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GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC

GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $238,147 to it, the largest being BOSTON BRUINS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($238,147). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$135k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$238k
Net assets
$149k
1/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 37%
01What it does

What Garden Neighborhood Charities Inc does

Mission

Garden neighborhood charities is the philanthropic arm of the td garden. Its mission is to provide support, through grants, in-kind donations, volunteerism and community events, to charitable organizations and programs making a positive impact in our neighborhood of greater boston. Garden neighborhood charities is committed to bringing the excitement and lasting memories of live entertainment and sporting events to those in our neighborhood who might not otherwise have access to such fulfilling experiences.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Awarded and distributed monetary grants to charitable organizations.

    $119,461 spentof which $119,461 as grants
    80% of program spending

  2. Awarded and distributed in-kind items to charitable organization.

    $28,986 spentof which $28,986 as grants
    20% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $148,447.

02The organization over time

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.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($142k) Expenses 100 ($138k) Net assets 100 ($118k)2018 Revenue 106 ($151k) Expenses 131 ($180k) Net assets 75 ($88k)2019 Revenue 97 ($138k) Expenses 97 ($134k) Net assets 78 ($91k)2020 Revenue 74 ($106k) Expenses 27 ($37k) Net assets 136 ($161k)2021 Revenue 86 ($122k) Expenses 84 ($116k) Net assets 141 ($167k)2022 Revenue 129 ($184k) Expenses 146 ($202k) Net assets 127 ($149k)2023 Revenue 138 ($197k) Expenses 90 ($124k) Net assets 189 ($222k)2024 Revenue 95 ($135k) Expenses 151 ($209k) Net assets 126 ($149k)
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Revenue (95)Expenses (151)Net assets (126)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2017 to 2018, from $168k to $102k (−39%).

$168k
$102k
$105k
$161k
$194k
$211k
$270k
$239k
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

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.

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

100% of GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (87% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 7,828 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

$4k
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−$30k
’18
$3k
’19
$69k
’20
$6k
’21
−$18k
’22
$73k
’23
−$73k
’24
14
months of
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.

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Listed44444443
Joined·+0+0+0+0+0+0+1
No longer listed·0000002
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

2017 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income rose $31k → $32k.

Funder
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total
funders
1
1
1
1
1
1
1

From the IRS filings of GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES 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.

Where its funders are

100% of GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC's grant income comes from Massachusetts funders.

MA

In-state vs out-of-state, by year

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Massachusetts out of state home

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. 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.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC is better cushioned than half of the 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits its size.

Operating margin−54% · bottom quartile
Months of reserve13.8mo · above the median
Revenue growth (annualized)−1% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,117 philanthropy nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024

Organizations like GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES 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 Massachusetts

Third Sector New England Inc80%Berkshire Garden Center Inc Dba Berkshire Botanical Garden Inc80%Greater Grove Hall Main Street Inc79%Growing Places Garden Project Inc79%The Sports Museum of New England Inc79%The National Soc of the Colonial Dames of America in the Comm of Ma78%The Garden Club Federation of Massachusetts Inc78%Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association Inc78%

Nationally

Nortown Community Development Corporation81%North Brooklyn Coalition of Neighbors Helping Neighbors81%Garden of Dreams Foundation80%Third Sector New England Inc80%Berkshire Garden Center Inc Dba Berkshire Botanical Garden Inc80%Downtown Events Group Inc79%Greater Grove Hall Main Street Inc79%Growing Places Garden Project Inc79%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

71% of spending goes to programs.

Program 71%Management 29%Fundraising 0%

Governance

3
board members
33%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Public support

29%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

MA

Part of a family of 2 related entities

  • Boston Bruins Charitable Foundation Inc · exempt
  • Delaware North Companies Inc - Boston · corp_trust

Screen this organization

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Questions and answers

Who funds GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC?
GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC (Massachusetts) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $238,147 to it, the largest being BOSTON BRUINS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC ($238,147). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $238,147 in grants to GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC?
BOSTON BRUINS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $238,147 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD CHARITIES INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Massachusetts. 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 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