Nonprofit · EIN 54-2143893
DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION
Tax-exempt · DENTON, TX 76208
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990-EZ | $110,030 | $98,781 | $11,249 | $128,891 | – | $128,891 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $82,961 | $89,140 | -$6,179 | $117,642 | – | $117,642 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $84,290 | $72,222 | $12,068 | $123,820 | – | $123,820 |
Financial details: 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $28,081
- Program service revenue
- $46,483
- Investment income
- $1,685
- Net income from fundraising events
- $29,924
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $504
- Other revenue
- $3,353
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $10,429
- Benefits paid to members
- $30,558
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Professional fees and payments to contractors
- $1,575
- Occupancy
- $18,198
- Printing, publications and postage
- $2,296
- Other expenses
- $35,725
- Program services (functional)
- $46,903
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $117,642
- Total assets, end of year
- $128,891
- Total liabilities, end of year
- –
- Net assets, end of year
- $128,891
- Cash, savings and investments
- $128,891
- Gross receipts
- $139,842
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-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Ambrose | President | 10 | $0 |
| Jeff Hardgrave | Vice President | 10 | $0 |
| Jill Olhausen | Secretary | 10 | $0 |
| Harry Gornick | Treasurer | 10 | $0 |
| Donna Hull | Communications Director | 10 | $0 |
| Barbara Smith | Education Director | 10 | $0 |
| Brenda Martin | Member At Large | 10 | $0 |
| Treva McFadden | Outreach Director | 10 | $0 |
| Ricky Wilkins | Technology Director | 10 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2024: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raeline Nobles | President | 10 | $0 |
| Jeff Hardgrave | Vice President Projects | 10 | $0 |
| Lori Barr | Secretary | 10 | $0 |
| Dale Powell | Treasurer | 10 | $0 |
| Donna Hull | Communications Director | 10 | $0 |
| Ellen Gaunt | Education Director | 10 | $0 |
| Brenda Martin | Member At Large | 10 | $0 |
| Cheryl Huckabee | Past President | 10 | $0 |
| Bonnie Ambrose | Outreach Director | 10 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Huckabee | President | 10 | $0 |
| Kelli Bixler | Vice President Projects | 10 | $0 |
| Missy McCormick | Secretary | 10 | $0 |
| Dale Powell | Treasurer | 10 | $0 |
| Judy Allen | Communications Director | 10 | $0 |
| Daniel Arenas | Education Director | 10 | $0 |
| Kim Shaneyfelt | Member At Large | 10 | $0 |
| Kathryn Wells | Past President | 10 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 611 KIMBERLY DR STE 151, DENTON, TX 76208-6338
- In care of
- % RAELINE NOBLES
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 401 W Hickory St Suite 112, Denton TX 76201
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Barbara Brown, 106 Woodland Dr, Highland Village TX 75077
- Signed the 990-EZ
- Dale A Powell, Treasurer 2025
- Website
- www.dcmga.com
Mission
The mission of the Denton County Master Gardener Association is to educate and inspire Denton County residents through research-based horticulture promoting eco-friendly gardens and enduring landscapes that enrich our communities. Supporting this mission in 2025 330 master gardeners contributed 44,975 volunteer service hours across more than 30 projects reaching 1,006,492 Denton County residents.
Program accomplishments
- DCMGA Plant Sale This is DCMGAs largest fundraising event which helps fund the organizations community outreach and educational programs for the year. Both commercially grown and master gardener grown plants with a focus on natives and adapted plants shrubs roses trees etc. are sold. In addition to plant sales the event provides plant identification horticultural guidance and conducts educational demonstrations.Expenses $28,050
- Earth-Kind Design This three day in person program offers research-based Earth-Kind principles and education through a fee-based multi-session design course open to the public and DCMGA members. Areas covered include garden design site preparation construction and maintenance.Expenses $5,689
- Unveiling Beauty Learning and Community at Our 2025 Garden Tour! DCMGA Garden Tour and Education Fair This annual tour event invites the public to explore gardens selected by DCMGA including members and public gardens while offering gardening and educational demonstrations.Expenses $3,229
- Flower Mound First Baptist Community Garden Flower Mound Flower Mound First Baptist Community Garden is an educational and demonstration resource garden for residents scout troops students and those with special needs. Master Gardeners assist church garden volunteers in planting maintaining and harvesting fresh produce for donation to Christian Community Action CCA Food Pantry.Expenses $2,300
- Science With Attitude SWAt SWAt is a year-round program providing individualized supplemental education on various horticultural and environmental science topics for the classroom and other educational and community venues. Through SWAts Educational Outreach Program Master Gardeners working jointly with Elm Fork Master Naturalist and 4-H volunteers provide stand-alone curriculum-enrichment opportunities that are volunteer led to support topics being taught in the classroom and align with state standards in math science and reading.All of SWAts program kits include a TEKs driven lesson plan directions for the corresponding activity and all needed materials. This is all free to you your school or your association. Our presentations run approximately 30-45 minutes and most lessons fit with K-6 curriculums but some can be reworked for presentations in middle and high school. Kits are also available for checkout if you prefer to work the program kit independently with your students.Expenses $1,577
- Fairoaks Independent Living Center Denton Fairoaks is an independent senior living community located in North Denton. Master Gardeners meet for regular workdays to assist the residents with small individual garden areas a community vegetable garden and general landscape beautification.Expenses $1,174 · grants $1,616
- Beulah Acres Agroforest Corinth At Beulah Acres Agroforest our members assist in developing an urban food forest established on two acres of land at the Global Spheres Center in Corinth. The primary goals are to increase community awareness and demonstrate an agroforestry system of plant-based food production through Earth-Kind and permaculture practices.Expenses $1,005
