World Cup of Gardening

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
453970313
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2013–2020
Forms available
Form 990 2014, Form 990-EZ 2020
Location
Dexter, MI, USA
Phone
7344249950
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Garden Club, Horticultural Program

Reported finances

Expenses
$2,784
Assets
$0

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2020. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN CULLEN (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • JOSEPH CELLA (DIRECTOR)
  • JOHN CULLEN (PRESIDENT)
  • MOIRA CULLEN (SECRETARY/TR)

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 2020. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The world cup of gardening is dedicated to educating citizens about horticulture and gardening, environmental sustainability, urban farming, urban gardening, ecological schoolyards and playgrounds, and the enhancement of blighted urban areas through in-kind contributions of plant material, labor, and financial contributions. To achieve its mission the world cup of gardening will organize and host an annual garden event in a natural setting within a designated major metropolitan city in the united states, with affiliate events occurring throughout the year in other major metropolitan cities. The annual event will consist of a garden design and build competition between prominent international garden designers, and will feature multi-lingual educational sessions and lectures on horticulture, gardening, environmental sustainability, urban farming, urban gardening, ecological schoolyards and playgrounds, and the enhancement of blighted areas of major metropolitan cities.

What it reported doing in 2020

To achieve its mission the world cup of gardening will organize and host an annual garden event in a natural setting within a designated major metropolitan city in the united states, with affiliate events occurring throughout the year in other major metropolitan cities.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 2
  • Transparency & Controls: NotEnoughData
  • Sustainability: 9
  • Growth: 40

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 4.1%; rating input score 4

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: -15.6% per year; rating input score 0; 38th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 4.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $115 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 2 of 2 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 7 filing years from 2013 to 2020
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 4/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 51/100.