Nonprofit · EIN 13-1693134
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Tax-exempt · BRONX, NY 10458
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $124,690,916 | $105,062,647 | $19,628,269 | $700,400,174 | $47,166,389 | $653,233,785 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 (amended) | $110,423,117 | $102,037,927 | $8,385,190 | $659,186,710 | $52,140,256 | $607,046,454 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $87,150,788 | $101,039,592 | -$13,888,804 | $635,194,520 | $55,695,148 | $579,499,372 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $75,821,135
- of which government grants
- $19,629,483
- Membership dues
- $6,689,880
- Program service revenue
- $20,613,203
- Investment income
- $21,049,069
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $16,301,895
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$492,276
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $2,322,631
- Other revenue
- $7,207,509
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $58,719
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $2,649,181
- Other salaries and wages
- $41,782,400
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $61,460,882
- Professional fundraising fees
- $246,151
- Legal fees
- $401,181
- Accounting fees
- $303,268
- Occupancy
- $5,136,934
- Travel
- $1,346,568
- Depreciation
- $12,225,050
- Program services (functional)
- $82,822,953
- Management and general (functional)
- $14,736,757
- Fundraising (functional)
- $7,502,937
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $659,186,710
- Total assets, end of year
- $700,400,174
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $47,166,389
- Net assets, end of year
- $653,233,785
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $174,290,960
- Publicly traded securities
- $101,391,876
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $211,550,233
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $441,683,552
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,188,850
- Gross receipts
- $194,513,879
- Employees
- 935
- Volunteers
- 1,328
- Year formed
- 1891
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BERNSTEIN | CEO & The William C. Steer Sr. President Officer | 35 | $839,226 | $81,937 |
| LAUREN TURCHIO | Chief Operating Officer Officer | 35 | $456,871 | $46,720 |
| TODD FORREST | ARTHUR ROSS VP HORTICULTURE & LIVING Key employee | 35 | $364,901 | $87,052 |
| JUSTIN JAMAIL | GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 35 | $337,029 | $87,367 |
| ISAAC THWEATT | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $361,552 | $53,820 |
| MICHAEL CROWLEY | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $359,630 | $53,050 |
| EMILY SCHWARZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Officer | 35 | $351,300 | $53,614 |
| MAURICIO DIAZGRANADOS | CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER Key employee | 35 | $350,502 | $52,739 |
| URSULA HOSKINS | VP CAPITAL PROJECTS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $306,590 | $83,988 |
| LAWRENCE SMITH | VP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $290,012 | $81,941 |
| ERIC SANDERSON | VP FOR URBAN CONSERVATION Highest-paid employee | 35 | $285,297 | $32,214 |
| JESSICA B HARRIS PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $19,000 | $0 |
| CAROLINE A WAMSLER PHD | SENIOR VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANNE RENWICK | SENIOR VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD P BASS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
64 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| J BARCLAY COLLINS II | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LARRY E CONDON | SENIOR VICE CHAIR (END 12/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARC B PORTER | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MARJORIE G ROSEN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MAUREEN K CHILTON | CHAIR EMERITA Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SHELBY WHITE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN E KAY MATELICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C STEERE JR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANTHONY PEREZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETHANY MILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cristin SAMPER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DEBORAH GOODRICH ROYCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DIANE KATZIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS DOCKERY THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC C HENRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FERNANDO DELGADO PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GARY A BELLER | TRUSTEE (END 11/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGE M MILNE JR PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GILBERT C MAURER | TRUSTEE (END 04/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GORDON A UEHLING III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HOLLY LOWEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Adrienne Adams | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Brad Lander | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Eric Adams | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Iris Rodriguez-Rosa | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Laurie Cumbo | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Melissa Aviles-Ramos | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Vanessa Gibson | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE H DRYFOOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANE MOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET M MONTAG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON STEVENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JILL JOYCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN W BERNSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSEPH A THOMPSON | TRUSTEE (END 11/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN WASHINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE SOLOMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KENNETH ROMAN | life trustee, non-voting Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LEONARD ABESS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LIONEL GOLDFRANK III | life trustee, non-voting Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LYNDEN B MILLER | life trustee, non-voting Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY P MORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A ZARCONE | TRUSTEE (END 06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHAEL H STEINHARDT | TRUSTEE (END 11/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MISH TWORKOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MONICA DE LA TORRE | TRUSTEE (NEW 02/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS ARTHUR ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS COLEMAN P BURKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS EDITH B EVERETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS HARRY BURN III | life trustee, non-voting Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS JEREMY H BIGGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS JOHN R ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS JONATHAN C CLAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MRS NICHOLAS J SAKELLARIADIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAEEM CRAWFORD-MUHAMMAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHILIP OZUAH MD PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICHARD BRAIL | TRUSTEE (NEW 06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT A BARTLETT JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON JACOB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN E LYNCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN R PALM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSAN SIGOURNEY WEAVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRACY TANG | TRUSTEE (NEW 11/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TRENT CARMICHAEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 70 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BERNSTEIN | CEO Officer | 35 | $792,582 | $73,260 |
| LAUREN TURCHIO | COO Officer | 35 | $464,188 | $78,830 |
| JUSTIN JAMAIL | GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 35 | $346,386 | $78,830 |
| ISAAC THWEATT | ADVANCEMENT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $336,766 | $78,830 |
| MICHAEL CROWLEY | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $334,455 | $78,830 |
| TODD FORREST | ARTHUR ROSS VP HORTICULTURE & LIVING COLL. Key employee | 35 | $330,372 | $78,830 |
| URSULA HOSKINS | VP CAPITAL PROJECTS Highest-paid employee | 0 | $288,273 | $74,198 |
| KATHERINE CHUBBUCK | VICE PRESIDENT FOR EDUCATION Highest-paid employee | 35 | $274,383 | $72,657 |
| RAQUEL NAZARIO | VICE PRESIDENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 35 | $255,656 | $70,578 |
| EMILY SCHWARZ | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER BEG. 5/1 Officer | 35 | $222,055 | $78,830 |
| MAURICIO DIAZGRANADOS | CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER BEG. 6/12 Key employee | 35 | $216,396 | $78,830 |
| JESSICA B HARRIS PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $20,333 | $0 |
