Small Public Charity

The Gardenworks Project

The Gardenworks Project, of Wheaton, IL, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $155K in revenue, $149K in expenses, $27K in total assets. 14 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $224K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 463697674 Wheaton, IL Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: N01 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$155K
Total Expenses$149K
Total Assets$27K
Grant Records14
Funding Total$224K
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The GardenWorks Project promotes organic suburban agriculture to improve the well-being of our community, the environment, and those facing food insecurity. We empower, educate, and support all food growers in their efforts to nourish their families and neighbors in need.

Where $100 goes at The Gardenworks Project

How The Gardenworks Project divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 9 years.

$66 Programs the work itself
$34 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $66 for programs

$51
Community Gardening Support Program
77% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 6,900 pounds of fresh
$11
Home Gardening Program
17% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 88 families; 300 individuals
$4
Food Growers Network
6% of program spending
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Source: Form 990-EZ 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

Director Bill Waters
President Erica Ramsay
Treasurer Jesse Laseman
Secretary Joy Rosenberg
Director Kim Stocki
Past President Matthew Tansley

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$118,923 9 grants
Food Assistance & Nutrition
$79,650 3 grants
Training & Professional Development
$25,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $155K $149K $27K
2024 $149K $153K $19K
2023 $126K $142K $29K
2022 $91K $109K $38K
2021 $103K $86K $54K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $103K to $155K (+51%), with total assets most recently reported at $27K.

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