Global Gardens

Analysis

Global Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Tulsa, OK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 2023, Global Gardens reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $744k to $1.1m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Global Gardens sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within OK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girl Talk Inc ($1.1m), Whatcom Family & Community Network ($1.1m) and Lafayette YMCA Support Corporation ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $851k. At year end it held assets of $704k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $691k. It reported 39 employees.