Garden Center Services

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
366009293
IRS 990 coverage
2016–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Burbank, IL, USA
Phone
7086360054
Rating
84
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$10,619,894
Expenses
$10,453,905
Assets
$9,918,631
Liabilities
$2,658,533

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

18 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • DONNA BLAIR (PRESIDENT (THRU 2/25))
  • GERARD S BEAGLES (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT)

Highest reported compensation

  • GERARD S BEAGLES (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/PRESIDENT): $205,444 total reported compensation
  • CINDY HAWORTH (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $156,994 total reported compensation
  • RALPH STORINO (DIR. OF FISCAL MANAGEMENT): $146,867 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Advancing lives of connection, contribution and meaning for persons with developmental disabilities and the individuals that support them.

What it reported doing in 2024

Community day programs garden center services operates our community day program which is a uniquely crafted experience designed to nurture the mind, body and soul of each individual that enters our door. With a commitment to personalized attention, our program caters to about 100 participants, offering a diverse range of educational, vocational, and social experiences. We prioritize individualized attention, ensuring that each participant receives tailored goals and support to maximize their personal growth.in addition to the enriching activities within our center, the community day program extends its impact by actively assisting participants to find meaningful paid work opportunities across various local businesses. Over the past year, such businesses included a car wash, a children's museum, the local park district, and various fast-food establishments. Garden center services takes pride in fostering community integration. Our aim is to empower individuals in achieving meaningful employment and enhancing their well-being. Opportunities for social responsibly are also available for participants. Participants have volunteered to help with projects such as the cook county forest preserve cleanups, and meals on wheels.garden center services is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and continues to receive technical assistance thru the national expansion of employment opportunities network (neon). This strategic partnership enables us to enhance service offerings and opportunities. Garden center services also operates the second chance thrift shoppe which is located in chicago, Illinois. The shop provides training and integration opportunities for participants. The thrift shoppe offers a variety of household goods, clothing, collectibles, and furniture at bargain prices. Over thirty volunteers participate in staffing the store and raising proceeds that support the programs of garden center services. Volunteers are always welcome. Donations of new and gently used goods are accepted on thursdays and saturdays.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 87
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 40
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 88.4%; rating input score 88
  • Program expense ratio: 89.5%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $38.99 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 1.6%; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.3%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 6.7% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 88.4% of revenue deployed · 89.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $9.4M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $205K · 18 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 34 of 34 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 8 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2016 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 40/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 34/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 50/100.