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· Public charity

The Garden Conservancy Inc

To preserve, share, and celebrate america's gardens and diverse gardening traditions for the education and inspiration of the public.

$161k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
6
States reached
$10k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Environment$263kArts & Culture$170kEducation$103kFood & Nutrition$58kRecreation & Sports$38kPublic Safety & Disaster$20kYouth Development$20kCrime & Legal$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 6 grants below total $52,500, the rows itemized in this filing. The $161,350 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $108,850 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k3 grants · $23k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $30k
$10,000
Median grant
6
States reached
$45M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CANTE WAUNSILPI WI TA OMINICIYE KIND HEARTED WOMEN'S SOCIETY$10,000
LEGACY HERITAGE$10,000
WETHERSFIELD FOUNDATION INC$10,000
THEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS & NATIVE PLANTS INC$7,500
COLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA FARMSTEAD$7,500
HOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK INC$7,500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY23–23, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 8%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 0% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%BOISE VERTICAL FARM INC: $10k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
ID
MN
IL
NY
MA
OR
SD
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
AZ
NC
SC
AL
GA
TX
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

47%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$336k · 7 repeat orgs$375k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +40% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

7 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2025, 6 since wound down; 5 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

7
29

Total granted

$336k
$332k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+40%
0%

Still filing today

100%
90%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 19% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $43k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
EnvironmentArts & CultureEducationFood & NutritionRecreation & SportsHuman ServicesOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • BARD COLLEGE
    2× · 2023–2024 · $93k · revenue +206%
  • WF
    WETHERSFIELD FOUNDATION INC
    2× · 2022–2025 · $40k · revenue +40%
  • GW
    GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND
    2× · 2018–2023 · $40k · revenue +224%

Funded once

  • MB
    MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN INC
    one grant, 2024 · $45k · revenue +11%
  • CP
    CHICAGO PARKS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $20k · revenue +61%
  • DE
    DE ETTE HOLDEN CUMMER MUSEUM FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $20k · revenue +67%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Sonoma Botanical Garden
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2
New York Botanical Garden

The new york botanical garden is a museum of plants and a scientific research center devoted to the study of plants and their uses. it is the garden's mission to improve public understanding of the natural world, horticulture, and the…

Environment
3
Arlington Garden in Pasadena

Arlington Garden is a climate-appropriate, habitat garden offering learning, inspiration, and enjoyment for all.

Environment
4
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
5
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Inc

See attached schedule othe conservancy has sole responsibility for managing all aspects of the rose kennedy greenway, including horticulture, programming, public art, maintenance, and capital improvements. we envision a vibrant, inclusive,…

Recreation & Sports
6
Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden inspires people to value plants, garden design and the natural world by cultivating plant collections of the Allegheny Plateau and temperate regions, creating display gardens, conducting educational programs and…

Youth Development
7
The Gardens At Palmdale
Recreation & Sports
8
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc

Phipps' mission is to inspire and educate all with the beauty and importance of plants, to advance sustainability and promote human and environmental well-being through action and research, and to celebrate its historic glasshouse.

Environment
9
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc

Organization's mission statement true to the ambitious vision of its founder and her spirit of creative risk-taking, the mission of the isabella stewart gardner museum is: - to bring to life and preserve the rich historic collection; - to…

Arts & Culture
10
Arborcrest Gardens
Science & Tech
11
Portland Botanical Gardens

To acquire and build a botanical garden

Environment
12
Friends of Mounts Botanical Garden Inc

Mission: to inspire and educate through nature.vision: we envision our public garden as a nationally acclaimed attraction for residents and visitors alike. its cultural, social and educational activities will draw attendees to enjoy,…

Environment
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy; the most unlike its peers is Boscobel Restoration Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

