0 X WWW.TOHONOCHUL.ORG X 1982 AZ WE ARE A COMMUNITY OASIS WHERE REVERENCE FOR THE CULTURAL AND NATURAL ECOLOGY OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION INSPIRES RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP SO THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS MAY THRIVE. 9 9 52 193 6819 1992 1005530 1476169 1125518 1121049 114221 103261 1400969 1988338 3646238 4688817 0 0 0 0 2193383 2070392 0 0 339275 1826960 2278451 4020343 4348843 -374105 339974 11020949 11882698 477262 560577 10543687 11322121 X WE ARE A COMMUNITY OASIS WHERE REVERENCE FOR THE CULTURAL AND NATURAL ECOLOGY OF THE SONORAN DESERT REGION INSPIRES RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP SO THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS MAY THRIVE. 0 0 1290926 1096246 GARDENS & FACILITIESTHE GARDENS AND FACILITIES TEAM AT TOHONO CHUL HAD ANOTHER GREAT YEAR OF FULFILLING OUR CORE MISSION OF MAKING TOHONO CHUL A COMMUNITY OASIS THAT INSPIRES RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP WHILE CULTIVATING REVERENCE FOR THE CULTURAL AND NATURAL ECOLOGY OF THE SONORAN DESERT.ONE OF OUR BIGGEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS ON THE COMMUNITY OASIS MISSIONS WAS FUNDRAISING FOR AND COMPLETING A NEW 700' PATHWAY FROM THE HEART OF OUR GARDENS OUT TO OUR DESERT DISCOVERY CENTER AND THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF ORO VALLEY. THIS PATHWAY WAS BUILT TO BE 100% ADA ACCESSIBLE, GREATLY EXPANDING THE ACCESSIBLE PORTIONS OF OUR PARK AND ALLOWING US TO WELCOME ALL MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THE PATH WAS BUILT USING A MATERIAL CALLED POROUS PAVE, MADE FROM RECYCLED TIRES, REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THE PATH WHILE ALSO CREATING A POROUS SURFACE THAT ALLOWS WATER TO INFILTRATE INTO THE SOIL AND TOWARDS THE ROOTS OF SURROUNDING VEGETATION.WE INSPIRED RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP BY INSTALLING A NEW WATER HARVESTING CISTERN THAT PREVENTS FLOODING WHILE STORING WATER FOR LANDSCAPE USE, REDUCING OUR DEPENDENCE ON POTABLE WATER FOR IRRIGATION. WE CONSTRUCTED FOUR NEW BASINS THAT PASSIVELY HARVEST RAINWATER AND CAPTURE IT IN OUR GARDENS INSTEAD OF ALLOWING IT TO RUN OFF. THESE TYPES OF STRUCTURES ARE AN IMPORTANT SOLUTION TO WATER CONSERVATION IN URBAN LANDSCAPES IN THE ARID SOUTHWEST, AND INSTALLING THESE IN PUBLIC SPACES MAKES US A LEADER IN DEMONSTRATING THEIR USE AND MAINTENANCE TO THE PUBLIC.WE CULTIVATED REVERENCE FOR THE CULTURAL AND NATURAL ECOLOGY OF THE SONORAN DESERT IN SEVERAL WAYS. TO BEGIN WITH, WE CONTINUED OUR LONG-TERM SURVEY OF SAGUARO (CARNEGIEA GIGANTEA) GROWTH RATES AND COMPLETED A CENSUS OF ALL THE SAGUARO PLANTS ON OUR 49-ACRES. THIS IS A SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN AND THE SUBJECT OF MUCH RESEARCH TO ASSESS HOW WELL THEY ARE FARING AS THE CLIMATE BECOMES WARMER AND DRIER. THROUGHOUT THE RANGE OF THIS SPECIES THERE ARE SEVERAL STUDIES ASSESSING GROWTH RATE AND AGE RELATIONSHIPS AND THE RECRUITMENT OF NEW PLANTS TO REPLACE DYING OLDER SPECIMENS. BY WORKING ON THESE STUDIES, WE ARE ABLE TO SHARE INFORMATION AND HELP RESEARCHERS AND LAND MANAGERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THIS KEYSTONE SPECIES WHILE MODELING WHAT THE FUTURE WILL LOOK LIKE FOR THESE PLANTS IN THE SONORAN DESERT. IN 2025, WE ADDED A TOTAL OF 1,627 PLANTS TO OUR DOCUMENTED LIVING CONNECTION. THIS IS A COMBINATION OF NEW PLANTS ADDED TO THE GARDENS AS WELL AS EXTANT PLANTS THAT HAD NOT BEEN PREVIOUSLY DOCUMENTED. THIS NUMBER REPRESENTS A NEARLY 25% INCREASE IN OUR TOTAL DOCUMENTED LIVING COLLECTION AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC VIEWING. 