New York · Nonprofit
ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC
ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $121,000 to it, the largest being PARK FOUNDATION INC ($121,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $32k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $121k
- Net assets
- $176k
What Ithaca Community Gardens Inc does
Mission
Operate one or more community gardens to increase food security and food self-sufficiency in the Ithaca community, providing space and resources for individuals and households to garden, regardless of income level, using environmentally sustainable organic practices. Promote physical and mental health in our community by offering an opportunity for practical exercise for all ages and a space to enjoy companionship with other gardeners, quiet the mind, relax and relieve stress. Strengthen our community by providing an inclusive environment, reaching out to and encouraging participation by all who have an interest in gardening.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
Continued to build primary program: operating a 2.2 acre organic community garden for residents of Ithaca, with particular outreach to low-income households. Provided orientation to 141+ new & returning gardeners. Continued to build primary program: operating a 2.2 acre organic community garden for residents of Ithaca, with particular outreach to low-income households. Provided orientation to 141+ new and returning gardeners on organic gardening practices, efficient water usage, soil preparation, crop rotation, weed control. Distributed over 275 lbs of food to local food banks, food donation sites and pantries that serve more than 2,100 people per week. Engaged garden members in community-building workdays to maintain the gardens common areas and compost systems, to renovate of vacant plots, and to improve the community garden's function and attractiveness as a public amenity.
$7,417 spent28% of program spendingFinished several renovation projects undertaken as part of the reconfiguration of the Ithaca Community Gardens, including regrading and seeding of the highway-side Garden's access driveway, renovation and preparation of unused gardening plots, shed bay finishing work, and raised bed construction.
$17,568 spent67% of program spendingProvided space and physical resources for community-wide activities in collaboration with local groups with related missions, including the Choose Tuesday/Weekly Wellness (multi-organization Community Health initiative) and TC-CCE's "Compost Learning Collaborative" project for household food scrap composting.
$1,047 spent4% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $26,032.
The organization over time
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Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $172k to $176k (+2%).
How it's funded, over time
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96% of ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (100% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 2 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income held at $61k.
From the IRS filings of ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS 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 ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC's grant income comes from New York funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
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.
Against its field
ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 2,230 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,230 food & nutrition nonprofits under $100k, FY2024
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC?
- ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $121,000 to it, the largest being PARK FOUNDATION INC ($121,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $121,000 in grants to ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC?
- PARK FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $121,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like ITHACA COMMUNITY GARDENS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2023–2024), 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