Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$55,298

Total expenses

$68,987

Contributions and grants received

$26,605

Grants paid

— not reported

Program service revenue

— not reported

Membership dues (line 3)

$28,329

Investment income (line 4)

$364

Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)

— not reported

Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)

— not reported

Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)

— not reported

Other revenue (line 8)

— not reported

Total assets, end of year

$194,814

Total liabilities, end of year

— not reported

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$194,814

Program service expenses (Part III)

$49,931

Program services were 72.4% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

• PROVIDE ADVISORY ASSISTANCE AND RESOURCES TO CITY OF KENNESAW (OWNER OF PROPERTY) FOR PRESERVATION, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, AND EXPANSION OF HISTORICAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING BOTANICAL PRESERVE, ANTEBELLUM HOUSE, KOI PONDS, BONSAI GARDEN, AND SCULPTURE GARDENS.

  Expenses $45,615

• PROMOTE EXISTENCE AND USE OF SMITH GILBERT GARDENS AS A COMMUNITY ASSET VIA INCREASED NAME RECOGNITION, DEVELOPMENT OF MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS AND EVENTS, BUILDING WEB SITE AND TO ASSIST IN FUNDRAISING.

  Expenses $4,316

• PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO CITIZENS OF KENNESAW ABOUT HISTORICAL ASPECTS OF PROPERTY, DEVELOPMENT OF SCULPTURE GARDEN AND BOTANICAL PRESERVE, HISTORY OF HOUSE AND GROUNDS, AND BONSAI GARDENING TECHNIQUES VIA CLASSES AND LECTURES GIVEN BY VOLUNTEERS AND PAID EXPERTS.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

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

2023

Filed

17 June 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202541689349200629

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