34 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 34 of the 41 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/34
Grantees still filing
14/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $45,000 · EnvironmentMCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN INCWETHERSFIELD FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 · EnvironmentWETHERSFIELD FOUNDATION INCGOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY: $23,000 · EnvironmentGOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVA…The Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc: $20,000 · EnvironmentThe Ruth Bancroft Garden IncGREENSPACESLA INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentPRACTICE FOUNDATION: $10,000 · EnvironmentNEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS TRUST: $10,000 · EnvironmentTHE NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE INC: $10,000 · EnvironmentPeckerwood Gardens Conservation Foundation Inc: $10,000 · EnvironmentURBAN WOODLANDS COMMUNITY GARDENS INC DBA THE LOTUS GARDEN: $10,000 · EnvironmentTHEODORE PAYNE FOUNDATION FOR WILD FLOWERS AND NATIVE PLANTS INC: $7,500 · EnvironmentECOLOGICAL CITIZEN'S PROJECT INC: $7,500 · EnvironmentThe Charleston Parks Conservancy: $7,500 · EnvironmentFRIENDS OF THE ROGERSON CLEMATIS COLLECTION: $7,500 · Environment+1 more: $5,000 · EnvironmentOAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA: $100,000 · Arts & CultureOAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIF…DE ETTE HOLDEN CUMMER MUSEUM FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Arts & CultureDE ETTE HOLDEN CUMMER M…THE WYCK ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · Arts & CultureTHE WYCK ASSOCIATIONPORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM FOUNDATION: $10,000 · Arts & CulturePORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM F…ATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCI…GANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: $40,000 · OtherGANNA WALSKA LOTUSLANDTHE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORK: $20,000 · OtherTHE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF…PECKERWOOD GARDENS CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INC (DBA THE JOHN FAIREY GARDE: $12,000 · OtherPECKERWOOD GARDENS CONSERVA…FEDERATED GARDEN CLUBS OF CONNECTICUT INC: $10,000 · OtherFEDERATED GARDEN CLUBS OF C…BOSCOBEL RESTORATION INC: $10,000 · OtherBOSCOBEL RESTORATION INCCANTE WAUNSILPI WI TA OMINICIYE: $10,000 · OtherCANTE WAUNSILPI WI TA OMINI…LEGACY HERITAGE: $10,000 · OtherLEGACY HERITAGEGAINING GROUND INC: $10,000 · OtherGAINING GROUND INCREGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY: $7,500 · OtherCOLONIAL PENNSYLVANIA FARMSTEAD: $7,500 · OtherHOMEGROWN NATIONAL PARK INC: $7,500 · OtherBOISE VERTICAL FARM INC: $10,000 · OtherBOISE VERTICAL FARM INCGarden Time Inc: $10,000 · OtherGarden Time IncTerra BIRDS: $10,000 · OtherTerra BIRDSBARD COLLEGE: $93,308 · EducationBARD COLLEGEBrooklyn Queens Land Trust: $10,000 · EducationBrooklyn Queens …CHICAGO PARKS FOUNDATION: $20,000 · Recreation & SportsFRIENDS OF GRANDMOTHERS GARDEN INC: $10,000 · Recreation & SportsLAND TO LEARN: $10,000 · Food & NutritionTHE HUNGER AND HEALTH COALITION INC: $10,000 · Food & NutritionGROUNDWORK BRIDGEPORT INC: $10,000 · Community Improvement
Environment$223,000Arts & Culture$150,000Other$174,500Education$103,308Recreation & Sports$30,000Food & Nutrition$20,000Community Improvement$10,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA: $100,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBARD COLLEGE: $93,308 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMCKEE BOTANICAL GARDEN INC: $45,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetWETHERSFIELD FOUNDATION INC: $40,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetGANNA WALSKA LOTUSLAND: $40,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetGOLDEN GATE NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVANCY: $23,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetTHE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE OF NEW YORK: $20,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetCHICAGO PARKS FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetThe Ruth Bancroft Garden Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetDE ETTE HOLDEN CUMMER MUSEUM FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetTHE WYCK ASSOCIATION: $10,000 over 1y, 1.9% of budgetPORT GAMBLE S'KLALLAM FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGROUNDWORK BRIDGEPORT INC: $10,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetLAND TO LEARN: $10,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetNEIGHBORHOOD GARDENS TRUST: $10,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE HUNGER AND HEALTH COALITION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetBrooklyn Queens Land Trust: $10,000 over 1y, 4.6% of budgetTHE NORTH SHORE LAND ALLIANCE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetPeckerwood Gardens Conservation Foundation Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetBOSCOBEL RESTORATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetFRIENDS OF GRANDMOTHERS GARDEN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 9.6% of budgetURBAN WOODLANDS COMMUNITY GARDENS INC DBA THE LOTUS GARDEN: $10,000 over 1y, 30% of budgetGAINING GROUND INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetGarden Time Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetATLANTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTerra BIRDS: $10,000 over 1y, 2.8% of budgetECOLOGICAL CITIZEN'S PROJECT INC: $7,500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetThe Charleston Parks Conservancy: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE ROGERSON CLEMATIS COLLECTION: $7,500 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetGREENWOOD GARDENS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Bessemer Giving F…Ibm International Fou…PatagoniaorgThe Ayco Charitable F…The Bank of America C…Vanguard Charitable E…Raymond James Charita…National Philanthropi…American Endowment Fo…Donor Advised Charita…Morgan Stanley Global…Paypal Charitable Giv…
The Bessemer Giving FundNJ13.1× affinity5 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Bessemer Giving Fund · Ibm International Foundation · Patagoniaorg · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund · National Philanthropic Trust · American Endowment Foundation · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Garden Conservancy Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Garden Conservancy Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%3%10%23%40%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 100%
  • Groundwork Bridgeport Inc: 100% of income from government
  • Gaining Ground Inc: 5% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
10report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
1rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 41 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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