Oxford Hills Community Gardens

Analysis

Oxford Hills Community Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Norway, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2011, 15 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 December 2023, Oxford Hills Community Gardens reported income of $203k and spending of $310k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $310k to $203k (-35%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Oxford Hills Community Gardens sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tejon Ranch Conservancy ($203k), Montana Watershed Coordination Council Inc ($203k) and Buffalo Niagara River Land Trust Inc ($203k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $72k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $273k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $238k. It reported 13 employees.