Berkshire Garden Center Inc

Analysis

Berkshire Garden Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Stockbridge, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Berkshire Garden Center Inc reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.9m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.4m (+60%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Berkshire Garden Center Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gulf of Mexico Alliance ($2.4m), Accelerating Circularity Inc ($2.4m) and Southern Nevada Conservancy ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $882k. At year end it held assets of $9.5m against liabilities of $164k, net assets of $9.4m. It reported 43 employees.