Public Charity

THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA

THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $7.4M revenue, $5.5M expenses, $65.7M total assets. 60 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131626773 NEW YORK, NY Garden Clubs NTEE: C42 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$7.4M
Total Expenses$5.5M
Total Assets$65.7M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE 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.

Where $100 goes at The Garden Club of America

How The Garden Club of America divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$24 Management running the organization
$4 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$51
Educational programsthe gca offers a wide range of far reaching educational programs that benefit gca clubs, their communities and/or the public
71% of program spending
$12
Scholarshipsthe gca awards numerous scholarships, internships and fellowships in multiple disciplines including botany, environmental studies, conservation, landscape design and horticulture
18% of program spending
$7
Civic projectsclub project grants including founders fund, partners for plants, restoration initiative and common ground collaborative
9% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VICE PRESIDENT Abby Coffin
VICE PRESIDENT Betsy Huffman
VICE PRESIDENT Cayce Mcalister
CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Celine Lillie
VICE PRESIDENT Cindy Willis
VICE PRESIDENT Elizabeth Meyer

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$945,447 32 grants
Animal Welfare
$182,100 9 grants
Education
$162,826 11 grants
Environment & Conservation
$25,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$7,750 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $7.4M $5.5M $65.7M
2024 $6.6M $4.9M $61.1M
2023 $4.6M $4.4M $56.4M
2022 $4.6M $3.5M $51.2M
2021 $6.5M $3.1M $60.3M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $6.5M to $7.4M (+13%), with total assets most recently reported at $65.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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