New York Botanical Garden
Bronx, NY · EIN 13-1693134 · Environment · Rank 4,459 by total revenue
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is a museum of plants, a center for learning, and a plant science leader in the Bronx. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $124,690,916
- Total expenses
- $105,062,647
- Total assets
- $700,400,174
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $44,431,581
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $61,460,882
- Employees
- 935
- Salary base per employee
- $47,520
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (74)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Bernstein | CEO & The William C. Steer Sr. President | Officer | 35 | $921,163 |
| Lauren Turchio | Chief Operating Officer | Officer | 35 | $503,591 |
| Justin Jamail | GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 35 | $424,396 |
| Emily Schwarz | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 35 | $404,914 |
| Caroline A Wamsler PHD | SENIOR VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Dianne Renwick | SENIOR VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Edward P Bass | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| J Barclay Collins II | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Larry E Condon | SENIOR VICE CHAIR (END 12/2024) | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Marc B Porter | TREASURER | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Marjorie G Rosen | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Maureen K Chilton | CHAIR EMERITA | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Shelby White | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Susan E Kay Matelich | SECRETARY | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| William C Steere Jr | VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Todd Forrest | ARTHUR ROSS VP HORTICULTURE & LIVING | Key employee | 35 | $451,953 |
| Mauricio Diazgranados | CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER | Key employee | 35 | $403,241 |
| Jessica B Harris PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | $19,000 |
| Anthony Perez | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Bethany Millard | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cristin SAMPER PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Deborah Goodrich Royce | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Diane Katzin | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Douglas Dockery Thomas | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Eric C Henry | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Fernando Delgado PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gary A Beller | TRUSTEE (END 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| George M Milne Jr PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gilbert C Maurer | TRUSTEE (END 04/2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gordon A Uehling III | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Holly Lowen | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Adrienne Adams | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Brad Lander | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Eric Adams | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Iris Rodriguez-Rosa | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Laurie Cumbo | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Melissa Aviles-Ramos | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Hon Vanessa Gibson | EX OFFICIO TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jacqueline H Dryfoos | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jane Moss | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Janet M Montag | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jason Stevens | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jill Joyce | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John W Bernstein | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Joseph A Thompson | TRUSTEE (END 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Karen Washington | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kate Solomon | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kenneth Roman | life trustee, non-voting | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Leonard Abess | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lionel Goldfrank III | life trustee, non-voting | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Lynden B Miller | life trustee, non-voting | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mary P Moran | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael A Zarcone | TRUSTEE (END 06/2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Michael H Steinhardt | TRUSTEE (END 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mish Tworkowski | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Monica De La Torre | TRUSTEE (NEW 02/2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mrs Arthur Ross | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mrs Coleman P Burke | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mrs Edith B Everett | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mrs Harry Burn III | life trustee, non-voting | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mrs Jeremy H Biggs | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mrs John R Robinson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mrs Jonathan C Clay | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Mrs Nicholas J Sakellariadis | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Naeem Crawford-Muhammad | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Philip Ozuah MD PHD | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Richard Brail | TRUSTEE (NEW 06/2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Robert A Bartlett Jr | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Sharon Jacob | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan E Lynch | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan R Palm | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Susan Sigourney Weaver | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Tracy Tang | TRUSTEE (NEW 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Trent Carmichael | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $4,699,841, which is 10.6% of the $44,431,581 salary base shared by 935 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Bernstein | CEO & The William C. Steer Sr. President | Officer | 35 | $839,226 | $0 | $81,937 | $921,163 |
| Lauren Turchio | Chief Operating Officer | Officer | 35 | $456,871 | $0 | $46,720 | $503,591 |
| Todd Forrest | ARTHUR ROSS VP HORTICULTURE & LIVING | Key employee | 35 | $364,901 | $0 | $87,052 | $451,953 |
| Justin Jamail | GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 35 | $337,029 | $0 | $87,367 | $424,396 |
| Isaac Thweatt | CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 35 | $361,552 | $0 | $53,820 | $415,372 |
| Michael Crowley | CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 35 | $359,630 | $0 | $53,050 | $412,680 |
| Emily Schwarz | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Officer | 35 | $351,300 | $0 | $53,614 | $404,914 |
| Mauricio Diazgranados | CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER | Key employee | 35 | $350,502 | $0 | $52,739 | $403,241 |
| Ursula Hoskins | VP CAPITAL PROJECTS | Highly paid employee | 35 | $306,590 | $0 | $83,988 | $390,578 |
| Lawrence Smith | VP INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | Highly paid employee | 35 | $290,012 | $0 | $81,941 | $371,953 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202621129349301442 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-1693134
- Organization website (as filed): www.nybg.org