Iowa Arboretum Inc

Analysis

Iowa Arboretum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madrid, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1968, 58 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, Iowa Arboretum Inc reported income of $2.0m and spending of $605k, leaving 70% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $451k to $2.0m (+342%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Iowa Arboretum Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spring Island TR ($2.0m), National Network of Abortion Funds ($2.0m) and Netcentric Campaigns Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $206k. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $5,449, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 11 employees.