Freedom Gardens for the Handicapped Inc

Analysis

Freedom Gardens for the Handicapped Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mohegan Lake, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Freedom Gardens for the Handicapped Inc reported income of $151k and spending of $232k, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $149k to $151k (+0.8%), an average of +0.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Freedom Gardens for the Handicapped Inc sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Refuge Homeless Shelter of Lapeer County ($151k), Miramar Manor Apartments Housing Corporation ($151k) and Rogers Supportive Housing Inc ($150k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.8% and program service revenue 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $810k, net assets of $548k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.