Polly Hill Arboretum Inc

Analysis

Polly Hill Arboretum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in West Tisbury, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 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 December 2023, Polly Hill Arboretum Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.7m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.5m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Polly Hill Arboretum Inc sits at the 83rd 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 82nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sierra Foothill Conservancy TR ($1.5m), San Juan Mountains Association ($1.5m) and Plenitud Iniciativas Ecoeducativas Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 8.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $252k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $594k. At year end it held assets of $32.9m against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $32.9m. It reported 18 employees.