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THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC

THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,000 to it, the largest being Crawford Foundation ($1,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$32k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$1k
Net assets
$103k
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 3%
01What it does

What The Boston Committee of the Garden Club of America Inc does

Mission

To inform members and the general public about environmental and horticultural needs and issues of the region.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ.

Programs

  1. The boston committee of the garden club of america makes grants to certain organizations whose objectives and mission are similar to those of the boston committee. These organizations have interests in the environmental and horticultural needs of the region.

    $0 spentof which $900 as grants
    0% of program spending
  2. Luncheon lectures attended by the 14 other clubs in the "boston committee" zone. The lectures inform club members and the general public about environmental and horticultural issues of the region. They also assist individuals, organizations and public officials in the design and remodeling of parks, grounds and the planning of new green areas.

    $5,986 spent
    100% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $5,986.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 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 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($27k) Expenses 100 ($37k) Net assets 100 ($86k)2018 Revenue 101 ($27k) Expenses 175 ($65k) Net assets 55 ($47k)2019 Revenue 107 ($29k) Expenses 30 ($11k) Net assets 76 ($66k)2020 Revenue 67 ($18k) Expenses 24 ($9k) Net assets 87 ($75k)2021 Revenue 57 ($15k) Expenses 116 ($43k) Net assets 55 ($47k)2022 Revenue 70 ($19k) Expenses 17 ($6k) Net assets 70 ($60k)2023 Revenue 71 ($19k) Expenses 25 ($9k) Net assets 81 ($70k)2024 Revenue 76 ($21k) Expenses 27 ($10k) Net assets 94 ($81k)2025 Revenue 116 ($32k) Expenses 26 ($10k) Net assets 119 ($103k)
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Revenue (116)Expenses (26)Net assets (119)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 2017 to 2018, from $86k to $47k (−45%).

$86k
$47k
$66k
$75k
$47k
$60k
$70k
$81k
$103k
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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.

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ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

59% of THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (52% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 3,628 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.

−$10k
’17
−$38k
’18
$18k
’19
$9k
’20
−$28k
’21
$13k
’22
$10k
’23
$11k
’24
$22k
’25
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2020 → 2021: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $500.

Funder
'20
'21
total
funders
1
1

From the IRS filings of THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC’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 THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC's grant income comes from Massachusetts funders.

MA

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

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Massachusetts 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

THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,318 housing & shelter nonprofits its size.

Operating margin70% · top quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)2% · above the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,318 housing & shelter nonprofits under $100k, FY2025

Organizations like THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC

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In Massachusetts

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05Profile & governance

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

Public support

100%

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

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MA

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Questions and answers

Who funds THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC?
THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $1,000 to it, the largest being Crawford Foundation ($1,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $1,000 in grants to THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC?
Crawford Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $1,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like THE BOSTON COMMITTEE OF THE GARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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 FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), 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