Garden Pathways Inc

Analysis

Garden Pathways Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Garden Pathways Inc reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $4.6m (+113%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Garden Pathways Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Champaign Family Young Mens Christian Association ($4.6m), Revive Ministries Inc ($4.6m) and Pinky Swear Foundation ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $145k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $360k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 84 employees.