| MRS ARTHUR ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY PEREZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETHANY MILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE A WAMSLER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS COLEMAN P BURKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTIN SAMPER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH GOODRICH ROYCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS DOCKERY THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS EDITH B EVERETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC C HENRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FERNANDO DELGADO PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY A BELLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE MILNE JR PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GILBERT C MAURER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON A UEHLING III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS HARRY BURN III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY P JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY LOWEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE H DRYFOOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE MOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET M MONTAG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON STEVENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS JEREMY H BIGGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL JOYCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS JOHN R ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN W BERNSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS JONATHAN C CLAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH A THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WASHINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE SOLOMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEN ROMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARD ABESS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDEN B MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC B PORTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY P MORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAUREEN K CHILTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL H STEINHARDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A ZARCONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MISH TWORKOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAEEM CRAWFORD-MUHAMMAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP OZUAH MD PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A BARTLETT JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON JACOB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SIGOURNEY WEAVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN E LYNCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN R PALM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TRENT CARMICHAEL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J BARCLAY COLLINS II | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY E CONDON | SENIOR VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIONEL GOLDFRANK III | SENIOR VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C STEERE JR | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANNE RENWICK | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD P BASS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS NICHOLAS J SAKELLARIADIS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARJORIE G ROSEN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELBY WHITE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE KATZIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN E KAY MATELICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 75 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JENNIFER BERNSTEIN | CEO Officer | 35 | $756,000 | $71,455 |
| LAUREN TURCHIO | COO Officer | 35 | $429,677 | $71,455 |
| JOSEPH PIRES THRU 6622 | CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $390,493 | $71,455 |
| JOSEPH V COSSABOOM | FORMER INTERIM CEO Former | 35 | $437,017 | $23,718 |
| JUSTIN JAMAIL | GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 35 | $314,969 | $71,455 |
| SARAH A GILLMAN THRU 1122 | CFO Officer | 35 | $306,089 | $71,455 |
| TODD FORREST | ARTHUR ROSS VP - HORTICULTURE & LIVING COLL. Key employee | 35 | $298,728 | $70,759 |
| MICHAEL CROWLEY | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $294,691 | $70,311 |
| URSULA HOSKINS | VP FOR CAPITAL PROJECTS, PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION Highest-paid employee | 35 | $280,061 | $68,687 |
| RAQUEL NAZARIO | VP OF HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 35 | $247,782 | $65,104 |
| CHRISTIAN KECK THRU 922 | VP OF IT Highest-paid employee | 35 | $239,292 | $64,161 |
| JOHN T LANDI THRU 0821 | FORMER CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER Former | 35 | $223,558 | $62,415 |
| GREGORY LONG | FORMER CEO Former | 0 | $140,448 | $0 |
| JESSICA B HARRIS PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $20,333 | $0 |
| ANTHONY PEREZ | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS JOHN R ROBINSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETHANY MILLARD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE A WAMSLER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG VOSBURG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRISTIN SAMPER PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH GOODRICH ROYCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUGLAS DOCKERY THOMAS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS EDITH B EVERETT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC C HENRY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FERNANDO DELGADO PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FLORENCE A DAVIS DECEASED 0523 | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS JEREMY H BIGGS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GARY A BELLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GEORGE MILNE JR PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GILBERT C MAURER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GORDON A UEHLING III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HENRY P JOHNSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HIDENORI TAKAOKA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HOLLY LOWEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JACQUELINE H DRYFOOS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE MOSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANET M MONTAG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS ARTHUR ROSS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON STEVENS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS HARRY BURN III | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JILL JOYCE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN W BERNSTEIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH A THOMPSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN KATEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN WASHINGTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE SOLOMON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARD ABESS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNDEN B MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM C NOLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC B PORTER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY P MORAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAUREEN K CHILTON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL H STEINHARDT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL A ZARCONE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MISH TWORKOWSKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAEEM CRAWFORD-MUHAMMAD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP OZUAH MD PHD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT A BARTLETT JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON JACOB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN SIGOURNEY WEAVER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS COLEMAN P BURKE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN E LYNCH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN R PALM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS JONATHAN C CLAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| J BARCLAY COLLINS II | CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY E CONDON | SENIOR VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LIONEL GOLDFRANK III | SENIOR VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM C STEERE JR | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANNE RENWICK | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EDWARD P BASS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS NICHOLAS J SAKELLARIADIS | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARJORIE G ROSEN | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELBY WHITE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE KATZIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN E KAY MATELICH | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2900 SOUTHERN BLVD, BRONX, NY 10458-5126
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JENNIFER BERNSTEIN, 2900 SOUTHERN BLVD, BRONX, NY 104585126
- Signed the 990
- EMILY SCHWARZ, CFO
- Phone
- (718) 817-8700
- Website
- WWW.NYBG.ORG
- Return prepared by
- KPMG LLP
Mission
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN IS A MUSEUM OF PLANTS AND A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CENTER DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF PLANTS AND THEIR USES. IT IS THE GARDEN'S MISSION TO IMPROVE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURAL WORLD, HORTICULTURE, AND THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PLANTS AND PEOPLE. IT IS ALSO THE GARDEN'S MISSION TO EXPAND HUMANITY'S KNOWLEDGE OF PLANTS AND HOW THEY ARE UTILIZED.
