Country Gardens Inc

Analysis

Country Gardens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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 September 2023, Country Gardens Inc reported income of $128k and spending of $136k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $116k to $128k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Country Gardens Inc sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bronzeville Housing and Community Development Corporation ($128k), Friends D D Housing Inc ($129k) and Heart and Home Makeovers Inc ($128k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 44% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $1.4m.

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.