Georgeson Botanical Garden Friends

Analysis

Georgeson Botanical Garden Friends is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairbanks, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2008, 18 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 August 2023, Georgeson Botanical Garden Friends reported income of $174k and spending of $148k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2023, income fell from $390k to $174k (-55%), an average of -56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Georgeson Botanical Garden Friends sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 46th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Nation Ford Land Trust ($174k), Environmental Conservancy of North Port Inc ($174k) and LC Real Estate Group Foundation ($173k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% of the total. At year end it held assets of $251k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $251k.