- Friends of Shiloh Field Garden Denton Friends of Shiloh Garden the largest community garden in the United States promotes and supports food production for low and moderate-income families. DCMGA assists with planting maintaining and harvesting fresh produce for donation to over 20 Denton County organizations. Operating year-round it produces over 50,000 pounds of food annually for donation distribution.Expenses $1,003
- Community Strong Farm Sanger The expansive 14-acre Community Strong Farm in Sanger bolsters First Refuge Ministries food banks in Denton County. Partnering with First Refuge Ministries DCMGA joins forces with 4-H FFA and local community groups to educate and promote optimal edible gardening techniques amplifying harvest yields and fostering community engagement.Expenses $968
- Josey Ranch Pocket Prairie Carrollton This project collaborates with the City of Carrollton Library Parks and Recreation and Environmental Quality Departments in developing educational opportunities that engage the public in learning about pollinator gardens appropriate plant selection and Monarch Waystations with Master Naturalists. The restored pocket prairie contains many species of native flowers prairie grasses and pollinator plants for public viewing.Expenses $792 · grants $1,000
- Denton County Youth Fair. Working with Denton County 4-H and Future Farmers of America DCMGA coordinates the horticultural show and judges horticultural entries in 10 categories for quality and conformance to standards. Master Gardeners assist with registering and documenting the entries and help the entrants learn to manage the plant to obtain the best result by show time. On show day DCMGA volunteers judge the entries.Expenses $422
- Denton County Community Grove Carrollton - This project supported by the Precinct 2 Denton County Commissioner Kevin Falconer was established to create and maintain a demonstration grove of fruit and nut plants showcasing sustainable production practices. It also offers an Earth-Kind ornamental garden providing a variety of hands-on learning opportunities in care and maintenance.Expenses $342
- Speakers Bureau and Ask A Master Gardener Booth. - The Speakers Bureau accepts speaking requests from Denton County community organizations including civic groups neighborhood associations garden clubs and others. DCMGA members deliver research-based educational presentations that promote the development of healthy gardens through sustainable horticultural practices at these speaking engagements. The Ask A Master Gardener booth is an outreach of the Denton County Master Gardener Association. It allows the public and certified Master Gardeners to interact one-on-one. We provide research-based gardening education and experiences field questions and address local gardening concerns. We participate in local venues including farmers markets Arbor Day events Earth Day Denton Redbud Festival community and employee fairs and our DCMGA-sponsored annual events. We try to keep our green thumb on the communitys pulse and are constantly tailoring our presentation to best represent Denton County Master Gardeners at each event we attend.Expenses $175
- Denton County Historical Park DentonThe Denton County Historical Park is home to several historical buildings including the Bayless-Selby House Museum. DCMGA works with Denton County in developing landscaping and maintaining heirloom gardens pathways and trees at the historic site.Expenses $110
- Gardenscapers. The Gardenscapers project assists approved non-profit organizations with landscape planning including soil types ongoing drought conditions and the capricious nature of our climate using water-wise plantings low maintenance Texas natives and design elements.Expenses $35
- Roots for Wings Lewisville Roots for Wings is a pilot program certifying residential pollinator and native habitat gardens. This program provides residents with training and education on site selection and preparation plant selection and maintenance and ecological benefits. The workshop is taught in partnership with the Native Plant Society of Texas Denton County Master Gardeners and Elm Fork Master Naturalists.Expenses $32
- Texas Master Gardener Association TMGA Search for Excellence Awards TMGA in cooperation with the Texas Master Gardener Program Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M University System recognizes and presents awards for exemplary achievements annually. The DCMGA submissions for 2025 include: a.Teaching Site Category - Friends of Shiloh Garden b.Workshop-Presentation Category Josey Ranch Pocket Prairie c.Outstanding Master Gardener Association Category Denton County Master Gardener Association.
- Garden Help Desk This initiative focuses on researching and responding to the publics gardening inquiries submitted to the DCMGA Help Desk. Questions include trees turf insects soil weeds flowers vegetables etc. During 2025 433 questions were addressed with research-based information and support.
- Argyle Unity Park ArgyleMaster Gardeners work with the Town of Argyle to beautify Argyle Unity Park at 135 Crawford Argyle Tx. Programs include educating the public about Texas native drought-tolerant and heat-tolerant plants.grants $1,000
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-EZ on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 54-2143893
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2004
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C42)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $128,891
- Income (IRS master file)
- $139,842
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990-EZ | December 2025 | $110,030 | $98,781 | $128,891 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2024 | $82,961 | $89,140 | $117,642 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2023 | $84,290 | $72,222 | $123,820 | XML |
| 990-EZ | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Barbara Brown | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 54-2143893).
Questions about DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION
- What is the EIN of DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION is 54-2143893.
- Is DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2004.
- Are donations to DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION 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 DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION 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 DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990-EZ for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION?
- The 990-N for 2014 names Barbara Brown.
- Who are the officers and directors of DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION?
- The 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does DENTON COUNTY MASTER GARDENER ASSOCIATATION have?
- On its 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $110,030, expenses of $98,781 and total assets of $128,891 at year end.
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