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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: February 2025 Expires: February 2027

Gardens Buffalo Niagara

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards

371 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY, 14202

Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Gardens Buffalo Niagara meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
Gardens Buffalo Niagara is a non-profit with the mission to create more vibrant and beautiful communities by sharing gardens.

Year, State Incorporated:
2006, NY

Program information not available.

For the year ended December 31, 2023, Gardens Buffalo Niagara's program expenses were:

Programs $91,323
Total Program Expenses $91,323

Chief Executive
Audrey Clark, Administrative Coordinator

Chair of the Board
Laurie Ousley

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Self-employed Development Consultant

Board Size
15

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Television, Internet, Cause-related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Gardens Buffalo Niagara's IRS Form 990-EZ for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Source of Funds
Contributions $123,177
Sales of Inventory $29,161
Program Service Revenue $10,700
Investment Income $2,104
Total Income $165,142

Programs: 66% Fundraising: 11% Administrative: 23%

Total Income $165,142
Total expenses: $138,280
  Program expenses $91,323
  Fundraising expenses $14,696
  Administrative expenses $32,261
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $26,862
Beginning Net Assets $163,486
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $190,348
Total Liabilities $0
Total Assets $190,348

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