2025-11-07T14:45:47-06:00 2024-12-31 310800053 CLARK SCHAEFER HACKETT & CO 4449 EASTON WAY SUITE 400 COLUMBUS OH 43219 990 2024-01-01 464411915 AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION AMER 6144871117 2130 STELLA COURT COLUMBUS OH 43215 KAREN LIMBERT VP OF OPER. & FIN. 6144871117 2025-11-04 1 0 JANE E PFEIFER P00014949 6148852208 2025-11-04 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z KAREN LIMBERT 2130 STELLA COURT COLUMBUS OH 43215 7518871 0 X HTTPS://AMERICANHORT.ORG/ X 2013 OH OUR MISSION IS TO UNITE, PROMOTE, AND ADVANCE OUR INDUSTRY THROUGH ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, CONNECTIVITY, EDUCATION, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH. 13 12 22 65 18000 0 790966 728389 5523091 5850234 278455 624088 305820 316160 6898332 7518871 250083 229145 0 0 2624405 2702528 0 0 0 2377402 2866363 5251890 5798036 1646442 1720835 14105320 16311812 2726789 2731599 11378531 13580213 X OUR MISSION IS TO UNITE, PROMOTE, AND ADVANCE OUR INDUSTRY THROUGH ADVOCACY, COLLABORATION, CONNECTIVITY, EDUCATION, MARKET DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH. 0 0 ON JANUARY 1, 2014, AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION WAS BORN BY THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE AMERICAN NURSERY & LANDSCAPE ASSOCIATION AND OFA-THE ASSOCIATION OF HORTICULTURAL PROFESSIONALS. WITH A COMBINED 220+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE WHOLE OF THE PLANT AND HORTICULTURE SERVICES INDUSTRY, AMERICANHORT WAS FORMED BY THE ANLA AND OFA MEMBERS TO UNIFY THE INDUSTRY, IMPROVE COLLABORATION, INCREASE ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCIES, AND EXPAND THE SUPPORT FOR THE INDUSTRY'S BUSINESSES. WITH THAT GOAL IN MIND, AMERICANHORT TRULY REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY, INCLUDING BREEDERS, GREENHOUSE AND NURSERY GROWERS, RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTORS, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LANDSCAPERS, FLORISTS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, RESEARCHERS, MANUFACTURERS, AND ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE PART OF THE INDUSTRY MARKET CHAIN. IT IS THE LEADING NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE INDUSTRY. 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 38 0 1 22 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 13 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X KAREN LIMBERT 6144871117 2130 STELLA COURT COLUMBUS OH 43215 KEN FISHER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 406749 0 51812 STEVE MOSTARDI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LYNDSI OESTMANN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KURT BECKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATT EDMUNDSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KENT FULLMER DIRECTOR/VICE CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANN TOSOVSKY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DEREK CLARK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN LLOYD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY SHOWALTER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROB LANDO CHAIRMAN/PAST CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JON REELHORN PAST CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ED OVERDEVEST VICE CHAIRMAN/ CHAIRMAN 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEN ALTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 TOM FESSLER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE FORTMAN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN LIMBERT VP,OPERATION & FINANCE 40.00 X 160608 0 40496 MARY ELIZABETH COWARDIN VP, MARKETING & MEMBER ENG 40.00 X 143400 0 32344 MATTHEW MIKA VP, ADVOCACY & GOV AFFAIRS 40.00 X 222462 0 32217 HARVEY COTTEN TREASURER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BILL BEHRENS TRADE SHOW & EVENT MANAGER 40.00 X 110674 0 22535 1043893 0 179404 5 0 1 0 GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER 400 NORTH HIGH STREET COLUMBUS OH 43215 TRADE SHOW CONVENTION CENTER 304132 FERN EXPOSITION SERVICES 645 LINN STREET CINCINNATI OH 45203 TRADE SHOW SERVICE CONTRACTOR 215895 2 728389 728389 CULTIVATE AND TRADE SH 900099 4527732 4527732 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 