Garden Joy

Analysis

Garden Joy is a registered charity in United States, based in Ripon, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Garden Joy reported income of $106k and spending of $105k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $106k (+72%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Garden Joy sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Outliers Robotics ($106k), Oakland Dynamites Football and Cheer Elite ($106k) and Graham Jr Livestock Show Buyers Committee ($106k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 16% of the total. At year end it held assets of $76k against liabilities of $13, net assets of $76k.