Cylburn Arboretum Friends Inc

Analysis

Cylburn Arboretum Friends Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baltimore, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Cylburn Arboretum Friends Inc reported income of $1.7m and spending of $702k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.7m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 320%. Over the whole period it spent 26% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cylburn Arboretum Friends Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Build a Better Belmond ($1.7m), Sure We Can Inc ($1.7m) and Zender Environmental Health Andresearch Group Co ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 8.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $257k. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $575k, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 16 employees.