Chestnut Hill Garden Club
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO INFORM MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL AND HORTICULTURAL ISSUES IN THE LOCAL AREA. TO COLLABORATE WITH BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE AN APPRECIATION OF GARDEN AND FLORAL DESIGN.
- Income
- $41,065
- Spending
- $24,600
- Reserves
- 44.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 91%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 June 30, 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 June 30, 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 (3)
- $12,114 spent. THE CHESTNUT HILL GARDEN CLUB MAKES GRANTS TO CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE OBJECTIVES AND MISSION ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE GARDEN CLUB. THESE ORGANIZATIONS HAVE INTERESTS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HORTICULTURAL NEEDS OF THE REGION.
- $6,912 spent. THE CLUB PROVIDES LECTURES TO ITS MEMBERS MONTHLY FROM OCTOBER THROUGH APRIL ON TOPICS RELATED TO GARDENING, PROTECTION OF NATIVE PLANTS AND BIRDS, THE CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HORTICULTURAL NEEDS AND CIVIC PROJECTS RELATED TO ANY OF THE ABOVE.
- THE CLUB ASSISTS PUBLIC OFFICIALS IN THE AREA WITH THE DESIGN AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC GREENSPACE. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THOSE EFFORTS ARE BOTH IN KIND AND FINANCIAL.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 1994.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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