2026-09-16T10:43:33-05:00 2026-06-30 201518594 RFH PLLC 300 WEST VINE STREET STE 800 LEXINGTON KY 405071812 990EZ 2025-07-01 540567098 THE AMERICAN PEONY SOCIETY INC C/O MENN LAW FIRM AMER 9207316631 102 N MADISON STREET CHILTON WI 53014 LOIS GIRTON PRESIDENT 9207316631 2026-09-16 1 DAVID ROTH CPA P01674013 8592311800 2025 X X AMERICANPEONYSOCIETY.ORG X X 128678 X 4755 55900 38738 4150 21249 789 20460 3886 127889 19800 7150 196 87236 114382 13507 292185 0 305692 X 292668 305692 292668 305692 483 0 292185 305692 X DEDICATED TO PROMOTE THE CULTURE, EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE GENUS "PAENIA." PEONY EDUCATION: APS MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE WEBSITE WITH INFORMATION ON BEST PRACTICES FOR PEONY CULTIVATION, PROPAGATION, HYBRIDIZATION, AND IDENTIFICATION. THE WEBSITE IS VISITED BY OVER 6000 PEOPLE WORLDWIDE EACH MONTH. EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND EXHIBITIONS ARE PROVIDED TO MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT CONVENTIONS. 19800 79226 CULTIVAR REGISTRATION: APS IS THE INTERNATIONAL CULTIVAR REGISTRATION AUTHORITY (ICRA) FOR THE GENUS PAEONIA. REGISTRAR ASSESSES APPLICATIONS FOR CULTIVAR REGISTRATION FROM HYBRIDIZERS AROUND THE WORLD, COMPILES AND MAINTAINS THAT INFORMATION ON THE APS WEBSITE UNDER REGISTRY. 0 0 PEONY RESEARCH AND PRESERVATION: THROUGH THE PEONY REFERENCE GARDEN PROGRAM, APS PROVIDES SUPPORT TO PUBLIC GARDENS DISPLAYING PEONIES. 0 0 79226 X LOIS GIRTON PRESIDENT 10.00 0 0 0 NATE BREMER PAST PRESIDENT 6.00 0 0 0 CORY TISCHMAN VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 0 0 0 MELISSA SULLIVAN TREASURER AS OF OCT 2025 4.00 0 0 0 LYNN GESSLING TREASURER TILL OCTOBER 2025 1.00 0 0 0 BRANDIE ORCHARD RECORDING SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 ELIZABETH BEST MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY 2.00 0 0 0 SHERYL LAWSON CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 1.00 0 0 0 MARY MUELLNER ASSISTANT MEMBERSHIP SECRE 1.00 0 0 0 JORDAN KABAT PEONY REGISTRAR 4.00 0 0 0 KIMBERLY BREMER BULLETIN EDITOR 2.00 0 0 0 BERNIE MILLER E-NEWSLETTER EDITOR 1.00 0 0 0 X 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WI MELISSA SULLIVAN 3585 PARIS PIKE LEXINGTON KY 40511 8599133435 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 30157 34139 36991 40440 43493 185220 51416 95205 80853 65863 77149 370486 81573 129344 117844 106303 120642 555706 0 0 0 555706 2961 7 13326 4070 4150 24514 2961 7 13326 4070 4150 24514 84534 129351 131170 110373 124792 580220 0.95780 0.95530 0.04220 0.04470 X AUCTION 21249 21249 789 21249 21249 789 789 20460 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME DESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 4,150. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUE DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING INCOME. AMOUNT: 3,886. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PEONY EDUCATION. GRANTEE NAME: SCOTT ARBORETUM & GARDENS. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 500 COLLEGE AVENUE SWARTHMORE, PA 19081. DATE OF GIFT: 05/14/26. AMOUNT GIVEN: 7,500. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PEONY EDUCATION. GRANTEE NAME: WINTERTHUR MUSEUM, GARDEN & LIBRARY. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 5105 KENNETT PIKE WINTERTHUR, DE 19735. DATE OF GIFT: 05/14/26. AMOUNT GIVEN: 7,500. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PEONY EDUCATION. GRANTEE NAME: HOARD HISTORICAL MUSEUM, ANDERSON INTERSECTIONAL GRANTEE NAME: HOARD HISTORICAL MUSEUM, ANDERSON INTERSECTIONAL. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 401 WHITEWATER AVE FORT ATKINSON, WI 53538. DATE OF GIFT: 05/14/26. AMOUNT GIVEN: 500. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PEONY EDUCATION. GRANTEE NAME: HAMILTON COLLEGE, GRANT GARDEN. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 198 COLLEGE HILL ROAD CLINTON, NY 13323. DATE OF GIFT: 05/14/26. AMOUNT GIVEN: 2,000. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PEONY EDUCATION. GRANTEE NAME: BEAVER DAM, WISCONSIN HERITAGE GARDEN. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 127 S SPRING STREET BEAVER DAM, WI 53916. DATE OF GIFT: 05/14/26. AMOUNT GIVEN: 2,300. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 19,800. FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES DESCRIPTION: BANK AND SERVICE FEES. AMOUNT: 4,414. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS. AMOUNT: 973. DESCRIPTION: WEB EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 9,452. DESCRIPTION: PEONY EDUCATION AND CONVENTION EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 58,426. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 5,322. DESCRIPTION: REGULATORY COMPLIANCE CHARGES. AMOUNT: 8,649. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 87,236. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES DESCRIPTION: ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 483. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.