MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM FOUNDATION

EIN 23-7081057 · Botanical Gardens & Arboreta (C41)

What they do

to SUPPORT CHARITABLE, PLANT-BASED SCIENTIFIC, and EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES (CONT. ON PG. 40) EXCLUSIVELY for THE BENEFIT of THE MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM of THE UNIVERSITY of MINNESOTA.

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Of every $100 spent, about $88.30 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders34 people are listed in the latest report.

You can reach themThey list contact information, so you can ask questions.

Money made simple

55.20%of revenue went to mission work88.3% of expenses · Program services

5.74%of revenue went to fundraising9.2% of expenses

$62.52spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

1.57%of revenue went to management and office costs2.5% of expenses

$7.51in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

75.4%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$24,833,060

Mission workProgram services$13,708,40455.20% of revenue88.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$390,9691.57% of revenue2.5% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$1,425,9055.74% of revenue9.2% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$9,307,78237.48% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$15,525,27862.52% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 88.3% mission · 2.5% management · 9.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 62.52% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 84.2% mission · 4.0% management · 11.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 51.07% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 70.4% mission · 18.1% management · 11.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 28.12% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 78.5% mission · 13.2% management · 8.2% fundraisingTotal expenses: 109.51% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 71.4% mission · 18.9% management · 9.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 35.94% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 71.7% mission · 15.9% management · 12.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.49% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 85.6% mission · 8.8% management · 5.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 145.39% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 96.7% mission · 3.2% management · 0.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 80.12% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$24,833,060

Expenses$15,525,278

Annual surplus $9,307,782 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$13,708,404 · 88.3% of expenses

Management and office costs$390,969 · 2.5% of expenses

Fundraising$1,425,905 · 9.2% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$24,833,060

Expenses$15,525,278

Assets$116,587,228

Income$27,813,322

Contributions$18,717,861

Mission work (program services)$13,708,404

Fundraising$1,425,905

Grants given$90,757,976

Average grant$10,084,220

Management and general$390,969

Stocks and bonds$94,733,927

Accounting fees$25,602

Investing fees$685,019

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (34)

PROF DR ADRIAN HEGEMANREGENT & DHS TRUSTEE

LORIN DEBONTETREASURER & REGENT TRUSTEE

MARY ELLA PRATTETRUSTEE

MEGHAN HARRISTRUSTEE

MICHELLE BRUNNTRUSTEE

NANCY JONESTRUSTEE

NANCY VOGTAUXILIARY TRUSTEE

PATRICK BAILEYTRUSTEE

PATRICK BASSETTTREASURER & REGENT TRUSTEE

LINDA TANKTRUSTEE

PROF DR NEIL ANDERSONTRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2025)

ROBERT FRIMERMANTRUSTEE

SCOTT FISHERTRUSTEE

SIMON MAYTRUSTEE

SUNNY FENTON DAHLINTRUSTEE

WILLIAM UPJOHNTRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2025)

ZHEN ZHEN LUOTRUSTEE

DIANE SHELGRENSECRETARY & REGENT TRUSTEE

AMY HAPKAREGENT TRUSTEE

BARRY WARNERTRUSTEE

BERNADETTE PIACEK-LLANESTRUSTEE

BRIAN BUHRREGENT TRUSTEE

BROOKE BROWNTRUSTEE

CHRISTOPHER PUTNAMTRUSTEE

CYNTHIA MACMILLANTRUSTEE

DAVID PHELPSTRUSTEE

ALENE SUSSMANVICE PRESIDENT & REGENT TRUSTEE

ELLEN BROTHERSTRUSTEE

HEATHER HILLETRUSTEE

ISABEL KEATINGTRUSTEE (THROUGH JUNE 2025)

JENNIFER ALLENREGENT TRUSTEE

JERRY LEETRUSTEE (THROUGH OCT 2024)

JUDY MORGANREGENT TRUSTEE

KATHY PERSIANPRESIDENT & REGENT TRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1971
Location: 3675 ARBORETUM DR, CHASKA, MN 55318
County: Carver
In care of: LORIN DEBONTE
Primary officer: LORIN DEBONTE, TREASURER, BOARD OF TRUSTEES

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(612) 301-1271

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
NTEE classification: Botanical Gardens & Arboreta (C41)
IRS tax category: Botanical Gardens & Arboreta
Grant-giving organization: Yes