Out of the Garden Project

Analysis

Out of the Garden Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Greensboro, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 2022, Out of the Garden Project reported income of $4.0m and spending of $4.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $3.8m to $4.0m (+7.3%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 218%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Out of the Garden Project sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wesley Manor Inc ($4.0m), Love Columbia Corp ($4.0m) and Southern Oregon Regional Brokerage ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $315k. At year end it held assets of $936k against liabilities of $190k, net assets of $746k. It reported 40 employees.