Seattle Garden Club

Analysis

Seattle Garden Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 May 2023, Seattle Garden Club reported income of $147k and spending of $129k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2023, income fell from $197k to $147k (-25%), an average of -9.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Seattle Garden Club sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Master Gardener Foundation of Washington State ($147k), Webster Lake Association Inc ($147k) and Your Childrens Trees ($147k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 116% and program service revenue 12% of the total. At year end it held assets of $600k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $600k.