Bellingrath Gardens and Home Foundation Inc

Analysis

Bellingrath Gardens and Home Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Theodore, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 September 2023, Bellingrath Gardens and Home Foundation Inc reported income of $4.1m and spending of $3.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $4.1m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bellingrath Gardens and Home Foundation Inc sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 94th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Music Museum ($4.1m), Pacific Resources for Education and Learning ($4.1m) and Bay Area Video Coalition Inc ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 43% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $2.4m, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 160 employees.