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Nonprofit · EIN 94-6083114

CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC

Tax-exempt · SAN FERNANDO, CA 91341

Financials

$166K$154K2022$183K$107K2023$161K$123K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$161,344$123,422$37,922$744,405$20,169$724,236
June 30, 2024990$183,339$107,267$76,072$691,291$4,977$686,314
June 30, 2023990$165,811$154,425$11,386$616,309$6,067$610,242
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$28,351
Program service revenue
$83,939
Investment income
$49,054
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$4,200
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$4,200
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$6,500
Program services (functional)
$61,199
Management and general (functional)
$62,223

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$691,291
Total assets, end of year
$744,405
Total liabilities, end of year
$20,169
Net assets, end of year
$724,236
Publicly traded securities
$346,922
Net assets without donor restrictions
$440,216
Net assets with donor restrictions
$284,020
Gross receipts
$161,344
Employees
0
Volunteers
18,600
Year formed
1936
State of legal domicile
CA

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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
George PerkoTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
16$4,200
Marlene Kinney2nd Vice Pres
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Krystal MiglioreMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Lynne BatchelorMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Jennifer WaiteMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Greg PokorskiParliamentarian
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Launa GouldDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Martha Smysermember
Trustee or director
6$0
Gail VanderhorstRecording Sec
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Jane McKeeMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Susan DelaneyMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Nancy BirdDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Nancy McDougalDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Sandy JaegerDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy PaulDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
79 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NINA BLONSKI3rd Vice Pres
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Gudrun KimmelMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Annette ChoateDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Ellen BeltzDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
JANA DUDLEYMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Diane CeruttiDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Joyce ParrottDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Jeanne JohnsonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Darcey LoberDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Holley HarbinDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
CAROLYN FERGODADIST DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
6$0
Dana BoydDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Adele Kelly1st VICE PRES
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Paula EliasDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Michele BlombergMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Rita DesiletsFINANCIAL SEC
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Roseann CostabileDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Brad WellesMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Mary BrooksDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Sue BennettMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Beverly BruneMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Maria KrenekMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Robert GordonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Pat ClayesMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Robin PokorskiMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Elizabeth TufoMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Julie WestMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Berni HendrixMember
Trustee or director
6$0
GEORGE SPEERMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Terry SampsonDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
George UnrineMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Shirley LipaCorresp. Sec
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Mike GouldMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carol JaureguiDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Alexis SlaferDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy BatesMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Cynthia JacksonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Joan CraigMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Linda SmithMember
Trustee or director
6$0
RENEE RIVERADIST DIRECTO
Trustee or director
6$0
Myrtle FindleyMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Patricia HollowayMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Rosalie HooperMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carol VallensPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
16$0
Ron ByrdDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Milly BensonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carolyn HoyumMember
Trustee or director
6$0
EMILY TROXELLMember
Trustee or director
6$0
SHARON TOOLEYDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Kathy Taylor de MurilloMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Lisa CosandMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Chuck GoodwinMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Jan GoehringMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Nancy ComptonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Phil StanleyMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Pat GastonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Bette LangfordMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Bette TangMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Ellen MeikleMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Cher HabrielMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Beverly SwitzerMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Sherry MolinariMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Donna PaytonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Rosa RadicchiMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Natalie BloxhamMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Roy WilburnMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Linda TravisMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Terri TaylorMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Shelley SparksMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Dyanna MadroMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy UnrineMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Kathy BramhallMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Hank VanderhorstMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Paul Vander WerfDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Carolyn VilliMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carlotta Wixon-WelkerMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Charlotte TuckerMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy PowersMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Frankie RaymondMember
Trustee or director
6$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 95 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
George PerkoTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
16$3,600
Marlene Kinney2nd Vice Pres
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Krystal MiglioreMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Lynne BatchelorMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Jennifer WaiteMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Greg PokorskiParliamentarian
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Launa GouldDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Martha Smysermember
Trustee or director
6$0
Gail VanderhorstRecording Sec
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Jane McKeeMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Susan DelaneyMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Nancy BirdDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Nancy McDougalDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Sandy JaegerDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy PaulDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
NINA BLONSKI3rd Vice Pres
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Gudrun KimmelMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Annette ChoateDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Ellen BeltzDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
JANA DUDLEYMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Diane CeruttiDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Joyce ParrottDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Jeanne JohnsonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Darcey LoberDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Holley HarbinDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
CAROLYN FERGODADIST DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
6$0
Dana BoydDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Adele Kelly1st VICE PRES
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Paula EliasDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Michele BlombergMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Rita DesiletsFINANCIAL SEC
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Roseann CostabileDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Brad WellesMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Mary BrooksDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Sue BennettMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Beverly BruneMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Maria KrenekMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Robert GordonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Pat ClayesMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Robin PokorskiMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Elizabeth TufoMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Julie WestMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Berni HendrixMember
Trustee or director
6$0
GEORGE SPEERMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Terry SampsonDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
George UnrineMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Shirley LipaCorresp. Sec
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Mike GouldMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carol JaureguiDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Alexis SlaferDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy BatesMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Cynthia JacksonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Joan CraigMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Linda SmithMember
Trustee or director
6$0
RENEE RIVERADIST DIRECTO
Trustee or director
6$0
