The Gardenworks Project

Analysis

The Gardenworks Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheaton, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, The Gardenworks Project reported income of $126k and spending of $142k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $91k to $126k (+39%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Gardenworks Project sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 44th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manta Ray Aquatics ($126k), Kaukauna Quarterback Club Inc ($126k) and Goodrich Soccer Club Inc ($126k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $29k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $18k.