Gardopia Gardens EIN 47-4927209

Gardopia Gardens

EIN  47-4927209 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Antonio, TX
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Verified accurate 9/14/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Nurture healthy communities by teaching gardening skills.
Leadership
Stephen Lucke · Chief Executive Officer · $80K
Money in and out
$1.6M revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
100% program efficiency

Nurture healthy communities by teaching gardening skills. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.6M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $795K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$795K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $538K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $1.00
Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs▲ +4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +567% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+33%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ ×29 vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +72%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +13%
Total assets
$912K
FY2025▲ +198%
Total liabilities
$117K
FY2025▲ +2%
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$795K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$538K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$912K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $291K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Gardopia Gardens Garden-Based Learning Program is our largest initiative, delivering hands-on gardening, nutrition, sustainability, and environmental education to students across San Antonio.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CGardopia Gardens
EINHdr · item D47-4927209
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Antonio, TX
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MTX
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C40)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$79,595Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$76,792Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Learning Officer
$73,792Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Lucke’s $80K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1843 $1–10M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Stephen Lucke$79,595$80,438$43,750$31,250$11,250$13,321
Dominic Dominguez$76,792$78,187$50,112$30,000
Sherry Lim$73,792$53,975
Dominic Dominquez$12,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$808K · 50%
Program service revenue$643K · 40%
Other revenue$161K · 10%
Contributions & grants50%$808K
Program service revenue40%$643K
Other revenue10%$161K
Investment income$182
— government grantsLn 1e$86K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$1.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$360K
Total assetsLn 16$912K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$117K
Total net assetsLn 32$795K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $360K · Operating expenses/yr $1.1M
4.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.1M · Total expenses $1.1M
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $1.1M
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $1.1M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $9K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $494K
$0.02 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $808K · Total revenue $1.6M
50%
Government reliance
Government grants $86K · Total revenue $1.6M
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $643K · Total revenue $1.6M
40%
Investment reliance
Investment income $182 · Total revenue $1.6M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $643K · Total expenses $1.1M
60%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.6M · Prior year $935K
+72%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $131K · FY2024 $1.6M
+65%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $795K · Beginning of year $191K
+315%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.6M · Expenses $1.1M
+33%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $117K · Total assets $912K
13%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $795K · Total assets $912K
87%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $912K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stephen Lucke · Reported title Chief Executive Officer · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $1.1M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $545K · Total expenses $1.1M
51%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%
Overhead ratio 0%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 72%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$1.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$935K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$743K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$381K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$358K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$131K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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