Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation

Analysis

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1954, 72 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 March 2023, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation reported income of $2.1m and spending of $498k, leaving 76% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $367k to $2.1m (+467%), an average of +54% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Abraham Lincoln Memorial Garden Foundation sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sahara Conservation Fund ($2.1m), Coalition for Sustainable Initiatives ($2.1m) and Environmental Research Institute of the States ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $119k. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $1,656, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 8 employees.