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Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,774,374
Total expenses
$3,617,917
Contributions and grants received
$1,469,028
Grants paid
$782,969
Program service revenue
$2,274,224
Investment income
$15,989
Other revenue
$15,133
Total assets, end of year
$1,165,784
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,058,153
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$107,631
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,443,767
Management and general expenses
$1,075,362
Fundraising expenses
$98,788
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,443,767

Program services were 67.5% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $856,581

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $612,447

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP DUES

    total $1,136,657 · related or exempt $1,136,657

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ANNUAL MEETING

    total $937,054 · related or exempt $937,054

  • 2c · Program service revenue: PUBLICATION

    total $200,513 · related or exempt $120,713 · unrelated business $79,800

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $13,008 · excluded $13,008

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $210,877

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

    securities $207,896

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $2,981

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $2,981 · excluded $2,981

  • 11a · Other revenue: AOC PROGRAMS: JOB POST

    total $11,700 · related or exempt $11,700

  • 11b · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME

    total $3,433 · related or exempt $3,433

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,133

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $733,719 · program services $733,719

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $49,250 · program services $49,250

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $282,856 · program services $282,856

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $869,301 · program services $238,103 · management and general $560,649 · fundraising $70,549

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $9,520 · program services $9,520

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $110,008 · program services $48,916 · management and general $52,631 · fundraising $8,461

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $84,504 · program services $37,800 · management and general $41,426 · fundraising $5,278

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $153,841 · program services $852 · management and general $152,989

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $65,674 · program services $65,674

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $54,121 · program services $1,089 · management and general $39,077 · fundraising $13,955

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $4,303 · program services $1,762 · management and general $2,538 · fundraising $3

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $122,587 · program services $23,339 · management and general $99,248

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $106,441 · program services $82,599 · management and general $23,842

  • 17 · Travel

    total $68,320 · program services $40,722 · management and general $27,056 · fundraising $542

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $762,060 · program services $746,431 · management and general $15,629

  • 20 · Interest

    total $3,774 · management and general $3,774

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $24,187 · management and general $24,187

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $32,739 · program services $7,431 · management and general $25,308

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS

    total $76,776 · program services $73,704 · management and general $3,072

  • 24b · Other expenses: BAD DEBT

    total $3,772 · management and general $3,772

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRAINING AND RECRUITMEN

    total $164 · management and general $164

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $233,514 · end of year $175,022

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $415,920 · end of year $464,485

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $129,722

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $97,003 · end of year $42,542

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $59,061 · end of year $102,175

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

    $739,676

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

    $680,365

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $83,498 · end of year $59,311

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $248,430 · end of year $192,527

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,167 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $103,602 · end of year $112,673

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $802,607 · end of year $816,546

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $133,142 · end of year $128,934

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $154,042 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year -$220,710 · end of year $25,498

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $166,910 · end of year $82,133

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

WE CHAMPION AND ADVANCE PUBLIC GARDENS AS LEADERS, ADVOCATES, AND INNOVATORS IN THE CONSERVATION AND APPRECIATION OF PLANTS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE AMERICAN PUBLIC GARDENS ASSOCIATION IS THE LEADING PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION OF PUBLIC HORTICULTURE. WE ADVANCE THE FIELD BY ENCOURAGING BEST PRACTICES, OFFERING EDUCATION AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND ADVOCATING ON BEHALF OF OUR MEMBERS, OUR PROGRAMS AND PUBLIC GARDENS WORLDWIDE. WE WORK TOGETHER WITH OUR MEMBERS AND OTHERS TO STRENGTHEN AND SHAPE PUBLIC HORTICULTURE, PROVIDING THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS NEED TO BETTER SERVE THE PUBLIC WHILE PRESERVING AND CELEBRATING PLANTS CREATIVELY AND SUSTAINABLY. WE CONNECT, PROTECT AND CHAMPION OUR GARDENS AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK WITH THEM.

  • SEE SCHEDULE O

    Expenses $1,456,456 · Grants $780,469 · Revenue $887,644

  • ANNUAL CONFERENCE - CONSISTS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOCUSING ON THEMES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE AND EXCHANGE OF KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION

    Expenses $746,524 · Revenue $1,203,984

  • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - CONSISTS OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON SEMINARS TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF PUBLIC GARDEN PROFESSIONALS.

    Expenses $240,787 · Grants $2,500 · Revenue $182,596

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Abra Lee

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ari Novy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Bruce Harkey

    PAST PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carrie Rebora Barratt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Donna McGinnis

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ennis Anderson

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kevina Devereaux

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Marnie Conley

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Meenal Harankhedkar

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Conklin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Nathan Kells

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Martin Bonner

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Ed Moydell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Gerald Dieleman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Cristina Salvador

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Carissa Dougherty

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Michelle Provaznik

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $282,856
    From this org
    $236,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $46,067
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $236,789
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $30,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,192
    Filer's total
    $282,856

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 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 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

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
8 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.2
Source object
202601909349301020

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