Marin Art and Garden Center

Analysis

Marin Art and Garden Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Ross, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1948, 78 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Marin Art and Garden Center reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.2m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.1m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 291%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Marin Art and Garden Center sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Re-Use Hawaii ($2.1m), Our United Villages ($2.1m) and Council for Watershed Health ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $898k. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 34 employees.