Heroic Gardens

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2018

Legal Domicile

Phone

2676274493

Tax Period

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

Heroic Gardens, founded in 2018, is a small nonprofit in the Environment sector that reported $178K in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue decreased 18% compared to the prior year.

Mission

Heroic Gardens improves the well-being of Veterans and their families through therapeutic horticulture, nature-based wellness programming, and community engagement.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $110,638 Revenue: $5,196

Mission: Windowsill's in person Social Horticulture Therapy Classes. Heroic Gardens executed over 100 classes for over 675 Caregivers, Veterans, and health care professionals.

Program 2

Expenses: $40,636

Land Transformations: Heroic Gardens helped Veterans improve memorial parks, museums and historic cemeteries. We executed 3 land transformations in 2025, with hundreds of native and perennial plants...

Program 3

Expenses: $7,377

Virtual social Horticultural Therapy Classes. Heroic Gardens executed 11 virtual programs for 298 Veterans. In addition, over 800 hands-on program kits were mailed directly to Veterans' homes.

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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 (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $172,609

Program Service Revenue $5,196

Investment Income $0

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $177,805

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $57,771

Fundraising Expenses $6,693

Program Expenses $162,543

Other Expenses $127,918

TOTAL EXPENSES $185,689

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$177,805	$216,500	-0.2%
Expenses	$185,689	$225,211	-0.2%
Net Income	$-7,884	$-8,711	-0.1%

Key Indicators

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

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

N/A

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

550

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

$57,771

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Suzanne Collie Turner	Executive Dir.	50.00	Officer	$57,771	$0	$57,771
Dawn Heefner	Vice President	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Wendy Weiss	Treasurer	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Heidi Pelczar	Chairman	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Thom Starke	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
John Pilat	Director	8.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

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	$177,805	$185,689	$51,472	$-7,884
2024	$216,500	$225,211	$59,356	$-8,711