Ventura Botanical Gardens Inc

Analysis

Ventura Botanical Gardens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ventura, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 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, Ventura Botanical Gardens Inc reported income of $950k and spending of $1.5m, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $918k to $950k (+3.4%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ventura Botanical Gardens Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Social and Environmental Transition-Intl ($948k), Utility Arborist Association ($950k) and Living Water Environmental Foundation ($948k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $504k. It paid $42k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $131k, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 36 employees.