Nonprofit · EIN 26-0645372
GARDENS EDGE
Tax-exempt · ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87194
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $122,996 | $164,071 | -$41,075 | $661,957 | $694 | $661,263 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $134,259 | $180,805 | -$46,546 | $629,913 | $232 | $629,681 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $154,271 | $162,475 | -$8,204 | $595,872 | $198 | $595,674 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $99,613
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $23,383
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $124,958
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $16,800
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $18,141
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $5,393
- Occupancy
- $214
- Travel
- $535
- Program services (functional)
- $152,099
- Management and general (functional)
- $8,525
- Fundraising (functional)
- $3,447
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $629,913
- Total assets, end of year
- $661,957
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $694
- Net assets, end of year
- $661,263
- Publicly traded securities
- $638,058
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $661,263
- Gross receipts
- $122,996
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2007
- State of legal domicile
- NM
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Montgomery | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $16,800 |
| Jesse Daves | President Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| John Acklen | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Brown | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Montgomery | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $16,600 |
| Jesse Daves | President Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| John Acklen | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Brown | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Montgomery | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $14,400 |
| Jesse Daves | President Trustee or director, Officer | 8 | $0 |
| John Acklen | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Brown | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 7758, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87194-7758
- In care of
- % JESSE DAVES
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Jesse Daves, PO Box 7758, Albuquerque, NM 87194
- Signed the 990
- Jesse Daves, President
- Phone
- (505) 948-8398
- Website
- www.GardensEdge.org
- Return prepared by
- Janice Moen CPA
Mission
The Gardens Edge supports sustainable agriculture, micro-enterprise, and education in rural communities in order to revitalize cultural knowledge and improve economic well-being.
Program accomplishments
- Traditional Medicine: This program helps train and support Maya women to learn traditional healing with medicinal plants, midwifery, and other healing modalities to offer holistic approaches to maternal health, emotional wellbeing, and other health issues. Serves 100Expenses $77,176 · grants $76,000
- Qachuu Aloom works with 500 Mayan families in Guatemala. Our grant goes to support gardening, seed saving, nutrition, and maternal health services and workshops, including home visits to these families. The 500 families live in 24 different villages, and each family receives workshops and home visits from Qachuu Alooms field team, as well as access to other special educational workshops and help marketing their crop and seed surplus. Mothers and their children in our maternal health project receive monthly cooking and gardening classes. Serving 500 families.Expenses $52,531 · grants $40,958
- Sand Dam: This project is building two Sand Dams to their second stage, to bring water to 525 Mayan families in Guatemala. We are also doing continued reforestation on hillsides around the dam. Serves 525 households.Expenses $8,037 · grants $8,000
- Seed Travels Project: The project is an exchange between farmers from Guatemala, NM, and California. We plant Amaranth seeds with partner gardens and host events at the gardens throughout the growing season. This year we had 2 gardens with an average of 30 people at each event.Expenses $7,098
- Farmer to Farmer: Mayan farmers visited New Mexico and California to share their stores with churches, community groups and other farmers. This visit is cross-cultural learning experiences that benefit the Mayan visitors as well as the US hosts, and people who attend workshops and talks. Serving 500.Expenses $5,466
- J Agricultural program - This program offers opportunities for residents of Albuquerque to participate in gardening events throughout the season. The community is invited to learn to plant , water with traditional acequia systems and harvest at the end of the season. Serves 80.Expenses $1,191
- Ancestral Skills workshops provide opportunities for youth and their families to learn ancestral skills from elders. We facilitate workshops in a variety of skills such as pottery, basket making, fiber arts, archery, and woodworking. Students learn skills that are often at risk of disappearing. These experiences help deepen our relationships to the plants around us by learning we can create and transform them into tools, medicines containers and clothes. Serves 40.Expenses $600
- Education - This program offers educational opportunities to Mayan students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to continue their study. Specifically focuses on opportunities like, cultural preservation, native language, organizational development. Serves 15.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-0645372
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $661,957
- Income (IRS master file)
- $122,996
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $122,996 | $164,071 | $661,957 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $134,259 | $180,805 | $629,913 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $154,271 | $162,475 | $595,872 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $174,995 | $225,366 | $535,346 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-0645372).
Questions about GARDENS EDGE
- What is the EIN of GARDENS EDGE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GARDENS EDGE is 26-0645372.
- Is GARDENS EDGE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
- Are donations to GARDENS EDGE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GARDENS EDGE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GARDENS EDGE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GARDENS EDGE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GARDENS EDGE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Jesse Daves.
- Who are the officers and directors of GARDENS EDGE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $16,800 (Sara Montgomery, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does GARDENS EDGE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $122,996, expenses of $164,071 and total assets of $661,957 at year end.
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