Public Charity

ANDERSON GARDENS

ANDERSON GARDENS, of ROCKFORD, IL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.2M in revenue, $2.8M in expenses, $14.4M in total assets. 19 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $278K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 364201695 ROCKFORD, IL Botanical Gardens & Arboreta NTEE: C41 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.2M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$14.4M
Grant Records19
Funding Total$278K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO ENGAGE A GROWING AUDIENCE OF MEMBERS AND GUESTS--IN OPPORTUNITIES TO ENJOY THE BENEFITS OF A WORLD-CLASS JAPANESE GARDEN THAT PROVIDES AN UPLIFTING AND INSPIRATIONAL OUTDOOR SETTING. LEVERAGES THE POWER OF NATURE AND CULTURE FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD COMMUNITY. DEVELOPS AND DELIVERS FIRST-CLASS PROGRAMMING THAT CREATES ENRICHING EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. FUNCTIONS AS AN EXPERIMENTAL CLASSROOM FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING.

Where $100 goes at Anderson Gardens

How Anderson Gardens divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$18 Management running the organization
$3 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$33
Providing garden admissions, tours, educational seminars and events to educate the public in appreciating the serenity and beauty of a japanese pond-strolling garden-83,558 visitors in 2025
42% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 83,558 visitors
$32
Developing and maintaining a 12-plus acre authentic 16th century sukiya- style japanese garden
41% of program spending
$14
Sell books, craft materials, representing art and other cultural objects in support of providing information about japanese culture and gardening
17% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

FAMILY FOUND David Anderson
SEC/TREASURE Dianne Wells
BOARD DIRECT Duane Wingate
BOARD DIRECT Frederick J Kapala
FOUNDER/BOAR John Anderson
BOARD DIRECT Phil Eaton

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$190,978 12 grants
Animal Welfare
$87,050 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.2M $2.8M $14.4M
2024 $2.7M $2.7M $14.0M
2023 $2.6M $2.2M $14.0M
2022 $2.2M $2.2M $13.5M
2021 $2.2M $2.0M $13.4M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.2M to $3.2M (+46%), with total assets most recently reported at $14.4M.

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