Nonprofit · EIN 23-7081057
MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · CHASKA, MN 55318
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 (amended) | $24,833,060 | $15,525,278 | $9,307,782 | $116,587,228 | $2,318,043 | $114,269,185 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $23,196,545 | $11,846,051 | $11,350,494 | $102,934,643 | $1,812,910 | $101,121,733 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $18,717,861
- Membership dues
- $4,068,412
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,915,483
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $3,288,354
- Net income from fundraising events
- $169,025
- Net income from gaming
- $10,154
- Other revenue
- $199,716
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $13,011,409
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,468,854
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,468,854
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $25,602
- Travel
- $16,282
- Program services (functional)
- $13,708,404
- Management and general (functional)
- $390,969
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,425,905
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $102,934,643
- Total assets, end of year
- $116,587,228
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,318,043
- Net assets, end of year
- $114,269,185
- Publicly traded securities
- $94,733,927
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,685,298
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $106,583,887
- Gross receipts
- $27,813,322
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 2,168
- Year formed
- 1971
- State of legal domicile
- MN
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY PERSIAN | PRESIDENT & REGENT TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALENE SUSSMAN | VICE PRESIDENT & REGENT TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK BASSETT | TREASURER & REGENT TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| LORIN DEBONTE | TREASURER & REGENT TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE SHELGREN | SECRETARY & REGENT TRUSTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ALLEN | REGENT TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF DR NEIL ANDERSON | TRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOKE BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN BROTHERS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BRUNN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN BUHR | REGENT TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUNNY FENTON DAHLIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT FISHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROBERT FRIMERMAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
19 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMY HAPKA | REGENT TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGHAN HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF DR ADRIAN HEGEMAN | REGENT & DHS TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HEATHER HILLE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISABEL KEATING | TRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY LEE | TRUSTEE (THROUGH OCT 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZHEN ZHEN LUO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA MACMILLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SIMON MAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY MORGAN | REGENT TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID PHELPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE PIACEK-LLANES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ELLA PRATTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER PUTNAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA TANK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM UPJOHN | TRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY VOGT | AUXILIARY TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY WARNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 35 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHY PERSIAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GLENN STOLAR | PRESIDENT (THROUGH JUNE 2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ALENE SUSSMAN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PATRICK BASSETT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| DIANE SHELGREN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JENNIFER ALLEN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PROF DR NEIL ANDERSON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PATRICK BAILEY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOKE BROWN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MICHELLE BRUNN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN BUHR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORIN DEBONTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT FISHER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AMY HAPKA | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MEGHAN HARRIS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RHONDA FLEMING HAYES | TRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY JONES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ISABEL KEATING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN KOENIG | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JERRY LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZHEN ZHEN LUO | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA MACMILLAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SIMON MAY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATLAN MCCURDY | TRUSTEE (THROUGH JULY 2023) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUDY MORGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATINA PETERSON | TRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID PHELPS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BERNADETTE PIACEK-LLANES | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARY ELLA PRATTE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER PUTNAM | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA TANK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GEORGIA THOMPSON | TRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILLIAM UPJOHN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NANCY VOGT | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARRY WARNER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3675 ARBORETUM DR, CHASKA, MN 55318-9613