1054502 1054502 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE 900099 268000 250000 18000 5850234 516052 516052 108036 0 108036 108036 108036 HOTEL REBATES 900099 310784 310784 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 5376 5376 316160 7518871 5832234 18000 940248 X 229145 1090088 1152066 95413 164701 200260 13176 23000 172800 17561 705146 242186 38708 211621 92226 357926 710937 38707 37511 CREDIT CARD PROCESSING 119179 MISCELLANEOUS 77896 STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRA 7783 5798036 201523 127604 6632132 7895632 43917 26865 167863 202360 911159 859250 76918 51909 6611186 7612484 371781 394958 14105320 16311812 243969 225790 2463798 2494454 19022 11355 2726789 2731599 X 11378531 13580213 11378531 13580213 14105320 16311812 X 1720835 457671 23176 X X 0 1 X 1 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 1054502 299996 299996 249917 50079 488829 488829 0 191323 187696 3627 190500 166059 24441 40507 16666 23841 51909 FINANCE LEASE 11355 11355 1 HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE ENDOWMWNT FUND INC 2130 STELLA CT COLUMBUS OH 43215 521052547 501(C)(3) 205885 0 SUPPORT LEADERSHIP ACADEMY PROGRAM AND WOMEN IN HORTICULTURE PROGRAM AT CULTIVATE AMERICA IN BLOOM PO BOX 44005 COLUMBUS OH 43204 010622507 510(C)(3) 6000 0 SYMPOSIUM SPONSORSHIP PART I, LINE 2: AMERICANHORT EMPLOYEES ARE INVOLVED WITH THE PLANNING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THE EXECUTION OF THE HRI LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. THE EXPENSES OF THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY ARE REPORTED TO AMERICANHORT MONTHLY. FOR AMERICA IN BLOOM WE DO FOLLOW THEIR PROGRESS AND REVIEW BEFORE CONTRIBUTION EACH YEAR. 1 X X X X X 0 0 0 KEN FISHER PRESIDENT & CEO 366749 0 40000 0 0 0 31026 0 20786 0 458561 0 0 0 MATTHEW MIKA VP, ADVOCACY & GOV AFFAIRS 202462 0 20000 0 0 0 20246 0 11971 0 254679 0 0 0 KAREN LIMBERT VP,OPERATION & FINANCE 146048 0 14560 0 0 0 14605 0 25891 0 201104 0 0 0 MARY ELIZABETH COWARDIN VP, MARKETING & MEMBER ENG 130400 0 13000 0 0 0 12520 0 19824 0 175744 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, ANNUALLY. THERE IS A FORMAL WRITTEN REPORT THAT INCLUDES ANALYSIS FROM ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SOURCES. OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES GO THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES AN EVALUATION AND RATING OF INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A CLASS A MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT AND CEO SHALL ENSURE THAT ALL TAX FILINGS ARE FILED IN A TIMELY AND ACCURATE MANNER. THE PRESIDENT AND CEO SHALL REVIEW AND CERTIFY THAT THE IRS FORM 990 IS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE. PRIOR TO SUBMISSION, A COPY OF THE IRS FORM 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C COMPLIANCE IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY AND THOSE WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE DISCLOSURE FORMS ARE ASKED TO DO SO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW AND APPROVE THE COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR THE PRESIDENT/CEO, ANNUALLY. THERE IS A FORMAL WRITTEN REPORT THAT INCLUDES ANALYSIS FROM ALL INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SOURCES. OTHER OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES GO THROUGH THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW PROCESS WHICH INCLUDES AN EVALUATION AND RATING OF INDIVIDUAL OUTCOMES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OUTSOURCED SERVICES 705,146. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: EARNINGS FROM SUBSIDIARY 23,176. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED. HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC 2130 STELLA CT COLUMBUS OH 43215 521052547 HORTICULTURE OH 501(C)(3) LINE 7 AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION 1 AMERICANHORT SERVICES INC 2130 STELLA COURT SUITE 200 COLUMBUS OH 43215 311171287 HORTICULTURE OH AMERICAN HORTICULTURE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION C 42576 394958 1.00000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC L 250000 FAIR MARKET VALUE HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC B 205885 CASH VALUE