To enhance University City through artfully designed public gardens, community involvement, partnerships, and environmental education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 3% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $250
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$354K
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$341K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$360K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$354K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$298K
FY2023$372K
FY2024$339K
FY2025$354K
Expenses
$341K
FY2025▼ -8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$313K
FY2023$382K
FY2024$372K
FY2025$341K
Net assets
$360K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$364K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$347K
FY2025$360K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $239K Management & general 24% · $82K Fundraising 6% · $21K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director of Horticulture
$77,581Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$32,806Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Volunteer Coordinator
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Historian
$0Pt VII · Sec A
School Board Rep
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Jesse Gilbertson$77,581$70,751$71,258$64,101
Judy Prange$32,806$32,806$32,746$31,175

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

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

Creates beautiful public gardens and educates the community about the environment.

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1 program · $239K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To enhance and beautify our city through public gardens, community partnerships, citizen involvement, and environmental education. Building on almost three decades of community gardening, U City in Bloom will embrace greater volunteer support, encourage environmental education of our children, emphasize sustaninable plantings, and…

$239Kprogram 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 1 funder$250

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$354K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$232K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$341K
Ln 25
Programscol B$239K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$360K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$346K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$115K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$48K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$232K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$354K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$139K
SavingsLn 2$206K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$346K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$360K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$329K$346K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$348K$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$347K$360K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$85K$11K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$84K$67K$8K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$0$6K$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$15K$0$15K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$0$10K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$0$4K$0
OccupancyLn 16$3K$0$3K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$85K$67K$18K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K$239K$82K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $354K$341K$13K$360K 990 PDF
FY2024 $339K$372K−$33K$347K 990 PDF
FY2023 $372K$382K−$11K$393K 990 PDF
FY2022 $298K$313K−$15K$364K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $354,339 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $105,053$114,626
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $227,767$231,771
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,990$7,942
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $338,810$354,339
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $231,472$225,806
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $140,644$115,111
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $372,116$340,917
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,306$13,422
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $354,339 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$47,650
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$66,976
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$114,626
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$231,771
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $7,942 · Excluded from tax $0$7,942
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $231,771 · Unrelated business $7,942 · Excluded from tax $0$354,339
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $340,917 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $85,109 · Management $10,638 · Fundraising $10,639$106,386
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,078 · Management $8,385 · Fundraising $8,384$83,847
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $5,748 · Fundraising $0$5,748
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $14,623 · Fundraising $0$14,623
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,162 · Management $1,520 · Fundraising $1,520$15,202
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $10,500 · Fundraising $0$10,500
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $4,289 · Fundraising $0$4,289
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $3,449 · Fundraising $0$3,449
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,828 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,828
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,808 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,808
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,581 · Management $4,703 · Fundraising $0$8,284
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,056 · Management $17,897 · Fundraising $0$84,953
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $238,622 · Management $81,752 · Fundraising $20,543$340,917
Part X · Balance sheet $361,807 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $131,043$139,486
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $198,410$206,071
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,500$16,250
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $347,953$361,807
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,321$1,753
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,321$1,753
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $346,632$360,054
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $346,632$360,054
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $347,953$361,807
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $360,054 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$354,339
XI-2 Total expenses$340,917
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$13,422
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$346,632
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$360,054

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