American Orchid Society Inc Botanical Museum of Harvard Univ

Analysis

American Orchid Society Inc Botanical Museum of Harvard Univ is a registered charity in United States, based in Coral Gables, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, American Orchid Society Inc Botanical Museum of Harvard Univ reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.2m to $1.5m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Orchid Society Inc Botanical Museum of Harvard Univ sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Barrier Reef Foundation USA Inc ($1.5m), Haw River Assembly Inc ($1.5m) and Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 10.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $389k. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $842k, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 6 employees.