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Nonprofit · EIN 43-0666759

MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Tax-exempt · SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110

Financials

$55.5M$57.2M2022$75.3M$59.5M2023$61M$62.8M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
September 30, 2025990$60,959,371$62,762,363-$1,802,992$414,106,390$7,139,379$406,967,011
September 30, 2024990$75,291,273$59,451,399$15,839,874$398,407,077$6,903,414$391,503,663
September 30, 2023990$55,513,182$57,170,058-$1,656,876$351,495,504$7,393,687$344,101,817
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$44,757,541
of which government grants
$2,233,179
Membership dues
$5,694,027
Program service revenue
$8,519,134
Investment income
$4,186,540
Net rental income
$469,097
Net gain from sales of assets
$1,747,976
Net income from fundraising events
-$24,127
Net income from sales of inventory
$1,429,609
Other revenue
$3,496,156

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$848,856
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$3,277,124
Other salaries and wages
$24,499,109
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$35,138,702
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$132,294
Accounting fees
$153,009
Occupancy
$1,695,395
Travel
$798,785
Depreciation
$6,290,402
Program services (functional)
$49,227,354
Management and general (functional)
$11,190,704
Fundraising (functional)
$2,344,305

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$398,407,077
Total assets, end of year
$414,106,390
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,139,379
Net assets, end of year
$406,967,011
Land, buildings and equipment
$143,112,426
Publicly traded securities
$217,637,598
Net assets without donor restrictions
$181,197,467
Net assets with donor restrictions
$225,769,544
Gross receipts
$76,755,677
Employees
547
Volunteers
1,669
Year formed
1859
State of legal domicile
MO

