Mission
TO WORK WITH BOSTON'S DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND ENHANCE BOSTON'S FIRST PUBLIC PARKS: THE COMMON, THE PUBLIC GARDEN AND THE COMMONWEALTH AVENUE MALL.
Public Charity
FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN INC
FRIENDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN INC, of BOSTON, MA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.7M in revenue, $3.4M in expenses, $35.1M in total assets. 77 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $7.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 237451432
BOSTON, MA
Single Organization Support
NTEE: C11
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.7M
Total Expenses$3.4M
Total Assets$35.1M
Grant Records77
Funding Total$7.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Friends of the Public Garden Inc
How Friends of the Public Garden Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.
$79
Programs
the work itself
$7
Management
running the organization
$14
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $79 for programs
$79
Care of trees in all three parks (Boston common, Boston public garden and commonwealth avenue mall), including injection of elms to control dutch elm disease, protective spraying or…
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.
Sample Grants Received
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$473,249
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$207,414
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$55,500
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$42,500
DAF - Environment
$40,000
Showing up to 5 of 77 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VICE CHAIR
Abigail Mason
DIRECTOR
Anne Mostue
DIRECTOR
Beatrice Nessen
SECRETARY
Catherine Bordon
DIRECTOR
Claire Corcoran
FIRST VICE C
Colin Zick
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.7M | $3.4M | $35.1M |
| 2024 | $5.7M | $5.4M | $31.5M |
| 2023 | $3.7M | $3.9M | $30.0M |
| 2022 | $3.6M | $3.7M | $27.6M |
| 2021 | $7.1M | $3.4M | $33.6M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $7.1M to $4.7M (-33%), with total assets most recently reported at $35.1M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.