Nonprofit · EIN 20-0462154
GARDEN ACADEMY
Tax-exempt · WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $4,585,502 | $4,722,562 | -$137,060 | $2,970,115 | $1,345,142 | $1,624,973 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,580,758 | $4,567,134 | $13,624 | $3,179,596 | $1,417,563 | $1,762,033 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,577,718 | $4,562,067 | $15,651 | $3,089,721 | $1,341,312 | $1,748,409 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $19,690
- Program service revenue
- $4,565,812
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $230,491
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,828,814
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,861,420
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $49,827
- Accounting fees
- $20,000
- Occupancy
- $18,446
- Travel
- $52,402
- Depreciation
- $141,366
- Program services (functional)
- $3,581,231
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,098,406
- Fundraising (functional)
- $42,925
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,179,596
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,970,115
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,345,142
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,624,973
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,961,323
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,496,236
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $128,737
- Gross receipts
- $4,585,502
- Employees
- 76
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2004
- State of legal domicile
- NJ
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA L GROW | Executive Dir. Officer | 35 | $213,510 | $16,981 |
| DANIELLE GUREGHIAN | CLINICAL DIRECTOR | 35 | $152,452 | $11,996 |
| EMILY MAHON | PRINCIPAL | 35 | $137,710 | $13,489 |
| TAYLOR CUSTER | BCBA | 35 | $119,920 | $13,109 |
| DEBORAH ALDIERO | NURSE | 35 | $106,098 | $5,603 |
| AYOOLA AKINNUOYE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM F HEALEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT D PARISI | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY BAR YAACOV | Treas/ Sec Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BETH WALSH | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA GROW | Executive Dir. Officer | 35 | $208,006 | $16,708 |
| EMILY MAHON | PRINCIPAL | 35 | $129,008 | $13,263 |
| TAYLOR CUSTER | BCBA | 35 | $115,909 | $12,457 |
| ALLEN PORTER | BCBA | 35 | $109,694 | $12,305 |
| DEBORAH ALDIERO | NURSE | 35 | $102,075 | $4,669 |
| AYOOLA AKINNUOYE | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WILLIAM HEALEY | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT PARISI | Trustee Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNY BAR YAACOV | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY BETH WALSH | Treas./ Sec. Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA GROW | Executive Dir. Officer | 35 | $198,588 | $11,733 |
| DANIELLE GUREGHIAN | CLINICAL DIRECTOR | 35 | $138,274 | $5,844 |
| EMILY MAHON | PRINCIPAL | 35 | $120,718 | $12,448 |
| ALLEN PORTER | BCBA | 35 | $107,344 | $11,647 |
| TAYLOR CUSTER | BCBA | 35 | $101,035 | $11,262 |
| JENNY BAR YAACOV | President Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mary Beth Walsh | Treas./ Sec. Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ayoola Akinnuoye | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| William Healey | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Robert Parisi | Trustee Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 627 MOUNT PLEASANT AVE, WEST ORANGE, NJ 07052-1441
- In care of
- % LAURA GROW
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LAURA GROW
- Signed the 990
- LAURA GROW, Executive Director
- Phone
- (973) 731-2030
- Website
- WWW.GARDENACADEMY.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CULLARI CARRICO LLC
Mission
GARDEN ACADEMY, INC. USES SCIENTIFIC DATA-BASED AND ACCOUNTABLE INTERVENTIONS TO PROVIDE AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION TO STUDENTS WITH AUTISM, SO THAT THEY MAY LEAD LIVES OF THE GREATEST POSSIBLE INDEPENDENCE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO HELPING STUDENTS DEVELOP SKILLS NECESSARY TO REALIZE THEIR FULL EDUCATIONAL POTENTIAL AND TO BECOME INTEGRAL AND FUNCTIONAL MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY. GARDEN ACADEMY PROVIDES A HIGHLY STRUCTURED, INTENSIVE, OUTCOME-ORIENTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ON THE AUTISTIC SPECTRUM, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING FOR ALL STAFF ON AN ON-GOING BASIS, PARENT TRAINING AND TRANSITIONAL SERVICES FOR STUDENTS MOVING INTO LESS RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENTS. WHEN APPROPRIATE GARDEN ACADEMY ALSO PROMOTES INCREASED COMMUNITY AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF AUTISM, PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND APPROPRIATE INTERVENTIONS.
Program accomplishments
- GARDEN ACADEMY INC IS A NEW JERSEY STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION APPROVED IN-STATE PRIVATE SCHOOL FOR THE DISABLED. THE SCHOOL IS APPROVED TO SERVE STUDENTS AGES 3 TO 21 WHO ARE CLASSIFED WITH AUTISM AND PRESCHOOL DISABILITES.Expenses $3,581,231
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 20-0462154
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B26)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,970,115
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,585,502
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $4,585,502 | $4,722,562 | $2,970,115 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,580,758 | $4,567,134 | $3,179,596 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,577,718 | $4,562,067 | $3,089,721 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $4,443,544 | $4,374,776 | $3,158,331 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 20-0462154).
Questions about GARDEN ACADEMY
- What is the EIN of GARDEN ACADEMY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GARDEN ACADEMY is 20-0462154.
- Is GARDEN ACADEMY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to GARDEN ACADEMY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GARDEN ACADEMY 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 GARDEN ACADEMY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GARDEN ACADEMY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of GARDEN ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names LAURA GROW.
- Who are the officers and directors of GARDEN ACADEMY?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $213,510 (LAURA L GROW, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does GARDEN ACADEMY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $4,585,502, expenses of $4,722,562 and total assets of $2,970,115 at year end.
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