Olbrich Botanical Society Inc

Analysis

Olbrich Botanical Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1980, 46 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 December 2023, Olbrich Botanical Society Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.6m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.2m to $3.0m (-8.3%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Olbrich Botanical Society Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Athens Land Trust Inc ($3.0m), Environmental Nature Center ($3.0m) and Cawaco Resource Conservation and Development Area ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $188k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 78 employees.