Gardopia Gardens

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2015

Phone

2104786454

Tax Period

2024-06-01 to 2025-05-31

Gardopia Gardens, founded in 2015, is a community nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $1.6M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 72% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $538K, a strong 33% operating margin.

Mission

To grow healthy communities through garden-based learning.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $290,598 Revenue: $591,806

Gardopia Gardens Garden-Based Learning Program is our largest initiative, delivering hands-on gardening, nutrition, sustainability, and environmental education to students across San Antonio. During the most recent fiscal period, this program generated $591,805.60 in revenue, supporting in-school and out-of-school programming at over 60 educational sites. During this reporting period, Gardopia Gardens provided 1,427 instructional classes, serving 5,184 unduplicated youth (28,575 duplicated youth engagements). Programming supported 548 active learning gardens and 36 farm beds, expanding access to outdoor classrooms and experiential STEM, nutrition, and climate education across multiple school districts.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $807,823

Program Service Revenue $643,093

Investment Income $182

Other Revenue $161,251

TOTAL REVENUE $1,612,349

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $545,247

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $1,074,321

Other Expenses $529,076

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,074,323

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,612,349	$934,909	+0.7%
Expenses	$1,074,323	$946,578	+0.1%
Net Income	$538,026	$-11,669	-47.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

2656

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$230,179

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Andres Narvaez	Board Chair	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Michelle Duenas	Board Vice-Chair	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Brittany Ireland	Board Secretary	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Samuel Chapper	Board Treasurer	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Catalina Schultze-Kraft	Board Member	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Cesar Hernandez	Board Member	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Angela McCree	Board Member	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Erica Lee	Board Member	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Dave Terrazas	Board Member	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Stephen Lucke	Chief Executive Officer	40	Officer	$79,595	$0	$79,595
Dominic Dominguez	Chief Operating Officer	40	Officer	$76,792	$0	$76,792
Sherry Lim	Chief Learning Officer	40	Officer	$73,792	$0	$73,792

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$1,612,349	$1,074,323	$911,545	$538,026
2024	$915,909	$946,568	$287,053	$-30,659
2024	$934,909	$946,578	$306,172	$-11,669
2023	$742,632	$668,015	$181,915	$74,617
2022	$380,780	$375,062	$171,861	$5,718
2021	$357,834	$291,204	$170,384	$66,630