Bartlett Arboretum Association Inc

Analysis

Bartlett Arboretum Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Stamford, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1966, 60 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 June 2023, Bartlett Arboretum Association Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $939k to $1.5m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bartlett Arboretum Association Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Natural Land Institute ($1.5m), Algae Foundation ($1.5m) and Institute for Socio-Ecological Research ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (10% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $298k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 20 employees.