Cleveland Botanical Garden

Analysis

Cleveland Botanical Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1937, 89 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 September 2023, Cleveland Botanical Garden reported income of $5.9m and spending of $7.8m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $5.9m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 143% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cleveland Botanical Garden sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Peninsula Conservancy ($5.9m), Truckee River Watershed Council ($5.9m) and Canyonlands Natural History Association ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $273k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. It paid $56k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $29.0m against liabilities of $15.7m, net assets of $13.3m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.