Worcester County Horticultural Society

Analysis

Worcester County Horticultural Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Boylston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Worcester County Horticultural Society reported income of $8.1m and spending of $7.0m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income grew from $5.4m to $8.1m (+49%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Worcester County Horticultural Society sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School Inc ($8.1m), The California Desert Land Conservancy ($8.1m) and Resource Media a Nonprofit Corporation ($8.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $575k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $52.4m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $51.0m. It reported 152 employees.