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MARIN GARDEN CLUB

MARIN GARDEN CLUB (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $12,200 to it, the largest being 5 RYAN FOUNDATION ($12,200). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2026
$68k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$12k
Net assets
$140k
1/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Marin Garden Club does

Mission

To promote interest in gardens and gardening.To engage in educational and informational activities with regard tohorticulture.To encourage the conservation of the natural beauties of Marin County.To encourage the study of conservation, horticulture, andenvironmental fields among Marin County students.

As stated on its FY2026 Form 990-EZ.

Program

  1. This year the Marin Garden Club met our mission by creating community centered on our common interest in gardens, garden design, environmentalism and conservation. We hosted 8 general meetings, funded 8 scholarships at $4,000 each, participated in Bouquets to Art at the DeYoung Museum, participated in two floral workshops as a group, and heard from 6 outside speakers. We also offered several small group field trips, volunteer opportunities and gatherings related to conservation, gardens and the environment.

    $56,973 spentof which $31,000 as grants
    100% of program spending

The program described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $56,973.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2025, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2025, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20252025 Revenue 100 ($129k) Expenses 100 ($51k) Net assets 100 ($134k)2026 Revenue 53 ($68k) Expenses 122 ($62k) Net assets 104 ($140k)
20252026
Revenue (53)Expenses (122)Net assets (104)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2025 to 2026, from $157k to $163k (+4%).

$157k
$163k
20252026
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2025
2026
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

97% of MARIN GARDEN CLUB’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (92% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 3,989 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.

$78k
’25
$5k
’26
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2018 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $1k → $2k.

Funder
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24*
'25*
total
funders
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of MARIN GARDEN CLUB’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of MARIN GARDEN CLUB's grant income comes from California funders.

CA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

’18
’19
’20
’21
’22
’23
California out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

MARIN GARDEN CLUB's funding has concentrated — grant income rose while the number of funders held roughly flat.

Operating margin8% · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)−47% · bottom quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 77 environment nonprofits under $100k, FY2026

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In California

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05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Public support

67%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

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Questions and answers

Who funds MARIN GARDEN CLUB?
MARIN GARDEN CLUB (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $12,200 to it, the largest being 5 RYAN FOUNDATION ($12,200). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does MARIN GARDEN CLUB have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $12,200 in grants to MARIN GARDEN CLUB, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of MARIN GARDEN CLUB?
5 RYAN FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $12,200 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like MARIN GARDEN CLUB find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2025–2026), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing