GARDEN CLUB OF THE BACK BAY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2025
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- Organization
- GARDEN CLUB OF THE BACK BAY INC (EIN 58-2672779)
- Tax period
- 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
- Filed
- 2026-09-14
- IRS object ID
- 202642579349201659
- Schema version
- 2025v4.1
- 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 | 2026-09-14T13:13:06-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2026-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 043178180 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | David Asadoorian CPA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 67 Peter Spring Rd | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Concord | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 01742 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2025-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 582672779 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Garden Club of the Back Bay Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | GARD | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 6172852663 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 991017 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Boston | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 02199 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Susan Flahive | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Treasurer | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 6172852663 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2026-09-08 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | David Asadoorian CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01266003 | PTIN |
| Phone | 9783712599 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2026-09-14 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2025 | TaxYr |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | www.gardenclubbackbay.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $148,900 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $121,200 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $2,900 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $24,800 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $148,900 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $7,100 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $2,600 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $7,900 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $143,300 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $160,900 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$12,000 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $158,500 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $146,500 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $158,500 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $146,500 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $158,500 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $146,500 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $158,500 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $146,500 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Promote Civic Beauty, improve, advance, and encourage horticultural improvements, ornament the streets and public squares of the City of Boston, especially the | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Improve,advance and encourage horticultural improvements, ornamentthe streets and public squares of the City of Boston, especiallythe Back Bay, and to educate the public in the art of gardening. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $0 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $109,000 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $109,000 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (18 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leathers Susan | ||||
| Co-President | 4.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Newton Donna | ||||
| Co-President | 4.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Angelino Elizabeth | ||||
| Vice President | 4.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Flahive Susan | ||||
| Treasurer | 4.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Chase Ann | ||||
| Asst Treasurer | 4.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rup Bonnie | ||||
| Clerk | 4.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bordon Catherine | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Buttolph Kim | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dracksdorf Janet | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gipson Diane | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Harty Maura | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Hirshland Christine | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| O'Hara Maureen | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Quinn Patti | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pkorny Margaret | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Smith Shirley | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Taylor Jolinda | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Thomas Laurie | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $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 |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Susan Flahive | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 991017 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Boston | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 02199 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 6172852663 | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
| Other Support Sum | $0 | OtherSupportSumAmt |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $72,700 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $121,400 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $134,500 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $137,800 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $148,900 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $615,300 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $72,700 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $121,400 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $134,500 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $137,800 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $148,900 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $615,300 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $29,500 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $585,800 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $615,300 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.95210 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.96990 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
| Public Support Total509 | $0 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
| Public Support CY509 | 0 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Community Projects 43400. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Donations to Other Garden Programs 52700. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Events 7900. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Fund Raising 32800. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Insurance 1500. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Meetings 5000. |
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