Master Gardener Foundation of Pierce County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
943033070
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Tacoma, WA, USA
Rating
82
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$87,772
Expenses
$51,638
Assets
$173,833

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

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Kim Mace (Vice President)
  • Katie Daniels (President)

People named in this filing

  • Irene Fujii (Director)
  • Deb Bronken (Director)
  • Jan Lewis (Director)

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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To support the Washington State University Master Gardener Program in providing education and information on gardening and horticulture to residents of Washington State primarily those residing in Pierce County.

What it reported doing in 2024

Puyallup Demonstration Garden. The PDG demonstrates hands-on gardening techniques including growing food. This includes tours for the public Garden Talks and a program for youth and schools. PDG hosted 6 Garden Talks 24 educational events and 8 workshops for youth serving over 500 adults and 450 youth. It also donated 790 pounds of produce to local foodbanks.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 77% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of total spending goes to programs. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and reported officer compensation is a large share of total spending, which may reflect staffing concentration.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 70
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 53.9%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 88.7%; rating input score 89

Transparency & Controls

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

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 41.2%; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.37; rating input score 77; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 9.4% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 19.9% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 53.9% of revenue deployed · 88.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 4 filed program accomplishments · $46K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.