Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$899,674

Total expenses

$914,844

Contributions and grants received

$614,042

Grants paid

$380,063

Program service revenue

$6,012

Investment income

$67,174

Other revenue

$212,446

Total assets, end of year

$2,643,842

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,643,842

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$707,089

Management and general expenses

$123,901

Fundraising expenses

$83,854

Program service expenses (Part III)

$707,089

Program services were 77.3% 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.

Mission and programs · 2024

• See Schedule OThe River Oaks Garden Club seeks to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening through meetings, conferences and publications and to foster conservation, civic improvement and education. The Club supports other educational and cultural organizations that advance the club's mission. The organizations supported during the 2024-2025 fiscal year are listed on Schedule I. A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast, first published in 1929, was entirely updated, expanded and redesigned with an emphasis on environmentally friendly gardening and native plants. The current edition, released in March 2013, reaffirms the commitment of River Oaks Garden Club to preserving our environment, promoting sustainability, and planting with a purpose. Included are lists of the newest varieties of plants native to the Houston area, and updated ideas on organic gardening practices, drainage, pruning and watering.

  Expenses $325,128 · Grants $151,450 · Revenue $5,540

• The Garden Club funds the maintenance of the Bayou Bend Gardens, a part of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. In addition to this funding, 35 club members voluntarily work in the gardens on a weekly basis, both maintaining the gardens and propagating plants for the gardens. The Club also funds, and the volunteers create, fresh floral arrangements each week for the Bayou Bend House for the daily public tours.

  Expenses $208,213 · Grants $208,213

• The Forum of Civics building and gardens, the club headquarters, are open to the public. The building may be rented for events and was rented 44 times during the year. The Garden Club also hosts an annual Seniors' Open House Day and invites residents of local senior living facilities to visit the Club for a guided building and gardens tour, a floral demonstration, and refreshments.

  Expenses $173,396 · Grants $20,400

• The Club sponsors the Azalea Trail, a tour of Bayou Bend as well as several members' gardens, every other year. The Forum of Civics building is also on the tour and is the site of many educational displays and question and answer sessions with gardening experts. Over 5,000 people typically attend this three-day event and all members of the club volunteer a minimum of ten hours to help stage the event. The tour was not held during the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

  Expenses $352 · Revenue $472

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

Listed in Part VII

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

• Museum of Fine Arts Houston

  $208,213

  Bayou Bend Gardens

• Pro-Vision Inc

  $30,000

  Program support

• Forum of Civics Foundation

  $20,400

  Program support

• Family Service Center at Houston and Harris County

  $15,000

  Program support

• Casa Mateo

  $15,000

  Program support

• Houston Botanic Garden

  $12,200

  Program support

• Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

  $12,000

  Program support

• Urban Harvest

  $10,000

  Program support

• Covenant House Texas

  $10,000

  Program support

• The Saint Constantine School

  $9,615

  Program support

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

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• Forum of Civics Foundation

  501(c)(3) · To support ROGC · TX · controlled entity

  Directly controlled by River Oaks Garden Club

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

15 April 2026

IRS schema version

2024v5.5

Source object

202641059349301544

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