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← GWBN INC

Form 990-EZ for tax year 2025

Filed by GWBN INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$185,147
Total expenses
$179,372
Contributions and grants received
$133,044
Grants paid
$23,493
Program service revenue
$20,251
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$10,078
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$0
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$21,774
Other revenue (line 8)
not reported
Total assets, end of year
$198,080
Total liabilities, end of year
not reported
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$198,080
Program service expenses (Part III)
$75,162

Program services were 41.9% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2025

Primary exempt purpose

Create more vibrant and beautiful communities by sharing our gardens, and developing a culture of gardening, all supporting our regions ecology and economy. This is achieved through GBN produced events promoting all regional garden tours, facilitating horticultural and environmental

  • Hosted and promoted garden tours throughout Buffalo Niagara which promote healthy neighborhoodsand communities. Provided beautification grants for 250+ projects totalling more than $130,000 since 2004.Attracted approx 70,000+ garden tourists annually from around the US, Canada and beyond.

    Expenses $75,162 · Grants $20,300

As filed on the 2025 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Laurie Ousley

    President Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Elizabeth Foy

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Lauren Maynard

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Beth Kruetzer

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ryan Bradley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Barbara Cavanagh

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Yolanda Fields

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Ellen Goldstein

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Deana Guarino

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Mara Montante

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tyler Pendleton

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Nikki Ronan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dorothy Weitz

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Samantha White

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Audrey Clark

    Executive Dir and CFO

    Total calculated
    $45,851
    Compensation
    $45,851
    Benefit plans
    $0
    Expense account
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Jeffrey Tooke

    President Emeritus

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2025
Filed
12 July 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.1
Source object
202601999349200505

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