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Garden Village

EIN 91-2090034 · Yakima, WA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak43 out of 100GovernanceFair60 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

We help people with complex mental health problems successfully live in our community. We value lives, accept and support individuals through integrated behavioral and medical healthcare in a skilled nursing facility. Garden Village offers a community behavioral/medical alternative for residents when faced with their only other option in an acute-care-psychiatric hospital that is located 200 miles away.We also provide social support for individuals with advanced dementia or unstable mental illness as well as medical healthcare needs. all of these residents require a secure setting due to impaired cognitive functioning. We help people with complex mental health problems successfully live in our community.

Income
$12.4 million
Spending
$13.9 million
Spent on programs
85%
Reserves
0.6 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 100%
Employees
96
Volunteers
6
Highest pay
$155,876, administrator

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.6 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 64% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 19% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    85% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (health care, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    0 of 25

    2 of 2 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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)
  1. $11.9 million spent. Founded in 2000, Garden Village provides a coordinated program that includes in-house behavioral treatment and medical, skilled nursing care and social services. All of these clinical care services are provided in a home-style, resident centered care environment that allows residents and their families to enjoy a quality of life focused on normal daily routines and comforts. Whether their needs are for short-term crisis stabilization and rehabilitation, or for longer-term residence and palliative care, each resident receives an individualized program that meets his or her unique needs.Garden Village has been recognized in the industry for their special programs for older adults and are a prior recipient of the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare Award of Excellence.Their staff has been through specialized training using the Mandt Program, and includes a medical director who is a Board Certified Geriatric Family Medicine Specialist and on site mental health professionals. The facility has effectively been able to help protect those with diminished capacity to understand and/or protect themselves from hazards. Since its inception, records show decreased admissions to the state hospital and local hospital psychiatric unit and decreased mental health Crisis Outreach Team contacts with elders in the community.Garden Village served a total of 193 individuals in 2024 for a total of 31,649 resident census days. Serving 27,414 Medicaid resident census days including 8,286 expanded Behavioral Health service days.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since December 2001.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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