The American Peony Society Inc C/o Menn Law Firm

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
540567098
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-T 2025, Form 990-N 2020
Location
Chilton, WI, USA
Phone
9207316631
Rating
72
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Garden Club, Horticultural Program

Reported finances

Revenue
$127,889
Expenses
$114,382
Assets
$305,692
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

12 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • LOIS GIRTON (PRESIDENT)
  • NATE BREMER (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • CORY TISCHMAN (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • LOIS GIRTON (PRESIDENT)
  • NATE BREMER (PAST PRESIDENT)
  • CORY TISCHMAN (VICE PRESIDENT)

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

Dedicated to promote the culture, education, science and enjoyment of the genus "paenia."

What it reported doing in 2025

Peony education: aps maintains an extensive website with information on best practices for peony cultivation, propagation, hybridization, and identification. The website is visited by over 6000 people worldwide each month. Educational seminars and exhibitions are provided to members and the general public at conventions.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 75% for direct work, and 25% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 65
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.2%; rating input score 63
  • Program expense ratio: 69.3%; rating input score 69

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 10.6%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.67; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 11.3% per year; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -3.1% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9.7% per year; rating input score 100; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.2% of revenue deployed · 69.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $79K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 12 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 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 — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 56/100.