The mission of the Garden Foundation, INC. Is to support and enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing a place of education, inspiration, independence and inclusion.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $89K a year · 21% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $32K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$230K
Spent
$192K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$79K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$230K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$230K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$700K
FY2023$436K
FY2024$531K
Expenses
$192K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$385K
FY2023$386K
FY2024$498K
Net assets
$79K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$79K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$456K
FY2024$489K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2017.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $140K Management & general 27% · $52K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
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Taylor Gardner’s $13K as President/CEO is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023
Taylor Gardner$12,700$12,517

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers people with intellectual disabilities through education, inspiration, independence, and inclusion.

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1 program · $140K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To support and enhance the lives of people with intellectual disabilities by providing a place of educaiton, inspiration, independence and inclusion.

$140Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$32K
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$230K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$101K
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Money outPt IX
$192K
Ln 25
Programscol B$140K
Managementcol C$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$79K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Government grantsLn 1e$128K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$101K
Investment incomeLn 3$12
Total revenueLn 12$230K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$81K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$79K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K$81K
Total assetsLn 16$41K$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$2K
Net assetsLn 32$41K$79K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$48K$28K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$2K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$23K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$22K$22K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$25K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$9K$2K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$41K$36K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$427$194$233
Total functional expensesLn 25$192K$140K$52K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $531K$498K$33K$489K 990 PDF
FY2023 $436K$386K$49K$456K 990 PDF
FY2022 $700K$385K$316K$405K 990 PDF
FY2021 $241K$231K$11K$90K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $230K$192K$38K$79K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $229,722 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$128,866
I-9 Program service revenue$100,844
I-10 Investment income$12
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$229,722
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$51,685
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$139,996
I-18 Total expenses$191,681
I-19 Revenue less expenses$38,041
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $229,722 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$127,636
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,230
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$128,866
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100,844$100,844
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $12$12
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $100,856$229,722
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $191,681 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $28,014 · Management $20,107$48,121
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,138 · Management $1,426$3,564
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $22,529$22,529
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,300$22,300
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,191 · Management $1,609$3,800
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $24,785 · Management $16,523$41,308
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,509 · Management $7,185$8,694
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,247 · Management $4,691$40,938
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $194 · Management $233$427
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $139,907 · Management $51,774 · Fundraising $0$191,681
Part X · Balance sheet $80,697 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,006$80,697
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,006$80,697
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$1,650
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$1,650
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $41,006$79,047
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,006$79,047
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,006$80,697
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $79,047 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$229,722
XI-2 Total expenses$191,681
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$38,041
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,006
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$79,047

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