Myrtle FindleyMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Patricia HollowayMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Rosalie HooperMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carol VallensPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
16$0
Ron ByrdDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Milly BensonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carolyn HoyumMember
Trustee or director
6$0
EMILY TROXELLMember
Trustee or director
6$0
SHARON TOOLEYDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Kathy Taylor de MurilloMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Lisa CosandMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Chuck GoodwinMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Jan GoehringMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Nancy ComptonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Phil StanleyMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Pat GastonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Ward HabrielMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Bette LangfordMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Bette TangMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Ellen MeikleMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Cher HabrielMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Beverly SwitzerMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Sherry MolinariMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Donna PaytonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Rosa RadicchiMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Natalie BloxhamMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Roy WilburnMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Linda TravisMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Terri TaylorMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Shelley SparksMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Dyanna MadroMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy UnrineMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Kathy BramhallMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Hank VanderhorstMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Paul Vander WerfDistrict Dir
Trustee or director
6$0
Carolyn VilliMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carlotta Wixon-WelkerMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Charlotte TuckerMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy PowersMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Frankie RaymondMember
Trustee or director
6$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 91 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
George PerkoTreasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
16$3,600
Marlene Kinney3rd Vice Pres
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Krystal MiglioreMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Lynne BatchelorPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
16$0
GLORIA BARRYMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Greg PokorskiParliamentarian
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Launa GouldDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Martha SmyserDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Gail VanderhorstRecording Sec
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Jane McKeeMember
Trustee or director
12$0
Shane LooperMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Nancy McDougalDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
GinaRose KimballDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Kathy BramhallMember
Trustee or director
6$0
NINA BLONSKIDISTRICT DIRECT
Trustee or director
6$0
Gudrun KimmelMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Linda MaloneMember
Trustee or director
6$0
JANA DUDLEYDISTRICT DIRECT
Trustee or director
6$0
Ann WallaceMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Joyce ParrottDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Jeanne JohnsonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Darcey LoberDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Jeri StarkDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
CAROLYN FERGODADIST DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
6$0
VICKI GARCIADIST DIRECTO
Trustee or director
6$0
Adele Kelly2nd VICE PRES
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
LINDA HAMDIST DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
6$0
DIANE HILLDIST DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
6$0
Rita DesiletsFINANCIAL SEC
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Roseann CostabileDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
LYNN MACFARLANDMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Cathy Van OrmanMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Mary BrooksDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Sue BennettMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Beverly BruneMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Maria KrenekDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Robert GordonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Pat ClayesMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Robin PokorskiMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Elizabeth TufoMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Julie WestMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Berni HendrixDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
GEORGE SPEERMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Terry SampsonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
George UnrineMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Shirley LipaMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Mike GouldMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carol JaureguiDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Alexis SlaferMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy BatesMember
Trustee or director
6$0
J David WestMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Rhea PitchardDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Joan CraigMember
Trustee or director
6$0
RENEE RIVERADIST DIRECTO
Trustee or director
6$0
Myrtle FindleyMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Helen GatesMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Joelle HolfordMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Rosalie HooperMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Ron LangDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Ron ByrdDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Pat YorkMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Milly BensonCORRESPOND SEC
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Carolyn HoyumDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
EMILY TROXELLMember
Trustee or director
6$0
SHARON TOOLEYDist Director
Trustee or director
6$0
Kathy Taylor de MurilloCOMMUNICATION D
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Lisa CosandMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Chuck GoodwinMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Sandra GraffMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Nancy ComptonMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Mary SchulzMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Cher HabrielMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Ward HabrielMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Bette LangfordMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Art LoeschMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Nancy Lee LoeschMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Monica LewisMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Beverly SwitzerMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Sherry MolinariMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy PowersMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Rosa RadicchiMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Ben VallensMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Roy WilburnMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Judy UnrineMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carol VallensPresident Elect
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
Hank VanderhorstMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Paul Vander WerfMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carolyn VilliMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Carlotta Wixon-WelkerMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Charlotte TuckerMember
Trustee or director
6$0
Frankie RaymondMember
Trustee or director
6$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 823, SAN FERNANDO, CA 91341-0823
Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
1969 Fairlee Drive, Encinitas CA 92024
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Carol Vallens, PO Box 823, San Fernando, CA 913410823
Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
Jeraldine Thirloway, 1969 Fairlee Drive, Encinitas CA 92024
Signed the 990
George Perko, Treasurer
Phone
(510) 845-9608
Return prepared by
Carolyn A Mayes CPA

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-6083114 or by the name CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

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.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • 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.
    Expenses $41,311 · revenue $30,335
  • 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.
    Expenses $16,982 · grants $12,000
  • 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.
    Expenses $2,906 · revenue $53,604

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-6083114
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Group exemption
Exempt since
1969
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C034)
Group exemption
5358 (100 member organizations)
Assets (IRS master file)
$744,405
Income (IRS master file)
$161,344

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$161,344$123,422$744,405XML
990June 2024$183,339$107,267$691,291XML
990June 2023$165,811$154,425$616,309XML
990June 2022$116,335$118,102$601,615IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––IRS
990June 2019–––IRS
990June 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2014
Officer: Jeraldine Thirloway
June 30, 2015≤ $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 94-6083114).

Questions about CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC

What is the EIN of CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC?
The employer identification number (EIN) of CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC is 94-6083114.
Is CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
Are donations to CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Group exemption).
Which annual return does CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS 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 CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Carol Vallens.
Who are the officers and directors of CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 94 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $4,200 (George Perko, Treasurer).
How much revenue does CALIFORNIA GARDEN CLUBS INC have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $161,344, expenses of $123,422 and total assets of $744,405 at year end.

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