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THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA (EIN 13-1626773)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-04-02
IRS object ID
202010939349301506
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-04-02T15:38:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN131655065PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LUTZ AND CARR CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10176ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN131626773EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGARDBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2127538292PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 EAST 60TH STREET NO 3RD FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEBORAH EDWARDSPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2127538292PhoneNum
Signature2020-03-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERICK MARTENSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00298107PTIN
Phone2126972299PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.142.140.186IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-03-10IPDt
IP Tm17:05:36IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerJENNIFER BARNETTEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 EAST 60TH STREET NO 3RD FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$49,012,542GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressGCAMERICA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1923FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO STIMULATE THE KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE OF GARDENING, TO SHARE THE ADVANTAGES OF ASSOCIATION THROUGH EDUCATION, AND TO RESTORE, IMPROVE, AND PROTECT THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee12TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers400TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$2,374,680CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$6,655,755PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$222,922CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$145,939PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$124,739CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$12,704,258PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$7,582,993CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$509,642PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$428,522CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$841,351PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$61,225PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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PY Other Expenses$3,087,876PYOtherExpensesAmt
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PY Total Expenses$4,500,094PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,085,777CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$8,204,164PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$2,497,216CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$2,107,531TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,860,342TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTHE PURPOSE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA IS TO STIMULATE THE KNOWLEDGE AND LOVE OF GARDENING, TO SHARE THE ADVANTAGES OF ASSOCIATION BY MEANS OF EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, CORRESPONDENCE, AND PUBLICATIONS, AND TO RESTORE, IMPROVE, AND PROTECT THE QUALITY OF THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTION IN THE FIELDS OF CONSERVATION AND CIVIC IMPROVEMENT.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,167,120ExpenseAmt
Grant$26,672GrantAmt
Revenue$2,476,540RevenueAmt
DescEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSTHE GCA OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF FAR REACHING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT GCA CLUBS, THEIR COMMUNITIES AND/OR THE PUBLIC. THESE INCLUDE EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, MATERIALS, RESOURCES, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS AS DEVELOPED BY GCA COMMITTEES. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS INCLUDE: ANNUAL MEETING, THE SHIRLEY MENEICE HORTICULTURAL CONFERENCE, THE NAL CONFERENCE, CONSERVATION STUDY CONFERENCE AND VISITING GARDENS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE PROGRAMS SUCH AS CENTENNIAL TREE PROJECTS, SEED SHARE DATABASE, CONSERVATION SHOWCASE, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO EXHIBITING, PLANNING AND JUDGING FLOWER SHOWS, AND SUPPORT OF ZONE WORKSHOPS AND TRIPS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$417,664ExpenseAmt
Grant$299,200GrantAmt
DescSCHOLARSHIPSTHE GCA AWARDS NUMEROUS SCHOLARSHIPS, INTERNSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS IN MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES INCLUDING BOTANY, ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, CONSERVATION, LANDSCAPE DESIGN AND HORTICULTURE. APPLICANTS INCLUDE UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, PD AND PROFESSIONAL CANDIDATES. PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS AND IN SOME CASES SMALL ADMINISTRATIVE FEES TO COLLABORATING INSTITUTIONS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$177,159ExpenseAmt
Grant$102,650GrantAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Revenue$400RevenueAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$400TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsYes (1)TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsYes (1)MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
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Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document46IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee12EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2127538287PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 EAST 60TH STREET 3RD FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (13 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
DEDE PETRI
PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DEBBIE EDWARDS
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT50.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE JOHNSON
VICE PRESIDENT30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA HOLDEN
VICE PRESIDENT30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MISSY JENSEN
VICE PRESIDENT30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARILYN DONAHUE
VICE PRESIDENT30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE FERRELL
VICE PRESIDENT30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
FLEUR RUECKERT
VICE PRESIDENT30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY HILSON
TREASURER40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSIE SHELBURNE
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY HARMAN
RECORDING SECRETARY30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA FRASER
ZONE DIRECTOR(SERVING ON EXEC.BOARD)30.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JENNIFER BARNETTE
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER50.00Yes (X)$149,894$0$16,740
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$149,894TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$16,740TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1YOUR PART-TIME CONTROLLERBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11500 WALNUT STREET SUITE 1200AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19102ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ServicesPROVIDING ACCOUNTING SERVICESServicesDesc
Compensation$241,225CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Membership Dues$1,104,710MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions$3,755,942AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$310,108NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$4,860,652TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtUnrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
