Robot Garden

Analysis

Robot Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Livermore, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Robot Garden reported income of $144k and spending of $80k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $53k to $144k (+174%), an average of +174% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 174%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Robot Garden 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 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great River Taoist Center Inc ($144k), National Association of Schools of Dance Inc ($144k) and Reclaim the Records ($144k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $157k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $157k.