Gardeneers

Analysis

Gardeneers is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2022, Gardeneers reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $677k to $1.5m (+117%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gardeneers sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rar-Ma Inc ($1.5m), Holy Family Educational Corporation ($1.5m) and Mana Maoli ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $539k (53% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $126k. At year end it held assets of $608k against liabilities of $87k, net assets of $521k. It reported 15 employees.