Elizabeth F Gamble Garden

Analysis

Elizabeth F Gamble Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1986, 40 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 June 2023, Elizabeth F Gamble Garden reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $945k to $1.5m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Elizabeth F Gamble Garden sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indiana Association of Soil & Water ($1.5m), Birds Georgia Corporation ($1.5m) and Glacier Institute Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (6.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $497k. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $102k, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 16 employees.