Nonprofit · EIN 59-1848965
MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC
Tax-exempt · SARASOTA, FL 34236
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $17,573,787 | $14,852,725 | $2,721,062 | $110,755,908 | $43,138,410 | $67,617,498 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $17,669,893 | $11,560,247 | $6,109,646 | $98,930,530 | $34,361,248 | $64,569,282 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $11,762,020
- of which government grants
- $95,925
- Membership dues
- $2,980,398
- Program service revenue
- $2,532,501
- Investment income
- $793,819
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $149,156
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,199,671
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $70,786
- Other revenue
- $2,485,447
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $613,500
- Other salaries and wages
- $4,217,108
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $5,735,796
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $18,026
- Accounting fees
- $132,012
- Occupancy
- $293,510
- Travel
- $171,972
- Depreciation
- $3,022,713
- Program services (functional)
- $11,631,320
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,902,940
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,318,465
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $98,930,530
- Total assets, end of year
- $110,755,908
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $43,138,410
- Net assets, end of year
- $67,617,498
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $70,419,681
- Publicly traded securities
- $18,733,590
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $60,951,196
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,666,302
- Gross receipts
- $29,235,196
- Employees
- 100
- Volunteers
- 388
- Year formed
- 1978
- State of legal domicile
- FL
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Rominiecki | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $471,898 | $37,107 |
| Crystal Bailey | COO & General Counsel Officer | 40 | $221,446 | $29,337 |
| Michael McLaughlin | Highest Compensated Employee Highest-paid employee | 40 | $147,622 | $11,264 |
| David Berry | Highest Compensated Employee Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,636 | $10,091 |
| Bruce Holst | Highest Compensated Employee Highest-paid employee | 40 | $123,543 | $13,083 |
| Nancy Kipnis | Highest Compensated Employee Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,243 | $9,519 |
| Christopher Elliott | Highest Compensated Employee Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,630 | $12,538 |
| Joel Morganroth | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Teri A Hansen | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Sorensen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Marcy Klein | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cornelia Matson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Pat Ball | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Wise | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ariane Dart | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pauline Wamsler | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Katherine Martucci | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Morgan Bentley | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Keith Monda | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Michael Quillen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jeannie Russell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Mary Braxton-Joseph | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Norbert Donelly | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jean Weidner Goldstein | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Marianne McComb | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aaron Bellamy | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Renee James Gilmore | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Audrey Robbins | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 |
| Eric Fontana | Treasurer & CFO Officer | 1.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 28 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Rominiecki | President & CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $322,683 | $28,333 |
| Wendy Deming | Former Employee Former | 40 | $170,481 | $17,856 |
| Crystal Bailey | COO & General Counsel Officer | 40 | $169,005 | $15,583 |
| Michael McLaughlin | Highest Compensated Employee Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,145 | $10,104 |
| David Berry | Highest Compensated Employee Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,926 | $9,495 |
| Angel Lara | Highest Compensated Employee Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,542 | $11,614 |
| Joel Morganroth | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Teri A Hansen | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Bruce Sorensen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Marcy Klein | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Cornelia Matson | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Pat Ball | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Wise | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Ariane Dart | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Pauline Wamsler | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Katherine Martucci | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Morgan Bentley | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Keith Monda | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael Quillen | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannie Russell | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Braxton-Joseph | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Norbert Donelly | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Jean Weidner Goldstein | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Marianne McComb | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Aaron Bellamy | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Renee James Gilmore | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Audrey Robbins | Trustee Trustee or director | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| Eric Fontana | Treasurer & CFO Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1534 MOUND ST, SARASOTA, FL 34236-7810
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Jennifer Rominiecki, 1534 Mound Street, Sarasota, FL 34236
- Signed the 990
- Jennifer Rominiecki, CEO
- Phone
- (941) 366-5731
- Website
- www.selby.org
- Return prepared by
- Fontana CPAS
Mission
To provide bayfront sanctuaries connecting people with air plants of the world, native nature, and our regional history.
Program accomplishments
- Marie Selby Botanical Gardens provides 45 acres of bayfront sanctuaries connecting people with air plants of the world, native nature, and our regional history. Established by forward thinking women of their time, Selby Gardens is composed of the 15- acre Downtown Sarasota campus and the 30-acre Historic Spanish Point campus in the Osprey area of Sarasota County, Florida. The Downtown Campus on Sarasota Bay is the only botanical garden in the world dedicated to the display and study of epiphytic orchids, bromeliads, gesneriads and ferns, and other tropical plants. There is a significant focus on botany, horticulture, education, historical preservation, and the environment. The Historic Spanish Point (HSP) Campus is located less than 10 miles south along Little Sarasota Bay. The HSP Campus, one of the largest preserves showcasing native Florida plants that is interpreted for and open to the public, celebrates an archaeological record that encompasses approximately 5,000 years of Florida History.Expenses $11,631,320 · revenue $2,853,461
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
- 59-1848965
- 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
- 1979
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C410)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $110,755,908
- Income (IRS master file)
- $29,235,196
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $17,573,787 | $14,852,725 | $110,755,908 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $17,669,893 | $11,560,247 | $98,930,530 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $31,291,490 | $8,568,429 | $92,031,326 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $19,275,923 | $7,525,536 | $76,954,019 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 59-1848965).
Questions about MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC
- What is the EIN of MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC is 59-1848965.
- Is MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1979.
- Are donations to MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does MARIE SELBY 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 MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC 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 MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC 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 MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Jennifer Rominiecki.
- Who are the officers and directors of MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $471,898 (Jennifer Rominiecki, President & CEO).
- How much revenue does MARIE SELBY BOTANICAL GARDENS INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $17,573,787, expenses of $14,852,725 and total assets of $110,755,908 at year end.
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