2025-07-15T09:44:57-04:00 2024-12-31 272630858 GONZALEZ AND ASSOCIATES PC 14 PAGE TERRACE STOUGHTON MA 02072 990 2024-01-01 273673855 GROW NATIVE MASSACHUSETTS INC GROW 7817908921 7 HARRINGTON ROAD LEXINGTON MA 02421 CANDACE YOUNG TREASURER 7817908921 2025-07-14 true true LILLIAN GONZALEZ CPA MST CSEP CSRP P00675366 7813441040 2025-07-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CANDACE YOUNG 7 HARRINGTON RD LEXINGTON MA 02421 359550 false X WWW.GROWNATIVEMASS.ORG X 2010 MA WE INSPIRE PEOPLE TO ACTION ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH, ON BEHALF OF NATIVE PLANTS AND THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE THEY SUPPORT. WE BELIEVE THAT CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP BEGIN AT HOME, AND THAT OUR INDIVIDUAL ACTIONS HAVE AN IMPORTANT IMPACT ON THE WORLD AROUND US. FROM THAT FRAMEWORK, WE CAN BUILD NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMUNITIES THAT WORK TOGETHER, WITH A VIEW OF THE ECOSYSTEM AS OUR SHARED COMMONS, WORTHY OF CARE BY ALL, SO THAT WE CAN PROTECT THE RICHNESS OF LIFE, BOTH LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY. 8 8 4 60 0 216002 249182 102408 110367 1 1 0 318411 359550 0 0 181780 196792 0 60114 110799 111494 292579 308286 25832 51264 178612 228095 9984 8203 168628 219892 X TO PROMOTE THE USE OF NATIVE PLANTS AND HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS. false false 164283 110367 EVENINGS WITH EXPERTS - FREE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES FEATURING EXPERTS ON NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPES AND ECOLOGICAL LAND STEWARDSHIP. THESE EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. VIDEOS ARE CREATED OF THESE LECTURES AND ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. COMBINED, THESE LECTURES AND VIDEOS REACH OVER 1,500 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. NATIVE PLANT SALE - ONCE A YEAR, WE WORK WITH DIFFERENT NURSERIES TO OFFER MORE THAN 130 SPECIES OF NATIVE PLANTS TO THE PUBLIC. THIS ENCOURAGES THE PUBLIC TO BUY NATIVE PLANTS AND HELPS BUILD A STRONGER DEMAND FOR NATIVES WITHIN THE NURSERY INDUSTRY, PROMOTING AN ECOLOGICAL SHIFT IN GROWING PRACTICES. WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATION GARDEN - WE OFFER BOTH TRAVELING AND ON-SITE WORKSHOPS ABOUT ECOLOGICAL GARDENING, THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE PLANTS, AND RELATED TOPICS. WE HAVE A DEMONSTRATION GARDEN THAT PROVIDES HANDS-ON LEARNING FOR WORKING WITH NATIVE PLANTS. 164283 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 4 true false false false false false false false false X 8 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false false false false false MA X X X THE ORGANIZATION 7817908921 7 HARRINGTON RD LEXINGTON MA 02421 HEATHER PRUIKSMA EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 111000 0 0 MILES CONNORS DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE KORSCHUN DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 RUTH LOETTERLE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ELLEN MENOUNOS CLERK 5.00 X X 0 0 0 ALEX VAN PRAAGH DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 HILARY SHIELDS VICE PRESIDE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARK D SMITH PRESIDENT 15.00 X X 0 0 0 CANDACE YOUNG TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 111000 false false false 249182 249182 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE 110367 110367 110367 1 1 359550 110368 113983 62691 11398 39894 68202 10479 46083 11640 14607 5843 4674 4090 15015 7620 7395 1234 1234 3783 2167 862 754 2957 2957 7483 2993 2395 2095 1045 418 334 293 3910 1564 1251 1095 COST OF GOODS SOLD 47666 47666 PROGRAM EXPENSE 14422 14422 BANK & CREDIT CARD FEES 7300 7300 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1868 1868 4811 2361 2197 253 308286 164283 83889 60114 175475 226066 100 1569 1406 5226 4703 1568 523 178612 228095 6500 2362 3484 5841 9984 8203 X 168628 219892 168628 219892 178612 228095 51264 X false false false X 133119 159969 291651 211754 249182 1045675 133119 159969 291651 211754 249182 1045675 98016 947659 21 2 1 1 1 26 110367 110367 1156068 430572 0.81970 0.83400 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED ACCRUED PAYROLL AND EXPENSES 5841 5841 359550 359550 359550 308286 308286 308286 FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH INVENTORY, ORGANIZING AND DISTRIBUTING PLANTS AT THE ANNUAL NATIVE PLANT SALE, PREP AND PLANT THE SITES FOR THE ANNUAL ECOLOGY CHALLENGE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A EVENINGS WITH EXPERTS - FREE PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES FEATURING EXPERTS ON NATIVE PLANT LANDSCAPES AND ECOLOGICAL LAND STEWARDSHIP. THESE EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. VIDEOS ARE CREATED OF THESE LECTURES AND ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. COMBINED, THESE LECTURES AND VIDEOS REACH OVER 1,500 PEOPLE EACH YEAR. NATIVE PLANT SALE - ONCE A YEAR, WE WORK WITH DIFFERENT NURSERIES TO OFFER MORE THAN 130 SPECIES OF NATIVE PLANTS TO THE PUBLIC. THIS ENCOURAGES THE PUBLIC TO BUY NATIVE PLANTS AND HELPS BUILD A STRONGER DEMAND FOR NATIVES WITHIN THE NURSERY INDUSTRY, PROMOTING AN ECOLOGICAL SHIFT IN GROWING PRACTICES. WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATION GARDEN - WE OFFER BOTH TRAVELING AND ON-SITE WORKSHOPS ABOUT ECOLOGICAL GARDENING, THE IMPORTANCE OF NATIVE PLANTS, AND RELATED TOPICS. WE HAVE A DEMONSTRATION GARDEN THAT PROVIDES HANDS-ON LEARNING FOR WORKING WITH NATIVE PLANTS. 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