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Horticultural Society of Middle Tennessee

EIN 62-0680351 · Nashville, TN

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair57 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO SUPPORT THE CHEEKWOOD TENNESSEE BOTANICAL GARDENS AND FINE ARTS CENTER

Income
$106,729
Spending
$130,205
Reserves
3.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 22% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, 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 March 31, 2026, 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 (1)
  1. $81,125 spent. FOR THE PAST 94 YEARS, THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAS BEEN A VITAL RESOURCE FOR THOSE PROMOTING HORTICULTURE AND BEAUTIFICATION THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE REGION. OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES ENDURE: TO ACT AS A CLEARING HOUSE TO COORDINATE THE HORTICULTURAL INTERESTS OF THE GARDEN CLUBS, TO COLLECT AND DIFFUSE INFORMATION ON ALL TOPICS RELATING TO THE CULTURE AND CARE OF PLANTS, TO ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION OF TREES, NATIVE PLANTS AND BIRDS, TO PROMOTE WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN THE BEAUTIFICATION AND LANDSCAPING OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GROUNDS, TO FOSTER CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS, AND TO STIMULATE CULTURAL INTERESTS. FOUNDED IN 1931, THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE, A VOLUNTEER, NONPROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION IS ONE OF THREE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS OF CHEEKWOOD ESTATE & GARDENS AND HAS MAINTAINED ITS OFFICES THERE SINCE 1960. HSMT IS COMPRISED OF OVER 40 GARDEN CLUBS AND APPROXIMATELY 1000 AUXILIARY AND GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending March 31, 2026, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending March 2026.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 1985.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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