Forest Releaf of Missouri

Analysis

Forest Releaf of Missouri is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1994, 32 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, Forest Releaf of Missouri reported income of $1.3m and spending of $894k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $541k to $1.3m (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Forest Releaf of Missouri sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoyt Arboretum Friends Foundation Inc ($1.3m), Kentucky Resources Council Inc ($1.3m) and Minnesota Association of Soil and ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $438k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $6,446, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 13 employees.