2026-01-15T10:50:44-08:00 2025-06-30 743051073 Carolyn A Mayes CPA 465 Stony Point Road 237 Santa Rosa CA 95401 990 2024-07-01 946083114 California Garden Clubs Inc CALI 5108459608 PO Box 823 San Fernando CA 91341 George Perko Treasurer 2026-01-14 true true Carolyn A Mayes CPA P00068278 7075738892 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Carol Vallens PO Box 823 San Fernando CA 913410823 161344 false 5358 X www.californiagardenclubs.org X 1936 CA To create, promote and further interest in horticulture, gardening, floral and landscape design, plant and bird life, and appreciation of the natural beauties of the State of California. 94 94 0 18600 0 27858 28351 111963 83939 43518 49054 0 183339 161344 0 0 3600 4200 0 0 103667 119222 107267 123422 76072 37922 691291 744405 4977 20169 686314 724236 To create, promote and further interest in horticulture, gardening, floral and landscape design, plant and bird life, and appreciation of the natural beauties of the State of California. To encourage civic beautification and roadside development. To assist in projects for the conservation of our natural resources. To coordinate and centralize the work of the various California garden clubs and bring them into a closer relation of mutual helpfulness. To cooperate with other agencies in furthering interests in educational areas. false false 41311 30335 The Organization maintains a master liability insurance option program for qualifying member clubs and associate plant societies. The insurance provides liability protection for the insured groups, and those who volunteer on their behalf, for certain qualifying activities such as flower shows and plant sales, meetings and workshops with attendances of 500 or less. 16982 12000 The Organization provides scholarships and awards to create, promote and further interest in horticulture, gardening, floral and landscape design, plant and bird life, and appreciation of the natural beauties of the State of California. Six scholarships of $2,000 each were awarded during the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 to college students planning careers in fields related to the activities and objectives of the Organization. The Organization provides many annual recognition awards to garden clubs and their members consisting of certificates, pins and cash amounts of $10 to $150. In addition, the Organization provides service certificates to clubs and members to honor their years of service, and certificates of commendation to garden centers, nurseries and garden-related businesses to commend them for their outstanding contributions to, and support of, the mission and objectives of the Organization's clubs. 2906 53604 The Organization encourages civic beautification and roadside development and assists in the conservation of natural resources through gardening projects in the State of California. The Organization provides garden tours, educational gardening ciriculums and information, and an electronic newsletter, E-News, to enhance horticultural appreciation and knowledge.The Organization's officers organize and attend national and regional meetings, conferences, symposiums and flower shows to enhance horticultural appreciation and knowledge in California. The Organization has approximately 18,600 members in approximately 231 garden clubs, 49 associate plant societies, and 1 affiliate. 61199 true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 3 0 true 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 94 94 false false false false false true true true true false true true false true false false false true false true false CA X X X George Perko 5108459608 PO Box 823 San Fernando CA 913410823 George Perko Treasurer 16.00 0.00 X X 4200 0 0 Marlene Kinney 2nd Vice Pres 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Krystal Migliore Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lynne Batchelor Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jennifer Waite Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Greg Pokorski Parliamentarian 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Launa Gould Dist Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Martha Smyser member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Gail Vanderhorst Recording Sec 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jane McKee Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Delaney Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Bird District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy McDougal Dist Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sandy Jaeger District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Paul District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NINA BLONSKI 3rd Vice Pres 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Gudrun Kimmel Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Annette Choate District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ellen Beltz District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JANA DUDLEY Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Cerutti District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joyce Parrott Dist Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jeanne Johnson Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Darcey Lober Dist Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Holley Harbin District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLYN FERGODA DIST DIRECTOR 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dana Boyd District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Adele Kelly 1st VICE PRES 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Paula Elias District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Michele Blomberg Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rita Desilets FINANCIAL SEC 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Roseann Costabile Dist Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Brad Welles Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Brooks Dist Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sue Bennett Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Beverly Brune Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Maria Krenek Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robert Gordon Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pat Clayes Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Robin Pokorski Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Elizabeth Tufo Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Julie West Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Berni Hendrix Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 GEORGE SPEER Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Terry Sampson District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 George Unrine Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shirley Lipa Corresp. Sec 12.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Mike Gould Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Jauregui Dist Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Alexis Slafer District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Bates Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cynthia Jackson Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joan Craig Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Smith Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE RIVERA DIST DIRECTO 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Myrtle Findley Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Patricia Holloway Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rosalie Hooper Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carol Vallens President 16.