Heather Farm Garden Center Assn
Heather Farm Garden Center Assn
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About this organization
Mission
The Gardens at Heather Farm enriches the community through the beauty and environmental stewardship of our gardens, provides education programs for adults and children, and offer venues for social and cultural events.
About
The Gardens at Heather Farm are open daily, free of charge. The Garden offers 6.5 acres of grounds which include ornamental plantings, demonstration plots, Childrens Garden, and sponsors a Community Garden. The Garden's Children's Environmental Education Program, "The Natural Science Classroom", offers a wide variety of environmental science education for (K-7) students of all abilities. In the last few years the garden has partnered with public agencies in Contra Costa County allowing students to study water conservation, pollution protection, composting and waste reduction. During 2018 the Gardens educational programs reached over 27,000 students.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission is outlined in the filing as being “The gardens at heather farm enriches the community through the beauty and environmental stewardship of our gardens, provides educational programs for adults and children, and offer venues for social and cultural events.”.
When outlining its responsibilities, they were referred to as: “The gardens at heather farm enriches the community through the beauty and environmental stewardship of our gardens, provides educational programs for adults and children, and offer venues for social and cultural events.”.
- The state in which the non-profit operates has been officially reported as CA.
- The filing reveals the non-profit's address in 2019 to be 1540 Marchbanks Drive, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598.
- As per the non-profit's form for 2019, they have 23 employees on their payroll.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is $80,306.
- The CEO salary policy within the organization is subject to review and endorsement by an impartial party.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 9 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1971.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $397,331 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $20,147 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
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