Greater DES Moines Botanical Garden
Donations deductibleGreater DES Moines Botanical Garden's network
21 people21 organisationsi21 people and 21 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). Violet dotted lines (21) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
21 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 19 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Abbott Chair | Chair of the Board | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ben Page | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Christine Hensley (also filed as Chris Hensley) | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Claudia Schabel | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Doug Van Zanten | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| ED Kenny | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Everett Miles | Treasurer Thru 1-30-2025 | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Graham Gillette | Director Thru 12-31-20204 | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jen Hanks | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jenny Drake | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jill Stevenson | Interim Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kevin Chorniak | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Linda Westergaard | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mike Simonson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Proctor Lureman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Randy Ramundt | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sara Boese | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Scott Johnson | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Shannon Bielski | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Shannon Maddy | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Travis Sheets | Vice Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Christensen | Chief Advancement Officer | since 2021 |
| Jackie Pullen | CFO | 2023 |
| Kimberley Perez | President/CEO Beginning Mar | since 2021 |
| Mary Sellers | President/CEO Oct - Mar | 2021 |
| Stephanie Jutila | President/CEO | since 2019 |
| Stephanie Seltz | President/CEO Ending Oct | 2021 |
| Whitney Bouma | Chief Programming Officer | since 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberley Perez | President / CEO | 40 | $181k | $35k | |
| Whitney Bouma | Chief Programming Officer | 40 | $117k | $4k | |
| Mike Abbott | Chair of the Board | 1.42 | $0 | ||
| Chris Hensley | Vice Chair | 3.6 | $0 | ||
| Travis Sheets | Vice Chair | 0.77 | $0 | ||
| Doug van Zanten | Secretary | 0.73 | $0 | ||
| Everett Miles | Treasurer Thru 1-30-2025 | 0.19 | $0 | ||
| Jill Stevenson | Interim Treasurer | 4.22 | $0 | ||
| Shannon Bielski | Director | 0.92 | $0 | ||
| Sara Boese | Director | 0.29 | $0 | ||
| Kevin Chorniak | Director | 0.62 | $0 | ||
| Jenny Drake | Director | 0.56 | $0 | ||
| Graham Gillette | Director Thru 12-31-20204 | 0.21 | $0 | ||
| Jen Hanks | Director | 0.63 | $0 | ||
| Scott Johnson | Director | 0.52 | $0 | ||
| Ed Kenny | Director | 0.54 | $0 | ||
| Proctor Lureman | Director | 1.08 | $0 | ||
| Shannon Maddy | Director | 1.61 | $0 | ||
| Ben Page | Director | 0.46 | $0 | ||
| Randy Ramundt | Director | 1.19 | $0 | ||
| Claudia Schabel | Director | 0.71 | $0 | ||
| Mike Simonson | Director | 1.15 | $0 | ||
| Linda Westergaard | Director | 0.56 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
- EIN
- 420540765
- Address
- 909 Robert D Ray Dr, Des Moines, IA, 50309-2854
- State
- Iowa
- Mission
- Exploring, explaining and celebrating the world of plants. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C114 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1969
- Principal officer
- Kimberley Perez (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1970
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsMike Abbott
≥7years on the filingsBen Page
≥7years on the filingsED Kenny
≥7years on the filingsGraham Gillette
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $31.4m
- Total liabilities
- $3.9m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $27.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $9.3m
- Program service revenue
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 48
- Volunteers
- 536
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $11.8m | $5m | $6.8m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Iowa Secretary of State, active business entities (data.iowa.gov ez5t-3qay). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Iowa Secretary of State. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Iowa
- Entity type
- Revised Domestic Non-Profit
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 1 October 1969
- Registered agent
- Kimberley Perez (city and state not held)