Friends of the Arboretum

Analysis

Friends of the Arboretum is a registered charity in United States, based in Fullerton, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1975, 51 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 June 2020, Friends of the Arboretum reported income of $327k and spending of $2.0m, spending 622% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2020, income fell from $642k to $327k (-49%), an average of -49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 262% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Arboretum sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fossil Free California ($327k), Project Green of Montana Inc ($328k) and American Ground Water Trust ($326k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $155k. At year end it held assets of $332k against liabilities of $32k, net assets of $299k.