Conserve & promote new england's Native plants to ensure healthy, biologically diverse landscapes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$290K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.2M a year · 23% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$290K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $34K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$844K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.9M
Spent
$3.1M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$16.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$6.4M
FY2024$4.8M
Expenses
$3.1M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.8M
Net assets
$16.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$16.0M
FY2021$17.5M
FY2022$17.6M
FY2023$18.7M
FY2024$19.8M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1955.

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Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $2.1M Management & general 24% · $729K Fundraising 7% · $222K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

18 people listed on the 990; $290K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$170,270Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Philanthropy
$120,056Pt VII · Sec A
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Tim Johnson’s $211K as CEO/Executive Director is at the 87th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1851 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tim Johnson$211,375————
Debbi Edelstein$32,814$201,864$182,841$175,866$170,270
Tracey Willmott$140,811—$128,566$125,122$120,056
Tracey Willmot—$134,208———
Greg Tilley$53,077————

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Protects and promotes native plants to keep New England's landscapes healthy and diverse.

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3 programs · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Horticulture

With the covid-related shutdown and subsequent capacity restrictions, garden in the woods had about 50% of normal visitation, at 9,500 visitors in 2020. This year they were especially pleased to be able to enjoy the 45-ACRE native plant botanic garden, which aims to educate and inspire visitors to use native plants in their gardens and…

$694Kprogram expense
02

Conservation

A two-year collaboration with the nature conservancy resulted in the draft of and a symposium devoted to a comprehensive assessment of plant diversity in new england and priorities for land protection.

$620Kprogram expense
03

Public Programs

Increased educational access during the pandemic by converting programs to online formats. 159 public programs drew 2,405 participants across the country, to learn about botany, horticulture, conservation, landscape, and more.

$285Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$34K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$647K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$502K
Money outPt IX
$3.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.1M
Managementcol C$729K
Fundraisingcol D$222K
Owns and owesPt X
$16.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$942K
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$844K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$21K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$630K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$502K
Investment incomeLn 3$647K
Other incomeLn 4–11$418K
Gains on assetsLn 7$513K
Total revenueLn 12$3.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$942K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$942K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.7M
Other assetsLn 15$230K
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$844K
Net assetsLn 32$16.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 557
VolunteersI 6443
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$674K$942K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.0M$9.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.8M$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$15.3M$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$516K$844K
Net assetsLn 32$14.8M$16.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$180K$34K$130K$16K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.6M$1.2M$265K$135K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$52K$32K$15K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$131K$108K$14K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$148K$103K$33K$13K
Accounting feesLn 11c$82K$82K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$158K$127K$31K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$37K$37K
Office expensesLn 13$313K$271K$21K$22K
Information technologyLn 14$73K$49K$11K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$100K$79K$17K$5K
TravelLn 17$21K$20K$184$933
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$186K$157K$24K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$51K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.1M$2.1M$729K$222K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.8M$4.8M$36K$19.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.4M$4.2M$2.1M$18.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.6M$3.6M$2.0M$17.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$3.3M$811K$17.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $3.9M$3.1M$851K$16.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,946,039 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,296,951$2,379,073
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $590,040$502,292
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $164,299$646,556
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $440,884$418,118
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,492,174$3,946,039
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,865,106$2,075,863
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,299,211$1,019,671
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,164,317$3,095,534
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $327,857$850,505
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members16
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,946,039 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $416,293 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$83,365
VIII-1e Government grants$20,834
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,274,874
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$629,722
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,379,073
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $502,292$502,292
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $133,526$133,526
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $1,825$1,825
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $7,949 · Excluded from tax $505,081$513,030
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $926,305 · Unrelated business $229 · Excluded from tax $640,432$3,946,039
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,095,534 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,294 · Management $129,958 · Fundraising $16,245$180,497
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,164,564 · Management $264,969 · Fundraising $134,625$1,564,158
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $32,253 · Management $15,396 · Fundraising $4,673$52,322
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $107,548 · Management $14,169 · Fundraising $8,798$130,515
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $102,517 · Management $32,862 · Fundraising $12,992$148,371
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $82,114$82,114
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $127,056 · Management $30,795$157,851
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $37,000$37,000
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $270,621 · Management $20,632 · Fundraising $21,674$312,927
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $49,347 · Management $10,596 · Fundraising $12,627$72,570
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $78,649 · Management $16,770 · Fundraising $4,688$100,107
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,523 · Management $184 · Fundraising $933$20,640
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $157,386 · Management $23,507 · Fundraising $5,031$185,924
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $50,538$50,538
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,143,758 · Management $729,490 · Fundraising $222,286$3,095,534
Part X · Balance sheet $16,853,835 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $674,316$942,496
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,472,525$3,213,419
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $147,889$147,654
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $97,107$105,128
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $35,650$32,013
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,770,879$2,669,172
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $7,979,679$9,513,904
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $134,419$230,049
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $15,312,464$16,853,835
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $150,815$127,005
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $102,560$111,901
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $262,578$272,072
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $515,953$843,878
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,133,859$3,320,982
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $11,662,652$12,688,975
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $14,796,511$16,009,957
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $15,312,464$16,853,835
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $16,009,957 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,946,039
XI-2 Total expenses$3,095,534
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$850,505
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$14,796,511
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$228,473
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$108,756
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$25,712
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$16,009,957

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