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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR PETER WYSE JACKSONPRESIDENT
Officer
40$478,189$69,992
KEITH ARCHERCOO
Key employee
40$281,070$29,082
PATTY REARDON ARNOLDVP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEME
Key employee
40$259,814$9,577
CHARLES MILLERVP INFO TECH & CIO
Key employee
40$235,045$20,851
TERESA CLARKVP HUMAN RESOURCES
Key employee
40$221,718$13,222
GUNTER FISCHERVP SCIENCE & CONSERVATION
Key employee
40$206,748$24,332
ANDREW WYATTVP HORTICULTURE
Key employee
40$200,086$22,549
VICKIE CAMPBELLVP VISITOR OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$190,469$18,516
DENIZ PISKINVP FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTI
Highest-paid employee
40$191,831$11,514
SEAN DOHERTYVP EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$153,961$16,457
GLENDA ABNEYVP SUSTAINABILITY
Highest-paid employee
40$149,882$16,457
PAUL SMOCKIT ARCHITECT
Highest-paid employee
40$139,405$15,798
CARRIE RICHTERCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$142,493$8,814
DR MICHAEL K STERNCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WARD M KLEINVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
32 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
GABRIELA BURIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DANIEL A BURKHARDTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JIAMIN L DIERBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LELIA J FARRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JUNE MCALLISTER FOWLERVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
DAVID M HOLLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
TINA HREVUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID W KEMPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
CHRISTOPHER A KOSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN LEMKEMEIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NINA LEIGH KRUEGERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BRIAN A MURPHYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES R NOWICKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NICHOLAS L REDINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL W RINEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
NANCY ROSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LORI SAMUELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JULIE LILLYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SCOTT C SCHNUCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
REX A SINQUEFIELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH SIVEWRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDREW C TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
LISA TRULASKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
BISHOP DEON JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
KAREN COLLINS-ADAMSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR TONI M KUTCHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR ANDREW MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
SAM PAGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR EDWARD FESERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR JEFF L PITTMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
DR KRISTIN SOBOLIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
HON CARA SPENCERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 46 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR PETER WYSE JACKSONPRESIDENT
Officer
40$489,171$59,552
KEITH ARCHERCOO
Key employee
40$283,127$27,199
PATTY REARDON ARNOLDVP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEME
Key employee
40$250,961$20,914
CHARLES MILLERVP INFO TECH & CIO
Key employee
40$229,882$19,651
TERESA CLARKVP HUMAN RESOURCES
Key employee
40$211,445$12,126
ANDREW WYATTVP HORTICULTURE
Key employee
40$202,039$21,027
GUNTER FISCHERVP SCIENCE & CONSERVATION
Key employee
40$202,007$19,245
VICKIE CAMPBELLVP VISITOR OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$185,963$17,417
DENIZ PISKINVP FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTI
Highest-paid employee
40$185,623$11,074
PETE LOWRYDIRECTOR AFICA & MADAGASCA
Highest-paid employee
40$151,971$18,163
SEAN DOHERTYVP EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
40$149,058$11,035
GLENDA ABNEYVP SUSTAINABILITY
Highest-paid employee
40$141,641$14,924
CARRIE RICHTERCONTROLLER
Highest-paid employee
40$138,102$3,248
DR MICHAEL K STERNCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WARD M KLEINVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
GABRIELA BURIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL A BURKHARDTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIAMIN L DIERBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LELIA J FARRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUNE MCALLISTER FOWLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID M HOLLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TINA HREVUSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID W KEMPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER A KOSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN LEMKEMEIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
W STEPHEN MARITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN A MURPHYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES R NOWICKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICHOLAS L REDINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL W RINEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY ROSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI SAMUELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN SAUNDERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT C SCHNUCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REX A SINQUEFIELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH SIVEWRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW C TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTOINETTE COUSINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BISHOP DEON JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TISHAURA JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR TONI M KUTCHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ANDREW MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM PAGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR FRED P PESTELLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR JEFF L PITTMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR KRISTIN SOBOLIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 50 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
DR PETER WYSE JACKSONPRESIDENT
Officer
40$429,034$59,552
KEITH ARCHERCOO
Key employee
40$254,728$17,575
PATTY REARDON ARNOLDVP INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEME
Key employee
40$231,930$20,415
GUNTER FISCHERVP SCIENCE & CONSERVATION
Key employee
40$221,079$12,944
CHARLES MILLERVP INFO TECH & CIO
Key employee
40$213,612$18,938
TERESA CLARKVP HUMAN RESOURCES
Key employee
40$199,912$11,926
ANDREW WYATTVP HORTICULTURE
Key employee
40$182,767$20,385
WILLIAM DALEDIRECTOR PLANNING & SYSTEMS
Highest-paid employee
40$173,624$21,195
VICTORIA CAMPBELLVP VISITOR OPERATIONS
Key employee
40$170,587$16,838
DENIZ PISKINVP FACILITIES & CONSTRUCTION
Key employee
40$171,059$8,456
OLGA MARTHA MONTIELDIRECTOR CCSD
Highest-paid employee
40$146,725$15,011
PETE LOWRYDIRECTOR AFICA & MADAGASCA
Highest-paid employee
40$139,884$17,699
PAUL SMOCKSOFTWARE ARCHITECT
Highest-paid employee
40$126,747$14,337
PAUL BROCKMANNVP GENERAL SERVICES
Highest-paid employee
40$124,127$7,120
DR MICHAEL K STERNCHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0$0
WARD M KLEINVICE CHAIR
Trustee or director, Officer
1.5$0$0
GABRIELA BURIANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DANIEL A BURKHARDTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JIAMIN L DIERBERGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LELIA J FARRTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JUNE MCALLISTER FOWLERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
KIRK A IMHOFTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID M HOLLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DAVID W KEMPERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRISTOPHER A KOSTERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN LEMKEMEIERTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CHRIS LEWISTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
CAROLYN W LOSOSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
W STEPHEN MARITZTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BRIAN A MURPHYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JAMES R NOWICKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NICHOLAS L REDINGTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
MICHAEL W RINEYTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
NANCY ROSSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LORI SAMUELSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOHN SAUNDERSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SCOTT C SCHNUCKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
REX A SINQUEFIELDTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
JOSEPH SIVEWRIGHTTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANDREW C TAYLORTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA TRULASKETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
ANTOINETTE COUSINSTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
BISHOP DEON JOHNSONTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
TISHAURA JONESTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR TONI M KUTCHANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR ANDREW MARTINTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SAM PAGETRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR FRED P PESTELLOTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR JEFF L PITTMANTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0
DR KRISTIN SOBOLIKTRUSTEE
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
4344 SHAW BLVD, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110-2226
In care of
% BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
LUCIA GARCEZ LOHMANN, 4344 SHAW BOULEVARD, ST LOUIS, MO 63110
Signed the 990
LISA HEARN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Phone
(314) 577-5100
Return prepared by
UHY ADVISORS MIDWEST INC

Mission

TO DISCOVER AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PLANTS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO PRESERVE AND ENRICH LIFE.

