Anderson Gardens

Analysis

Anderson Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Rockford, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Anderson Gardens reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.6m (+46%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Anderson Gardens 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 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Coast Discovery Center ($2.6m), Living Lands & Waters ($2.6m) and Front and Centered ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $739k. At year end it held assets of $14.0m against liabilities of $344k, net assets of $13.6m. It reported 61 employees.