Friends of Sears Sunken Garden

Analysis

Friends of Sears Sunken Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2022, 4 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, Friends of Sears Sunken Garden reported income of $264k and spending of $36k, leaving 86% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $125k to $264k (+111%), an average of +111% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Sears Sunken Garden sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beyond Our Shores Inc ($264k), Forest Home Historic Preservation Association Inc ($264k) and Lake Merritt Institute ($264k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $327k against liabilities of $248, net assets of $327k.