Nonprofit · EIN 51-0252857
DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC
Tax-exempt · WILMINGTON, DE 19806
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,427,286 | $1,619,432 | -$192,146 | $6,206,765 | $215,881 | $5,990,884 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,925,151 | $1,806,990 | $118,161 | $6,415,405 | $350,890 | $6,064,515 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,507,300 | $1,733,093 | -$225,793 | $5,884,951 | $201,062 | $5,683,889 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $919,468
- of which government grants
- $180,198
- Membership dues
- $26,891
- Program service revenue
- $174,409
- Investment income
- $245,683
- Net rental income
- $43,182
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $121,347
- Net income from fundraising events
- $29,460
- Other revenue
- $87,726
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $111,350
- Other salaries and wages
- $725,583
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $949,441
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $52,434
- Occupancy
- $51,426
- Travel
- $5,448
- Depreciation
- $251,149
- Program services (functional)
- $1,280,498
- Management and general (functional)
- $160,744
- Fundraising (functional)
- $178,190
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,415,405
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,206,765
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $215,881
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,990,884
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,104,166
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,401,871
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,010,767
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,980,117
- Gross receipts
- $1,464,676
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 412
- Year formed
- 1979
- State of legal domicile
- DE
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOANNE MCGEOCH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $61,276 |
| CARRIE WILES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| TYLER BOZZUTO MPA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EMILY MOWEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRENTON GROM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| PAUL IGNUDO JR | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| GEOFF ANDERSON RLA LEED AP | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAMES BAILEY JD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| EILEEN DALLABRIDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| TRICIA FITZHARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| NATHAN FIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| WENDY MAHONEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA HEWITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MARYBETH JOHNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIMOTHY SMITH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOAN THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANN D WICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| BEVERLY ZIMMERMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT PARKER | BD MBMR TO 3/2025 Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIKRAM KRISHNAMURTHY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (UNTIL 11/23) Officer | 40 | $98,511 | $20,229 |
| PAUL IGNUDO JR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE WILES | VICE PRESIDENT (PAUSED 1/24 - 7/24)INTERIM EXECUT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER BOZZUTO MPA | INTERIM VICE PRESIDENT (FROM 1/24 - 7/24); BOARD M Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY MOWEN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA HEARST | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH WELLS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES BAILEY JD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN DALLABRIDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY DEWEES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN FIELD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENTON GROM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CYNTHIA HEWITT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYBETH JOHNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| DANITA MOSLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOAN THOMAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN D WICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY ZIMMERMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOANNE MCGEOCH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (FROM 5/24) Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIKRAM KRISHNAMURTHY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $98,237 | $13,926 |
| PAUL IGNUDO JR | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CARRIE WILES | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EMILY MOWEN | TREASURER (FROM 7/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANNMARIE LONG CPA | TREASURER (UNTIL 1/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARILYN WHITTINGTON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETH WELLS | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES BAILEY JD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER BOZZUTO MPA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| EILEEN DALLABRIDA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY DEWESS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULA HEARST | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| IVEY IBRAHIM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARYBETH JOHNS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM KELLY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON S LOVING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER MATTHEWS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ANN D WICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BEVERLY ZIMMERMANN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1810 N DUPONT ST, WILMINGTON, DE 19806-3308
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JOANNE MCGEOCH, 1810 N DU PONT STREET, WILMINGTON, DE 198063308
- Signed the 990
- JOANNE MCGEOCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (302) 658-6262
- Website
- WWW.THEDCH.ORG
- Return prepared by
- BONADIO & CO LLP
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES LEADERSHIP, EXPERTISE AND ASSISTANCE IN PUBLIC GREENING INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF WILMINGTON AND BEYOND WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH BENEFITS. OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE AND TRAIN INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH HORTICULTURE.
Program accomplishments
- GREENING FUND - SINCE 1977, THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN A LEADER IN PUBLIC GREENING INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE COMMUNITIES AND BEAUTIFY NEIGHBORHOODS. WORKING WITH CIVIC AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOC., RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS, WE PARTNER WITH STATE, LOCAL AND GRASSROOT ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING COMMUNITY GARDENS, URBAN FARMS, PUBLIC GARDENS, LANDSCAPES, PUBLIC PARKS, AND GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY FORESTRY PROGRAM, WE COORDINATE WITH CITY, STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO INCREASE URBAN TREE CANOPY, TREE STEWARDSHIP AND CARE, AND ADVISE DELAWARE'S URBAN FORESTRY PLAN.Expenses $1,021,339 · revenue $156,149
- EDUCATION - THE ORGANIZATION LEADS PROGRAMS AND WORKSHOPS FOR INDIVIDUALS, SCHOOLS, GARDEN CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH HORTICULTURE AND GARDENING. IN OUR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, BRANCHES TO CHANCES (BTC), WE TRAIN PEOPLE IN GREEN JOBS, WITH HANDS-ON EDUCATION IN HORTICULTURE, GARDENING, LANDSCAPING, ECOLOGY, URBAN AGRICULTURE, AND FORESTRY, AND ASSIST WITH JOB PLACEMENT. BTC IS ACCREDITED THROUGH THE CORPS NETWORK. OUR YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (YEP) CONNECTS CHILDREN FROM PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE IN OUTDOOR EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT CONNECT THEM TO NATURE WITH AN EMPHASIS ON STEM, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP.Expenses $259,159 · revenue $61,442
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 51-0252857
- 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
- 1980
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C410)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,206,765
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,464,676
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,427,286 | $1,619,432 | $6,206,765 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,925,151 | $1,806,990 | $6,415,405 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,507,300 | $1,733,093 | $5,884,951 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $1,308,083 | $1,672,446 | $5,895,405 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 51-0252857).
Questions about DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC
- What is the EIN of DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC is 51-0252857.
- Is DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1980.
- Are donations to DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC 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 DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names JOANNE MCGEOCH.
- Who are the officers and directors of DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 20 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $61,276 (JOANNE MCGEOCH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does DELAWARE CENTER FOR HORTICULTURE INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,427,286, expenses of $1,619,432 and total assets of $6,206,765 at year end.
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