Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Inc

Analysis

Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Richmond, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 May 2024, Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Inc reported income of $63k and spending of $99k, spending 157% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income fell from $71k to $63k (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Inc sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yell County Wildlife Federation Inc ($63k), Red Mountain Garden Club Inc ($63k) and Jackson Purchase Resource Conservation & Development Foundat ($63k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 50% of the total. At year end it held assets of $513k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $513k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.