| Washington Floricultural Association |
| Employer Identification Number (EIN) | 910970955 |
| Name of Organization | Washington Floricultural Association |
| Address | 3419 S Star Lake Rd, Auburn, WA 98001-1827 |
| Activities | Horticultural group, Research, development and testing, Propose, support, or oppose legislation |
| Subsection | Horticultural Organization |
| Ruling Date | 01/1978 |
| Deductibility | Contributions are not deductible |
| Foundation | All organizations except 501(c)(3) |
| Organization | Corporation |
| Exempt Organization Status | Unconditional Exemption |
| Tax Period | 08/2006 |
| Assets | $10,000 to $24,999 |
| Income | $10,000 to $24,999 |
| Filing Requirement | 990 - Required to file Form 990-N - Income less than $25,000 per year |
| Asset Amount | $14,719 |
| Amount of Income | $22,309 |
| Form 990 Revenue Amount | $16,263 |
| National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) | Environmental Quality, Protection and Beautification: Garden Club, Horticultural Program |
| Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances |
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
| Total revenue | $27,092 | $23,803 | $23,586 | $20,773 |
| Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received | $7,290 | $4,144 | $7,067 | $3,790 |
| Program service revenue including government fees and contracts | $2,560 | $2,295 | $4,310 | $0 |
| Membership dues and assessments | $11,525 | $11,450 | $11,125 | $9,500 |
| Investment income | $131 | $26 | $12 | $1 |
| Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory | $0 | $4,560 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross amount from sales of assets other than inventory | $0 | $24,364 | $0 | $0 |
| Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses | $0 | $19,803 | $0 | $0 |
| Net income or (loss) from special events and activities | $5,585 | $0 | $976 | $7,481 |
| Gross revenue | $17,824 | $0 | $28,888 | $23,108 |
| Less: direct expenses other than fundraising expenses | $12,238 | $0 | $27,912 | $15,626 |
| Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Less: cost of goods sold | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other revenue | $0 | $1,327 | $95 | $0 |
| Total expenses | $41,453 | $29,579 | $25,218 | $23,297 |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $10,761 | $5,165 | $1,352 | $4,500 |
| Benefits paid to or for members | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors | $16,700 | $15,300 | $16,800 | $14,000 |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Printing, publications, postage, and shipping | $6,854 | $5,076 | $2,629 | $1,777 |
| Other expenses | $7,137 | $4,039 | $4,435 | $3,020 |
| Net assets or fund balances at end of year | $407 | $9,936 | $8,304 | $5,780 |
| Excess or (deficit) for the year | $-14,360 | $-5,776 | $-1,632 | $-2,523 |
| Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year | $9,829 | $15,713 | $9,936 | $8,304 |
| Other changes in net assets or fund balances | $4,938 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other Information |
| Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year covered by this return, and has it filed a tax return on Form 990-T for this year? | No |
| Was there a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or substantial contraction during the year? | No |
| Direct and indirect political expenditures | $0 |
| Did the organization file Form 1120-POL for this year? | No |
| Initiation fees and capital contributions | $0 |
| Gross receipts for public use of club facilities | $0 |
| At any time during the year, did the organization, directly or indirectly, own a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? | |
| Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4911 | $0 |
| Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4912 | $0 |
| Amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under: section 4955 | $0 |
| Did the organization engage in any section 4958 excess benefit transaction during the year or did it become aware of an excess benefit transaction from a prior year? | |
| Amount of tax imposed on the organization managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections 4912, 4955, and 4958 | $0 |
| Amount of tax above, reimbursed by the organization | $0 |
| At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter transaction? | |
| Statements About Activities (for 2003) |
| Expenses paid or incurred in connection with the lobbying activities | $0 |
| Did the organization receive or hold an easement for conservation purposes, including easements to preserve open space, the environment, historic land areas or historic structures? | |
| Did the organization provide credit counseling, debt management, credit repair, or debt negotiation services? | |
| Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds? | |
| Did the organization make any taxable distributions under section 4966? | |
| Did the organization make a distribution to a donor, donor advisor, or related person? | |
| Enter the total number of donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year | |
| Enter the aggregate value of assets held in all donor advised funds owned at the end of the tax year | |
