CACTUS AND SUCCULENT SOCIETY OF AMERICA

Programs

1. EACH YEAR THE CSSA HAS A PLANT SHOW AND SALE AT THE HUNTINGTON BOTANICAL GARDENS IN SAN MARINO, CA. THE 58TH ANNUAL SHOW WAS HELD JUNE 27-29, 2025. Rare specimens from around the world WERE BEAUTIFULLY showcased, including plants native to Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Botswana, Madagascar, and the Middle East. The juried competition includeD categories for photography, paintings, crafts, and dish gardens. THE BEST VENDORS FROM THE SOUTHWEST CAME TO SELL THOUSANDS OF RARE PLANTS.

   $214,322 spent$140,441 earned by the program
   44% of program spending

2. THE CSSA HOLDS A CONVENTION EVERY OTHER YEAR WHERE MEMBERS ENJOY TALKS BY LEADING SPEAKERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. The convention program included national and international renowned speakers on cactus and succulent topics of interest to all attendees. Field trips were arranged to visit remarkable gardens, visits to wild cactus populations and trips. The convention included world class vendors with both common and rare cacti and succulents for sale.

   $180,247 spent$173,467 earned by the program
   37% of program spending

3. The cactus and succulent journal is published four times per year and appeals to amateur and advanced hobbyists, nurserymen, academic botanist and everyone in between. The cssa has published the journal since 1929. Recent back issues and older volumes can be purchased on dvd. Haseltonia is the technical yearbook of the cssa. It is published in full color and features peer-articles about all aspects of cactus and succulents. Serious students of succulent flora, botanists, taxonomists, researchers and orticulturalists will find haseltonia a valuable addition to their book collection. Back issues are available. The cssa is building a library of specialty books. We currently have three books: the beginners guide to haworthia, agave, and other succulent monocots; aloes of the cactus succulent journal; and beginners guide to adromischus, aeonium, udleya and succulent dicots. More are planned.

   $29,565 spent$4,830 earned by the program
   6% of program spending

4. CSSA has a Research Grants Program that provides small facilitation grants in support of research on succulent plants. Typical awards range up to $1200 - 3000 and occassionaly more. The Research Grants Program is administered by the CSSA Research Committee, which is overseen by the CSSA Board of Directors. The Research Grants Program is funded entirely from donations made to CSSA and dedicated to this program. Donors include individuals, organizations, and businesses. Substantial funding is derived from the Rare Plant Auction held at the CSSA Conventions and shows. During the year the Research Fund awarded a total of $11,670 through three grant awards. The Conservation Fund awarded a total of $15,152 through three separate awards.Because the membership of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America is composedprimarily of hobbyists, and because research funds are donated primarily by hobbyists, many of the grants funded by the Society are for research that increases the level of knowledge and understanding of the members about succulent plants. General types of research supported by the CSSA include, but are not limited to, studies to discover new species or forms; of ecological…

   $29,553 spentof which $26,822 as grants
   6% of program spending

5. Started in 2020 due to covid when many clubs could not meet in person, monthly webinars continue so members can hear the worlds best speakers via zoom meetings.

   $15,463 spent
   3% of program spending

6. Other Program Revenues: DVDs and other sales

   $13,663 spent$948 earned by the program
   3% of program spending

7. Members donate seeds to the seed depot and other members can purchase those seeds. Volunteers process the orders.

   $4,784 spent$4,550 earned by the program
   1% of program spending

The 7 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $487,597.