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← TEXAS MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2022

Filed by TEXAS MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$56,416
Total expenses
$35,138
Contributions and grants received
$7,011
Grants paid
not reported
Program service revenue
$17,719
Membership dues (line 3)
$3,300
Investment income (line 4)
$537
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
not reported
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$25,897
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$1,941
Other revenue (line 8)
$11
Total assets, end of year
$92,352
Total liabilities, end of year
$7,234
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$85,118
Program service expenses (Part III)
$24,730

Program services were 70.4% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2022

Primary exempt purpose

The SCMGA is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes, whose objectives are to increase members knowledge of gardening and to aid in the general public to better understand recommended gardening practices, to support and assist the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and AgriLife Research by providing the community with information on gardening and best practices, and to provide scholarship funds for qualified students at institutions of higher learning in the State of Texas.

  • Every 4 years the Smith County Master Gardeners hosts advanced training for other Master Gardeners across the state. This year we had 50 people registered for a 2 1/2 day conference on Texas SuperStar plants. With 6 speakers presenting various topics and 2 vendors we had our largest advanced training to date.

    Expenses $8,007

  • SCMGA fully sponsors the Tyler Botanical Gardens at the Tyler Rose Garden. The TBG is comprised of 3 distinct gardens which serve to educate the public and showcase plants that thrive in East Texas. Various educational events are held here every year as youth events as well as adult horticultural education events.

    Expenses $7,474

  • Each year the SCMGA hosts a 50+ hour training course for new Master Gardeners in botany, soil science, entomology, plant pathology, and landscaping. An additional 72 hours of volunteer work is then required to become Certified. This year, SCMG trained and certified 24 new Master Gardeners.

    Expenses $5,249

  • SCMGA provides horticultural scholarships to qualified college students at either Stephen F. Austin University or Texas A&M University.

    Expenses $4,000

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Elizabeth Waldrop

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    30
  • Belinda Kromer

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    40
  • Terri Gerber

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    25
  • Sara Emry-Arthur

    Assistant Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    10
  • Mary Cantrel

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    5
  • Brenda Strong

    Fundraising Programs

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    10
  • Cindy Harrington

    Garden Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    8
  • Mary Hamlin

    Membership

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    10
  • Katy Barone

    Garden Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    8
  • Debby Watkins

    Garden Coordinator

    Total calculated
    $0
    Compensation
    $0
    Benefit plans
    not reported
    Expense account
    not reported
    Hours/week
    8

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2022
Filed
12 January 2023
IRS schema version
2022v4.1
Source object
202340129349202659

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