American Botanical Council
Donations deductibleRevenue
$3.2m
year to 31 October 2025
Expenses
$3.1m
year to 31 October 2025
Total assets
$2.9m
$1.2m liabilities
Net assets
$1.6m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.6 years on average
Staff
18
52 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
American Botanical Council's network
7 peoplei7 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
7 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernadette M Marriott PhD (also filed as Bernadette M Marriott Phd) | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Chris Hobbs | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Holly Shimizu | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Josef Brinkmann | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Joseph M Betz Phd | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael J Balick PHD (also filed as Michael J Balick PhD, Michael J Balick Phd) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Tieraona Low Dog | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bethany Davis | Trustee | 2018 |
| Mark Blumenthal | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Rick Kingston | Board of Chair | since 2019 |
| Stefan Gafner | Chief Science Officer | since 2022 |
| Stefan Garner | Chief Science Officer | 2021 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Blumenthal | Executive Director | 60 | $213k | $15k | |
| Stefan Gafner | Chief Science Officer | 60 | $163k | $15k | |
| Josef Brinkmann | President | 3 | $0 | ||
| Bernadette M Marriott Phd | Secretary | 3 | $0 | ||
| Holly Shimizu | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Michael J Balick Phd | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Joseph M BetzPhd | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Chris Hobbs | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Tierona Low Dog | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- American Botanical Council
- EIN
- 742518542
- Address
- 6200 Manor Rd, Austin, TX, 78723-3753
- State
- Texas
- Mission
- American Botanical Council was created to provide the public with responsible information on herbs and medicinal plants. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- E010 Health care
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Health Care
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1988
- IRS ruling date
- 1 May 1990
- 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
≥8years on the filingsHolly Shimizu
≥8years on the filingsMichael J Balick PHD
≥6years on the filingsBernadette M Marriott PhD
≥4years on the filingsChris Hobbs
Latest return
year to 31 October 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 October 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $2.9m
- Total liabilities
- $1.2m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $1.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.9m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 52
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 | $3m | $3m | $2k |
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.American Botanical Council 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: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Texas
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 15 November 1988
- Registered agent
- Not stated
This register does not publish officers or directors.