The Gardiner Foundation

Analysis

The Gardiner Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bronx, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Gardiner Foundation reported income of $102k and spending of $118k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $250k to $102k (-59%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Gardiner Foundation sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Ethel Hedgemon Lyle Foundation of Texas ($102k), Nwhsu Student Senate ($102k) and Southwestern Division of the International Association of Fire ($102k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $590 (0.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $7,019 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $7,019. It reported 1 employees.

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.