Delaware Botanic Gardens Inc

Analysis

Delaware Botanic Gardens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Dagsboro, DE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 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, Delaware Botanic Gardens Inc reported income of $825k and spending of $922k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $815k to $825k (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 53% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Delaware Botanic Gardens Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within DE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trees Greenville Inc ($824k), South Kingstown Land Trust ($826k) and Bitter Root Resource Conservation and Development Area Incorporated ($824k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $318k. It paid $32k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $124k, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 6 employees.