Village government · Grundy County, IL

Gardner's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended April 30, 2022), Gardner took in $2.5 million and spent $3.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended April 30, 2022Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Village taxes53%State tax money27%Fees for services (water, garbage collection)16%Federal tax money3.7%Fines and other1.3%

What stands out

52%

of Gardner's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 15%.

Village taxes53%

Property tax
52%$1.3 million
Other taxes
0.6%$14 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses and public utility taxes
  • Other licenses$11 thousand
  • Public utility taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services16%

Fees for services
16%$395 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$151 thousand
  • Garbage collection$131 thousand
  • Sewer$113 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.7%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.7%$94 thousand

State tax money27%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
27%$674 thousand

Fines and other1.3%

Interest, rents and other
1.0%$26 thousand
Fines
0.3%$8 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities59%Running the government and other costs37%Roads, transit and parking2.5%Police, fire, courts and jails2.0%

What stands out

59%

of Gardner's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
59%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$215 thousand
Running the government and other costs
37%$1.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and government buildings
  • Other and not broken out$940 thousand
  • Government buildings$216 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
2.5%$79 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$79 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
2.0%$63 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice
  • Police$63 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Village of Gardner. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended April 30, 2022. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of Village of Gardner itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.