Alta Vista Botanical Gardens

Analysis

Alta Vista Botanical Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Vista, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 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 June 2024, Alta Vista Botanical Gardens reported income of $268k and spending of $220k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $130k to $268k (+106%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Alta Vista Botanical Gardens 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 60th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Isle Royale & Keweenaw Parks Association ($268k), Analysis Planning and Management Institute Inc ($268k) and Friends of the Cheyenne Botanic Garden ($268k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $73k. At year end it held assets of $424k against liabilities of $1,930, net assets of $422k. It reported 2 employees.