New Jersey Committee of the Garden Club of America EIN 22-3047903

New Jersey Committee of the Garden Club of America

EIN  22-3047903 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Berkeley Hts, NJ
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Size
<$100K
What they do
Preserves garden clubs and funds college scholarships for students.
Leadership
Peter a Simone · Treasurer
Money in and out
$79K revenue, $38K expenses
Bottom line
93% program efficiency

Preserves garden clubs and funds college scholarships for students. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $79K in revenue, $38K in expenses, and $306K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$79K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$38K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$306K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $41K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07
Program efficiency
93%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
97.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +22% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+52%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +33% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$79K
FY2025▲ +20%
Expenses
$38K
FY2025▼ -6%
Total assets
$306K
FY2025▲ +15%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$79K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$38K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$306K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$41K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$306K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B93%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 327
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 427
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $35K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Horticulture programs

$23Kprogram expense
02

Rutgers foundation summer scholarships

$12Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CNew Jersey Committee of the Garden Club of America
EINHdr · item D22-3047903
Principal addressHdr · item CBerkeley Hts, NJ
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNJ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C420)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1990

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a27
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b27
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Sect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$67K · 85%
Investment income$12K · 15%
Contributions & grants85%$67K
Investment income15%$12K
Total revenueLn 12$79K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.93 Management & general $0.07
Program services93%$35K
Management & general7%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$38K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$306K
Total assetsLn 16$306K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$306K
Months of cash on handcomputed97.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $306K · Operating expenses/yr $38K
97.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $35K · Total expenses $38K
93%
Management & General
Management & general $2K · Total expenses $38K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $38K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $61K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $67K · Total revenue $79K
85%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $79K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $79K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $79K
+15%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $38K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $79K · Prior year $66K
+20%
Revenue CAGR
FY2018 $38K · FY2024 $79K
+13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $306K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $79K · Expenses $38K
+52%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $306K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $306K · Total assets $306K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $306K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Peter a Simone · Reported title TREASURER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $38K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $38K
0%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 93%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 20%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 4%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 15 grants · $158K · 2019–2024
Rumson Garden ClubNJ · FY2024$6,773
Short Hills Garden ClubNJ · FY2023$7,000
Short Hills Garden ClubNJ · FY2022$10,000
Garden Club of PrincetonNJ · FY2021$10,000
Garden Club of EnglewoodNJ · FY2020$15,000
Garden Club of MorristownNJ · FY2020$7,759
Garden Club of Madison INCNJ · FY2019$10,000
Short Hills Garden ClubNJ · FY2019$9,500
Garden Club of PrincetonNJ · FY2019$9,500

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$79K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$66K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$57K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$49K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$41K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$47K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$38K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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