543764 96442 ARTS & ENGAGEMENTTOHONO CHUL'S ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PEOPLE, PLACE, AND THE SONORAN DESERT ENVIRONMENT. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES ROTATING EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, AND INTERPRETIVE EXPERIENCES DESIGNED TO FOSTER CULTURAL AWARENESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL UNDERSTANDING.TOHONO CHUL MAINTAINS THREE GALLERIES LOCATED IN A HISTORIC 1937 RESIDENCE. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2025, ROTATING EXHIBITIONS DISPLAYED 901 WORKS BY 164 ARTISTS. MAIN GALLERY EXHIBITIONS INCLUDED THE EXOTIC SUBLIME | TREADING SOFTLY, EXPLORING TERRESTRIAL BIODIVERSITY IN THE SONORAN DESERT; THE EXOTIC SUBLIME | ON PLANTS, FOCUSING ON PLANT LIFE ACROSS DESERT LANDSCAPES; JIM WAID AND ANDY IVENTOSCH: THE HEART OF NATURE; 40 FOR 40, AN INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION HONORING TOHONO CHUL'S 40TH ANNIVERSARY; AND IMPRESSIONS IN PLACE, EXAMINING ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF PLACE AND IDENTITY.THREE CALLS FOR ENTRIES WERE ISSUED DURING THE YEAR WITH NO SUBMISSION FEE, SUPPORTING ACCESS FOR EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS. FOUR PUBLIC OPENING RECEPTIONS WERE HELD IN THE MAIN GALLERY, EACH FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FOLLOWED BY CURATOR'S TALKS OFFERED WITH ADMISSION. MUSICAL ACCOMPANIMENT AT OPENINGS WAS PROVIDED BY REGIONAL MUSICIANS.THE ENTRY AND WELCOME GALLERIES FEATURED SOLO EXHIBITIONS BY ARIZONA ARTISTS MOIRA GEOFFRION AND NORAH SILLER, AS WELL AS PERMANENT COLLECTION EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING BEGINNINGS: THE WILSON GIFT AND NEW PERSPECTIVES, A VOLUNTEER AND DOCENT CURATED EXHIBITION. THE ENTRY GALLERY PROJECT SPACE HOSTED THREE SOLO EXHIBITIONS. ANNUAL EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING QUEEN OF THE NIGHT AND 10 X 10 | A FUNDRAISER CONTINUED. SCULPTURAL WORKS WERE INCORPORATED INTO THE GARDEN PAVILION IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUMMER PROGRAMMING.ADDITIONAL ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDED ART TALKS WITH EXHIBITING ARTISTS AND A PRESENTATION ON NAVAJO TEXTILES AND SOUTHWEST BASKETRY.FISCAL YEAR 2025 ALSO MARKED THE RETURN OF THE ANNUAL CHILES, CHOCOLATE, AND DAY OF THE DEAD FESTIVAL. THE ART DEPARTMENT COLLABORATED WITH THREE SCHOOLS, ENGAGING 131 STUDENTS, AND 12 ARTISTS WHO CREATED PERSONAL ALTARS OF REMEMBRANCE FOR THE ALTAR PROJECT, INTRODUCING VISITORS TO THE CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DA DE LOS MUERTOS. THE FESTIVAL ALSO FEATURED MUSICAL AND DANCE PERFORMANCES REFLECTING REGIONAL CULTURAL TRADITIONS.EDUCATIONAL AND ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVES EXTENDED BEYOND EXHIBITIONS. THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM INTRODUCED THUNDERSTORM THURSDAYS, A SUMMER SERIES FOCUSED ON MONSOON RELATED THEMES. PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUED WITH TUCSON BIRD ALLIANCE FOR BIRDING PROGRAMS AND WITH SARSEF THROUGH SUMMER CAMP PROGRAMMING CENTERED ON SONORAN DESERT ECOLOGY. WE ALSO HOSTED A LECTURE CELEBRATING THE RELEASE OF THE SOUTHWEST NATIVE PLANT PRIMER, AUTHORED BY TOHONO CHUL'S GARDENS MANAGER AND ENGAGEMENT MANAGER, HIGHLIGHTING NATIVE PLANT CONSERVATION AND RESILIENT LANDSCAPE PRACTICES. A PUBLIC PROGRAM MARKING THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WILD CHILE BOTANICAL AREA