Highline Botanical Garden Foundation

Analysis

Highline Botanical Garden Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Seatac, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1998, 28 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 December 2023, Highline Botanical Garden Foundation reported income of $137k and spending of $107k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $124k to $137k (+11%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Highline Botanical Garden Foundation sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Westside Gardens Atl Inc ($137k), The Last Kilometer Corp ($137k) and Friends of Hunting Island State Park ($136k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $227k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $227k.