Nonprofit screen
Screen a listGrowing Places Garden Project Inc
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS nonprofit listing
- No issue
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$2.1Mrevenue
FY2025 · +112% in 3 yrs30staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin4.5%
Months of reserve5.8mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+25.9%
Middle half of peersMedianGrowing Places Garden Project
Where the money goes FY2025 · $2.0M spent
Programs$1.7M87%Management and general$142k7%Fundraising$107k5%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Nothing to check in the filings
In its favor3
Strong governance
10 of 11 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VIGrowing faster than peers
Revenue up 26% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 4 of its 7 returns, 53% of revenue in FY2025. $1.1M is traced federal awards from Department of Agriculture.
990 Part VIII · USAspending34funders
$565ka year, last 3 years
30%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23Eos FoundationOn and off$85k$325kPoint32health Foundation IncSince FY2019$21k$36k$46k$60k$59kHarvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation IncStopped after FY2021$50k$25k$25k$35k$26k–Refed IncNew in FY2023$119kAmelia Peabody FoundationSince FY2021$25k$28k$37kRobinson-Broadhurst Foundation IncSince FY2021$15k$21k$20kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$24k$15k$45k$101k$78k$495k18 other fundersUp to $25k a year each$31k$19k$19k$50k$50k$80k$25k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fundStopped