Elk Rock Garden Foundation

Analysis

Elk Rock Garden Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1994, 32 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, Elk Rock Garden Foundation reported income of $4.3m and spending of $109k, leaving 97% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $40k to $4.3m (+10661%), an average of +10661% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 10661%. Over the whole period it spent 3.1% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Elk Rock Garden Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartlands Conservancy ($4.3m), Colorado Outward Bound School ($4.3m) and Cco Services Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $26k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 2 employees.