Professional Grounds Management Society

Forest Hill, MD · Membership association

! Not tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$763K
▼ -4% vs prior year
Spent
$827K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$2.0M

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
No
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
Not on file
Spent on programs?
78% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↓ -4% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CProfessional Grounds Management Society
EINHdr · item D11-1720821
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1947
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CForest Hill, MD
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.pgms.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.22
Program services78%$641K
Management & general22%$186K
Total functional expensesLn 25$827K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$763K
FY2024▼ -4%
Expenses
$827K
FY2024▲ +1.0%
Operating surplus
-8%
revenue over expenses▼ -154% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
82%
of revenue from program services & dues▼ -13% vs prior filing year
Program spending
78%
of expenses reach member services▲ +12% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$2.1M
FY2024-0.5%
Total liabilities
$126K
FY2024▼ -33%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$64K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$126K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$625K · 82%
Investment income$90K · 12%
Other revenue$47K · 6%
Program service revenue82%$625K
Investment income12%$90K
Other revenue6%$47K
Total revenueLn 12$763K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.1M · Operating expenses/yr $827K
30.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $641K · Total expenses $827K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $186K · Total expenses $827K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $827K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $0 · Total revenue $763K
0%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $763K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $625K · Total revenue $763K
82%
Investment reliance
Investment income $90K · Total revenue $763K
+12%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $625K · Total expenses $827K
76%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $763K · Prior year $793K
-4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $528K · FY2024 $763K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $763K · Expenses $827K
-8%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.1M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.0M · Total assets $2.1M
94%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $2.0M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.1M
95%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Roger Conner · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $827K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $827K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%——
Overhead ratio 22%——
Revenue growth -4%——
Investment management fee ratio 0.6%——
Legal fee ratio 0.6%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.5%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President-Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Educates grounds managers, promotes professional standards, and fosters industry ethics.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $641K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

PGMS provides a forum to promote, develop and expand the knowledge of its members through a number of meetings and conferences throughout the year, culminating with the annual conference held in conjunction with the equip expo. PGMS conducts its acclaimed annual education conference prior to the expo.

$641Kprogram expense

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Funders

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 5 grants · $49K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,000

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $763K$827K-4% 990 PDF
FY2023 $793K$819K-3% 990 PDF
FY2022 $814K$744K+65% 990 PDF
FY2021 $492K$500K-7% 990 PDF
FY2020 $528K$440K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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