- In care of
- % UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATHY PERSIAN, 3675 ARBORETUM DR, CHASKA, MN 55318
- Signed the 990
- LORIN DEBONTE, TREASURER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Phone
- (612) 301-1271
- Website
- ARBORETUM.UMN.EDU
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
TO SUPPORT CHARITABLE, PLANT-BASED SCIENTIFIC, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Program accomplishments
- EXPENSES INCURRED ARE FOR SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY RESOURCE AS A PLACE FOR NATURE-INSPIRED DISPLAYS, PLANT AND TREE COLLECTIONS AND NATURAL AREAS; AND SUSTAINING A CULTURAL ATTRACTION AS A DESTINATION TO EXPLORE THE WONDERS OF NATURE AND THE OUTDOORS. THESE INCLUDE DEVELOPMENT AND ONGOING CARE OF PUBLIC GARDEN DISPLAYS, AND PLANT COLLECTIONS; PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND RENOVATION OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS, DEVELOPMENT OF VISITOR EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS AND NATURE-INSPIRED EXHIBITS; LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND CHILDREN'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS; COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND A NATURE-BASED THERAPY PROGRAM THAT OFFERS EDUCATION AND DEMONSTRATIONS OF THE HEALING POWER OF NATURE. IN ADDITION, THE ARBORETUM AND UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ARE ENGAGED IN HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE AND COLD-HARDY PLANT RESEARCH, (CONT. ON PG. 40) PLANT CONSERVATION. THE ARBORETUM CONSISTS OF NEARLY 1,200 ACRES INCLUDING 50 DISPLAY AREAS AND SPECIALTY GARDENS, 39 COLLECTIONS, AND MORE THAN 6,600 TAXA. SPECIAL FEATURES ARE A PINE COLLECTION, AN ORNAMENTAL GRASS COLLECTION, A SPHAGNUM BOG, MAPLE BASSWOOD BIG WOODS, A TALL GRASS PRAIRIE, AND A RESTORED SEDGE MEADOW. THE ARBORETUM IS AN ACCREDITED MUSEUM THROUGH THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS.THE ARBORETUM CONTINUED TO BE A TOP VISITOR ATTRACTION IN THE MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL METRO AREA. VISITORSHIP WAS AT 652,829 IN FISCAL YEAR 2025. MEMBERSHIP SALES WERE $4.49 MILLION AND 34,101 HOUSEHOLDS AND GROUPS MEMBERSHIPS. VISITOR SHUTTLES OFFER STEP-ON, STEP-OFF ACCESS INTO THE HEART OF THE ARBORETUM. GROUNDS INCLUDE OVER 21 MILES OF PAVED AND UNPAVED WALKWAYS AND TRAILS. WINTER TRAILS FEATURE 8 MILES OF CROSS-COUNTRY SKI TRAILS AND 7.5 MILES OF SNOWSHOE TRAILS.APPROXIMATELY 65,365 STUDENTS FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL ALONG WITH TEACHERS AND PARENTS, AND VISITORS OF ALL AGES PARTICIPATED IN HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS. ONLINE REMOTE LEARNING AND WEB-BASED EDUCATION PROGRAMMING FOR YOUTH AND ADULTS CONTINUE TO BE VERY POPULAR BRINGING WHAT HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN ON-SITE PROGRAMMING TO NEW AUDIENCES. MOST EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR A REDUCED FEE FOR THOSE NEEDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.THE ARBORETUM IS PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE WITH SEVERAL KEY INITIATIVES INCLUDING PLANNING A NEW ENTRY EXPERIENCE AND NEW BETTY'S APPLE HOUSE FACILITY. THE REDESIGNED ENTRY WILL MAKE IT EASIER THAN EVER FOR VISITORS TO ACCESS THE BALM OF NATURE ACROSS THE ARBORETUM'S 1,200 ACRES WITH SAFE STOPLIGHT ACCESS AND BEAUTIFUL NEW VIEWS. THIS PROJECT BREAKS GROUND IN 2025. THE NEW BETTY'S APPLE HOUSE WILL OFFER EXPANDED OFFERINGS WHILE PROVIDING EDUCATION ON THE UNIVERSITY'S COLD HARDY PLANT BREEDING RESEARCH. THIS PROJECT WILL ALSO BREAK GROUND IN 2025. IN ADDITION, ARBORETUM LEADERSHIP WORKED ON A NEW STRATEGIC PLAN, FOR RELEASE IN 2025, TO GUIDE OUR ORGANIZATION'S PRIORITIES, COLLABORATION AND IMPACT MEASUREMENT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA'S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER CONTINUES ITS INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED COLD-HARDY PLANT RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY, WITH 164 INTRODUCTIONS OF COLD-HARDY FRUIT AND LANDSCAPE PLANTS BENEFITING THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY, HORTICULTURAL INDUSTRY AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND WORLD TO ENJOY.Expenses $13,708,404 · grants $13,011,409
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
- 23-7081057
- 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
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $116,587,228
- Income (IRS master file)
- $27,813,322
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $24,833,060 | $15,525,278 | $116,587,228 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $23,196,545 | $11,846,051 | $102,934,643 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $42,105,375 | $11,840,538 | $87,725,937 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 23-7081057).
Questions about MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION is 23-7081057.
- Is MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION 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 MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION 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 MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION 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 MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KATHY PERSIAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 34 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $24,833,060, expenses of $15,525,278 and total assets of $116,587,228 at year end.
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