Community Gardens of Tucson

Analysis

Community Gardens of Tucson is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2010, 16 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Community Gardens of Tucson reported income of $225k and spending of $164k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $136k to $225k (+66%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Community Gardens of Tucson sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ulloa Childrens Center ($225k), Lila Lane Outreach ($225k) and Community Action Social Services & Education Inc ($225k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $31k. At year end it held assets of $98k against liabilities of $1,228, net assets of $97k. It reported 2 employees.