Botanical Society of America Inc
Donations deductibleBotanical Society of America Inc's network
12 people1 organisationi12 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
12 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Miller | Treasurer | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Benjamin Ajayi | Student Representative | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Brenda Molano-Flores | Past President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Emily Sessa | Director - Publications | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jennifer Cruse-Sanders | Director - Development | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jenny Xiang | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Josh Felton | Student Representative | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Karolina Heyduk | Director - Diversity | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ken Cameron | President Elect | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Melanie Link-Perez | Program Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Norman Wickett | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rachel Jabaily | Director - Education | 2021 | 5 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Heather Cacanindin | Executive Director | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Cacanindin | Executive Director | 40 | $128k | $12k | |
| Ken Cameron | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jenny Xiang | Past President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Molano-Flores | Past President (Thru 7/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Chris Martine | President-Elect | 5 | $0 | ||
| Allison Miller | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Norman Wickett | Secretary | 5 | $0 | ||
| Melanie Link-Perez | Program Director | 5 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Cruse-Sanders | Director - Development | 5 | $0 | ||
| Karolina Heyduk | Director - Diversity | 5 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Jabaily | Director - Education | 5 | $0 | ||
| Emily Sessa | Director - Publications | 5 | $0 | ||
| Benjamin Ajayi | Student Representative | 5 | $0 | ||
| Josh Felton | Student Representative (Thru 7/25) | 5 | $0 | ||
| Sara Pedraza | Student Representative | 5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Botanical Society of America Inc
- EIN
- 620671591
- Address
- 4475 Castleman Ave, Saint Louis, MO, 63110-3201
- State
- Missouri
- Mission
- To inspire and promote an inclusive global community committed to advancing fundamental knowledge and innovation in the botanical sciences for the benefit of people and the environment. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C420 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1940
- Principal officer
- Heather Cacanindin (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1940
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsEmily Sessa
≥6years on the filingsJennifer Cruse-Sanders
≥6years on the filingsMelanie Link-Perez
≥5years on the filingsRachel Jabaily
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $10m
- Total liabilities
- $104k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $9.8m
- Contributions and grants received
- $982k
- Program service revenue
- $1.2m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $143k
- Employees
- 10
- Volunteers
- 369
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.6m | $2.6m | Deficit $13k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma State University | $10k | |
| The Regents of the University of California Los Angeles | $10k | |
| Yale University | $10k | |
| University of Texas at El Paso | $7k |