CONTRACTORS CORNER

Payment Information

 

To get paid for your collections, we need both a current contract (contact msb@chicagobotanic.org for one) and a W-9 form on file. Send these forms to the Seed Bank Coordinator at the address below:

Shipping address:
Seed Bank Coordinator
National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank
Chicago Botanic Garden
"Seeds of Success" Partner Institution
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, IL 60022

Once a collection is made, please fill out an invoice using the amounts listed below and either mail, email or include in the box with your shipment of seeds and herbarium specimens.

Download invoice

 

Payment summary/schedules

First year contract botanist

Species number	mileage @0.485/mile	per species
# 1 to # 5	Up to $200	$60
# 6 to # 10	Up to $300	$85
# 11 to # 15	Up to $300	$85
# 16 to # 20	Up to $300	$110
# 21 to # 25	Up to $300	$110
# 26 and above	Up to $300	$135

 

Returning CBG contract botanist

Species number	mileage @0.505/mile	per species
# 1 to # 5	Up to $200	$85
# 6 to # 10	Up to $300	$85
# 11 to # 15	Up to $300	$110
# 16 to # 20	Up to $300	$110
# 21 and above	Up to $300	$135