The Garden Club of Charleston Charitable Fund

Analysis

The Garden Club of Charleston Charitable Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 2024, The Garden Club of Charleston Charitable Fund reported income of $120k and spending of $8,845, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from May 2023 to May 2024, income grew from $22k to $120k (+445%), an average of +445% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 445%. Over the whole period it spent 13% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Garden Club of Charleston Charitable Fund sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 47th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Asian American Theaterfestival Inc ($120k), Fiesta Colorado Inc ($120k) and Delphi Preservation Society Inc ($120k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $216k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $216k.