Growing Gardens

Analysis

Growing Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1999, 27 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, Growing Gardens reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.6m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Growing Gardens sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canopy ($1.6m), North Fork John Day Watershedcouncil ($1.6m) and 7 Lakes Alliance ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $949k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $195k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 51 employees.