Parker Learning Gardens
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Parker Learning Gardens was formed to provide inclusive hands-on educational experiences that reconnect people with land food systems ecology and community through regenerative agriculture and environmental stewardship. The organization exists to create accessible opportunities for youth families and community members to learn practical life skills related to gardening food production sustainability habitat restoration animal care and natural resource conservation. Through educational farm programs workshops seasonal classes camps volunteer opportunities and community food access initiatives Parker Learning Gardens promotes environmental responsibility healthy food systems outdoor learning and community resilience. The organization also works to preserve and steward agricultural land and biodiverse habitat while making educational and nature-based experiences accessible to families of varying income levels.
- Income
- $107,810
- Spending
- $106,966
- Reserves
- 1.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 57%
- Highest pay
- $17,000, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $89,000 spent. Parker Learning Gardens operates an educational farm and community learning space dedicated to providing inclusive hands-on environmental and agricultural education for youth families volunteers and community members in Lane County Oregon. The organization combines regenerative agriculture ecological stewardship outdoor education and practical life skills training to help participants build meaningful connections with food systems land stewardship biodiversity and community resilience. Programs primarily serve children teens families homeschool groups volunteers and low-income community members with a strong emphasis on accessibility through sliding-scale participation and reduced-cost educational opportunities. Activities are designed to support participants of varying backgrounds learning styles and experience levels through experiential outdoor-based learning. Core programming includes weekly seasonal educational classes summer camps workshops volunteer learning opportunities farm-based enrichment activities and community food access initiatives. Educational topics include gardening soil health regenerative agriculture composting habitat restoration orchard care animal husbandry food preservation natural building ethnobotany natural dyes pollinator education environmental science and sustainable living skills. The organization operates multiple educational gardens orchard systems demonstration spaces and habitat restoration areas used for year-round instruction and hands-on learning. Participants engage directly in planting harvesting irrigation composting seed saving food preparation ecological observation and stewardship projects. Educational farmstand activities also provide opportunities for youth and families to learn about food systems community agriculture harvesting produce handling and equitable food access. During the reporting year Parker Learning Gardens facilitated seasonal educational programming serving youth and families through recurring weekly classes and community events. The organization offered programs such as Childrens Garden Club Youth Discovery Project family and early childhood classes and educational workshops focused on sustainable agriculture and ecological skills. Programs incorporated science environmental literacy teamwork creativity and practical problem-solving through direct participation in farm and land-based activities. The organization also maintained volunteer and educational hosting opportunities that allowed participants to learn practical agricultural and stewardship skills while supporting farm operations. Volunteers participated in activities such as orchard maintenance garden preparation mulching irrigation invasive species management habitat restoration food production infrastructure improvement and educational project support. Community food access remained an important component of the organizations mission. Produce grown through educational programming was distributed through community-oriented farmstand efforts educational events donations and reduced-cost access initiatives. Educational harvest activities helped connect participants to healthy foods while teaching sustainable growing practices and responsible stewardship of agricultural resources. Measurable accomplishments during the year included: * Providing weekly educational programming across multiple seasonal sessions for children teens and families. * Maintaining and stewarding approximately 33 acres of educational agricultural and habitat space. * Supporting hands-on participation in gardening ecological restoration food production and environmental education activities. * Operating educational gardens orchard systems and demonstration areas used for community learning. * Expanding accessibility through sliding-scale participation and reduced-cost educational opportunities for low-income families. * Facilitating volunteer engagement and experiential agricultural learning opportunities. * Producing and distributing farm products connected to educational programming and community food access efforts. * Hosting workshops and community events focused on regenerative agriculture sustainability and environmental stewardship. * Maintaining habitat areas that support pollinators wildlife wetland function and biodiversity education. The organizations activities promote charitable and educational purposes by increasing access to environmental education encouraging healthy community food systems fostering practical life skills and supporting long-term stewardship of agricultural land and natural ecosystems.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2020.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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