Gardner School

Analysis

Gardner School is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Gardner School reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.8m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $2.1m (-2.5%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Gardner School sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seminary Bnos Chaim ($2.1m), Creative Education Inc ($2.1m) and Hualalai Ohana Foundation ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $787k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $393k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 32 employees.