Metro Blooms

Analysis

Metro Blooms is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1979, 47 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, Metro Blooms reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.3m (-3.0%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Metro Blooms sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture ($1.3m), McKenzie Watershed Alliance ($1.3m) and Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $588k. At year end it held assets of $892k against liabilities of $316k, net assets of $576k. It reported 18 employees.