The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc
The Gulf Beach Garden Club, Inc. is a private foundation located in Panama City Beach, Florida. Its 2025 giving supported scholarships, gardening and horticulture programs, community gardening services, and conservation-related projects.
The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc at a glance
In short: The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc gave $19K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Florida. 67% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $19,480
- +144.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +62.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,498
- +50.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $395
- Total assets
- $560,373
- +3.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 67% first-time grantees (8 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Florida (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 220 Le Grand Dr, Panama City Beach, FL 32413-1340
Phone: (404) 357-0633
Website: https://gulfbeachgardenclub.com
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Florida Scholarship Fund ($9K). Together the top 10 received $19K.
Grant Size Distribution
35 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The club is located in Panama City Beach, Florida. In 2025, 99% of its grant dollars went to recipients in Florida and 1% to recipients in Missouri. Listed Florida grants included projects in Panama City Beach, Panama City, Gainesville, Apopka, and Winter Park.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc open to new grantees?
67%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 12 grantees (67%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $275; repeat grants $4K. How we count
Medians: $150 first-time, $3K repeat.
- 25% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 73% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $741 (2021) to $31K (2022). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $19K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Scholarship Fund Gainesville, FL | Provide Scholarships to University of Florida Students | $9,450 |
| Panama City Beach Senior Services Foundation Panama City Beach, FL | Provide Funding for Gardening Programs | $3,124 |
| Habitat for Humanity Bay County Florida Panama City, FL | Provide Funding for Gardening Services | $2,673 |
| FFGC Wekiva Youth Camp Fund Apopka, FL | Provide Scholarship Assistance to Youth Camp Attendees | $1,220 |
| The Ark Panama City Beach, FL | Provide Gardening Services for Transitional Housing Property | $951 |
| Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Witner Park, FL | Provide Funding for Scholarships and Programs | $815 |
| Humble House Ministries Panama City, FL | Provide Gardening Services to Transitional Housing Facility | $395 |
| Adopt-a-Highway Panama City, FL | Provide gardening and clean up services to 1 mile stretch of front beach road | $322 |
| National Garden Club Plant a Tree St. Louis, MO | Provide Funding for Plant-a-Tree Initiative | $200 |
| Panama City Beach Turtle Watch Panama City Beach, FL | Provide Safe Habitats for Nesting Sea Turtles | $100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $560,373 | $50,897 | $29,741 | $19,480 | 13 | $19,480 | $42,718 | $26,793 |
| 2024 | $539,217 | $14,179 | $16,511 | $7,956 | 8 | $7,956 | $20,517 | $26,273 |
| 2023 | $541,549 | $-7,977 | $34,193 | $24,035 | 4 | $24,035 | $8,467 | — |
| 2022 | $583,719 | $-1,463 | $41,140 | $30,715 | 6 | $34,757 | $5,127 | — |
| 2021 | $626,322 | $625,551 | $5,777 | $741 | 4 | $3,024 | $9,186 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc reported a distributable amount of $27K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The club’s website says its purposes include fostering mutual helpfulness and friendship among members, studying gardening, encouraging civic beauty and roadside development, protecting natural resources, and cooperating with agencies that further horticulture and conservation.
Its 2025 grants included support for student scholarships, youth camp scholarships, gardening services and programs, roadside cleanup, tree planting, and sea turtle and marine mammal efforts. Among its grantees, the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs describes its mission as furthering education in gardening, horticulture, botany, and conservation. Humble House Ministries describes its principal objective as establishing a faith-based, biblically oriented addiction-recovery ministry.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the club made 13 grants totaling $19,480. Grant amounts ranged from $53 to $9,450, with a median of $395.
The largest reported grants included $9,450 to the University of Florida Scholarship Fund for student scholarships; $3,124 to Panama City Beach Senior Services Foundation for gardening programs; $2,673 to Habitat for Humanity Bay County Florida for gardening services; and $1,220 to the FFGC Wekiva Youth Camp Fund for youth camp scholarship assistance. Other reported grants included $951 to The Ark for gardening services at a transitional housing property and $815 to the Florida Federation of Garden Clubs for scholarships and programs.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Donna Schlosser as president; Amy Mikovec as vice president; Carol Lynn, Sony Edwards, and Arlene Klaas as second vice presidents; Carol Kiper as third vice president; Becky Cox as recording secretary; Janet Tettemer as assistant secretary; Robyn Speakman as treasurer; and Donna Wensink as membership secretary.
The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc is led by Donna Schlosser, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 13 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Donna Schlosser
President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Robyn Speakman
Treasurer
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Amy Mikovec
Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Arlene Klaas
2nd Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Becky Cox
Recording Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Candy Mitchell
Historian
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Carol Kiper
3rd Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Carol Lynn
2nd Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Donna Wensink
Membership Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Janet Tettemer
Assistant Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jim Wensink
Parliamentarian
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Jodi Asbell
Chaplain
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Sony Edwards
2nd Vice President
New on the 2025 filing
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Candice Pesko-Mitchell (2021–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Shirley Edwards (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Sue Schmitz (2021–2024) — Chaplain
- Former: Kathy Gilmore (2024) — Parliamentarian
- Former: Ginny Schmertmann (2021–2022) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc
How much does The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc give each year?
The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc gave $19K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 8 grants.
What is The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc's typical grant size?
The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc's median grant in 2025 was $395, and its average grant was $1,498, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc that year got $275 on average.
Where does The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc give grants?
The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc gives mostly in Florida: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Panama City Beach, FL (6 grants) and Panama City, FL (3 grants).
Does The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc's largest grantees?
The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc's largest 2025 grantees include University of Florida Scholarship Fund ($9,450), Panama City Beach Senior Services Foundation ($3,124) and Habitat for Humanity Bay County Florida ($2,673), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 78% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc?
The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc reported $560K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $27K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc fund?
The club’s website says its purposes include fostering mutual helpfulness and friendship among members, studying gardening, encouraging civic beauty and roadside development, protecting natural resources, and cooperating with agencies that further horticulture and conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc's EIN?
The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 59-1997183. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Does The Gulf Beach Garden Club Inc accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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