Lower Columbia School Gardens

Analysis

Lower Columbia School Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Longview, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Lower Columbia School Gardens reported income of $562k and spending of $556k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $390k to $562k (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lower Columbia School Gardens sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 71st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Downeast Coastal Conservancy ($562k), Newport Tree Conservancy ($562k) and Otsego County Conservation Assn Inc ($561k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $379k. At year end it held assets of $190k against liabilities of $6,379, net assets of $184k. It reported 15 employees.