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Aldridge Gardens

Tax-deductible

Hoover, AL501(c)(3)Since 1998EnvironmentEIN 63-1207156Revenue $146K in FY2025

On file with the IRSaldridgegardens.com3530 Lorna Rd, 35216-5902 · Hoover, ALTax-exempt since Feb 1999Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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Public garden management

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
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
6 of 7
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $47K a year · 11% of revenue · last 7 filings
Fine: a surplus in 6 of the last 7 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 7 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
51 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 51.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$146K
-0.1% vs prior year
Spent
$137K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$575K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$146K
FY2025-0.1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$801K
FY2020$319K
FY2021$537K
FY2022$592K
FY2023$361K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$146K
Expenses
$137K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$802K
FY2020$260K
FY2021$438K
FY2022$483K
FY2023$339K
FY2024$117K
FY2025$137K
Net assets
$575K
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$210K
FY2020$317K
FY2021$417K
FY2022$515K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$566K
FY2025$575K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1999.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $137K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

29 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Brandon Ward
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Donald Howton
Current Vice Chairpresident
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kay Aldridge
Life Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Frank Skinner
Life Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joshua Baker
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Manages and maintains a public botanical garden in Hoover, Alabama.

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1 program · $137K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

To develop, manage, maintain, operate, promote, and provide financial resources to a public botanical garden located in the city of hoover, alabama known as aldridge gardens

$137Kprogram 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
Rucker & Margaret Agee Fund UaFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$146K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Money outPt IX
$137K
Ln 25
Programscol B$137K
Owns and owesPt X
$575K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$584K
Total assetsLn 16$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$126K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$20K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Total revenueLn 12$146K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$584K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$584K
Total assetsLn 16$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$575K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$597K$584K
Total assetsLn 16$597K$587K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$566K$575K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$62K$62K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$310$310
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$38K$38K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$137K$137K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $146K$137K$9K$575K 990 PDF
FY2024 $146K$117K$29K$566K 990 PDF
FY2023 $361K$339K$22K$536K 990 PDF
FY2022 $592K$483K$109K$515K 990 PDF
FY2021 $537K$438K$99K$417K 990 PDF
FY2020 $319K$260K$59K$317K 990 PDF
FY2019 $801K$802K−$287$210K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $146,018 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $126,157$125,775
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $20,018$20,227
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $15$16
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $146,190$146,018
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,981$137,058
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $116,981$137,058
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,209$8,960
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $146,018 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$34,568
VIII-1c Fundraising events$42,579
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$48,628
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$125,775
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $20,227$20,227
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16$16
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $20,243 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$146,018
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $137,058 across 8 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $62,000$62,000
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,476$10,476
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $310$310
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,925$9,925
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,499$2,499
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,900$2,900
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $37,855$37,855
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,093$11,093
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $137,058 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$137,058
Part X · Balance sheet $586,599 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $596,678$584,196
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,415
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $737$988
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $597,415$586,599
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,791$12,006
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $57$66
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,848$12,072
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $396,312$406,666
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $169,255$167,861
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $565,567$574,527
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $597,415$586,599
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $574,527 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$146,018
XI-2 Total expenses$137,058
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,960
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$565,567
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$574,527

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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