2025-09-16T14:40:57-07:00 2024-12-31 990EZ 2024-01-01 911830020 MARION COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ASSOCIATION MARI 5033733770 1320 Capitol Street NE Salem OR 97301 Carol Haven President 5035082484 2025-09-16 0 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X X http://marioncomga.org X X 78890 X 836 3579 2606 2047 0 0 0 0 69822 29730 40092 0 0 0 0 49160 21375 0 0 0 2582 0 0 23957 25203 93389 0 118592 91189 117592 1000 1000 1200 0 93389 118592 0 0 93389 118592 The mission of the MCMGA is to educate and serve the community by supporting and enhancing the sustainable gardening work of the Oregon State University (OSU) Marion County Extension Service. The MCMGA shall, in close cooperation with the OSU Horticulture Agent for Marion County: a. Provide continuing education opportunities. b. Assist with Extension Service responsibilities to provide home horticulture information to the public. c. Develop and maintain appropriate MCMGA involvement in community partnership and public service projects. d. Raise funds and seek contributions in kind for the support of the above activities. e. Provide MCMGA meetings for the benefit of members and the general public. Marion Demonstration Garden is a learning garden that is open to the public daily and is free of charge. Marion County Master Gardeners contributed over 3,500 volunteer hours this year maintaining over 30 ever-changing garden themes that demonstrate sustainable research-based gardening techniques. The community may attend free gardening classes, hands on workshops, or garden tours. Master Gardener Volunteers are available to answer questions from the public most Monday mornings. Fruit, vegetables, and plants grown at the garden are donated to partner non-profits during the year. 0 5592 Junior Master Gardeners is a special interest educational program for youth grades K-12. JMG programs engage children in novel "hands-on" group and individual learning experiences that provide a love of gardening, development an appreciation for the environment, and cultivate leadership, personal responsibility, community involvement and critical thinking skills. MCMGA provides both funding and volunteer support for various projects at school sites and at the Marion Demonstration Garden. Over 600 students were served. 0 1995 MCMGA is committed to providing a wide variety of research-based opportunities to the home gardener and community. Master Gardeners volunteered over 3,000 hours to free educational programming through a variety of venues: weekly radio spots; lectures (in-person and on zoom); hands-on workshops; information our website; community speakers on request, and community clinics. This year MCMGA developed interactive teaching tools to use at our community clinics and booth at the Oregon State Fair. Farmers markets, and at our own plant sale. MCMGA provides year-round free gardening advice Monday through Friday through our help desk. The public is invited to drop-by, call, or email any gardening questions or problem. 0 4550 12137 Dale Marande President 10 0 0 0 Joyce Heinke Secretary 15 0 0 0 Maxine Communications Representative 5 0 0 0 Stacy Moranville Garden Representative 15 0 0 0 Cyndy Shorter Membership Representative 20 0 0 0 Kathy Verble Propagation Representative 30 0 0 0 Dale Marande Plant Sale Representative 5 0 0 0 Jim Liskey OMGA Representative 5 0 0 0 Sherry Scriven Treasurer 10 0 0 0 Carol Haven President -Elect 10 0 0 0 Dary Jones Member-At-Large 5 0 0 0 NA Education Representative 20 0 0 0 NA Member-at-Large 5 0 0 0 X 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OR Sherry Scriven 4183 Sylvia Street SE Salem OR 973176162 5419512301 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 6936 4450 20081 8046 1458 40971 9436 7673 49794 36686 69822 173411 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16372 12123 69875 44732 71280 214382 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214382 10 9 7 5 2046 2077 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 7 5 2046 2077 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 90 16382 12132 69972 44737 73326 216549 0.98999 0.99932 0.00959 0.00022 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 MCMGA invested in three seperate CDs for 2024. Plant Sale 64537 0 64537 0 0 5142 0 0 22034 0 0 64537 0 64537 0 0 5142 0 0 22034 27176 37361 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Amin expenses 3970. Community Building 3215. Education 4550. Marion Garden 5592. Website 4049. Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 34 Clarification on dues. Clarification and redefining board members job descriptions. Treasurer needed more time to compile all documents needed. We have streamlined this to make sure new treasurer can file in a timely manner in the future.