Queens Botanical Garden Society Inc

Analysis

Queens Botanical Garden Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Flushing, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1948, 78 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 2023, Queens Botanical Garden Society Inc reported income of $13.7m and spending of $5.3m, leaving 61% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.7m to $13.7m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Queens Botanical Garden Society Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resources for the Future Inc ($13.7m), American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy ($13.8m) and Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Inc ($13.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $158k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $13.3m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $11.6m. It reported 103 employees.