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Seattle Garden Club Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Seattle, WA EIN: 23-7293689 Website

To stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening by conducting open meetings, holding conferences, sending out correspondence and producing publications. To improve the quality of the environment by supporting conservation, civic improvement, and education.

Key facts about Seattle Garden Club Inc

In short: Seattle Garden Club Inc gave $62K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
23-7293689
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$62,262
Grants made (2025)
5
Average grant
$12,452
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$647,032
Primary geography
Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$647K

+1.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$62K

+1.1% YoY

Grant Count

5

-16.7% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$12K

+21.3% YoY

How Seattle Garden Club Inc gives

  • Giving fell 25% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Seattle Garden Club Inc

Based on IRS filings

Seattle Garden Club Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $647K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $62K. Net investment income was $17K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

SeattleBainbridge IslandBainbridge LslN Kansas City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 2 grants2020 3 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 6 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $18K (2020) to $83K (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $62K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Mini Mart City Park: $20KMini Mart City Park$20KThe Bloedel Reserve: $15KThe Bloedel Reserve$15KSeattle Childrens PlayGarden: $10KSeattle Childrens PlayGarden$10KWA Park Arboretum Foundation: $10KWA Park Arboretum Foundation$10KUniv of WA Botanic Gardens: $7KUniv of WA Botanic Gardens$7K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mini Mart City Park ($20K). Together the top 5 received $62K.

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 22 (95%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mini Mart City Park Seattle, WASee Schedule I, Part IV For Purpose$20,000
The Bloedel Reserve Bainbridge Lsl, WAHorticulture Internship Program$15,000
Seattle Childrens PlayGarden Seattle, WASee Schedule I, Part IV For Purpose$10,000
WA Park Arboretum Foundation Seattle, WASee Schedule I, Part IV For Purpose$10,000
Univ of WA Botanic Gardens Seattle, WASee Schedule I, Part IV For Purpose$7,262

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$647,032$635,080$599,844
Revenue$131,342$152,875$147,450
Expenses$143,638$148,715$129,233
Net Investment Income$16,768$17,754$10,621

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 19, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Seattle Garden Club Inc is led by Cindy Bostwick, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 20 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cindy Bostwick

    President

    Conservation Chair → President-Elect, 2024

    President-Elect → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charlee Reed

    Director

    Meeting Arrangements & Director → Photography Co-Director, 2024

    Photography Co-Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jolie Roze

    Director

    Director → Provisionals Co Chair, 2024

    Provisionals Co Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marilee Ahalt

    Director

    Director → Provisionals Co Chair, 2024

    Provisionals Co Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Potts

    Director

    President-Elect, Policy & Planning → President, 2024

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jill Crutcher

    Director

    Corresponding Secretary → Floral Design Chair, 2024

    Floral Design Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Campbell

    Director

    Club Communications → Ways & Means, 2024

    Ways & Means → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Robinson

    Director

    Ways & Means → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Beth Ketcham

    Director

    Conservation Co-Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carolyn Whittlesley

    Director

    Recording Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eliza Davidson

    Director

    Horticulture Chair → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Helen Blair

    Director

    Corresponding Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Bishop

    Director

    Club Communications Director → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Parker

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Lea

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie English

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Molly Reischling

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shelia Wyckoff-Dickey

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Hanower

    Secretary

    Treasurer → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patsy Pattison

    Treasurer

    Treasurer & Finance Committee → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    15 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (32)
  • Former: Roxanne Wiley (2019–2024) — Community Projects Director
  • Former: Catherine Mueller (2020–2024) — Membership Director
  • Former: Peggy-Page Most (2020–2024) — Immediate Past-President & Meeting Arrangements
  • Former: Mary Turner (2021–2024) — Photography Co-Director
  • Former: Suzette De Turenne (2021–2024) — Nominations Chair
  • Former: Carlyn Steiner (2024) — Program Director
  • Former: Christina Koons (2024) — Conservation Co-Chair
  • Former: Marianne Kitchell (2024) — Ways & Means
  • Former: Caroline Goedhart (2019–2023) — Floral Design Chair
  • Former: Wade Garretson (2019–2023) — Provisional Chair & Director
  • Former: Diana Ackerley (2020–2023) — Program
  • Former: Barbara Feasey (2021–2023) — Past-President & Nominations
  • Former: Betsy Larson (2021–2023) — Provisional Chair & Director
  • Former: Katie McReynolds (2022–2023) — Recording Secretary
  • Former: Marianne Mowat (2022–2023) — Membership
  • Former: Sue Simmons (2022–2023) — Community Projects
  • Former: Tori Ragen (2022–2023) — Ways & Means
  • Former: Ann McCutchan (2023) — Horticulture Chair
  • Former: Carey Davis (2023) — Horticulture Chair
  • Former: Edie Tenneson (2023) — Communications
  • Former: Judith Rupert (2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Shelley Rolfe (2019–2022) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Sue Ashmun (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Suzy Titcomb (2021–2022) — Conservation
  • Former: Dabney Rohrbach (2020–2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Delphine Stevens (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lynn Mowe (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Susan Brickman (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Kay Baxter (2021) — Director
  • Former: Bev Martin (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Catherine Allan (2019–2020) — Immediate Past President
  • Former: Carolyn Kitchell (2019) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Seattle Garden Club Inc

How much does Seattle Garden Club Inc give each year?

Seattle Garden Club Inc gave $62K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $62K across 6 grants.

What is Seattle Garden Club Inc's typical grant size?

Seattle Garden Club Inc's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $12,452, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Seattle Garden Club Inc give grants?

Seattle Garden Club Inc gives mostly in Washington: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Seattle, WA (4 grants).

Does Seattle Garden Club Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Seattle Garden Club Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "See Schedule I, Part IV For Purpose" (4 grants).

Who are Seattle Garden Club Inc's largest grantees?

Seattle Garden Club Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Mini Mart City Park ($20,000), The Bloedel Reserve ($15,000) and Seattle Childrens PlayGarden ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 72% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Seattle Garden Club Inc?

Seattle Garden Club Inc reported $647K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $131K.

What is Seattle Garden Club Inc?

Seattle Garden Club Inc is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Seattle, WA. It holds $647K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Seattle Garden Club Inc's EIN?

Seattle Garden Club Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7293689. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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