Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation

Analysis

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chaska, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1971, 55 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 June 2024, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation reported income of $23.2m and spending of $11.8m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $8.5m to $23.2m (+173%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 275%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grid Alternatives ($23.1m), Water Research Foundation ($23.4m) and Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Inc ($23.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $102.9m against liabilities of $1.8m, net assets of $101.1m.