Nonprofit · EIN 74-1145998
RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB
Tax-exempt · HOUSTON, TX 77098
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $899,674 | $914,844 | -$15,170 | $2,643,842 | $0 | $2,643,842 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,539,796 | $1,145,108 | $394,688 | $2,659,012 | $0 | $2,659,012 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $737,528 | $892,449 | -$154,921 | $2,264,324 | $0 | $2,264,324 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $614,042
- Membership dues
- $155,476
- Program service revenue
- $6,012
- Investment income
- $67,174
- Net rental income
- $212,446
- Other revenue
- $212,446
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $380,063
- Other salaries and wages
- $104,282
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $114,265
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,027
- Occupancy
- $139,377
- Travel
- $1,735
- Depreciation
- $51,869
- Program services (functional)
- $707,089
- Management and general (functional)
- $123,901
- Fundraising (functional)
- $83,854
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,659,012
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,643,842
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,643,842
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $561,956
- Gross receipts
- $1,131,023
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 467
- Year formed
- 1927
- State of legal domicile
- TX
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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughan Clark | President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Madeleine Sheehy | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Patti Hopson | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Ohmstede | Recording Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Louise Bland | Asst. Recording Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Schiffer | Corresponding Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Emily Sullivan | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Debby Liesse | Asst. Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Susan Penland | Parliamentarian Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Nancy Abendshein | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| D'Anne Anderson | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carole Bailey | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Collier Blades | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Rosanna Blalock | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Emily Bolin | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
41 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori Britton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Butler | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carol Callaway | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Meredith Cocke | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Sarah Eilers | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Cherie Flores | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cheri Fossler | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anne French | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Nancy Gordon | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Suzanne Goss | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carol Junell | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Molly Lamme | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Diane Langdon | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Vicki Lange | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kris Maclay | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Sally Matthews | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Helen Maxson | Director Trustee or director | 8 | $0 |
| Jane McAfee | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Ann McCarroll | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martha McDougald | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sharon McNearney | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Carrie Miller | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Maura Montgomery | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Amy Mueller | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Laura Oden | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lisa O'Leary | Director Trustee or director | 0.25 | $0 |
| Jill Oliver | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Pam Ott | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tracy Peddie | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Katharine Perrow | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Peterson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mimi Prioleau | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Hilary Purcell | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Sheffield | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Stone | Director Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| Kim Strange | Director Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| Susan Swann | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carolyn Utt | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Pat Wallace | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kathryn Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Winters | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 60 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patti Hopson | President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Vaughan Clark | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Stone | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kathryn Wilson | Recording Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Pat Wallace | Asst. Recording Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Leigh Smith | Corresponding Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Emily Sullivan | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Louise Symmes | Asst. Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Kay Rice | Parliamentarian Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Abendshein | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| D'Anne Anderson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carole Bailey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Collier Blades | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rosanna Blalock | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Bland | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Carol Butler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Suzanne Caram | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Helen Chambers | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anita Elder | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Madeleine Elmer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anne French | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Margaret Greer | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Stephanie Hamilton | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Terry Harmon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kay Lynn Kuper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Langdon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Lange | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Vicki Lange | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Debby Liesse | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Lucas | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Hope Lum | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Sally Matthews | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Helen Maxson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Jane McAfee | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Ann McCarroll | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martha McDugald | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Susie McGee | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carrie Miller | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Maura Montgomery | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Betty Newton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Oden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Ohmstede | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pam Ott | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Peddie | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mimi Prioleau | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Hilary Purcell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Ragan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carroll Ray | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Krissi Reid | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Robertson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Schiffer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Madeleine Sheehy | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Sheffield | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Adele Spalding | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Strange | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janna Webber | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carroll Wessels | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Bess Wilson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Marilyn Winters | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Connie Wright | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 60 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Stone | President Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Patti Hopson | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Victoria Lange | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Patty Shepherd | Recording Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Pam Rundle | Asst. Recording Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Raun | Corresponding Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Kay Rice | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 |
