Nonprofit · EIN 58-1313284
ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC
Tax-exempt · ATLANTA, GA 30309
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $76,001,816 | $40,142,238 | $35,859,578 | $258,624,852 | $9,450,380 | $249,174,472 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $65,291,518 | $37,697,449 | $27,594,069 | $252,008,578 | $46,418,713 | $205,589,865 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $50,645,461
- of which government grants
- $1,933,980
- Membership dues
- $1,360,682
- Program service revenue
- $24,010,513
- Investment income
- -$4,476,688
- Net rental income
- $838,495
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$5,938,872
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$280,670
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $4,829,099
- Other revenue
- $5,822,530
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,681,596
- Other salaries and wages
- $13,523,913
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $18,051,222
- Professional fundraising fees
- $703,196
- Legal fees
- $135,440
- Accounting fees
- $33,390
- Occupancy
- $58,177
- Travel
- $571,177
- Depreciation
- $6,056,504
- Program services (functional)
- $31,230,809
- Management and general (functional)
- $6,261,087
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,650,342
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $252,008,578
- Total assets, end of year
- $258,624,852
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $9,450,380
- Net assets, end of year
- $249,174,472
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $143,025,354
- Publicly traded securities
- $55,259,667
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $158,011,449
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $91,163,023
- Gross unrelated business income
- -$88,261
- Gross receipts
- $111,570,457
- Employees
- 598
- Volunteers
- 890
- Year formed
- 1976
- State of legal domicile
- GA
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY PAT MATHESON | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $692,597 | $65,663 |
| ART FIX | COO Officer | 40 | $381,813 | $25,663 |
| LESLIE MYERS | VP INSTITUTIONAL ADV Highest-paid employee | 40 | $254,908 | $22,248 |
| EMILY COFFEY | VP, CONSERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $224,344 | $8,974 |
| MARY HARRIEL | VP, HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $193,153 | $17,940 |
| JESSICA BOATRIGHT | VP, MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $200,230 | $8,009 |
| AMANDA BENNETT | VP, HORTICULTURE & COLLECTIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $189,240 | $17,172 |
| MILDRED FOCKELE | Director, ABG - Gainesville Key employee | 40 | $167,287 | $27,798 |
| NOEL BARNES | CFO Officer | 40 | $170,083 | $4,799 |
| MARSHALL NORWOOD | CFO (THRU FEB. 2024) Officer | 40 | $131,553 | $5,584 |
| JOHN H CRAWFORD IV | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER FLANAGAN | CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MASON W STEPHENSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID P POROCH | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL AUZENNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
26 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOLLY BATTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLES W CARY JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CHANIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JULIA W CROMARTIE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERICA DECHICCHIS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN M DYER | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBORAH EDWARDS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| H ALAN ELSAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| PHILIP GREEN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROYA IRVANI | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GENE KANSAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARA ISDELL LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BARBARA W LEVY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN NOYD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VICKI PALEFSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN PARKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CODY PARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARC POLLACK | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SYLVIA RUSSELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER J SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CAROL B TOM | TRUSTEE-MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALLEN YEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATE COOK | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TORI KAPLAN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WONYA LUCAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA BABB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 39 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARY PAT MATHESON | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $821,059 | $62,650 |
| ART FIX | COO Officer | 40 | $337,182 | $22,650 |
| MARSHALL NORWOOD | CFO Officer | 40 | $285,200 | $44,839 |
| LESLIE MYERS | VP DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $207,263 | $15,511 |
| EMILY COFFEY | VP, CONSERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $201,548 | $7,054 |
| JESSICA BOATRIGHT | VP, MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $192,537 | $6,739 |
| AMANDA BENNETT | VP, HORTICULTURE & COLLECTIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $182,999 | $16,116 |
| MARY HARRIEL | VP, HUMAN RESOURCES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $180,903 | $16,341 |
| MILDRED FOCKELE | VP HORT/COL-GAINESVILLE Key employee | 40 | $158,955 | $28,609 |
| JOHN H CRAWFORD IV | CHAIR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER FLANAGAN | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MASON W STEPHENSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID P POROCH | TREASURER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL AUZENNE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA BABB | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY BATTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINE BROWN | Trustee-LEGAL COUNSEL Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES W CARY JR | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL CHANIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JULIA W CROMARTIE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA DECHICCHIS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN M DYER | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH EDWARDS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| H ALAN ELSAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP GREEN | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROYA IRVANI | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GENE KANSAS | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARA ISDELL LEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA W LEVY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JADE A LOGAN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN NOYD | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKI PALEFSKY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN PARKER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CODI PARTIN | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC POLLACK | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SYLVIA RUSSELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER J SMITH | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROL B TOM | TRUSTEE-MEMBER AT LARGE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLEN YEE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1345 PIEDMONT AVE NE, ATLANTA, GA 30309-3366
- In care of
- % NOEL BARNES CFO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARY PAT MATHESON, 1345 PIEDMONT AVE NE, ATLANTA, GA 30309
- Signed the 990
- MARY PAT MATHESON, CEO/EXEC DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (404) 591-1556
- Website
- WWW.ATLANTABG.ORG
- Return prepared by
- SMITH & HOWARD ADVISORY LLC
Mission
THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN PLANT COLLECTIONS FOR DISPLAY, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND ENJOYMENT.
