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Nonprofit · EIN 22-6059828

GESNERIAD SOCIETY

Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98122

Financials

$172K$156K2022$170K$144K2023$158K$191K2024$148K$141K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of GESNERIAD SOCIETY by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$147,548$141,076$6,472$1,119,747$5,250$1,114,497
December 31, 2024990$157,961$190,790-$32,829$1,015,967$0$1,015,967
December 31, 2023990$169,718$143,954$25,764$976,631$0$976,631
December 31, 2022990$172,094$155,541$16,553$881,342$0$881,342
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$11,817
Program service revenue
$102,891
Investment income
$32,840
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Travel
$2,634
Program services (functional)
$135,703
Management and general (functional)
$5,373

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,015,967
Total assets, end of year
$1,119,747
Total liabilities, end of year
$5,250
Net assets, end of year
$1,114,497
Gross receipts
$147,548
Employees
0
Volunteers
96
Year formed
1954
State of legal domicile
WA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
IRINA NICHOLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
PAOLO CASTELLO DA COSTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JUDY ZINNIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
SCOTT AMMANNSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
PHYLLIS SAVAGETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
WINSTON GORETSKYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
LEONARD REDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
KARYN CICHOCKI2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
RALPH OLLIGESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
TERRI VINCENZI1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
HUNG NGUYENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
RON MYHRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 17 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
IRINA NICHOLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
LAURA BUCKNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
RICK FADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
PAULO CASTELLO DA COSTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JUDY ZINNIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
SCOTT AMMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
BOB CLARKMEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Trustee or director
0$0
TERRI VICENZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
SUSAN BRADFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JEREMY KEENE1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
HUNG NGUYENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
RON MYHRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
WINSTON GORETSKYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
PHYLLIS SAVAGETREASURER
Officer
0$0
MEL GRICEPAST PRESIDENT
Officer
0$0
LEONARD RESECRETARY
Officer
0$0
KARYN CICHOCKI2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
TERRI VICENZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
AUSTIN GREVIOUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
BOB CLARKMEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
Trustee or director
0$0
SUSAN BRADFORDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
RON MYHRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
HUNG NGUYENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JEREMY KEENE1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director
0$0
RICK FADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
PAULO CASTELLO DA COSTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MARILYN HEINRICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
LAURA BUCKNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
IRINA NICHOLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
SCOTT AMMANNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
WINSTON GORETSKYPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
MEL GRICEPAST PRESIDENT
Officer
0$0
PHYLLIS SAVAGETREASURER
Officer
0$0
KARYN CICHOCKI2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0$0
LEONARD RESECRETARY
Officer
0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2022: 21 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ELIZABETH VARLEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
RON MYHRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
AUSTIN GREVIOUSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
HUNG NGUYENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JEREMY KEENEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
PAULO CASTELLO DA COSTADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
TERRI VICENZIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
STEVE KERRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
RICK FADDENDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
LAURA BUCKNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
IRINA NICHOLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MARILYN HEINRICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
MARY JO MODICADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
JUDY ZINNIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0$0
WINSTON GORETSKY1ST VICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0$0
SUSAN BRADFORDDIRECTOR
Officer
0$0
JULIE MAVITY-HUDSONPAST PRESIDENT
Officer
0$0
PHYLLIS SAVAGETREASURER
Officer
0$0
KARYN CICHOCKI2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Officer
0$0
LEONARD RESECRETARY
Officer
0$0
MEL GRICEPRESIDENT
Officer
0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1211 EAST DENNY WAY B28, SEATTLE, WA 98122-2516
In care of
% WINSTON GORETSKY
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
WINSTON GORETSKY, 1211 EAST DENNY WAY B28, Seattle, WA 981222516
Signed the 990
WINSTON GORETSKY, PRESIDENT
Phone
(978) 808-2908
Return prepared by
TERRI POST

Mission

TO PROVIDE A CONVENIENT AND BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATION FOR PERSONS INTERESTED IN GESNERIADS

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • ANNUAL CONVENTION WITH SEMINARS, PLANT AND SEED SALES AND DISTRIBUTIONS, AND JUDGING OF SPECIES AND HYBRIDS. BOTH MEMBERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC VIEW PLANTS ENTERED FOR DISPLAY AND PARTICIPATE IN THE PURCHASE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS.
    Expenses $77,991
  • PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE GESNERIAD TO MEMBERS FOUR TIMES PER YEAR; SALES OF WEBINARS FOCUSING ON IDENTIFICAATION, CULTS, PROPAGATION AND CONSERVATION OF GESNERIADS; EMAIL DISSEMINATION OF PUBLICATION DEVOTED TO PROPAGATION.
    Expenses $29,780
  • MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES AND SEED EXPENSES
    Expenses $14,682
  • SCHOLARSHIPS, RESEARCH GRANTS AND GRANTS TO PUBLIC GARDENS FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINDING, IDENTIFYING AND CATALOGING NEW SPECIES OF GESNERIADS IN SITU, MAINTAINING GESNERIADS IN PUBLIC GARDENS, EXHIBITING GESNERIADS AND STUDYING THEIR TAXONOMY.
    Expenses $13,250

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
22-6059828
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1986
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Environment (C420)
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,119,747
Income (IRS master file)
$147,548

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$147,548$141,076$1,119,747XML
990December 2024$157,961$190,790$1,015,967XML
990December 2023$169,718$143,954$976,631XML
990December 2022$172,094$155,541$881,342XML
990December 2021$86,515$46,808$992,577IRS
990December 2020$94,226$97,042$919,921IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 22-6059828).

Questions about GESNERIAD SOCIETY

What is the EIN of GESNERIAD SOCIETY?
The employer identification number (EIN) of GESNERIAD SOCIETY is 22-6059828.
Is GESNERIAD SOCIETY tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
Are donations to GESNERIAD SOCIETY tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does GESNERIAD SOCIETY file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of GESNERIAD SOCIETY due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did GESNERIAD SOCIETY last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of GESNERIAD SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WINSTON GORETSKY.
Who are the officers and directors of GESNERIAD SOCIETY?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does GESNERIAD SOCIETY have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $147,548, expenses of $141,076 and total assets of $1,119,747 at year end.

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