Teens Grow Greens Inc

Analysis

Teens Grow Greens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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 2023, Teens Grow Greens Inc reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $465k to $2.4m (+406%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 221%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Teens Grow Greens Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amistades Inc ($2.4m), Childspace Daycare Center Inc ($2.4m) and All of Gods Childrens Group Home ($2.3m).

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 $64k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $741k. It paid $18k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $869k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 101 employees.