Unity Gardens Inc

Analysis

Unity Gardens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in South Bend, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Unity Gardens Inc reported income of $752k and spending of $501k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $510k to $752k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Unity Gardens Inc sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon Park Senior Apartments Cooperative ($752k), Evangel Home Inc ($753k) and Perry Human Services Inc ($752k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (12% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $229k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 33 employees.