Nonprofit · EIN 13-3570145
GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC
Tax-exempt · GREENWICH, CT 06831
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $7,707,472 | $5,869,278 | $1,838,194 | $44,908,372 | $498,370 | $44,410,002 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,620,289 | $5,179,810 | $440,479 | $40,647,131 | $937,077 | $39,710,054 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,554,730 | $4,910,338 | $1,644,392 | $37,301,612 | $667,399 | $36,634,213 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,326,275
- of which government grants
- $282,302
- Membership dues
- $428,501
- Program service revenue
- $1,448,970
- Investment income
- $2,125,320
- Royalties
- $31
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,185,228
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$45,827
- Other revenue
- $806,907
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $161,350
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $540,206
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,548,549
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,536,683
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $94,554
- Accounting fees
- $236,632
- Occupancy
- $35,642
- Travel
- $290,832
- Depreciation
- $105,886
- Program services (functional)
- $4,212,497
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,265,369
- Fundraising (functional)
- $391,412
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $40,647,131
- Total assets, end of year
- $44,908,372
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $498,370
- Net assets, end of year
- $44,410,002
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,211
- Publicly traded securities
- $40,817,537
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $27,715,561
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $16,694,441
- Gross receipts
- $12,377,221
- Employees
- 23
- Volunteers
- 750
- Year formed
- 1989
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES BRAYTON HALL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $283,907 | $32,836 |
| DONNA MORTENSEN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $195,107 | $28,356 |
| BRIDGET CONNORS | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,335 | $23,858 |
| PAMELA GOVERNALE | DIRECTOR OF PRESERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,375 | $22,585 |
| CLIFF WEATHERS | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,060 | $23,320 |
| HORATIO JOYCE | DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC PROGRAMS & EDUCATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,777 | $24,166 |
| ROBERT BALENTINE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON PRYSE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS COLEMAN P BURKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN-PAUL MONTUPET | TREASURER (UNTIL 08/25) Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE ADDISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY RANDOLPH BALLINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KREIS BEALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY BELLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON K BOURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
26 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMILLE BUTRUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| J BARCLAY COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATE CORDSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN DUNLEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALEASE FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MISSY FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LIONEL GOLDFRANK III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CATHY BARANCIK GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUSAN ZISES GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KAYE HEAFEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SUZANNE KAYNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| FREDERICK A LANDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN F LENHARDT JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LOCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MAREK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| KATIE RIDDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHUCK ROYCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JORGE A SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPITZMILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| RAUN THORP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| LISA TULASKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTABELL VARTANIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARSHALL WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ALAN ZEIGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH EVERDELL | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE MOSS | DIRECTOR (UNTIL 09/25) Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 40 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES BRAYTON HALL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $275,535 | $30,005 |
| DONNA MORTENSEN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $193,000 | $27,809 |
| BRIDGET CONNORS | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $128,750 | $23,432 |
| PAMELA GOVERNALE | DIRECTOR OF PRESERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,750 | $22,182 |
| CLIFF WEATHERS | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,250 | $17,254 |
| ROBERT BALENTINE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON PRYSE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MRS COLEMAN P BURKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN-PAUL MONTUPET | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRUCE ADDISON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY RANDOLPH BALLINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KREIS BEALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY BELLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON K BOURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMILLE BUTRUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J BARCLAY COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE CORDSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN DUNLEVY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH EVERDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEASE FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MISSY FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LIONEL GOLDFRANK III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY BARANCIK GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ZISES GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYE HEAFEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE KAYNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERICK A LANDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN F LENHARDT JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LOCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MAREK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLOTTE MOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE RIDDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK ROYCE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JORGE A SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPITZMILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAUN THORP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LISA TULASKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTABELL VARTANIAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHALL WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALAN ZEIGLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES BRAYTON HALL | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $248,815 | $35,811 |
| DONNA MORTENSEN | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $171,536 | $30,793 |
| BRIDGET CONNORS | DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,563 | $25,443 |
| PAMELA GOVERNALE | DIRECTOR OF PRESERVATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,721 | $24,276 |
| TERRENCE D DANIELS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT BALENTINE | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| COLEMAN P BURKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON PRYSE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY RANDOLPH BALLINGER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHELLEY BELLING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON K BOURKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAMILLE BUTRUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BARBARA WHITNEY CARR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| J BARCLAY COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATE CORDSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH EVERDELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEASE FISHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LIONEL GOLDFRANK III | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CATHY BARANCIK GRAHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN ZISES GREEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KAYE HEAFEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE KAYNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| FREDERICK A LANDMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BENJAMIN F LENHARDT JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH LOCKE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH MAREK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JEAN-PAUL MONTUPET | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEPHEN ORR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KATIE RIDDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN COPELAND ROSE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JORGE A SANCHEZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER SPITZMILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARSHALL WATSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA SCOTT WESTRING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4 GREENWICH OFFICE PARK STE 350, GREENWICH, CT 06831-5197
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ROBERT BALENTINE, PO BOX 608, GARRISON, NY 10524
- Signed the 990
- ROBERT BALENTINE, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (845) 424-6500
- Website
- GARDENCONSERVANCY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP LP
Mission
TO PRESERVE, SHARE, AND CELEBRATE AMERICA'S GARDENS AND DIVERSE GARDENING TRADITIONS FOR THE EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION OF THE PUBLIC.