990 for the year ended September 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • HORTICULTURE: THE GARDEN'S HORTICULTURE PROGRAM DEVELOPS PLANT COLLECTIONS AND MAINTAINS LANDSCAPES FOR DISPLAY, HOME GARDENING DEMONSTRATIONS AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, AND IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH AND EX-SITU CONSERVATION. THE GARDEN'S SEED BANK, LOCATED AT OERTLI FAMILY HARDY PLANT NURSERY, HOLDS 40 PERCENT OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI'S NATIVE FLORA. OUR PLANT COLLECTIONS INCLUDED 17,242 TAXA AND 9,141 SPECIES. THE GARDEN'S 79 ACRES FEATURE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PLANT DISPLAYS THAT ATTRACTED 1,047,438 VISITORS IN 2025. HOME GARDENERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD REGULARLY USE THE GARDEN'S ON-SITE AND DIGITAL RESOURCES. THERE WERE MORE THAN 22.5 MILLION VIEWS OF GARDENING WEB RESOURCES IN 2025.
    Expenses $15,488,839 · revenue $6,938,847
  • SCIENCE: THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN IS A WORLD LEADER IN PLANT DISCOVERY AND PLANT CONSERVATION AROUND THE WORLD. IN 2025 GARDEN SCIENTISTS DISCOVERED MORE THAN 200 NEW PLANT SPECIES, WHICH IS ROUGHLY 10 PERCENT OF ALL NEW PLANTS DISCOVERED EACH YEAR WORLDWIDE. OUR HERBARIUM, WITH 8 MILLION SPECIMENS INCLUDING NEARLY 2 MILLION DIGITIZED SPECIMENS, IS AMONG THE LARGEST AND SERVES AS A GLOBAL DATABASE OF PLANTS USED TO MAKE EVALUATIONS ON CONSERVATION STATUS. BY KNOWING WHAT PLANTS ARE THREATENED, WE CAN IDENTIFY AREAS OF HIGH CONSERVATION VALUE WHERE PROTECTING LANDSCAPES MAY SAVE THREATENED SPECIES. THE GARDEN ALSO CONTINUES TO ADD ITS TROPICOS DATABASE, AND WORKS WITH PARTNERS AROUND THE GLOBE TO DIGITALLY DOCUMENT ALL KNOWN PLANT LIFE THROUGH WORLD FLORA ONLINE.
    Expenses $17,575,733 · grants $848,856 · revenue $133,886
  • EDUCATION: THE GARDEN TAKES SERIOUSLY ITS MISSION TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PLANTS AND THE ENVIRONMENT WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. IN 2025 345,231 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES LED BY THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN, FROM COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS TO ON-SITE AND VIRTUAL CLASSES AND EVENTS TO YEAR-LONG PROGRAMS AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROJECTS. OF THIS NUMBER, 37,801 WERE PREK-GRADE 12 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WHO CONNECTED WITH THE GARDEN IN WAYS THAT DEEPENED THEIR UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR PLANTS, NATURE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF LIVING SUSTAINABLY. IN THE COMMUNITY, THE GARDEN IS A LEADER IN EDUCATING AND ACTIVATING THE PUBLIC TO STEWARD LOCAL LANDS AND WATERS, FROM CREATING MORE BIODIVERSE HOME LANDSCAPES TO HELPING STEWARD LOCAL PARKS, TRAILS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER GREEN SPACE IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.
    Expenses $12,024,563 · revenue $440,785
  • PUBLIC PROGRAMS: PUBLIC EVENTS SUCH AS THE BEST OF MISSOURI MARKET. THE BEST OF MISSOURI MARKET IS PART OF THE AMERICAN ARTS EXPERIENCE ST. LOUIS, AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE ARTS THROUGHOUT THE ST. LOUIS AREA.
    Expenses $2,954,464 · revenue $3,426,771
  • BUTTERFLY HOUSE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1995 TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE NATURAL HABITAT IN WHICH BUTTERFLIES THRIVE.
    Expenses $1,152,957
  • FACILITY RENTALS: THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN IS AN IDEAL SETTING FOR CORPORATE EVENTS, PRIVATE PARTIES, AND WEDDINGS. THE 79 ACRES OF BEAUTIFUL HORTICULTURAL DISPLAY PROVIDES AN OASIS IN THE CITY FOR ALL GUESTS TO ENJOY.
    Expenses $30,798

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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025September 30, 2026February 16, 2027Not due yet
2024September 30, 2025February 17, 2026990 on file
2023September 30, 2024February 18, 2025990 on file

IRS record

EIN
43-0666759
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
1937
Accounting year ends
September
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C410)
Assets (IRS master file)
$414,106,390
Income (IRS master file)
$76,755,677

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990September 2025$60,959,371$62,762,363$414,106,390XML
990September 2024$75,291,273$59,451,399$398,407,077XML
990September 2023$55,513,182$57,170,058$351,495,504XML
990September 2022$58,454,514$52,901,391$339,030,685IRS
990September 2021–––IRS
990September 2020–––IRS
990December 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 43-0666759).

Questions about MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES

What is the EIN of MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES?
The employer identification number (EIN) of MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES is 43-0666759.
Is MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1937.
Are donations to MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES 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 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
Who is the principal officer of MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names LUCIA GARCEZ LOHMANN.
Who are the officers and directors of MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES?
The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 47 people; 13 received compensation from the organization, the highest $478,189 (DR PETER WYSE JACKSON, PRESIDENT).
How much revenue does MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BOARD OF TRUSTEES have?
On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $60,959,371, expenses of $62,762,363 and total assets of $414,106,390 at year end.

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