Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Bunny Mellon's Virginia estate turned into an operating foundation for fresh thinking and bold action on the history and future of plants, gardens and landscapes, through fellowships, a rare book library and a working farm.
Financial profile
Oak Spring Garden Foundation · EIN 54-1672141 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $5,780,293 | $11,822,114 | $293,908,549 | Dec 2023 | ||
| FY2022 | $5,436,061 | $11,246,354 | $268,027,029 | Dec 2022 | ||
| FY2021 | $24,563,668 | $9,959,325 | $319,081,069 | Dec 2021 | ||
| FY2020 | $7,460,765 | $9,720,814 | $297,939,619 | Dec 2020 | ||
| FY2019 | $6,963,986 | $9,983,163 | $361,291,518 | Dec 2019 | ||
| FY2015 | $2,471 | $103,432 | $1,398,186 | Dec 2015 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Oak Spring Garden Foundation is read alongside.
AFTAS
Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
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MSHF
M.S. Hershey Foundation
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KAF
Kimbell Art Foundation
The foundation established by Kay and Velma Kimbell that owns and operates the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort…
4 companies named
ESF
Elkhorn Slough Foundation
A land trust that has spent four decades quietly buying back and healing the watershed around one California…
TFAA
Terra Foundation for American Art
An endowed steward of American art founded by Daniel Terra, holding a major collection and funding…
Who backs OSGF
Every company Oak Spring Garden Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Red Truck Bakery | Meeting sponsor | Only Oak Spring Garden Foundation, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
3rd Annual Rokeby Community Festival (2026) event page. Read September 28, 2026. Single named activity sponsor on the festival page; craft market vendors not recorded.
Who backs Oak Spring Garden Foundation's peers, but not Oak Spring Garden Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Oak Spring Garden Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Oak Spring Garden Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | KAF | Peers |
|---|---|---|
| American Airlines | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Frost | Named | 1 of 1 |
| NBC 5 | Named | 1 of 1 |
| Northern Trust | Named | 1 of 1 |
The outside view
Bunny Mellon's Virginia estate turned into an operating foundation for fresh thinking and bold action on the history and future of plants, gardens and landscapes, through fellowships, a rare book library and a working farm.
- Authority
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Frontier and The Citadel.
Strengths
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