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

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.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$473,249
2024
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$207,414
2024
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$55,500
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$42,500

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Officers & Directors

VICE CHAIR Abigail Mason
DIRECTOR Anne Mostue
DIRECTOR Beatrice Nessen
SECRETARY Catherine Bordon
DIRECTOR Claire Corcoran
FIRST VICE C Colin Zick

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$3,912,830 9 grants
Operating Support/Annual Fund
$897,494 7 grants
DAF - Environment
$354,730 8 grants
Capital Campaign
$321,500 4 grants
ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$302,349 5 grants

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.

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