Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens

Analysis

Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens is a registered charity in United States, based in Waterloo, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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, Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens reported income of $317k and spending of $343k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $312k to $317k (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cedar Valley Arboretum & Botanic Gardens sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blueenergy ($317k), Crowes Nest Farm Inc ($317k) and Harding Land Trust Inc ($317k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $44k (13% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $812k against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $736k. It reported 13 employees.