Galveston County Master Gardener Association Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
760636839
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
La Marque, TX, USA
Phone
2815343413
Rating
39
Verdict
REVIEW
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Camps

Reported finances

Revenue
$104,822
Expenses
$86,879
Assets
$118,983
Liabilities
$159

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • KEVIN LANCON (PRESIDENT)
  • SUE BAIN (SR VICE-PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • FRANK RESCH (DIRECTOR)
  • ED KLEIN (DIRECTOR)
  • JUDY ANDERSON (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The galveston county master gardners association, inc. Shall operate per the internal revenue code of 1986, as amended, exclusively as a voluntary, non-profit, educational, literary and charitable corporation in support of and in cooperation with the programs of the Texas agrilife extension service, an agency of the Texas a&m university system. Its objectives shall be: a. To support and train local master gardner volunteers in galveston county and surrounding areas; b. To provide a centralized base for information and horticultural exchange among the people of galveston county; andc. To organize and support the distribution of horticultural information and assistance provided to the general public.

What it reported doing in 2025

Galveston county master gardner volunteers maintain and develop a 4 acre horticultural demonstration and research garden and fruit orchard to benefit the general public. The volunteers also supply local food banks with fresh produce. More than 3500 lbs of produce was donated to area food banks in 2025 from the garden. In addition over 60 public tours of the garden were conducted for the general public and various garden clubs and schools.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 87% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

REVIEW - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 17.1%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.37; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -6.7% per year; rating input score 0; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.3% per year; rating input score 100; 29th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 15.3% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of revenue deployed · 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 0/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.