Grosse Pointe Garden Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
PROMOTING EDUCATION, BEAUTIFICATION, HORTICULTURE AND CONSERVATION AMONG THE GROSSE POINTE COMMUNITIES.
- Income
- $56,828
- Spending
- $62,600
- Reserves
- 43.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
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 (3)
- $2,700 spent. ANNUAL GROSSE POINTE GARDEN TOUR: THE TOUR IS A POPULAR ANNUAL EVEN DURING WHICH A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BEAUTIFUL PRIVATE AREA GARDENS ARE ON DISPLAY FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY. THE TOUR SERVES TO ENHANCE THE IMAGE OF THE ENTIRE GROSSE POINTE COMMUNITY AND INSPIRES PARTICIPANTS TO IMPROVE THEIR HOME GARDENS. 800 ATTENDEES
- $14,356 spent. LECTURE SERIES: GROSSE POINTE GARDEN CENTER PROVIDES A SERIES OF PROGRAMS, LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS WHICH ARE OPEN TO THE COMMUNITY FURTHERING THE EFFORT TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE OF GARDENING AND CONSERVATION IN THE GROSSE POINTE COMMUNITY AND SURROUNDING AREA. OF PERSONS BENEFITED: 300 ATTENDEES.
- $7,761 spent. ANNUAL TRIAL GARDENS: EVERY YEAR THE GROSSE POINTE GARDEN CENTER PROVIDES A CIRCULAR GARDEN PLOT DIVIDED INTO NINE PIE SHAPED SECTIONS FOR USE AS A COMMUNITY GARDENING COMPETITION. ALL OF THE LOCAL GARDEN CLUBS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE BY SELECTING A SECTION OF THE "TRIAL GARDEN- AND, FOLLOWING A THEME,PLAN,PLANT AND MAINTAIN THE GARDENS FROM SPRING THROUGH END OF SUMMER. EACH PARTICIPATING GARDEN CLUB IS PROVIDED A STIPEND BY THE GROSSE POINTE GARDEN CENTER TO HELP OFFSET THEIR COSTS INCURRED DURING THE COMPETITION. A PANEL OF MASTER GARDENERS JUDGES EACH SECTION OF THE GARDEN ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS DURING THE LENGTH OF THE EVENT. FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PLACE WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED AT AN END OF SUMMER TEA TO WHICH THE COMMUNITY IS INVITED. FROM SPRING PLANTING AND THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, THE TRIAL GARDENS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY. 500 GARDEN MEMBERS PLUS ENTIRE GROSSE POINTE COMMUNITY BENEFITED.
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 October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2010 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2010.
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 December 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 February 2012.
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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