San Mateo Garden Center

Analysis

San Mateo Garden Center is a registered charity in United States, based in San Mateo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 March 2023, San Mateo Garden Center reported income of $101k and spending of $50k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2023, income grew from $72k to $101k (+41%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, San Mateo Garden Center sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apache Junction Rock and Gem Club Inc ($101k), Fruitport Conservation Club Inc ($101k) and Solar Light for Africa Ltd ($101k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $144k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $132k.