Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Inc

Analysis

Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newton, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 (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, Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Inc reported income of $97k and spending of $113k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $180k to $97k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Newton Arboretum & Botanical Gardens Inc sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Inland Empire Kids Outdoors ($97k), Gills Creek Watershed Association ($97k) and Willamette Falls Heritage Area Coalition Inorporated ($97k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $50k. At year end it held assets of $896k against liabilities of $900, net assets of $895k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.