FRIENDLY GARDEN CLUB OF TRAVERSE CITY

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2020 · Form 990EZ · revenue $64K · expenses $36K · assets $86K

EIN
32-0117174
Address
PO BOX 1286, TRAVERSE CITY, MI 49685-1286
NTEE code
C42
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2005 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Susan Townsend (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

To provide education and to promote the love of gardening, landscape and floral design; and to encourage civic beautification and environmental responsibility.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 13 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Joanne Flitton President2020 5 $0 reported 1
Sandi Clark Vice President2020 5 $0 reported 1
Suzann Grazul Vice President2020 5 $0 reported 1
Sandy Stockemer Treasurer2020 5 $0 reported 1
Sherry Stltz Director2020 5 $0 reported 1
Susan Mrowczynski Director2020 5 $0 reported 1
Cathy Hamilton (former) PRESIDENT2010-2011 1 $0 reported 1
Carol Brock (former) SECRETARY2011 1 $0 reported 1
Julia Wagner (former) TREASURER2010-2011 1 $0 reported 1
Sue Soderberg (former) VICE PRESIDENT2010-2011 1 $0 reported 1
Linda Burkey (former) VICE PRESIDENT2010-2011 1 $0 reported 1
Nancy Rhoadarmer (former) SECRETARY2010-2011 1 $0 reported 1
Dotti Streichert (former) SECRETARY2010 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2020 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Joanne Flitton President5 $0-- $01
Sandi Clark Vice President5 $0-- $01
Suzann Grazul Vice President5 $0-- $01
Sandy Stockemer Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Sherry Stltz Director5 $0-- $01
Susan Mrowczynski Director5 $0-- $01
2011 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY HAMILTON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
CAROL BROCK SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
JULIA WAGNER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
SUE SODERBERG VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
LINDA BURKEY VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
NANCY RHOADARMER SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CATHY HAMILTON PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
DOTTI STREICHERT SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
JULIA WAGNER TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
SUE SODERBERG VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
LINDA BURKEY VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
NANCY RHOADARMER SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$63,785$35,852 $85,808$85,808 $57,161- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$25,165$23,773 $18,040$18,040 $2,008$22,274 ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$30,924$27,972 $16,648$16,648 $2,000$27,998 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $20,234 in all, tax years 2020 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$15,000 2020$15,000
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OPUS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Friendly Garden Club of Traverse City” 2024 1$5,000 2024$5,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “FRIENDLY GARDEN CLUB OF TRAVERSE CITY” 2020-2023 4$234 2023$50
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$118,7509 62017–2024 GARDEN CLUB OF MICHIGAN; GARDEN CLUB OF OHIO INC; MAGNOLIA GARDEN CLUB; NEWPORT GARDEN CLUB and 2 more
THE SAVANNAH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$91,3163 12019–2021 TRUSTEES GARDEN CLUB INC
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF GREATER BIRMINGHAM DAF sponsor$79,49112 12012–2024 RED MOUNTAIN GARDEN CLUB INC
MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$74,0001 12023–2023 LAKE MINNETONKA GARDEN CLUB
DONALD GRANT AND ANN MARTIN CALDER FOUNDATION Private foundation$60,0001 12019–2019 SOUTHAMPTON GARDEN CLUB
AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$50,0002 22017–2023 LAKE MINNETONKA GARDEN CLUB; GARDEN CLUB OF MICHIGAN
WILLIAM C WOOLF FOUNDATION Private foundation$50,0002 12013–2014 SHREVEPORT GARDEN STUDY CLUB
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2020 · Form 990EZ · $35,852 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $35,852 100.0%
Total$35,852100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $23,773 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $22,819 96.0%
Printing, publications, postage $444 1.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $300 1.3%
Fees to independent contractors $210 0.9%
Total$23,773100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $27,972 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $26,898 96.2%
Printing, publications, postage $444 1.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $400 1.4%
Fees to independent contractors $230 0.8%
Total$27,972100%

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