Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1955.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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; $301K paid to officers and key staff.
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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Native Plant Trust INC executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- 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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Horticulture
Admission to garden in the woods was still limited by covid mandates in the first two months of the six-month season. Visitors were eager to return to the 45-ACRE botanic garden, which aims to educate and inspire visitors to use native plants in their gardens and to conserve them in the wild. Attendance reached app.
Conservation
Published "conserving plant diversity in new england," a collaboration with the nature conservancy. The report provides a road map for land conservation to preserve the region's plant diversity, and thus overall biodiversity, as the climate changes. The report also identifies 234 important plant areas with concentrations of rare plants.
Public Programs
The majority of public programs remained online, although in the warmer months people did want some outdoor classes. Offered 185 programs, drawing 4,121 people from across the country to learn about botany, horticulture, conservation, landscape design, and more. Also launched a phone app.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2021 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 | FY18 | FY17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $9.5M | $8.5M | $7.0M | $6.0M | $6.5M |
| Given inLn 1b | $166K | $904K | $17K | ||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $296K | $257K | $239K | $230K | $232K |
| Line | Start FY21 | End FY21 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $942K | $871K |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $9.5M | $10.7M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $2.7M | $2.5M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $16.9M | $18.1M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $844K | $592K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $16.0M | $17.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $189K | $36K | $136K | $17K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $1.6M | $1.2M | $257K | $125K |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $55K | $37K | $13K | $5K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $145K | $119K | $16K | $10K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $165K | $112K | $41K | $13K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $81K | $500 | $80K | |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $240K | $194K | $46K | |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $39K | $39K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $399K | $325K | $23K | $51K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | ||
| OccupancyLn 16 | $124K | $103K | $16K | $5K |
| TravelLn 17 | $29K | $22K | $5K | $2K |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $185K | $157K | $23K | $5K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $47K | $47K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $15K | $15K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $3.3M | $2.3M | $743K | $233K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 10, 2025 | $4.8M | $4.8M | $36K | $19.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 6, 2024 | $6.4M | $4.2M | $2.1M | $18.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $5.6M | $3.6M | $2.0M | $17.6M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 | $4.1M | $3.3M | $811K | $17.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Sep 13, 2021 | $3.9M | $3.1M | $851K | $16.0M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,129,491 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 16 of 17 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,129,491 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,318,272 across 15 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $18,138,902 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $17,547,114 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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