Master Gardeners of Clark County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
311710686
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Springfield, OH, USA
Phone
9373987600
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Garden Club, Horticultural Program

Reported finances

Revenue
$95,484
Expenses
$62,422
Assets
$135,652

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JILL PFISTER (PRESIDENT)
  • GARY WATSON (PRESIDENT EL)

People named in this filing

  • LINDA ASEBROOK (SECRETARY)
  • GEORGE B SIMON II (TREASURER)
  • TERESA MAGILL (ASSISTANT TR)

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

Agricultural, education and training

What it reported doing in 2025

We had intended to add more sidewalk during this year because we received donations that would cover the majority of the cost. An agreement between the cement contractor and mgv. He offered to donate a section of the walkways which would have completed the sidewalk we wanted. Unfortunately, his schedule and the weather prevented this from happening. Next year, we will have the walkways. Another activity we have started was music in the gardens. This was an outreach into the community to provide free music entertainment. A freewill donation was collected during each performance. The months of june through august were times these programs were held. The cost of the program was 1228 most of which was collected but it was not a fundraiser. It was a way of giving back to springfield for their support. The payment came from account 203b and the donations were placed in account 103.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 65
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 68.3%; rating input score 68
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 34.6%; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.17; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 3.8% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.7% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 2.9% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 68.3% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $62K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2013 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.