Virginia · Nonprofit
THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC
THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC (Virginia) receives grants from 32 organizations whose IRS filings report $536,096 to it, the largest being THE ROBERT AND BESSIE CARTER FOUNDATION ($171,800). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.9M
- Funders on record
- 32
- Grants received
- $536k
- Net assets
- $13M
What The Garden Club of Virginia Inc does
Mission
The gcv restores & preserves historic gardens and landscapes in virginia, promotes conservation of natural resources, inspires knowledge & appreciation of horticulture & floral design, and provides educational opportunities for its members & the general public.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
To fulfill its mission, the garden club of virginia (gcv) supports and advances the efforts of its 48 member clubs, 3,400 individual members and approved external entities. The clubs host historic garden week in virginia, the oldest and largest statewide home and garden tour in the nation. Proceeds from historic garden week tours benefit the restoration of historic public landscapes and gardens throughout the state, and fund a fellowship in historic landscape restoration.
$473,167 spentof which $33,000 as grants$1,209,132 earned by the program43% of program spendingSince 1929, the garden club of virginia has completed landscape restoration projects at more than 50 historic and culturally significant, publicly accessible gardens across the commonwealth, helping preserve sites that reflect our rich heritage and historic public landscapes. In january 2024, the gcv contracted with a new landscape architect and began design work with several restoration sites. We provided and oversaw the implementation of a new planting plan at university chapel, washington & lee (lexington), and are developing a reimagined landscape that will showcase native plants at the kent-valentine house (richmond). In a continuing effort to build a comprehensive record of historic gardens in virginia, the gcv offers research fellowships for graduate students working towards an mla or equivalent degree. The fellowships promote research and documentation of historic public and private virginia gardens. In 2024, a fellowship was completed at the state arboretum at blandy (boyce).
$334,009 spentof which $10,875 as grants30% of program spendingAs part of its educational mission, gcv hosted forums and webinars on conservation issues, horticulture, floral design, photography, and gardening. It also sponsored fellowships in conservation and environmental studies and provided competitive grant awards to member clubs for community conservation and beautification projects. Through its annual awards program, gcv also recognized outstanding conservation work in government, education, and among public and private entities, as well as individuals whose extraordinary work advances the mission of the gcv.
$261,606 spentof which $10,000 as grants$19,945 earned by the program24% of program spendingOther program services include publication of 'the journal', sales of gardening and conservation books, and other events.
$43,286 spent$5,228 earned by the program4% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,112,068.
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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $11M to $12M (+16%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 4%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
26% of THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 14 funders, grant income rose $6k → $73k.
4 of 32 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 7% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 32 funders by total. 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.
How concentrated its funding is
THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 32% of grant income and the top three 63%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 82% · 2018 81% · 2019 34% · 2020 54% · 2021 60% · 2022 49% · 2023 44% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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.
How long its funders stay
53% of THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
74% of THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC's grant income comes from Virginia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $40k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Against its field
THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 1,074 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 1,074 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2025
Organizations like THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
64% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC?
- THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC (Virginia) receives grants from 32 organizations whose IRS filings report $536,096 to it, the largest being THE ROBERT AND BESSIE CARTER FOUNDATION ($171,800). 18 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC have?
- IRS filings report 32 organizations giving $536,096 in grants to THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC, 18 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC?
- THE ROBERT AND BESSIE CARTER FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $171,800 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE GARDEN CLUB OF VIRGINIA INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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 32 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