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ADVERTISING INCOME541800$112,595$112,595
OTHER EVENT INCOME900099$72,020$72,020
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,374,680TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,003,637TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue-$18,488UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$1,022,125ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$40,569,973SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$41,350,688SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$780,715SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$780,715TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$780,715ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$181,121GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$78,861CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$102,260TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$102,260RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$22,479TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$22,479ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$22,479OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$7,582,993TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,364,345RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$94,107UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$263,889ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$129,322TotalAmt
Program Services$129,322ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$292,500TotalAmt
Program Services$292,500ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,700TotalAmt
Program Services$6,700ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$177,407TotalAmt
Program Services$88,704ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$83,381ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,322FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$397,718TotalAmt
Program Services$244,930ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$81,882ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$70,906FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$25,647TotalAmt
Program Services$16,719ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,172ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,756FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$79,014TotalAmt
Program Services$46,288ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,675ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$11,051FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,977TotalAmt
Program Services$26,827ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,858ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,292FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,717TotalAmt
Management And General$28,717ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$333,377TotalAmt
Management And General$333,377ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,474TotalAmt
Fundraising$4,474FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$115,002TotalAmt
Management And General$115,002ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$231,987TotalAmt
Program Services$182,252ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$42,775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,960FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$330,155TotalAmt
Program Services$229,902ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$90,393ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,860FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$71,651TotalAmt
Program Services$50,099ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,403ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,149FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$477,574TotalAmt
Program Services$333,918ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$129,327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$14,329FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,015,631TotalAmt
Program Services$1,002,479ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,152ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,161,949TotalAmt
Program Services$1,081,649ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$80,300ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$75,601TotalAmt
Program Services$52,860ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,473ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,268FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$80,274TotalAmt
Program Services$56,126ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,738ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$2,410FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER EXPENSESDesc
Total$5,100TotalAmt
Management And General$5,100ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,085,777TotalAmt
Program Services$3,841,275ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,102,725ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$141,777FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$683,683BOYAmt
EOY$198,498EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$763,787BOYAmt
EOY$1,460,955EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,058,224BOYAmt
EOY$1,094,670EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,082,084LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$585,361LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$536,889BOYAmt
EOY$496,723EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,481,384BOYAmt
EOY$36,507,657EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,090,514BOYAmt
EOY$3,736,471EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$937,368BOYAmt
EOY$953,555EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,551,849BOYAmt
EOY$44,448,529EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$416,634BOYAmt
EOY$227,931EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,090,807BOYAmt
EOY$1,048,410EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$600,090BOYAmt
EOY$584,001EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,107,531BOYAmt
EOY$1,860,342EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,002,667BOYAmt
EOY$4,191,515EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,126,323BOYAmt
EOY$21,738,840EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,315,328BOYAmt
EOY$16,657,832EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,444,318BOYAmt
EOY$42,588,187EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,551,849BOYAmt
EOY$44,448,529EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$2,497,216ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$1,601,186NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$45,467OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,232,079CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,320,867CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,459,654CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,215,377CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,860,652CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,088,629TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,232,079CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,320,867CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,459,654CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,215,377CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4,860,652CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,088,629TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$878,104SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,210,525PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$999,661CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$713,669CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$751,112CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$896,153CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,003,637CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,364,232TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$986CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$986TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,595CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,572CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,216CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,084CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,479CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$140,946TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$18,594,793TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$9,376,572GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.71040PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64800PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
