Nonprofit · EIN 58-2497596
THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS INC
Tax-exempt · COLUMBUS, GA 31909
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,178,847 | $1,118,557 | $60,290 | $7,451,924 | $252,774 | $7,199,150 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $688,282 | $1,215,952 | -$527,670 | $7,438,205 | $272,483 | $7,165,722 |
| December 31, 2022 | 990 | $754,539 | $1,334,956 | -$580,417 | $7,716,260 | $156,678 | $7,559,582 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $677,480 | $1,165,762 | -$488,282 | $8,305,437 | $165,438 | $8,139,999 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $662,968
- of which government grants
- $57,556
- Membership dues
- $186,032
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $223,984
- Net rental income
- $64,455
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $92
- Net income from fundraising events
- $159,223
- Other revenue
- $291,895
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $130,600
- Other salaries and wages
- $443,075
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $612,824
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $89,257
- Travel
- $89
- Depreciation
- $245,119
- Program services (functional)
- $709,898
- Management and general (functional)
- $149,641
- Fundraising (functional)
- $259,018
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,438,205
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,451,924
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $252,774
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,199,150
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,236,115
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,399,699
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,799,451
- Gross receipts
- $1,394,161
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 288
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIANA QUINONES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $130,600 |
| EMILY BLALOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIES BRYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH BURGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORA GARRARD | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HOLT | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JACK JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WARNER KENNON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA KIGGINS | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE KNIGHT | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE HOWARD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY RUMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAROLINE SCHLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX SHALISHALI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLEN WHITLEY | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNICE YARBER-ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BO BICKERSTAFF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACKIE DUDLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDY HARP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLARKE MAGRUDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RACHAEL PEEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARAH ROMEO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE SMITHERMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW RUHS | INCOMING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIANA QUINONES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $131,303 |
| EMILY BLALOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIES BRYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH BURGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORA GARRARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HOLT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RASHMI HUDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WARNER KENNON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA KIGGINS | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE KNIGHT | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AJ MORRIS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW RUHS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY RUMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE SCHLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX SHALISHALI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRISON WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLEN WHITLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNICE YARBER-ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIANA QUINONES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $130,000 |
| EMILY BLALOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIES BRYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH BURGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORA GARRARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HOLT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RASHMI HUDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WARNER KENNON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA KIGGINS | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE KNIGHT | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AJ MORRIS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW RUHS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY RUMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE SCHLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX SHALISHALI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRISON WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLEN WHITLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNICE YARBER-ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADRIANA QUINONES | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $84,747 |
| EMILY BLALOCK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LESLIES BRYAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BETH BURGIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WILL CLARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CATHERINE DIXON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NORA GARRARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGIE HART | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN HOLT | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BRUCE HOWARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RASHMI HUDSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JACK JENKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WARNER KENNON JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHEILA KIGGINS | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE KNIGHT | RECORDING SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| AJ MORRIS III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDREW RUHS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| BECKY RUMER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE SCHLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX SHALISHALI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KATHERINE TURNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HARRISON WALLACE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALLEN WHITLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNICE YARBER-ALLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 3603 WEEMS RD, COLUMBUS, GA 31909-3701
- In care of
- % PHILIP M ADAMS JR OFFICER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ANDREW RUHS, 3603 WEEMS RD, COLUMBUS, GA 31909
- Signed the 990
- ANDREW RUHS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (706) 327-8400
- Return prepared by
- ROBINSON GRIMES & CO PC
Mission
MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A BOTANICAL GARDEN FOR THE EDUCATION AND BETTERMENT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
Program accomplishments
- MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF A BOTANICAL GARDEN FOR THE EDUCATION AND BETTERMENT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.Expenses $709,898 · revenue $132,764
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
- 58-2497596
- 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
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,451,924
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,394,161
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,178,847 | $1,118,557 | $7,451,924 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $688,282 | $1,215,952 | $7,438,205 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $754,539 | $1,334,956 | $7,716,260 | XML |
| 990 | December 2021 | $677,480 | $1,165,762 | $8,305,437 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 58-2497596).
Questions about THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS INC
- What is the EIN of THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS INC is 58-2497596.
- Is THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS 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 THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS 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 THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS 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 THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ANDREW RUHS.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 29 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $130,600 (ADRIANA QUINONES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does THE COLUMBUS BOTANICAL GARDENS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,178,847, expenses of $1,118,557 and total assets of $7,451,924 at year end.
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