FURTHER EMPHASIZED THE ECOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL IMPORTANCE OF CROP WILD RELATIVES.VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT WAS STRENGTHENED THROUGH THE RELAUNCH OF OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, ONBOARDING 144 NEW VOLUNTEERS. DURING THE YEAR, WE REDESIGNED OUR DOCENT TRAINING PROGRAM, DEVELOPED A NEW GUIDED TOUR TITLED DISCOVERING TOHONO CHUL, AND BEGAN ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR A NEW COHORT OF DOCENTS, WITH TRAINING SCHEDULED TO BEGIN IN 2026.THROUGH THESE INITIATIVES, TOHONO CHUL CONTINUED TO ADVANCE ITS WORK AS A COMMUNITY CENTERED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EDUCATION, CULTURAL CONNECTION, AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE SONORAN DESERT. 1559266 885358 GUEST SERVICESDURING THE PAST YEAR, TOHONO CHUL PARK WELCOMED MORE THAN 76,000 VISITORS AND MAINTAINED APPROXIMATELY 14,000 ACTIVE MEMBERS. IN ADDITION, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM RECEIVED OVER 28,000 VISITORS. WE CONTINUED THE MERRY MARKET DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON, OFFERING EXTENDED EVENING HOURS TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS.TO SUPPORT HIGH QUALITY GUEST EXPERIENCES ACROSS PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND PRIVATE RENTALS, WE EXPANDED STAFFING BY HIRING A PRIVATE RENTALS MANAGER AND AN EVENTS ASSISTANT. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE HOSTED 19 WEDDINGS, 7 CELEBRATIONS OF LIFE, 17 CORPORATE GATHERINGS, AND 17 ADDITIONAL PRIVATE EVENTS, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO GATHER IN THE GARDENS FOR SIGNIFICANT LIFE EVENTS AND COMMUNITY CELEBRATIONS. THESE PRIVATE RENTALS INCLUDED COLLABORATIONS WITH TUCSON FOODIE AND THE LOCAL BOOKSTORE STACKS.SEASONAL AND RECURRING EVENTS REMAIN AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF THE VISITOR EXPERIENCE. THESE INCLUDED BLOOM NIGHT, CHILES, CHOCOLATE AND DAY OF THE DEAD FESTIVAL, AND HOLIDAY NIGHTS. THE CHILES, CHOCOLATE AND DAY OF THE DEAD FESTIVAL INCLUDED A SPECIAL EVENING CONCERT BY TUCSON BASED BAND XIXA AS PART OF ITS CULTURAL PROGRAMMING. ADDITIONAL MUSIC OFFERINGS INCLUDED SUNDAYS IN THE GARDEN, JAZZ UNDER THE STARS, AND A REBRANDED FALL ACOUSTIC MUSIC SERIES, TOHONO CHUL UNPLUGGED.SUMMER PROGRAMMING EMPHASIZED ACCESSIBILITY AND REPEAT VISITATION. OUR FREE SUMMER CONCERT SERIES, CHILLIN AT THE CHUL, CONTINUED WITH THEMED EVENINGS AND PARTICIPATORY ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO HOSTED MONSOON MARKET, A REBRANDED SUMMER PLANT FOCUSED EVENT FEATURING NATIVE PLANT VENDORS, EDUCATIONAL TALKS, ARTISAN GOODS, AND FAMILY FRIENDLY ACTIVITIES. 3393956 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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 0 1 52 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X THE ORGANIZATION 5807426455 7366 N PASEO DEL NORTE TUCSON AZ 85704 SASHA CASE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN DONOVAN VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JACQUE MINGLE SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PENNY CRUTCHFIELD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESLI PINTOR TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KOREN MANNING CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RODNEY POND MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SERGIO COSSIO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESAH SESMA MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE MASLYN LARSON CEO 50.00 X 137988 