Civic Intelligence

The Garden School of Beverly Inc

EIN 82-4974712 • 501(c)3 • Beverly, MA

Pub. 78 Eligible

Profile

The organization's primary purpose is education.

36 Foster St 1Beverly, MA 01915

www.thegardenschool.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

81st percentile

0.14x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

82nd percentile

0.09x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 82% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

70th percentile

16%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

81st percentile

31%

Faster asset growth than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

55th percentile

1.5%

Faster revenue growth than 55% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

Up

$71,765

Up $16,866 (+31%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$10,000

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Up

$61,765

Up $16,866 (+38%) from 2024

Revenue

Up

$106,191

Up $1,573 (+1.5%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$89,322

Down $10,243 (-10%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$16,869

Up $11,816 (+234%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2018: $1,052Liabilities 2018: $10,0002018Assets 2019: $4,868Liabilities 2019: $15,9402019Assets 2020: $33,529Liabilities 2020: $17,595Net Assets 2020: $15,9342020Assets 2021: $26,409Liabilities 2021: $17,576Net Assets 2021: $8,8332021Assets 2022: $25,985Liabilities 2022: $11,890Net Assets 2022: $14,0952022Assets 2023: $51,737Liabilities 2023: $11,890Net Assets 2023: $39,8472023Assets 2024: $54,899Liabilities 2024: $10,000Net Assets 2024: $44,8992024Assets 2025: $71,765Liabilities 2025: $10,000Net Assets 2025: $61,7652025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$71,765
Liabilities$10,000
Net Assets$61,765

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2018: $81,325Expenses 2018: $80,272Net Income 2018: $1,0532018Revenue 2019: $39,425Expenses 2019: $35,609Net Income 2019: $3,8162019Revenue 2020: $72,988Expenses 2020: $45,982Net Income 2020: $27,0062020Revenue 2021: $64,289Expenses 2021: $71,390Net Income 2021: -$7,1012021Revenue 2022: $65,307Expenses 2022: $60,045Net Income 2022: $5,2622022Revenue 2023: $94,737Expenses 2023: $68,985Net Income 2023: $25,7522023Revenue 2024: $104,618Expenses 2024: $99,565Net Income 2024: $5,0532024Revenue 2025: $106,191Expenses 2025: $89,322Net Income 2025: $16,8692025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$106,191
Expenses$89,322
Net Income$16,869

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Jan 27, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$119,620
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization's primary purpose is education.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
OUR STUDENT INTERN PROGRAM TAUGHT YOUNG PEOPLE SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE SKILLS, INCLUDING SOIL-BUILDING, GREEN HOUSE MAINTENANCE AND CROP PRODUCTION. IN OUR GARDEN CLASSROOM, WE TAUGHT SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE. THIS INCLUDED TEACHING, PLANTING, HARVESTING, IRRIGATING, COMPOSTING, AND MARKETING.$25,000$84,774
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JONATHAN EDWARDS ZOBAPresidentPT$0--
PETER L LAURENCETreasurerPT$0--
BRIAN PAYNEVice Preside-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Garden School of Beverly Inc
EIN
82-4974712
Phone
3157296755
Address
36 FOSTER ST 1, BEVERLY, MA 01915

Signing Officer

Name
Peter L Laurence
Title
Treasurer
Phone
3157296755
Signed
2026-01-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Emc Cpas LLC
Address
36 E KING ST, LANCASTER, PA 17602
Preparer
Laura a Bender CPA
Phone
7173930767
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8

Miscellaneous 403 total 403

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

Name: edenic development inc address: 11 ames st beverly, ma 01915 cash contribution: 25,000

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Program service revenue non-investment depreciation 64 expenses filing fees 879 office supplies 1,249 total 2,192

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

House improvements 0 12,032 less accumulated depreciation 0 64 total 0 11,968

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

Loans from officers 10,000 10,000

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

Our student intern program taught young people sustainable horticulture and agriculture skills, including soil-building, green house maintenance and crop production. In our garden classroom, we taught sustainable horticulture. This included teaching, planting, harvesting, irrigating, composting, and marketing.

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