Planting Fields Foundation: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 11-1770097)

Gina Wouters’s $315K as President & CEO is at the 98th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

Name	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Gina Wouters	$315,111	$290,458	$252,731	$240,213	$195,077

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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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Preserves and shares the heritage of a historic Gold Coast estate and arboretum through educational experiences.

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3 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Historic Landscape

The foundation preserves and enhances the 409-ACRE historic landscape of planting fields, one of the few remaining intact gold coast estates open to the public. In 2024, with support from parks and trails new york, the foundation implemented a sitewide wayfinding and interpretive signage project.

$716Kprogram expense

02

Educational and Visitor Experience

Festivals and public events remained a cornerstone of engagement, welcoming over 7,000 visitors to celebrations such as arbor day, the camellia festival, and home for the holidays. Educational programming expanded with junior ranger field trips aligned with nys curriculum standards, as well as the inaugural sensory celebration week…

$587Kprogram expense

03

Collections, Archives, and Exhibits

In 2024, the foundation advanced the accessibility and stewardship of its archival holdings through improvements in collections management and storage funded by the peggy m. Gerry charitable trust.

$454Kprogram 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

De La Cour Family FoundationFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.7M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$257K

Investment incomeLn 3$178K

Money outPt IX

$3.0M

Ln 25

Programscol B$2.2M

Managementcol C$434K

Fundraisingcol D$343K

Owns and owesPt X

$29.8M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$837K

Total assetsLn 16$30.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$561K

PeoplePt VI, VII

23

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a20

IndependentVI 1b20

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$390K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$257K

Investment incomeLn 3$178K

Other incomeLn 4–11$47K

Total revenueLn 12$1.7M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$113K

SavingsLn 2$724K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$837K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$29.3M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$81K

Total assetsLn 16$30.4M

LiabilitiesLn 26$561K

Net assetsLn 32$29.8M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 529

VolunteersI 6100

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$389K	$837K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$27.4M	$29.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$101K	$81K
Total assetsLn 16	$28.2M	$30.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$130K	$561K
Net assetsLn 32	$28.0M	$29.8M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$365K	$274K	$40K	$51K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.1M	$828K	$122K	$156K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$23K	$18K	$3K	$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$98K	$74K	$11K	$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$114K	$85K	$13K	$16K
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K		$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$26K		$26K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$160K		$160K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$183K	$144K	$11K	$28K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$13K		$13K
Office expensesLn 13	$23K	$17K	$2K	$3K
Information technologyLn 14	$78K	$58K	$8K	$11K
OccupancyLn 16	$29K	$29K
TravelLn 17	$15K	$13K	$1K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$44K	$32K	$9K	$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$24K	$18K	$3K	$3K
InsuranceLn 23	$40K	$30K	$4K	$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$528K	$528K
All other expensesLn 24e	$78K	$27K	$4K	$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$3.0M	$2.2M	$434K	$343K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest Viewing	$1.7M	$3.0M	−$1.2M	$29.8M	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.8M	$3.6M	−$1.8M	$28.0M	990 PDF
FY2022	$1.3M	$2.9M	−$1.7M	$27.1M	990 PDF
FY2021	$5.6M	$2.2M	$3.4M	$32.0M	990 PDF
FY2020	$1.1M	$1.8M	−$701K	$28.7M	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 J · Pay O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,700,881 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,262,403$1,218,921

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $160,377$256,830

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $570,342$177,701

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$186,075$47,429

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,807,047$1,700,881

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 $1,536,908$1,706,605

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,060,439$1,244,154

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,597,347$2,950,759

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,790,300−$1,249,878

Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20

VI-1b Independent voting members20

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

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 $1,700,881 across 10 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $11,742 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1c Fundraising events$390,347

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$828,574

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,510

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,218,921

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $256,830$256,830

VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $77,546 · Excluded from tax $100,155$177,701

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $103,950$103,950

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$88,433−$88,433

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $20,170$20,170

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $268,572 · Unrelated business $77,546 · Excluded from tax $135,842$1,700,881

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,950,759 across 19 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $274,030 · Management $40,190 · Fundraising $51,153$365,373

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $827,655 · Management $121,744 · Fundraising $156,258$1,105,657

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,559 · Management $2,577 · Fundraising $3,277$23,413

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,714 · Management $10,810 · Fundraising $13,760$98,284

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $85,409 · Management $12,526 · Fundraising $15,943$113,878

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,320$3,320

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $26,402$26,402

IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $159,751$159,751

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $143,771 · Management $11,232 · Fundraising $27,718$182,721

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $13,410$13,410

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $17,469 · Management $2,395 · Fundraising $3,052$22,916

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $58,390 · Management $8,455 · Fundraising $10,757$77,602

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,954$28,954

IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,549 · Management $1,098 · Fundraising $1,647$15,294

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $31,761 · Management $9,045 · Fundraising $2,873$43,679

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $17,751 · Management $2,603 · Fundraising $3,312$23,666

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,115 · Management $4,417 · Fundraising $5,622$40,154

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $527,824$527,824

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $27,269 · Management $3,888 · Fundraising $47,304$78,461

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,174,220 · Management $433,863 · Fundraising $342,676$2,950,759

Part X · Balance sheet $30,355,549 assets, 18 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $375,035$112,714

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,388$724,234

X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$83,935

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $207,125$40,723

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $15,360$15,717

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $18,217$27,703

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $101,198$80,682

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $27,416,087$29,266,966

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $6,025$2,875

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,163,652$30,355,549

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $128,275$227,001

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,350$182,210

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$152,200

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $129,625$561,411

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,221,492$22,368,796

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,812,535$7,425,342

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,034,027$29,794,138

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,163,652$30,355,549

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $29,794,138 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,700,881

XI-2 Total expenses$2,950,759

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,249,878

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,034,027

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,009,989

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$29,794,138

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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