Family Garden

Analysis

Family Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Brattleboro, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Family Garden reported income of $326k and spending of $332k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $288k to $326k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Family Garden sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 56th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cycling Without Age Inc ($326k), New Orleans Medical Mission Services Foundation ($326k) and Tri-City Community Development Corporation ($326k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $214k. At year end it held assets of $219k against liabilities of $73k, net assets of $146k. It reported 14 employees.

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.