California · Nonprofit
ARDEN WOOD INC
ARDEN WOOD INC (California) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,392,969 to it, the largest being TENACRE FOUNDATION ($2,134,678). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $13M
- Funders on record
- 18
- Grants received
- $3.4M
- Net assets
- $23M
What Arden Wood Inc does
Mission
Provide the highest quality of christian science nursing care in keeping with the church manual provision for "christian science nurse". Arden wood also offers an extensive cs nurses' training program, and both independent and sheltered living.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Cs nursing program: arden wood provides excellent skilled christian science nursing care 24/7/365 for christian scientists who choose to rely solely on prayer for healing and who are receiving daily treatment from a journal-listed christian science practitioner, a dedicated staff of journal-listed christian science nurses, and christian science nurses-in -training, provide care. Care may include, but is not limited to nourishment, mobility assistance, cleanliness, bandaging, assistance with personal care and supportive companionship in modern, comfortable rooms. Arden wood offers cs nursing assistance via inpatient care, outpatient services, and through an active visiting cs nurse service which provides care to patients in their homes throughout northern california.
$3,142,262 spentof which $40,649 as grants$1,478,636 earned by the program47% of program spendingSheltered care program: arden wood's sheltered care program provides light assistance in a supportive environment for guests who rely solely on christian science for healing. Sheltered care includes light assistance with personal care, bathing and mobility, gentle reminders and guidance as well as help for individuals with vision challenges. Skilled christian science nurses provide 24-hour care and oversight.
$1,271,995 spent$974,470 earned by the program19% of program spendingIndependent residential living program: arden wood offers a home to seasoned christian scientists. Independence and individuality are respected in an environment conducive to inspiration and healing. Residents enjoy the benefits of a caring, professional staff, and live in lovely studio apartments or two-room suites on quiet wooded grounds in a major metropolitan area with nearby amenities and public transportation. A dynamic activities program brings adventure and a natural balance into the daily experience of our residents.
$1,090,780 spentof which $1,227 as grants$710,859 earned by the program16% of program spendingChristian science nurse training program: since our founding in 1930, arden wood has actively trained christian science nurses for our facility as well as other christian science facilities and for those serving as private duty cs nurses. Arden wood instructs its trainees in the christian science nursing arts-an entensive, three-year, four-part course curriculum of the highest quality-in partnership with the chestnut hill benevolent association which includes thorough classroom instruction (one course taught at arden wood) and on-the-job mentoring. On both campuses training provides in-depth study of the principles, ethics and practical skills nescessary to ensure excellent professional christian science nursing care. Trainees are salaried and receive full employment benefits. Rest & study: arden wood offers an ideal environment for spiritual refreshment, inspiration and healing for students of christian science. Private guest rooms with modern amenities are available for overnight stays. Delicious meals are available for purchase in our dining room. Bible research library is available 24/7.medicare settlements
$1,185,994 spent$266,471 earned by the program18% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $6,691,031.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2018 to 2019, from $16M to $23M (+43%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2022 12%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
68% of ARDEN WOOD INC’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (7% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 4 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
John W Mitchell Iii
Executive director/CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 11 funders, grant income rose $103k → $299k.
11 of 18 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 16% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of ARDEN WOOD INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
ARDEN WOOD INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 63% of grant income and the top three 90%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
79% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund ARDEN WOOD INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 78% · 2018 53% · 2019 56% · 2020 84% · 2021 59% · 2022 92% · 2023 46% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
67% of ARDEN WOOD INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 72% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
ARDEN WOOD INC draws 99% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 5 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $532k arriving through sponsors registered in 10 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
ARDEN WOOD INC runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,843 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,843 health nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Organizations like ARDEN WOOD INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
69% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
59%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 15 states
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ARDEN WOOD INC?
- ARDEN WOOD INC (California) receives grants from 18 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,392,969 to it, the largest being TENACRE FOUNDATION ($2,134,678). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ARDEN WOOD INC have?
- IRS filings report 18 organizations giving $3,392,969 in grants to ARDEN WOOD INC, 13 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ARDEN WOOD INC?
- TENACRE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $2,134,678 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ARDEN WOOD INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 18 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing