National Garden Clubs Incorporated

Analysis

National Garden Clubs Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1953, 73 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 May 2023, National Garden Clubs Incorporated reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.9m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.5m (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2020, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, National Garden Clubs Incorporated sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coastal Community Resilience Inc ($1.5m), Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory Inc ($1.5m) and Saint Paul Parks and Recreation Conservancy ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $469k. At year end it held assets of $23.3m against liabilities of $309k, net assets of $23.0m. It reported 7 employees.