Center for Plant Conservation Inc

Analysis

Center for Plant Conservation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wildomar, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1984, 42 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, Center for Plant Conservation Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 110% 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 (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Center for Plant Conservation 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 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include What Cheer Flower Farm ($1.5m), Hope in the Hills Incorporated ($1.5m) and Green Restaurant Association ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $366k. It paid $9,291 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $10.5m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $9.2m.