Growing Season-Illinois Inc

Analysis

Growing Season-Illinois Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Evanston, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, 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, Growing Season-Illinois Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $261k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $1.0m (-11%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 19% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Growing Season-Illinois Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethlehem Center ($1.0m), Homeownership Council of America ($1.0m) and Family Connection of Columbia County Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $232k, net assets of $3.0m.