Awareness Garden

Analysis

Awareness Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynchburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Awareness Garden reported income of $510k and spending of $70k, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $48k to $510k (+956%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 628%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Awareness Garden sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 70th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastern Rhode Island Conservation District ($510k), Alaska Marine Conservation Council ($511k) and Scenic Rivers Land Trust Inc ($510k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $6,500, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 1 employees.