VolunteersYes (1)VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings MembersYes (1)MailingsMembersInd
Mailings Members$1,000MailingsMembersAmt
Publications Or BroadcastYes (1)PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Publications Or Broadcast$0PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$0DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$1,000TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA ARE CONDUCTED LARGELY THROUGH THE NATIONAL AFFAIRS AND LEGISLATION (NAL) COMMITTEE. THE NAL KEEPS THE GCA MEMBERSHIP CURRENT ON FEDERAL POLICY INITIATIVES THAT RELATE TO THE GCA'S MISSION AND POSITION PAPERS; IDENTIFIES ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES BASED ON THE GCA'S POSITION PAPERS; ENCOURAGES PERIODIC MEMBERSHIP CALLS TO ACTION, AND PLANS AND EXECUTES THE ANNUAL NAL MEETING IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE NAL MEETING IS HELD ANNUALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 300 CLUB PARTICIPANTS. PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR RESPECTIVE CONGRESSPERSONS REGARDING THE INITIATIVES ON WHICH THE NAL HAS FOCUSED. LOBBYING ACTIVITIES ARE LIMITED TO ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT, ARE NONPARTISAN AND DO NOT SUPPORT ANY CANDIDATES FOR OR CURRENT HOLDERS OF POLITICAL OFFICES. THERE ARE MINIMAL MAILINGS TO CLUB MEMBERS; MOST COMMUNICATIONS TO CLUB MEMBERS ARE EFFECTED THROUGH THE CONSTANT CONTACT ("CC") WEB SERVICE. THIS SERVICE COSTS THE GCA $1,000 PER YEAR, AND IT IS ESTIMATED THAT NO MORE THAN HALF OF THE COMMUNICATION THROUGH CC IS FOR LOBBYING EFFORTS. THEREFORE IN AN EFFORT TO BE CONSERVATIVE, WE ARE ESTIMATING NO MORE THAN THE $1,000 SUM.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$34,716,003BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,899,210ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,659,556InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$1,337,261OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$37,937,508EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$30,711,626BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,666,517ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$2,693,898InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures-$1,356,038OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$34,716,003EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$27,431,429BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$645,086ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$3,487,103InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$851,992OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$30,711,626EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$28,721,333BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$196,853ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$302,365InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$328,700GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$855,692OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$27,431,429EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$28,426,446BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$150,266ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$518,362InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$313,131GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$60,610OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$28,721,333EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.05250BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.40060PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.54690TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$768,098OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$443,239DepreciationAmt
Book Value$324,859BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$147,442OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$48,357DepreciationAmt
Book Value$99,085BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$166,544OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$93,765DepreciationAmt
Book Value$72,779BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$496,723TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
VENTURE CAPITAL & PARTNERSHIPS$3,214,026F
CASH HELD FOR INVESTMENT$522,445F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$3,736,471TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
LIABILITY UNDER CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST$152,827
DEFERRED RENT$431,174
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$584,001TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,193,505TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$1,601,186NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$124,328OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$1,725,514RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$7,467,991RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$115,002InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$115,002RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$7,582,993TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,049,636TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$78,861OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$78,861ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,970,775ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$115,002InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$115,002ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,085,777TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA'S COLLECTIONS, WHICH CONSIST OF RARE BOOKS AND ARTWORK, ARE NOT CAPITALIZED IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF ITEMS ARE EXPENSED IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
PART III, LINE 4:THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA'S LIBRARY, RARE BOOKS AND BOTANICAL DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE TO GCA CLUB MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT. THEY ARE MAINTAINED AS PART OF THE GCA'S COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF HORTICULTURE, GARDEN DESIGN, AND RELATED AREAS OF INTEREST.
PART V, LINE 4:THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA'S ENDOWMENT FUNDS CONSIST OF BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENTS AND DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND AWARDS, AND TO SUPPORT THE GCA'S ANNUAL OPERATIONS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:CHANGE IN VALUE OF INTEREST IN CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST 45,467. COST OF GOODS SOLD SHOWN AS EXPENSE IN AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 78,861.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:COST OF GOODS SOLD SHOWN AS EXPENSE IN AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 78,861.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANRegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$970,567RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$970,567SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$970,567TotalSpentAmt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Type Of AssistanceFELLOWSHIPSTypeOfAssistanceTxt
RegionEUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND)RegionTxt
Recipient1RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$6,700CashGrantAmt
Manner Of Cash DisbursementWIRE TRANSFERMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Non Cash Assistance$0NonCashAssistanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
KENILWORTH GARDEN CLUB
C/O MARY LOIS HAKEWILL 707GREENWOOD AVENUEWILMETTEIL60091363078131501(C)3$30,000APPROVED PROJECT
THE LENOX GARDEN CLUB
C/O HILARY DEELY PO BOX 16474RATTLESNAKE MT RDSTOCKBRIDGEMA01262046071697501(C)3$10,000APPROVED PROJECT
LITTLE ROCK GARDEN CLUB
C/O CATHY MAYTON 1911 COUNTRY CLUBLANELITTLE ROCKAR72207716054779501(C)3$10,000APPROVED PROJECT
THE GARDEN CLUB OF HONOLULU
C/O POKEY RICHARDSON 4960 MAUNALANICIRCLEHONOLULUHI96816996001533501(C)3$10,000APPROVED PROJECT
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org4Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient84RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$292,500CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE GRANTS MADE IN PART II DO NOT REQUIRE A REPORT FROM THE RECIPIENT; FOR THE AWARDS COVERED IN PART III, A SCHOLAR MUST SIGN A CONTRACT WHEN ACCEPTING A GCA AWARD. INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT IS A CLAUSE THAT IF THE SCHOLAR DOES NOT COMPLETE THE FUNDED PROGRAM OR ACADEMIC PERIOD, THE MONIES MUST BE RETURNED TO THE GCA. THE SCHOLAR IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TO THE GCA A WRITTEN REPORT ON THE FUNDED WORK.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJENNIFER BARNETTEPersonNm
TitleCHIEF OPERATING OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$139,894BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$10,000BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$13,434DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$3,306NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$166,634TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution26ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$290,291NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFAIR MARKET VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)MEALS3$16,475FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)MISCELLANEOUS2$1,614FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)PRINTING1$1,259FAIR MARKET VALUE
Yes (X)DECOR1$469FAIR MARKET VALUE
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received0Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE COO, AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. FOLLOWING THAT REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE EXECUTIVE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANYONE IN A VOLUNTARY OR PAID POSITION WITH THE GCA AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND ALL OTHERS ACTING ON ITS BEHALF MUST AVOID ANY ETHICAL, LEGAL AND FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; THIS INCLUDES ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, ZONE DIRECTORS, ZONE CHAIRMEN, COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, FINANCE COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND STAFF. THOSE SERVING IN SUCH A POSITION AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW A POLICY ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INTERESTS ANNUALLY, PROHIBITING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN MATTERS IN WHICH THEY HAVE A CONFLICT. ANNUALLY, THEY MUST ALSO COMPLETE A DISCLOSURE FORM ON WHICH POSSIBLE CONFLICTS (I.E., SERVICE AS A DIRECTOR OR A CONSULTANT TO A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT MIGHT PROVIDE GOODS OR SERVICES TO THE GCA) ARE DISCLOSED. NO CONFLICTS WERE REPORTED OR REALIZED IN 2019. WHILE NO CONFLICTS WERE REPORTED OR REALIZED IN 2019, ANY REPORTED OR REALIZED CONFLICTS WOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15AIN DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS THIRD-PARTY COMPARABILITY DATA AS TO SALARY AND BENEFITS, AND DOCUMENTS A DECISION IN WRITING. THIS PROCESS WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2019. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NO OTHER COMPENSATED OFFICERS OR KEY EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 1FGIFTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF $3,755,942 PRIMARILY INCLUDE CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED THROUGH AN ON-GOING ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN. $3,591,431 OF THE ABOVE SUM REPRESENTS CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH ARE WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS FOR INVESTMENT IN PERPETUITY AND CANNOT BE USED FOR PROGRAM SERVICES OR OPERATING EXPENSES. ONLY THE EARNINGS ON THE AMOUNTS FOR INVESTMENT IN PERPETUITY MONIES MAY BE USED FOR PROGRAM SERVICES OR OPERATING EXPENSES.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 7DTHE NET LOSS ON THE SALE OF SECURITIES OF $780,715 REPRESENTS SALES OF SECURITIES WHICH ARE IN A POOLED INVESTMENT ACCOUNT. APPROXIMATELY 40% OF THE POOLED INVESTMENTS REPRESENTS AMOUNTS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS FOR INVESTMENT IN PERPETUITY WHICH CANNOT BE USED FOR OPERATING OR PROGRAM EXPENSES. APPROXIMATELY 55% OF THE POOLED INVESTMENTS REPRESENTS ACCUMULATED EARNINGS ON AMOUNTS RESTRICTED FOR ENDOWMENT INVESTMENT IN PERPETUITY, OF WHICH A MAXIMUM OF 4.75% MAY BE WITHDRAWN ANNUALLY FOR PROGRAM SERVICES OR OPERATING EXPENSES. THE NET GAIN ON THE SALE OF SECURITIES WAS THE RESULT OF A REBALANCING OF THE PORTFOLIO BY THE GCA'S INVESTMENT MANAGERS, AND WAS FULLY REINVESTED.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:CHANGE IN VALUE OF INTEREST IN CHARITABLE REMAINDER UNITRUST 45,467.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CASEY TREESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13030 12TH ST NEAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311766444EIN
Primary ActivitiesTO RESTORE, ENHANCE AND PROTECT THE TREE CANOPY OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL.PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLINE 12C, III-FIPublicCharityStatusTxt
Direct Controlling NAN/ADirectControllingNACd
Controlled Organization0ControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities0SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing0PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990 SCHEDULE R PART IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationCASEY TREES WAS ORGANIZED BY THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA (GCA) IN 2001 TO ACCEPT A PERMANENTLY RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT GRANTED BY THE EUGENE B. CASEY FOUNDATION OF GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAND. CASEY TREES IS RECOGNIZED AS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC), AND IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION DUE TO ITS QUALIFICATION AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(3). CASEY TREES PROVIDES SUPPORT TO GCA THROUGH ITS REFORESTATION PROJECT IN WASHINGTON, D.C. CASEY TREES WAS PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE CASEY TREES ENDOWMENT FUND BEFORE CHANGING ITS NAME DURING THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2011. THE MISSION OF CASEY TREES IS TO RESTORE, ENHANCE, AND PROTECT THE TREE CANOPY OF THE NATION'S CAPITAL. INCOME FROM THE ENDOWMENT IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF REVENUE AND IS TO BE USED TO SUPPORT THE PURPOSES OF CASEY TREES. IF CASEY TREES CEASES OPERATIONS, LOSES ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, OR ATTAINMENT OF ITS PURPOSE UNDER THE TERMS OF THE ENDOWMENT BECOMES OTHERWISE IMPRACTICAL, THEN ANY REMAINING ENDOWMENT FUND SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE SALVATION ARMY, WASHINGTON, D.C. TWO MEMBERS OF THE GCA EXECUTIVE BOARD ARE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF CASEY TREES.ExplanationTxt