Garden Club of Houston

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Organization Details

Formation Year

1924

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Ruthie Kelly

Phone

7136282953

Tax Period

2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31

Garden Club of Houston, founded in 1924, is a small nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $839K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Expenses of $763K left a modest 9% surplus.

Mission

The Club's mission is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening and to protect the quality of the environment through programs and action in the fields of education, conservation, and civic improvement.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $275,646

Community Donations: Upholding our mission to "stimulate the love of gardening and to protect the quality of the environment," the Club supports organizations like Urban Harvest, Memorial Park...

Community Donations: Upholding our mission to "stimulate the love of gardening and to protect the quality of the environment," the Club supports organizations like Urban Harvest, Memorial Park Conservancy, and other educational institutions like Houston Museum of Natural Science Cockrell Butterfly Center for educational internships and educational publications.

Program 2

Expenses: $181,634 Revenue: $189,672

Bulb & Plant Mart: Each year the Garden Club of Houston gathers the best bulbs and plants suitable for our area and makes them available to the public. During this event, experts are provided to give talks open to the public and booklets are distributed describing the planting, care and maintenance of bulbs and plants. All active members volunteer for this event and are present to answer questions and provide educational information. Approximately 1,000 volunteer hours are donated to this event.

Program 3

Expenses: $136,282 Revenue: $60,044

Other Program Services: The Club's mission is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening and to protect the quality of the environment through programs and action in the fields of education...

Other Program Services: The Club's mission is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening and to protect the quality of the environment through programs and action in the fields of education, conservation and civic improvement. Programs to accomplish this mission include open meetings, flower shows, conferences, correspondence and publications.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $482,622

Program Service Revenue $249,716

Investment Income $71,242

Other Revenue $35,725

TOTAL REVENUE $839,305

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $412,246

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $1,964

Program Expenses $730,162

Other Expenses $350,972

TOTAL EXPENSES $763,218

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$839,305	$818,762	+0.0%
Expenses	$763,218	$616,581	+0.2%
Net Income	$76,087	$202,181	-0.6%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

200

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Judy Lee	President	30.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ruthie Kelly	1st Vice President	20.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mary Sommer Pyne	2nd Vice President	15.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Sara Ledbetter	Treasurer	20.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Claire Curtin	Corresponding Secretary	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Carol Price	Recording Secretary	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Estelle Lozmack	Immediate Past President	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$839,305	$763,218	$1,148,442	$76,087
2024	$818,762	$616,581	$1,077,071	$202,181
2023	$625,414	$644,423	$839,243	$-19,009
2022	$543,335	$483,470	$837,997	$59,865
2021	$463,984	$386,528	$784,022	$77,456
2020	$570,554	$551,393	$687,182	$19,161
2019	$439,591	$488,073	$697,694	$-48,482