Program accomplishments
- OUR ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES FOCUS ON THREE MAIN AREAS: PRESERVATION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. WE WORK TO RESTORE HISTORIC AMERICAN GARDENS, ASSIST PRIVATE GARDENS IN THEIR DESIRE TO BECOME PUBLIC AMENITIES, PRESENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES RELATING TO THE HISTORY AND CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF GARDENS AND GARDENING, AND OPEN PRIVATE GARDENS ACROSS THE NATION TO THE PUBLIC THROUGH OUR "OPEN DAYS" PROGRAM.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.IN 2025, THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND ITS PROGRAMS THANKS TO THE GENEROSITY AND ENGAGEMENT OF A GROWING COMMUNITY OF MEMBERS, DONORS, AND EVENT PARTICIPANTS. DURING THE 2025 SEASON, OPEN DAYS WELCOMED MORE THAN 32,000 VISITORS TO 347 GARDEN-VISITING OPPORTUNITIES AND PRESENTED SIXTEEN VIRTUAL PROGRAMS TO OVER 7,000 PARTICIPANTS. THE NATIONAL SPEAKING TOUR FEATURED CELEBRATED PHOTOGRAPHER NGOC MINH NGO, WHO SHARED HER PASSION FOR ROSES AND PHOTOGRAPHY AND HER INSIGHTS INTO BREATHTAKING ROSE GARDENS FROM ENGLAND AND FRANCE TO JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES. OUR GARDEN FUTURES GRANTS PROGRAM (INCLUDING THE PAGE DICKEY GRANT FOR AMERICAN GARDENS) SUPPORTED TWENTY-EIGHT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH GARDEN-BASED PROGRAMMING AND THE STUDY OF GARDEN HISTORY. OUR PRESERVATION PROGRAM CONTINUED TO OFFER GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE SEEKING RESOURCES TO PRESERVE OR RESTORE GARDENS; WHILE ALSO ENSURING THE LONGEVITY OF THE EIGHT GARDENS THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY PROTECTS THROUGH CONSERVATION EASEMENTS. THROUGH THE SUZANNE AND FREDERIC RHEINSTEIN FUND FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS, WE CONTINUED THE FILM DOCUMENTATION OF THE ANNE SPENCER HOUSE AND GARDEN MUSEUM IN LYNCHBURG, VA, AND HELD A PREMIERE OF EARTH I THANK YOU: THE GARDEN AND LEGACY OF ANNE SPENCER AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE IN WASHINGTON, DC.NANCY FRIESE BECAME THE GARDEN CONSERVANCY'S FIRST ARTIST IN RESIDENCE. HER RESIDENCY FOCUSED ON DOCUMENTING THE SHIFTING SEASONS AT TWO LANDMARK SITES CURRENTLY UNDER RESTORATION: WEATHERSFIELD ESTATE & GARDEN IN AMENIA AND BLITHEWOOD GARDEN IN ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON.Expenses $4,212,497 · grants $161,350 · revenue $1,448,970
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 13-3570145
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1990
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C400)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $44,908,372
- Income (IRS master file)
- $12,377,221
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $7,707,472 | $5,869,278 | $44,908,372 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,620,289 | $5,179,810 | $40,647,131 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,554,730 | $4,910,338 | $37,301,612 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,098,004 | $4,232,109 | $31,370,878 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 13-3570145).
Questions about GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC
- What is the EIN of GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC is 13-3570145.
- Is GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1990.
- Are donations to GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ROBERT BALENTINE.
- Who are the officers and directors of GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 41 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $283,907 (JAMES BRAYTON HALL, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does GARDEN CONSERVANCY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,707,472, expenses of $5,869,278 and total assets of $44,908,372 at year end.
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