Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by THE TRUSTEES OF THE LADEW TOPIARY GARDENS INC.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $4,613,408
- Total expenses
- $3,349,837
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,180,911
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,160,906
- Investment income
- $2,232,366
- Other revenue
- $39,225
- Total assets, end of year
- $27,839,858
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $321,949
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $27,517,909
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,751,091
- Management and general expenses
- $920,053
- Fundraising expenses
- $678,693
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,751,091
Program services were 52.3% 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.
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1b · Membership dues
$344,042
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$115,000
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$721,869
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$62,053
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2a · Program service revenue: BENEFITS, EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIPS
total $793,219 · related or exempt $793,219
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2b · Program service revenue: ADMISSION FEES
total $367,687 · related or exempt $367,687
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3 · Investment income
total $388,547 · excluded $388,547
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6a · Gross rents
real property $74,421
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $74,421
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $74,421 · excluded $74,421
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $4,482,468 · other assets $460
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $2,639,109 · other assets $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $1,843,359 · other assets $460
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $1,843,819 · excluded $1,843,819
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$240,901
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$286,069
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total -$45,168 · related or exempt -$45,168
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE
total $9,972 · excluded $9,972
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11e · Other revenue, total
$9,972
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $224,352 · program services $98,681 · management and general $62,743 · fundraising $62,928
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,301,466 · program services $584,592 · management and general $337,097 · fundraising $379,777
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $125,257 · program services $41,083 · management and general $66,049 · fundraising $18,125
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $116,208 · program services $53,113 · management and general $29,676 · fundraising $33,419
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $27,775 · program services $12,476 · management and general $7,194 · fundraising $8,105
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $42,275 · management and general $42,275
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11g · Fees: other
total $240,047 · program services $177,317 · management and general $34,197 · fundraising $28,533
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $37,532 · program services $1,512 · management and general $8,877 · fundraising $27,143
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13 · Office expenses
total $144,278 · program services $117,027 · management and general $27,251
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14 · Information technology
total $117,920 · program services $47,366 · management and general $40,025 · fundraising $30,529
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16 · Occupancy
total $84,392 · program services $62,797 · management and general $21,595
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20 · Interest
total $1,636 · management and general $1,636
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $337,491 · program services $191,445 · management and general $86,577 · fundraising $59,469
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23 · Insurance
total $95,855 · program services $43,056 · management and general $24,828 · fundraising $27,971
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24a · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE
total $162,308 · program services $121,325 · management and general $40,983
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24b · Other expenses: GARDEN SUPPLIES & EQUIP
total $123,149 · program services $110,463 · management and general $12,686
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24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES
total $48,256 · program services $0 · management and general $48,256
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24d · Other expenses: BENEFITS & EVENTS - FOO
total $46,017 · program services $40,899 · management and general $5,118
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24e · All other expenses
total $73,623 · program services $47,939 · management and general $22,990 · fundraising $2,694
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $672,469 · end of year $960,933
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,607,097 · end of year $1,080,657
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $292,434 · end of year $171,291
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $39,144 · end of year $105,751
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8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $77,068 · end of year $70,646
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $556 · end of year $2,685
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$8,772,643
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$5,218,186
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $3,691,497 · end of year $3,554,457
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $18,993,762 · end of year $20,391,842
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12 · Investments: other securities
beginning of year $616,973 · end of year $977,756
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $523,840 · end of year $523,840
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $225,373 · end of year $246,041
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $24,334 · end of year $65,912
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $20,925 · end of year $9,996
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $23,750,826 · end of year $24,896,267
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,493,382 · end of year $2,621,642
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC WITH THE CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC AND EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS OF THE GARDENS, HOUSE AND FACILITIES KNOWN AS LADEW TOPIARY GARDENS IN MONKTON, MARYLAND.
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MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVATION OF GARDEN, GROUNDS AND MANOR HOUSE.
Expenses $998,004 · Revenue $367,687
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BENEFIT AND EVENTS INCLUDE THE GARDEN FESTIVAL RARE PLANTS AND GARDEN ORNAMENTS SALE AND THE GARDEN GLOW FALL CELEBRATION.
Expenses $355,821 · Revenue $662,811
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EDUCATION AND CULTURAL EVENTS INCLUDE PROGRAMS OFFERED FOR ALL AGES, PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH ADULTS.
Expenses $397,266 · Revenue $85,240
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Ann JacksonANN JACKSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Anne KinsleyANNE KINSLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Bahia AkereleBAHIA AKERELE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Barbara VossBARBARA VOSS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ben GriswoldBEN GRISWOLD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brenda HollowayBRENDA HOLLOWAY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Carolyn PizzutoCAROLYN PIZZUTO
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christianna McCauslandCHRISTIANNA MCCAUSLAND
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Daniel DriverDANIEL DRIVER
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Dudley MasonDUDLEY MASON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Eleanor Weller ReadeELEANOR WELLER READE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Emlyn FlaniganEMLYN FLANIGAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
J Dorsey Brown IIIJ DORSEY BROWN III
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jenny BudgeJENNY BUDGE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Karen SmithKAREN SMITH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katherine CrosbyKATHERINE CROSBY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Katie ConstableKATIE CONSTABLE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kris CrosswhiteKRIS CROSSWHITE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lynn VonderhorstLYNN VONDERHORST
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Maisy StierhoffMAISY STIERHOFF
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mark LynneMARK LYNNE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Meadow Lark WashingtonMEADOW LARK WASHINGTON
SECRETARY (1/2/25-10/31/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Michelle BrandenburgMICHELLE BRANDENBURG
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Molly EdgarMOLLY EDGAR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah JohnsonSARAH JOHNSON
PRESIDENT (1/2/25-10/31/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Sheila RiggsSHEILA RIGGS
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susan KleinSUSAN KLEIN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ted CarterTED CARTER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Tom HuberTOM HUBER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Turney McKnightTURNEY MCKNIGHT
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Walter Butch Tilley IIIWALTER BUTCH TILLEY III
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Wendy GriswoldWENDY GRISWOLD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
William CookWILLIAM COOK
VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Evelyn ZinkEVELYN ZINK
SECRETARY (11/1/24-1/1/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Leslie EricksonLESLIE ERICKSON
PRESIDENT (11/1/24-1/1/25)
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Emily EmerickEMILY EMERICK
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $214,852
- From this org
- $198,352
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $16,500
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $190,852
- Bonus
- $7,500
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $5,951
- Nontaxable benefits
- $10,549
- Filer's total
- $214,852
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Heather WilhelmHEATHER WILHELM
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF DEV & COMM
- Total calculated
- $152,762
- From this org
- $148,313
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $4,449
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $145,313
- Bonus
- $3,000
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $4,449
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $152,762
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Neala LancelottiNEALA LANCELOTTI
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
- Total calculated
- $106,666
- From this org
- $100,559
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $6,107
- 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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
- 3 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONDUCTS A PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE THEN VOTES ON THE COMPENSATION.
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 19 June 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202621819349301407
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