American Hosta Society

Analysis

American Hosta Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Savoy, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 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 December 2023, American Hosta Society reported income of $165k and spending of $118k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $124k to $165k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Hosta Society sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society Inc ($165k), Talbot County Garden Club Inc ($165k) and San Bernadino Mountains Land Trust ($165k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $442k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $442k.