Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i)Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 718,205 | 1,041,145 | 594,255 | 5,999,797 | 4,159,311 | 12,512,713 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 59,520 | 59,520 | 64,282 | 66,210 | 67,534 | 317,066 |
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 777,725 | 1,100,665 | 658,537 | 6,066,007 | 4,226,845 | 12,829,779 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 5,540,774 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 7,289,005 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 777,725 | 1,100,665 | 658,537 | 6,066,007 | 4,226,845 | 12,829,779 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 146,219 | 118,265 | 98,813 | 133,364 | 140,945 | 637,606 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 13,473,027 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 | VOLUNTEERS WORK IN A VARIETY OF AREAS: PLANT CARE, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, GARDEN GUIDES, AND OFFICE HELP. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | OUR WATERSAVER LANE AND WATERSAVER GARDEN DEMONSTRATE THE ATTRACTIVENESS OF LOW WATER-USE PLANTS IN THE LANDSCAPE. RESEARCH ON ENDANGERED PLANTS OF SOUTH TEXAS FURTHERS THE GARDEN'S COMMITMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2 | LARRY WALKER (DIRECTOR) AND CAROLINE WALKER (DIRECTOR) HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER REVIEW THE FORM 990. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS SIGNED ANNUALLY BY ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IN A CLOSED SESSION. THE ANNUAL BUDGET, WHICH INCLUDES THE COMPENSATION, IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES AND THEN GOES TO THE FULL BOARD FOR APPROVAL. THE LAST REVIEW WAS COMPLETED IN OCTOBER OF 2014. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:VOLUNTEER PROGRAM TOTAL EXPENSES:69711 PROGRAM SERVICES:69711 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:BREWS AND BLOOMS TOTAL EXPENSES:30202 PROGRAM SERVICES:30202 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:PLANT SALES TOTAL EXPENSES:24953 PROGRAM SERVICES:24953 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:WATER CONSERVATION TOTAL EXPENSES:22226 PROGRAM SERVICES:22226 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:BIRDHOUSES TOTAL EXPENSES:20816 PROGRAM SERVICES:20816 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:RESEARCH PROGRAM TOTAL EXPENSES:18956 PROGRAM SERVICES:18956 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:CARRIAGE HOUSE TOTAL EXPENSES:17115 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:10878 FUNDRAISING:6237 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:MBRSHIP/ANNUAL CAMPAIGN TOTAL EXPENSES:16866 FUNDRAISING:16866 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:CHILDREN'S VEGETABLE GARDEN TOTAL EXPENSES:13419 PROGRAM SERVICES:13419 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:STAFF DEVELOPMENT TOTAL EXPENSES:10917 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:6918 FUNDRAISING:3999 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:ART IN THE GARDEN TOTAL EXPENSES:8926 PROGRAM SERVICES:8926 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:STARLIGHT MOVIES TOTAL EXPENSES:7180 PROGRAM SERVICES:7180 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:DONOR RELATIONS TOTAL EXPENSES:7093 FUNDRAISING:7093 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:SPRING BREAK TOTAL EXPENSES:5944 PROGRAM SERVICES:5944 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:ANNUAL REPORT TOTAL EXPENSES:5929 FUNDRAISING:5929 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:GARDENS BY MOONLIGHT TOTAL EXPENSES:4165 PROGRAM SERVICES:4165 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:SHAKESPEARE TOTAL EXPENSES:4095 PROGRAM SERVICES:4095 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:OTHER PROJECT EXPENSES TOTAL EXPENSES:3704 PROGRAM SERVICES:3704 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:DOG DAYS TOTAL EXPENSES:3620 PROGRAM SERVICES:3620 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:VIVA BOTANICA TOTAL EXPENSES:3504 PROGRAM SERVICES:3504 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:WORKFORCE COMMISSION TOTAL EXPENSES:3066 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:1943 FUNDRAISING:1123 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:MISCELLANEOUS TOTAL EXPENSES:2940 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:301 FUNDRAISING:2639 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:BOOTANICA TOTAL EXPENSES:2849 PROGRAM SERVICES:2849 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:FAMILY FLASHLIGHT NIGHT TOTAL EXPENSES:708 PROGRAM SERVICES:708 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:UNIFORMS TOTAL EXPENSES:350 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:222 FUNDRAISING:128 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:LICENSES AND PERMITS TOTAL EXPENSES:112 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:71 FUNDRAISING:41 |
| FORM 990 PART IX LINE 24 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION:VOLUNTEER RELATED COSTS TOTAL EXPENSES:-1769 MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL:-2315 FUNDRAISING:546 |
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