Program accomplishments
- HORTICULTURE AND LIVING COLLECTIONS: PREPARATION OF RESEARCH, MAINTENANCE OF GARDENS AND EXHIBITS FOR PUBLIC USE AND ENJOYMENT. PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS TO ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE OF THE VISITING PUBLIC. THE GARDEN'S LIVING COLLECTIONS CONTAIN MORE THAN ONE MILLION PLANTS IN 50 GARDENS AND COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING: THE ENID A. HAUPT CONSERVATORY, THE NATION'S PREEMINENT VICTORIAN STYLE GLASSHOUSE; THE NOLEN GREENHOUSES FOR LIVING COLLECTIONS; THE THREE AND ONE HALF ACRE NATIVE PLANT GARDEN; THE ELEVEN ACRE AZALEA GARDEN, WHICH INCLUDES NEARLY ONE MILE OF WOODLAND PATHS MEANDERING BENEATH ANCIENT NATIVE OAKS, TULIP TREES, AND SWEETGUMS AND SURROUNDED BY MORE THAN 70,000 PLANTS; THE FIFTY ACRE THAIN FAMILY FOREST, THE LARGEST EXTANT FOREST THAT ONCE COVERED MUCH OF NEW YORK CITY.Expenses $24,880,962 · revenue $16,334,657
- EDUCATION AND OUTREACH DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND PRESENTATION OF EDUCATIONAL COURSES. THE GARDEN'S ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS 750 CLASSES AT THE BOTANICAL GARDEN, ONLINE, AND AT THE MIDTOWN EDUCATION CENTER IN MANHATTAN. CERTIFICATES ARE OFFERED IN EIGHT PROGRAM AREAS: BOTANICAL ART & ILLUSTRATION, BOTANY, FLORAL DESIGN, GARDENING, HORTICULTURAL THERAPY, HORTICULTURE, LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND URBAN NATURE. THREE ANNUAL LECTURE PROGRAMS, LANDSCAPE DESIGN PORTFOLIOS LECTURE SERIES, WINTER LECTURE SERIES, AND ANDREW CARNEGIE DISTINGUISHED LECTURE, FEATURE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SPEAKERS.Expenses $23,611,255 · revenue $2,830,716
- PLANT SCIENCE COLLECTING FOR AND MAINTAINING THE GARDEN HERBARIUM FOR PUBLIC USE, INCLUDING RESEARCH. THE BOTANICAL GARDEN'S SCIENTISTS, LIBRARIANS, STAFF, GRADUATE STUDENTS, HONORARY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, AND CURATORS PERFORM FIELDWORK AND CONDUCT CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH IN PLANT SYSTEMATICS, ECONOMIC BOTANY, ECOLOGY, MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS, AND PLANT GENOMICS.Expenses $22,067,616 · grants $58,719
- AUXILIARY SERVICES PROVIDE SERVICES AND AMENITIES FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE VISITING PUBLIC.Expenses $12,263,120 · revenue $8,438,763
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-1693134
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1925
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C410)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $700,400,174
- Income (IRS master file)
- $194,513,879
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $124,690,916 | $105,062,647 | $700,400,174 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $110,423,117 | $102,037,927 | $659,186,710 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $87,150,788 | $101,039,592 | $635,194,520 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $101,626,803 | $95,331,518 | $637,364,505 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-1693134).
Questions about NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
- What is the EIN of NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN is 13-1693134.
- Is NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1925.
- Are donations to NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JENNIFER BERNSTEIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 79 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $839,226 (JENNIFER BERNSTEIN, CEO & The William C. Steer Sr. President).
- How much revenue does NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $124,690,916, expenses of $105,062,647 and total assets of $700,400,174 at year end.
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