Public Charity

AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION

AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION is a Public Charity headquartered in WILMINGTON, DE. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.8M revenue, $3.6M expenses, $1.2M total assets. 5 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $415K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237110058 WILMINGTON, DE Professional Societies & Associations NTEE: C03 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.8M
Total Expenses$3.6M
Total Assets$1.2M
Grant Records5
Funding Total$415K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WE CHAMPION AND ADVANCE PUBLIC GARDENS AS LEADERS, ADVOCATES, AND INNOVATORS IN THE CONSERVATION AND APPRECIATION OF PLANTS.

Where $100 goes at American Public Gardens Association

How American Public Gardens Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$67 Programs the work itself
$30 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $67 for programs

$40
Grant programs
60% of program spending
$20
Annual conference
30% of program spending
$7
Professional development
10% of program spending
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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

DIRECTOR Abra Lee
DIRECTOR Ari Novy
PAST PRESIDENT Bruce Harkey
DIRECTOR Carissa Dougherty
DIRECTOR Carrie Rebora Barratt
DIRECTOR Cristina Salvador

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Animal Welfare
$415,300 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.8M $3.6M $1.2M
2024 $3.0M $2.7M $1.1M
2023 $3.2M $3.8M $934K
2022 $2.7M $2.5M $1.6M
2021 $2.4M $2.6M $1.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.4M to $3.8M (+55%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.2M.

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

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