Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO INTRODUCE AND TEST THE WORLD'S TEMPERATE FERNS FOR HARDINESS AND ORNAMENTAL VALUE AND TO BUILD A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY, INFORMATION AND EDUCATION.
TO ESTABLISH A COMPREHENSIVE COLLECTION OF THE WORLD'S HARDY FERNS FOR DISPLAY, EVALUATION, PRESERVATION, EDUCATION AND INTRODUCTION TO THE GARDENING AND HORTICULTURAL COMMUNITIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A QUARTERLY NEWLETTER WITH ARTICLES OF GENERAL INTEREST, AS WELL AS SPECIFICS ON CULTIVATION, SITES FOR VIEWING COLLECTIONS, FERN PROFILES, AND EVALUATIONS OF FERNS IN THE TESTING PROGRAM. SPECIAL ISSUES OF THE NEWSLETTER INCLUDE A DIRECTORY OF FERN GARDENS, NURSERIES AND RESERVES IN THE US AND CANADA; PROPAGATION HANDBOOK; AND GUIDE TO HARDY GARDEN FERNS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS AN ANNUAL FERN FESTIVAL IN JUNE. MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN SPORE EXCHANGE AND HAVE FIRST ACCESS TO FERNS AS THEY ARE INTRODUCED.
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER WITH ARTICLES OF GENERAL INTEREST, AS WELL AS SPECIFICS ON CULTIVATION, SITES FOR VIEWING COLLECTIONS, FERN PROFILES, AND EVALUATIONS OF FERNS IN THE TESTING PROGRAM. SPECIAL ISSUES OF THE NEWSLETTER INCLUDE A DIRECTORY OF FERN GARDENS, NURSERIES AND RESERVES IN THE US AND CANADA; PROPAGATION HANDBOOK; AND GUIDE TO HARDY GARDEN FERNS.
THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS SPECIMEN GARDENS. THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS PLANT AND SPORE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS.
THE ORGANIZATION SPONSORS EVENTS, CLASSES AND TOURS RELATED TO HARDY FERNS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sue Olsen | HONORARY DIRECTOR | 7 | $0 |
| Jane Whiteley | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| John Van Den Meerendonk | DIRECTOR | 14 | $0 |
| Lynda Pyles | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Rick Peterson | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Chuck Ogburn | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Daniel Mount | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Dave Gibson | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 |
| Susie Egan | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Brian Collins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Forrest Campbell | DIRECTOR | 4 | $0 |
| Nancy Strahle | TREASURER | 7 | $0 |
| Pat Riehl | CORRESPONDING SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Kathryn Crosby | RECORDING SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Michelle Bundy | VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Richie Steffen | PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202032759349300243_public.xml