Bellevue Botanical Garden Society
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society at a glance
In short: Bellevue Botanical Garden Society gave $63K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $63K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $63,176
- +106.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $63,176
- +106.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $63,176
- Total assets
- $5,894,019
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bellevue Botanical Garden Society funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was City of Bellevue ($63K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Bellevue Botanical Garden Society gives
- Giving grew 296% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2021) to $173K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $63K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Bellevue Bellevue, WA | For new av equipment in conference room and tateuchi pavilion in the yao garden. | $63,176 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5,894,019 | $1,689,532 | $1,388,497 | $63,176 | 1 | $184,357 |
| 2024 | $4,856,557 | $2,137,686 | $1,094,293 | $30,603 | 1 | $140,348 |
| 2023 | $3,702,086 | $1,479,686 | $1,043,870 | $172,500 | 1 | $75,155 |
| 2022 | $3,230,473 | $824,167 | $870,097 | $15,959 | 1 | $-79,287 |
| 2021 | $3,313,363 | $782,277 | $535,030 | $7,505 | 1 | $130,749 |
| 2020 | $3,036,634 | $855,722 | $673,711 | $78,500 | 1 | $31,682 |
| 2019 | $2,831,169 | $914,511 | $612,122 | $15,580 | 1 | $25,992 |
About Bellevue Botanical Garden Society
Based on IRS filings
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Bellevue, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $63K. Net investment income was $184K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society is led by Joseph Abken, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 10 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Joseph Abken
Executive Director
On filings since 2023
43.3 hrs/week
$95K (2023) → $108K (2025)
Tracy Botsford
President
Board Member → Director, 2022
Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Genevieve Macdonald
Director
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jane Ramsay
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sara Hutton
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Freedenberg
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Woo
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carolyn Yuen
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Carlson
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tere Kaulfus
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (22)
- Former: Robin Root James (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Kathleen Searcy (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Charles Freedenberg (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Sielen Namdar (2024) — Director
- Former: Yasmin Karimli (2024) — Director
- Former: Amy Doughty (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Doris Wong-Estridge (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Nita-Jo Rountree (2019–2023) — Vice President
- Former: Carloyn Yuen (2023) — Director
- Former: Cleo Raulerson (2019–2022) — Co-President
- Former: Courtney Voorhees (2019–2022) — Society Manager
- Former: Gretchen Stengel (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Heather Babiak-Kane (2019–2022) — Co-President
- Former: Barb Bruell (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Anne Dziok (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Denise Lane (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Livingston (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Lisa Wozow (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Sue Johnson (2019–2020) — Co-President
- Former: Marty Zollner (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jan Rogers (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Hawkins (2019) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $108K, to Joseph Abken (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Bellevue Botanical Garden Society
How much does Bellevue Botanical Garden Society give each year?
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society gave $63K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $31K across 1 grant.
How large is Bellevue Botanical Garden Society?
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society reported $5.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.7M.
What is Bellevue Botanical Garden Society?
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Bellevue, WA. It holds $5.9M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Bellevue Botanical Garden Society operate?
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Bellevue Botanical Garden Society's EIN?
Bellevue Botanical Garden Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1333659. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 4, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 8, 2025)
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