Chestnut Hill Garden Club

Overview

Mission

To inform members and the general public about environmental and horticultural issues in the local area. To collaborate with both public and private organizations to promote an appreciation of garden and floral design.

What it reported doing in 2024

The club provides lectures to its members monthly from october through april on topics related to gardening, protection of native plants and birds, the conservation of natural resources, environmental and horticultural needs and civic projects related to any of the above.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 64% of its reported program spending out as grants.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
237076215
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Headquarters
Chestnut Hill, MA, USA
Rating
58
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

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The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 60
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: NotEnoughData
  • Sustainability: 79
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 49.5%; rating input score 49
  • Program expense ratio: 77.3%; rating input score 77

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Public monitoring controls: Limited
  • Public policy transparency: Limited
  • Public financial transparency: Limited
  • Impact reporting controls: Limited
  • Public relationship transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Public governance controls: Limited
  • Zakat policy transparency: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 40.1%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Operating reserve ratio: 3.73; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -5.3% per year; rating input score 0; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -1.1% per year; rating input score 0; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -0.7% per year; rating input score 0; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 49.5% of revenue deployed · 77.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $19K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 annual filings from 2010 to 2024