0 20208 NICOLLETTE DALY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 40.00 X 106225 0 5208 244213 0 25416 2 0 1 0 PAINTED PLATE CULINARY CONCEPTS 5290 E GOLDER RANCH DRIVE TUCSON AZ 85739 CATERING FOR EVENTS 424559 CHILDREN'S MUSEUM TUCSON 200 S 6TH AVE TUCSON AZ 85701 CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING 146000 2 1476169 669269 1476169 MEMBERSHIPS 900099 547993 547993 ADMISSIONS 900099 362178 362178 PUBLIC EVENTS 900099 187419 187419 EDUCATION 900099 23459 23459 1121049 103191 103191 965555 0 965555 965555 965555 987281 987211 70 70 70 1806646 842830 963816 956997 6819 INSURANCE PROCEEDS 900099 55351 55351 CREDIT CARD REWARDS 900099 3600 3600 OTHER INCOME 900099 16 16 58967 4688817 2078046 6819 1127783 X 218528 102827 99881 15820 1532157 1268512 139035 124610 15750 15750 168143 100586 53108 14449 135814 101919 23630 10265 60275 60275 37442 37442 926321 855482 51255 19584 43973 37790 2034 4149 220152 153184 38383 28585 100733 50163 19991 30579 267056 263936 1951 1169 3802 1696 1798 308 290216 236796 36785 16635 81787 67192 10050 4545 CREDIT CARD FEES 88692 52897 35795 EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES 55159 48448 5515 1196 PRINTING AND POSTAGE 52792 26724 2814 23254 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 22446 17044 3961 1441 27605 8760 11954 6891 4348843 3393956 615612 339275 351939 700110 1291193 931195 25000 14154 19190 117960 124223 19088 2033 11820122 6527152 5473093 5292970 3728522 4812977 11020949 11882698 169000 247592 265686 280970 42576 32015 477262 560577 X 9459759 9879747 1083928 1442374 10543687 11322121 11020949 11882698 339974 438460 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1173117 2878081 1097329 1005530 1476169 7630226 1173117 2878081 1097329 1005530 1476169 7630226 3014533 4615693 173032 468324 603388 558728 1068746 2872218 870 3725 5099 6323 6819 22836 1005 150 2868 17763 16 21802 10547082 8702504 0.43760 0.50080 X PART II, LINE 10 - OTHER INCOME DETAIL THE PARK HAD MISCELLANEOUS INCOME OF $16. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X X 0 2564789 61175 1945776 680188 2157634 51736 483419 128000 2564789 2008540 35000 114094 2157634 368941 177293 -39963 506271 281643 30000 57298 368941 1.00000 0 0 1667224 1667224 5148482 2698088 2450394 3847487 2834554 1012933 1143294 994510 148784 13635 13635 5292970 REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS 32015 32015 X 5139720 438460 49885 -37442 450903 4688817 0 4688817 4361286 49885 49885 4311401 37442 37442 4348843 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 X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JAMIE MASLYN LARSON CEO 137988 0 0 0 0 0 15000 0 5208 0 158196 0 0 0 X 4 666529 FMV X GOLF CART 1 2200 FMV X PROGRAM SUPPLIES 6 540 FMV 0 1 0 SCHEDULE M, PART I, COLUMN (B): TOHONO CHUL PARK, INC. RECEIVED 4 CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCK, 1 CONTRIBUTION OF A GOLF CART, AND 6 CONTRIBUTIONS OF MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAM SUPPLIES. 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 CEO TO DECIDE SALARY WHICH INCLUDES A DISCUSSION AND VOTE BY THE FULL BOARD. ALL OTHER TOP MANAGMENT EMPLOYEES ARE EVALUATED BY THE CEO 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 UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSIDE SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 855,482. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 51,255. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 19,584. TOTAL EXPENSES 926,321. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.