Pittsburgh Botanic Garden

Analysis

Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakdale, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 September 2023, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.6m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $4.2m to $2.1m (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Pittsburgh Botanic Garden sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth for Christ USA Inc ($2.1m), Girls Inc of Chicago ($2.1m) and Youth Uprising ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $166k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $864k. At year end it held assets of $21.8m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $20.5m.