Luther Burbank Home & Garden Assoc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
263008405
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2019, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2009
Location
Santa Rosa, CA, USA
Phone
7075245445
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Botanical Gardens, Arboreta and Botanical Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$120,796
Expenses
$124,751
Assets
$452,869
Liabilities
$16,758

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • L HALL (President)
  • J WILLIAMS (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • L HALL (President)
  • J WILLIAMS (Vice President)
  • L ORR (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The organization's mission is to preserve the home and gardens of luther burbank and to share the living legacy of his life, ideals and contributions to the field of horticulture. In furtherance of this mission the organization will strive to:1. Interpret luther burbank's life, work and times for modern audiences;2. Preserve and enhance the artifacts, the site, the structures, and significant plant materials;3. Serve the needs of luther burbank scholars;4. Utilize the talent of volunteers to conduct the home & gardens programs;5. Provide a focus for fund-raising efforts as necessary for the support of the goals established by luther burgank home & gardens.

What it reported doing in 2025

Are also offerred. The retail store held a series of plant sales during the year. We were able to hold our annual mother's day event in may, as well as our holiday open house event in december.

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.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 99
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 49
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.8%; rating input score 97

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -3.3%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.63; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.04; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.5% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 6th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.8% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $121K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 23/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.