Nonprofit · EIN 39-1485020
GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC
Tax-exempt · GREEN BAY, WI 54303
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,280,140 | $4,672,843 | -$392,703 | $31,211,350 | $890,401 | $30,320,949 |
| April 30, 2024 | 990 | $3,803,637 | $4,282,638 | -$479,001 | $31,247,159 | $873,556 | $30,373,603 |
| April 30, 2023 | 990 | $3,344,924 | $3,329,590 | $15,334 | $30,751,678 | $630,394 | $30,121,284 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,724,299
- Membership dues
- $578,945
- Program service revenue
- $1,385,391
- Investment income
- $653,317
- Net rental income
- $386,074
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $622,431
- Net income from fundraising events
- $9,037
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $119,209
- Other revenue
- $517,133
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $40,449
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $174,772
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,916,112
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,474,363
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,723
- Accounting fees
- $21,968
- Occupancy
- $197,828
- Travel
- $28,535
- Depreciation
- $987,974
- Program services (functional)
- $3,652,620
- Management and general (functional)
- $759,784
- Fundraising (functional)
- $260,439
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $31,247,159
- Total assets, end of year
- $31,211,350
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $890,401
- Net assets, end of year
- $30,320,949
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $16,585,710
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $27,138,670
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,182,279
- Gross unrelated business income
- $58,981
- Gross receipts
- $4,366,719
- Employees
- 85
- Volunteers
- 848
- Year formed
- 1984
- State of legal domicile
- WI
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 April 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA NELSON | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $160,179 | $7,586 |
| SUSAN GAROT LEFT MAY 2024 | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $14,593 | $2,382 |
| TOM ARNDT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BARANCZYK | VICE CHAR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE VILLA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI TRANTOW | PAST-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE POLAREK | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE BRAMSCHREIBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL CARELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTYNA CERMELI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRAD CHARAPATA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERI GALECKA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LYNN GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NORBERT HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD KANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILL LARSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KEITH PAMPERIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TATUM QUACKENBOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN RATTEREE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SARA ROMENESKO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JEREMIAH SCHOOL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BILL WANGERIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN GAROT | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $150,987 | $11,052 |
| KATHY HARTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BARANCZYK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL CARELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WANGERIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTYNA CERMELI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD KANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MAI J LO LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH PAMPERIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE POLAREK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE CONWAY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LAURA NELSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM SCHANOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM ARNDT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERI GALECKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NORBERT HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI TRANTOW | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE VILLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH LANDWEHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY NAGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MURPHY O'HEARN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended April 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSAN GAROT | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $135,377 | $10,855 |
| KATHY HARTMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN BARANCZYK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| GAIL CARELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BILL WANGERIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTYNA CERMELI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD KANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH LANDWEHR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MAI J LO LEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MURPHY O'HEARN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| KEITH PAMPERIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE POLAREK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDY NAGEL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DIANE CONWAY | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| DR LAURA NELSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KIM SCHANOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM ARNDT | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHERI GALECKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NORBERT HILL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN TAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRI TRANTOW | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSE VILLA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2600 LARSEN RD, GREEN BAY, WI 54303-4841
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAURA M NELSON, 2600 LARSEN ROAD, GREEN BAY, WI 54303
- Signed the 990
- LAURA M NELSON, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (920) 490-9457
- Website
- WWW.GBBG.ORG
- Return prepared by
- HAWKINS ASH CPAS LLP
Mission
GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN CONNECTS PEOPLE WITH PLANTS BY PROVIDING YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR EVERYONE IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENGAGES, INSPIRES AND REFRESHES.
Program accomplishments
- HORTICULTURE/FACILITY CARE - NEARLY 184,000 VISITORS EXPERIENCED OVER 4,300 SPECIES/CULTIVARS, 27,000 ANNUALS, 314,000 BULBS, AND 101,000 PERMANENT PLANTS IN THE 47 ACRES THAT IS GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN.Expenses $1,066,282
- GUEST SERVICES WELCOMED NEARLY 184,000 VISITORS, MEMBERS AND DONORS TO THE GARDEN; MEMBERSHIP HAD NEARLY 6,300 MEMBERS; THE GARDEN HAD OVER 800 VOLUNTEERS THAT HELPED CARE FOR THE 47 ACRES OF GARDENS AND THOSE 184,000 VISITORS.Expenses $569,141 · revenue $41,637
- MISSON-BASED PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON CHILDREN AND FAMILY EDUCATION, AS WELL AS EVENTS THAT ATTRACTED FAMILIES OF ALL AGES, HELPING THEM CONNECT TO THE WORLD OF PLANTS.Expenses $998,595 · revenue $1,225,689
- ADMINISTRATIVE AND FUND DEVELOPMENT FUNCTIONS HELPED ENSURE THE GARDEN WAS ABLE TO FULFILL ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING THE OVERSIGHT NEEDED FOR COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY ISSUES, AS WELL AS ENSURE THE FUNDING WAS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT THE MISSION.Expenses $1,018,602 · grants $40,449 · revenue $118,065
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 April, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | April 30, 2026 | September 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | April 30, 2025 | September 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | April 30, 2024 | September 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1485020
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1984
- Accounting year ends
- April
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C410)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $31,211,350
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,366,719
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | April 2025 | $4,280,140 | $4,672,843 | $31,211,350 | XML |
| 990-T | April 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2024 | $3,803,637 | $4,282,638 | $31,247,159 | XML |
| 990-T | April 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2023 | $3,344,924 | $3,329,590 | $30,751,678 | XML |
| 990-T | April 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2022 | $16,185,357 | $3,181,559 | $30,895,331 | IRS |
| 990-T | April 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | April 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | April 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 39-1485020).
Questions about GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC
- What is the EIN of GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC is 39-1485020.
- Is GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1984.
- Are donations to GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC 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 GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending April 30, 2026) is due September 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended April 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 names LAURA M NELSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $160,179 (LAURA NELSON, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does GREEN BAY BOTANICAL GARDEN INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended April 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,280,140, expenses of $4,672,843 and total assets of $31,211,350 at year end.
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