The Garden Club of Norfolk

Analysis

The Garden Club of Norfolk is a registered charity in United States, based in Norfolk, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 years ago. 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 May 2023, The Garden Club of Norfolk reported income of $197k and spending of $105k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2023, income fell from $235k to $197k (-16%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Garden Club of Norfolk sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Twickenham Historic Preservation District Association ($197k), Harrison County Tourism Council Inc ($197k) and Firecrackers Washington ($197k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $523k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $523k.