Frogtown Gardens

Analysis

Frogtown Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 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, Frogtown Gardens reported income of $152k and spending of $346k, spending 228% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $316k to $152k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Frogtown Gardens sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sparta Foundation Inc ($152k), Bee Girl ($152k) and Rivers and Birds Inc ($151k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $112k. At year end it held assets of $301k against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $282k.

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.