California Native Garden Foundation

Analysis

California Native Garden Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2023, 3 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, California Native Garden Foundation reported income of $667k and spending of $642k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $332k to $667k (+101%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Native Garden Foundation sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Stewards of Maine ($666k), Shaw Institute ($667k) and California Urban Water Agencies ($666k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $177k. At year end it held assets of $37k against liabilities of $7,745, net assets of $30k. It reported 19 employees.