Columbia Gardens Inc

Analysis

Columbia Gardens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boise, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Columbia Gardens Inc reported income of $131k and spending of $171k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $92k to $131k (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Columbia Gardens Inc sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greensboro Farmers Market Inc ($131k), San Diego Civic Dance Association Inc ($131k) and Good Life Inc ($131k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $25k. At year end it held assets of $475k against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $433k.

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.