Sonnenberg Gardens

Analysis

Sonnenberg Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Canandaigua, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1970, 56 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, Sonnenberg Gardens reported income of $4.4m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $4.4m (+210%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 326%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sonnenberg Gardens sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Natural Resources Council Inc ($4.4m), Placer Land Trust ($4.4m) and Ecostudies Institute ($4.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $292k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $268k, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 17 employees.