THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE
EIN 62-0680351 · Environment (C114)
What they do
for THE PAST 94 YEARS, THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of MIDDLE TENNESSEE HAS BEEN A VITAL RESOURCE for THOSE PROMOTING HORTICULTURE and BEAUTIFICATION THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE REGION. OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES ENDURE: to ACT AS A CLEARING HOUSE to COORDINATE THE HORTICULTURAL INTERESTS of THE GARDEN CLUBS, to COLLECT and DIFFUSE INFORMATION ON ALL TOPICS RELATING to THE CULTURE and CARE of PLANTS, to ENCOURAGE THE CONSERVATION of TREES, NATIVE PLANTS and BIRDS, to PROMOTE WIDESPREAD INTEREST IN THE BEAUTIFICATION and LANDSCAPING of PUBLIC and PRIVATE GROUNDS, to FOSTER CIVIC IMPROVEMENTS, and to STIMULATE CULTURAL INTERESTS. FOUNDED IN 1931, THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of MIDDLE TENNESSEE, A VOLUNTEER, NONPROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION is ONE of THREE ORIGINAL FOUNDERS of CHEEKWOOD ESTATE & GARDENS and HAS MAINTAINED ITS OFFICES THERE SINCE 1960. HSMT is COMPRISED of OVER 40 GARDEN CLUBS and APPROXIMATELY 1000 AUXILIARY and GARDEN CLUB MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE MIDDLE TENNESSEE AREA.
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They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.
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Financial picture
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How each $100 of revenue was used
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Money in and money out
Reported spending amounts
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Leadership and board
Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.
No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.
Board and leadership roster (12)
ABBIE GRIFFITHTREASURER
BARBARA ROGERSCORRESPONDING SECRETARY
BETTY ANN FIELDSAWARD OF MERIT DIRECTOR
BRENDA BATEYDIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS
DEBORAH PITTSPRESIDENT
DIANNE BERRYAWARD OF MERIT DIRECTOR
DIXIE POWELLAWARD OF MERIT DIRECTOR
DORIS WEAKLEYDIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS
GERRY SAMSRECORDING SECRETARY
JENNIE BOWMANSECOND VICE PRESIDENT
LAURIE SEABURYFIRST VICE PRESIDENT
MURRAY CLAYTONDIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1985
- Location
- 1200 FORREST PARK DR, NASHVILLE, TN 37205-4206
- County
- Davidson
- In care of
- DEBORAH PITTS
- Primary officer
- DEBORAH PITTS, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2024
- Tax period began
- April 1, 2024
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- LBMC PC
- NTEE classification
- Environment (C114)
- IRS tax category
- Other Grantmaking and Giving Services