WINNETKA GARDEN CLUB: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- WINNETKA GARDEN CLUB (EIN 36-6089704)
- Tax period
- 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
- Filed
- 2025-11-04
- IRS object ID
- 202503089349201935
- Schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-11-04T14:31:56-08:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2025-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 366599327 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Linda M Forsberg CPA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 521 Sheridan Rd | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Kenilworth | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 60043 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 366089704 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The Winnetka Garden Club | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | WINN | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 3126231924 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 180 Scott Ave | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Winnetka | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 60093 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Janet Keller | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2025-11-04 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Linda M Forsberg CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00290900 | PTIN |
| Phone | 8472561303 | PhoneNum |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $54,428 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $12,335 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $1,968 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $27,885 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $12,240 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $7,014 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $5,226 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Total Revenue | $47,414 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $18,600 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $660 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $1,640 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $21,569 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $42,469 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $4,945 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $112,217 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $117,162 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $112,312 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $117,162 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,305 | BOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $114,617 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $117,162 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,400 | BOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $112,217 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $117,162 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | The purposes of the organization are exclusively charitable and educational, including the instruction of amateur gardeners to improve and develop their knowledge, skill and love of gardening; the conservation of native plants; the instruction of the public in horticulture; and the encouragement of civic beautification through planting in, and in the vicinity of Winnetka, Illinois. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (8 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|
| Per capita dues to Garden Club of America. | $6,600 |
| Moffatt Mall Beautification Project | $2,568 |
| Attendance at conferences help members bring back new ideas to share with club members. | $5,345 |
| Meeting expenses and programs to inform the members as to horticulture, flower arranging and similar activities. | $3,398 |
| Member outreach and orientation for new members. | $1,162 |
| Awards | $341 |
| Civic plantings | $1,242 |
| Ruth Milnor Brown Fund | $435 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $21,091 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part IV | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (20 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Michelle Laughlin | ||
| Current Pres. | 2.00 | $0 |
| Mary Reynolds | ||
| Photography | 2.00 | $0 |
| Liz Lind | ||
| Nominating | 2.00 | $0 |
| Ellen Waller | ||
| Recording Sec. | 2.00 | $0 |
| Anita Livaditis | ||
| Asst. Program | 2.00 | $0 |
| Anne Merriman | ||
| Floral Chair | 2.00 | $0 |
| Carol Rasmus | ||
| Orientation | 2.00 | $0 |
| Terry Zengler | ||
| Orientation | 2.00 | $0 |
| Kathy Bonnel | ||
| Historian | 2.00 | $0 |
| Dolly Borders | ||
| Corr. Secretary | 2.00 | $0 |
| Judy Castellini | ||
| Past President | 4.00 | $0 |
| Wendy Drury | ||
| Program Chair | 2.00 | $0 |
| Maxie Clarke | ||
| Benefit | 2.00 | $0 |
| Marcia Baylin | ||
| Civic | 2.00 | $0 |
| Janet Keller | ||
| Treasurer | 2.00 | $0 |
| Suzanne Lisle | ||
| Awards | 2.00 | $0 |
| Jane Carroll | ||
| Garden History | 2.00 | $0 |
| Sarah Martay | ||
| Communications | 2.00 | $0 |
| Nancy Yurek | ||
| Civic | 2.00 | $0 |
| Courteney Stephan | ||
| Gifts & Grants | 2.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | IL | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Janet Keller | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 180 Scott Ave | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Winnetka | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | IL | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 60093 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 3126231924 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $18,071 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $37,295 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $28,315 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $28,950 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $40,220 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $152,851 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | $11,800 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $11,800 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $18,071 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $37,295 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $28,315 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $28,950 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $52,020 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $164,651 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $164,651 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $1,395 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $24,133 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $17,485 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $4,722 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $2,408 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $50,143 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $19,466 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $61,428 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $45,800 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $33,672 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $54,428 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $214,794 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.76660 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.73840 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG
Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Event1 | Fundraiser 9/10/24 | Event1Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | $24,015 | GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt |
| Charitable Contri Event1 | $11,775 | CharitableContriEvent1Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | $12,240 | GrossRevenueEvent1Amt |
| Rent Facility Costs Event1 | $700 | RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt |
| Food And Beverage Event1 | $4,670 | FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt |
| Entertainment Event1 | $400 | EntertainmentEvent1Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | $1,244 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt |
| Gross Receipts Total | $24,015 | GrossReceiptsTotalAmt |
| Charitable Contributions Tot | $11,775 | CharitableContributionsTotAmt |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | $12,240 | GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt |
| Rent Fclty Costs Total Events | $700 | RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt |
| Food And Beverage Total Events | $4,670 | FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt |
| Entertainment Total Events | $400 | EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Events | $1,244 | OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | $7,014 | DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt |
| Net Income Summary | $5,226 | NetIncomeSummaryAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1007 | Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $5345 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $220 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Programs and workshops $5653 |
| Other Expenses.2 | Annual meeting $3205 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Moffatt Mall $2568 |
| Other Expenses.5 | Civic $1242 |
| Other Expenses.6 | Miscellaneous $1205 |
| Other Expenses.7 | Provisionals $1162 |
| Other Expenses.8 | Ruth Milnor Brown Fund $435 |
| Other Expenses.9 | Awards $341 |
| Other Expenses.10 | Meetings $193 |
| Other Assets.1011 | Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $2305 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $0 |
| Total Liabilities.1003 | Deferred Revenue - Beginning $2400 Deferred Revenue - Ending $0 |