Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc

Analysis

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1985, 41 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 September 2023, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc reported income of $16.8m and spending of $15.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $15.4m to $16.8m (+9.1%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Norfolk Botanical Garden Inc ($16.6m), Friends of the Earth ($16.8m) and Conservation Law Foundation Inc ($16.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $935k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.3m. At year end it held assets of $79.8m against liabilities of $4.3m, net assets of $75.5m. It reported 214 employees.