Garden Club of Palm Beach EIN 59-0702820

Garden Club of Palm Beach

EIN  59-0702820 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Palm Beach, FL
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes gardening knowledge, protects native landscapes, and encourages environmental sustainability.
Leadership
Christine Alyward · President
Money in and out
$744K revenue, $269K expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Promotes gardening knowledge, protects native landscapes, and encourages environmental sustainability. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $744K in revenue, $269K in expenses, and $2.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$744K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$269K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $475K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
92.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +9% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+64%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +3% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$744K
FY2025▲ +1%
Expenses
$269K
FY2025▼ -4%
Total assets
$2.1M
FY2025▲ +30%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025▼ -100%
Total revenue
$744K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$269K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$475K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.1M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 327
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 427
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The garden club is dedicated to maintaining the demonstration garden at the society of the four arts and other town beautification projects the club has gifted to the town over the years, including, but not limited to: the vertical wall on worth avenue, the circle at the southern bridge and the tidal garden at bradley park.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGarden Club of Palm Beach
EINHdr · item D59-0702820
Principal addressHdr · item CPalm Beach, FL
WebsiteHdr · item Jgardenclubpalmbeach.com
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MFL
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C420)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1960

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
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President El
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$436K · 59%
Contributions & grants$224K · 30%
Program service revenue$68K · 9%
Investment income$16K · 2%
Other revenue59%$436K
Contributions & grants30%$224K
Program service revenue9%$68K
Investment income2%$16K
Total revenueLn 12$744K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.02
Program services87%$235K
Management & general11%$28K
Fundraising2%$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$269K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.1M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$2.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed92.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.1M · Operating expenses/yr $269K
92.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $235K · Total expenses $269K
87%
Management & General
Management & general $28K · Total expenses $269K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $5K · Total expenses $269K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $11K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $249K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $224K · Total revenue $744K
30%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $744K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $68K · Total revenue $744K
9%
Investment reliance
Investment income $16K · Total revenue $744K
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $68K · Total expenses $269K
25%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $744K · Prior year $735K
+1%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $81K · FY2024 $744K
+74%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $744K · Expenses $269K
+64%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.1M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.1M · Total assets $2.1M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.1M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Christine Alyward · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $269K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $78K · Total expenses $269K
29%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 1%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K
Grants paid · 19 grants · $330K · 2020–2023
Pine Jog Environmental CenterFL · FY2023$28,500
Gentleman of the Gardenrobert EigelbergerFL · FY2023$250
Pine Jog Environmental CenterFL · FY2022$10,000
Pine Jog Environmental CenterFL · FY2021$10,000
Pine Jog Environmental CenterFL · FY2020$8,500
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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)$744K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$735K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$458K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$300K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$81K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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