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Filing year 2024

National Garden Bureau

Downers Grove, Illinois·EIN 52-1070693·6
Total revenue
$504k
Total assets
$663k
Total expenses
$479k
Reported officers
11
Mission

National Garden Bureau is a non-profit organization that exists to educate, inspire, and motivate people to increase the use of plants in homes, gardens, and workplaces by being the marketing arm of the gardening industry.

Executive compensation, broken down

Form 990 · Schedule J · 1 reported individual · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors.

Executive Dir.
Board Member
Above 90th percentile
$155k
$165k
Base
$139k
Bonus
$16k
Other
Benefits

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 10 unpaid individuals.

Up 175%
from 2023

From $56k in 2023 to $155k in 2024.

$56k
2023
$155k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 166% in real terms$62k to $165k

Estimated with Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Board Member pay rose 175% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue rose 104%.

$56k in 2023 to $155k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

National Garden Bureau reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$247k
$212k
2023
$504k
$479k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
FAQ

Common questions about National Garden Bureau

What does the Board Member of National Garden Bureau earn?

In 2024, the Board Member of National Garden Bureau received $154,507 in total compensation. This pay is in the top 10% for Board Member roles among nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors: at least 9 in 10 comparable filings report less. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Board Member pay at National Garden Bureau compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at nonprofits nationwide, across all sectors, the 2024 pay of the Board Member at National Garden Bureau falls in the top 10%.

What are National Garden Bureau's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, National Garden Bureau reported $504k in total revenue and $479k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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