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Ron Byrd Dist Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Milly Benson Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Hoyum Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY TROXELL Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHARON TOOLEY Dist Director 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Taylor de Murillo Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Cosand Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chuck Goodwin Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jan Goehring Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy Compton Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Phil Stanley Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Pat Gaston Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bette Langford Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bette Tang Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ellen Meikle Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cher Habriel Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Beverly Switzer Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sherry Molinari Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Donna Payton Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rosa Radicchi Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Natalie Bloxham Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Roy Wilburn Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Travis Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Terri Taylor Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Shelley Sparks Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dyanna Madro Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Unrine Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Kathy Bramhall Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Hank Vanderhorst Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Paul Vander Werf District Dir 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Villi Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carlotta Wixon-Welker Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Charlotte Tucker Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Judy Powers Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Frankie Raymond Member 6.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 4200 0 false false false 0 28351 28351 Horticulture Apprec/Educ 3049 3049 Liability Insurance 30335 30335 Membership Dues & Assessments 50555 50555 83939 49054 49054 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 161344 83939 49054 X 0 0 0 0 4200 4200 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6500 6500 0 0 0 1000 1000 110 110 0 6446 6446 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44796 41311 3485 Dues and Subscriptions 18037 18037 Scholarships 12000 12000 Officer Expenses 10562 10562 Awards and Gifts 5182 4982 200 14589 2906 11683 123422 61199 62223 0 55765 59732 22004 22016 0 124 0 0 0 0 0 5196 4186 0 309325 346922 0 0 0 298877 311549 691291 744405 20 5085 4957 15084 4977 20169 X 438863 440216 247451 284020 686314 724236 691291 744405 37922 X true X false false false X 84779 98682 109802 76776 78906 448945 712 8711 7002 32938 3049 52412 27675 31662 28026 30107 30335 147805 0 0 113166 139055 144830 139821 112290 649162 0 0 649162 2309 894 20981 15579 21026 60789 0 2309 894 20981 15579 21026 60789 0 0 115475 139949 165811 155400 133316 709951 0.91440 0.89350 0.08560 0.10650 X 310550 450 36372 347372 273572 1225 35753 310550 251648 1350 20574 273572 273962 1300 -23614 251648 220683 1140 52139 273962 0.35000 0.31000 0.34000 false false false Certificates of Deposit 311549 311549 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The Organization maintains two endowment funds. The principal of these endowment funds is intended to remain inviolate, except for certain emergency conditions as determined by the Board of Trustees. The income from the Scholarship Endowment Fund may be used to grant two $2,000 scholarships each year. The income from the CGCI Planned Giving Endowment Fund may be used to meet general operating expenses of the California Garden Clubs, Inc. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a The bylaws give the ten member Executive Committee the authority to take actions for the purpose of transacting any necessary business between board meetings. Any recommendations or actions taken shall be made a part of the minutes of the next board meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a Each garden clubs and associate plant society is a voting member belonging to one of 28 districts. The voting members of each district may elect one district director to the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b Changes to the Organization's articles of incorporation and bylaws which have been recommended by the Board of Directors may be amended by a two-thirds vote from the Organization's voting membership. The voting membership consists of members of the Board of Directors, authorized alternatives of district directors, club and associate plant society presidents or their alternatives, and delegates of member clubs and associate plant societies. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The Form 990 was prepared by the Certified Public Accountant who also prepared the Organization's reviewed financial statements. The reviewed financial statements were approved by the Organization's governing body prior to the filing of the Form 990. The Board Treasurer and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees reviewed the Form 990 in detail along with the reviewed financial statements prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 The Organization's website links to the California Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts website where a copy of the annual Form 990s/Form 990ezs are available to the public. In addition, the annual Form 990/900ez is available on Guidestar. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The Organization's articles of incorporation, bylaws, standing rules and policies are available on the Organization's website at www.californiagardenclubs.com. In addition, financial information is available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Black Point Historic Garden Pr: Column (A) - Total = $500; Column (B) - Program Services = $500; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Chairman and District Director: Column (A) - Total = $3332; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $3332; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Other Councils and Gardening: Column (A) - Total = $2141; Column (B) - Program Services = $2141; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Other General Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $1174; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $1174; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Printing and Publications: Column (A) - Total = $2732; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $2732; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Symposium Expenses: Column (A) - Total = $265; Column (B) - Program Services = $265; Column (C) - Management & General = $0; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0 Form 990, Part IX, Line 24e Website Design and Maintenance: Column (A) - Total = $4445; Column (B) - Program Services = $0; Column (C) - Management & General = $4445; Column (D) - Fundraising = $0