Nonprofit · EIN 91-1333659
BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · BELLEVUE, WA 98015
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,689,532 | $1,388,497 | $301,035 | $5,894,019 | $112,233 | $5,781,786 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,137,686 | $1,094,293 | $1,043,393 | $4,856,557 | $97,425 | $4,759,132 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,479,686 | $1,043,870 | $435,816 | $3,702,086 | $79,413 | $3,622,673 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $859,913
- Membership dues
- $78,395
- Program service revenue
- $438,783
- Investment income
- $184,357
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $18,353
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $206,479
- Other revenue
- $206,479
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $63,176
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $121,470
- Other salaries and wages
- $465,644
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $712,711
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $969
- Accounting fees
- $62,455
- Travel
- $11,686
- Depreciation
- $10,005
- Program services (functional)
- $988,116
- Management and general (functional)
- $262,886
- Fundraising (functional)
- $137,495
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,856,557
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,894,019
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $112,233
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,781,786
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $87,704
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,084,219
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,027,070
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $2,754,716
- Gross unrelated business income
- $11,718
- Gross receipts
- $1,856,246
- Employees
- 24
- Volunteers
- 369
- Year formed
- 1986
- State of legal domicile
- WA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH ABKEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 43.34 | $107,567 | $26,455 |
| TRACY BOTSFORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN CARLSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN YUEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERE KAULFUS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK FREEDENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA HUTTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GENEVIEVE MACDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE RAMSAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELAINE WOO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH ABKEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 43.34 | $102,405 | $21,065 |
| TRACY BOTSFORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA HUTTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GENEVIEVE MACDONALD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHRYN CARLSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES FREEDENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN ROOT JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| YASMIN KARIMLI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TERE KAULFUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIELEN NAMDAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE RAMSAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN SEARCY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN YUEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOSEPH ABKEN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $94,564 | $10,399 |
| TRACY BOTSFORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 12 | $0 | $0 |
| NITA-JO ROUNTREE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA HUTTON | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GENEVIEVE MACDONALD | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY DOUGHTY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES FREEDENBERG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN ROOT JAMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE RAMSAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHLEEN SEARCY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLOYN YUEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| DORIS WONG-ESTRIDGE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 40536, BELLEVUE, WA 98015-4536
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOSEPH ABKEN, PO BOX 40536, BELLEVUE, WA 98015
- Signed the 990
- TERE KAULFUS, TREASURER
- Phone
- (425) 600-3837
- Website
- WWW.BELLEVUEBOTANICAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O
Program accomplishments
- GARDEN D'LIGHTS PROGRAM: SEE SCHEDULE O.Expenses $335,351 · revenue $367,797
- MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM: OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE NEW DONORS AND SUPPORT FOR THE GARDEN. AS A FREE ADMISSION GARDEN THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC YEAR-ROUND, WE HAVE LEARNED THAT MEMBERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT GAINING FREE ACCESS, BUT THAT SENSE OF SUPPORTING THIS SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY.Expenses $159,161
- OUR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS A SELECTION OF HORTICULTURAL, GARDENING, NATURE, AND WELLNESS FOCUSED CURRICULUM. WE UTILIZE TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE HYBRID LECTURES, WEBINARS, AND SYMPOSIA TO INCREASE ACCESS TO OUR CONTENT. WE PROVIDED 55 ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES REACHING 2031 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH IN-PERSON AND HYBRID PROGRAMS.Expenses $150,908 · revenue $58,710
- GARDEN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM: THE BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY AND CITY OF BELLEVUE ARE GUIDED BY A MASTER PLAN AND PARTNER TO DEVELOP THE BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN INTO A RESOURCE OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL RENOWN. OUR GARDEN DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REVIEWS AND APPROVES GARDEN PROJECTS. EFFORTS CAN BE FUNDED BY RESTRICTED GIVING FROM DONORS AS WELL AS BOARD DESIGNATED EXPENSES.Expenses $143,554 · grants $63,176
- CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: OUR YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S PROGRAM HAVE BEEN A HALLMARK OF OUR ORGANIZATION FOR OVER 30 YEARS. NOTABLY OUR LIVING LAB PROGRAM SERVES THE BELLEVUE SCHOOL DISTRICT. LIVING LAB IS A FREE 2-HOUR PROGRAM TO PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND HOME SCHOOLERS FOR GRADES KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 5TH. 47 CLASS SESSIONS, 42 CLASS DAYS OFFERED, 40 CLASS DAYS FILLED, 8 DAYS HAD 2 GROUPS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE SAME DAY, TWO OF THOSE AFTERNOONS WERE OFF-SITE AT A PRESCHOOL. ONE DAY HAD TWO CURRICULUMS FOR A SPRING BREAK CAMP (PAID). 2,036 STUDENTS WERE SERVED BY OUR LIVING LAB PROGRAMS FOR THE 2023-2024 FY. IN ADDITION TO LIVING LAB, WE OFFER A PRESCHOOL LEVEL PROGRAM CALLED KIDS IN THE GARDEN AS WELL AS A YOUTH AND CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS THAT PROVIDE A RANGE OF CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, HORTICULTURE, GARDENING, AND ART. 846 YOUTH WERE SERVED THROUGH THESE PROGRAM ELEMENTS. THE BULK OF OUR EXPENSE IS THE PAID EDUCATORS WHO EXECUTE THE PROGRAM.Expenses $147,233
- COMMUNITY EVENTS: OUR ANNUAL ARTS IN THE GARDEN INVITES THE COMMUNITY TO COME TOGETHER TO VIEW OUTDOOR GARDEN ART AND OFFERINGS FROM LOCAL VENDORS. THIS IS A 2-AND-A-HALF-DAY EVENT EVERY AUGUST AND IS ENTERING ITS 15TH YEAR.Expenses $3,621 · revenue $12,276
- VISITOR ENGAGEMENT IS A NEW PROGRAM THAT WAS SLATED TO START IN THE 2023-2024 FY. IT WAS DELAYED AND WAS INITIATED IN THE 2024-2025 FY.Expenses $48,288
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
- 91-1333659
- 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
- 1992
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C114)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,894,019
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,856,246
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,689,532 | $1,388,497 | $5,894,019 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,137,686 | $1,094,293 | $4,856,557 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,479,686 | $1,043,870 | $3,702,086 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | $824,167 | $870,097 | $3,230,473 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 91-1333659).
Questions about BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY is 91-1333659.
- Is BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1992.
- Are donations to BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY 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 BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY 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 BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY 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 BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names JOSEPH ABKEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $107,567 (JOSEPH ABKEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BELLEVUE BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,689,532, expenses of $1,388,497 and total assets of $5,894,019 at year end.
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