Garden Center Services

Analysis

Garden Center Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1958, 68 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Garden Center Services reported income of $8.5m and spending of $7.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.9m to $8.5m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Garden Center Services sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackhawk Technical College Foundation Inc ($8.5m), Texas Womens Foundation ($8.5m) and Extended Day Child Care Center Inc ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.8m. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 153 employees.