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US nonprofit · EIN 916067917 · Seattle, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 916067917) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Northwest Horticultural Society's network

20 people5 organisationsi20 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (20). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

20 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 20 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bonnie BerkDirector2022
4 yrs
Camille PaulsenDirector2022
4 yrs
Corinne HollisterDirector2023
3 yrs
Courtney GoetzDirector2019
7 yrs
Cynthia WelteDirector2022
4 yrs
Daniel SparlerDirector2019
7 yrs
Delaney BrummetSecond Vice President2019
7 yrs
Emily DexterTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Gillian MathewsDirector2018
8 yrs
Jason JorgensenPublicity Secretary2018
8 yrs
Linda McDonaldDirector2022
4 yrs
Lorene Edward ForknerDirector2022
4 yrs
Meagan McManusThird Vice President2019
7 yrs
Michelle RAUDirector2023
3 yrs
PAM SturgeonRecording Secretary2023
3 yrs
Penny KrieseDirector2023
3 yrs
Renee MontgelasDirector2018
8 yrs
Sasha RaghupathyPresident2022
4 yrs
Susan Goetz (also filed as Sue Goetz)Director2018
8 yrs
Tanya Demarch-DodsonFirst Vice President2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 20 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Courtney GoetzDirector1$0
Delaney BrummetDirector1$0
Meagan McManusThird Vice President1$0
Daniel SparlerDirector1$0
Sashi RaghupathyPresident1$0
Bonnie BerkDirector1$0
Lorene Edward ForknerDirector1$0
Camille PaulsenDirector1$0
Cynthia WelteDirector1$0
Tanya Demarsh-DodsonFirst Vice President1$0
Susan GoetzDirector1$0
Jason JorgensenPublicity Secretary1$0
Penelope KrieseTreasurer1$0
Linda McDonaldDirector1$0
Gillian Mathews2nd Vice President1$0
Renee MontgelasDirector1$0
Michelle RauDirector1$0
Pam SturgeonRecording Secretary1$0
Erica Browne GrivasDirector1$0
Lisa PortDirector1$0
Nita-Jo RoundtreeDirector1$0
Rose TobinDirector1$0
Kyle GainesDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Northwest Horticultural Society
EIN
916067917
Address
Univ of Wa Box 354115, Seattle, WA, 98195-0001
State
Washington
Mission
To promote and support horticulture in the pacific northwest. To provide inspiration and education to the northwest gardening community through classes, tours, symposiums, workshops, plant sales, publications and through scholarship grants. To provide further educational support of northwest horticulture through the support of the elisabeth c miller horticultural library. To provide further... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C420 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1966
Principal officer
Penelope Kriese (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1966
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsEmily Dexter
≥8years on the filingsGillian Mathews
≥8years on the filingsJason Jorgensen
≥8years on the filingsRenee Montgelas

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$341k
Total liabilities
$10k
Net assets or fund balances
$331k
Contributions and grants received
$93k
Program service revenue
$123k
Grants and similar paid out
$76k
Employees
2
Volunteers
30

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Elisabeth C Miller Horticultural Library University of WashingtonTo provide support for horticultual education in the northwest.$21k