Program accomplishments
- DURING 2024, THE GARDEN HOSTED 806,937 VISITORS TO ITS PREMISES AND AT YEAR END, HAD 44,303 MEMBERS OF VARIOUS MEMBERSHIP CLASSES. VISITORS CAN EXPERIENCE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE THROUGH STUNNING, EVER-CHANGING GARDEN DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITIONS. PERMANENT DISPLAYS FOCUS ON PLANT DIVERSITY, ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES, CONSERVATION, AND ADAPTATIONS TO SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTS. THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN HAS ONE OF THE MOST COMPLETE ORCHID REPOSITORIES IN THE WORLD, AS WELL AS A STATE-OF-THE-ART TISSUE CULTURE LAB CONTRIBUTING TO THE EMERGING FIELD OF HIGH-TECH PLANT PROPAGATION. ITS COLLECTIONS INCLUDE RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES NOT SEEN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.Expenses $28,732,344 · revenue $26,210,347
- THE ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN'S FOCUS ON EDUCATION MOTIVATES GARDEN STAFF TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE VARIOUS LECTURE EVENTS INCLUDING A SERIES TO PROMOTE HORTICULTURAL KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS. AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM, SCHOOL TOURS AND CAMPS, ALONG WITH WEEKLY PROGRAMS INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION, BRING ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. FROM ACHIEVING PEACE THROUGH TAI CHI AND LEARNING TO DRAW FAVORITE FLOWERS, TO CHEF EVENTS AND IMPROVING GREEN SPACE AT HOME, THE GARDEN'S ROBUST SELECTION OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND KNOWLEDGEABLE TRAINING TEAM ENGAGES THE PUBLIC AT A VARIETY OF LEVELS.Expenses $1,873,849 · revenue $444,190
- GARDEN STAFF CONTINUE WORKING TO SAVE RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES AND TO INVESTIGATE METHODS OF TISSUE CULTURE AND PLANT PROPAGATION. OUR SOUTHEASTERN CENTER FOR CONSERVATION FOCUSES ON FOUR CORE AREAS OF RESEARCH: HABITAT RESTORATION AND MONITORING, CONSERVATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES, POLLINATOR SURVEYS, AND A CONSERVATION SEED BANK. THE GARDEN'S DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION WORK IS CRITICAL TO PRESERVING OUR NATURAL HERITAGE AND POSITIVELY AFFECTING INTERNATIONAL PLANT POPULATIONS.Expenses $624,616
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 58-1313284
- 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
- 1976
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C410)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $258,624,852
- Income (IRS master file)
- $111,570,457
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $76,001,816 | $40,142,238 | $258,624,852 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $65,291,518 | $37,697,449 | $252,008,578 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $57,743,979 | $35,117,445 | $204,793,155 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 58-1313284).
Questions about ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC
- What is the EIN of ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC is 58-1313284.
- Is ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1976.
- Are donations to ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ATLANTA 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 ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names MARY PAT MATHESON.
- Who are the officers and directors of ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 41 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $692,597 (MARY PAT MATHESON, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $76,001,816, expenses of $40,142,238 and total assets of $258,624,852 at year end.
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