| Enter the total number of separate funds or accounts owned at the end of the tax year (excluding donor advised funds included above) where donors have the right to provide advice on the distribution or investment of amounts in such funds or accounts | |
| Enter the aggregate value of assets held in all funds or accounts included above at the end of the tax year | |
| Support Schedule |
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Total | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gifts, grants, and contributions received | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Membership fees received | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or furnishing of facilities in any activity that is related to the organization's charitable, etc., purpose | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Gross income from interest, dividends, amounts received from payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), rents, royalties, and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net income from unrelated business activities not included above | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to it or expended on its behalf | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| The value of services or facilities furnished to the organization by a governmental unit without charge. Do not include the value of services or facilities generally furnished to the public without charge | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other income | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Organizations performing similar types of work |
| Id | Name | Address | State | Established | Total Income |
| 1 | Pennsylvania Horticultural Society | 100 N 20th St Fl 5, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1455 | PA | 1952-07 | $24,243,695 |
| 2 | West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc | 1000 E Beltline Ave Ne, Grand Rapids, MI 49525-5804 | MI | 1982-06 | $18,273,173 |
| 3 | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden | 10901 Old Cutler Rd, Coral Gables, FL 33156-4233 | FL | 1937-06 | $14,035,047 |
| 4 | American Orchid Society Inc Botanical Museum Of Harvard Univ | 10901 Old Cutler Rd, Coral Gables, FL 33156-4233 | FL | 1981-03 | $4,458,492 |
| 5 | Daniel Jonathan Stowe Conservancy | 6500 S New Hope Rd, Belmont, NC 28012-8788 | NC | 1990-02 | $2,551,307 |
| 6 | American Rose Society, Dba Tampa Rose Society | 1018 Lake Cooper Dr, Lutz, FL 33548 | FL | 1983-06 | $1,798,601 |
| 7 | Mid-America Horticultural Trade Show | 401 N Michigan Ave Ste 2200, Chicago, IL 60611-4245 | IL | 1980-02 | $1,141,241 |
| 8 | Garden Club Of Houston | 4212 San Felipe Box 486, Houston, TX 77027-2902 | TX | 1982-03 | $378,630 |
| 9 | Midwestern Chapter International Society Of Arboriculture | 14013 W 48th Ter, Shawnee, KS 66216-1117 | KS | 1999-12 | $82,614 |
| 10 | Garden Club Of Alabama Inc | 10112 Bluff Dr Se, Huntsville, AL 35803-1706 | AL | 1968-12 | $51,296 |
| 11 | Civic Garden Club Of San Carlos | PO BOX 954, San Carlos, CA 94070-0954 | CA | 1944-11 | $46,962 |
| 12 | Washington Floricultural Association | 3419 S Star Lake Rd, Auburn, WA 98001-1827 | WA | 1978-01 | $22,309 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Flower Show Inc | 100 North 20th Street 5th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103 | PA | 1935-01 | $-679,057 |
| 14 | Garden Club Of America | 14 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022-1006 | NY | 1954-08 | $10,086,090 |
| 15 | American Camellia Society Trust Inc | 100 Massee Lane Rd, Fort Valley, GA 31030-6974 | GA | 1985-08 | $5,324,741 |
| 16 | Japanese Garden Society Of Oregon | PO BOX 3847, Portland, OR 97208-3847 | OR | 1963-11 | $3,263,751 |
| 17 | New England Wild Flower Society | 400 W Cummings Park, Woburn, MA 01801-6519 | MA | 1955-09 | $2,840,174 |
| 18 | American Horticultural Society Inc | 7931 E Boulevard Dr, Alexandria, VA 22308-1307 | VA | 1938-04 | $2,778,174 |
| 19 | National Gardening Association Inc | 1100 Dorset St, So Burlington, VT 05403-8000 | VT | 1983-10 | $2,539,580 |
| 20 | Rhododendron Species Foundation | PO BOX 3798, Federal Way, WA 98063-3798 | WA | 1965-04 | $2,179,982 |
| 21 | Botanical Society Of America Inc | 4475 Castleman Ave, St Louis, MO 63110-3201 | MO | 1940-03 | $2,015,243 |
| 22 | Horticultural Society Of New York Inc | 148 W 37th St Fl 13, New York, NY 10018-6976 | NY | 1944-05 | $1,946,503 |
| 23 | Garden Club Of Virginia Inc | 12 E Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23219-2106 | VA | 1939-09 | $1,871,630 |
| 24 | American Rhododendron Society, Portland Chapter | PO BOX 86424, Portland, OR 97286-0424 | OR | 1993-09 | $1,125,518 |
| 25 | Camden City Garden Club Inc | 3 Riverside Dr, Camden, NJ 08103-1037 | NJ | 1990-01 | $941,136 |
| 26 | Minnesota State Horticultural Society | 2705 Lincoln Dr, Roseville, MN 55113-1334 | MN | 1957-01 | $861,514 |
| 27 | Fort Worth Garden Club Inc | 3220 Botanic Garden Blvd, Fort Worth, TX 76107-3420 | TX | 1982-12 | $782,774 |
| 28 | Herb Society Of America Inc | 9019 Kirtland Chardon Rd, Kirtland, OH 44094-5156 | OH | 1993-10 | $756,573 |
| 29 | Northwest Horticultural Society | Box 654115, Seattle, WA 98195-0001 | WA | 1966-09 | $211,362 |
| 30 | Master Gardener Foundation Of King County | PO BOX 354115, Seattle, WA 98195-4115 | WA | 1985-07 | $118,687 |
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