Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden

Analysis

Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1970, 56 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 June 2024, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $3.9m to $4.7m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heal the Bay ($4.6m), Sustainable Fishery Advocates ($4.7m) and Ecoamerica ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $347k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. It paid $48k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $25.6m against liabilities of $5.2m, net assets of $20.3m. It reported 42 employees.