James M Cox Jr Arboretum Foundation

Analysis

James M Cox Jr Arboretum Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Dayton, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1965, 61 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 December 2023, James M Cox Jr Arboretum Foundation reported income of $260k and spending of $326k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $193k to $260k (+34%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, James M Cox Jr Arboretum Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Bluff Open Lands Association ($260k), Temple Special Services District ($260k) and Richmond Land Trust ($260k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $2.2m.