| Louise Symmes | Asst. Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Terry Smith | Parliamentarian Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Abendshein | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carol Ann Anderson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Carole Bailey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Baker | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pat Berry | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rosanna Blalock | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Bland | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Emily Bolin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Virginia Mary Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Butler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jackie Cathriner | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kelty Crain | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Dye | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sarah Eilers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Madeleine Elmer | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Lisa Fransisco | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Anne French | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carroll Goodman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Amy Greenwood | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Mary Margaret Greer | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Marilyn Gregg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tammy Jenkins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Junell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Risse Knight | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kay Lynn Kuper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Langdon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Lange | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Debby Liesse | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sandy Lucas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hope Lum | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Helen Maxson | Director Trustee or director | 4 | $0 |
| Jane McAfee | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sandra McBride | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Martha McDugald | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Mears | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Nelson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Betty Newton | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Laura Oden | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Ohmstede | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Vivian O'Leary | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hilary Purcell | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Amy Ragan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Liz Rigney | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Sheffield | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Leigh Smith | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Anne Suman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Molly Vaughan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pat Wallace | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Janna Webber | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Marilyn Winters | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Connie Wright | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2503 WESTHEIMER RD, HOUSTON, TX 77098-1321
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Madeleine Sheehy, 2503 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77098
- Signed the 990
- Emily Sullivan, Treasurer
- Phone
- (713) 523-2483
- Website
- www.riveroaksgc.org
- Return prepared by
- Blazek & Vetterling
Mission
The purpose of River Oaks Garden Club is to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening and to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation and civic improvement.
Program accomplishments
- See Schedule OThe River Oaks Garden Club seeks to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening through meetings, conferences and publications and to foster conservation, civic improvement and education. The Club supports other educational and cultural organizations that advance the club's mission. The organizations supported during the 2024-2025 fiscal year are listed on Schedule I. A Garden Book for Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast, first published in 1929, was entirely updated, expanded and redesigned with an emphasis on environmentally friendly gardening and native plants. The current edition, released in March 2013, reaffirms the commitment of River Oaks Garden Club to preserving our environment, promoting sustainability, and planting with a purpose. Included are lists of the newest varieties of plants native to the Houston area, and updated ideas on organic gardening practices, drainage, pruning and watering.Expenses $325,128 · grants $151,450 · revenue $5,540
- The Garden Club funds the maintenance of the Bayou Bend Gardens, a part of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. In addition to this funding, 35 club members voluntarily work in the gardens on a weekly basis, both maintaining the gardens and propagating plants for the gardens. The Club also funds, and the volunteers create, fresh floral arrangements each week for the Bayou Bend House for the daily public tours.Expenses $208,213 · grants $208,213
- The Forum of Civics building and gardens, the club headquarters, are open to the public. The building may be rented for events and was rented 44 times during the year. The Garden Club also hosts an annual Seniors' Open House Day and invites residents of local senior living facilities to visit the Club for a guided building and gardens tour, a floral demonstration, and refreshments.Expenses $173,396 · grants $20,400
- The Club sponsors the Azalea Trail, a tour of Bayou Bend as well as several members' gardens, every other year. The Forum of Civics building is also on the tour and is the site of many educational displays and question and answer sessions with gardening experts. Over 5,000 people typically attend this three-day event and all members of the club volunteer a minimum of ten hours to help stage the event. The tour was not held during the 2024-2025 fiscal year.Expenses $352 · revenue $472
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 74-1145998
- 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
- 1962
- Accounting year ends
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C420)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,643,842
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,131,023
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $899,674 | $914,844 | $2,643,842 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $1,539,796 | $1,145,108 | $2,659,012 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $737,528 | $892,449 | $2,264,324 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | $1,013,084 | $840,820 | $2,419,245 | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 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 74-1145998).
Questions about RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB
- What is the EIN of RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB is 74-1145998.
- Is RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1962.
- Are donations to RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB 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 RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names Madeleine Sheehy.
- Who are the officers and directors of RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 56 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does RIVER OAKS GARDEN CLUB have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $899,674, expenses of $914,844 and total assets of $2,643,842 at year end.
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