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← DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,427,286
Total expenses
$1,619,432
Contributions and grants received
$919,468
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$174,409
Investment income
$245,683
Other revenue
$87,726
Total assets, end of year
$6,206,765
Total liabilities, end of year
$215,881
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,990,884
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,280,498
Management and general expenses
$160,744
Fundraising expenses
$178,190
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,280,498

Program services were 79.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $26,891

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $1,603

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $180,198

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $710,776

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,380

  • 2a · Program service revenue: GREENING FUND

    total $156,149 · related or exempt $156,149

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $18,260 · related or exempt $18,260

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $124,336 · excluded $124,336

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $43,182

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $43,182

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $43,182 · related or exempt $43,182

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $138,659

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $17,312

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $121,347

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $121,347 · excluded $121,347

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $49,538

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $1,603

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $20,078

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $29,460 · excluded $29,460

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $15,084 · excluded $15,084

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,084

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $111,350 · program services $89,080 · management and general $11,135 · fundraising $11,135

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $725,583 · program services $574,493 · management and general $42,046 · fundraising $109,044

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,317 · program services $3,146 · management and general $83 · fundraising $1,088

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $44,690 · program services $33,862 · management and general $2,133 · fundraising $8,695

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $63,501 · program services $48,493 · management and general $6,138 · fundraising $8,870

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $52,434 · program services $41,947 · management and general $5,768 · fundraising $4,719

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $16,342 · management and general $16,342

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $13,889 · management and general $13,889

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $30,315 · program services $22,736 · management and general $3,032 · fundraising $4,547

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $19,445 · program services $2,093 · management and general $8,626 · fundraising $8,726

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $51,426 · program services $47,357 · management and general $3,052 · fundraising $1,017

  • 17 · Travel

    total $5,448 · program services $2,416 · management and general $2,537 · fundraising $495

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $251,149 · program services $231,057 · management and general $15,069 · fundraising $5,023

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $38,385 · program services $31,814 · management and general $3,614 · fundraising $2,957

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM MATERIALS & SUP

    total $104,818 · program services $102,617 · fundraising $2,201

  • 24b · Other expenses: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

    total $20,744 · program services $14,145 · management and general $6,378 · fundraising $221

  • 24c · Other expenses: CREDIT LOSSES

    total $19,685 · program services $19,425 · fundraising $260

  • 24d · Other expenses: VEHICLE EXPENSE

    total $12,092 · program services $12,092

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $33,819 · program services $3,725 · management and general $20,902 · fundraising $9,192

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $253,482 · end of year $226,703

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $42,187 · end of year $38,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $188,188 · end of year $47,644

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,718 · end of year $11,975

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $5,936,334

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $3,832,168

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,344,091 · end of year $2,104,166

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,287,483 · end of year $2,401,871

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $1,279,307 · end of year $1,359,516

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $6,949 · end of year $16,890

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $311,124 · end of year $174,166

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $32,125 · end of year $24,825

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $7,641 · end of year $16,890

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,193,497 · end of year $2,010,767

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,871,018 · end of year $3,980,117

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, EXPERTISE AND ASSISTANCE IN PUBLIC GREENING INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF WILMINGTON AND BEYOND WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH BENEFITS. OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND TRAIN INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH HORTICULTURE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO CULTIVATE A GREENER COMMUNITY AND INSPIRE APPRECIATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF OUR ENVIRONMENT THROUGH HORTICULTURE, EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION.

  • GREENING FUND - SINCE 1977, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN A LEADER IN PUBLIC GREENING INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE COMMUNITIES AND BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS. WORKING WITH CIVIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOC., RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS, WE PARTNER WITH STATE, LOCAL AND GRASSROOT ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY GARDENS, URBAN FARMS, PUBLIC GARDENS, LANDSCAPES, PUBLIC PARKS, AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM, WE COORDINATE WITH CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO INCREASE URBAN TREE CANOPY, TREE STEWARDSHIP AND CARE, AND ADVISE DELAWARE'S URBAN FORESTRY PLAN.

    Expenses $1,021,339 · Revenue $156,149

  • EDUCATION - THE ORGANIZATION LEADS PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUALS, SCHOOLS, GARDEN CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH HORTICULTURE AND GARDENING. IN OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, BRANCHES TO CHANCES (BTC), WE TRAIN PEOPLE IN GREEN JOBS, WITH HANDS-ON EDUCATION IN HORTICULTURE, GARDENING, LANDSCAPING, ECOLOGY, URBAN AGRICULTURE, AND FORESTRY, AND ASSIST WITH JOB PLACEMENT. BTC IS ACCREDITED THROUGH THE CORPS NETWORK. OUR YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (YEP) CONNECTS CHILDREN FROM PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE IN OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT THEM TO NATURE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STEM, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP.

    Expenses $259,159 · Revenue $61,442

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carrie Wiles

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tyler Bozzuto Mpa

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Emily Mowen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Brenton Grom

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Paul Ignudo Jr

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Geoff Anderson Rla Leed Ap

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • James Bailey JD

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Eileen Dallabrida

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Tricia Fitzharris

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nathan Field

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Wendy Mahoney

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cynthia Hewitt

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marybeth Johns

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Christine Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Timothy Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joan Thomas

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ann D Wick

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Beverly Zimmermann

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Scott Parker

    BD MBMR TO 3/2025

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Joanne McGeoch

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $61,276
    From this org
    $61,276
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
13 July 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202631949349300843

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