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Victory Garden Initiative Inc

RegisteredEIN 45-5035466Milwaukee, WIEnvironment and conservation
Income$200k2023-12
Spending$183ksame year
Spent / received89%5-year average
Size in its cause51st pctEnvironment and conservation
Exempt since2013Publicly supported organisat
Employees8latest return

Analysis

Victory Garden Initiative Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Victory Garden Initiative Inc reported income of $200k and spending of $183k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $485k to $200k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Victory Garden Initiative Inc sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fair Future Movement Inc ($199k), Black Thumb Farm ($200k) and Lifetides Institute ($199k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (46% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $343k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $315k. It reported 8 employees.

Income and spending

$0$121k$242k$364k$485k2019 Income: $484,6912019 Spending: $273,25320192020 Income: $428,9402020 Spending: $449,45220202021 Income: $382,7572021 Spending: $435,21020212022 Income: $295,1012022 Spending: $248,90020222023 Income: $199,5862023 Spending: $182,7912023
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Contributions & grants 82%
  • Program services 11%
  • Other 6.7%

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Fair Future Movement IncMilwaukee$199k
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