Western Reserve Herb Society

Analysis

Western Reserve Herb Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Western Reserve Herb Society reported income of $76k and spending of $47k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $108k to $76k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 45%. 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, Western Reserve Herb Society sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urbed ($76k), Composting Association of Vermont Inc ($76k) and Maryland State Game and Fish Protective Association Inc ($76k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.