Pottawatomie Garden Club of St Charles
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the Pottawatomie Garden Club of St. Charles shall be to cultivate the spirit of gardening in its broadest sense - to beautify home grounds and to encourage community beautification through gardening and education.
- Income
- $42,698
- Spending
- $49,533
- Reserves
- 67.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 62%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- $15,507 spent. Our Garden Walk is our biannual fundraiser for the club.It is a one-day event.The primary focus is to raise money for scholarships. We sell ticket books(admission) describing 5-7 local homes featuring gardens/landscapes.The sale price of each ticket book is $25.00.We partner with local businesses to sponsor the event. This corporate sponsorship helps to defray some of the ticket book printing expense. As part of the walk we have a Garden Gate Boutique at the home of one of our members featuring garden items and small plants we have collected for resale.Our members volunteer to staff the entire event.
- $7,000 spent. We give two $3,500.00 scholarships typically to two high school seniors or students who are in their first or second year of college. The applicants must major in agriculture, botany, conservation, ecology, environmental science, forestry, horticulture, and/or related studies and live within the St. Charles Unit School District 303 boundaries.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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